[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          POLITICS OF HOPE VERSUS POLITICS OF FEAR FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Vice President of the United 
States said yesterday, ``It is absolutely essential that 8 weeks from 
today on November 2nd, we make the right choice, because if we make the 
wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again.'' The words 
of the Vice President, Vice President Cheney.
  That is absolutely outrageous. It is unreal. It is unbelievable.
  My fellow Americans, I want you to know that this administration will 
say anything, even do anything to stay in power. They will deceive, 
they will mislead, and they will steal. They will not tell the truth. 
There should be a sense of righteous indignation all across America, in 
the American media.
  The Vice President of the United States is preaching the politics of 
fear. He is trying to scare the American people. We can do better, much 
better, with the politics of hope. For we are one people, one America, 
one family, one House. The American family. The American House. Shame 
on you, Mr. Vice President.

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