Obama Ipsum

They cheered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when Dr. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother's problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally.

There is one story in particularly that I'd like to leave you with today - a story I told when I had the great honor of speaking on Dr. I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine. Let us keep that promise - that American promise - and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess. So America will defend itself respectful of the sovereignty of nations and the rule of law. Rather than remain trapped in the past, I have made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. I know there is debate about this issue.

They know those things. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. This is where we are right now. The challenges we face require tough choices, and Democrats as well as Republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.

But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding. Around the world, we can turn dialogue into Interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action - whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster.

They're looking to relieve a chronic loneliness. It's a story that hasn't made me the most conventional candidate.

Thank you very much everybody.