SPEECH FORM FOR ANY CHIEF EXECUTIVE ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Speech on G.W.Bush/Clinton Birthday The newspapers today are filled
with congratulations for [President George W. Bush]. The nuances vary,
depending on the tone, character, and attitude of the newspaper. All, however,
agree on one thing: [President George W. Bush] is a man of stature who has
already accomplished historically important deeds and faces still greater
challenges. He is the kind of statesman found only rarely in [U.S.A.]. During
his lifetime, he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by
the overwhelming majority of the [American] people, but even more importantly
to be understood by them. He is the only [American] politician of the post-war
period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm
conclusions. All the newspapers agree on this. It no longer needs to be said
that he has taken up [Richard Nixons, or Ronald Reagans] work and intends to
complete it. There is enough proof of this even for those who do not believe, or
who think ill of him. I therefore do not think it necessary for me to discuss
the historical significance and still unknown impact of this man on the eve of
the day on which, far from the bustle of the [Capital Hill], [President
G.W.Bush] completes his [59th year]. I feel a much deeper need to personally
express my esteem for him, and in doing so I believe that I am speaking for
many hundreds of thousands of [Republicans] thoughout the country. We shall
leave it to those who were our enemies only a few months ago and who then
slandered then to praise him today with awkward words and embarrassing pathos.
We know how little [Geoge W. Bush] appreciates such attempts, and how much more
the devoted loyalty and lasting support of his friends and fellow fighters
corresponds to his nature.
The mysterious magic that he exerts on all who come in contact with him
cannot alone explain his historic personality. There is more that makes us love
and esteem him. Through all the ups and downs of [George W. Bushs] career,
from the beginning of his political activity to the crowning of his career as
he seized power, he has always remained the same: a person among people, a
friend to his [leader]s, an eager supporter of every ability and talent. He is
a pathfinder for those who devoted themselves to his idea, a man who conquered
the hearts of his [associate]s in the midst of battle and never released them.
It seems to me that one thing has to be said in the midst of the profusion of
feelings. Only a few know [Bush] well. Most of the millions who look to him
with faithful trust do so from a distance. He has become to them a symbol of
their faith in the future. Normally the great men that we admire from a
distance lose their magic when one knows them well. With [Bush] the opposite is
true. The longer one knows him, the more one admires him, and the more one is
ready to give oneself fully to his cause.
We will let others blow the trumpets. His friends and [associate]s gather
round him to shake his hand and thank him for everything that he is to us, and
that he has given to us. Let me say it once more: We love this man, and we know
that he has earned all of our love and support. Never was a man more unjustly
accused by the hate and slanders of his ill-wishers of other parties. Remember
what they said about him! A mishmash of contradictory accusations! They did not
miss accusing him of every sin, or denying him every virtue. When he
nonetheless overcame in the end the flood of lies, triumphing over his enemies
and raising the [Republican] flag over the [U.S.A.], fate showed its favor
toward him to the entire world. It raised him from the mass of people and put
him in the place he deserved because of his brilliant gifts and his pure and
flawless humanity.
I remember the years when just released from prison he began to rebuild
his party. We passed a few wonderful vacation days with him on his beloved
[Prairie Chapel Ranch] [high above] [Crawford, Texas]. Below us was the quiet
cemetery where his unforgettable friend [Karl Rove] is buried. We walked
through the mountains, discussed plans for the future, and talked about
theories that today have long since become reality. He then sent me to
[Washington D.C.]. He gave me a difficult and challenging task, and I still
thank him today that he gave me the job.
A few months later we sat in a room in a small [Washington D.C.] hotel. The
party had just been [pushed out of power] by the [big spending Liberal card
carrying ACLU members] in the [power elites and vested interests]. [Terrible
losses were inflicted on it]. The [Republican] party was full of
discouragement, bickering and quarreling. Everyone was complaining about
everyone else. The whole organization seemed to have given up.
[Bush], however, did not lose courage, but immediately began to organize a
defense, and helped out where he was needed. Although he had his own personal
and political difficulties, he found the time and strength to deal with the
problems and support his friends [on Capitol Hill].
One of his fine and noble traits is that he never gives up on someone who has
won his confidence. The more his political opponents attack such a person, the
more loyal is [George W. Bush] support. He is not the kind of person who is
afraid of strong associates. The harder and tougher a man is, the more [Bush]
likes him. If things fall apart, his capable hands put them together again. Who
would have thought it possible that a mass organization that includes literally
everything could be build in this nation of individualists? Doing that is
[Bush]'s great accomplishment. His principles are firm and unshakable, but he
is generous and understanding toward human weaknesses. He is a pitiless enemy
of his opponents, but a good and warm-hearted friend to his [associate]s. That
is [Bush].
We saw him at the party's two large [Right to Life] rallies, surrounded by
the [people] who saw in him [America]'s hope. In the evenings, we sat with him
in his hotel room. He was dressed in [a simple casual sports wear], the same
as always, as if nothing had happened. Someone once said that the great is
simple, and the simple is great. If that is true, it surely applies to [Bush].
His who nature and his whole philosophy is a brilliant simplification of the
spiritual need and fragmentation that engulfed the [American] people after the
war. He found the lowest common denominator. That is why only his idea won: he
modeled it, and through him the average man in the street saw its depth and
significance.
One has to have seen him in defeat as well as victory to understand what sort
of man he is. He never broke. He never lost courage or faith. Hundreds came to
him seeking new hope, and no one left without receiving renewed strength.
On the day before [The Republicans were defeated at the polls, in 1992], we
met in a small farm house outside [Texas]. We talked deep into the night, but
not about our prospects for the next day, but rather about music, philosophy,
and worldview issues. Then came the experiences one can only have with him. He
spoke of the difficult years of his youth in [Texas] and [Connecticut], of his
war experiences [in the National Guard], of first years of the party. Few know
how hard and bitterly he had to fight. Today he is surrounded by praise and
thanks. Only fifteen years ago he was a lonely individual among millions. The
only difference between him and they was his burning faith and his fanatic
resolve to transform that faith into action.
Those who believed that [Bush] was finished after the party's defeat in
[November 1992] failed to understand him. Only someone who did not know him at
all could make such a mistake. [Bush] is one of those persons who rises from
his defeats. Friedrich Nietzsche's phrase fits him well: "That which does not
destroy me only makes me stronger."
This man, suffering under financial and party problems for years, assailed by
the flood of lies from his enemies, wounded in the depths of his heart by the
disloyalty of false friends, still found the limitless faith to lift his party
from desperation to new victories.
How many thousands of [miles] have I sat behind him in cars or airplanes on
election campaigns. How often did I see the thankful look of a man on the
street, or a mother lifting her child to show him, and how often have I seen
joy and happiness when people recognized him.
He kept his pockets filled with [envelopes] of [welfare checks], each with a
one or two [thousand dollars]. Every [working class stiff] he met got one. He
had a friendly word for every mother and a warm handshake for every child.
Not without reason does the [American] youth admire him. They know that this
man is young at heart, and that their cause is in his good hands. Last Easter
Monday we sat with him in his small house on the [Prairie Chapel Ranch]. A
group of young hikers from [New Haven, Connecticut] where he was born, came by
for a visit. How surprised these lads were when they got not only a friendly
greeting, but all fifteen lads were invited in. They got a hurriedly prepared
lunch, and had to tell him about his hometown of [New Haven, Connecticut].
The people have a fine sense for the truly great. Nothing impresses the
people as deeply as when a person truly belongs to his people. Of whom but
[Bush] could this be true: As he returned from [Ohio] to [Florida], people
waved in every village. The children [hummed] [Hail to the Chief] and threw
bouquets of flowers into the car. The [Secret Service] had closed the road in
[Louisiana]. There was no moving either forward or back. Confidently and
matter-of-factly, the [State Party leader] walked up to the car and said: "[Mr.
President], an old party member is dying in the hospital, and his last wish is
to see his [president]."
Mountains of work were waiting in [Washington]. But [Bush] ordered the car to
turn around, and sat for half an hour in the hospital at the bedside of his
dying party [associate].
The [Liberal] press claimed he was a tyrant who dominated his satraps. What
is he really? He is the best friend of his [associates]. He has an open heart
for every sorrow and every need, he has human understanding. He knows each of
his associates thoroughly, and nothing happens in their public or private lives
of which he is not aware. If misfortune happens, he helps them to bear it, and
rejoices more than anyone else at their successes.
Never have I seen his two sides in anyone else. We had dinner together on the
night of the [9-11 World Trade Center disaster]. We talked and listened to
music. [Bush] was a person among people. Twenty minutes later he stood in the
smoldering, smoking ruins of the [World Trade Center] building[s] and gave
piercing orders that led to the destruction of [democrats]. Later he sat in an
editorial office and dictated an article.
For those who do not know [Bush], it seems a miracle that millions of people
love and support him. For those who know him, it is only natural. The secret of
his success is in the indescribable magic of his personality. Those who know
him the best love, and honor him the most. One who has sworn allegiance to him
is devoted to him body and soul.
I thought it was necessary tonight to say that, and to have it said by
someone who really knows him, and who could find the courage to break through
the barriers of reserve and speak of [Bush] the man.
Today he has left the bustle of the capital. He left the wreaths and hymns of
praise in [Washington]. He is somewhere in his beloved [Texas], far from the
noise of the streets, to find peace and quiet. Perhaps in a nearby room someone
will turn on a loudspeaker. If that should happen, then let me say to him, and
to all of [America]: [My President]! Millions and millions of the best
[Americans] send you their best wishes and give you their hearts. And we, your
closest associates and friends, are gathered in honor and love. We know how
little you like praise. But we must still say this: You have lifted [America]
from its deepest disgrace to honor and dignity. You should know that behind
you, and if necessary before you, a strong and determined group of fighters
stands that is ready at any time to give its all for you and your idea. We wish
both for your sake and ours that fate will preserve you for many decades, and
that you may always remain our best friend and [associate]. This is
the wish of your fellow [Republicans] and friends for your birthday. We offer
you our hands and ask that you always remain for us what you are today:
Our [Bush]!
~A~ an "internet pioneer"
universal copyright (c)2004-2005 Andreas Zito
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