OBAMA In Cleveland: "I know there’s still a lot of hurt out here"

[kpete]

I know that folks are worried about the future. I know there’s still a lot of hurt out here. And when times are tough, I know it can be tempting to give in to cynicism and fear; to doubt and division – to set our sights lower and settle for something less.

But that is not who we are, Ohio. Those are not the values that built this country. We are here today because in the worst of times, the people who came before us brought out the best in America. Because our parents and grandparents and great-grandparents were willing to work and sacrifice for us. They were willing to take great risks, and face great hardship, and reach for a future that would give us the chance at a better life. They knew that this country is greater than the sum of its parts – that America is not about the ambitions of any one individual, but the aspirations of an entire people and an entire nation.

That’s who we are. That is our legacy. And I’m convinced that if we’re willing to summon those values today; if we’re willing again to choose hope over fear; to choose the future over the past; to come together once more around the great project of national renewal, then we will restore our economy; rebuild our middle-class; and reclaim the American Dream for the next generation.

Thank you, God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.

the rest:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2010/9/8/142548/0548

[NJmaverick]

1. K & R!

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. With globablization, the deck is stacked so high against Ohio

that nobody can fix it.

[Brickbat]

3. I dunno, I've kept my sights pretty high.

Seems to me it's the administration setting its sights lower and settling for something less.

[lib2DaBone]

4. Why do they refuse to stop offshoring?