PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ON "THE VIEW"
President Barack Obama on 'The View.' This is the first time a sitting president has appeared on a day time television program.
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11:00:20 IT'S THURSDAY, JULY 29. COMING UP ON A VERY SPECIAL
11:00:23 EDITION OF "THE VIEW," WE'RE MAKING AMERICAN HISTORY.
11:00:28 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS THE FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO EVER
11:00:30 VISIT A DAYTIME TALK SHOW! BARBARA WALTERS IS MAKING A
11:00:34 SPECIAL APPEARANCE FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT.
11:00:37 AND FROM HIS FAMILY TO THE COUNTRY TO THE WORLD, NO SUBJECT
11:00:40 IS OFF LIMITS. ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE RED,
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11:01:06 WHOO! HEY.
11:01:11 YAY! HELLO.
11:01:15 HELLO AND WELCOME TO "THE VIEW," BABY.
11:01:19 THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF "THE VIEW."
11:01:22 THE WAIT IS OVER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN
11:01:25 HISTORY, A SITTING PRESIDENT IS VISITING A DAYTIME TALK SHOW.
11:01:30 US! YEAH.
11:01:32 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS HERE AT "THE VIEW."
11:01:34 [APPLAUSE] BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, BEFORE WE
11:01:38 START TO TALK TO THE PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE ALL
11:01:41 PRETTY KNOCKED OUT ABOUT THIS NEXT BIT OF BUSINESS THAT WE
11:01:44 HAVE. ABSOLUTELY.
11:01:46 WE ARE THRILLED TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY MAKING A VERY SPECIAL
11:01:49 APPEARANCE TODAY. PLEASE WELCOME BACK THE AMAZING
11:01:55 BARBARA WALTERS! WELCOME BACK.
11:02:10 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
11:02:17 FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY NEW HEART, THANK YOU ALL.
11:02:21 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M FEELING VERY GOOD.
11:02:26 WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'RE ON HIATUS IN AUGUST WITH A WHOLE
11:02:30 BUNCH OF WONDERFUL REPEATED SHOWS.
11:02:32 WHEN WE COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER, I WILL SHOW YOU MY SCAR.
11:02:35 NICE! AND I'LL TELL YOU MORE THAN
11:02:37 YOU WANTED TO KNOW. BUT I'M IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.
11:02:42 IT'S SO NICE THAT YOU BROUGHT THE PRESIDENT WITH YOU.
11:02:45 JUST HANGING AROUND. WHY DON'T YOU COME SEE US?
11:02:48 YES. BUT I WATCH YOU EVERY DAY.
11:02:52 I SOMETIMES CALL THE CONTROL ROOM.
11:02:54 DO YOU SCREAM AT THE TV WHEN YOU SEE US SAY STUFF THAT --
11:02:57 YES. I RIGHT NOW AM HAPPY TO BE
11:03:00 THE FIRST DAYTIME TALK SHOW HOST TO EVER SAY THESE WORDS.
11:03:03 WHEN WE COME BACK, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL BE HERE.
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11:06:49 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] I, BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, DO
11:06:57 SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL EXECUTE --
11:07:07 FAITHLY THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
11:07:11 AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
11:07:14 DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
11:07:16 PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
11:07:19 STATES. SO HELP YOU GOD?
11:07:21 SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS, MR.
11:07:24 PRESIDENT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:07:28 THIS IS AN HISTORIC DAY FOR "THE VIEW."
11:07:33 WE ARE HONORED TO WELCOME THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
11:07:37 STATES, BARACK OBAMA. THANK YOU.
11:08:03 THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
11:08:06 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS FUN.
11:08:10 WELL, WE HOPE SO. BUT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A LITTLE
11:08:14 BIT OF A BEATING THE LAST MONTH. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT BEING
11:08:19 ON A SHOW WITH FIVE WOMEN WHO NEVER SHUT UP IS GOING TO BE
11:08:23 CALMING? LOOK.
11:08:25 I WAS TRYING TO FIND A SHOW THAT MICHELLE ACTUALLY WATCHED.
11:08:30 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THIS IS IT.
11:08:32 THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE. ALL THOSE NEW SHE'S, SHE'S LIKE
11:08:40 LET ME GET THE CLIQUER. HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED US?
11:08:44 OF COURSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE
11:08:46 BEEN ON NOW. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO
11:08:49 WATCH IT. THE FIRST TIME.
11:08:51 THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T. BUT I HEARD.
11:08:54 THE BOOK FIRST, THEN WHEN YOU WERE ROUNGE AND NOW AS PRESIDENT
11:08:58 OF THE UNITED STATES. [APPLAUSE]
11:09:01 VERY BUSY. I WAS EXPLAINING THAT THESE
11:09:04 COUCHES ARE MADE FOR THESE LITTLE PEOPLE.
11:09:09 IF YOU'RE A LITTLE TALLER, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SETTLE IN A
11:09:13 LITTLE BIT MORE. YOU LOOK SETTLED.
11:09:17 WE SAID THIS HAS BEEN A KIND OF DIFFICULT TIME FOR YOU,
11:09:21 BETWEEN THE OIL AND QUESTIONS OF RACISM AND AFGHANISTAN AND A FEW
11:09:24 OTHER LITTLE THINGS. WE UNDERSTAND YOU SIT AT NIGHT
11:09:26 WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS AND YOUR WIFE AND YOU DO THE ROSE AND THE
11:09:28 THORN? DO YOU STILL DO IT?
11:09:31 WE STILL DO IT. ALTHOUGH MALIA IS NOW AT CAMP
11:09:34 AND SASHA IS AWAY AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
11:09:37 SO IT'S JUST ME AND MICHELLE. WE'LL DO IT FOR YOU.
11:09:40 GO AHEAD. IN THE LAST MONTH, WHAT HAS
11:09:42 BEEN THE ROSE AND WHAT HAS BEEN THE THORN?
11:09:44 WELL, IN THE LAST MONTH, THE ROSE HAS TO BE A COUPLE OF DAYS
11:09:49 WE TOOK IN MAINE WITH MICHELLE AND SASHA AND MALIA.
11:09:55 WE WENT ON BIKE RIDES AND HIKES. YOU KNOW, THE GIRLS ARE GETTING
11:10:00 OLD ENOUGH NOW WHERE THEY'RE NOT QUITE TEENAGERS YET, SO THEY
11:10:04 STILL LIKE YOU. [LAUGHTER]
11:10:07 BUT THEY'RE FULL OF OPINIONS AND IDEAS AND OBSERVATIONS AND IT'S
11:10:11 JUST A GREAT AGE. MALIA JUST TURNED 12 AND SASHA
11:10:13 JUST TURNED 9. AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A
11:10:16 BETTER COUPLE OF DAYS. THORN?
11:10:19 WHERE DO I AGAIN HERE? NO, LOOK.
11:10:24 OBVIOUSLY, THE COUNTRY HAS GONE THROUGH A TOUGH STRETCH SINCE I
11:10:29 TOOK OFFICE. WHEN I WAS SWORN IN -- I KNOW
11:10:31 YOU SHOWED THE INAUGURATION. WE WERE LOSING AT THAT TIME
11:10:36 750,000 JOBS PER MONTH. THE ECONOMY WAS SHRINKING AT A
11:10:41 PACE OF ABOUT 6.5%, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF SINCE THE GREAT
11:10:48 DEPRESSION. AND SO THE LAST 20 MONTHS HAS
11:10:51 BEEN A NONSTOP EFFORT TO RESTART THE ECONOMY, TO STABILIZE THE
11:10:56 FINANCIAL SYSTEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CREATING JOBS AGAIN
11:11:00 INSTEAD OF LOSING THEM. AND IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT,
11:11:03 WE'VE ALSO HAD THE OIL SPILL, WE'VE ALSO HAD TWO WARS, WE'VE
11:11:08 ALSO HAD A PANDEMIC, H 1 N 16R7B, THAT WE HAD TO MANAGE AND
11:11:14 A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER ISSUES. WHAT HAS BEEN GRATIFYING IS THE
11:11:18 FACT THAT THE ECONOMY NOW IS STARTING TO STABILIZE AND GROW
11:11:23 AGAIN AND WHAT'S BEEN SATISFYING IS JUST SEEING HOW RESILIENT THE
11:11:26 AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE. AS MUCH AS YOU SAID IT'S BEEN
11:11:31 TOUGH FOR ME, THE TRUTH IS IT'S NOT TOUGH FOR ME.
11:11:33 I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT PEOPLE, PUNDITS ON THE NEWS WHO
11:11:39 MAY SAY THINGS ABOUT ME. YOU NOTICED.
11:11:42 OF COURSE. BUT YOU THINK WHAT THE AMERICAN
11:11:44 PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH. LOSING JOBS, SEEING THEIR HOME
11:11:47 VALUES GO DOWN, THEIR 401-K'S DECLINING.
11:11:54 THOSE ARE THE FOLKS I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM BECAUSE I GET
11:11:57 LETTERS FROM THEM EVERY NIGHT AND I READ THEM.
11:11:59 AS TOUGH AS IT'S BEEN, THEY REMAIN HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC
11:12:03 ABOUT AMERICA. SO I DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME
11:12:06 WORRYING ABOUT ME. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME WORRYING
11:12:08 ABOUT THEM. THE ONE THORN, THE BIGGEST
11:12:10 THORN THIS PAST MONTH? WELL, YOU KNOW, THE REASON
11:12:17 IT'S HARD TO ANSWER IS THE THINGS THAT THE MEDIA MAY FOCUS
11:12:21 ON ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE THINGS I FOCUS ON.
11:12:24 I HAVE TO SIGN LETTERS TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE
11:12:28 BEEN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN OR THE HUSBANDS OR WIVES ARE PEOPLE
11:12:32 WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN BATTLE, AND THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF
11:12:37 PERSPECTIVE THAT IS JUST DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS GOING ON
11:12:40 ON CABLE TV ON ANY GIVEN DAY. CAN I FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING?
11:12:44 BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY DONE A LOT, I THINK.
11:12:46 YOU'VE SIGNED 200 PLUS LAWS SINCE YOU'RE IN OFFICE.
11:12:50 FINANCIAL REFORM HAS TAKEN PLACE.
11:12:53 YOU'VE GOT HEALTH CARE. TWO WOMEN ON THE SUPREME COURT.
11:12:58 AND YET THE RIGHT WING, THROUGH FOX NEWS AND OTHER OUTLETS, SEEM
11:13:02 TO BE HIJACKING THE NARRATIVE. WHERE ON YOUR SIDE IS THE
11:13:07 NARRATIVE? WHERE IS YOUR ATTACK DOG TO COME
11:13:10 OUT AND TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LISTEN, THIS IS WHAT WE
11:13:13 DID? JOY, THAT'S YOUR JOB.
11:13:16 [APPLAUSE] I DO IT.
11:13:21 NO. LET ME SAY THIS.
11:13:28 WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, AS THEY HAVE BEEN, NATURALLY, THERE'S
11:13:32 GOING TO BE A POLITICAL ARGUMENT THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
11:13:38 AND I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS JOB. AND POLITICS IS NOT BEANBAG.
11:13:47 IT'S A CONTACT SPORT. YOU EXPECT PEOPLE GOING AT YOU.
11:13:51 THE ONE THING THAT DOES FRUSTRATE ME SOMETIMES IS THE
11:13:53 SENSE THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE CAMPAIGNING ALL THE TIME.
11:13:56 THERE IS A TIME TO CAMPAIGN. AND THEN THERE IS A TIME TO
11:14:01 GOVERN. WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO OVER THE
11:14:03 LAST 20 MONTHS IS TO GOVERN. ON HEALTH CARE OR FINANCIAL
11:14:07 REFORM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A BIG DEBATE ABOUT HOW TO GET SMALL
11:14:12 BUSINESSES MORE CREDIT BECAUSE THEY GENERATE THE JOBS.
11:14:14 WHEN YOU FEEL AS IF EVERY SINGLE INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE DOING IS
11:14:19 SUBJECT TO WASHINGTON POLITICS INSTEAD OF IS THIS GOOD FOR THE
11:14:23 COUNTRY, THAT CAN BE FRUSTRATING.
11:14:25 BUT HAVING SAID THAT, LOOK, THERE ARE LEGITIMATE DIFFERENCES
11:14:28 TO BE HAD BETWEEN THE PARTIES. I'M NOT PERFECT.
11:14:31 MY ADMINISTRATION IS NOT PERFECT.
11:14:34 AND A LOT OF THIS CRITICISM I TRY TO LISTEN TO AND, IF I THINK
11:14:36 IT'S FAIR, THEN WE TRY TO CORRECT IT.
11:14:40 NOW, SOME OF IT, I'LL GRANT YOU, JOY, I TEND TO THINK NOT IS
11:14:43 FAIR. MICHELLE DOESN'T THINK ANY OF IT
11:14:46 IS FAIR. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE
11:14:48 COUNTRY, TOO. SEEING YOU HERE, IT TRULY IS AN
11:14:50 HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
11:14:52 THANK YOU. IT DOES SEEM AS THOUGH WE ARE
11:14:56 A VERY DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA ON SO MANY ISSUES.
11:14:59 EVEN THOSE WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR YOU FELT A HOPE THERE WOULD BE A
11:15:04 UNITING FACTOR WHEN YOU TOOK OFFICE.
11:15:06 ARE YOU FRUSTRATED THAT THIS COUNTRY STILL FEELS SO DIVIDED
11:15:08 AND YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE YET TO BRING --
11:15:11 I AM. -- THAT UNITY?
11:15:13 RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION, THERE WAS A SENSE OF HOPEFULNESS
11:15:17 AND UNITY. I THINK AT THE TIME PEOPLE
11:15:19 DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW BAD THE ECONOMIC CRISIS WAS GOING TO BE.
11:15:23 AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, I THINK THAT THE POLITICS OF THE
11:15:30 ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THE STEPS WE HAD TO TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT
11:15:33 THE BANKING SYSTEM DIDN'T COLLAPSE, WHAT WE HAD TO DO FOR
11:15:37 THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO THAT DIDN'T COLLAPSE, A LOT OF THOSE BECAME
11:15:42 CONTROVERSIAL. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LIVE AT A TIME
11:15:45 WHEN A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT ELECTION
11:15:49 INSTEAD OF THE NEXT GENERATION. MY HOPE IS THAT I'VE TRIED TO
11:15:53 SET A TONE IN THE DEBATE THAT SAYS, LOOK, WE CAN DISAGREE
11:15:57 WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS
11:16:02 THAT THE MEDIA CULTURE RIGHT NOW LOVES CONFLICT.
11:16:07 AND IF THERE IS A STORY ABOUT COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO
11:16:11 PARTIES, THAT STORY DOESN'T MAKE THE NEWS.
11:16:13 WHAT MAKES THE NEWS IS SOMEBODY WHO SAYS SOMETHING AS OUTLANDISH
11:16:17 OR OUTRAGEOUS AS POSSIBLE. I THINK, FRANKLY, THE AMERICAN
11:16:20 PEOPLE WOULD RATHER HEAR A CIVIL DEBATE.
11:16:24 BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF TIMES.
11:16:26 MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAD SHIRLEY SHERROD, THE USDA OFFICIAL WHO
11:16:30 WAS FIRED OFFER THIS RACIALLY CHARGED CLIP THAT WAS TAKEN OUT
11:16:34 OF CONTEST AND POSTED ON A BLOG. WHEN YOU TOOK OFFICE, I THINK A
11:16:37 LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET BEYOND RACE.
11:16:39 BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAY IT'S SOMETHING RACIALLY
11:16:43 CHARGED. DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE STILL
11:16:47 -- AMERICA IS RACIST? LOOK.
11:16:49 I THINK THAT WE HAVE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS AND I HAD A
11:16:53 CONVERSATION WITH SHIRLEY SHERROD, WONDERFUL WOMAN.
11:16:56 SHE'S THE FIRST ONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW MUCH PROGRESS
11:16:58 WE'VE MADE. THINK ABOUT HER HISTORY AND WHAT
11:17:00 SHE WENT THROUGH. HER FATHER BEING MURDERED.
11:17:04 THAT'S RIGHT. AND HER GROWING UP IN THE JIM
11:17:07 CROW SOUTH. NOW SHE'S ON THE PHONE TALKING
11:17:10 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
11:17:11 AND SHE HAD BEEN ON THE SOUTH LAWN FOR A CELEBRATION OF
11:17:14 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES JUST A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER.
11:17:17 AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE.
11:17:20 WHAT I DO THINK HAPPENED IN THAT SITUATION IS THAT A 24/7 MEDIA
11:17:26 CYCLE THAT'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CONTROVERSY AND OFTENTIMES
11:17:30 DOESN'T GET TO THE FACTS FIRST GENERATED A PHONY CONTROVERSY.
11:17:35 A LOT OF PEOPLE OVERREACTED, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN MY
11:17:39 ADMINISTRATION. AND PART OF THE LESSON THAT I
11:17:42 WANT EVERYBODY TO DRAW IS LET'S NOT ASSUME THE WORST OF OTHER
11:17:47 PEOPLE BUT LET'S ASSUME THE BEST.
11:17:51 LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE WE ACT.
11:17:54 AND WHEN IT COMES TO RACE, LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, OF COURSE,
11:17:57 THERE'S STILL TENSIONS OUT THERE.
11:18:00 THERE'S STILL INEEK EQUALITIES OUT THERE.
11:18:02 THERE'S STILL DISCRIMINATION OUT THERE.
11:18:04 BUT WE'VE MADE PROGRESS. AND IF EACH OF US TAKE IT UPON
11:18:07 OURSELVES TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH FAIRNESS AND BE ABLE TO STAND IN
11:18:12 SOMEBODY ELSE'S SHOES AND SEE THROUGH THEIR EYES AND RELATE TO
11:18:15 WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, THAT WE CAN MAKE MORE PROGRESS.
11:18:19 AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT GENERATION -- WHEN I TALK TO
11:18:22 MALIA AND SASHA'S FRIENDS, THEY HAVE HEALTHIER ATTITUDES AROUND
11:18:27 THESE ISSUES THAN OUR GENERATION DOES.
11:18:33 AND WE HAVE HEALTHIER ATTITUDES THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS DO.
11:18:37 THAT'S THE PROGRESS WE WANT TO KEEP MAKING.
11:18:39 THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO ASK YOU.
11:18:41 I'M SURE YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THIS MOVIE.
11:18:44 BUT IN 1967, "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER."
11:18:48 I WAS ONLY 6. I FIGURE.
11:18:51 [LAUGHTER] THE REST YOU REMEMBER VERY
11:18:55 WELL. I DO REMEMBER THE MOVIE.
11:18:57 DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? SIDNEY POITIER IS SMOOTH.
11:18:59 PLEASE. HE'S THE GREATEST EVER.
11:19:01 BUT HE SAYS TO HIS FATHER, YOU THINK OF YOURSELF AS A NEGRO MAN
11:19:09 AND I THINK OF MYSELF AS A MAN AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
11:19:13 IS THAT STILL RELEVANT TODAY? I ASK YOU, WHAT ARE WE?
11:19:18 WHO ARE WE? WELL, WE ARE AMERICANS.
11:19:23 WE SHARE COMMON HOPES. WE SHARE COMMON DREAMS.
11:19:26 WE SHARE COMMON ASPIRATIONS. WE'RE GOING THROUGH COMMON
11:19:30 STRUGGLES. THE FACT IS THAT EVERYBODY HERE
11:19:32 -- AND I LOOK AT THIS AUDIENCE AND IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
11:19:36 COUNTRY. EVERYBODY HERE IS CONNECTED IN
11:19:38 SOME FASHION. AND OUR SUCCESS AND OUR
11:19:42 CHILDREN'S' SUCCESS IS TIED UP TOGETHER.
11:19:46 AND SO I THINK MOST AMERICANS FEEL THAT WAY.
11:19:49 BUT WHAT IS STILL TRUE IS THAT THERE'S STILL KIND OF A
11:19:54 REPTILIAN SIDE OF OUR BRAIN THAT PART OF OUR BRAIN, IF SOMEBODY
11:20:00 LOOKS DIFFERENT OR SOUNDS DIFFERENT, THAT THERE'S A PART
11:20:04 OF US THAT IS CAUTIOUS. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS FIGHT
11:20:07 AGAINST THAT. THAT'S PART OF WHAT SHIRLEY
11:20:09 SHERROD WAS TRYING TO SAY IN THE SPEECH, IF YOU ACTUALLY READ THE
11:20:12 WHOLE SPEECH. SHE WAS ACKNOWLEDGING, I HAD MY
11:20:15 OWN BIASES BASED ON MY EXPERIENCES, BUT, IF I AM ABLE
11:20:19 TO LOOK INWARD AND REFLECT, THEN I CAN GET BEYOND MY BIASES AND
11:20:25 THAT'S AN EXERCISE ALL OF US HAVE TO UNDERGO DAY IN, DAY OUT.
11:20:28 IT'S A CONSTANT STRUGGLE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THERE'S
11:20:33 NOBODY IN AMERICA WHO DOESN'T HAVE TO AT SOME POINT THINK
11:20:36 ABOUT THEIR OWN RACIAL ATTITUDES.
11:20:39 BUT IF WE DO, THINK I THINK THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN'T
11:20:42 OVERCOME IT. TO FOLLOW UP ON WHOOPI'S
11:20:46 QUESTION, YOU DO NOT DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A BLACK PRESIDENT,
11:20:49 BUT THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE DESCRIBED.
11:20:51 YOUR MOTHER WAS WHITE. WOULD IT BE HELPFUL, OR WHY
11:20:56 DON'T YOU SAY I'M NOT A BLACK PRESIDENT, I'M BIRACIAL?
11:20:59 WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND GOING THROUGH THE
11:21:06 IDENTITY CRISES THAT ANY TEENAGER GOES THROUGH -- I WROTE
11:21:09 A WHOLE BOOK ABOUT THIS. YES.
11:21:14 [APPLAUSE] WE ALL READ IT.
11:21:18 PART OF WHAT I REALIZED WAS THAT, IF THE WORLD SAW ME AS
11:21:26 AFRICAN AMERICAN, THEN THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT I NEEDED
11:21:28 TO RUN AWAY FROM. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD GO
11:21:32 AHEAD AND EMBRACE. AND THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT
11:21:34 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN THIS COUNTRY IS THAT WE ARE
11:21:37 SORT OF A MONGREL PEOPLE. WE'RE ALL KIND OF MIXED UP.
11:21:41 YEAH. THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE FOR
11:21:46 WHITE AMERICA AS WELL. BUT WE JUST KNOW MORE ABOUT IT.
11:21:51 YEAH. AND SO I'M LESS INTERESTED IN
11:21:55 HOW WE LABEL OURSELVES. I'M MORE INTERESTED IN HOW WE
11:21:58 TREAT EACH OTHER. AND IF WE'RE TREATING EACH OTHER
11:22:01 RIGHT, THEN I CAN BE AFRICAN AMERICAN, I CAN BE MULTIRACIAL,
11:22:06 I CAN YOU NAME IT. WHAT MATTERS IS AM I SHOWING
11:22:10 PEOPLE RESPECT? AM I CARING FOR OTHER PEOPLE?
11:22:13 [APPLAUSE] THAT'S I THINK THE MESSAGE WE
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11:22:54 [ Woman ] MAYBE SHE'S BORN WITH IT.
11:22:56 [ Female Announcer ] MAYBE IT'S MAYBELLINE.
11:23:27 [ Woman ] MAYBE SHE'S BORN WITH IT. IT'S THE GREATEST MERGER
11:23:29 IN DISHWASHING HISTORY. THE BEST OF GEL AND POWDER
11:23:32 JOIN FORCES IN ONE PAC TO CREATE...
11:23:34 CASCADE COMPLETE PACS. TO OBLITERATE GREASE
11:23:36 AND ANNIHILATE TOUGH FOODS. [ Man #2 ]
11:23:38 CASCADE COMPLETE PACS. COMBINE AND CONQUER!
11:24:27 NOW I KNOW FREEDOM IS ALL THAT I NEED
11:24:34 [ Female Announcer ] LADIES, RAISE YOUR SPOONS.
11:24:36 NOW THERE'S NOTHING LEFT STANDING BETWEEN YOU
11:24:39 AND A SATISFYING BREAKFAST. INTRODUCING Special K
11:24:41 Low-Fat Granola. WITH 50% LESS FAT
11:24:44 THAN THE LEADING GRANOLA AND 5 GRAMS OF FIBER
11:24:46 PER SERVING, IT'S A SATISFYING WAY
11:24:49 TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT. Special K Low-Fat Granola --
11:24:52 A TASTE OF FREEDOM. AMY, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
11:24:58 COMFORTER. OKAY.
11:25:00 MR. CUDDLES... TOILET PAPER?
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11:25:03 CHECK OUT THE PATTERN. SAME SOFT ROLLS
11:25:06 WE USE AT HOME HONEY! [ Female Announcer ]
11:25:09 DO YOU KNOW Scott? Scott Extra Soft
11:25:10 IS SOFTNESS, DONE RIGHT. [ Female Announcer ]
11:25:13 WHAT IF YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY NEW Aveeno Positively Radiant
11:25:16 TINTED MOISTURIZERS, WITH SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN
11:25:19 SOY COMPLEX AND NATURAL MINERALS
11:25:21 GIVE YOU SHEER COVERAGE INSTANTLY,
11:25:22 THEN GO ON, TO EVEN SKIN TONE IN FOUR WEEKS.
11:25:25 NEW Aveeno TINTED MOISTURIZERS. THEN GO ON, TO EVEN SKIN TONE
11:25:27 IN FOUR WEEKS. WHY SOMETIMESLIKE YOU
11:25:30 LOVEI HAVE NO CHOICE/ BUT TO EAT
11:25:31 ON THE RUN AND TO EAT WHATEVER
11:25:32 HAPPENS TO BE AROUND. HEAVY GREASY FOOD
11:25:34 THAT'S HARD ON MY DIET AND MY
11:25:36 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. SO I EAT ACTIVIA
11:25:38 LIGHT EVERY DAY. ACTIVIA LIGHT, WITH
11:25:40 BIFIDUS REGULARIS, HELPS REGULATE YOUR
11:25:42 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IN TWO WEEKS.
11:25:46 ACTIVIA LIGHT IS NOT LIGHT ON TASTE!
11:25:48 AND WITH ONLY 70 CALORIES
11:25:50 ACTIVIA LIGHT HELPS MAKE IT EASIER
11:25:52 TO WATCH MY WEIGHT. IT HELPS ME FEEL GOOD
11:25:53 AND LOOK GOOD TOO! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:26:18 BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID ON THIS DAY, IN THIS ELECTION, AT
11:26:22 THIS DEFINING MOMENT, CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA.
11:26:26 AMERICANS WHO SENT A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD THAT WE HAVE NEVER
11:26:30 BEEN JUST A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS OR A COLLECTION OF
11:26:34 RED STATES AND BLUE STATES. WE ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE
11:26:39 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:26:44 WE ARE GLAD TO BE BACK WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
11:26:47 LET'S TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS.
11:26:49 CAN I JUST POINT OUT? I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH GRAY HERE
11:26:52 IN THAT CLIP. I NOTICED.
11:26:54 I WASN'T GOING TO BRING IT UP. THE PRESIDENCY AGES EVERYONE,
11:26:59 I NOTICE. BUT BLACK DOESN'T CRACK.
11:27:03 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO GET TO SOMETHING
11:27:07 -- BUT IT TURNS GRAY.
11:27:09 -- IMPORTANT TO SO MANY AMERICANS.
11:27:12 YOU PROMISED THAT THE STIMULUS BILL WOULD CAP UNEMPLOYMENT AT
11:27:15 8%. WE'RE NEAR 10% ACROSS THE
11:27:17 COUNTRY. 12% IN MY HOME STAYED OF RHODE
11:27:19 ISLAND. WE'RE IN A STATE OF CHRONIC
11:27:22 JOBLESSNESS. WE HEARD IN THE BEGINNING OF THE
11:27:25 SHOW, YOU CLAIM THERE'S SAVED JOBS, A STANDARD NOT USED BEFORE
11:27:29 BY ANY ADMINISTRATION. IT'S FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT
11:27:33 SAVED JOBS BOASTING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY TO
11:27:39 AMERICANS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE JOBS AND THEY'RE LOSING JOBS.
11:27:44 HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION CONTINUE TO SAY
11:27:47 THAT YOU ARE SAVING JOBS WHEN IN FACT PEOPLE ARE LOSING JOBS?
11:27:50 WELL, ACTUALLY, ELISABETH, WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT WE'VE
11:27:55 GAINED PRIVATE-SECTOR JOBS FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.
11:27:58 SO WE WERE LOSING JOBS WHEN I WAS SWORN IN.
11:28:01 AS I SAID, 750,000 JOBS PER MONTH.
11:28:05 WE'VE NOW GAINED JOBS FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS IN THE
11:28:08 PRIVATE SECTOR. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT
11:28:11 IT'S NOT ENOUGH. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB
11:28:13 RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY ANSWER THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IS I'M HIRED.
11:28:17 SO THE FRUSTRATION THAT PEOPLE HAVE IS ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED.
11:28:20 NOW, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THOUGH, THIS ISN'T JUST MY STANDARD OR
11:28:24 MY ADMINISTRATION'S STANDARD. THERE WAS A REPORT THAT CAME OUT
11:28:26 BY A COUPLE OF ECONOMISTS JUST TODAY, INCLUDING JOHN MCCAIN'S
11:28:33 FORMER ECONOMIST, THAT SAID HAD WE NOT TAKEN THE STEPS THAT WE
11:28:36 TOOK, YOU WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN MILLIONS OF MORE JOBS LOST
11:28:40 AND WE WOULD BE IN A GREAT DEPRESSION.
11:28:43 SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT SATISFYING AND IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
11:28:46 I THINK THE WORD "SAVED" IS WHAT'S TROUBLING PEOPLE.
11:28:50 WELL, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, THOUGH, IF YOUR JOB WAS ONE OF
11:28:54 THE ONES THAT WAS SAVED. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:29:01 I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE.
11:29:04 THE STATES GOT HAMMERED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS FINANCIAL
11:29:08 CRISIS. AND IF WE HAD NOT PROVIDED
11:29:12 IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO
11:29:15 LAY OFF TEACHERS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS.
11:29:19 THIS WAS NOT JUST A MATTER OF THE JOBS FOR THOSE PEOPLE.
11:29:23 IT'S ALSO THE SERVICES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST, KIDS WHO
11:29:26 WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM.
11:29:29 SO HERE'S THE CHALLENGE. WE WENT THROUGH THE WORST CRISIS
11:29:32 SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION. AND WE ARE NOW BOUNCING BACK.
11:29:37 BUT WE'RE NOT BOUNCING BACK AS QUICK AS WE NEED TO.
11:29:41 THERE ARE SPECIFIC STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT WILL MAKE A
11:29:43 DIFFERENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE GOT A BILL
11:29:46 RIGHT NOW FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. I JUST MET WITH SMALL BUSINESS
11:29:49 FOLKS OVER IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY, RIGHT BEFORE I CAME
11:29:53 HERE. THEY WANT TO GROW.
11:29:55 THEY WANT TO EXPAND. SOME OF THEM ARE HAVING TROUBLE
11:29:57 GETTING CREDIT. SOME OF THEM WANT TO BUY NEW
11:30:02 EQUIPMENT BUT ARE WONDERING CAN THEY GET TAX BREAKS THAT WOULD
11:30:05 HELP SAVE THEM MONEY. AND THIS BILL WOULD ADDRESS
11:30:08 THAT. IT HAS GOTTEN TANGLED UP IN
11:30:10 POLITICS AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE GET IT THROUGH.
11:30:13 BUT MY EXPECTATION IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO KEEP ON PUSHING AND
11:30:18 PUSHING AND THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO SLOWLY GET BETTER, AND PEOPLE
11:30:22 WERE TRAUMATIZED. SO CONSUMERS NOW, THEY KIND OF
11:30:25 PULLED BACK A LITTLE BIT. BUSINESSES, WHO ACTUALLY ARE
11:30:29 PROFITABLE AGAIN AND HAVE A LOT OF CASH, ARE HESITATING IN TERMS
11:30:32 OF INVESTMENT. AND SLOWLY, AS PEOPLE GET MORE
11:30:36 CONFIDENT THAT THIS COIFER IS STABLE AND HERE TO STAY, THEN I
11:30:39 THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO BETTER. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE
11:30:42 EXAMPLE OF AN INDUSTRY WHERE WE ARE IMMEDIATELY SEEING PROGRESS
11:30:45 AND THAT'S THE AUTO INDUSTRY. BECAUSE I THINK IT TELLS A GOOD
11:30:48 STORY ABOUT WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH.
11:30:51 YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE DECIDED TO GO AND RESTRUCTURE THE AUTO
11:30:54 INDUSTRY, THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OUT THERE.
11:30:56 WHY ARE WE BAILING OUT THE CAR COMPANIES?
11:30:59 WE HAD BEEN BAILING THEM OUT FOR YEARS BEFORE THAT, JUST ASKING
11:31:02 NOTHING IN RETURN. WE FINALLY SAID YOU RESTRUCTURE.
11:31:05 AS A CONSEQUENCE, GM AND CHRYSLER DID NOT GO THROUGH
11:31:09 LIQUIDATION. YOU NOW HAVE ALL THOSE U.S. AUTO
11:31:12 COMPANIES SHOWING A PROFIT. THEY'VE REHIRED 55,000 WORKERS.
11:31:17 WE ARE GOING TO GET ALL OF THE MONEY BACK THAT WE INVESTED IN
11:31:21 THOSE CAR COMPANIES AND THE BEST THING IS WE'RE NOW CREATING AN
11:31:26 ENTIRELY NEW CLEAN ENERGY, CLEAN CAR TECHNOLOGY AROUND ADVANCED
11:31:30 BATTERIES AND WHATNOT THAT WILL MAKE US A WORLD LEADER.
11:31:35 NOW, THAT PROGRESS IS SIGNIFICANT.
11:31:37 BUT WE'VE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE WE'RE ALL THE WAY
11:31:40 BACK. AND THE ONE THING I WANT TO JUST
11:31:43 TELL EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS AUDIENCE, DON'T BET AGAINST
11:31:46 AMERICAN WORKERS. DON'T BET AGAINST AMERICAN
11:31:53 INGENUITY. WE HAVE THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN
11:31:55 THE WORLD. IF WE GET OUR MOJO BACK OVER THE
11:31:59 NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, I'M ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT WE ARE
11:32:02 GOING TO BE DOING TERRIFIC. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAY
11:32:08 FUNDAMENTAL, STRUCTURAL CHANGES AS WE GO ALONG.
11:32:10 WE HAVE MORE TIME LATER ON. BUT I'VE GOT TO GET TO
11:32:13 AFGHANISTAN BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH IN THE NEWS RIGHT NOW.
11:32:16 THIS WEEK CONGRESS VOTED TO SPEND ANOTHER $59 BILLION FOR
11:32:20 THE WAR. BUT 100 DEMOCRATS, MUCH LARGER
11:32:23 NUMBER THAN LAST YEAR, REFUSED TO VOTE FOR YOUR PLAN.
11:32:27 AND NOW WE HEAR ABOUT A LEAK OF SECRET DOCUMENTS, PAKISTANI MAY
11:32:32 BE FREQUENTLIER TO THE REBELS THAN YOU ARE.
11:32:38 SUPPOSEDLY WE'RE THERE BECAUSE OF AL QAEDA.
11:32:40 THERE ARE ONLY 50 OR SO MEMBERS OF AL QAEDA IN AFGHANISTAN.
11:32:43 WHY DON'T WE GET OUT? WELL, LOOK.
11:32:47 WAR IS ALWAYS TOUGH AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT, WHEN I CAME
11:32:52 IN -- AND DURING THE CAMPAIGN I WAS VERY EXPLICIT.
11:32:56 WE NEED TO BRING AN END TO THE WAR IN IRAQ AND REFOCUS OR
11:32:59 STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING.
11:33:02 ALL THE LEAKS THAT CAME OUT IN THIS WICKY LEAKS -- WIKILEAKS
11:33:09 THING THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEK JUST CONFIRMED WHAT I WAS SAYING
11:33:11 DURING THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS FROM 2004 ONWARD, AFGHANISTAN
11:33:17 WAS UNDERRESOURCED. WE TOOK OUR EYE OFF THE BALL.
11:33:21 WE WERE DISTRACTED WITH IRAQ. NOW HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS.
11:33:24 WE ARE ENDING OUR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ THIS MONTH.
11:33:30 BECAUSE OF THE INCREDIBLE HEROISM OF OUR TROOPS AND
11:33:33 BECAUSE OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, WE ARE NOW IN A POSITION TO END OUR
11:33:39 COMBAT OPERATIONS IN -- COMBAT OPERATIONS.
11:33:47 IN AFGHANISTAN WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
11:33:50 ALTHOUGH AL QAEDA IS IN THE BORDER REEMINGS BETWEEN
11:33:53 AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN, IT IS NOT HARD FOR THEM TO MOVE
11:33:57 BETWEEN THE BORDERS. THESE ARE UNCONTROLLED BORDERS.
11:34:00 AND THE FOLKS WHO PERPETRATED 9/11 AND THEIR ALLIES ARE STILL
11:34:04 CONGREGATED THERE. THAT IS STILL THE EPICENTER OF
11:34:08 TERRORISM TARGETING THE UNITED STATES.
11:34:10 AND WHAT WE NEED IS TO HAVE A STABLE AFGHANISTAN AND A
11:34:13 PAKISTAN THAT IS NOT A SANCTUARY FOR TERRORISM.
11:34:16 NOW, WHAT I'VE SAID IS WE'RE GOING TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY,
11:34:23 WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THE AFGHAN
11:34:25 GOVERNMENT TO BUILD UP ITS SECURITY FORCES AFTER 30 YEARS
11:34:29 OF WAR, WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM WITH SOME DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE
11:34:32 GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO STABILIZE AND IN JULY OF 2011, NEXT YEAR,
11:34:38 WE'RE GOING TO START THINNING OUT OR TROOPS.
11:34:40 BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WE HAVE REAL SECURITY
11:34:43 INTERESTS THERE. BECAUSE IF YOU'VE JUST GOT WHAT
11:34:47 SOME PEOPLE CALL CHAOSST STAN IN THIS REGION WHERE THERE IS NO
11:34:54 FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT AND WARLORDS AND TERRORIST
11:34:57 AFFILIATES ARE ABLE TO OPERATE, THAT IS GOING TO BE THAT MUCH
11:35:00 TOUGHER FOR US TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT ATTACKING US.
11:35:03 SO I'M NOT INTERESTED IN OPEN-ENDED COMMITMENT.
11:35:05 THE SACRIFICES OUR MILITARY HAVE BEEN MAKING HAVE BEEN
11:35:10 EXTRAORDINARY. AND I SAID WHEN I ANNOUNCED OUR
11:35:12 NEW STRATEGY THAT, AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON
11:35:16 BUILDING THE -- DO SOME NATION BUILDING HERE IN THE UNITED
11:35:19 STATES AND NOT OVERSEAS. THAT'S GOT TO BE A PRIORITY.
11:35:22 BUT WE'VE GOT TO FINISH THE JOB THAT WE STARTED AND IT'S NOT YET
11:35:25 DONE. JULY 2011?
11:35:27 WE'RE GOING TO START DRAWING DOWN.
11:35:30 WE WILL BE BACK WITH MORE. FOR A VERY MINOR
11:35:37 DINNER TABLE INFRACTION AND OH LOOK
11:35:41 HE'S HELPING HIMSELF TO MY UNGUARDED
11:35:42 KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE. CLEVER DAD,
11:35:46 SEND ME UP THE RIVER ON TRUMPED UP CHARGES
11:35:48 AND SCARF DOWN MY MAC AND CHEESE.
11:35:51 CLASSY.
11:35:54 HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH?
11:35:59 [ Male Announcer ] GOOEY CREAMY DELICIOUS
11:36:01 KRAFT MACARONI AND CHEESE.
11:36:04 YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT. I'M GOING BACK TO
11:36:37 SCHOOL SHOPPING AT KMART. BUT...IT'S SUMMER...I...
11:36:40 I LIKE TO PLAN AHEAD. AH, KMART LAYAWAY.
11:36:43 WITH JUST $5, PLUS A LITTLE DOWN -
11:36:45 YOU CAN SPREAD THE PAYMENTS OVER EIGHT WEEKS
11:36:47 WITH NO FINANCE CHARGES. THERE'S SMART,
11:36:49 AND THERE'S KMART SMART. [ Male Announcer ] WHEN YOU
11:36:52 IT'S ALL THAT PEOPLE NOTICE. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK
11:36:54 THAT WAS POSSIBLE. [ Woman ] I KNOW,
11:36:56 BUT THERE IT IS. [ sniffing ]
11:36:59 FEBREZE YOU PLUG IN TO THE WALL.
11:37:02 [ Male Announcer ] WHEN YOU PLUG IN A FEBREZE NOTICEABLES,
11:37:04 IT'S ALL THAT PEOPLE NOTICE. [ Man ] WOW.
11:37:07 THAT IS AMAZING. I KNOW. IMAGINE.
11:37:10 [ sniffing ] FEBREZE YOU PLUG IN
11:37:13 TO THE WALL. [ chuckles ]
11:37:16 [ Male Announcer ] FROM FEBREZE COMES NOTICEABLES.
11:37:18 FRESHNESS YOU'LL NOTICE OR YOUR MONEY BACK.
11:37:21 I'm Chef Michael, FRESHNESS YOU'LL NOTICE
11:37:23 and my dog Bailey and I love to hang out in the kitchen.
11:37:26 You love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you?
11:37:29 You inspired a very special dog food.
11:37:31 [ Female Announcer ] Chef Michael's Canine Creations.
11:37:34 Chef inspired. Dog desired. [ Male Announcer ] LIQUID PLUMR
11:37:52 TO CREATE A TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CLOG-BUSTER
11:37:57 AND PIPE-WALL CLEANER.
11:38:01 LIQUID PLUMR FOAMING PIPE SNAKE.
11:38:02 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE PLUMR. [ Powder Cleaner ] MR. CLEAN
11:38:22 [ Spray Bottle ] WHAT DOES SHE SEE IN HIM?
11:38:25 [ Liquid Cleaner ] WELL, HE CLEANS THREE TIMES
11:38:26 MORE SOAP SCUM PER SWIPE THAN YOU.
11:38:27 [ Spray Bottle ] AND I BRING OUT THE SHINE, TOO! DING!
11:38:30 WHAT WAS THAT? THAT WAS THE NOISE [ Male Announcer ]
11:38:32 REMOVE THREE TIMES MORE SOAP SCUM
11:38:33 PER SWIPE WITH THE NEW
11:38:34 MR. CLEAN MAGIC ERASER
11:38:35 BATH SCRUBBER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:41:02 WE'RE BACK WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA.
11:41:04 OK. YOU THOUGHT THOSE QUESTIONS WERE
11:41:06 HARD. NOW THESE ARE REALLY GOING TO BE
11:41:08 HARD. I'M GOING TO DO A LITTLE
11:41:10 LIGHTNING ROD. FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
11:41:12 LET'S GO. DO YOU KNOW THAT LINDSAY
11:41:14 LOHAN IS IN JAIL [LAUGHTER]
11:41:16 I ACTUALLY KNOW THAT, YES. DOES MEL GIBSON NEED ANGER
11:41:20 MANAGEMENT? I -- I -- I --
11:41:28 [LAUGHTER] LET ME ANSWER THE AFGHANISTAN
11:41:30 QUESTION. LOOK I HAVEN'T SEEN A MEL GIBSON
11:41:37 MOVIE. THE TAPES ARE BETTER THAN ANY
11:41:39 MOVIE HE EVER MADE. PLEASE.
11:41:42 SHOULD SNOOKI RUN AS MAYOR OF WASILLA?
11:41:45 [LAUGHTER] I'VE GOT TO ADMIT, I DON'T
11:41:48 KNOW WHO SNOOKI IS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:41:51 YOU DON'T? I'M SORRY.
11:41:55 GTL! ONE MORE BECAUSE THESE ARE
11:42:00 OBVIOUSLY -- YOU DON'T KNOW ANY POP CULTURE.
11:42:02 WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. WE DON'T WANT YOU --
11:42:04 I KNEW LINDSAY WAS IN JAIL. HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?
11:42:07 I DON'T KNOW. MR. PRESIDENT, DO YOU TWEET?
11:42:12 I DON'T TWEET. DO YOU FACEBOOK?
11:42:17 I THINK THERE IS AN OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S TWEET.
11:42:21 BUT SOME 20-YEAR-OLD IS DOING A LOT OF THE TWEETING.
11:42:26 DO YOU LET YOUR GIRLS TWEET? THEY TOOK YOUR EMAIL AWAY
11:42:29 WHEN YOU CAME IN. BUT DO YOU DO IT ON THE SIDE?
11:42:32 I HAVE A BLACKBERRY. BUT ONLY 10 PEOPLE HAVE IT.
11:42:35 AND I'VE GOT TO ADMIT, IT'S NO FUN BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT IT'S
11:42:40 PROBABLY GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT, SO
11:42:43 NOBODY WANTS TO SEND ME THE REAL JUICY STUFF.
11:42:47 IT'S ALL VERY OFFICIAL. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE A
11:42:50 MEETING COMING UP AND WE'D LIKE TO BRIEF YOU.
11:42:52 AND THAT'S IT? THAT'S ALL.
11:42:54 HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT AN IPHONE, MAKING THE SWITCH?
11:42:57 I HAVEN'T MADE THE SWITCH YET.
11:43:00 I DO HAVE A POD, THOUGH. I GOT A GREAT IPOD.
11:43:04 WHAT'S THE FIRST COUPLE OF SONGS ON YOUR IPOD?
11:43:07 YOU NAME IT, I'VE GOT IT. I'VE GOT JAY-Z ON THERE.
11:43:15 I'VE GOT FRANK SINATRA ON THERE. JUSTIN BIEBER?
11:43:20 I'VE GA MARIA CALLAS ON THERE.
11:43:24 I DO NOT HAVE JUSTIN BIEBER ON THERE.
11:43:27 [APPLAUSE] I HAVE MET HIM.
11:43:29 HE CAME TO SING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
11:43:32 HE'S A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN. MR. PRESIDENT, ARE YOU GOING
11:43:34 TO CHELSEA CLINTON'S WEDDING? I AM NOT GOING AND I HAVE TO
11:43:37 SAY, IT WOULD BE TOUGH ENOUGH HAVING ONE PRESIDENT AT A
11:43:40 WEDDING. YOU DON'T WANT TWO PRESIDENTS AT
11:43:42 A WEDLE. THAT'S TRUE.
11:43:44 [APPLAUSE] WITH ALL THE SECRET SERVICE
11:43:48 AND EVERYBODY GETTING MAKINGED AS THEY'RE GOING IN AND
11:43:52 EVERYTHING GETTING RIPPED UP. WERE YOU INVITED TO CHELSEA
11:43:55 CLINTON'S WEDDING? YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT INVITED
11:43:58 BECAUSE I THINK THAT HILLARY AND BILL, PROPERLY, WANT TO KEEP
11:44:03 THIS AS A THING FOR CHELSEA AND HER SOON-TO-BE HUSBAND.
11:44:08 AND I AM GOING -- I'M LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW NOW.
11:44:11 Y'ALL PROBABLY WILL NOT BE INVITED TO MALIA'S WEDDING OR
11:44:17 SASHA'S. [APPLAUSE]
11:44:21 WE UNDERSTAND THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
11:44:23 MICHELLE AND I ARE SO ADAMANT ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT MALIA
11:44:27 AND SASHA HAVE AS NORMAL A LIFE AS POSSIBLE.
11:44:29 AND I KNOW BILL AND HILLARY, WHO ARE TERRIFIC PARENTS, HAD THAT
11:44:33 SAME ATTITUDE WHEN IT CAME TO CHELSEA.
11:44:36 HAVE BOYS ENTERED THE PICTURE YET FOR YOUR GIRLS?
11:44:38 THANK FLU, NO! [APPLAUSE]
11:44:41 MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU WANT GREAT BABYSITTERS --
11:44:47 NO, I'M NOT BABYSITTING. ACTUALLY, THEY'RE NOW OLD
11:44:52 ENOUGH WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE BABYSITTING.
11:45:01 KNO' WHEN SOMETHING'S SAFE?
11:45:05 YOU TALK TO THESE GUYS. THEY GO THROUGH EVERY CAR
11:45:08 AND TRUCK WE MAKE WITH A BIG FAT RED PENCIL.
11:45:12 BECAUSE THEY KNOW A FAMILY'S GOING TO BE INSIDE.
11:45:16 A TEENAGER. A GUY ON THE WAY TO THE JOB.
11:45:19 THE ENGINEERS OF CHEVROLET. JUST ANOTHER REASON
11:45:21 WHY WE CAN OFFER A 5-YEAR 100,000 MILE
11:45:23 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. AND ANOTHER REASON
11:45:26 WHY A CHEVY'S A CHEVY. (announcer)
11:45:46 POWERING THAT FAN IS AND IF YOU THINK ALL
11:45:49 BATTERIES ARE THE SAME... CONSIDER THIS: AT IOWA
11:45:52 LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE STUDENTS LEARN TKEEP
11:45:55 AMERICA'S WIND TURBINES GOING AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE,
11:45:58 THE ONLY BATTERY THEY TRUST IN THEIR HIGH VOLTAGE METERS
11:46:01 ARE DURACELL RECHARGEABLES. SO WHETH YOU'RE
11:46:04 RESPONSIBLE FOR TOMORROW... OR ENJOYING TODAY...
11:46:09 IT JUST HAS TO WORK. DURACELL SMART POWER.
11:46:12 DURACELL TRUSTED EVERYWHERE
11:46:15 DURACELL SMART POWER. WE'RE ALL OUT
11:46:16 OF TOILET PAPER. CAN YOU TOSS ME A ROLL?
11:46:17 TOO ROUGH. WE'RE OUT OF TOILET PAPER.
11:46:20 CAN YOU TOSS ME A ROLL? TOO SOFT.
11:46:23 CAN YOU TOSS ME A ROLL? THAT'S BETTER.
11:46:26 NEW THICKER ANGEL SOFT. AN IDEAL BALANCE
11:46:28 OF SOFTNESS AND STRENGTH. [ Brooke Shields ]
11:46:31 MY WHITENING TOOTHPASTE? IT HAS TO BE HEALTHY
11:46:34 SO I CHOOSE COLGATE TOTAL ADVANCED WHITENING.
11:46:37 IT REMOVES 80% OF SURFACE STAINS AND FIGHTS GERMS FOR 12 HOURS.
11:46:41 FOR A WHITER, HEALTHIER SMILE. CHOOSE COLGATE
11:46:43 TOTAL ADVANCED WHITENING. [ Male Announcer ] LIQUID PLUMR
11:46:46 TO CREATE A TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CLOG-BUSTER
11:46:51 AND PIPE-WALL CLEANER.
11:46:55 LIQUID PLUMR FOAMING PIPE SNAKE.
11:46:56 UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE PLUMR. [ Dog ]
11:47:00 On the inside. My inner-workings a work of art.
11:47:06 A digestive tract that should be bronzed.
11:47:09 And an immune system so stunning...
11:47:11 My vet thinks I'm the eighth wonder of the world.
11:47:14 [ Female announcer ] Iams with PreBiotics.
11:47:16 PreBiotics work inside, clinically proven
11:47:17 to promote strong defenses. Healthy inside...
11:47:20 Healthy outside. [ Dog ] Oh, hi, girls.
11:47:23 Nice day, huh? [ Dogs whine ]
11:47:25 I am an Iams dog. [ Female announcer ]
11:47:27 Learn more about PreBiotics at impressyourvet.com.
11:47:30 [ Female uncer ] TO DO AND EATING WELL MEANS GETTING
11:47:33 ENOUGH WHOLE GRAIN AND CALCIUM. GENERAL MILLS BIG G IS THE ONLY
11:47:35 LEADING LINE OF KID CEREALS WITH AT LEAST 8 GRAMS
11:47:38 OF WHOLE GRAIN AND A GOOD SOURCE OF CALCIUM.
11:47:41 HELP YOUR KIDS GET MORE OF WHAT THEY NEED,
11:47:42 WITH GENERAL MILLS KID CEREALS. HI, MAY I HELP YOU?
11:48:03 YES, I HEAR PROGRESSIVE HAS
11:48:05 LOTS OF DISCOUNTS ON CAR INSURANCE.
11:48:07 CAN I GET IN ON THAT? ARE YOU A SAFE DRIVER?
11:48:09 YES. DISCOUNT!
11:48:11 DO YOU OWN A HOME?
11:48:12 YES. DISCOUNT!
11:48:14 ARE YOU GOING TO BUY ONLINE?
11:48:15 YES! DISCOUNT!
11:48:17 ISN'T GETTING DISCOUNTS GREAT?
11:48:18 YES! THERE'S NO DISCOUNT
11:48:21 FOR AGREEING WITH ME. YEAH, I GOT
11:48:23 CARRIED AWAY. HAPPENS TO ME
11:48:25 ALL THE TIME. HELPING YOU SAVE MONEY --
11:48:26 NOW, THAT'S PROGRESSIVE. CALL OR CLICK TODAY.
11:49:08 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WE ARE BACK WITH PRESIDENT
11:49:20 BARACK OBAMA. PRESIDENT OBAMA, YOU'VE BEEN IN
11:49:22 OFFICE 18 MONTHS. CLEARLY YOU HAVE NOT BEGUN TO
11:49:25 WALK ON WATER, THOUGH PEOPLE EXPECTED YOU TO RIGHT AFTER THE
11:49:30 ELECTION. YOU WERE TOLD YOU WERE TOO SLOW
11:49:32 ON RESPONDING TO BP OR TOO FAST ON MISS SHERROD.
11:49:38 YOU HAVEN'T EXPLAINED YOURSELF. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS.
11:49:40 SIR, CAN YOU WIN AS PRESIDENT? ARE YOU ON ZOLOFT?
11:49:46 [LAUGHTER] LOOK.
11:49:48 WHEN I LOOK BACK OVER THESE LAST 20 MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN AS
11:49:52 CHALLENGING BUT AS SATISFYING AS ANY IN MY LIFE.
11:49:56 AND I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY AT THE END OF JUST THE FIRST
11:50:00 HALF OF MY FIRST TERM THAT EVERY AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY IS SOON
11:50:06 GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET HEALTH INSURANCE IF EVEN THEY'VE GOT A
11:50:11 PREEXISTING CONDITION. [APPLAUSE]
11:50:13 I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT TOBACCO COMPANIES CAN'T
11:50:15 MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS TO KIDS. [APPLAUSE]
11:50:18 I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE HAVE A CREDIT CARD LAW IN PLACE
11:50:20 THAT MAKES SURE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HIDDEN FEES AND THAT
11:50:24 YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO CREDIT CARD
11:50:27 COMPANIES. [APPLAUSE]
11:50:29 WE'VE GOT THE TOUGHEST FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM LAW SINCE THE
11:50:32 GREAT DEPRESSION AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THESE LAWS
11:50:35 SO THERE ARE NO MORE TAXPAYER BAILOUTS.
11:50:39 WE'VE SAVED AN ECONOMY FROM A GREAT DEPRESSION AND WE HAVE
11:50:42 CREATED, I THINK, A WHOLE RANGE OF REFORMS ON EDUCATION THAT ARE
11:50:48 GOING TO PAY OFF OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS SO THAT MORE KIDS ARE
11:50:51 GOING TO COLLEGE, MORE KIDS ARE STUDYING MATH, MORE KIDS ARE
11:50:54 STUDYING SCIENCE. WILL THEY HAVE JOBS WHEN
11:50:57 THEY'RE OUT OF THERE? THEY'RE GOING TO CREATE THESE
11:50:59 JOBS. THAT'S THE THING.
11:51:02 WHEN OUR KIDS ARE DOING WELL IN SCHOOL, WHEN WE'VE GOT THE BEST
11:51:06 -TRAINED WORKFORCE, WHEN THEY'RE INNOVATING AND CREATING JOBS
11:51:10 THROUGH SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT'S WHEN AMERICA SUCCEEDS.
11:51:13 AND SO I FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC AND I DO THINK THAT THE REASON I
11:51:21 SEEM CALM ALL THE TIME, EVEN IF SOMETIMES WE'RE GOING THROUGH
11:51:26 SOME TURBULENCE, IS I TRY TO TAKE THE LONG VIEW.
11:51:28 I TRY TO SAY, IF I WAKE UP TODAY AND I KNOW I'M DOING A GOOD JOB,
11:51:33 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, THAT'S GOING TO PAY OFF AND PEOPLE ARE
11:51:36 GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SAY HE MADE THAT DECISION
11:51:40 BASED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COUNTRY AS OPPOSED TO SHORT-TERM
11:51:45 POLITICS. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO
11:51:47 GOVERN. [APPLAUSE]
11:51:48 THE FACT THAT YOUR RATING IS SO LOW, DOES THAT BOTHER YOU?
11:51:54 WASHINGTON IS OBSESSED WITH POLLS.
11:51:56 SO I CAN LOOK HISTORICALLY AND SAY MY POLLS AT THIS POINT ARE
11:52:00 HIGHER THAN RONALD REAGAN'S OR BILL CLINTON'S OR JIMMY CARTER'S
11:52:07 WERE. BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS
11:52:10 THAT DOESN'T MAKE TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THESE THINGS
11:52:13 CHANGE VERY QUICKLY. WHAT I CONSTANTLY AM FOCUSED ON
11:52:20 IS AM I DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY?
11:52:22 AM I MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS I CAN BE MAKING?
11:52:25 IF I DO THAT, THEN I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT I'LL BE REWARDED
11:52:30 BECAUSE I THINK THAT GOOD POLICY IS GOOD POLITICS.
11:52:32 WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR LEGACY TO BE?
11:52:36 I'D LIKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SAY
11:52:40 THIS WAS A TIME WHEN WE TACKLED A BUNCH OF PROBLEMS THAT WE'D
11:52:44 BEEN PUTTING OFF FOR TOO LONG. HEALTH CARE.
11:52:48 [APPLAUSE] WE'D BEEN PUTTING IT OFF FOR TOO
11:52:50 LONG. EDUCATION.
11:52:52 WE'RE FINALLY MAKING SCHOOLS BETTER FOR OUR KIDS.
11:52:54 WE NEED AN ENERGY POLICY SO WE'RE NOT DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN
11:52:57 OIL. [APPLAUSE]
11:52:59 WE'RE DEALING WITH CHALLENGES TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.
11:53:02 AS I SAID BEFORE, I AM SO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT AMERICA BECAUSE
11:53:05 I'M OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
11:53:08 EVERY TIME I TRAVEL, EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF WASHINGTON AND I
11:53:11 SIT DOWN AND TALK TO FOLKS, THEY ARE GENEROUS, THEY ARE STRONG,
11:53:15 THEY ARE RESILIENT, THEY ARE FULL OF IMAGINATION, THEY ARE
11:53:19 FULL OF DRIVE, THEY ARE FULL OF PLUCK, AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY
11:53:23 AMERICA SHOULDN'T CONTINUE TO BE THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH
11:53:29 FOR DECADES AND CENTURIES TO COME.
11:53:32 BUT WE JUST HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES OF WHAT MAKES US GREAT
11:53:37 AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO HELP LEAD THE COUNTRY THROUGH
11:53:39 THIS DIFFICULT TIME SO THAT WE CONTINUE ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY
11:53:44 JOURNEY THAT WE'VE BEEN ON. MR. PRESIDENT, ALL FIVE OF US
11:53:48 WERE DELIGHTED THAT YOU WERE HERE AND HONORED TO HAVE YOU.
11:53:51 I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. THANK YOU.
11:53:54 [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [ Woman #2 ] I'D LIKE TO
11:54:02 ENJOY THINGS AGAIN. [ Woman #3 ]
11:54:05 I FEEL THESE ACHES AND PAINS. [ Woman #4 ] THE GUILT.
11:54:09 [ Man ] MY SLEEP JUST ISN'T RIGHT.
11:54:11 [ Woman #5 ] I'M SO ANXIOUS.
11:54:13 [ Man #2 ] I NEED TO FOCUS. [ Female Announcer ]
11:54:14 DEPRESSION HURTS. CYMBALTA CAN HELP.
11:54:19 WITH MANY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION.
11:54:20 TELL YOUR DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY IF YOUR DEPRESSION WORSENS,
11:54:23 YOU HAVE UNUSUAL CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR
11:54:25 OR THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. ANTIDEPRESSANTS
11:54:26 CAN INCREASE THESE IN CHILDREN, TEENS,
11:54:28 AND YOUNG ADULTS. CYMBALTA IS NOT APPROVED
11:54:30 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18. PEOPLE TAKING MAOIS
11:54:32 OR THIORIDAZINE OR WITH UNCONTROLLED GLAUCOMA
11:54:35 SHOULD NOT TAKE CYMBALTA. TAKING IT
11:54:37 WITH NSAID PAIN RELIEVERS, ASPIRIN, OR BLOOD THINNERS
11:54:39 MAY INCREASE BLEEDING RISK. SEVERE LIVER PROBLEMS,
11:54:42 SOME FATAL, WERE REPORTED. SIGNS INCLUDE ABDOMINAL PAIN
11:54:46 AND YELLOWING OF THE SKIN OR EYES.
11:54:47 TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR MEDICINES,
11:54:49 INCLUDING THOSE FOR MIGRAINE, OR IF YOU HAVE HIGH FEVER,
11:54:51 CONFUSION AND STIFF MUSCLES, TO ADDRESS A POSSIBLE
11:54:53 LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION. TELL YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
11:54:56 ALCOHOL USE, LIVER DISEASE, AND BEFORE YOU REDUCE
11:54:58 OR STOP TAKING CYMBALTA. DIZZINESS OR FAINTING
11:55:00 MAY OCCUR UPON STANDING. SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE NAUSEA,
11:55:03 DRY MOUTH, AND CONSTIPATION. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT CYMBALTA.
11:55:08 GO TO CYMBALTA.COM TO LEARN ABOUT A FREE TRIAL OFFER.
11:55:11 DEPRESSION HURTS. CYMBALTA CAN HELP.
11:55:16 When Gladdiscovered the scent of Gain came
11:55:17 in a fabric softener, she couldn't
11:55:19 help herself. Ah, the things
11:55:22 we do for love. The amazing scent
11:55:25 of Gain in detergent and
11:55:27 fabric softener. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN
11:55:31 A WAFFLE IRON? NOOO.
11:55:37 I COULD HAVE SAVED THIS ONE. CALL 1-800-STEEMER
11:55:45 The amazing scent of Gain
11:55:57 SWEET N' SOUR FILLED TWIZZLERS.
11:55:58 THE TWIST YOU CAN'T RESIST. [ Male Announcer ] TRY FIXODENT
11:56:07 WITH A TIME-RELEASED FORMULA. USE JUST ONCE PER DAY
11:56:09 FOR DAWN-TO-DARK HOLD. IT IS IMPORTANT
11:56:11 TO USE THE PRODUCT AS DIRECTED. FIXODENT AND FORGET IT.
11:56:15 FRESHNESS YOU'LL NOTICE THE L OF HOME MADE CHILI
11:56:17 WHATEVER SCENTS FILL YOUR HOUSEHOLD,
11:56:19 PURINA TIDY CATS SCOOP HELPS NEUTRALIZE ODORS
11:56:22 IN MULTIPLELCAT HOMES... KEEPING YOUR HOUSE SMELLING LIKE
11:56:24 IT SHOULD. PURINA TIDY CATS SCOOP.
11:56:28 KEEP YOUR HOME SMELLING LIKE HOME.
11:56:30 I HEARD THAT PLEDGE LEAVES A WAXY BUILD UP.
11:56:32 AND WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT? YOU... HEAR THINGS.
11:56:36 READ THE CAN. PLEDGE HAS NO WAX,
11:56:38 SO THERE'S NO WAX BUILD UP. .JUST A CLEAN SHINE.
11:56:40 NOW I HEAR YA. THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF PLEDGE.
11:56:43 S.C. JOHNSON. A FAMILY COMPANY. [ Female Announcer ]
11:56:46 WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL STYLES STARTING AT $9.99.
11:56:50 AND BECAUSE WE MEASURE KIDS' FEET IN STORE,
11:56:53 THEY'LL BE FIT FOR THE TRIP. EVERYBODY WANTS
11:56:54 TO RULE THE WORLD [ Female Announcer ]
11:56:57 SAVE NOW. FEEL GOOD. Payless. DAISY, DO-DO A DOLLOP
11:57:06 OUR FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY MAKES DAISY...
11:57:08 WITH 100% NATURAL FARM-FRESH CREAM.
11:57:11 NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS. NO PRESERVATIVES.
11:57:14 AND NO ADDED HORMONES. BETTER WITH A DOLLOP HERE
11:57:18 FRESHER WITH A DOLLOP THERE
11:57:21 WHOLESOME IN EVERY WAY DAISY, DO A DOLLOP
11:57:27 DAISY, DO-DO A DOLLOP [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
11:58:12 BARBARA, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, IT WAS GREAT HAVING YOU
11:58:15 HERE. WE KNOW YOU'RE COMING BACK FOR
11:58:17 THE BIG DEAL IN SEPTEMBER. WE LOVE YOU.
11:58:22 FOR US, IT WAS FANTASTIC. IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
11:58:25 EVERYBODY, TAKE A MOMENT, TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY "THE VIEW."