to beth talbot. other people i want to acknowledge are annie custer. , congressional candidate. [cheers and applause] and my national co- shereen 2008 -- coach here in 2008 is here. paul hose. [cheers and applause] all of you are here. i am very happy about that. [cheers and applause] let me also say thank you for returning my daughter's safe and sound. they were up here for camp for a month. they had a wonderful time. their parents miss them a lot. we were glad to get them back. you guys took good care of them while they were up here. i appreciate that. [cheers and applause] now, when they were at camp, there were no tv's. ifunless you have been able to have your tv or cable, you may be aware there is a campaign going on right now. part of the reason the campaign is so intense is because the choice we face in november could not be bigger. it is not just a choice between two political parties. it is a choice between two fundamentally different visions about where to take this country. two finally dif