4. Obama’s Victory Speech (4)
Theirs are the stories and voices we carry on from South Carolina.
The mother who can’t get Medicaid to cover all the needs of her sick child – she needs us to pass a health care plan that cuts costs and makes health care (available) and affordable for every single American.
The teacher who works another shift at Dunkin Donuts after school just to make ends meet – she needs us to (reform) our education system so that she gets better pay, and more support, and her students get the (resources) they need to achieve their dreams.
The Maytag worker who is now (competing) with his own teenager for a $7-an-hour job at Wal-Mart because the factory he gave his life to shut its doors – he needs us to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship our jobs overseas and start putting them in the pockets of working Americans who deserve it. And struggling homeowners. And seniors who should retire with (dignity) and respect.
The woman who told me that she hasn’t been able to breathe since the day her nephew left for Iraq, or the soldier who doesn’t know his child because he’s on his third or fourth tour of duty – they need us to come together and put an end to a war that should’ve never been (authorized) and never been waged.
The choice in this election is not between regions or religions or (genders). It’s not about rich versus poor; young versus old; and it is not about black versus white.