UNC-TV Coverage of NC Governor Pat McCrory's Inauguration on Jan 12, 2013

>> LIVE COVERAGE OF NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR PAT McCRORY'S
INAUGURATION IS NEXT ON UNC-TV.
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ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
NORTH CAROLINA, DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M KELLY McCULLEN.
UNC-TV IS PLEASED TO BRING YOU LIVE COVERAGE OF GOVERNOR PAT
McCRORY'S INAUGURATION.
IT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ON THE GROUNDS
OF THE OLD CAPITOL BUILDING.
THE EVENT IS EMCEED BY FORMER NC LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JIM GARDNER.
LET'S GO LIVE TO DOWNTOWN RALEIGH.
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♪ >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE FORMER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND
CONGRESSMAN JIM GARDNER.
[APPLAUSE] >> IT IS AN HONOR TO COME
TOGETHER AS NORTH CAROLINIANS TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC DAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME THE HONORABLE PAT
McCRORY, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND FIRST LADY, ANN
McCRORY.
[APPLAUSE] ♪
[APPLAUSE] >> PLEASE BE SEATED.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, THE
HONORABLE THOM TILLIS, WHO WILL OPEN THESE PROCEEDINGS.
HE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE REVEREND DAVID CHADWICK, SENIOR
PASTOR OF THE FARRS HILLS CHURCH OF CHARLOTTE, FOR OUR
INVOCATION.
>> GOOD MORNING.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR, ALL THE CITIZENS FROM NORTH
CAROLINA AND FROM PARTS BEYOND OUR GREAT STATE, WELCOME.
YOU'RE HERE AT A HISTORIC SITE AT A HISTORIC MOMENT AND I'M
PROUD TO WELCOME YOU.
WE'RE MARKING ANOTHER STEP IN A JOURNEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA TO
TAKE OURSELVES FROM THE GREAT STATE WE ARE TODAY TO TRULY THE
GREATEST STATE IN THE UNION, AND I CAN THINK OF NO GREATER
GOVERNOR TO LEAD US DOWN THAT PATH THAN GOVERNOR McCRORY.
[APPLAUSE] NOW, GOVERNOR McCRORY, THE SKIES
TODAY ARE A LITTLE BIT GLOOMY, BUT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, I
HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE US TO A BEAUTIFUL NORTH
CAROLINA BLUE CRYSTAL CLEAR FUTURE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AGAIN, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE GREAT STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN PRAYER,
PLEASE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE LIVES OF PAT AND ANN
McCRORY, OUR GOVERNOR AND HIS WIFE.
WALK CLOSELY WITH THEM THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
PROTECT THEM FROM ILL WILL AND DISCOURAGEMENT.
FOR GOVERNOR McCRORY, CONTINUE TO REMIND HIM OF HIS CALLING, TO
SERVE PEOPLE FOR THEIR NEEDS TO BE MET, NOT TO USE PEOPLE FOR
HIS OWN NEEDS TO BE MET, LET HIM NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT IN
EVERYTHING WITH GREAT THANKS GIVING, ALWAYS LAY HIS BURDENS
UPON YOU IN PRAYER.
ALLOW HIS DESIRES TO BE FULLY AND SOLELY MET IN YOU, THE GOD
IN WHOM HE TRUSTS.
AS HE SEEKS YOU DAILY, LET HIM ALWAYS DO JUSTICE AND LOVE MERCY
FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT STATE AS HE ALSO WALKS HUMBLY
WITH HIS GOD.
CONSUME HIM WITH A HEART TO LOVE YOU FULLY AND TO LOVE ALL NORTH
CAROLINA CITIZENS AS HE LOVES HIMSELF.
GUARD HIS MARRIAGE, KEEP HIM AND ANN CLOSE, DON'T LET THEM
TOLERATE ANY TEMPTATION, ESPECIALLY THE ONE TO SEE
THEMSELVES AS ANYTHING BUT YOUR CHOSEN CHILDREN, ENDOWED WITH A
SPECIAL POSITION AND CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS.
LET THEIR LOVE INCREASE THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND BEYOND.
AND FOR PAT'S BELOVED ANN, I PRAY YOU WILL KEEP HER HEART
STRONG IN YOU.
MAY SHE FIND YOUR CAUSES ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE
MOST VULNERABLE AND NEEDY IN NORTH CAROLINA TO EXPRESS YOUR
HEART OF COMPASSION AND GRACE FOR THEM.
MAY HER POSITION, PRESENCE, PRIVILEGE, AND POWER BE USED TO
SHINE LIGHTS INTO AREAS OF HURT AND NEED NOT OTHERWISE NOTICED.
MAY SHE ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO SERVE, NOT BE SERVED, AND TO
GIVE OUR LIVES AWAY TO THOSE WHO MAY NEED US THE MOST.
I SPEAK ENORMOUS BLESSINGS OVER PAT AND ANN, PRAYING WITH GREAT
HOPE THAT FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, NORTH CAROLINA WILL HAVE
THOUSANDS MORE JOBS, THOUSANDS MORE CHILDREN WHO ARE BETTER
EDUCATED, AN ECONOMY THAT IS BOOMING AND THRIVING, A STATE
UNDIVIDED, CITIZENS FILLED WITH HOPE, A STATE THAT IS A SHINING
STAR, AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OTHER STATES THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT
NATION, WHO WILL SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THOSE WHO ARE CHOSEN
TO GOVERN LIVE AND SERVE ITS CITIZENS AND MAKE DECISIONS
ROOTED IN YOUR PRINCIPLES ALONE.
I PRAY THIS PRAYER, YEARNING FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, FOR
YOUR GLORY AND YOUR GLORY ALONE, OUR GREAT GOD, IN THE NAME OF
THE ONE I PERSONALLY KNOW AS JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD AND
SAVIOR, AMEN.
[APPLAUSE] >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE AND OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM.
THE PLEDGE WILL BE LED BY KARIS STITH, THE DAUGHTER OF THE
GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND A STUDENT AT DUKE UNIVERSITY.
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE BAND.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
["STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" BEING PLAYED BY NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL GUARD 440th ARMY BAND] [APPLAUSE]
>> PLEASE BE SEATED.
IT IS TIME FOR THE OATHS OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, MR. WAYNE GOODWIN, WILL BE SWORN
IN BY JUSTICE CHERI BEASLEY.
[APPLAUSE] >> MR. GOODWIN, ARE YOU READY TO
TAKE THE OATH?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> DO YOU, WAYNE GOODWIN, SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR
THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO
YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL WELL AND TRULY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE ACCORDING TO THE BEST
OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY ACCORDING TO LAW, SO HELP YOU
GOD.
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] >> THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR,
CHERIE BERRY, WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE BARBARA JACKSON.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU, CHERIE BERRY,
SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE
FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND
AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT
THEREOF AND THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL WELL AND
TRULY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF LABOR,
ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO
LAW, SO HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] >> THE COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE, STEVEN TROXLER, WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE PAUL
NEWBY.
[APPLAUSE] >> LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU, STEVE TROXLER, SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY THAT YOU WILL
SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE
FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA, AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND
AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT
THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF
YOUR ABILITY, AND DO YOU SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY THAT YOU
WILL WELL AND TRULY DISCHARGE THE DUGTS OF COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY,
ACCORDING TO LAW, SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
[APPLAUSE] >> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ROY
COOPER, WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE CHERI BEASLEY.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU, ROY COOPER, SOLEMNLY
AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO
YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL WELL AND TRULY SERVE THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA IN THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, YOU WILL IN
THE EXECUTION OF YOUR OFFICE ENDEAVOR TO HAVE THE CRIMINAL
LAWS FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY ADMINISTERED SO FAR AS IN YOU
LIES ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, SO HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
[APPLAUSE] >> SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, JUNE ATKINSON, WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE BARBARA
JACKSON.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU, JUNE ATKINSON,
SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU'LL BE FAITHFUL
AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO
THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND
DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU'LL WELL AND TRULY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO THE
BEST OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO LAW, SO HELP YOU
GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
[APPLAUSE] >> THE STATE TREASURER, JANET
COWELL, WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE ROBIN HUDSON.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU, JANET COWELL,
SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE
FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND
AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT
THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF
YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO YOU SWEAR THAT ACCORDING TO
THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITIES AND JUDGMENTS, YOU WILL EXECUTE
IMPARTIALLY THE OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER IN ALL THINGS
ACCORDING TO LAW AND ACCOUNT FOR THE PUBLIC TAXES AND THAT YOU
WILL NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY APPLY THE PUBLIC MONEY TO ANY
OTHER USE THAN BY LAW DIRECTED, SO HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] >> STATE AUDITOR, BETH WOOD,
WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE PAUL NEWBY.
[APPLAUSE] >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU, BETH A. WOOD, SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU
WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU'LL
BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND
AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT
THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN
AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF
YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU
WILL WELL AND TRULY EXECUTE THE TRUST REPOSED IN YOU AS STATE
AUDITOR WITHOUT FAVOR OR PARTIALITY, ACCORDING TO LAW, TO
THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> SECRETARY OF STATE, ELAINE MARSHALL, WILL BE SWORN IN BY
JUSTICE ROBERT EDMUNDS.
>> PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE.
DO YOU, ELAINE F. MARSHALL, SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR
THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND
DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL IN ALL RESPECTS FAITHFULLY AND
HONESTLY EXECUTE THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE
OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING YOUR CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE ACCORDING
TO LAW, SO HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
[APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAN FOREST TO BE SWORN IN BY JUSTICE MARK
MARTIN.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU, DAN FOREST, SOLEMNLY
AND SINCERELY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL WELL AND TRULY DISCHARGE THE
DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ACCORDING TO
THE BEST OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO LAW, SO
HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
[APPLAUSE] >> THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE
TOAST WILL BE READ BY THE GOVERNOR'S NEPHEW, MR. MAC
WILSON.
[APPLAUSE] >> HERE'S TO THE LAND OF THE
LONGLEAF PINE, THE SUMMER LAND WHERE THE SUN DOTH SHINE, WHERE
THE WEAK GROW STRONG AND THE GROW STRONG WEAK -- GROW GREAT,
HERE'S TO DOWN HOME, THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HERE'S TO THE LAND OF THE COTTON BLOOM WHITE, WITH THE
SCUPPERNONG PERFUMES THE BREEZE AT NIGHT, MEET THE MURMURING
PINES OF THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HERE'S TO THE LAND WHERE THE GALAX GROWS, WHERE SOARS
MOUNTAIN MITCHELL SUMMIT GREAT, IN THE LAND OF THE SKY IN THE
OLD NORTH STATE.
HERE'S TO THE LAND WHERE THE MAIDENS ARE FAIR, WHERE FRIENDS
ARE TRUE AND COLD HEARTS ARE RARE.
THE NEAR LAND, THE DEAR LAND, WHATEVER FATE, THE BLESSED LAND,
THE BEST LAND, THE OLD NORTH STATE.
[APPLAUSE] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT
WAS DONE BETTER THAN ANYBODY I THOUGHT COULD DO IT.
AND I THINK I SAID WILSON AND IT'S WINSLOW.
I NOW LOOK FORWARD TO BRING TO THE PODIUM THE HONORABLE PAT
McCRORY ACCOMPANIED BY FIRST LADY ANN McCRORY TO TAKE THE
OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED BY CHIEF JUSTICE SARAH PARKER.
THE OATH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CEREMONIAL 19-GUN SALUTE RIFLE
PARTY LED BY FIRST LIEUTENANT JOSEPH YATES FROM THE DOME OF
THE HISTORICAL CAPITOL.
GOVERNOR McCRORY.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY
SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES WHICH ARE OR MAY BE
ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL
ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF
SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, AND DO
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES
PERTAINING TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA TO
WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF YOUR
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY, ACCORDING TO LAW, SO HELP YOU GOD?
>> I DO, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA.
[APPLAUSE] ♪
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
I'VE JUST DECIDED I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR MAC WINSLOW FOR
GOVERNOR.
HE'S A GREAT NEPHEW.
GREW UP IN ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE HIM DO A GREAT READING.
LET ME TELL YOU WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY AT A NEW LOCATION WITH A
DIFFERENT VIEW.
WE'RE HERE ON HISTORIC GROUNDS WITH OUR MAJESTIC AND BEAUTIFUL
STATE CAPITOL BEHIND US LOOKING AT OUR CAPITAL CITY AND THE REST
OF OUR STATE.
WE'RE AT THE INTERSECTION OF GOVERNMENT AND MAIN STREET.
WE'RE ALSO HERE TO RESPECT OUR RICH HISTORY WITH MANY OF OUR
PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOOD
THINGS IN OUR STATE HAVEN'T HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT.
THEY HAPPEN THROUGH HARD WORK.
SOME OF THOSE LEADERS ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE, OUR COUNCIL OF STATE, AND MEMBERS OF
THE JUDICIARY ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO ALSO EXTEND A
SPECIAL WELCOME TO GOVERNOR BOB McDONNELL, ALTHOUGH HIS PLANE
GOT FOGGED IN THIS MORNING.
BUT HE'S FROM THE GREAT STATE OF VIRGINIA.
HE BECAME A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, AND THEY SHARE A COMMON BORDER
AND RICH TRADITION AND HISTORY, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND AT TIMES COMPETING WITH HIM, TOO,
AND BEATING HIM.
[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE] AND I WELCOME MY FRIENDS, MY
FAMILY, THAT ARE HERE TODAY, ESPECIALLY MY WIFE, ANN.
AS THE NEWSPAPER SAID, SHE STOLE THE SHOW LAST NIGHT.
SHE'S GOING TO MAKE A GREAT FIRST LADY.
[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK GOVERNOR
EASLEY AND GOVERNOR JIM MARTIN FOR BEING HERE.
Y'ALL PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU, GOVERNORS.
[APPLAUSE] AND MY GOOD FRIEND FROM ROCKY
MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JIM GARDNER,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND BEING A GREAT EMCEE TO THIS
EVENT.
PLEASE GIVE JIM GARDNER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] AND THE GOVERNOR BEVERLY PERDUE,
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU, GOVERNOR.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE STATE
AND TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE STAND AND GIVE GOVERNOR PERDUE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO
THANK HER FOR HER PUBLIC SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, NOT TOO MANY YEARS
AGO, IT WAS MAIN STREETS JUST LIKE THIS THAT BROUGHT MY
PARENTS TO NORTH CAROLINA IN 1966.
WHEN OUR FAMILY MOVED TO GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
WAS POISED TO BE THE ROLE MODEL OF THE NEW SOUTH FOR THE NEXT 40
YEARS.
IT WAS A STATE WHERE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS BECAME PIONEERS
FOR THEIR COURAGEOUS STANDS IN DURHAM AND GREENSBORO.
IT WAS THE PLACE TO LOCATE NEW INDUSTRY, THAT BUILT THINGS,
DESIGNED NEW PRODUCTS, AND CREATED HIGH-TECH JOBS.
WE ALSO BECAME A FINANCIAL AND TRANSPORTATION HUB FOR THE
NATION AND EVEN THE WORLD.
AND WE PROUDLY BUILT A UNIVERSITY SYSTEM THAT ATTAINED
A REPUTATION FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH,
AFFORDABILITY, AND A STRONG WORKFORCE.
LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION, MY PARENTS
REALIZED THAT NORTH CAROLINA WAS THE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND
RAISE A FAMILY, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR DECISION IN 1966, I
PROUDLY STAND HERE TODAY AND THANK MY PARENTS.
[APPLAUSE] MY DAD, MAC McCRORY, WROTE A
DRAFT OF A BOOK CALLED "ANATOMY OF ACHIEVEMENT."
AND IT GUIDES ME TODAY.
IN IT HE SAID, FOR SOCIETY THE REALITY IS THAT MANKIND IS GOING
TO SOLVE ITS PROBLEMS AND FULFILL THE COVENANT.
MY DAD TAUGHT ME THAT EACH ONE OF US HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE TALENT
AND ABILITY WITHIN OURSELVES.
NOW IT'S EACH OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO FULFILL OUR
POTENTIAL.
AND MAIN STREETS FROM RALEIGH AND ACROSS THE STATE ARE SIMILAR
TODAY AS THEY WERE WHEN OUR FAMILY MOVED HERE.
THEY ARE THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PAIN RIGHT NOW IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK.
OUR STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT IS SADLY FIFTH HIGHEST IN THE
COUNTRY AND CAN STRUGGLE TO FIND SOLUTIONS WORKING TOGETHER.
BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THERE IS ANOTHER WAY.
AS I LOOK OUT TOWARD MAIN STREET, WITH GOVERNMENT AT OUR
BACK, I SEE UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY.
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT AND CANNOT BE A BARRICADE OR AN OBSTACLE TO
PROGRESS.
[APPLAUSE] OUR FACE AND OUR APPROACH SHOULD
BE OUTWARD, LIKE WE ARE TODAY, NOT INWARD.
WE MUST SHARE THAT PHILOSOPHY AND THAT APPROACH TO MAIN
STREETS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, FROM GREENSBORO, MY TOWN WHERE I
GREW UP IN, TO GOLDSBORO, FROM TARBORO TO CARRBORO, FROM
ASHEVILLE TO ELIZABETH CITY.
WE KNOW THIS PHILOSOPHY WORKS BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE.
MY PARENTS AND YOUR PARENTS.
NORTH CAROLINA WAS FILLED WITH UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S WHY THEY CAME HERE.
OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY FOR THEM, BUT FOR THEIR KIDS TO GET A GOOD
EDUCATION, TO GET A JOB, TO FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL.
IT IS TIME FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT NORTH CAROLINA FULFILLS AND
EVEN EXCEEDS ITS POTENTIAL ONCE MORE, AND IT STARTS TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] ONE THING IS CERTAIN.
NORTH CAROLINA'S GREATEST STRENGTH AND ASSET REMAINS ITS
PEOPLE.
ON THOSE MAIN STREETS ACROSS THIS STATE, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT
COUNT AND THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
PEOPLE COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT SHARE A COMMON
SET OF PRINCIPLES.
SELF-STARTERS AND HARD WORKERS.
AND AS I'VE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THIS STATE, THERE'S NO DOUBT TO
ME THAT THE ULTIMATE SELF-STARTERS AND ENTREPRENEURS
ARE OUR FARMERS.
GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.
[APPLAUSE] I MAY HAVE BEEN A MAYOR OF A
GREAT URBAN AREA.
I LOVE AND RESPECT THOSE IN AGRICULTURE.
THEY KNOW THE WORKINGS OF MARKETS AND ECONOMY BETTER THAN
ANYONE ELSE, INCLUDING THOSE ON WALL STREET.
[APPLAUSE] THEY'VE KEPT OUR STATE STRONG
FOR GENERATIONS, AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO GROW AS THEY
CONTINUE TO GROW.
MANUFACTURING IS ALSO WHAT BROUGHT MY MOM AND DAD HERE.
AND WE KNOW IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY.
BUT, SADLY, MANY OF THOSE JOBS LEFT AS MANUFACTURING AND
COMPETITION CHANGED.
PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE LOOKING FOR QUALITY PRODUCTS,
AND WE NEED TO ONCE MORE SEE MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA LABELS
ACROSS THE GLOBE.
[APPLAUSE] BUT THOSE PRODUCTS CAN'T BE
DELIVERED WITHOUT A STRONG AND TRAINED WORKFORCE MATCHED TO THE
SKILLS REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS.
AND I'M CONVINCED NORTH CAROLINA CAN BE A LEADER IN MANUFACTURING
ONCE AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE] IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, WE
ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT GOODS CAN BE ABLE TO TRAVEL
THROUGH OUR STATE LIKE NO OTHER IN THE COUNTRY AND THE
TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE.
AND WE PLAN TO DO THAT WITH A 25-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
[APPLAUSE] NORTH CAROLINA'S ALSO BEEN A
PILLAR IN FINANCE, ESPECIALLY IN MY HOMETOWN OF CHARLOTTE.
BUT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES
FOR THIS INDUSTRY.
WE HAVE ALL FELT THE PAIN AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO FEEL IT
TODAY.
AND WE ARE, OF COURSE, KNOWN AS THE FRIENDLIEST STATE FOR THE
MILITARY.
WE HONOR THEIR SERVICE MORE THAN ANYBODY.
[APPLAUSE] AND WHEN OUR SOLDIERS COME HOME
FROM AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THEIR
LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TALENT WILL HELP US EVEN MORE GROW OUR
ECONOMY RIGHT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
[APPLAUSE] EVEN TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN OUR
BEAUTIFUL STATE THAT ONCE THRIVED HAS FELT THE PRESSURE
FROM COMPETITION DUE TO THE RECESSION AND FROM COMPETITION
FROM OTHER STATES.
IT'S TIME TO POLISH UP OUR BRAND AND ONCE MORE SAY COME CHECK OUT
NORTH CAROLINA.
SEE OUR BEAUTY AND SPEND YOUR MONEY RIGHT HERE.
[APPLAUSE] AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING,
TRANSPORTATION, FINANCE, THE MILITARY, TRAVEL AND TOURISM,
AND MANY MORE SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIES.
WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESSES.
BUT, FRANKLY, SOME OF THE WOUNDS HAVE BEEN CAMOUFLAGED WERE
UNCOVERED AND EXPOSED DURING THE RECESSION.
WE FACE CHALLENGES AS A STATE, AND TODAY WE ARE SETTING A NEW
STRATEGY AND VISION, A NEW STRATEGY AND VISION, TO UNLEASH
THE STRENGTH OF OUR INDUSTRIES AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT
AND ENERGY OF OUR CITIZENS.
WE WILL LEAD THE WAY ONCE AGAIN RIGHT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
[APPLAUSE] NOW, I NEED TO LET THE CITIZENS
OF NORTH CAROLINA KNOW ONE THING, AND THAT IS GOVERNMENT
CANNOT SOLVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS ALONE, BECAUSE, FRANKLY, THERE'S
NO NEW MONEY FALLING OUT OF THE SKY.
LIKE STRUGGLING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR STATE, GOVERNMENT HAS TO
LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS.
WE SHOULD NOT ASK FOR MORE MONEY FROM YOU BECAUSE THE RESULT WILL
BE MORE PAIN TO FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET.
[APPLAUSE] INSTEAD, GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO
PAY ITS BILLS, MOVING AWAY FROM BORROWED TIME AND BORROWED
MONEY.
[APPLAUSE] LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE CAN DO
IN GOVERNMENT.
WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS, ENCOURAGE
ENTREPRENEURSHIPS AND PROMOTE AND ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES
GROWTH, INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY.
GOVERNMENT MUST WORK WITH BUSINESSES AS PARTNERS, NOT
AGAINST THEM AS ADVERSARIES, TO ELIMINATE SOME TAXES, RULES,
REGULATIONS THAT STIFLE OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH.
[APPLAUSE] WHILE STATES AROUND US DURING
THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE CREATED JOBS AND FUNDAMENTALLY
REFORMED THE WAY THEIR GOVERNMENTS OPERATES, WE HAVE
TOO OFTEN RELIED ON SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS TO VERY COMPLEX
LONG-TERM PROBLEMS.
FOR TOO LONG OUR STATE'S DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES HAVE
OPERATED IN SILOS, OFTEN IGNORING THE NEEDS OF THE VERY
PEOPLE WE SERVE IN CREATING INEFFICIENCIES WITH YOUR TAX
DOLLARS.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM OUR CULTURE OF
GOVERNMENT THROUGH A TOP-TO-BOTTOM ASSESSMENT OF
EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND, MORE THAN ANYTHING, A CULTURE OF
CUSTOMER SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] WE WILL FIND EFFICIENCIES AND
WORK TOGETHER AS GOVERNMENT COLLABORATING AND SHARING
RESOURCES ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
WE WILL INSTITUTE THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR ALL WHO
SERVE IN GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH OUR ACTIONS, YOU WILL KNOW THAT WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS
YOUR GOVERNMENT.
[APPLAUSE] I'M VERY PROUD THAT -- OF THE
CABINET THAT WE HAVE SELECTED.
THEY ARE A GREAT TEAM.
AND MY CABINET IS ALREADY WORKING TO IDENTIFY THESE
EFFICIENCIES AND FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE, SHARE RESOURCES AND
BE MORE EFFECTIVE.
ONE THING I LEARNED AS MAYOR OF CHARLOTTE.
I EMPHASIZED TEAMWORK AND WE GOT THINGS DONE.
A TEAM EFFORT AND PHILOSOPHY TO SUCCEED IS WHAT WE'RE BRINGING
TO STATE GOVERNMENT AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.
[APPLAUSE] AS OUR TEAM COMPETES FOR JOBS IN
A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PLAYING FIELD, QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL
STUDENTS, TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL ALIKE, IS A KEY
TO OUR SUCCESS.
THERE'S A BASIC DISCONNECT TODAY BETWEEN THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS
AND THE SKILL SETS OF THE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED.
AS I HAVE SAID, WE HAVE THE FIFTH HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
IN THE COUNTRY.
AND YET, AS I TRAVEL THE STATE, BUSINESSES CONTINUALLY TELL ME
THEY CANNOT FIND QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO FILL THEIR OPEN
JOBS.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WORKS
SO OUR STUDENTS ARE ACHIEVING BETTER RESULTS AND SO OUR
STUDENTS CAN GET JOBS WHEN THEY GRADUATE.
[APPLAUSE] WE CAN DO BETTER.
WE MUST DO BETTER.
WE WILL DO BETTER IN THIS AREA.
THIS PAST THURSDAY I HAD THE HONOR TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR HUNT
IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ABOUT EDUCATION MATTERS.
AND EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT HERE TODAY, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT THE FOCUS ON EDUCATION IS HERE.
AND THE DIFFERENCE NOW IS TECHNOLOGY.
TECHNOLOGY IS A GAME-CHANGER IN EDUCATION.
WE HAVE AT OUR FINGERTIPS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT OPENS UP A WORLD
OF KNOWLEDGE AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON AND A CONNECTION TO THE
INTERNET.
BY EMBRACING AND EMPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGY, WE CAN CONNECT, WE
CAN CONNECT OUR STUDENTS WITH THE BEST TEACHERS AND
PROFESSORS, AND THE BEST INFORMATION THROUGHOUT NORTH
CAROLINA AND EVEN AROUND THE WORLD.
THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT EVERY STUDENT IN NORTH CAROLINA CAN
LEARN AND ACHIEVE, AND THIS LEADS TO MORE EFFICIENCIES AS
WELL AS SAVING THE TAX DOLLARS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WE MUST IMPLEMENT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS NO BOUNDARIES.
IT REACHES AND TEACHES THE POOR, THE RICH, THE URBAN AND THE
RURAL.
IT PROVIDES A WIDE OPEN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS RESTRICTED
ONLY BY OUR OWN CREATIVITY.
LET'S UNLEASH THIS TECHNOLOGY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
LET'S ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STUDENTS TO USE IT.
LET'S DO IT.
LET'S LEAD THE EFFORT RIGHT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA ON TECHNOLOGY,
WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR TEACHERS AND WITH EDUCATION.
[APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW, WE ALSO MUST IMPROVE
FEEDBACK WITH OUR BUSINESSES.
MATCHING THE LEARNING SKILLS TO THE NEEDS OF THE MARKETPLACE.
THERE'S NO EXCUSE THEN IF WE DO NOT GET PEOPLE OFF UNEMPLOYMENT
AND GET THEM IN GOOD JOBS.
IF WE CONNECT THE TWO TOGETHER, WE WILL HAVE FEWER UNEMPLOYED
PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE WORKING.
IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR SCHOOLS, WE WILL
PROVIDE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS THROUGH BOTH VOCATIONAL AND
EDUCATION.
MY SAD ALWAYS SAID THIS.
HE SAID THERE ARE TWO BASIC FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION.
HE USED TO REMIND ME THIS WHEN I'D CUT ON THE TV AND NOT DO MY
HOMEWORK.
HE'D SAY GO EXERCISE YOUR BRAINS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION.
WE MUST EXERCISE AND THEN USE OUR BRAINS AND IGNITE THE SPARK
OF POTENTIAL THAT EACH OF US HAVE THAT WILL LEAD TO OUR
SUCCESS.
AND DURING THIS PAST WEEK, WHILE VISITING ASHEVILLE, GREENSBORO,
NEW BERN, CHARLOTTE, AND BEING HERE TODAY IN RALEIGH, OUR NEW
HOME, WE HAVE STARTED A CONVERSATION FOR SOLUTIONS.
A DIALOGUE FOR THE FUTURE CHALLENGING OURSELVES TO THINK
BOLDLY, WILLING TO ASK WHY, AND TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
THROUGH OUR ACTIONS, LET'S SHOW OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, LET'S SHOW OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT PUBLIC SERVICE, WHETHER YOU'RE RUNNING
FOR SCHOOL BOARD, WHETHER YOU'RE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL OR
COUNTY COMMISSION OR STATE LEGISLATURE OR, YES, EVEN
GOVERNOR, LET'S SHOW THEM THAT IT IS AN HONORABLE PROFESSION,
DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT, IT MAKES NO
DIFFERENCE.
WHEN COUPLED WITH CIVILITY, RESPECTING THE RIGHTS AND
OPINIONS OF OTHERS TO AGREE AND DISAGREE, WE MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS AND GET EVEN BETTER RESULTS.
[APPLAUSE] AS GOVERNOR, MY APPROACH WILL BE
TO EXPAND AGRICULTURE EXPORTS.
UNLEASH OUR ENERGY RESOURCES.
HARNESS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION.
CREATE A CLIMATE FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES TO EXPAND EXISTING
BUSINESSES AND RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES TO LOCATE AND GROW
JOBS WHILE REBUILDING THE BRAND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
WE WILL PUT NORTH CAROLINA ON A BETTER ROAD TO RECOVERY.
WE WILL GRASP OUR POTENTIAL FROM EVERY MAIN STREET THROUGHOUT
NORTH CAROLINA.
WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE NORTH CAROLINA THE PLACE OF
UNLIMITED POTENTIAL WHERE ANYONE WHO STUDIES HARD, WHO WORKS
HARD, WHO LIVES A LIFE WITH HIGH VALUES, ANY OF THESE FACTORS,
ALL OF THESE THREE FACTORS PUT TOGETHER, THEN ANYONE CAN
FULFILL AND EVEN EXCEED THEIR POTENTIAL, AND THAT MEANS NORTH
CAROLINA WILL EXCEED ITS POTENTIAL.
[APPLAUSE] THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR FOR ME
TODAY.
I'M OVERWHELMED, AND I'M HONORED TO BE ON THE MAIN STREET OF OUR
BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL CITY.
LET'S LEAVE HERE TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND MAKE NORTH CAROLINA AN
EVEN BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY.
MAY GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS
THE GREAT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
>> IS THIS NOT A GREAT DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA?
I'M EVEN UP HERE CLAPPING FOR JIM HUNT.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, GOVERNOR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXCITING TIMES IN OUR STATE.
TO CONCLUDE THE CEREMONIES, I CALL ON BISHOP GEORGE E. BATTLE,
JR., TO LEAD US IN THE BENEDICTION.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY TO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GARDNER, WE
HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
I USED TO SERVE YOU AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.
[LAUGHTER] SO BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TALK ABOUT
MY GOVERNOR HUNT.
LET US PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY THAT
BRINGS US TO THIS OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER THIS MORNING TO
CELEBRATE THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY IN THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA WITH THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR McCRORY.
AND HIS LOVELY WIFE.
WE PRAY THAT YOU AND YOU ALONE WILL INSTILL OUR LEADERS, THE
COUNCIL OF STATE, WITH THE AFFECTION AND WITH THE TRUE
MEANING OF WHAT THEY PLEDGE HERE TODAY, THAT THEY WILL LIVE UP TO
THEIR COMMITMENTS MADE TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WE THANK YOU FOR HIS WONDERFUL CABINET.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER -- TO GATHER AND TO
CELEBRATE A WONDERFUL BEGINNING OF NEW ERAS.
PLEASE PROTECT OUR LEADERS AND PEOPLE FROM THE EARS OF
MISUNDERSTANDING, PARTISANSHIP, AND LACK OF PERSPECTIVE WHICH
CLOUD OUR POLITICAL PROCESS.
OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS, NORTH CAROLINIANS, AND ALLOW THIS FINE
GENTLEMAN TO LEAD US WITH THE VISION GOD HAS GIVEN HIM AND A
HEART FOR THE PEOPLE.
WHILE WE ALL ARE ONE, BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW OR GREEN, WE MUST
ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SEE, AND NOT ONLY TO RECITE THE GOLDEN
RULE, BUT TO MAKE THE GOLDEN RULE A PART OF OUR DAILY LIVING.
BLESS THE LEADERSHIP.
BLESS THIS STATE.
BUT, MOST OF ALL, HELP EACH OF US TO SEE OURSELVES AS YOUR
CHILDREN AND CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
IT IS IN THAT NAME THAT WE PRAY AND ASK YOUR GUIDANCE UPON THIS
NEW ERA, THIS NEW JOURNEY, THAT WE WALK WITH OUR GOVERNOR.
AND THE CHURCH SAID AMEN.
THE BLACK CHURCH ALWAYS SAYS AMEN.
>> AMEN.
[APPLAUSE] ♪
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