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…. but don’t question Barack’s patriotism.

John McCain and Barack Obama Independence Day Message to America…

Today is the 4th of July, Independence Day. A day American’s celebrate the day our forefathers declared independence from Britain. Its certainly a time in which we expect statements from our leaders. Generally they make a statement to the country…

Maybe we should cut Obama some slack. I read earlier that he was at a parade and spending the day doing campaign stuff and celebrating his daughter’s birthday.

He DID tell people that they needed to remember the needy in the midst of all the celebrating. So I got to thinking that maybe he doesn’t know that’s not what the 4th of July is about. He wasn’t raised in America after all. He might have missed that part of American history while he was in elementary school in Indonesia.

Obama was too busy talking to real people.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/amandascott/gGxdnr

Now, where was McCain today?

Enzo - McCain is in Latin America talking with our neighbors. I guess you think that Hispanic Americans are not “real people?”

stagolee - how sad that Obama has to give speeches about patriotism and try to convince people through WORDS that he’s patriotic. If his actions showed his love for America he wouldn’t have to spend so much time trying to convince people that he loves America.

he did give a speech.

thank you, thank you. thank you. listen. on behalf of michelle, and sasha, and our birthday girl malia,

we want to thank butte america for the wonderful welcome, and

i know this is going to be just a great parade. this, this is just a terrific opportunity for

us to visit what has to be one of the prettiest states in the country, with some of the best people that we’ve ever met.

i want to thank your great governor, governor schweitzer and the first lady, and

i also want to thank one of our most outstanding senators in the united states senate max baucus, please give max a round of applause.

i want to thank you for singing happy birthday to malia. she is now ten years old, which means that

i finally told her the truth that all the fireworks and stuff are not just for her. ha ha. but, you know, just one quick thing

i want to say

i have had a chance now to campaign in 49 states. the only place

i have not been yet is alaska. and when you travel all across america, although times are tough right now. and people are burdened by high gas prices and jobs moving over seas and lack of health care and worrying about how to pay for college or pay for retirement. the one thing that

i have discovered and

i know michelle has seen the same thing, the american people are proud, and resilient and the core values that built this country, of hard work, and family, and community and responsibility, those values still thrive all across america. and so, so on this day, when we celebrate this great nation of ours it is worth reminding ourselves that what makes this country great, is not the size of our military or the size of our economy, or the big buildings that we have, what makes us great is its people, and all of you are part of what

i celebrate when

i think about america, your families, what you’ve done working hard, not only to look after your families but also to make this great country of ours, so thank you very much butte montana,

i love you guys,

we wanted to walk the parade, but one last thing

i want to say, this is the first parade where

i haven’t walked, but the problem is if we started walking, our secret service was going to have to have everyone put their hands up the whole parade route. and

we decided that wasn’t going to be much fun for everybody so

we’re going to be sitting here enjoying everybody going by,

i just want to thank you for your great welcome. happy forth of july. thank you.

whoops, sorry screwed that up for john mccain.

interesting though to see how many times each candidate refers to themself.

Had to look for about an hour and found the video message here http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/obamaforamerica/gGGMNt what a Joke!!!

As Michele would say Doohh I knew there was something I forgot posted at 5:44 p.m. ET.

A July 4th Message from the President
By Christopher Hass - Jul 4th, 2009 at 5:44 pm EDT

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This weekend, our family will join millions of others in celebrating America. We will enjoy the glow of fireworks, the taste of barbeque, and the company of good friends. As we all celebrate this weekend, let’s also remember the remarkable story that led to this day.

Two hundred and thirty-three years ago, our nation was born when a courageous group of patriots pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to the proposition that all of us were created equal.

Our country began as a unique experiment in liberty — a bold, evolving quest to achieve a more perfect union. And in every generation, another courageous group of patriots has taken us one step closer to fully realizing the dream our founders enshrined on that great day.

Today, all Americans have a hard-fought birthright to a freedom which enables each of us, no matter our views or background, to help set our nation’s course. America’s greatness has always depended on her citizens embracing that freedom — and fulfilling the duty that comes with it.

As free people, we must each take the challenges and opportunities that face this nation as our own. As long as some Americans still must struggle, none of us can be fully content. And as America comes ever closer to achieving the perfect Union our founders dreamed, that triumph — that pride — belongs to all of us.

So today is a day to reflect on our independence, and the sacrifice of our troops standing in harm’s way to preserve and protect it. It is a day to celebrate all that America is. And today is a time to aspire toward all we can still become.

With very best wishes,

President Barack Obama