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keeper；　Scripture　tells　us。　Let　us　be　our　sister's　keeper。　Let　us　find　that　mon　stake　we　all　have　in　one　another；　and　let　our　politics　reflect　that　spirit　as　well。

For　we　have　a　choice　in　this　country。　We　can　accept　a　politics　that　breeds　division；　and　conflict；　and　cynicism。　We　can　tackle　race　only　as　spectacle　…　as　we　did　in　the　OJ　trial　…　or　in　the　wake　of　tragedy；　as　we　did　in　the　aftermath　of　Katrina　…　or　as　fodder　for　the　nightly　news。　We　can　play　Reverend　Wright's　sermons　on　every　channel；　every　day　and　talk　about　them　from　now　until　the　election；　and　make　the　only　question　in　this　campaign　whether　or　not　the　American　people　think　that　I　somehow　believe　or　sympathize　with　his　most　offensive　words。　We　can　pounce　on　some　gaffe　by　a　Hillary　supporter　as　evidence　that　she's　playing　the　race　card；　or　we　can　speculate　on　whether　white　men　will　all　flock　to　John　McCain　in　the　general　election　regardless　of　his　policies。

We　can　do　that。

But　if　we　do；　I　can　tell　you　that　in　the　next　election；　we'll　be　talking　about　some　other　distraction。　And　then　another　one。　And　then　another　one。　And　nothing　will　change。

That　is　one　option。　Or；　at　this　moment；　in　this　election；　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　Eme