19 Oct 08 Obama Rocks St. Louis

Picture courtesy of: CNN.com

Over 100,000 people showed up yesterday to hear Obama speak at the St. Louis Arch. He had a lot to say about taxes and the economic crisis, and also responded to some of the McCain campaign attacks. Following are some of the key issues Obama highlighted.

Lately, Senator McCain has been attacking my middle class tax cut. He actually said it goes to, “those who don’t pay taxes,” even though it only goes to working people who are already getting taxed on their paycheck. That’s right, Missouri - John McCain is so out of touch with the struggles you are facing that he must be the first politician in history to call a tax cut for working people “welfare.”

My health care plan will make sure insurance companies can’t discriminate against those who are sick and need care most. If you have health insurance, the only thing that will change under my plan is that we will lower premiums. If you don’t have health insurance, you’ll be able to get the same kind of health insurance that Members of Congress get for themselves. And we’ll invest in preventative care and new technology to finally lower the cost of health care for families, businesses, and the entire economy. That’s the change we need.

So Senator McCain can keep trying to attack me and distract you - but it’s not going to work. Not this time - not now. Because while my opponent thinks this campaign is all about me the truth is, this campaign is about you. Your jobs. Your health care. Your retirement. Your children’s future. That’s what this election is about. That’s what I’m fighting for. Because I can take 2 more weeks of these attacks from John McCain, but the American people can’t take four more years of the same failed policies and the same divisive politics. That’s why I’m running for President of the United States.

KSDK Full Speech Transcript link:
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=157877