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Attaching The Word Marriage To The Association Of Same-sex Individuals Mistakenly Presumes That Marriage Is Principally A Matter Of Adult Benefits And Adult Rights. In Fact, Marriage Is Principally About The Nurturing And Development Of Children. And The Successful Development Of Children Is Critical To The Preservation And Success Of Our Nation.

There Are 47 Percent Of The People Who Will Vote For The President No Matter What. All Right, There Are 47 Percent Who Are With Him, Who Are Dependent Upon Government, Who Believe That They Are Victims, Who Believe That Government Has A Responsibility To Care For Them, Who Believe That They Are Entitled To Health Care, To Food, To Housing, To You Name It.

This Is The America That I Love. This Is A Great People. We Can Do Anything. We Can Achieve Anything. We've Got A Government That Has Gotten In The Way Of The American People. We're Going To Change That In November.

As A Result Of Our [my Campaign's] Discussions And Other Interactions With Gay And Lesbian Voters Across The State, I Am More Convinced Than Ever That As We Seek To Establish Full Equality For America's Gay And Lesbian Citizens, I Will Provide More Effective Leadership Than My Opponent [ted Kennedy].

I Happen To Believe That If We Want To Replace A Lifetime Politician Like Barack Obama, Who Had No Experience Leading Anything... We've Got To Nominate A Leader If We're Going To Replace Someone Who Is Not A Leader.