Blog was approximation of what was being said. See video for precise wording.

02/01/08 1:30PM PST - Cox Arena.
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  • That's all folks!!
  • If so please come out and vote for me on Tuesday!!!!
  • Are you ready for Change? Are you ready for new green collar jobs? Fair tax for middle class families? Ready for healthcare that works for everyone?
  • I'm going to be in on a digital townhall in a few nights. Please go to my website and start posting your questions.
  • We need to reestablish the trust between our government and people.
  • Part of the reason that I'm so specific in my speeches is that I want you to hold me accountable.
  • We need to tell the Iraqi's that they will no longer have a blank check, but need to take responsibility for themselves
  • We need to take care of the translators and all of those that stood and help our military as well.
  • We need to address all of the 100,000 civilians that are also there.
  • As soon as I'm President I will ask my National Security advisors to draw up a plan to immediately withdraw troops in the first sixty days, but in a responsible manner.
  • I want to restore our moral authority in the world.
  • But we can come up with a path that would have them help our economy, and no longer be exploited by businesses.
  • If they broke the law they should be fined.
  • This doesn't mean people who broke the law should be immune from it.
  • I thought so, it would last a nanosecond.
  • Everyone booed
  • Looking to deport someone?
  • It would cost $200 billion just to come up with enough people and to figure out a process. And how would you feel if an officer came to your house.
  • As a candidate for President I'd have to ask the question - Now how would we actually do that?
  • There are these demagogues running around TV saying we should deport all the illegals.
  • I want to do more with our countries in the South to help them with their economies so their children don't need to leave their families to support them.
  • If we can keep track of videos rented at Blockbuster, we should be able to track who we give visas to.
  • We need to have a system that documents everyone, which is common security.
  • I want to get serious about our immigration policy.
  • I am more interested in solving problems than winning points.
  • We need to take away from the money going to special interests
  • We need to stop the cronieism!
  • Why don't we appoint qualified people for our public offices?!
  • How about this for a crazy idea?
  • Let's also have more job training for everyone!
  • Crowd goes crazy!!!!!
  • If you are willing to do a public service job, I propose we forgive your debt.
  • 18%!!! I guess you are the winner.
  • 14% - One student. Another one 18%
  • Anyone in the crowd?
  • I've been taking a perverse poll to see how high students are paying in interest rates. I've heard student's paying 13%!
  • We need to stop these predatory student lending companies
  • I proposed a new National Service that a student can work for two years to help fund their education.
  • One of the ways we'll do that is make college more affordable to perspective teachers can get the education they need.
  • Let's begin to respect our teachers and give them the support we need.
  • I go to schools now, and besides a computer or two it looks remarkably similar to how it did when I went to school.
  • I need educators to help us design the new education system.
  • I'm going to need your help.
  • Our children are not just little test takers.
  • I will fund the unfunded No Child Left behind program.
  • I want quality education that starts with kindergarden
  • We'll modernize our health system with full electronic records, which RAND corporation projects us 70+ billion
  • We'll make it affordable to everyone.
  • If we don't have Universal coverage, we'll still have many people falling through the cracks.
  • It's an incredible plan and I'm going to make it available to everyone.
  • I have a new plan. I'm going to open up the congressional health plan.
  • As soon as he found out about it, his insurance company cancelled him. This is awful.
  • I was at a round table and there was a man who got a diagnosis that he had cancer.
  • Or how about cases where the insurance company didn't pay their health bills.
  • (Tons of hands go up.)
  • How many of you know someone that is uninsured?
  • We need to also be investing in Solar, wind and renewable energy.
  • Last time I check I believe it's a little bit sunnier here than in Germany.
  • Germany just made a huge investment in solar power and they're ahead of us.
  • I know we won't have any progress until the two oil men are out of office.
  • Please visit my website http://www.hillaryclinton.com to read my comprehensive energy policy.
  • This make no sense.
  • Right now we borrow money from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis. This makes no sense.
  • I would propose a windfall energy tax to help invest in future energy products.
  • Crowd cheers.
  • Exxon and Mobile just posted their profit - $40B the highest ever.
  • I would take away the oil subsidies and put them to work for us.
  • Let's quit talking about it and get an energy plan that deals with global warming, protects our interests.
  • $100 a barrel will get your attention
  • We need to have renewable energy
  • We need to fund the National Science Foundation and other science oriented organizations
  • We need to end President Bush's war on science
  • No one has been more entrepreneurial than the United States
  • That is where America has always been in the forefront
  • We need a new source of jobs.
  • It's a free country, but our tax dollars should not be helping those companies moving jobs out. (paraphrased)
  • It's wrong that those companies moving jobs overseas are getting tax breaks.
  • We need to have a tax code that doesn't favor the rich.
  • We need to end the war in Iraq and bring that money back here.
  • It's not rich people that made America great, it's hard working families.
  • They're all of you, perhaps your parents.
  • I can't tell you how many people I've talked to who said - " I don't know what happened. I got an education but I just can't make ends meet"
  • Too many feel like they are running in place.
  • The average American has lost a $1,000 in income.
  • We need the government to be a partner in helping the economy.
  • We need to have an economy that helps everyone.
  • But I was also blessed to be an American.
  • I was blessed to be born into a family that could always provide for me.
  • I'm not running for President to put band-aids on our problems.
  • A single house wife that can't afford it?
  • The child with a genetic birth defect?
  • Who would we leave out?
  • I believe with all of my heart that it is a right for everyone to have healthcare.
  • We need to achieve universal healthcare in America.
  • We must never forget in the richest nation that we should not ever forget that agenda to take care of the poor.
  • I wanted to thank John Edwards for his great campaign contributions
  • I'm so grateful to all of you for caring
  • It's been an incredible campaign from one end of our country to the other
  • Isn't it thrilling knowing that one of the two people on that stage will win office in Nov.?
  • Wasn't that exciting?
  • How many of you watched that debate last night
  • Crowd cheers!!!!
  • Let me take the San Diego State Aztecs as well!
  • I'm so excited to be here with all of you!
  • Hillary - Thank you San Diego
  • Crowd is on their feet.
  • We think she must be here..ah yes there she is!
  • Crowd is cheering like crazy.
  • Starting to chant "HIllary!!!"
  • Crowd is getting antsy
  • An airplane made it across the whole stadium and crowds cheer
  • If you vote for HIllary Clinton you are voting for a new change in America!
  • Thanks for your patience.
  • Crowd cheers.
  • One thing I get, you want to hear HIllary Clinton
  • Mayor Villaraigosa take mic
  • Depriving you of money that should go to your services.
  • I have to sue them because they won't let me audit the oil man.
  • As your state's money man I'm sick of suing the Bush Admininistration
  • John Chiang
  • I want to introduce to you a new young man, our state controller
  • The Democratic party is going to produce a candidate to change what has happened over the last seven years.
  • I want to ask one question.
  • She's on the fight to make sure this country will lead the climate change around the world
  • She knows we need to continue to fight against climate change
  • Hillary Clinton knows we needs to fix our public education system
  • Access to healthcare the is available to everyone.
  • Nunez - She knows what it's like to be a woman in a man's world
  • Are we going to break the glass sealing and elect a women to the office of President of the United States.
  • Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Bobby Nunez takes the stage
  • (There are lots of airplanes flying around)
  • It was a false start. Hillary is nowhere to be seen - yet
  • Crowd starts to make waves
  • Crowd is on their toes
  • Hillary is in the house
  • (Song starts to play)
  • Hillary!!!
  • Who will return our stature in the world?
  • HIllary!!! - Crowd
  • Who will promote energy independence?
  • and their team just won. It's an omen!!
  • Her daughter dedicated her basketball game to Hillary
  • investigative reporter
  • Marty Emeril who has always fought for the underdog
  • New person takes mic
  • Students Roar!!!
  • I want to tell you students, you make the difference
  • I haven't seen this level of interest in a presidential election in years
  • Reminding everyone how important each and every vote is
  • Denise - I won my first assembly campaign by 27 votes
  • Crowd cheers Hillary!!!
  • and for who?
  • Vote!!!
  • Denise - What are we going to do on Tues?
  • Assemblymember Denise Moreno Ducheny is one of the most powerful women in California who heads the CA budget
  • Crowd cheers Hillary!!!
  • We're here to support the next President of the United States
  • Assembly person Mary Salis, an alum of San Diego State University takes the stage
  • We're here live at the Cox Arena at San Diego State University and the public is pouring in.