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This! From transcript of 'American Morning' on CNN, 1 May 2008. https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ltm/date/2008-05-01/segment/03
MOOS: The candidates tend to do a lot of pointing during these tours. They do a lot of touching as well. Pass by objects that could be felt anyone. What is this thing, is it a missile, does it fly? It is a wind turbine.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It looks like a big surfboard.
MOOS: Just begging to be autographed. The candidates seem happiest during the tours when they are meeting the works especially ones that address them as Mr. President.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing, Mr. President?
OBAMA: Good to see you. It's got a ring to it.
MOOS: He thinks that has a nice ring to it. Listen to what Hillary heard from a steelworkers' union official talking about looking for a leader.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That has testicular fortitude. You know, that's exactly right.
SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I do think I have fortitude. Women can have it as well as men.
MOOS: These tours sure require fortitude. Candidates better be prepared to do a lot of nodding.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Every one of those ports can be fitted with special probes to measure like oxygen concentration.
MOOS: Nodding, nodding. Remind you of anything? At least going on all these tours is good preparation to become nodder in chief. Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
ROBERTS: Do you think he meant to say intestinal fortitude?
PHILLIPS: That is exactly what he meant to say.
ROBERTS: My goodness.
PHILLIPS: And she stomached it well.
ROBERTS: Yes. There you are.
June 15, 2022