On 11/25/09 4:50 PM, H the K wrote:

When my family and I sit around the table tomorrow, just like millions
of other families across America, we'll take time to give our thanks for
many blessings. But we'll also remember this is a time when so many
members of our American family are hurting. There's no question this has
been a tough year for America. We're at war. Our economy is emerging
from an extraordinary recession into recovery. But there's a long way to
go and a lot of work to do.

In more tranquil times, it's easy to notice our many blessings. It's
even easier to take them for granted. But in times like these, they
resonate a bit more powerfully. When President Lincoln set aside the
National Day of Thanksgiving for the first time -- to celebrate
America's "fruitful fields," "healthful skies," and the "strength and
vigor" of the American people -- it was in the midst of the Civil War,
just when the future of our very union was most in doubt. So think about
that. When times were darkest, President Lincoln understood that our
American blessings shined brighter than ever.

This is an era of new perils and new hardships. But we are, as ever, a
people of endless compassion, boundless ingenuity, limitless strength.
We're the heirs to a hard-earned history and stewards of a land of
God-given beauty. We are Americans. And for all this, we give our humble
thanks -- to our predecessors, to one another, and to God.

So on this quintessentially American holiday, as we give thanks for what
we've got, let's also give back to those who are less fortunate. As we
give thanks for our loved ones, let us remember those who can't be with
us. And as we give thanks for our security, let's in turn thank those
who've sacrificed to make it possible, wherever they may be.

--Barack Obama



Here's the URL, I think:


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...50229#34150229

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