Barack Obamas full remarks at the dinner.docx
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BarackObamasfullremarksatthedinner
BarackObama'sfullremarksatthedinner
THEPRESIDENT:
Thankyou.Thankyou,everybody.Goodevening.Youknow,Ihadanentirespeechpreparedforthiswonderfuloccasion,butnowthatI'mhereIthinkI'mgoingtotrysomethingalittledifferent.TonightIwanttospeakfromtheheart.I'mgoingtospeakoffthecuff.(Telepromptersrise.)(Laughterandapplause.)
Goodevening.(Laughter.)Pauseforlaughter.(Laughter.)Waitaminute,thismaynotbeworkingaswellasI—(laughter.)Letmetrythatagain.
Goodevening,everybody.(Applause.)Iwouldliketowelcomeyoualltothe10-dayanniversaryofmyfirst100days.(Laughter.)IamBarackObama.Mostofyoucoveredme.Allofyouvotedforme.(Laughterandapplause.)ApologiestotheFoxtable.(Laughter.)They're—wherearethey?
IhavetoconfessIreallydidnotwanttobeheretonight,butIknewIhadtocome—justonemoreproblemthatI'veinheritedfromGeorgeW.Bush.(Laughter.)
ButnowthatI'mhere,it'sgreattobehere.It'sgreattoseeallofyou.MichelleObamaishere,theFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates.(Applause.)Hasn'tshebeenanoutstandingFirstLady?
(Applause.)She'sevenbeguntobridgethedifferencesthathavedividedusforsolong,becausenomatterwhichpartyyoubelongtowecanallagreethatMichellehastherighttobarearms.(Laughterandapplause.)
NowSashaandMaliaaren'theretonightbecausethey'regrounded.Youcan'tjusttakeAirForceOneonajoyridetoManhattan.(Laughter.)Idon'tcarewhosekidsyouare.(Laughter.)We'vebeensettingsomegroundruleshere.They'restartingtogetalittlecarriedaway.
Now,speaking—whenIthinkaboutchildrenobviouslyIthinkaboutMichelleanditremindsmethattomorrowisMother'sDay.HappyMother'sDaytoallthemothersintheaudience.(Applause.)Idohavetosay,though,thatthisisatoughholidayforRahmEmanuelbecausehe'snotusedtosayingtheword"day"after"mother."(Laughter.)That'strue.(Laughter.)
DavidAxelrodishere.Youknow,DavidandIhavebeentogetherforalongtime.Icanstillremember—Igottosortof—ItearupalittlebitwhenIthinkbacktothatdaythatIcalledAxsomanyyearsagoandsaid,youandIcandowonderfulthingstogether.AndhesaidtomethesamethingthatpartnersallacrossAmericaaresayingtooneanotherrightnow:
Let'sgotoIowaandmakeitofficial.(Laughterandapplause.)
MichaelSteeleisinthehousetonight.(Applause.)Orashewouldsay,"intheheezy."(Laughter.)What'sup?
(Laughter.)WhereisMichael?
Michael,forthelasttime,theRepublicanPartydoesnotqualifyforabailout.(Laughter.)RushLimbaughdoesnotcountasatroubledasset,I'msorry.(Laughter.)
DickCheneywassupposedtobeherebutheisverybusyworkingonhismemoirs,tentativelytitled,"HowtoShootFriendsandInterrogatePeople."(Laughter.)
Youknow,it'sbeenawhirlwindofactivitythesefirsthundreddays.We'veenactedamajoreconomicrecoverypackage,wepassedabudget,weforgedanewpathinIraq,andnoPresidentinhistoryhasevernamedthreeCommerceSecretariesthisquickly.(Laughter.)Whichremindsme,ifJuddGreggishere,yourbusinesscardsarereadynow.(Laughter.)
Ontopofthat,I'vealsoreversedthebanonstemcellresearch,signedanexpansion--(applause)--signedanexpansionofthechildren'shealthinsurance.Justlastweek,CarandDrivernamedmeautoexecutiveoftheyear.(Laughter.)SomethingI'mveryproudof.
We'vealsobeguntochangethecultureinWashington.We'veevenmadetheWhiteHouseaplacewherepeoplecanlearnandcangrow.Justrecently,LarrySummersaskedifhecouldchairtheWhiteHouseCouncilonWomenandGirls.(Laughter.)AndIdoappreciatethatLarryisheretonightbecauseitissevenhourspasthisbedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbslikedthatone.(Laughter.)
Inthelasthundreddays,we'vealsogrowntheDemocraticPartybyinfusingitwithnewenergyandbringinginfresh,youngfaceslikeArlenSpecter.(Laughter.)Now,JoeBidenrightlydeservesalotofcreditforconvincingArlentomaketheswitch,butSecretaryClintonactuallyhadalottodowithittoo.Onedayshejustpulledhimasideandshesaid,Arlen,youknowwhatIalwayssay--"ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem."(Laughter.)
Whichbringsmetoanotherthingthat'schangedinthisnew,warmer,fuzzierWhiteHouse,andthat'smyrelationshipwithHillary.Youknow,wehadbeenrivalsduringthecampaign,butthesedayswecouldnotbecloser.Infact,thesecondshegotbackfromMexicoshepulledintoahugandgavemeabigkiss.(Laughter.)ToldmeI'dbettergetdowntheremyself.(Laughter.)WhichIreallyappreciated.Imean,itwas--itwasnice.(Laughter.)
Andofcoursewe'vealsobeguntochangeAmerica'simageintheworld.Wetalkedaboutthisduringthiscampaignandwe'restartingtoexecute.We'verenewedallianceswithimportantpartnersandfriends.Ifyoulookonthescreenthere,thereIamwithJapanesePrimeMinisterTaroAso.ThereIamwithGordonBrown.
ButasIsaidduringthecampaign,wecan'tjusttalktoourfriends.Ashardasitis,wealsohavetotalktoourenemies,andI'vebeguntodoexactlythat.Takealookatthemonitorthere.(Laughter.)Now,letmebeclear,justbecausehehandedmeacopyofPeterPandoesnotmeanthatI'mgoingtoreadit--(laughter)--butit'sgooddiplomaticpracticetojustacceptthesegifts.
Allthischangehasn'tbeeneasy.Changeneveris.SoI'vecutthetensionbybringinganewfriendtotheWhiteHouse.He'swarm,he'scuddly,loyal,enthusiastic.Youjusthavetokeephimonatightleash.Everyonceinawhilehegoeschargingoffinthewrongdirectionandgetshimselfintotrouble.ButenoughaboutJoeBiden.(Laughter.)
Allinall,we'reproudofthechangewe'vebroughttoWashingtoninthesefirsthundreddaysbutwe'vegotalotofworklefttodo,asallofyouknow.SoI'dliketotalkalittlebitaboutwhatmyadministrationplanstoachieveinthenexthundreddays.
Duringthesecondhundreddays,wewilldesign,buildandopenalibrarydedicatedtomyfirsthundreddays.(Laughter.)It'sgoingtobebig,folks.(Laughter.)Inthenexthundreddays,IwilllearntogoofftheprompterandJoeBidenwilllearntostayontheprompter.(Laughter.)
Inthenexthundreddays,ourbipartisanoutreachwillbesosuccessfulthatevenJohnBoehnerwillconsiderbecomingaDemocrat.Afterall,wehavealotincommon.Heisapersonofcolor.(Laughter.)Althoughnotacolorthatappearsinthenaturalworld.(Laughter.)What'sup,John?
(Laughter.)
Inthenexthundreddays,Iwillmeetwithaleaderwhorulesovermillionswithanironfist,whoownstheairwavesanduseshispowertocrushallwhowouldchallengehisauthorityattheballotbox.It'sgoodtoseeyou,MayorBloomberg.(Laughter.)
Inthenexthundreddays,wewillhousetrainourdog,Bo,becausethelastthingTimGeithnerneedsissomeoneelsetreatinghimlikeafirehydrant.(Laughter.)Inthenexthundreddays,Iwillstronglyconsiderlosingmycool.(Laughter.)
Finally,IbelievethatmynexthundreddayswillbesosuccessfulIwillbeabletocompletethemin72days.(Laughter.)Andonthe73rdday,Iwillrest.(Laughter.)
Ijust--Iwanttoendbysayingafewwordsaboutthemenandwomeninthisroomwhosejobitistoinformthepublicandpursuethetruth.Youknow,wemeettonightatamomentofextraordinarychallengeforthisnationandfortheworld,butit'salsoatimeofrealhardshipforthefieldofjournalism.Andlikesomanyotherbusinessesinthisglobalage,you'veseensweepingchangesandtechnologyandcommunicationsthatleadtoasenseofuncertaintyandanxietyaboutwhatthefuturewillhold.
Acrossthecountry,thereareextraordinary,hardworkingjournalistswhohavelosttheirjobsinrecentdays,recentweeks,recentmonths.AndIknowthateachnewspaperandmediaoutletiswrestlingwithhowtorespondtothesechanges,andsomearestrugglingsimplytostayopen.Anditwon'tbeeasy.Noteveryendingwillbeahappyone.
Butit'salsotruethatyourultimatesuccessasanindustryisessentialtothesuccessofourdemocracy.It'swhatmakesthisthingwork.Youknow,ThomasJeffersononcesaidthatifhehadthechoicebetweenagovernmentwithoutnewspapers,ornewspaperswithoutagovernment,hewouldnothesitatetochoosethelatter.
Clearly,ThomasJeffersonneverhadcablenewstocontendwith--(laughter)--buthiscentralpointremains:
Agovernmentwithoutnewspapers,agovernmentwithoutatoughandvibrantmediaofallsorts,isnotanoptionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.(Applause.)
SoImaynot--Imaynotagreewitheverythingyouwriteorreport.Imayevencomplain,ormorelikelyGibbswillcomplain,fromtimetotimeabouthowyoudoyourjobs,butIdosowiththeknowledgethatwhenyouareatyourbest,thenyouhelpmebeatmybest.YouhelpallofuswhoserveatthepleasureoftheAmericanpeopledoourjobsbetterbyholdingusaccountable,bydemandinghonesty,bypreventingusfromtakingshortcutsandfallingintoeasypoliticalgamesthatpeoplearesodesperatelywearyof.
Andthatkindofreportingisworthpreserving--notjustforyoursake,butforthepublic's.Wecountonyoutohelpusmakesenseofacomplexworldandtellthestoriesofourlivesthewaytheyhappen,andwelookforyoufortruth,evenifit'salwaysanapproximation,evenif--(laughter.)
Thisisaseasonofrenewalandreinvention.Thatiswhatgovernmentmustlearntodo,that'swhatbusinessesmustlearntodo,andthat'swhatjournalismisintheprocessofdoing.AndwhenIlookoutatthisroomandthinkaboutt
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