[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[October 11, 1992]
[Pages 1808-1809]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks to the Community in St. Louis
October 11, 1992

    Thank you all. Thanks for that great rally. And thanks for the 
welcome back to Missouri. Thank you very, very much. Fantastic. Hey 
listen, I think you guys were--I am glad to be out of that tag-team 
match over there. I think with my dear friends the Gatlin Brothers here 
and Lee, my other dear friend Lee Greenwood, you had the best of all 
worlds being over here, not over there.
    You know, these debate things, the tension mounts. But there's one 
good thing about them: You can look right into that camera and take your 
message, unfiltered, right out there to the American people. You can get 
around, and I think our message is a message of hope. The other side 
would have you believe--and the only way they

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can win is if they try to convince the American people that we are a 
nation in decline. And we are not. We are the United States. We are a 
rising nation, the most respected in the entire world.
    Yes, we have problems. And on our Agenda for American Renewal we've 
got the answer to fix them. But it would be a sorry thing to think the 
only way you can do it is to tear down our country. And I'm glad I had 
an opportunity tonight to stand up for America and stand up for what is 
right.
    We need to win this State, and I need your help. But we also need 
something else. We need to reelect Senator Kit Bond. He's doing an 
outstanding job there in the Senate. He's here with us tonight, and a 
great United States Senator. If we had more like him, we wouldn't have 
people going around yelling ``Clean House!'' We need to clean House and 
Senate; but keep Senator Bond there and send more like him, and watch us 
move this country forward. Clean the House, that's right.
    You heard me tonight on there getting my 2 minutes in every once in 
a while, I'll tell you. But all I want to say to you is thank you for 
this. Do not let them get you discouraged about the United States. I 
believe I am going to win this election because I believe I have the 
trust of the American people. The election is about world peace. The 
election is about who has brought change. Governor Clinton talks about 
change, change, change; that's all you'll have left in your pocket if 
you put him in there. We don't need any more tax-and-spend. Stay with 
our program, and watch us move this country forward.
    Thank you all. And on a night like this, Lee says it better, but 
``God Bless the U.S.A.'' Thank you all very, very much.

                    Note: The President spoke at 8:30 p.m. at St. Louis 
                        Community College at Forest Park. In his 
                        remarks, he referred to entertainers the Gatlin 
                        Brothers and Lee Greenwood.