Obama Ipsum

A nation of whiners? Tell that to the proud auto workers at a Michigan plant who, after they found out it was closing, kept showing up every day and working as hard as ever, because they knew there were people who counted on the brakes that they made. Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. I am emphasizing such investments within my country.

I'm talking about something more substantial. Consensus and compromise will not come easy. Last time we took up immigration reform, it failed. And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America; invest in on-line learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a teenager in Kansas can communicate instantly with a teenager in Cairo.

I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. Even for those blacks who did make it, questions of race, and racism, continue to define their worldview in fundamental ways. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense.

I didn't fall out in church, as folks sometimes do. What is that promise? 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.

And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam, President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure. The fifth issue that we must address together is religious freedom.

Thank you, and God bless America.