米歇尔演讲Word格式.docx
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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'
dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,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.
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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.
swhoweare.
Andstandingbeforeyoufouryearsago,IknewthatIdidn'
twantanyofthattochangeifBarackbecamePresident.
Well,today,aftersomanystrugglesandtriumphsandmomentsthathavetestedmyhusbandinwaysInevercouldhaveimagined,Ihaveseenfirsthandthatbeingpresidentdoesn'
tchangewhoyouare–itrevealswhoyouare.
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vegottentoseeupcloseandpersonalwhatbeingpresidentreallylookslike.
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sdeskarealwaysthehardones–theproblemswherenoamountofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.
AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.
Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.
Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.
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sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'
swork.
swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.
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.
swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.
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