I believe God did create the world. And I think we’re finding out more and more and more as to how it actually happened.
We need to have mentoring programs energized by government, paid for by government, but who exist not because of government. Teen Challenge is a way to get people off drugs and alcohol. Teen Challenge is a faith-based program that changes people’s hearts.
Our priorities is our faith.
We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program.
Our new faith-based laws have removed government as a roadblock to people of faith who hear the call.
I understand religion is a walk, it’s a journey. And I fully recognize that I’m a sinner, just like you.
Most of you probably didn’t know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom – or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. But I’m kind of proud that my words are already in book form.
We’re fighting people that hates our values. They can’t stand what America stands for.
We’re now interested in finding those who may attack America and arrest them before they do. We’ve had over nearly a thousand people have been detained in America and questioned about their motives and their intentions.
As I mentioned we have arrested or detained over 1,000 people here in America to determine to find out what they know.
There’s been shock waves sent throughout all parts of the nation’s economic fabric.
You know, if you find a person that you’ve never seen before getting in a crop-duster that doesn’t belong to you, report it.
We’ve been able to watch on our television screens sophisticated weaponry find a building; and we’ve seen dramatic reports from the front where Pulitzer Prize-to-be winning reporters stood up and declared, the United States is attacked, and all that.
The suicide bombings have increased. There’s too many of them.
You’ll hear people say it’s racist to test. Folks, it’s racist not to test. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don’t speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. It’s so much easier to quit on somebody than to remediate.
My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the – in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen.
You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.
I can’t tell you what it’s like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. But the true greatness of America are the people.
I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.
I haven’t had a chance to talk, but I’m confident we’ll get a bill that I can live with if we don’t.