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We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. It was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery, a question that divided the colonies and brought the convention to a stalemate until the founders chose to allow the slave trade to continue for at least twenty more years, and to leave any final resolution to future generations. And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort - a sustained effort - to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.
John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded; so instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he offers them to companies creating jobs here at home. But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he is serving us? More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.
And that man is John Kerry. We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. Because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland.
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. The attacks of September 11th, 2001 and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led some in my country to view Islam as inevitably hostile not only to America and Western countries, but also to human rights.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.