Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: proud to be American

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where 
all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is 
alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight 
is your answer.
Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in 
numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and 
four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they 
believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that 
difference.
Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and 
Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, 
disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that 
we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and 
always will be, the United States of America.
Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to 
be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their 
hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a 
better day.
Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this 
day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and 
hard in this campaign, and hes fought even longer and harder for the country 
he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin 
to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and 
selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have 
achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nations 
promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his 
heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of 
Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice 
President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my 
best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love 
of my life, our nations next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I 
love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy thats coming with 
us to the White House. And while shes no longer with us, I know my 
grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss 
them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and 
the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics - you made 
this happen, and I am forever grateful for what youve sacrificed to get it 
done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it 
belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start with 
much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls 
of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms 
of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they 
had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. 
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their 
generations apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that 
offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved 
the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect 
strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, 
and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, 
by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is 
your victory.
I know you didnt do this just to win an election and I know you didnt do it 
for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies 
ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that 
tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in 
peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here 
tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq 
and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are 
mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and 
wonder how theyll make the mortgage, or pay their doctors bills, or save 
enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be 
created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there 
in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful 
than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people 
will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree with 
every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government 
cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the 
challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And 
above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only 
way its been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years - block by 
block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on 
this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only 
the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back 
to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility 
where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not 
only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial 
crisis taught us anything, its that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street 
while Main Street suffers - in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; 
as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and 
pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us 
remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of 
the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of 
self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we 
all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, 
we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides 
that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more 
divided than ours, We are not enemies, but friends...though passion may have 
strained it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans 
whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote, but I hear 
your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments 
and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners 
of our world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a 
new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this 
world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we 
support you. And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still 
burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our 
nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, 
but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, 
and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union 
can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what 
we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for 
generations. But one thats on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her 
ballot in Atlanta. Shes a lot like the millions of others who stood in line 
to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing - Ann Nixon 
Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars 
on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldnt vote for two 
reasons - because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century in 
America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the 
times we were told that we cant, and the people who pressed on with that 
American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when womens voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she 
lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we 
can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she 
saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense 
of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was 
there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. 
Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge 
in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that We Shall 
Overcome. Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was 
connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this 
election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because 
after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of 
hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much 
more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live 
to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long 
as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have 
made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our 
time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our 
kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the 
American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we 
are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, 
and doubt, and those who tell us that we cant, we will respond with that 
timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of 
America.

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 Mosca cocchiera :)
Ma non aveva scritto una volta che era nata a boston per caso? e ora
si scopre americana, lei? e pure patriottica?
ROTFL!
Carlo "Jurassic Park"

ROTFL!
rosichi?
lo capisco
però saremo buoni, te lo prometto

 però saremo buoni, te lo prometto
In passato, è capitato a un sacco di figli di pescatori di Lampedusa,
Pantelleria e varie isolette minori: quando la mamma era vicino al
parto, se le cose si mettevano male il sindaco del paese chiedeva
l'invio di un'aereoambulanza per portarla in ospedale, ma spesso
invece arrivava un elicottero partito da una delle navi della Sesta
Flotta U.S.A. che gironzolavano sempre da quelle parti. Così il
piccolo nasceva a bordo della nave, che era territorio U.S.A.  a tutti
gli effetti, e era automaticamente cittadino americano.
Aveva tanto diritto a essere patriottico quanto te.
Carlo "Jurassic Park"

Carlo "Jurassic Park"
detto "er rosicone"