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>> DRUMMOND: Another great day at Google. So I want to welcome everybody to the latest
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installment of Candidates at Google. For those of you who don't know me, I'm David Drummond,
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Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, the company's Chief Legal Officer. I'm very
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pleased and distinctly honored here to welcome back to Google Senator Barack Obama. I say
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welcome back because for those of you who were around in the summer of 2004, you may
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remember at TGIF in which I joined Larry and Sergey on this stage and introduced to the
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assembled Googlers then senate candidate Obama. And Barack had been in the Bay Area and he
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wanted to come down and see what we were up to here at Google, see what this Google thing
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was all about. And he had a great visit. He came and did the tour. He saw the GeoDisplay,
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the Search Traffic, and he saw the servers, and everything we had at Google. We sat down
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with Larry and Sergey. We had a great talk about innovation, about policy, and he later
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wrote about that in his book, The Audacity of Hope. And I know all of you have a copy
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of that. And all in all a great visit. And, you know, while it was a fantastic visit,
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I now realized that we made a grave error that day at TGI, we didn't let him speak.
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So, ladies and gentlemen, today, we are going to rectify that error. We are thrilled that
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Senator Obama has chosen Google to unveil his innovation agenda. And you're going to
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hear that today and we're very, very excited about what that means for the country and
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I think you will be too. Following that, Eric's going to come up on the stage and do a Q&A
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with Senator Obama. And following that, you'll have your chance to ask your question. So,
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without anything further, please join me in giving an enormous Google welcome back to
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Senator Barack Obama. Thanks. >> OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,
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every body. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. What a--what a wonderful reception.
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I am so grateful to all of you for showing such interest in taking the time to be here
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today. I want to thank Larry and Sergey and Eric and, obviously, David for helping to
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set this up. I am extremely grateful to all of them for their leadership and their friendship.
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And I also want to acknowledge state Senator Elaine Alquist who is here. This is her district,
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and since I used to be a state senator I always want to give her, her props, so it's wonderful
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to see her as well. So, thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back. As David said I was
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here about 3 years ago and had just a wonderful visit. It was such a striking visit for me.
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It made such an impression that I ended up writing about it in my book. And so it's always
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good to be back in Mountain View and it's good to see that Google is maintaining its
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strict dress code.
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When you stop to think about it, there is something improbable about this gathering.
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After all it wasn't much more than a decade ago that Larry and Sergey got together in
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a dorm room as graduate students, with a big idea to organize all of the world's information
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into an accessible form. And at that time, I was an Illinois state senator doing my best
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to help people get a better shot at their dreams. What we shared is a belief in changing
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the world from the bottom-up, not the top-down. That a bunch of--that ordinary people can
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do extraordinary things. We shared that. We also shared a bunch of student loans that
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still needed to be paid off. And you would have found it hard to predict that Larry and
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Sergey would now be the co-founders of one of the most successful companies in recent
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history and that I would be standing on this stage today as a candidate for president of
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the United States. But this is where improbable journeys have led. This is where the moment
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finds us. And I'd like to say a few words about what I believe we have to do together,
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to seize this moment with a sense of purpose and a sense of urgency. We know how the first
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chapters of the Google story have turned out. After all, all of you have good jobs. But
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we also know that the Google story is more than just being about the bottom line. It's
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about seeing what we can accomplish when we believe in things that are unseen, when we
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take the measure of our changing times and we take action to shape them. And that's why
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we're here today, that's why many of you decided to work here instead of someplace else. Technology
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and innovation have reshaped our economy and our lives at breathtaking speed. America's
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been fighting to figure out how to tap this awesome new resource that we have, and Google
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has helped to show us the way. But the story is far from over. Google’s story is far
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from over. The story of how we shaped our changing times is far from over. What comes
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next depends on the choices that we make right now, at this moment, in this election. We
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could see the spirit of innovation that started this company be stifled. We could see the
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internet divided up to the highest bidders. We could see a government that uses technology
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to shut people out, instead of letting them in. Tax break shuffled to special interests
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while the next start-up, the next Google can't get a fair shot. Challenges like healthcare
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and energy that hold our country back while competition from other nations picks up. That's
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one alternative. Another alternative is for us to unlock a new future of opportunity.
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Together we could open up the government and invite all citizens in while connecting all
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of America to 21st century Broadband. We could use technology to help achieve universal healthcare,
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to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete and
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win in the global economy. If America recommits itself to science and innovation, then we
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can lead the world to a new future of productivity and prosperity. That's what we can do if we
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seize this moment. That's the choice we face. And as president, I intend to work with you
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to write the next chapter in the story of American innovation. That's part of the reason
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why I'm running for president of the United States. To seize this moment, we have to ensure
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free and full exchange of information, and that starts with an open internet. I will
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take--I
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will take a backseat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality, because once providers
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start to privilege some applications or websites over others, then the smaller voices get squeezed
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out and we all lose. The internet is perhaps the most open network in history and we have
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to keep it that way. To seize this moment, we have to connect all of America to 21st
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century infrastructure. As president, I will set a goal of ensuring that every American
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has Broadband access, no matter where you live, no matter how much money you have or
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don't have. We will raise the standards for Broadband speed. We will connect schools and
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libraries and hospitals. And we’ll take on the special interest so that we can finally
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unleash the power of wireless spectrum for our safety, our security, and our connectivity.
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To seize this moment, we have to use technology to open up our democracy. It's no coincidence
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that one of the most secretive administrations in our history, has favored special interests
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and pursued policies that could not stand up to the sunlight. As president, I'm going
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to change that. We will put government data online in universally accessible formats.
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I'll let citizens--I'll let citizens check federal grants, contracts, earmarks, and lobbying
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contracts. I'll let you participate in government forums, ask questions in real time, offer
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suggestions that will be reviewed before decisions are made, and let you comment on legislation
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before it is signed. And to ensure that every government agency is meeting 21st century
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standards, I will appoint the nation's first chief technology officer to coordinate and
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make certain that we are always at the forefront of technology and that we are incorporating
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it into every decision that we make. And if you want to know how I'll govern, just look
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at our campaign. We’ve received over 370,000 donations online, half of which have been
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under $25. Nearly 300,000 Americans have their own accounts on BarackObama.com. They’ve
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created—they’ve created thousands of grassroots groups. They've offered up over 15,000 policy
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ideas, because we believe the real change can only come from the bottom-up, and technology
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empowers people to come together to make that change. Because at this moment, I think we
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have to do more than to get our house in order, the opportunity in front of us is bigger than
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that. Seizing this opportunity is going to depend on more than what the government does
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or even what the technology sector does. It's going to depend on how together we harness
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technology to confront the biggest challenges that America faces. Just imagine what we could
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do. If we commit ourselves to electronic medical records, then we can lift up the quality of
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healthcare and reduce error and dramatically lower costs. If we take on--if we take on
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special interests and make aggressive investments and clean a renewable energy like Google has
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done with solar here in Mountainview, that we can end our addiction to ore, create millions
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of jobs and save the planet in the bargain. If we make technological literacy a fundamental
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part of education then we can give our children the skills they need to compete and ensure
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the next generation of scientists and engineers as being educated right here in America. We
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can do this, but we can't wait because Silicon Valley is not the only corner of innovation
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in the world. If America doesn't seize this moment, then we will face only more competition
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from Dubai and Dublin, from Shanghai and Mumbai. So, instead of George Bush's policy of undermining
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science, I intend to double federal funding for basic research and make the R&D tax credit
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permanent. To keep--to keep the door open for the next generation of start-ups, I'll
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enforce tough anti-trust laws, and to ensure that America continues to track the world's
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best and brightest, we need comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens permanent
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resident visas like the H-1B program. We need to make sure that the next success story,
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the next Google, happens here in America. The Google stories about what can be achieved
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when we cultivate new ideas and keep the playing field level for new businesses. But it's also
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about not settling for what we've already achieved, it's about constantly raising the
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bar so that we're more competitive. And so we use technology to reach ever expanding
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horizons. You know, the first time I was back here in 2004, Larry showed me the image that
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tracks all the internet searches taking place in the world. I wrote about this in my book.
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And I saw the earth rotating on a flat panel monitor with the different lights for different
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languages marking all the traffic on this wondrous network, the network that didn't
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even exist when almost all of us here were born, almost. But what struck me wasn't the
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light on that globe; it was the darkness. Most of Africa, chunks of Asia, even parts
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of the United States, the disconnected corners of our interconnected world where the promise
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of the 21st century is being eclipsed by peril. You and I must not settle for anything less
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than an America that replaces that darkness with a new light, because the promise and
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prosperity of the new economy must not be the property of the few. It must be a force
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that lifts up our entire country and ultimately lifts up the entire world. We have the privilege to live in a transformational
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moment, a moment when an idea can change the world, a moment when technology empowers us
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to come together as never before while letting each of us reach for our own individual dreams,
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a moment when we can finally progress and move beyond the huge challenges that have
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stood in the way of progress for far too long. We cannot and we must not look back and regret
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that we settled for anything less. And that's why I'm asking you to join me in seizing this
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moment, I'm asking you to join me in changing the world. Thank you very much everybody.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Eric, come on up. Thank you.
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>> SCHMIDT: Brilliant. Brilliant. >> OBAMA: Thank you so much.
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>> SCHMIDT: Thank--thank you, Senator, for such a strong message about innovation.
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>> OBAMA: Thank you. >> SCHMIDT: Senator Obama, the product of
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a Kansas mother and a father from Kenya, born in Hawaii; your history, of course, Columbia,
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Harvard, state senator, now, senator running for president, welcome to Google.
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>> OBAMA: Thank you so much. Thank you. >> SCHMIDT: When you see yourself in the presidency
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in 2008, 2009, and for many years, what is it that you're going to do that's exceptional?
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What is your fundamental reason why you think this company--this country, excuse me, is
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going to be--is going to be a great country? And by the way...
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>> OBAMA: Is this the kind of interview that you guys want too?
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>> SCHMIDT: And your book is really extraordinary, its title is The Audacity of Hope.
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>> OBAMA: Yeah. Well, Eric, first of all, thanks, thanks for letting me be here, and
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the reason that book is called The Audacity of Hope is it captures an idea that got me
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into politics in the first place, which is that part of what has been great about America
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is there’s a certain audacious quality, this belief that this ragtag bunch of revolutionaries
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can overthrow the greatest empire on earth, start a government that we've never seen operate
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before, spread across the continent, create the greatest economy and the greatest democracy
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in our history, and then overcome barriers, both internal and external that would prevent
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us from making progress. There's a certain confidence and boldness to the idea of America.
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And the reason I'm running for president right now, because oftentimes people ask me, "Why
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now?" You know, if I waited 10 years, I'd be still younger than most of the other candidates,
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that's true. It is because I think we are at a defining moment in our history, our nation
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is at war, the planet is in peril, ordinary Americans are working harder for less. They
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feel as if the dream that generations fought for is slowly slipping away. There are costs
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for everything, from healthcare to college have gone up. They're finding it more difficult
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to save, difficult to retire, and they don't feel as if anybody in Washington is listening
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to them. And when I made the decision, I sat down with my wife, and I asked myself three
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questions: One, could my family survive the rigors of presidential campaign? And because
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my wife is exceptional and my children are above average, we figured we could do it,
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and they’ve been great. That's also true. The second question we asked was, "Could we
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win?" And we determined that we could. But the third question was, I asked myself the
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question you asked, because I think so much is at stake right now that running for president
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can't be about just ambition this time, there's got to be a rationale. And what I concluded
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is this; I believe I can more effectively bring this country together to solve problems
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than on the other candidate. And, yeah, we have seen a gridlock where 45% of the country
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is on one side, 45% of the country is on the other, we've got 10% in the middle, they all
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live in Ohio and Florida apparently, and so, political contest just become beating down
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the other side and eking out of victory one way or the other, but you can't govern. And
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the problems we face, whether it's climate change or healthcare or our standing in the
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world are so enormous that we have to govern, we have to make good decisions, so that's
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number one. Number two, is I--I have taken on the special interest in the past and of
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one and I've got an instinct of bias to push against the status quo, which I think is really
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needed right now because Washington has become captive of special interest that are making
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decisions not based on reason, not based on competition, not based on innovation, but
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all too often based on who's got the most juice, who's got the most clout, and that
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has to change. And the third--the third thing and this is the last thing is--you mentioned
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in my background--I was shaped by a new global perspective. I grew up in Hawaii. I lived
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in Indonesia. I have family all around the globe. And the damage that's been done over
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the last seven years and outstanding in the world is so significant that we have to have
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the next president engage in a level of personal presidential diplomacy that I think is unmatched
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at least since World War II. And I believe that the day I'm inaugurated, the--not only
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does the country look at itself differently but the world looks at America differently.
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And I'm able to go to Africa and speak to them about development and problems of corruption
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and our obligations towards that continent, and I could say--I've got a grandmother in
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a small African village without electricity or running water. So I have a little credibility
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that no other president could match. If I go to a Muslim leader, I can speak to them
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and I can say, "I am a Christian but I live in the country with the largest Muslim population
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in the world. And so, I don't assume a clash of civilizations. I think that there's something
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we have in common that we can potentially build on. And I have a level of credibility
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that no other president has. That I think is what's going to be necessary to lead us
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out of the problems that we're in right now. >> SCHMIDT: You know--well. Now, Senator,
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you're here at Google and I like to think of the presidency as a job interview. Now,
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it's hard to get a job... >> OBAMA: Right.
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>> SCHMIDT: As president... >> OBAMA: Right.
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>> SCHMIDT: And--I mean, you're going to do a great job. It's also hard to get a job at
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Google. >> OBAMA: Right.
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>> SCHMIDT: We have questions and we ask our candidates questions. And this one is from
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Larry Schwimmer. >> OBAMA: Okay.
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>> SCHMIDT: What--you guys think I'm kidding, it's right here. What is the most efficient
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way to sort a million 32-bit integers? >> OBAMA: Well...
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>> SCHMIDT: Maybe--I'm sorry... >> OBAMA: No, no, no, no. I think--I think
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the bubble sort would be the wrong way to go.
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>> SCHMIDT: Come on. Who told him this? Okay. I didn't see computer science in your background.