ROMNEY: Hello! What a welcome.
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Thank you. And thank you, Luce.
I cannot wait to see what we are going to all do together.
This is going to be so exciting!
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Just so you all know, the hurricane has hit landfall and I
think we should take this moment and recognize that fellow
Americans are in its path and just hope and pray that all remain
safe and no life is lost and no property is lost. So we should
all be thankful for this great country and grateful for our
first responders and all that keep us safe in this wonderful
country.
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Well, I want to talk to you tonight not about politics and
not about party. And while there are many important issues that
we will hear discussed in this convention and throughout this
campaign tonight, I want to talk to you from my heart about our
hearts.
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I want to talk about not what divides us, but what holds us
together as an American family. I want to talk to you tonight
about that one great thing that unites us, that one great thing
that brings us our greatest joy when times are good and the
deepest solace in our dark hours.