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Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.
July 27, 2004

Thank you so much. Thank you so much... On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Gratitude for Family Heritage Tonight is a particular honor for me because — let’s face it — my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father — my grandfather — was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton’s army, marched across Europe.

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

Now you sound like the squealer in the Burt Reynolds movie, instead of the one in the great book by Orwell.

Here is the opening text of text of the '04 DNC address.  Here is how Barack Obama chose to introduce himself to America.

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Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass.
July 27, 2004

Thank you so much. Thank you so much... On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Land of Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Gratitude for Family Heritage Tonight is a particular honor for me because — let’s face it — my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father — my grandfather — was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton’s army, marched across Europe.

http://usliberals.about.com/od/extraordinaryspeeches/a/ObamaSpeech.htm

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

Impera; y'all is a common word, with near universal usage in wide areas of the country, certainly including Texas.

Which would have likely never been rendered as "y'all" for someone the media liked

"Y'all" is a elitist codeword for stupid yokel. [8D]

Firm