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The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don't feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. Finally, I want to discuss economic development and opportunity.
They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. In that time, he's said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels.
And I think they recognized a part of themselves in me too. Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class squeeze - a corporate culture rife with inside dealing, questionable accounting practices, and short-term greed; a Washington dominated by lobbyists and special interests; economic policies that favor the few over the many. Well it's time for them to own their failure. They have killed in many countries.
I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs and that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. You're on your own.
And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents - I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office. We cannot walk alone. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace.
God bless you.