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Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. We shouldn't use the obstacles we face as an excuse for cynicism. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. I can assure you it is not. They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan Horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values.
A common dream, born of two continents. You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq.
Those stories - of survival, and freedom, and hope - became our story, my story; the blood that had spilled was our blood, the tears our tears; until this black church, on this bright day, seemed once more a vessel carrying the story of a people into future generations and into a larger world. Unlike Afghanistan, Iraq was a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world. Rather than remain trapped in the past, I have made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward.
Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted, by a welfare agency or by the Pentagon. But for all those who scratched and clawed their way to get a piece of the American Dream, there were many who didn't make it - those who were ultimately defeated, in one way or another, by discrimination. But what we know - what we have seen - is that America can change. This time we want to talk about the men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag. The Republican nominee, John McCain, has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction, and for that we owe him our gratitude and respect. The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great - a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
At every opportunity, they've told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their Church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage; school prayer and intelligent design. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it.
God bless you.