English subtitles for clip: File:The President Welcomes the Chicago Blackhawks, 2015 Stanley Cup Champions.webm

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The President: Thank
you, everybody!

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(applause)

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Thank you.

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Everybody, have a seat.

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Have a seat.

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For the fourth -- for the
third time as President -- I

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was getting ahead of myself,
I almost said, fourth --

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(laughter)

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-- I get to say:
Give it up for the Stanley

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Cup champs -- my hometown
Chicago Blackhawks!

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(applause)

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Yeah!

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It is always fun to have
the Stanley Cup here.

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It truly is the best
trophy in sports.

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I'll admit I was hoping
you'd give me a day with it

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this time around,
where I could just --

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(laughter)

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Before I was President, I
just want to point out, you,

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the Blackhawks, had gone
almost half a century

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without seeing this thing.

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(laughter)

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Now you've got
the hat trick.

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So I think it's pretty
clear the kind of luck I've

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brought to this team.

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(laughter)

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And, by the way, we've got
a state dinner with Canada

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coming up, so we may just
leave it right in the middle

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of the room.

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(laughter and applause)

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We'll see.

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We could gloat a little bit.

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Just to gloat a little bit.

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(applause)

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We've got a lot of 'Hawks
fans in the house today,

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including Congressman from
Chicago Mike Quigley -- who

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still plays, by the way,
still plays hockey.

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(applause)

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I want to congratulate NHL
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

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We've got Blackhawks owner
Rocky Wirtz, and we have

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president and CEO
John McDonough.

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Give them a big
round of applause.

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(applause)

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Obviously, a team doesn't
win this often unless you've

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got a great front office and
folks who've built a

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great culture.

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We also have to give a big
round of applause for a man

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who just moved into second
place on the NHL's all-time

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wins list -- and that is the
coach, Joel Quenneville.

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(applause)

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So between Coach Q, Coach
Ditka, Ozzie GuillĂŠn, Phil

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Jackson, it appears the
secret for any coach hoping

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to bring a title to Chicago
is to grow out your mustache.

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(laughter)

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Ozzie had a goatee when
the White Sox won in '05.

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But that's close enough.

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(laughter)

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Now, this year's title
was a little different.

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For the first time in 77
years, the Blackhawks won

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the title in Chicago, on
home ice, in front of

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their fans.

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It was a high-water mark for
a team that's been in the

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midst of one of the most
dominant stretches in

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all of sports.

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Three titles in six years.

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Yes, it is worth
cheering for.

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(laughter)

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We've got a young
fan right there.

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Eating a hockey puck.

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(laughter)

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Three titles in six years.

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Conference finalists in
five out of seven years.

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One of the best records in
hockey this year, as well.

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Each year, that target on
their back grows a little

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bit bigger.

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Each year, the salary cap
makes it a little tougher to

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keep this group together.

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But each year, the
'Hawks keep on winning.

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It is, as I said, a tribute
to the front office.

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It is also, by the way,
a tribute to the head of

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scouting, who just told me
that he could help me pick

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my Supreme Court justice.

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(laughter)

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Where is he?

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Yeah.

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(laughter)

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He volunteered.

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He said, I know
what I'm doing.

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Of course, most of all, it's
a tribute to the guys

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on the ice.

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You all know the big names
on this team -- seven

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players who were here for
all three titles; the guys

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you've heard me talk
about twice before.

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So today I want to actually
give the spotlight to two of

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the unsung heroes
on this team.

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And they're the kind of guys
behind the scenes on every

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winning team, in
sports and beyond.

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First, there is
Kimmo Timonen.

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Now, Kimmo already had a
great career before last season.

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He'd been to the Stanley Cup
final, Olympic final, World

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Championship final.

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He had lost them all.

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Just telling the truth.

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(laughter)

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In August, he was diagnosed
with blood clots in his

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lungs and his calf -- wasn't
even sure he'd play again.

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He was traded to Chicago
midseason, fought back on

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the ice -- his final NHL
game, at the age of 40,

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Kimmo finally
hoisted the Cup.

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And that -- first of all, as
an old guy, it makes me

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feel good.

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(laughter)

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But it's also a sign of a
great career and somebody

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who's just able to stick
with it and consistently

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contribute and make
a huge difference.

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So give Kimmo a big
round of applause.

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(applause)

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Then we've got backup
goalie, Scott Darling, who

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-- go ahead and wave, Scott.

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(applause)

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So Scott grew up idolizing
the legendary Blackhawks'

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goalie, Eddie Belfour; came
up big in the playoffs

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against Nashville.

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But I want to highlight
something he did just a

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couple weeks ago, when this
team was on a road trip

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in Arizona.

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He struck up a conversation
with a man down on his luck.

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Scott, I suspect, recognized
some of his own struggles in

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the past, thought he
might be able to help.

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He set him up in a hotel
room, paid the bill for a

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month, hoping that that
would be enough time for the

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man to get back on his feet.

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Scott didn't tell anybody
about this, except for his

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new fiancĂŠe.

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But a couple days later,
the story went viral.

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Apparently, an Uber driver
told the story to a

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beer-league hockey player.

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I'd never heard of
beer-league hockey --

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(laughter)

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-- but it sounds like fun.

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(laughter)

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And that player
posted it online.

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And I couldn't have more
respect for Scott's modesty,

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but now that it's out there,
I think it's the kind of

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good deed that
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A champion reached out to
help somebody who could use

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a hand -- even though he
didn't have to, even though

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nobody was looking, even
though he wasn't asking

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anybody for credit.

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I like to think that
reflects something about our

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city, about Chicago.

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It's a very American
thing to do.

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And so, Scott, I just
want to say thank you.

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(applause)

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And I think this is
reflective of a lot of great

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work that the Blackhawks
are doing as well.

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Last season, they raised
more than $2 million for

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nonprofits that work with
local kids and their families.

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They're supporting health
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housing initiatives.

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They brought a few Wounded
Warriors who were patients

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at Walter Reed here today
to say thank you for their

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service to our country.

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They're building a new
practice facility, but

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they're not just keeping it
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opening it up to the
community, including

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inner-city kids who might
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to skate.

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So thank you for the good
work that you are doing as

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an organization on
and off the ice.

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We are all excited for
Chicago to host next year's

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NHL Draft.

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Good luck.

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(laughter)

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Congratulations on
your third title.

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It would be nice to have --
just squeeze one more

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in there --

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(laughter)

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-- before I leave.

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(laughter)

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Because then I definitely
will take credit for this

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amazing championship run.

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(applause)

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I haven't given up hope on
the Bulls, or the White Sox,

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or the Bears -- heck,
I'd even take the Cubs.

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(laughter)

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But in the meantime, let's
give it up against for the

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Chicago Blackhawks!

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(applause)

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Rocky Witz: Well,
thank you, Mr. President.

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It's an honor for the
Chicago Blackhawks to be

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invited back to the White
House, as you said, three

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times in six seasons.

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And like winning the Stanley
Cup, we can assure you that

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the entire organization,
beginning with these

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incredible athletes that you
talked about, will never

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take this for granted.

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We're pleased to present
you today with a jersey

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representing three
championships, which is over

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there; the painting, which
is in the other room, of the

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same; and a replica of Lord
Stanley, which you might

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want to put in some
library sometime.

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(laughter)

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But we also want you to know
as you might -- as you said,

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spending, as you said, a
little more time away from

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the White House in years to
come, and so while you're

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driving yourself around
Chicago, we thought that we

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might want to present you
with something that is near

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and dear to our heart, and
that's a parking pass for

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the United Center.

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(laughter and applause)

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It's not only good for
Blackhawk games, but for any

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event at the United Center
for you and your family.

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(laughter)

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So on behalf of the
organization, thank you

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very, very much.

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(applause)

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The President: Thank you!

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Can I just say, this is the
best gift I've ever gotten

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at the White House.

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(applause)

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This is really cool.

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You'd pay for
this, wouldn't you?

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Absolutely.

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(laughter)

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Quigley -- I might
sell this on eBay.

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(laughter)

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All right.

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Thank you.

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Come on, let's knock this
down so we can get a

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good picture.

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Come on down.

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Oh, wait, wait, wait, it
looks like I've got one more

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thing coming.

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Hold on, hold on.

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This is important.

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Mr. McDonough: As you said
the last time we were here,

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Mr. President, you said
"it looks bigger on TV."

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(laughter)

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The President: I did.

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This is almost as cool
as the version that pops

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popcorn that I
also still have.

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(laughter)

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And it's high-quality
popcorn, I want you to know.

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And the jersey.

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Okay.

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That's a good
look right there.

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Look at that.

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(applause)