Transcript of first lady Michelle Obamas speech at the Democratic National Convention.docx
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TranscriptoffirstladyMichelleObamasspeechattheDemocraticNationalConvention
TranscriptoffirstladyMichelleObama'sspeechattheDemocraticNationalConvention
Thankyousomuch,Elaine..........wearesogratefulforyourfamily'sserviceandsacrifice...andwewillalwayshaveyourback.
OverthepastfewyearsasFirstLady,Ihavehadtheextra---ordinaryprivilegeoftravelingallacrossthiscountry.
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'svisionforthiscoun--try...andIwascertainhewouldmakeanextraordinaryPresident….likeanymother,Iwasworriedaboutwhatitwouldmeanforourgirlsifhegotthatchance.
Howwouldwekeepthemgroundedundertheglareofthenationalspotlight?
Howwouldtheyfeelbeinguprootedfromtheirschool,theirfriends,andtheonlyhomethey'deverknown?
OurlifebeforemovingtoWashingtonwasfilledwithsimplejoys...Saturdaysatsoccergames,Sundaysatgrandma'shouse...andadatenightforBarackandmewaseitherdinneroramovie,be--causeasanexhaustedmom,Icouldn'tstayawakeforboth.
Andthetruthis,Ilovedthelifewehadbuiltforourgirls...IdeeplylovedthemanIhadbuiltthatlifewith...andIdidn'twantthattochangeifhebecamePresident.
IlovedBarackjustthewayhewas.
Yousee,eventhoughbackthenBarackwasaSenatorandapresidentialcandidate...tome,hewasstilltheguywho'dpickedmeupforourdatesinacarthatwassorustedout,Icouldactual-lyseethepavementgoingbythroughaholeinthepassengersidedoor...hewastheguywhoseproudestpossessionwasacoffeetablehe'dfoundinadumpster,andwhoseonlypairofdecentshoeswashalfasizetoosmall.
ButwhenBarackstartedtellingmeabouthisfamily–that'swhenIknewIhadfoundakindredspirit,someonewhosevaluesandupbringingweresomuchlikemine.
Yousee,BarackandIwerebothraisedbyfamilieswhodid-n'thavemuchinthewayofmoneyormaterialpossessionsbutwhohadgivenussomethingfarmorevaluable–theirunconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.
Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.
Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.
Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.
Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'swork,mybro-therandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapart-ment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.
Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork.......heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.
AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.
Butmydadstillhadtopayatinyportionofthattuitionhimself.
Andeverysemester,hewasdeterminedtopaythatbillrightontime,eventakingoutloanswhenhefellshort.
Hewassoproudtobesendinghiskidstocollege...andhemadesurewenevermissedaregistrationdeadlinebecausehischeckwaslate.
Yousee,formydad,that'swhatitmeanttobeaman.
Likesomanyofus,thatwasthemeasureofhissuccessinlife–beingabletoearnadecentlivingthatallowedhimtosupp-orthisfamily.
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–-thatsomanypeop-lehadahandinoursuccess,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,Barackisthink-ingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.
He'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'swork.
That'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
That'swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusi-nessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.
That'showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
Whenitcomestothehealthofourfamilies,Barackrefusedtolistentoallthosefolkswhotoldhimtoleavehealthreformforanotherday,anotherpresident.
Hedidn'tcarewhetheritwastheeasythingtodopolitically–that'snothowhewasraised–-hecaredthatitwastherightthingtodo.
HediditbecausehebelievesthathereinAmerica,ourgrand-parentsshouldbeabletoaffordtheirmedicine...ourkidsshouldbeabletoseeadoctorwhenthey'resick...andnooneinthiscountryshouldevergobrokebecauseofanaccidentorillness.
Andhebelievesthatwomenaremorethancapableofmakingourownchoicesaboutourbodiesandourhealthcare...that'swhatmyhusbandstandsfor.
Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.
Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombin--edmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.
Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.
That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeablet
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