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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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In this edition. While some granite staters may have thought he was already running, Senator John Kerry's finally made it official. We'll profile the latest democratic candidate in the race for the presidency. And hear from our political experts about what he needs to do to win New Hampshire votes. |
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And we'll hear what granite staters think of the Massachusetts Senator and his economic plans for the country. |
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He has been campaigning for several months, but this week, as we mentioned John Kerry has made it official. He is running for President. Outlook is following all the candidates on the campaign trail to bring you their stories. This is John Kerry's. |
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Soundup: Kerry @ Hilton Park tape 1 00:06:10 Kerry: Where'd you serve? Veteran: I was at the Nang air base, crashed, rescue and firefighting. Kerry: What years? Veteran: '66, '67. Kerry: Wow. Track: Probably more than any other candidate, John Kerry's quest for the Presidency has been shaped by his experiences of war - not only his service in Vietnam, but a childhood in which his first memory was of visiting his mother's childhood home in France - which had been devastated by the Nazis. Bite: Kerry campaigns tape 1 01:08:42 I just remember the stairway going up into the sky and a chimney going up into the sky - and that's all there was left of the house and the rest of it was rubble and broken glass and grass growing up - and my mother was walking through it and broke down. I must have been 4. Track: Kerry's father was a diplomat serving in post-war Europe which provided an early education for his son. Bite: Kerry campaigns tape 2 02:19:45 So I lived for a little while as a kid in Berlin, Germany. And I remember bicycling around Adolf Hitler's burned-out bunker, and seeing the Kurfurstendam and the Reichstag all burnt out - as a young kid 12 years old. Bite: Kerry campaigns tape 1 01:09:34 It opened my eyes to war, to the ravages of war, to the Holocaust, to understanding the dislocation and the incredible long-term impact on people. It also gave me an understanding of what it must be like to occupy another country - which I then learned as a soldier in Vietnam in a very first-hand way. Track: Kerry joined the Navy during his senior year at Yale in 1965. He would serve in Vietnam, commanding a gunboat in the Mekong Delta. He received several medals for his conduct including a Silver Star. But Kerry was troubled by the war and came to regard it as a mistake that no more Americans should die for. As the leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971 mesmerized a nation divided. Bite: Where are the leaders of our country - where is the leadership - where are they, now that we the men they sent off to war have returned? These are men who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. Bite: Kerry interview tape 04:04:45 AT THOSE HEARINGS, YOU ALSO ASSERTED THAT MANY VIETNAM VETERANS HAD COMMITTED ATROCITIES. I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY REGRETS OR SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? Well, I think the war itself committed, I mean when you have declared free-fire zones, areas of the country, and you're dropping certain kinds of weapons on them that were challengeable by the Geneva convention and personnel bombs and things like that, you have to question the policy of your government. I don't blame the veterans. There were things that happened as a consequence of decisions made in Washington that I think the country was responsible for. And only an honest assessment of our activities, you know, can say that clearly as I did. I thought it was important to be direct and honest. The country needed to know what the consequences of the choices of our leaders were. Track: One of the Senators listening to Kerry's testimony thanked him, and expressed the hope that he would some day be a colleague in the Senate chamber. 14 years later, after serving as a county prosecutor and Massachusetts Lt. Governor, Kerry won election to the U.S. Senate. He gained respect for his role in investigating the Iran/Contra scandal, and corrupt international banks - but no issue could approach the intensity of whether American servicemen had been left behind in Vietnam. Bite: LPA 426 01:59:23 And the question before Americans is the very question you have posed yourself: Would we move heaven and earth for that full accounting? Bite: LPA 426 01:58:40 So let us stop torturing ourselves. The United States kept faith with those who served their country. No administration knew there were live Americans kept in Indochina. Track: Kerry and NH Senator Bob Smith co chaired the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. Soundup: LPA 426 02:01:15 ** good shot - pan up from ground shot to Kerry looking out of helicopter Track: The senators made several trips to Vietnam looking for answers. Soundup: LPA 426 02:00:4 Tell me what you do on the remains, how do you collect the remains? Track: After years of effort, all 12 senators on the subcommittee unanimously concluded there were no American prisoners of war in Vietnam. Soundup: LPA 426 02:03:20 We may not be able to provide the remains - we may not get the total answer. But we know we can ease the pain of a lot of families - and as we've shown - on both sides. Standup: Kerry first came to prominence by embodying the virtues of duty and honor with the outrage of betrayed ideals. It seems clear that beneath it all - the long career in public service, 19 years in the US Senate - this is still a man angry over the failings of government. Bite: Kerry interview tape 04:10:25 I think citizens all across our country are angry at the way the government cast them aside or lies to them, or deceives, or baits and switches. All of these kinds of things break faith with the relationship between the American government and all of us people. Bite: Kerry campaigns tape 2 02:22:12 You know why we don't get healthcare? You know why we have a prescription drug program that is as bad as this one is? You know why we can't get that money for those schools? You know why the oil companies still get a great big break for drilling while alternative and renewable energy barely gets any? Because they got so much money in the political system, and the voices of America are being distorted by that money. Track: Kerry says he has never accepted money from political action committees, and would support even tighter campaign finance reforms. Soundup: Kerry @ Hilton Park #1 00:05:53 Woman with glasses: Sock it to Bush. Kerry: Oh yeah, don't worry, I intend to, you bet. Bite: Kerry @ Hilton Park #1 00:15:20 If you're a conservative Republican, and I know there aren't a lot of them here tonight, but if you are a conservative Republican there's nothing conservative about driving up deficits as far as the eye can see and taking us back to the deep hole of the 1980's. Track: Kerry says the Bush tax cuts, which were proposed as an economic stimulus, are anything but. Bite: Kerry @ Hilton Park #1 00:18:28 You know, these Republicans love to talk about trickle-down economics. It's a great theory, you know, you're gonna transfer money from the average working American to the wealthiest American so the wealthiest American might invest in America and somehow the jobs are gonna trickle on down, right? Well, evidently George Bush didn't learn something at Yale University that I learned. The reason we call the rich rich is that they already have the money. And if they're not investing it today, giving them a lot more doesn't mean they're gonna go out and buy the extra car, the house, whatever. POSSIBLE HOLE FOR ECONOMIC PLAN SOUNDBITE: Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 3 03:09:20 "What do you do?" "I've got to go back - accounting." "Well, I'm glad you're working. I've met a lot of people who aren't." Track: One of them is John Knowles of Nashua whose wife now provides health insurance for the family. Bite: Kerry Unemployment tape 1 01:15:15 We just discovered that, in terms of the pressure, that she has breast cancer. So, it's her health…. Hopefully this will be alright, but you know the number of tests, the treatment, I can't imagine what this would be like if she didn't have her job and the health insurance. And you know normally you would say well ok you've got this you can take off to recover. Well, she can't do it. She needs to keep it because of the health insurance. Bite: Kerry Unemployment tape 2 02:07:24 My health care plan does more than any other health care plan offer, to reduce the cost of health care for people who are working today who get it through the work place. And what I'm going to do is, I'm going to have a health care fund that will pay 75% of all of the catastrophic cases. So we are literally going to take the most expensive health care cases, 50,000 dollars or more, and were taking them out of your risk pool. And so the premiums would drop by 1000 dollars a person, minimum. Track: Beyond the details of specific plans, Kerry believes the nation needs a new way to express patriotism. Bite: National Service tape 1 10:59:35 * More than any other nation, America is not just a place on the globe but an idea - and at the heart of that idea is a belief in the dignity and duty of every citizen - that all of us have something to give. Bite: National Service tape 1 11;05:55 So I am proposing that we fulfill that obligation by creating a seamless web of service where every American - young and old, rich and poor, of every race, religion, and background - can enlist in a new army of patriots who will serve on all the frontlines of our future. Track: Kerry's national service proposal would involve more than a million Americans each year in volunteer service. Bite: Kerry interview tape 04:21:20 OBVIOUSLY ISSUES ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN A CAMPAIGN, BUT VOTERS ALSO RESPOND TO HOW THEY PERCEIVE THE CANDIDATE AS A PERSON, AND SOME OF THE WORDS THAT I'VE SEEN YOU DESCRIBED AS ARE: "ALOOF, HARD TO KNOW" - ARE YOU TOO SERIOUS? You know, those are old words that have not been applied to me by anybody who has written about me, who's campaigned with me, or been with me, over the course of the last few years. Just isn't happening. Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 5 05:03:35 "You got one of those bikes?" "Ya." "What kind?" "Low rider." "Low rider - good enough - I got a wide glide." DISSOLVE TO: Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 5 05:10:50 ** "I can't go anywhere. That's a nice bike." Track: And Kerry seems most at ease when he can engage - if only briefly - in one of his hobbies - whether it's motorcycles - or music. Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 3 03:16:44 "How long have you played?" "Oh, not that long." Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 3 03:17:40 ** You've gotta warm your hands up a little bit - at least I do. - strums Soundup: Kerry campaigns tape 3 03:19:00 * Picks out "Godfather" Theme Track: No - the theme to "the Godfather" isn't the official campaign song, at least not yet. But Kerry does have one talisman working for him - a hat given to him by a CIA operative during a mission in Cambodia. He says he went through a lot of craziness wearing it. Bite: Kerry interview tape 04:38:37 So it's my good luck hat. SO IT'S BROUGHT YOU GOOD LUCK? Yes sir it has. Here I am, strong and hearty. ALL RIGHT. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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Joining us to discuss how the race is shaping up for the democratic presidential candidates, Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College and Andy Smith the Director of the UNH Survey Center. Thank you both for being here. |
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Senator Kerry will debate the other Democratic Presidential Contenders Thursday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can see it here on New Hampshire Public Television at 8pm. It will also air on the Spanish language network UNIVISION. It will be the first bilingual presidential candidate debate in history. |
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As the pace of the Presidential Primary campaign picks up, New Hampshire will play host to hundreds of campaign stops where candidates will meet and greet the voters or deliver key platform addresses. Chip Neal takes us to one such stop with Senator Kerry. |
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Kerry Voters - Chip Neal takes a look behind the scenes at one of Sen. John Kerry's campaign stops. At this event Kerry unveiled his economic plan for the country. We spoke with the hosts of the event from the Whittemore School of Business and we spoke to some of the members of the audience to find out why they came. After the event we spoke with those people again to see what they thought. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - After one of the most contentious budget sessions in the state, both houses are set to vote on the agreement reached earlier this summer. We'll have results, analysis and a look at the numbers. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. After one of the most contentious budget sessions in the state, the house and senate are set to vote on the agreement reached earlier this summer. We'll have results and analysis. Tonight at 10:00. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 9/3/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, while some granite staters may have thought he was already running, Senator John Kerry's finally made it official. We'll profile the latest democratic candidate in the race for the presidency. And hear from our political experts about what he needs to do to win New Hampshire votes. And we'll hear what granite staters think of the Massachusetts Senator and his economic plans for the country. He has been campaigning for several months, but this week, as we mentioned John Kerry has made it official. He is running for President. Outlook is following all the candidates on the campaign trail to bring you their stories. This is John Kerry's. Joining us in-studio to discuss how the race is shaping up for the democratic presidential candidates, Dante Scala of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College and Andy Smith the Director of the UNH Survey Center. As the pace of the Presidential Primary campaign picks up, New Hampshire will play host to hundreds of campaign stops where candidates will meet and greet the voters or deliver key platform addresses. Chip Neal takes us to one such stop with Senator Kerry. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sen. John Kerry \Democratic Presidential Candidate, Henry Kissinger\Former US Secretary of State, John Knowles\Nashua, Dante Scala \NH Institute of Politics, Andy Smith\UNH Survey Center, Andy Dolph\UNH Events Coordinator, James Wible\Associate Dean Whittemore School, Ross Gittell\Economics Whittemore School, Donna Reed\Newmarket, Paula Dinardo\Dover, Peter Hanson\Amherst |
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