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BEGINTRANSCRIPTRUSH:Thankyousomuch.Thankyou.Thankyouallvery,verymuch.Thankyouall.Ican'ttellyouhowwonderfulthatmakesmefeel.IthappenseverywhereIgo,butit'sstillspecialhere.[Laughter]Ifyouallwillindulgeme,Ilearnedsomething,Iguess,it'searlyFridaymorningthatIdidn'tknow.FridaymorningiswhenIlearnedthis.IlearnedthatFox,Godlovethem,istelevisingthisspeechontheFoxNewsChannel,whichmeans,ladiesandgentleman,thisismyfirsteveraddresstothenation.[Applause]Now,Ihavesomeoneinbacktakingphonenumbers.Infact,Iwouldliketointroducetoyoumysecuritychief,amanwhorunsallofmysecurity.HisnameisJosephStalin.Joseph,wouldyouplease‐‐[Laughter]Iamsafefromanyliberalattack,inpublic,becausetheywouldbeafraidofoffendingStalin.[Laughter]Nowtheopportunityheretoaddressthenation,aseriousone,itreallyis.AndIwanttotakeitseriously.Iwanttoaddresssomething.Iknowthatpeopleareprobablywatchingthiswhoneverhavelistenedtomyprogramandmaynotevenreallyknowwhatconservatismis.Theythinktheydobasedonhowthey'vebeentold‐‐thewaywe'vebeenimpugnedandmalignedandsoforth.Oneofthethingsthatistotallyerroneousaboutme‐‐andIjustwanttogetthisupfront‐‐isthatI'mpompous.[Laughter]AndthatIamarrogant.Neitherofthesethingsareremotelytrue.Icantellyouajoketoillustratethis.LarryKingpassedaway,goestoheaven.He'sgreetedbySaintPeteratthegates.SaintPetersays,"Welcome,Mr.King,it'sgreattohaveyouhere.Iwanttoshowyouaround,giveyouanideaofwhat'shere,maybeyoucanpickaplacethatyou'dliketoreside."Kingsays,"Ijusthaveonequestion:IsRushLimbaughhere?""No,he'sgotalotoftimeyet,Mr.King."SoSaintPeterbeginsthetour.LarryKingseesthevariousplacesandit'sbeyondanythingwecanimagineintermsofbeauty.Finally,hegetstothebiggestroomofall,withthisgiantthrone.Andoverthethroneisaflashingbeautifulangelicneonsignthatsays"RushLimbaugh."[Laughter]AndLarryKinglooksatSaintPeterandsays:"Ithoughtyousaidhewasn'there.""Hesaid,he'snot,he'snot.ThisisGod'sroom.Hejustthinkshe'sRushLimbaugh."[Laughter][Applause]SoyouseeI'mnotpompous.[Laughter]Now,seriously,forthoseofyouwatchingonC‐SPANaswell,andonFox,Iwanttotellyouwhoweallareinthisroom.Iwanttotellyouwhoconservativesare.Weconservativeshavenotdoneagoodenoughjobofjustlayingoutbasicallywhowearebecausewemakethemistakeofassumingpeopleknow.Whattheyknowis

largelyincorrectbasedonthewayweareportrayedinpopculture,intheDrive‐ByMedia,bytheDemocratParty.Letmetellyouwhoweconservativesare:Welovepeople.[Applause]WhenwelookoutovertheUnitedStatesofAmerica,whenweareanywhere,whenweseeagroupofpeople,suchasthisoranywhere,weseeAmericans.Weseehumanbeings.Wedon'tseegroups.Wedon'tseevictims.Wedon'tseepeoplewewanttoexploit.Whatwesee‐‐whatweseeispotential.WedonotlookoutacrossthecountryandseetheaverageAmerican,thepersonthatmakesthiscountrywork.Wedonotseethatpersonwithcontempt.Wedon'tthinkthatpersondoesn'thavewhatittakes.Webelievethatpersoncanbethebestheorshewantstobeifcertainthingsarejustremovedfromtheirpathlikeoneroustaxes,regulationsandtoomuchgovernment.[Applause]WewanteveryAmericantobethebestheorshechoosestobe.Werecognizethatweareallindividuals.Weloveandrevereourfoundingdocuments,theConstitutionandtheDeclarationofIndependence.[Applause]WebelievethatthepreambletotheConstitutioncontainsaninarguabletruththatweareallendowedbyourcreatorwithcertaininalienablerights,amongthemlife.[Applause]Liberty,Freedom.[Applause]Andthepursuitofhappiness.[Applause]Thoseofyouwatchingathomemaywonderwhythisisbeingapplauded.Weconservativesthinkallthreeareunderassault.[Applause]Thankyou.Thankyou.Wedon'twanttotellanybodyhowtolive.That'suptoyou.Ifyouwanttomakethebestofyourself,feelfree.Ifyouwanttoruinyourlife,we'lltrytostopit,butit'sawaste.Welookoverthecountryasitistoday,weseesomuchwaste,humanpotentialthat'sbeendestroyedby50yearsofawelfarestate.Byafailedwaronpoverty.[Applause]Welovethepeopleofthiscountry.Andwewantthistobethegreatestcountryitcanbe,butwedounderstand,aspeoplecreatedandendowedbyourcreator,we'reallindividuals.Weresisttheefforttogroupus.Weresisttheefforttomakeusfeelthatwe'reallthesame,thatwe'renodifferentthananybodyelse.We'realldifferent.Therearenotwothingsorpeopleinthisworldwhoarecreatedinawaythattheyendupwithequaloutcomes.That'suptothem.Theyarecreatedequal,giventhechance‐‐[Applause]Wedon'thateanybody.Wedon't‐‐Imean,theracisminthiscountry,ifyouaskme,Iknowmanypeopleinthisaudience‐‐letmedealwiththisheadon.Youknowwhattheclicheis,aconservative:racist,sexist,bigot,homophobe.Excuseme,ladiesandgentlemenofAmerica,ifyouwerepayingattention,Iknowyouwere,theracisminourculturewasexclusivelyandfullyondisplayintheDemocratprimarylastyear.[Applause]ItwasnotusaskingwhetherBarackObamawasauthentic.Whatwewereaskingis:Ishewrong?Weconcluded,yes.Westillthinkso.Butwedidn'taskifhewasauthenticallyblack.Wedidn'tsay,assomeSouthernChristianLeadership

Conferenceleaderssaid:Barackisnotauthentic,he'snotgotanyslaveblood.He'sreallynotdownforthestruggle,buthiswifeis.Sodon'texpecttheraceindustrytogoaway.SouthernChristianLeadershipConference‐‐youmaynotknowthis,becauseitwasn'treportedintheDrive‐ByMedia‐‐theracism,thesexism,thebigotrythatwe'reallchargedwith,justsoyouacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmericaknow,andyou'llseedemonstratedhereastheafternoongoeson,doesn'texistonourside.Wewanteverybodytosucceed.[Applause]Youknowwhy?Wewantthecountrytosucceed,andforthecountrytosucceed,itspeople‐‐itsindividuals‐‐mustsucceed.Everyoneamongusmustbepursuinghisambitionorherdesire,whatever,withexcellence.Tryingtobethebesttheycanbe.Nottold,astheyaretoldbytheDemocratParty:Youreallycan'tdothat,youdon'thavewhatittakes,besidesyou'reaminorityoryou'reawomanandtherearetoomanypeoplethatwanttodiscriminateagainstyou.Youcan'tgetanywhere.Youneedtodependonus.Well.Takealook,someonehastosaythis‐‐Iamthrilledfortheopportunitytosayitinmyfirstnationaladdresstothenation‐‐andI'mgoingtotouchonthisinmoredetailinamoment,butthisisjusttogetyouthinking‐‐takealookatalltheconstituencygroupsthatfor50yearshavebeendependingontheDemocratPartytoimprovetheirlives.Andyoutellmeifyoufindany.They'restillcomplaining,stillgripingaboutthesameproblems.Theirproblemsdon'tgetfixedbygovernment.Andthoseliveshavebeenpoisoned.Thoseliveshavebeencutshortbyfalsepromises,fromgovernmentrepresentativeswhosaiddon'tworryaboutit,we'lltakecareofyou.Justvoteforus.[Applause]ForthoseofyoujusttuninginontheFoxNewsChannelorC‐SPAN,I'mRushLimbaughandIwanteveryoneinthisroomandeveryoneofyouaroundthecountrytosucceed.Iwantanyonewhobelievesinlife,liberty,pursuitofhappinesstosucceed.AndIwantanyforce,anyperson,anyelementofanoverarchingBigGovernmentthatwouldstopyoursuccess,Iwantthatorganization,thatelementorthatpersontofail.Iwantyoutosucceed.[Applause]Also,forthoseofyouintheDrive‐ByMediawatching,IhavenotneededateleprompterforanythingI'vesaid.[CheersandApplause]Andnordoanyofusneedateleprompter,becauseourbeliefsarenottheresultofcalculationsandcontrivances.Ourbeliefsarenottheresultofaderangedpsychology.Ourbeliefsareourcore.Ourbeliefsareourhearts.Wedon'thavetomakenotesaboutwhatwebelieve.Wedon'thavetowritedown,ohdoIbelieveitdoIbelievethatwecantellpeoplewhatwebelieveoffthetopofourheadsandwecandoitwithpassionandwecandoitwithclarity,andwecandoitpersuasively.Someofusjusthaven'thadtheinspirationormotivationtodosoinanumberofyears,butthat'sabouttochange.[CheersandApplause]Forexample,wegatherhere‐‐Iunderstandthat.ItalkedtoDavidandLisainthesuperexclusiveprivategreenroomthatnobody,butabout55peoplewereallowedinto,andtheysaidthatthere'sasenseofliberationhereamongallofyouthatareattendingCPAC.Iunderstandwhatthesenseofliberationisabout.Butdon'tmake