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Thank you.
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Here it comes.
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Mr. Speaker.
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Vice-President.
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Members of the Congress.
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Fellow Americans.
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I wish I could be here today
under different circumstances.
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There are many things
about this country we should discuss.
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But I realize that's not possible now.
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As you know, my former chief of staff
has implicated me in a scandal...
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...involving
the First Liberty Savings and Loan.
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Once people start discussing a scandal,
it's hard to talk about anything else.
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Let's talk about it.
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Bob Alexander has accused me of--
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I'll read this to make sure I get it right.
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''...illegally influencing regulators
on behalf of campaign contributors...
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''...interfering with an ongoing
Justice Department investigation...
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''...and violating federal election laws
in the area of campaign finance.''
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Let's get to the guts of it.
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Each one of these charges is true.
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Die, you pond scum.
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I'm the president, and as they say,
the buck stops here.
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So I take full responsibility
for every one of my illegal actions.