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I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. "If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to church once in a while." And I thought, "Well, I guess that makes sense." For the men and women of Reverend Wright's generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years. He does not say education or the war. Theirs are the stories that shaped me.
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Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. It comes from Deuteronomy 30 when Moses talks to his followers about the challenges they'll find when they reach the Promised Land without him. We can play Reverend Wright's sermons on every channel, every day and talk about them from now until the election, and make the only question in this campaign whether or not the American people think that I somehow believe or sympathize with his most offensive words. There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. I am aware that some question or justify the events of 9/11.
Our conscience cannot rest so long as nearly 45 million Americans don't have health insurance and the millions more who do are going bankrupt trying to pay for it. Last time we took up immigration reform, it failed. There is real evil and hardship and pain and suffering in the world and we should be humble in our belief that we can eliminate them. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America. This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Those are mutual interests.
Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education. Many more are simply skeptical that real change can occur.
Thank you, and God bless America.