LaRouche: State of the Union Address, 2003

- THE STATE OF THE UNION -
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- THE STATE OF THE UNION -

Jan. 28, 2003, Washington, D.C.

Debra Hanania-Freeman, national spokeswoman for the LaRouche in 2004 campaign:

On behalf of Mr. LaRouche's Presidential campaign, I'd like to welcome all of you to this historic address today. As we meet here in Washington, there are similar groups that have gathered on virtually every continent, to listen to what Mr. LaRouche has to say this afternoon. We are also broadcasting live {via} the worldwide web, and we will be taking questions when Mr. LaRouche completes his remarks--both from those of you gathered here today, from the gatherings around the world, and also from listeners who submit their questions {via} email.

It was a little bit more than two years ago, that Mr. LaRouche addressed a group similar to this one, in Washington, D.C. He broadcast then, a forecast of a likely situation, that then-incoming President George Bush would face, at this very moment. I think that for anyone who checks the record, it is clear that absolutely every forecast that Mr. LaRouche made then, has been fully borne out.... In fact, every published economic forecast that Mr. LaRouche has put on the record to date, has proven to be quite accurate.

Today, Mr. LaRouche is about to deliver what will undoubtedly be a historic forecast on the state of the union, and also of the world. The President will make his State of the Union Address tonight; hopefully, he will pick up some pointers from Mr. LaRouche this afternoon.

Our world is gripped by the onrush of what will undoubtedly be the greatest financial/monetary breakdown in more than 100 years. There is no policy on the table which is directed to address this very crisis. Clearly, it requires a quality of leadership that only Mr. LaRouche is capable of providing. There are many things that could be said about the danger of the current situation; many people believe that we are on the verge of war. In fact, it has been Mr. LaRouche's tenacious efforts, since September of last year, that are responsible for the fact taht our nation is not at war today. But the danger to our nation and the world remains.

I would think that at a moment of crisis like this, people of good will would be likely to accept the advice of the most successful economic forecaster in the modern history of the United States. He is fully prepared to provide the leadership for the nation, and for our sitting President, out of the present mess. But it does require a willingness to face reality.

Without any further introduction, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to present to you the world's leading economist, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Lyndon LaRouche.}

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Lyndon LaRouche: Thank you all very much.

This will be a long and tough session, because, even though I will be as succinct as possible, we have a lot to cover. I presume that some of the questions will be extremely serious ones, which reflect circles of other political currents in the United States and elsewhere, who will want some very specific answers of interpretation, on the agenda which I shall set forth with you now.

At the present moment, we're on the verge of--or actually in the process of--the greatest financial collapse, worldwide and especially in Europe and the Americas and Africa, in more than a century. The needed comparison, of course, is to the great crisis of 1929-1932. This has some similar features. But it's actually worse. Fortunately, at that time, we had Franklin Roosevelt; his 1932 election, and 1933 inauguration as President.

Franklin Roosevelt saved the United States--and, in effect, saved civilization--by measures which are to be studied today; not because they provide exact copies of what we have to do today, but because they represent lessons--case studies which we should consult, in making the rather radical changes from current policy, which must occur.

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