Post by Ayen on Feb 2, 2012 2:44:29 GMT -6
At the request of several members who PMed me asking for a speech by Tori Jacobs from the Fantasy Election, here you go. Enjoy.
Tori came up on stage to a round of applauds, waving to the students in the audience before shaking Huddleston's hand and taking the podium while he walked off the stage.
Everyone in the audience raise their hands and Tori smiles in response.
Tori paused for a moment until a student in the audience shouted, “They're all crap!” prompting some laughter from the crowd.
More laughter sounded through the halls of the University before Tori continued,
More applauds began in support of Tori's statement.
More laughter filled the room as Tori just smiled at the crowd of students.
University of New Hampshire
Date: June 6, 2011
Location: Durham, New Hampshire
Speaker: Tori Jacobs
Mark Huddleston
It is my pleasure to introduce to the University of New Hampshire, Presidential Republican Candidate, Tori Jacobs!
Date: June 6, 2011
Location: Durham, New Hampshire
Speaker: Tori Jacobs
Mark Huddleston
It is my pleasure to introduce to the University of New Hampshire, Presidential Republican Candidate, Tori Jacobs!
Tori came up on stage to a round of applauds, waving to the students in the audience before shaking Huddleston's hand and taking the podium while he walked off the stage.
Tori Jacobs
Thank you. Thank you. It's good to be here today in the University of New Hampshire and the city of Durham. I would like to thank President Huddleston for allowing me to come here and speak to you all today. As you well know by now I am currently running for President of the United States in 2012, we're in the Republican Primary which just had it first debate last month on Fox. I decided to run for President because I feel that we as a nation are becoming more, and more divided than ever and I believe that President Obama, in his campaign for Hope and Change has greatly disappointed the country.
I'm also not ashamed to say that I believe in God, and that I believe there is a reason for everything. I don't however believe that this nation is a christian nation and I come to that conclusion from the first amendment now how many people here today can tell me what the first amendment says?
Thank you. Thank you. It's good to be here today in the University of New Hampshire and the city of Durham. I would like to thank President Huddleston for allowing me to come here and speak to you all today. As you well know by now I am currently running for President of the United States in 2012, we're in the Republican Primary which just had it first debate last month on Fox. I decided to run for President because I feel that we as a nation are becoming more, and more divided than ever and I believe that President Obama, in his campaign for Hope and Change has greatly disappointed the country.
I'm also not ashamed to say that I believe in God, and that I believe there is a reason for everything. I don't however believe that this nation is a christian nation and I come to that conclusion from the first amendment now how many people here today can tell me what the first amendment says?
Everyone in the audience raise their hands and Tori smiles in response.
Tori Jacobs
All right. I know I'm talking to the right people. For the sake of my speech however I'm just going to quote it real quick, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Let's go back to the first part “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” now I'll ask does that sound like a christian nation to you?
What's the first amendment promises us is that Congress cannot make a law respecting any establishment of religion, be it Christianity, Catholic, Judaism, Islam, Pagan, etc. etc. and at the same time Congress cannot prohibit any of these religious practices. They can't pass a law for example that tells Jews they can't practice Judaism. They can't tell the Muslims they can't practice Islam and so on, and so forth. If this was a christian nation like so many of my fellow believers protest all other opposing religions would be outlawed. God made it very clear in the bible that it was his way, or the highway. Just look at what the bible said happened to the Jews when they didn't listen to God. Now what does nearly every religious doctrine to be recorded in our history has in common? Can anybody tell me?
All right. I know I'm talking to the right people. For the sake of my speech however I'm just going to quote it real quick, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Let's go back to the first part “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” now I'll ask does that sound like a christian nation to you?
What's the first amendment promises us is that Congress cannot make a law respecting any establishment of religion, be it Christianity, Catholic, Judaism, Islam, Pagan, etc. etc. and at the same time Congress cannot prohibit any of these religious practices. They can't pass a law for example that tells Jews they can't practice Judaism. They can't tell the Muslims they can't practice Islam and so on, and so forth. If this was a christian nation like so many of my fellow believers protest all other opposing religions would be outlawed. God made it very clear in the bible that it was his way, or the highway. Just look at what the bible said happened to the Jews when they didn't listen to God. Now what does nearly every religious doctrine to be recorded in our history has in common? Can anybody tell me?
Tori paused for a moment until a student in the audience shouted, “They're all crap!” prompting some laughter from the crowd.
Tori Jacobs
That person's familiar with the first amendment.
That person's familiar with the first amendment.
More laughter sounded through the halls of the University before Tori continued,
Tori Jacobs
My point is nearly all these religious doctrines holds to the belief that 'you're wrong and I'm right' and what this means is if you believe in Judaism that means the Christians are wrong about Jesus coming over two thousand years ago. If you're a christian the Jews are wrong about hell not existing. If you're Muslim the Christians aren't right, if you're Christian the Muslims clearly aren't right. Actually the Mormon faith back story consists of God coming to Joesph Smith and saying that all of the other religions that came before were wrong! So if America was indeed a christian nation as so many Christians believe why would we allow the legal practice of opposing religions that goes against God's will? The answer? We're not a christian nation.
My point is nearly all these religious doctrines holds to the belief that 'you're wrong and I'm right' and what this means is if you believe in Judaism that means the Christians are wrong about Jesus coming over two thousand years ago. If you're a christian the Jews are wrong about hell not existing. If you're Muslim the Christians aren't right, if you're Christian the Muslims clearly aren't right. Actually the Mormon faith back story consists of God coming to Joesph Smith and saying that all of the other religions that came before were wrong! So if America was indeed a christian nation as so many Christians believe why would we allow the legal practice of opposing religions that goes against God's will? The answer? We're not a christian nation.
More applauds began in support of Tori's statement.
Tori Jacobs
Thank you. Now I know I'm definitely talking with the right people.
Some of you are probably wondering why I chose to run on a Republic ticket given that some of my views greatly differ from what the Republican Party is currently looking for in a candidate, at least what a lot of people feel the Republican Party is looking for in a candidate, well the answer is simple; who are we kidding? The Democrats aren't going to nominate anyone else this election but Barack Obama.
Thank you. Now I know I'm definitely talking with the right people.
Some of you are probably wondering why I chose to run on a Republic ticket given that some of my views greatly differ from what the Republican Party is currently looking for in a candidate, at least what a lot of people feel the Republican Party is looking for in a candidate, well the answer is simple; who are we kidding? The Democrats aren't going to nominate anyone else this election but Barack Obama.
More laughter filled the room as Tori just smiled at the crowd of students.
Tori Jacobs
Seriously though, I chose to represent the Republican Party because I feel the Grand Old Party has a lot of problems and someone needs to have the courage to stand up and tell them “this is wrong” and if no one else will do it then I will. And I know that's not going to necessarily make me the most popular person over there, but I feel in my heart and mind that it's the right thing to do. I feel, like a lot of others, that the days of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are long behind us. That the Republican Party, like many other things in this country, has lost its way.
Many people in my party, whether they are elected officials or not, praise Ronald Reagan presidency, some even blindly. But I believe there is a man, a Republican in fact, that we should look to. A man who once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” And that man's name was Abraham Lincoln. Look at what we, as a nation, are doing right now. We are so concerned about countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, that we're not looking at ourselves. We've stomped on civil liberties in the name of counter-terrorism. We've committed racial profiling in the name of counter-terrorism. Right now the government is spending more money on an airport security system that we don't need, which invades our privacy because we're so concerned that someone from the outside is going to come through with a bomb. We are on the path to destroying ourselves.
We have denied rights to many in the past and we continue, unfortunately, to deny rights now. First it was women like myself. Unmarried women in Massachusetts were closed off to the trade profession until 1787. Women couldn't stand for election for a federal office until 1788. No woman was allowed to execute wills until 1809. Married women could not own and manage property in the absence of their husbands in Maine until 1821. The first co-educational university that allowed both men and women to learn together wasn't opened until 1833 in Ohio. Women couldn't even vote in this country until 1920. It took years for women just to own property in their own name from state to state and the list goes on, and on, and on.
Long after President Lincoln, unfortunately, died for a cause in order to allow African Americans to enjoy the same freedoms we do, we still denied them rights. This led to the first Civil Rights Movement of 1896. Then the second that began in 1955 which ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the infamous Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream” speech. And today we are denying the rights of homosexuals to marry their loved ones, adopt children that need a home, benefits, and making things harder on people who are confused about their own gender. Labeling them as sex predators. Abominations. Like Martin Luther King, I too have a dream. I have a dream that America stops being the policemen of the world. I have a dream that we stop focusing on what makes us different and instead focus on what makes us the same.
Walk slowly but never walk backward. I look at every single student here and I see the faces of our country's future. I see a generation more open to change and to creating a better future. Doctors and lawyers. Businessmen and women. Police and Firemen. Or even the President of the United States. I leave you with these final words from Abraham Lincoln, “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” Thank you and goodnight!
Seriously though, I chose to represent the Republican Party because I feel the Grand Old Party has a lot of problems and someone needs to have the courage to stand up and tell them “this is wrong” and if no one else will do it then I will. And I know that's not going to necessarily make me the most popular person over there, but I feel in my heart and mind that it's the right thing to do. I feel, like a lot of others, that the days of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are long behind us. That the Republican Party, like many other things in this country, has lost its way.
Many people in my party, whether they are elected officials or not, praise Ronald Reagan presidency, some even blindly. But I believe there is a man, a Republican in fact, that we should look to. A man who once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” And that man's name was Abraham Lincoln. Look at what we, as a nation, are doing right now. We are so concerned about countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, that we're not looking at ourselves. We've stomped on civil liberties in the name of counter-terrorism. We've committed racial profiling in the name of counter-terrorism. Right now the government is spending more money on an airport security system that we don't need, which invades our privacy because we're so concerned that someone from the outside is going to come through with a bomb. We are on the path to destroying ourselves.
We have denied rights to many in the past and we continue, unfortunately, to deny rights now. First it was women like myself. Unmarried women in Massachusetts were closed off to the trade profession until 1787. Women couldn't stand for election for a federal office until 1788. No woman was allowed to execute wills until 1809. Married women could not own and manage property in the absence of their husbands in Maine until 1821. The first co-educational university that allowed both men and women to learn together wasn't opened until 1833 in Ohio. Women couldn't even vote in this country until 1920. It took years for women just to own property in their own name from state to state and the list goes on, and on, and on.
Long after President Lincoln, unfortunately, died for a cause in order to allow African Americans to enjoy the same freedoms we do, we still denied them rights. This led to the first Civil Rights Movement of 1896. Then the second that began in 1955 which ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the infamous Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream” speech. And today we are denying the rights of homosexuals to marry their loved ones, adopt children that need a home, benefits, and making things harder on people who are confused about their own gender. Labeling them as sex predators. Abominations. Like Martin Luther King, I too have a dream. I have a dream that America stops being the policemen of the world. I have a dream that we stop focusing on what makes us different and instead focus on what makes us the same.
Walk slowly but never walk backward. I look at every single student here and I see the faces of our country's future. I see a generation more open to change and to creating a better future. Doctors and lawyers. Businessmen and women. Police and Firemen. Or even the President of the United States. I leave you with these final words from Abraham Lincoln, “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” Thank you and goodnight!
