l right for ryan white to be banned from school because he had aids, to say it wasn't alright for a man or a woman to be denied a job because they're infected with this virus. we need a leader who is truly committed to educating us.

i believe in america, but not with a leadership of selfishness and greed -- where the wealthy get health care and insurance and the poor don't. do you know -- do you know how much my aids care costs? over 40,000 dollars a year. someone without insurance can't afford this. even the drugs that i hope will keep me alive are out of reach for others. is their life any less valuable? of course not. this is not the america i was raised to be proud of -- where rich people get care and drugs that poor people can't. we need health care for all. we need a leader who will say this and do something about it.

i believe in america, but not a leadership that talks about problems but is incapable of solving them -- two hiv commission reports with recommendations about what to do to solve this crisis sitting on shelves, gathering dust. we need a leader who will not only listen to these recommendations, but implement them.

i believe in america, but not with a leadership that doesn't hold government accountable. i go to washington to the national institutes of health and say, "show me what you're doing on hiv." they hate it when i come because i try to tell them how to do it better. but that's why i love being a taxpayer, because it's my money and they must feel accountable.

i believe in an america where our leaders talk straight. when anyone tells president bush that the battle against aids is seriously under-funded, he juggles the numbers to mislead the public into thinking we're spending twice as much as we really are. while they play games with numbers, people are dying.

i believe in america, but an america where there is a light in every home. a thousand points of light just wasn't enough: my house has been dark for too long.

once every generation, history brings us to an important crossroads. sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better. this is one of those moments.

for me, this is not politics. this is a crisis of caring.

in this hall is the future -- women, men of all colors saying, "take america back." we are -- we are just real people wanting a more hopeful life. but words and ideas are not enough. good thoughts won't save my family. wha

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