第8部分(第3/7 页)

ection；　we　can　e　together　and　say；　〃Not　this　time。〃　This　time　we　want　to　talk　about　the　crumbling　schools　that　are　stealing　the　future　of　black　children　and　white　children　and　Asian　children　and　Hispanic　children　and　Native　American　children。　This　time　we　want　to　reject　the　cynicism　that　tells　us　that　these　kids　can't　learn；　that　those　kids　who　don't　look　like　us　are　somebody　else's　problem。　The　children　of　America　are　not　those　kids；　they　are　our　kids；　and　we　will　not　let　them　fall　behind　in　a　21st　century　economy。　Not　this　time。

This　time　we　want　to　talk　about　how　the　lines　in　the　Emergency　Room　are　filled　with　whites　and　blacks　and　Hispanics　who　do　not　have　health　care；　who　don't　have　the　power　on　their　own　to　overe　the　special　interests　in　Washington；　but　who　can　take　them　on　if　we　do　it　together。

This　time　we　want　to　talk　about　the　shuttered　mills　that　once　provided　a　decent　life　for　men　and　women　of　every　race；　and　the　homes　for　sale　that　once　belonged　to　Americans　from　every　religion；　every　region；　every　walk　of　life。　This　time　we　want　to　talk　about　the　fact　that　the　real　problem　is　not　that　someone　who　doesn't　look　like　you　might　take　your　job；　it's　that　the　corporation　you　work　for　will　ship　it　overseas　for　nothing　more　than　a　profit。

This　time　we　want　to　talk　about　the　men　and　women　of　every　color　and　creed　who　serve　together；　and　fight　together；　and　bleed　together　under　the　same　proud　flag。　We　want　to　talk　about　how　to　bring　them　home　from　a　wa