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We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. At every opportunity, they've told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their Church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage; school prayer and intelligent design. She's the one who taught me about hard work.
They know they have to work hard to get ahead - and they want to. I wanted to be part of something larger. And today, as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush Administration, even after we learned that Iraq has a $79 billion surplus while we're wallowing in deficits, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war. Because I've seen it. That is why I intend to personally pursue this outcome with all the patience that the task requires. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
That is true genius of this nation. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretense of liberalism.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. Now Ashley might have made a different choice. But she didn't. In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. That is one option. Change happens because the American people demand it - because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time. 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. America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, heart, and soul.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.