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Mike Pence's Hillsdale College Speech on the Presidency (Good speech)
The American Spectator ^ | 9/20/2010 | Mike Pence

Posted on 09/21/2010 8:38:52 PM PDT by SMCC1

..."The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people. Its powers are vast and consequential, its requirements -- from the outset and by definition -- impossible for mortals to fulfill without humility and insistent attention to its purpose as set forth in the Constitution of the United States."....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; hillsdale; hillsdalecollge; obama; pence; president
I like when a politician can talk to their audience in terms like this...unlike some (cough *Obama* cough) who give speeches full of platitudes like we're all 10 years olds.
1 posted on 09/21/2010 8:38:56 PM PDT by SMCC1
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To: SMCC1

bflr


2 posted on 09/22/2010 12:30:58 AM PDT by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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To: SMCC1

Not a good speech...a GREAT speech!


3 posted on 09/22/2010 2:52:00 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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