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Jon Huntsman for President

"Live Free or Die" +
  1:31 web video from Jan. 9, 2012.

[Clip from Debate] John DiStaso: I'd like to ask you, as someone who's been here in New Hampshire a while, what does our state motto "Live Free or Die" mean to you personally [music starts] and how would it guide you in the White House.

Huntsman: It is the fulfillment of a citizenry being able to live out the meaning of our founding documents—life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

And everywhere I've gone in this great state, and we've done 160-plus public events [applause], I feel it and I sense it and people take that very seriously.

You know what else they take seriously?  They take seriously the idea of real leadership.  I've heard a lot of obfuscating up here; the blame game, talking about gays, talking about unions, everybody's got something nasty to say.

You know what the people of this country are waiting for and the people in it?  They want a leader who is going to unify, who is going to bring us together.  Because at the end of the day that's what leadership is all about.  It's not about taking on different groups and villifying them for whatever reason; it's about projecting a vision for a more hopeful tomorrow.

That's why there is no trust in this country today, and that's why as president I'm going to attack that trust deficit just as aggressively as I attack that economic deficit.  Because with no trust, I can't think of anything more corrosive longer term for the people of this nation.  [applause, cheers]

TEXT: Real Leadership to Restore Trust: Vote Jon Huntsman

Huntsman (voiceover): I'm Jon Huntsman, and I approve this message.

Notes: The video highlights one of the finer moments of Huntsman's campaign, during the Jan. 8, 2012 debate in Concord, NH.