Obama Ipsum

Because it's not who we are. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, "Not this time." This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. She knew that food was one of their most expensive costs, and so Ashley convinced her mother that what she really liked and really wanted to eat more than anything else was mustard and relish sandwiches. In Ankara, I made clear that America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam.

It's a war I'm proud I opposed from the start - a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. That's why we're partnering with a coalition of forty-six countries. Today, America has a dual responsibility: to help Iraq forge a better future - and to leave Iraq to Iraqis. There need not be contradiction between development and tradition.

They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have. And that's to be expected.

John Kerry believes in America. And when these battles were overtaken by others and when the wars they opposed were waged and won, these faithful foot soldiers for justice kept marching. But I'm hopeful because I think there's an awakening taking place in America. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.

Our Party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. We're not going to agree on everything, but we can disagree without being disagreeable. We can affirm our faith without endangering the separation of church and state, as long as we understand that when we're in the public square, we have to speak in universal terms that everyone can understand. We are the party of Roosevelt.

Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.