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We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. For the men and women of Reverend Wright's generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years. We also know that military power alone is not going to solve the problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We cannot impose peace.
John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and service because they've defined his life. I learned that those things I was too weak to accomplish myself, He would accomplish with me if I placed my trust in Him. Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism. I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine. Countries like Japan and South Korea grew their economies while maintaining distinct cultures.
Born into poverty? Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam.
Part of it's because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us. That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations - those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. These are the policies I will pursue. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook.
For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. That is not how moral authority is claimed; that is how it is surrendered.
God bless you.