Obama Ipsum

That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe. They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. And finally, just as America can never tolerate violence by extremists, we must never alter our principles. Denying that fact is baseless, ignorant, and hateful.

King delivered his prayer for our country. We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. But I also know that human progress cannot be denied.

But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.

But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election.

We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can't learn; that those kids who don't look like us are somebody else's problem. So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed.

Thank you very much everybody.