Kentucky Governor-Elect Matt Bevin Victory Speech 2015 Governor Race

Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin Victory Speech 2015 Governor Race     Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin - Wife - and their 9 children [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin - Wife - and their 9 children[/caption] Kentucky Governor Elect Matt Bevin gives his victory speech, "Core Christian Values"  https://youtu.be/xGrfDldD9tI Machine generated transcript, expect errors 0:06 thank you very much 0:11 extraordinary tell you what is awesome at this is a race that is a collective 0:18 effort you all are the wind behind us you all were the momentum that brought 0:23 this forward you all represent those who from east to west from north to south or 0:28 why we indeed will be the next governor and lieutenant governor of this 0:32 Commonwealth of Kentucky it is love to hear those bells I wanna I want to start 0:44 by first of all thanking somebody who I could not do this without in its funny I 0:50 hear so often how is it possible that you always seem so rested and you've got 0:54 things together and you have all these children how is it possible that you're 0:58 able to do this and I'll tell you you marry well that's how it's done 1:19 my wife is somebody who does not love a lot of fanfare she's a fairly quiet 1:23 woman she's an extraordinary mother she hates me for doing this to her but I'll 1:28 tell you what this is an extraordinarily strong person somebody who is gracious 1:33 somebody who will make a fantastic first lady for the Commonwealth 1:45 I don't know why she's here and as a captive audience i truly I am grateful 1:54 to you gonna I really thank you and God bless you I also want to thank each of 2:04 my children who have endured an amazingly long slug and the lot of times 2:09 where I was not there for things that I would have liked to have been there for 2:13 as I was traveling the state with so many of the others that were running for 2:17 office 2:17 crossing paths with many of you so much more often than even with my own 2:21 children and i really wanna thank each of them by name 2:25 Carolina grace go to the first names it could be a long time I'm gonna go to 2:39 Madison Olivia 2:49 highs it Lydia Jonah 2:57 there just because it's always fun to I am grateful to you a little while ago I 3:10 had an opportunity to hear from Jack Conway who very graciously reached out 3:14 and conceded this race in it is something I was grateful for we had a 3:18 good conversation about several things not the least of which is that we have 3:22 much work ahead of us and that we are Republicans and Democrats and that we 3:26 are 1 Kentucky at the end of the day and we have much work that must be done I do 3:31 want to tell you before I make a couple of simple comments and we'll keep this 3:34 short and sweet I know that many of you are weary of turning on your TV and 3:40 seeing my evil twin and so I just want you to know I have asked him to move out 3:47 of Kentucky I have asked a guy I don't know who he is exactly but he's been up 3:55 to no good apparently and he's been given me a bad name and he has been 4:00 absolutely inundating your airwaves so I have I'm hoping for all your say that 4:05 you'll be able to watch the football game you'll be able to watch jeopardy 4:09 you'll be able to watch whatever it is you happen to watch without seeing him 4:13 and his shenanigans so we've asked him to move on out of here and I appreciate 4:19 you putting up with him for so many months about the fact that we as a state 4:31 we as a party we as a people and frankly we as a nation in some measure but 4:36 specific to this moment in time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky we need a fresh 4:42 start 4:42 we truly do we need a fresh start and I'm grateful for the fact that this 4:49 trajectory that put me here and I do believe that people find themselves in 4:53 certain places certain moment in time for a reason and I'm grateful for the 4:58 fact that everything that has afforded me this opportunity began because I was 5:03 raised by a man and a woman who raised me with things that were 5:08 maternal value maternal consequence they raised me with an incredible work ethic 5:12 but they also raised me with an appreciation and respect for God for 5:17 them from my country for the rule of law in my mother and father here with me 5:23 right in front 5:24 give a hand on my mother and father have other siblings here as well one of my 5:42 brothers one of my sisters a lot of my nephews are here and I'm grateful to you 5:46 all for being here I truly and I'm grateful for the trajectory that you 5:50 want me on my mother told me earlier she thought she liked it a little better 5:53 when I was the president of the 48 club and not and not the governor of a state 5:59 or the governor-elect in this case but I'll tell you what I'm grateful to you 6:02 mom i'm grateful to you dad thank you so much for everything I appreciate it 6:12 I will simply say this at the risk of bringing us down I do want us to 6:16 remember that the task before us has only just begun its really has only just 6:21 begun in the wall there are people in other rooms just like this and other 6:25 parts of this state that are disappointed tonight who have poured for 6:29 various reasons and in various ways themselves into campaigns and things did 6:34 not turn out as they had hoped for and yet my hat is off to every single 6:38 individual from my immediate opponent Jack Conway Andrew Curtis who I also 6:42 heard from to those that ran in the down ticket races on both sides of the aisle 6:46 to all the men and women who have put themselves forward it is at times a 6:51 thankless task and I'm grateful to those who have done so because it is the very 6:56 thing that makes the fabric of this nation strong when we continue to weave 7:00 ourselves together with disparate ideas different ideologies different 7:04 perspectives 7:06 this is the strength and the beauty of america it truly is and I'm grateful to 7:10 those who have run I'm grateful for the fact that while we have great 7:13 opportunity ahead of us and while it will be a great amount of work that we 7:17 have this kind of enthusiasm this type of encouragement because this is the 7:22 chance for a fresh start it truly is and we desperately needed I'm grateful for 7:27 the fact that we and when I say we I mean all of you have run this race our 7:32 way in by our way what I mean is we have not chosen to climb into the trough we 7:37 have chosen to take the proverbial high road in this is good because I believe 7:42 this offers us an opportunity to change the tenor of what has become expected in 7:49 the world of politics that we have become 7:58 are living proof of the fact that we don't need to follow down that cycle 8:05 that we don't need to settle for the lesser of evils that we don't need to 8:09 settle for the divisiveness that we can celebrate solutions that we can 8:13 celebrate the greatness of our diversity and yet the things that bring us 8:17 together this is what I am grateful for I'm grateful for the fact that you all 8:21 went to the ballot box in those that are watching and those that have 8:25 collectively decided that we want a fresh start that we want to turn the 8:29 page this is your Kentucky this is our opportunity we will seek the future 8:34 together but we will do it as one Kentucky Republican and Democrat alike 8:38 independent those who did not even vote to those of you who did vote I 8:42 personally thank you I thank you on behalf of those men and women who have 8:46 given everything who have given us the ability to go to the ballot box I thank 8:51 you 8:54 for the one and a half million Americans who have given their lives in uniform of 9:03 our nation's military for the men and women who have given their lives in the 9:07 uniform of our police officers and firefighters and other first responders 9:11 these are people who did not have the ability to vote but because of the fact 9:15 that they have gone into places and done things that we did not want to do that 9:19 some of us were not even able to do but they were willing and able to do these 9:22 things they have afforded us the variability to be here tonight 9:26 freely assembled really speaking and having the very privileged of the ballot 9:30 box and so our hat is off to those of you who have given everything into your 9:34 families who are watching tonight 9:44 this is a call out to everyone in Kentucky tonight whether you voted for 9:49 me whether you didn't vote for me whether you voted or didn't vote this is 9:53 your Kentucky this is your america this is our opportunity to come together as 9:57 one we have much work ahead of us live set it off and on the campaign trail but 10:02 Thomas Edison noted that most people in life miss opportunity he said they 10:06 missed opportunity because it usually shows up in overalls and looks like hard 10:10 work and indeed it's true indeed it is true we have much hard work ahead of us 10:16 but we have extraordinary opportunity we are blessed with things in this state 10:20 you could not buy at any price we are blessed with an abundance of resources 10:25 we are blessed with an incredible set of values that the vast majority of 10:30 Kentuckians hold the core christian values that this nation was built on in 10:34 while some will apologize 10:42 there is no reason that we must apologize for the core principles that 10:46 make us an exceptional nation that make us an exceptional state we are 10:50 remarkably like I have driven 95,000 miles around this state in the last two 10:55 years that's a lot of miles i've seen many of you many times and some of you 11:00 have seen for the first time tonight but I'll tell you this we are for all the 11:04 things that separate us we are incredibly alike and I want us tonight 11:09 to go out of here 11:10 inspired to unite I challenge each of you tonight to find somebody as you go 11:15 about your business tomorrow somebody who you know was on the other side of 11:18 this particular battle this particular political equation it reach out to them 11:23 extend your hand literally figuratively whatever the case might be that we are 11:28 only going to be the greatest version of ourselves if in fact we are 1 Kentucky 11:33 it must happen my challenge to you is do not fail to take the high road as we 11:39 have done to this point continue to take the high road because this is the 11:44 opportunity for Kentucky to be a beacon to the nation the values that we hold 11:48 the principles that we hold the work ethic that we hold the high road that we 11:53 will take this will change the tenor of what happens in the 2016 race it's truly 11:57 well because it will be you who represent the fact that kentucky is a 12:02 crown jewel in the crown of America we truly are 12:15 I am grateful to you I am grateful to you then I would be able to express even 12:24 if I were to try I'm humbled by the challenge before us I'm humbled by the 12:29 opportunity before us i'm grateful for the fact that you have been so generous 12:33 with your support to so many others who have run as well from the conservative 12:37 side of the aisle and I'll tell you while I'm a Republican and I've always 12:41 been a Republican and I'm proud for the fact that this is a great night for the 12:44 republican party in the state of Kentucky I'm also I'm also grateful for 12:50 the fact that even more importantly this is a great night for conservatives in 12:54 the state of Kentucky we have a lot of work ahead of us we have a lot of work 13:06 to do its gonna be time to get the overalls on get the boots on get out of 13:10 bed but this is our opportunity to go out and sees it I am grateful to each 13:14 and every one of you for being here enjoy this night but do not forget that 13:19 we are 1 Kentucky black white rural urban at both ends of the socioeconomic 13:25 spectrum we represent an opportunity as a ticket to be something that Kentucky 13:30 has never seen representation of who we are a seat at the table for people from 13:35 every perspective of our state this is going to change the tenor of the state 13:40 just as a changed the tenor of the selection in the way we executed this 13:44 campaign I truly think we as a state have the ability to change the tenor of 13:49 what politics looks like what representation looks like what a seat at 13:53 the table means what it will mean when Kentucky shines like the beacon that it 13:57 will be I'm grateful to you I'm thankful to you god bless you and may God bless 14:02 the Commonwealth of Kentucky