Thank you very much for your warm welcome. And thank you, Wayne and Jim, for inviting me to be here tonight. Both of you made strong and thought provoking speeches this morning, and I was proud to be there to hear them. It's been a while since you've had a Democrat as your keynote speaker, and I was honored to accept your invitation.
Yesterday afternoon, the folks over at Handgun Control, Incorporated issued a press release criticizing me for being here tonight. They accused me of "courting" the NRA, saying you didn't represent mainstream America. Well, I haven't courted anybody since my wife, Shirley, said, "Yes" ... 48 years ago.
But I look around this room, and all I see is mainstream America! I see a room full of patriots who love their country and all it stands for. And there is nowhere I'd rather be tonight than right here with you, on the picket line of freedom's defense!
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