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My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. In a sense, what brought me to Chicago in the first place was a hunger for some sort of meaning in my life. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children.
More to do for the young woman in East St. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. We seek no military bases there.
That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. We all put our country first.
If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. The Republican nominee, John McCain, has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction, and for that we owe him our gratitude and respect. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
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. He's still speaking to our Catholic friends - who are holding up a consistent ethic of life that goes beyond abortion - one that includes a respect for life and dignity whether it's in Iraq, in poor neighborhoods, in African villages or even on death row. And yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage, or provide men and women of every color and creed their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend.
Thank you, and God bless America.