奥巴马竞选总统演讲.docx

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奥巴马竞选总统演讲

奥巴马竞选总统演讲

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美国第一夫人米歇尔为奥巴马竞选总统的演讲

Transcript:

MichelleObama\\'sConventionSpeech

September4,2012

Thankyousomuch,Elaine...wearesogratefulforyourfamily\\'sserviceandsacrifice...andwewillalwayshaveyourback.

OverthepastfewyearsasFirstLady,Ihavehadtheextraordinaryprivilegeoftravelingallacrossthiscountry.

AndeverywhereI\\'vegone,inthepeopleI\\'vemet,andthestoriesI\\'veheard,IhaveseentheverybestoftheAmericanspirit.

Ihaveseenitintheincrediblekindnessandwarmththatpeoplehaveshownmeandmyfamily,especiallyourgirls.

I\\'veseenitinteachersinanear-bankruptschooldistrictwhovowedtokeepteachingwithoutpay.

I\\'veseenitinpeoplewhobecomeheroesatamoment\\'snotice,divingintoharm\\'swaytosaveothers...flyingacrossthecountrytoputoutafire...drivingforhourstobailoutafloodedtown.

AndI\\'veseenitinourmenandwomeninuniformandourproudmilitaryfamilies...inwoundedwarriorswhotellmethey\\'renotjustgoingtowalkagain,they\\'regoingtorun,andthey\\'regoingtorunmarathons...intheyoungmanblindedbyabombinAfghanistanwhosaid,simply,"...I\\'dgivemyeyes100timesagaintohavethechancetodowhatIhavedoneandwhatIcanstilldo."

Everyday,thepeopleImeetinspireme...everyday,theymakemeproud...everydaytheyremindmehowblessedwearetoliveinthegreatestnationonearth.

ServingasyourFirstLadyisanhonorandaprivilege...butbackwhenwefirstcametogetherfouryearsago,Istillhadsomeconcernsaboutthisjourneywe\\'dbegun.

WhileIbelieveddeeplyinmyhusband\\'svisionforthiscountry...andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident...likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.

Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?

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FirstladyMichelleObamaaddressestheDNCafterbeingintroducedbymilitarymomElaineBrye,fromPBSNewsHour.

Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey\\'deverknown?

OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma\\'shouse...andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,becauseasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn\\'tstayawakeforboth.

Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith...andIdidn\\'twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.

IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.

Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate...tome,hewasstilltheguywho\\'dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthat

wassorustedout,Icouldactuallyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe\\'dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.

ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that\\'swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.

Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodidn\\'thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–

theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.

Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.

Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.

Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.

Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday\\'swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.

Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.

AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.

Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.

Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.

Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.

Yousee,formydad,that\\'swhatitmeanttobeaman.

Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupporthisfamily.

AndasIgottoknowBarack,Irealizedthateventhoughhe\\'dgrownupallthewayacrossthecountry,he\\'dbeenbroughtupjustlikeme.

Barackwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhostruggledtopaythebills,andbygrandparentswhosteppedinwhensheneededhelp.

Barack\\'sgrandmotherstartedoutasasecretaryatacommunitybank...andshemovedquicklyuptheranks...butlikesomanywomen,shehitaglassceiling.

Andforyears,mennomorequalifiedthanshewas–menshehadactuallytrained–werepromoteduptheladderaheadofher,earningmoreandmoremoneywhileBarack\\'sfamilycontinuedtoscrapeby.

Butdayafterday,shekeptonwakingupatdawntocatchthebus...arrivingatworkbeforeanyoneelse...givingherbestwithoutcomplaintorregret.

AndshewouldoftentellBarack,"Solongasyoukidsdowell,Bar,that\\'sallthatreallymatters."

LikesomanyAmericanfamilies,ourfamiliesweren\\'taskingformuch.

Theydidn\\'tbegrudgeanyoneelse\\'ssuccessorcarethatothershadmuchmorethantheydid...infact,theyadmiredit.

TheysimplybelievedinthatfundamentalAmericanpromisethat,evenifyoudon\\'tstartoutwithmuch,ifyouworkhardanddowhatyou\\'resupposedtodo,thenyoushouldbeabletobuildadecentlifeforyourselfandanevenbetterlifeforyourkidsandgrandkids.

That\\'showtheyraisedus...that\\'swhatwelearnedfromtheirexample.

Welearnedaboutdignityanddecency–thathowhardyouworkmattersmorethanhowmuchyoumake...thathelpingothersmeansmorethanjustgettingaheadyourself.

Welearnedabouthonestyandintegrity–thatthetruthmatters...thatyoudon\\'ttakeshortcutsorplaybyyourownsetofrules...andsuccessdoesn\\'tcountunlessyouearnitfairandsquare.

Welearnedaboutgratitudeandhumility–thatsomanypeoplehadahandinoursuccess,fromtheteacherswhoinspiredustothejanitorswhokeptourschoolclean...andweweretaughttovalueeveryone\\'scontributionandtreateveryonewithrespect.

ThosearethevaluesBarackandI–andsomanyofyou–aretryingtopassontoourownchildren.

That\\'swhoweare.

Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn\\'twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.

Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn\\'tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.

Yousee,I\\'vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.

AndI\\'veseenhowtheissuesthatcomeacrossaPresident\\'sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.

AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.

Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.

Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.

He\\'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday\\'swork.

That\\'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.

That\\'swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.

That\\'showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.

Hedidn\\'tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that\\'snothowhewasraised–hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.

HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrandparentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine...ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey\\'resick...andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.

Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare...that\\'swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.

Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould\\'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.

Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.

Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.

That\\'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantsevery