Here are a few of my favorite highlights:
In the “race has nothing to do with this campaign” files:
“I know that I don’t look like the Americans who’ve previously spoken in this great city.”
I like how he puts these both on the same plane:
“The terrorists of September 11th plotted in Hamburg and trained in Kandahar and Karachi before killing thousands from all over the globe on American soil. As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya.”
“The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all.”
But the genocide in Iraq under Saddam?
“But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together. A change of leadership in Washington will not lift this burden. In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more – not less. Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice (this seems to be a common theme with him) ; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity.”
“Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress,”
“This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The two superpowers that faced each other across the wall of this city came too close too often to destroying all we have built and all that we love. With that wall gone, we need not stand idly by and watch the further spread of the deadly atom. It is time to secure all loose nuclear materials; to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; and to reduce the arsenals from another era. This is the moment to begin the work of seeking the peace of a world without nuclear weapons.”
What wars have nuclear weapons given us? In fact, it seems to me that nuclear weapons have given us peace.
Here is the shining jewel of Barrack Marx:
"This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all.
“Will we acknowledge that there is no more powerful example than the one each of our nations projects to the world? Will we reject torture and stand for the rule of law? Will we welcome immigrants from different lands, and shun discrimination against those who don’t look like us or worship like we do, and keep the promise of equality and opportunity for all of our people?”
We or America?
This guy is so bad that I occasionally actually consider a McCain vote.
mike
