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Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Ready, set, run. The candidates are here stumping for your vote in '04. We'll follow Senator John Edwards as he meets the voters of the Granite State. |
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Plus take a tour through history and see how being first in the presidential primary circuit has put New Hampshire on the National stage. |
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First, a look at retail politics, New Hampshire style. With 9 candidates vying for the Democratic party nomination, the field is wide open. Who are these candidates and why are they running? Over the next several months we'll follow them on the campaign trail. And bring you their stories, one by one. We begin with a day in the campaign life of Senator John Edwards. |
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soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 09:47:27 "Welcome to the only Henniker on earth." "Great to see you." "Great to see you, again." "OK, we're on the way into On-the-Way-Café." soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 09;48;03 applause as he comes into café Track: On a rainy day in late April, 9 months and one day before the New Hampshire primary, Sen. John Edwards is looking for help to build his presidential campaign. At this point, many who show up to meet him are dedicated Democrats - crucial recruits for any candidate. Soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 09:51:35 We had a huge crowd - we were under the tents - I remember very well. Track: Some he has met before. After all, this is Edwards' seventh trip here, addressing intimate gatherings and curious crowds. Dissolve to: soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10;07;55 through windshield - Edwards' car pulls up to NE College soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:13:18 * "It is my proud privilege to introduce you to the next President of the United States." "Very well done, you did great". Track: Being a lesser known candidate can be a challenge and an advantage. The challenge is to build recognition. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:14:00 I want you to get to know me and know what I'm about and what I care about. Track: The advantage is that Edwards can define his own candidacy, without previous impressions getting in the way. soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:30:33 I grew up in a small town called Robbins in rural North Carolina. Track: Edwards says he has always fought for ordinary Americans, because that is where he came from. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 5 15:55:48 You know, I come from a family of working people, where my dad was working at the mill and my mother's last job was at the post office and first in my family to go to college. So when I became a lawyer, one of the things that kept drawing me back was wanting to represent the kind of people I had grown up with, and people like my own family. And that's what I did as a lawyer. Track: As an attorney, Edwards became wealthy. representing individuals hurt by corporate actions like 5 year old Ethan Bedrick. bite: Democratic dinner tape 2 02:19:20 Ethan had cerebral palsy and his doctors said he needed daily physical therapy so he could maintain the freedom of his physical movement. Every doctor that Ethan had - they all said he needed this physical therapy. The only person who disagreed was an insurance company bureaucrat sitting hundreds of miles away who had never seen Ethan who said we're not going to pay for it. It is wrong in America for families to pay insurance premiums month after month, year after year, and not be able to get the care they need when the time comes. Standup: In 1998, John Edwards won election to the U.S. Senate, where he has sponsored legislation to create a patient's bill of rights, enforce HMO accountability, and reduce prescription drug costs by closing loopholes in patent law. None of that legislation has become law, and Edwards holds the Bush administration responsible. Bite: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:18:00 In just a little over two years, this is what we've got. 2.6 million jobs lost. $4.5 trillion lost in the stock market. A $5.6 trillion federal budget surplus gone. We are in deficit spending. Bite: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10;19:30 I think in the short term, we've got to give this economy a serious shot in the arm to try to get it moving again. What I would do is spend $50 billion at the national level to help state and local budgets that are in crisis. Many of them in the worst crisis they've been in since WW2. You all have seen that - here in NH - you've seen it with your state govt., you've seen it with your local govt.s, We ought to be helping at the national level so that we don't reduce funding for education, so that we're not laying off firefighters and EMTs and police officers. That's the worst thing we could do in this economic environment. Graphic: Edwards also advocates a $500 energy tax credit for every family and a $2500 refundable family leave tax credit for parents with newborns to supplement the unpaid leave currently available. And he would encourage business investment with a 50% increase in the depreciation writeoff. Track: Edwards says restoring public faith in business will require better corporate disclosure. Bite: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:26:55 We ought to know what CEO's are being paid, what all the pieces of their benefit package are so that we know in a straightforward way what a CEO is being paid, and why. What is the justification for the CEO's pay going up when the company's stock value is going down? Bite: Edwards campaigns tape 1 10:29:09 This is an issue of basic fairness - making sure we treat workers exactly the same way we treat people at the top. That's what this is about from my perspective. Track: One of most frequent questions Edwards faces is about his support for the war in Iraq. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 2 10:43:37 I support our troops in Iraq but I'm wondering what kind of bum information have we been getting about these weapons of mass destruction in Iraq - so far it seems like a bummer of a deal so far as Bush's reason for going into Iraq. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 2 10:46:11 I'm on the Senate intelligence committee and have sat through briefing after briefing - many hours of briefings before the war in Iraq began about what we believed they had, where we thought it was located. I wouldn't jump to conclusions yet because there are thousands of locations around the country where they believe weapons of mass destruction may be, where they may be hidden. soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 2 11:16:40 van pulls away Dissolve to this visual and audio sequence: Video: Edwards campaigns tape 3 13;50;30 exterior of Burling farm Edwards campaigns tape 3 13:53:34 sign and exterior Audio: Edwards campaigns tape 2 13:11:31 We are truly honored today to have a second visit from Senator Edwards. Video: Edwards campaigns tape 2 13:11:09 *camera snaps shot - reveal another camera Audio: Edwards campaigns tape 2 13:14:09 "Thank you for coming again - it's great to have you." |
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Bite: Edwards campaigns tape 2 13:15:16 I have a pretty strong feeling about what I think it's going to take to unseat George Bush from the White House in 2004, starting with I think we need to give the people of this country a real choice. A real alternative. Edwards campaigns tape 2 13;37;00 You watch what the president is doing to our environment - wanting to change the rules under the Clean Air Act for the first time in a quarter century. He doesn't do it through the congress, he does it administratively. Who does he think is going to pay the price for that? Not him, not me. We're probably going to be gone when the damage is done. But these young people will and their children will. It's just irresponsible. It's amazing to me that this president and this party - the Republicans - claim to be the party of responsibility. It is outrageous. They are not the party of responsibility. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 3 13:31:08 I'm a person who doesn't want my book-buying habits to go to the FBI. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 3 13;32:22 When the USA Patriot Act was passed, and I did vote for it and I did think it was the right thing to do. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 3 13:32:32 I understand your worries - let me say that first of all. But I believe if the Act were used the way it is supposed to be used, the kinds of things you're describing would not occur. Dissolve to: soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 1 00:01;10 driving in really bad rain - really bad soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 3 18:10:54 exterior of Keene location - rain continues - bring in first part of next soundup "the next table back" under this. soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 3 19:02;11 "The next table back - can you start getting your food?" soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 3 18;56:47 "Meatball?" soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 3 19:19;20 * row of people eating spaghetti soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 4 19;58:54 The fact that you have this kind of crowd on a rainy night shows how committed you are to this cause. Track: At the Cheshire County Democrats annual spaghetti dinner, Edwards argued that Democrats must lead by showing how to pay for their policy initiatives. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:06:25 And the most critical component of that is to stop this tax cut for the top 1-2% scheduled to go into effect in 2004. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:06:59 We can actually reduce the size of the Washington bureaucracy by at least 10% over the next 10 years. By doing those things, we can save at least $1.5 trillion over the next 20 years. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 5 16:12:15 Every time there is a job left open, we would do a subsequent evaluation of the necessity of filling that job. And what the studies show is that about 10% drops off over a period of 10 years if you have that system in place. So that's the way to do it. In other words, we don't go in wholesale to start laying people off. Instead, when there's an opening, we evaluate the necessity of that job continuing. Track: Edwards also believes that Democrats must campaign on moral as well as fiscal responsibility. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:18:33 I grew up in the South. I grew up with the Civil Rights movement. I watched people struggle and suffer and some even lose their lives in the cause of civil rights. We cannot go backwards. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:19:15 I think the president is dead wrong about the affirmative action program at university of Michigan. I am one of several senators who filed a brief in support of Michigan's position. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:19:35 I feel a personal responsibility to lift up people who today - not 40 years ago - today, still suffer the effects of discrimination every minute of their lives. African-Americans make roughly half of what white Americans make. Educational and economic empowerment are two of the great civil rights issues today. We have work to do. The civil rights movement is not over and it is not finished and it is not just civil rights that are at stake. Equal rights are at stake. These judges, they are looking for an opportunity to erode Roe v. Wade. A woman's right to choose is a basic issue of fundamental equality. If we don't protect it, I'm here to tell you, nobody will protect it. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:31:50 "How do you stand on public funding for federal elections for the Senate and the House?" bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:32:17 As you know Granny, I worked very hard on the McCain-Feingold bill. It was a move in the right direction. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:33:00 We cannot solve the finance problems in our campaign system in America until we have public financing and free broadcast time. soundup: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:25:35 I support the death penalty. Track: Edwards knows that Democratic primary voters tend to be more liberal and activist in demanding specific answers to specific questions. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 2 10:54:40 "Trade agreements should be such that American workers can compete in a fair way. Which means labor protections are built into trade - environmental protections will be built in." "If it's not there, you'll be voting against it?" "Absolutely." Track: Edwards say he welcomes the intense examination candidates receive from New Hampshire voters. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 16:06:10 It's an environment that I think is ideal for presidential candidates. They should have to face the questions of voters here in NH in person, both friendly and unfriendly questions. Because someone who can't go through that process shouldn't be president. You ought to be able to do that and I intend to spend a lot of time doing exactly that. At the end of the day, the voters of NH will know who I am, they will know what I stand for, they will know what kind of person I am, and what kind of ability I have to lead. Once I get to that place, I'm completely satisfied with their decision. Track: Finally, if there is something to be learned from history. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 5 16:17:45 WHAT PRESIDENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO BE LIKE? Harry Truman. WHY? Because he understood the lives of regular Americans and he was a straight talker, and I think people in this country are desperately hungry for somebody who is strong, will stand their ground, and will just tell the truth. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. bite: Edwards campaigns tape 4 20:04:55 I tell you something, I want to be on a stage with President Bush in 2004 because I have a question for the American people. Are you better off than you were 4 years ago? "No!" I'm here to tell you, I was a lawyer for 20 years and this is the easiest case I ever had to argue. |
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Joining us now, Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm and James Pindell of Politics N-H - dot - com. Thank you both for being here. |
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Finally, a glimpse at New Hampshires role in the race for the White House. A new exhibit captures New Hampshire presidential primary moments in photographs, moving images, memorabelia and folk art. The exhibit, at the Museum of New Hampshire History, is called "First Stop". Chip Neal takes us there. |
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First Stop: The New Hampshire Primary explores New Hamsphire's unique role in choosing our president. Michael Chaney, executive director of the New Hampshire Political Library explains how New Hampshire requires true "retail politics" of the candidates. A day may include a trip to a high-tech company in the southern part of the state and a visit to the paper mills in Gorham. And the voters expect to meet the candidates, in person, and they expect them to have answers to their questions. Two of the memorable moments highlighted in the exhibit are Ronald Regan's famous line at a debate in Nashua "I'm paying for this mike" and Senator Edmund Muskie's emotional speech in front of the Union Leader newspaper building. They also explore the old claim that no one becomes president without winning New Hampshire - until 1992 and Bill Clinton broke the streak. The motto that New Hampshire was "always first and always right" might work better now as "always first and mostly right." |
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The next presidential primary is currently scheduled for January 27th, 2004. Some 15 to 18,000 school children are expected to see the exhibit which runs through March of next year. By the way we would like to thank "Accompany Productions" for use of their video in our story. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire releases the results of the 2003 KIDS COUNT Decennial data book. We'll have highlights and reaction to the report. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/28/03 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, ready, set, run. The candidates are here stumping for your vote in '04. We'll follow Senator John Edwards as he meets the voters of the Granite State. Plus take a tour through history and see how being first in the presidential primary circuit has put New Hampshire on the National stage. First, a look at retail politics, New Hampshire style. With 9 candidates vying for the Democratic party nomination, the field is wide open. Who are these candidates and why are they running? Over the next several months we'll follow them on the campaign trail. And bring you their stories, one by one. We begin with a day in the campaign life of Senator John Edwards. Joining us for an in-studio discussion Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm and James Pindell of PoliticsNH.dot.com. Finally, a glimpse at New Hampshires role in the race for the White House. A new exhibit captures New Hampshire presidential primary moments in photographs, moving images, memorabelia and folk art. The exhibit, at the Museum of New Hampshire History, is called "First Stop". Chip Neal takes us there. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sen. John Edwards\Democratic Presidential Candidate, John Liston\Hillsborough Resident, Doris "Granny D" Haddock\Political Activist, James Pindell\PoliticsNH.com, Dante Scala\NH Institute of Politics, Michael Chaney\Exec Dir, NH Political Library |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/28/03 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, ready, set, run. The candidates are here stumping for your vote in '04. We'll follow Senator John Edwards as he meets the voters of the Granite State. Plus take a tour through history and see how being first in the presidential primary circuit has put New Hampshire on the National stage. First, a look at retail politics, New Hampshire style. With 9 candidates vying for the Democratic party nomination, the field is wide open. Who are these candidates and why are they running? Over the next several months we'll follow them on the campaign trail. And bring you their stories, one by one. We begin with a day in the campaign life of Senator John Edwards. Joining us for an in-studio discussion Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm and James Pindell of PoliticsNH.dot.com. Finally, a glimpse at New Hampshires role in the race for the White House. A new exhibit captures New Hampshire presidential primary moments in photographs, moving images, memorabelia and folk art. The exhibit, at the Museum of New Hampshire History, is called "First Stop". Chip Neal takes us there. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sen. John Edwards\Democratic Presidential Candidate, John Liston\Hillsborough Resident, Doris "Granny D" Haddock\Political Activist, James Pindell\PoliticsNH.com, Dante Scala\NH Institute of Politics, Michael Chaney\Exec Dir, NH Political Library |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 5/28/03 22:00 HOST: Richard Ager Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, ready, set, run. The candidates are here stumping for your vote in '04. We'll follow Senator John Edwards as he meets the voters of the Granite State. Plus take a tour through history and see how being first in the presidential primary circuit has put New Hampshire on the National stage. First, a look at retail politics, New Hampshire style. With 9 candidates vying for the Democratic party nomination, the field is wide open. Who are these candidates and why are they running? Over the next several months we'll follow them on the campaign trail. And bring you their stories, one by one. We begin with a day in the campaign life of Senator John Edwards. Joining us for an in-studio discussion Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm and James Pindell of PoliticsNH.dot.com. Finally, a glimpse at New Hampshires role in the race for the White House. A new exhibit captures New Hampshire presidential primary moments in photographs, moving images, memorabelia and folk art. The exhibit, at the Museum of New Hampshire History, is called "First Stop". Chip Neal takes us there. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sen. John Edwards\Democratic Presidential Candidate, John Liston\Hillsborough Resident, Doris "Granny D" Haddock\Political Activist, James Pindell\PoliticsNH.com, Dante Scala\NH Institute of Politics, Michael Chaney\Exec Dir, NH Political Library |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Making ends meet in the Granite State. The KIDS COUNT report tonight at ten only on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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