FOLKS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS.
I DO SOMETIMES.
WE ARE ABOUT TO REACH A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
RACE.
TOMORROW, WE WILL BE JUST ONE MONTH AWAY FROM BEING JUST ONE
YEAR AWAY FROM THE 2016 ELECTION.
AND EVEN,000 TECHNICALLY THE ELECTION HASN'T REALLY BEGUN TO
BEGIN, WE KNOW POWERFUL PEOPLE ARE LEAVING OFFICE.
AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THE POLITICIANS OUT THERE TRYING
TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THE CAMERAS ARE ALWAYS ON THE
FELLAS.
PEOPLE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO SLIP UP
SO THEY CAN MAKE FUN OF YOU ON THEIR LATE-NIGHT COMEDY SHOWS.
WHAT A BUNCH OF JERKS.
UNLIKE POLITICIANS, I'VE GOT IT EASY.
SURE, THERE ARE A LOT OF CAMERAS BUT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE, I CAN
ALWAYS ( BLEEP ) IT.
I MEAN ( BLEEP ) IT.
DAMN IT!
I AM SO ANGRY I COULD PUNCH A NUN.
LET'S EDIT THAT OUT, PLEASE, OKAY, AND KEEP ANY NUNS AWAY
FROM ME FOR A WHILE.
POINT THE, THE CANDIDATES OUT THERE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS MEAN WHAT
THEY SAY.
WE'RE NOT MIND READERS, AND WE CAN ONLY GUESS AT WHAT THEY
MEAN BY WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTH.
TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, JEB!!
LATEST POLLS HAVE HIM IN FIFTH PLAILT AT 8%.
WHICH MEANS ALL HE NEEDS TO WIN THE NOMINATION IS, IN THE NEXT
DEBATE, FOR THE STAGE TO COLLAPSE.
THE ODDSMAKERS IN VEGAS STILL HAVE JEB AS THE ODDS-ON FAVORITE
AT TWO TO ONE.
WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, ESPECIALLY IF THAT CASINO IS OWNED BY
DONALD TRUMP.
( LAUGHTER ) SO WHAT JEB NEEDS TO DO IS
CLINCH THIS THING BY CLEARLY ARTICULATING TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE WHAT KIND OF LEADER HE'LL BE.
AND THIS WEEKEND WHEN ASKED ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, HE
EITHER MISSPOKE OR GAVE US A HINT.
>> IT'S VERY SAD TO SEE, BUT I RESIST THE NOTION, AND I DID-- I
HAD THIS CHALLENGE AS GOVERNOR BECAUSE WE HAD-- LOOK, STUFF
HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: NOW, IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY, THE PHRASE "STUFF
HAPPENS" SEEMS A BIT CAVALIER.
I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A BOLD CHINESE AT A FUNERAL.
"I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART, STUFF HAPPENS."
NOW, IN FAIRNESS TO THE GOVERNOR, THIS CAME AT THE END
OF A LONG CONVERSATION WHERE HE HAD ALREADY EXPRESSED HIS HORROR
AND DISMAY ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS IN OREGON BUT IT WAS WHAT HE
SAID NEXT ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS THAT WAS MUCH UNDER INTERESTING.
>> LOOK, STUFF HAPPENS.
THERE IS ALWAYS A CRISE AND THE IMPULSE IS ALWAYS TO DO
SOMETHING, AND THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE RIGHT THING TO
DO.
>> Stephen: THAT IS LEADERSHIP-- NOT NECESSARILY
DOING ANYTHING.
FOLLOW ME, EVERYONE!
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
RIGHT WHERE WE ARE!
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LET'S GO?
WHERE?
NEAR THAT STUFF.
NOW, IT REALLY REMINDS ME OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S FAMOUS WORDS--
>> "ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU.
ALSO, DON'T ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
JUST KINDA CHILLAX FOR A BIT.
MAYBE THINGS WILL WORK THEMSELVES OUT."
>> Stephen: THE POINT IS, JEB BUB CLEARLY HAS ALL THE
ADVANTAGES THAT A CANDIDATE COULD WANT.
AND SHOULD BE DOING WAY BETTER.
BUT WHEN HE SAYS THINGS LIKE THAT, AFTER 142 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
SINCE SANDY HOOK, IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GOT-- HOW I CAN PUT THIS
DELICATELY-- STUFF FOR BRAINS.
BUT JEB'S NOT ALONE IN HAVING TROUBLE EXPRESSING HIS CASE FOR
LEADERSHIP.
AWNS, JOHN BOEHNER IS STEPPING DOWN AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND
RIDING OFF INTO THE SUNSET, WHICH IS HOW I THINK HIS FACE
GOT THAT COLOR IN THE FIRST PLACE.
( LAUGHTER ) SPEAKER BOEHNER'S LIKELY
REPLACEMENT IS HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER AND YOUR FRIEND'S DAD
FORCING YOU TO GO TO CHURCH WITH THEM, KEVIN McCARTHY.
McCARTHY'S GOT PLENTY OF SUPPORT IN CONGRESS, SO HE'S GOT
THE HOUSE PART DOWN, BUT APPARENTLY HE'S STILL WORKING ON
THE SPEAKER.
>> TODAY, TO HAVE A MINORITY GROUP WITHIN ONE PARTY TO SAY
YOU CANNOT HAVE A DEBATE, YOU CANNOT HAVE A VOTE ON THE BILL
IS IN TOO IMPORTANT.
AND TODAY IS THE DAY THAT SHOULD REALLY LOOK TO AND THE PRESSURE
MOUNT TO ACTUALLY LET THE PEOPLE HAVE A SAY.
>> Stephen: STRONG, ENGLISH-LIKE WORDS.
TODAY "IS IN TO IMPORTANT," "THE DAY THAT SHOULD REALLY LOOK TO
AND THE PRESSURE MOUNT."
IF NOT, WHO?
NOW, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ANY OF THAT MEANS, BUT I AM SURE IT
MEANS JUST AS MUCH AS THIS FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH HE GAVE
LAST WEEK.
>> WE MUST ENGAGE THIS WAR OF RADICAL ISLAM IF OUR LIFE
DEPENDED ON IT.
BECAUSE IT DOES.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME AS DIFFICULT DISCUSSION, BUT THIS
WHITE HOUSE IS MANAGING THE TEKLEIN AND PUTTING US IN TOUGH
DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ALONE, I HAVE VISITED POLAND, HUNGRIA,
ESTONIA, RUSSIA, AND GEORGIA.
>> Stephen: WOW.
THAT GUY IS WELL-TRAVELED.
HOPEFULLY, HIS EXPERIENCE IN HUNGRIA WILL ALLOW HIM TO
FINALLY BROKER A PEACE TREATY WITH NARNIA.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
NOW, SOME PEOPLE-- NOW, SOME PEOPLE SAY McCARTHY'S
TROUBLE IN EXPRESSING HIS VISION OF LEADERSHIP OR ANYTHING ELSE
MAKES HIM DISQUALIFIED TO BE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, BUT TO
THEM I SAY, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, LONG BEFORETIMES HAVE
WE FACED GREAT CHALLENGES OF THIS NATION.
BUT AMERICA IS ANYTHING IF NOT A LAND FROM OPPORTUNITY.
OF THE SPEAKER AND THE HOUSE, KEVIN McCARTHY WANTS TO RISE
THAT OPPORTUNITY AND LET EVERY MOUTH SPEECH AS ONE.
IT'S THE CIRCLE OF LIFE-- AND IT MOVES US ALL.
BECAUSE WITHOUT A BRAVE LEADERSHIP, AMERICA WON'T BE
LEFT BEHIND.
I BELIEVE IT WAS RONALD REAGAN WHO SAID, "THOMAS JEFFERSON."
AND THOSE ARE WORDS ARE STILL ARE TRUE TODAY.
THANK YOU, MAY GOD THANK AMERICA, AND HELLO.