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kpete

(72,014 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 08:37 PM Sep 2012

OBAMA: I'm confident we can win this thing-but it's not a sure thing & I'm going to need all of YOU

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I'm confident we can win this thing, but it's not a sure thing. And I'm going to need all of you to stretch a little bit. To the extent that I'm preaching to the choir, I need you guys to go out and do some evangelizing yourselves. Get your friends, neighbors, co-workers. It may not always be easy, but what's more important?

I had a chance to see Lisa and Don's young sons. Many of you have children. I think about Malia and Sasha. I want them to live in a country where they believe that if they're willing to put in the effort, they can be a platinum-selling artist, or a President of the United States, or an outstanding businessman or woman. I don’t want their dreams constricted. And I also don’t want our kids to think that somehow success is reserved for them, and that somehow half the country is locked out of that success.

I want everybody to be successful -- black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, abled or disabled. I want everybody to have a chance to succeed. That’s what we're fighting for in this election. That’s why I need you guys stepping up.

If you do, not only will we win Florida, we'll win in November. We'll finish what we started, and remind the world just what it is that makes America the greatest nation on Earth.
Thank you everybody. I'll see you inside. God bless you.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/20/1134599/-President-Obama-s-remarks-at-Tampa-FL-campaign-event

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