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More to do for the father that I met who was losing his job and choking back the tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits that he counted on. But it also comes from my own American story. Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it is being challenged in many different ways.
We are the party of Roosevelt. America, this is one of those moments. But that is not yet the case.
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. My father, who I didn't know, returned to Kenya when I was just two. And right here in the UCC, we're hearing from God about what it means to be a welcoming church that holds on to our Christian witness. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation.
As William Faulkner once wrote, "The past isn't dead and buried. If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice - but it is not the change we need.
The hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores. Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. She's the one who taught me about hard work.
God bless you.