John McCain
Town Hall Meeting
Portsmouth, OH 07/09/08

TRANSCRIPT:
QUESTIONER: "Right now divorce rates are incredibly high and marriage rates are low. And I wonder how we can fix our [...] entire country if we can't even fix our own homes. So I was wondering if you saw this as a crisis and if you did, if you had a plan to fix them."

JOHN MCCAIN: "[...] I think you could also find statistics that show where there are single-parent families that the chances of the children succeeding are somewhat less, that the strongest unit in America is the two-parent family organization [...] I think that the President did a good job, a fine job, in supporting faith-based organizations.

"I also think that we should do everything that we can, and one of those, in my view, is respect for human life, both born and the unborn. [standing ovation] It's one of the big differences between myself and Sen Obama, who voted against, as a member of the Illinois state legislature in the judiciary committee, voted against a ban on partial-birth abortions, one of the most odious things that I have ever heard of. [...] I want us to make adoption more available. I want us to understand that every life is precious and that there is a family in America for every child. [...] Finally [...] I think that if we inspire Americans [...] to serve a cause greater than their self-interest, to join organizations such as the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts, to do those kinds of community activities, [...] I think it's obvious that families are strengthened and those values are strengthened, and America is strengthened because of it. You ask a very interesting question. And I'll think more about it. [...] I do think all the time about how we can strengthen our values and our nation, which remains a beacon of hope and freedom throughout the world. But I'll also think more about it thanks to your question."

LABEL: JM OH 7-9 (SD#25) GHBST-ClipK

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