There are some who have taken snippets of my recent speech in Indiana that referred to Pearl Harbor and accused me of gaffing. So I will publish the statement in context so that you will see that it is not a "gaffe" as some have charged. Here is the statement:
"But it is wonderful to be back in Indiana. In a few moments, we’ll open up the discussion. But I want to offer a few comments about some of the emerging threats that we face in the 21st century and offer some ideas about how we can face those threats.
Throughout our history, America’s confronted constantly evolving danger, from the oppression of an empire, to the lawlessness of the frontier, from the bomb that fell on Pearl Harbor, to the threat of nuclear annihilation. Americans have adapted to the threats posed by an ever-changing world."
Now, no one can dispute that a bomb fell on Pearl Harbor. In fact, as we all know, many bombs were dropped by the Germ... uhh... umm... hold on one second, I can't hear myself, by the ahh.. all right, ok, uhh, oh yeah, you know, aah... by the enemy on D-Day at Pearl Harbor. The particular single bomb type weapon that I was referring to was the one that fell on the battleship that's out there in the harbor. You know, the one with that memorial thingee on top of it. So I was correct as you can see and within the context of what I was saying, there was no, in point of fact, actual gaffe spoken or committed by me or the Oback Arama campaign.
So the media and my opponents need to stop the politics of personal destruction and fear, and start talking about the facts and substance of this campaign. We need to be talking more about change and hope and a looking at the future for our generations that will be in the future after us and our children and our children's children and our children's children's children.
That's change that works for me, and that's why Oback Arama is running for president.
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