Barack in Virgina

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Language: English

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Posted by: rpena on Oct 22, 2008

With 13 days left until the general election, Barack addresses a crowd of 12,900 in Richmond, VA.

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At a defining moment like this
we don’t have the luxury
of relying on the same political games,
the same political tactics that we become so accustomed to...
this slash and burn politics that divides us from one another...
The reason why Mark Warner and Tim Kaine do well is because
they are all about solving problems.
They are not about… trying to make other people look bad…
With the challenges and crisis we face right now…
We can’t afford to divide this country..
by race, by class, by region, by who we are,
or what policies we support.
Let me tell you something…
Cause I know you’ve been hearing a lot of stuff lately
There are no “real” and “fake” parts of the country…
There are no “pro-America”
and “anti-America” parts of the country...
We all love this country…
No matter where we live,
or where we come from…
Black, White, Hispanic, Asian...
Native American, young, old,
rich, poor, gay, straight,
city-dwellers, farm-dwellers…
It doesn’t matter… we are all together…
There are patriots who supported this war in Iraq,
there are patriots who opposed it...
There are patriots who believe in Democratic policies...
And those who believe in Republican policies.
The men and women from Virginia and all across this country
who served on our battlefields…
Some are democrats, some are republicans,
some are independents…
But they fought together and some bled together,
some died together under the same proud flag,
They have not served a red America...
They have not served a Blue America...
They have served the United States of America…
Nobody should forget that…
Pues bien….
So we’ve always been at our best
when we’ve had leadership
that called on us to look past our differences...
To come together as a nation,
leadership that rallies us to a common purpose...
to a higher purpose...
I am running for president because
that’s the country we need to be right now.
This country and the dream it represents
are being tested in ways we haven’t seen in nearly a century.
Future generations will judge us
by how we respond to this test.
Will they say that this was a time when America lost its way?
When it lost its nerve…
When we allow the same divisions,
the same petty differences
to plunge this country into a dark and painful recession...
Or will they say this was another one of those moments
when America rose up, when we overcame…
when we battled back from adversity,
when we recognized the common stake we have in each other.
Now this one of those moments when...
I realize many of you are cynical.
Many of you are feed up with politics.
I understand you are disappointed
even angry with your leaders...
And you have every right to be.
But despite all this
I ask of you what’s been asked of Americans
throughout our history...
I ask you to believe...
Believe in yourselves, believe in each other,
Believe in the future we can build together.
See, together we can't fail... not now
Together we can’t fail, not when we have a crisis to solve.
Not when we have an economy to save.
Not when there are so many Americans without jobs,
losing their homes, can’t afford to see a doctor,
can’t send their kids to college,
or pay their bills...
Not when there’s a generation counting on us
to give them the same opportunities someone gave us…
You know, everybody in this auditorium, at some point...
Somebody stood up for you…
Some of you have parents or grandparents
who…they couldn’t go to college but they fought
so that you could go to college.
You have parents or grandparents
they couldn’t start their own business,
but they struggled so that you could start your own business…
They might not have been able to vote
but they marched and fought
so that you could vote...
Maybe you can run for the United States Senate.
Maybe you can run for the presidency
of the United States of America...
That’s what this election is about..!
That’s what we are fighting for!
And in 13 days… if you fight for me
If you work with me
If you make phone calls with me
If you organize with me…
I promise you... we will win Virginia!
We’ll win this election!
And you and I together will change the country
and change the world!
Thank you everybody God bless you!

Barack in Virgina

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