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Hope in the face of uncertainty. Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has played a role in acts of hostage-taking and violence against U.S. Now, that must be our work here on Earth.
Bill, bought a house through F.H.A., and later moved west all the way to Hawaii in search of opportunity. For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. That is one option. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents; that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need.
They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. These people are a part of me. Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren't always expressed in polite company. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year.
But the anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races. These are the Americans that I know. John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.
America, we are better than these last eight years. "We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. Not with so much work to be done. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation.
Thank you.