Barack Obama: “You guys don't just make your communities proud, but you make America proud.”

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

I thought this was the South Side of Chicago.