Obama Ipsum

This time we want to talk about the fact that the real problem is not that someone who doesn't look like you might take your job; it's that the corporation you work for will ship it overseas for nothing more than a profit. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."

And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice - but it is not the change we need. This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich.

They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. Out of work? Tough luck. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai. Some suggest that it isn't worth the effort - that we are fated to disagree, and civilizations are doomed to clash.

It's that we all have it within our power to make this a better world. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough." They could've heard words of anger and discord. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't.

I thought of the families I've met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were Reservists. I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. We will help Iraq train its Security Forces and develop its economy. Denying that fact is baseless, ignorant, and hateful. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems.

Thank you very much everybody.