Obama Ipsum

If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.

More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. It's a journey that takes us back to our nation's founding, when none other than a UCC church inspired the Boston Tea Party and helped bring an Empire to its knees. We can recognize the truth that's at the heart of the UCC: that the conversation is not over; that our roles are not defined; that through ancient texts and modern voices, God is still speaking, challenging us to change not just our own lives, but the world around us. And God is still speaking. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future.

They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. That's why I've been fighting to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and the minimum wage. But we also know that government initiatives are not enough. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. Well it's time for them to own their failure.

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. And nothing will change.

But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who've ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.

Thank you very much everybody.