{"id":6449,"date":"2015-07-04T07:58:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T14:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2015-07-04T07:58:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T14:58:29","slug":"presidential-weekly-address-have-a-safe-and-happy-fourth-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=6449","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Weekly Address: Have a Safe and Happy Fourth of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Happy Fourth of July, everybody.  Like many of you, Michelle, Sasha, Malia, and I are going to spend the day outdoors, grilling burgers and dogs, and watching the fireworks with our family and friends.  It\u2019s also Malia\u2019s birthday, which always makes the Fourth extra fun for us.  As always, we\u2019ve invited some very special guests to our backyard barbecue \u2013 several hundred members of our military and their families.  On this most American of holidays, we remember that all who serve here at home and overseas, represent what today is all about.  And we remember that their families serve, too.  We are so grateful for their service and for their sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRVurkBuDJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We remember as well that this is the day when, 239 years ago, our founding patriots declared our independence, proclaiming that all of us are created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights including the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. <\/p>\n<p>A couple of centuries later, we have made ourselves into a big, bold, dynamic, and diverse country.  We are of all races, we come from all places, we practice all faiths, and believe in all sorts of different ideas.  But our allegiance to this declaration \u2013 this idea \u2013 is the creed that binds us together.  It\u2019s what, out of many, makes us one. <\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s been the work of each successive generation to keep this founding creed safe by making sure its words apply to every single American.  Folks have fought, marched, protested, even died for that endeavor, proving that as Americans, our destiny is not written for us, but by us.<\/p>\n<p>We honor those heroes today.  We honor everyone who continually strives to make this country a better, stronger, more inclusive, and more hopeful place.  We, the people, pledge to make their task our own \u2013 to secure the promise of our founding words for our own children, and our children\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, what better weekend than this to cheer on Team USA \u2013 good luck to the U.S. Women\u2019s National Team in the World Cup Final!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, everybody.  From my family to yours, have a safe and happy Fourth of July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230; Happy Fourth of July, everybody. Like many of you, Michelle, Sasha, Malia, and I are going to spend the day outdoors, grilling burgers and dogs, and watching the fireworks with our family and friends. It\u2019s also Malia\u2019s birthday, which always makes the Fourth extra fun for us. 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