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美国总统奥巴马胜选演讲稿（中英文）超过10万人4日深夜把美国芝加哥格兰特公园变成狂欢的海洋。
当选总统贝拉克奥巴马在这里向支持者宣布:“变革已降临美国。
”他在这篇获胜演说中承诺推进“变革”,但呼吁支持者付出耐心,甚至提及连任。
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.如果,还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度,还有人怀疑国父们的梦想在我们的时代是否还存在,还有人怀疑我们的民主所拥有的力量,那么今晚,你听到了回答。
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.是那些今天在学校和教堂排着长队、数不胜数的选民做出了回答;是那些为了投票等待了三四个小时的人们做出了回答。
他们中的很多人,是有生以来第一次投票,因为他们相信,这次真的不同――他们的声音会让这次不同。
奥巴马演讲稿【中英文对照】【10】This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time — to put our people back towork and open doors of opportunity for our kids; torestore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; toreclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamentaltruth that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism,and doubt, and those who tell us that we ca't, we willrespond with that timeless creed that sums up the spiritof a people: Yes, we can.Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.奥巴马芝加哥演讲稿译文芝加哥，你好!如果有人怀疑美国是个一切皆有可能的地方，怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们这个时代依然燃烧，怀疑我们民主的力量，那么今晚这些疑问都有了答案。
学校和教堂门外的长龙便是答案。
排队的人数之多，在美国历史上前所未有。
为了投票，他们排队长达三、四个小时。
许多人一生中第一次投票，因为他们认为这一次大选结果必须不同以往，而他们手中的一票可能决定胜负。
奥巴马演讲中英文对照版Ladies and Gentlemen:女士们，先生们：Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that recognized the constitutional right toprivacy and dignity in a woman’s most personal decisions about her health, her family, and her future.今天是作出保障妇女在其个人健康，家庭以及未来的自由决定的宪法权利上所公认的Roe v. Wade法令37周年纪念日。
而且也更加温和、委婉地纪念; 在Roe法令37年期间，我们见证了一代年轻人在他们拥有控制自己生殖决策权的环境中长大。
事实上，今天的年轻人可能甚至连Roe以前的时代都不太记得。
但我们也不能忘记那些来之前我们的勇敢女性以及和他们一起奋战的勇敢男女，他们有勇气要求自己最私密的决定被视作一项基本的人权。
这也是我们今天聚集在此的原因--要重申这个基本真理，并再次致力于保护妇女在全世界的生殖权利以及机会，不管她们的收入或背景如何。
This moment should not be about politics, it should be about, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reminded us, “the decision whether and when to bear a child” being in the hands of women themselves.这一刻不应是关于政治，而是，正如法官鲁丝·巴德·金斯伯格曾提醒过的，“是否及何时有孩子”这项决定应在女性自己手中。
而且，虽然保护妇女权利和自主的斗争不会于今天就结束。
奥巴马获胜演说演讲稿（中英文）奥巴马获胜演说演讲稿（中英文）BarackObama’sVictorySpeech:ChangeHasComeToAmericaIfthereisanyoneo uttherewhostilldoubtsthatAmericaisaplacewhereallthingsarepossible,whos tillwondersifthedreamofourfoundersisaliveinourtime,whostillquestionsthe powerofourdemocracy,tonightisyouranswer.如果，还有人怀疑美国是一切皆有可能的国度，还有人怀疑国父们的梦想在我们的时代是否还存在，还有人怀疑我们的民主所拥有的力量，那么今晚，你听到了回答。
It’stheanswertoldbylinesthatstretchedaroundschoolsandchurchesinnumbe rsthisnationhasneverseen,bypeoplewhowaitedthreehoursandfourhours,m anyforthefirsttimeintheirlives,becausetheybelievedthatthistimemustbediff erent,thattheirvoicescouldbethatdifference.是那些今天在学校和教堂排着长队、数不胜数的选民做出了回答；是那些为了投票等待了三四个小时的人们做出了回答。
他们中的很多人，是有生以来第一次投票，因为他们相信，这次真的不同――他们的声音会让这次不同。
It’stheanswerspokenbyyoungandold,richandpoor,DemocratandRepublican, black,white,Hispanic,Asian,NativeAmerican,gay,straight,disabledandnotdis abled.Americanswhosentamessagetotheworldthatwehaveneverbeenjustacollectionofindividualsoracollectionofredstatesandbluestates.Weare,andalw ayswillbe,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.这个回答来自青年、老人、穷人、富人、民主党、共和党人、黑皮肤、白皮肤、拉美人、亚裔、印第安人、同性恋和非同性恋者、残疾人和健全者。
奥巴马励志演讲稿中英文对照只有经历过地狱般的折磨，才有征服天堂的力量。
只有流过血的手指才能弹出世间的绝唱。
这一句励志名言好句是送给读者们的，希望激励到你们。
以下是分享的奥巴马励志演讲，一起来和看看吧。
奥巴马励志演讲中英文对照简介9月8日是美国中小学统一开学的日子，奥巴马借此机会向全国的中小学生做了一次讲话，以下是白宫网站上预先发布的演讲稿全文的翻译。
奥巴马总统在开学日的讲话弗吉尼亚州，阿林顿市，XX年9月8日嗨，大家好!你们今天过得怎么样?我现在和弗吉尼亚州阿林顿郡韦克菲尔德高中的学生们在一起，全国各地也有从幼儿园到高三的众多学生们通过电视关注这里，我很高兴你们能共同分享这一时刻。
我知道，对你们中的许多人来说，今天是开学的第一天，你们中的有一些刚刚进入幼儿园或升上初高中，对你们来说，这是在新学校的第一天，因此，假如你们感到有些紧张，那也是很正常的。
我想也会有许多毕业班的学生们正自信满满地准备最后一年的冲刺。
不过，我想无论你有多大、在读哪个年级，许多人都打心底里希望现在还在放暑假，以及今天不用那么早起床。
我可以理解这份心情。
小时候，我们家在印度尼西亚住过几年，而我妈妈没钱送我去其他美国孩子们上学的地方去读书，因此她决定自己给我上课;;时间是每周一到周五的凌晨4点半。
显然，我不怎么喜欢那么早就爬起来，很多时候，我就这么在厨房的桌子前睡着了。
每当我埋怨的时候，我妈总会用同一副表情看着我说：“小鬼，你以为教你我就很轻松?”所以，我可以理解你们中的许多人对于开学还需要时间来调整和适应，但今天我站在这里，是为了和你们谈一些重要的事情。
我要和你们谈一谈你们每个人的教育，以及在新的学年里，你们应当做些什么。
我做过许多关于教育的讲话，也常常用到“责任”这个词。
我谈到过教师们有责任激励和启迪你们，督促你们学习。
我谈到过家长们有责任看管你们认真学习、完成作业，不要成天只会看电视或打游戏机。
我也很多次谈到过政府有责任设定高标准严要求、协助老师和校长们的工作，改变在有些学校里学生得不到应有的学习机会的现状。
美国总统奥巴马的演讲稿集(中英文对照) 奥巴马连任胜选的中英文演讲词奥巴马连任胜选的中英文演讲词Thank you. Thankyou. Thank you so much.谢谢，非常感谢各位。
Tonight more than200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its owndestiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. It movesforward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed thespirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit thathas lifted this country from the depths of despair to the sofhope. The belief that while each of us will pursue our ownindivual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or falltogether as one nation and as one people.今晚，是在一个曾经的殖民地在赢得自己主权200多年之后，我们来到这里，不断前行，这主要是因为你们坚信这个国家能够实现永恒的希望，实现移民的梦想。
每一个人都可以独立的争取自己的未来，我们将会作为一个国家共同起落。
Tonight in thiselection, you, the American people, remind us while our road hasbeen hard, while our journey has been long, we have pickedourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in ourhearts that the united states of America the best is yet tocome.今晚，在选举的过程当中，你们——美国的人民，让我们记得我们的道路是非常艰辛的，我们的道路是漫长的，我们重新站了起来，我们也从内心知道，美国还没有迎来最好的时代。
奥巴马就职演说词(中英文)：yes we can奥巴马就职演说词(中英文)：ye s we canIf th ere is a nyone ou t therewho stil l doubts that Am erica is a place where a ll thing s are po ssible,who stil l wonder s if the dream o f our fo unders i s alivein our t ime, who still q uestions the pow er of ou r democr acy, ton ight isyour ans wer.It's the a nswer to ld by li nes that stretch ed aroun d school s and ch urches i n number s this n ation ha s neverseen, by peoplewho wait ed three hours a nd fourhours, m any forthe firs t time i n theirlives, b ecause t hey beli eved tha t this t ime must be diff erent, t hat thei r voices could b e that d ifferenc e.It's the ans wer spok en by yo ung andold, ric h and po or, Demo crat and Republi can, bla ck, whit e, Hispa nic, Asi an, Nati ve Ameri can, gay, straig ht, disa bled and not dis abled. A mericans who sen t a mess age to t he world that we have ne ver been just acollecti on of in dividual s or a c ollectio n of red statesand blue states.We are, and al ways wil l be, th e United Statesof Ameri ca. It's the an swer tha t led th ose who've beentold for so long by so m any to b e cynica l and fe arful an d doubtf ul about what we can ach ieve toput thei r handson the a rc of hi story an d bend i t once m ore towa rd the h ope of a betterday.It's beena long t ime comi ng, buttonight,because of what we didon thisdate inthis ele ction at this de fining m oment ch ange has come to America.A lit tle bitearlierthis eve ning, Ireceived anextr aordinar ily grac ious cal l from S en. McCa in.Sen. McCain foughtlong and hard in this ca mpaign.And he's foughteven lon ger andharder f or the c ountry t hat he l oves. He has end ured sac rificesfor Amer ica that most of us cann otbegin to imag ine. Weare bett er off f or the s ervice r enderedby thisbrave an d selfle ss leade r.I co ngratula te him;I congra tulate G ov. Pali n for al l that t hey've a chieved. And I l ook forw ard to w orking w ith them to rene w this n ation'spromisein the m onths ah ead.Iwant tothank my partner in this journey, a manwho camp aigned f rom hisheart, a nd spoke for the men and women h e grew u p with o n the st reets of Scranto n and ro de withon the t rain hom e to Del aware, t he vicepresiden t-electof the U nited St ates, Jo e Biden.And Iwould no t be sta nding he re tonig ht witho ut the u nyieldin g suppor t of mybest fri end forthe last16 year s the ro ck of ou r family, the lo ve of my life, t he natio n's next first l ady Mich elle Oba ma.Sas ha and M alia I l ove youboth mor e than y ou can i magine.And youhave ear ned thenew pupp y that's comingwith usto the n ew White House.And whi le she's no long er withus, I kn ow my gr andmothe r's watc hing, al ong with the fam ily that made me who I a m. I mis s them t onight.I know t hat my d ebt to t hem is b eyond me asure. To my si ster May a, my si ster Alm a, all m y otherbrothers and sis ters, th ank youso muchfor allthe supp ort that you'vegiven me. I am g ratefulto them.And to my camp aign man ager, Da vid Plou ffe, the unsunghero ofthis cam paign, w ho built the bes t -- the best po liticalcampaign, I thin k, in th e histor y of the UnitedStates o f Americ a.To m y chiefstrategi st David Axelrod who's b een a pa rtner wi th me ev ery step of theway.To the bes t campai gn teamever ass embled i n the hi story of politic s you ma de thishappen,and I am forever gratefu l for wh at you'v e sacrif iced toget it d one.Bu t aboveall, I w ill neve r forget who thi s victor y trulybelongsto. It b elongs t o you. I t belong s to you.I was never t he likel iest can didate f or thisoffice.We didn't startwith muc h moneyor manyendorsem ents. Ou r campai gn was n ot hatch ed in th e hallsof Washi ngton. I t beganin theb ackyards of DesMoines a nd the l iving ro oms of C oncord a nd the f ront por ches ofCharlest on. It w as built by work ing menand wome n who du g into w hat litt le savin gs theyhad to g ive $5 a nd $10 a nd $20 t o the ca use.It grew st rength f rom theyoung pe ople who rejecte d the my th of th eir gene ration's apathywho left their h omes and their f amiliesfor jobs that of fered li ttle pay and les s sleep.It dre w streng th fromthe not-so-young peoplewho brav ed the b itter co ld and s corching heat to knock o n doorsof perfe ct stran gers, an d from t he milli ons of A mericans who vol unteered and org anized a nd prove d that m ore than two cen turies l ater a g overnmen t of the people,by thepeople,and forthe peop le has n ot peris hed from the Ear th.Thi s is you r victor y.AndI know y ou didn't do thi s just t o win an electio n. And I know yo u didn't do it f or me.You didit becau se you u nderstan d the en ormity o f the ta sk thatlies ahe ad. Foreven aswe celeb rate ton ight, we know th e challe nges tha t tomorr ow willbring ar e the gr eatest o f our li fetime -- two wa rs, a pl anet inperil, t he worst financi al crisi s in a c entury.Even as we stan d here t onight,we knowthere ar e braveAmerican s waking up in t he deser ts of Ir aq and t he mount ains ofAfghanis tan to r isk thei r livesfor us.There a re mothe rs and f athers w ho willlie awak e afterthe chil dren fal l asleep and won der howthey'llmake the mortgag eor pay their d octors'bills or save en ough for their c hild's c ollege e ducation.There's new e nergy to harness, new jo bs to be created, new sc hools to build,and thre ats to m eet, all iances t o repair. The r oad ahea d will b e long.Our clim b will b e steep. We maynot getthere in one yea r or eve n in one term. B ut, Amer ica, I h ave neve r been m ore hope ful than I am to night th at we wi ll get t here.I promise you, we as a pe ople wil l get th ere.Th ere will be setb acks and false s tarts. T here are many wh o won'tagree wi th every decisio n or pol icy I ma ke as pr esident. And weknow the governm ent can't solveevery pr oblem.But I wi ll alway s be hon est with you abo ut the c hallenge s we fac e. I wil l listen to you,especia lly when we disa gree. An d, above all, Iwill ask you tojoin inthe work of rema king thi s nation, the on ly way i t's been done in America for 221 years -- blockby block, brickby brick, callou sed hand by call oused ha nd.Wha t began21 month s ago in the dep ths of w inter ca nnot end on this autumnnight.This vic tory alo ne is no t the ch ange weseek. It is only the cha nce forus to ma ke thatchange.And that cannothappen i f we goback tothe waythings w ere.It can't h appen wi thout yo u, witho ut a new spiritof servi ce, a ne w spirit of sacr ifice.So let u s summon a new s pirit of patriot ism, ofresponsi bility,where ea ch of us resolve s to pit ch in an d work h arder an d look a fter not only ou rselvesbut each other.Let usremember that, i f this f inancial crisistaught u s anythi ng, it's that we cannothave a t hrivingWall Str eet whil e Main S treet su ffers.In thiscountry,we rise or fall as onenation,as one p eople. L et's res ist thetemptati on to fa ll backon the s amepart isanship and pet tiness a nd immat urity th at has p oisonedour poli tics for so long.Let's remembe r that i t was aman from this st ate whofirst ca rried th e banner of theRepublic an Party to theWhite Ho use, a p arty fou nded onthe valu es of se lf-relia nce andindividu al liber ty and n ationalunity.Those ar e values that we all sha re. Andwhile th e Democr atic Par ty has w on a gre at victo ry tonig ht, we d o so wit h a meas ure of h umilityand dete rminatio n to hea l the di vides th at haveheld bac k our pr ogress.As Linc oln said to a na tion far more di vided th an ours,we arenot enem ies butfriends.Thoughpassionmay have straine d, it mu st not b reak our bonds o f affect ion.An d to tho se Ameri cans who se suppo rt I hav e yet to earn, I may not have wo n your v ote toni ght, but I hearyour voi ces. I n eed your help. A nd I wil l be you r presid ent, too.And t o all th ose watc hing ton ight fro m beyond our sho res, fro m parlia ments an d palace s, to th ose whoare hudd led arou nd radio s in the forgott en corne rs of th e world,our sto ries are singula r, but o ur desti ny is sh ared, an d a newdawn ofAmerican leaders hip is a t hand.To thos e -- tothose wh o wouldtear the world d own: Wewill def eat you. To thos e who se ek peace and sec urity: W e suppor t you. A nd to al l thosewho have wondere d if Ame rica's b eacon st ill burn s as bri ght: Ton ight weproved o nce more that th e true s trengthof our n ation co mes notfrom the might o f our ar ms or th e scaleof our w ealth, b ut fromthe endu ring pow er of ou r ideals: democr acy, lib erty, op portunit y and un yielding hope. That's t he truegenius o f Americ a: thatAmericacan chan ge.Ourunion ca n be per fected.What we've alrea dy achie ved give s us hop e for wh at we ca n and mu st achie ve tomor row.Th is elect ion hadmany fir sts andmany sto ries tha t will b e told f or gener ations.But onethat's o n my min d tonigh t's abou t a woma n who ca st her b allot in Atlanta. She'sa lot li ke the m illionsof other s who st ood in l ine to m ake thei r voiceheard in this el ection e xcept fo r one th ing: Ann Nixon C ooper is106 yea rs old.She was born ju st a gen erationpast sla very; atime whe n therewere nocars onthe road or plan es in th e sky; w hen some one like her cou ldn't vo te for t wo reaso ns -- be cause sh e was awoman an d becaus e of the color o f her sk in.And tonight, I thin k aboutall that she's s een thro ughout h er centu ry in Am erica -- the hea rtache a nd the h ope; the struggl e and th e progre ss; thetimes we were to ld thatwe can't, and th e people who pre ssed onwith tha t Americ an creed: Yes we can. A t a time when wo men's vo ices wer e silenc ed and t heir hop es dismi ssed, sh e livedto see t hem stan d up and speak o ut and r each for the bal lot. Yes we can.When t here was despair in thedust bow l and de pression acrossthe land, she sa w a nati on conqu er fearitself w ith a Ne w Deal,new jobs, a newsense of commonpurpose. Yes wecan.Wh en the b ombs fel l on our harborand tyra nny thre atened t he world, she wa s thereto witne ss a gen erationrise togreatnes s and ademocrac y was sa ved. Yes we can.She wa s therefor thebuses in Montgom ery, the hoses i n Birmin gham, abridge i n Selma,and a p reacherfrom Atl anta who told apeople t hat We S hall Ove rcome. Y es we ca n.A ma n touche d down o n the mo on, a wa ll camedown inBerlin,a worldwas conn ected by our own science and ima gination.And t his year, in thi s electi on, shetouchedher fing er to ascreen,and cast her vot e, becau se after 106 yea rs in Am erica, t hrough t he bestof times and the darkest of hour s, she k nows how America can cha nge.Ye s we can.Ameri ca, we h ave come so far.We have seen so much. B ut there is so m uch more to do.So tonig ht, letus ask o urselves -- if o ur child ren shou ld liveto see t he nextcentury; if myd aughters shouldbe so lu cky to l ive as l ong as A nn Nixon Cooper, what ch ange wil l they s ee? What progres s will w e have m ade? Th is is ou r chance to answ er thatcall. Th is is ou r moment. Thisis our t ime, toput ourpeople b ack to w ork andopen doo rs of op portunit y for ou r kids;to resto re prosp erity an d promot e the ca use of p eace; to reclaim the Ame rican dr eam andreaffirm that fu ndamenta l truth, that, o ut of ma ny, we a re one;that whi le we br eathe, w e hope.And wher e we are met wit h cynici sm and d oubts an d thosewho tell us that we can't, we wi ll respo nd withthat tim eless cr eed that sums up the spi rit of a people: Yes, we can.T hank you. God bl ess you.And may God ble ss the U nited St ates ofAmerica.奥巴马当选演讲中文全文芝加哥的公民们，大家好！如果现在仍然有人怀疑在美国是不是真的任何事情都可能发生，怀疑我们开国之父们的梦想是否还留存在这片土地上，怀疑美国民主的力量，今夜，就是你的答案。
奥巴马就职演讲（Change Has Come To America）Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.萨沙和马莉娅，我爱你们，我对你们的爱超出了你们的想象。
你们已赢得了新的宠物狗，它将和我们一起前往新的白宫。
And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother’s watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.尽管她没能和我们在一起，但我知道，我的祖母和养大我的家人在看着我，我今晚很想念他们，我知道我欠他们的东西是无法计量的。
To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you’ve given me. I am grateful to them.我的妹妹马娅、我的姐姐奥玛，我其他的兄弟和姐妹，非常感谢你们对我的支持，我感谢他们。
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best ——the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.我的竞选经理大卫·普劳夫，这位竞选活动的无名英雄，他进行了最好的政治竞选活动，我认为这是美国历史上最棒的。
美国总统奥巴马的就职演讲《Change Has Come To America》《美国的变革时代已经到来》Hello, Chicago.芝加哥的市民们，你们好！If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.如果还有人对在美国是否凡事皆有可能这一点存疑，还有人怀疑美国奠基者的梦想在我们所处的时代是否依然鲜活，还有人质疑我们的民主制度的力量，那么今晚，这些问题都有了答案。
这是设在学校和教堂的投票站前排起的前所未见的长队给出的答案；是等了三四个小时的选民所给出的答案，其中许多人都是有生以来第一次投票，因为他们认定这一次肯定会不一样，认为自己的声音会是这次大选有别于以往之所在。
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.这是所有美国人民共同给出的答案－－无论老少贫富，无论是民主党还是共和党，无论是黑人、白人、拉美裔、亚裔、原住民，是同性恋者还是异性恋者、残疾人还是健全人－－我们从来不是“红州”和“蓝州”的对立阵营，我们是美利坚合众国这个整体，永远都是。
奥巴马传奇演讲AMorePerfectUnion一个更完美的城邦中英对译第一篇：奥巴马传奇演讲A More Perfect Union一个更完美的城邦中英对译A More Perfect Union Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Philadelphia, PA | March 18, 2008 为了更完美的联邦巴拉克〃奥巴马2008年3月18日在美国宾夕法尼亚州费城的演讲海星译“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” “我们[美利坚合众国的]人民，为缔造一个更完美的联邦。
”Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy.Farmers and scholars;statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787.221年前，一群人聚集在至今仍屹立在这条街上的市政厅里，用上述这样简洁的言语，发起了美利坚不可思议的民主实验。
农场主和学者，政治家与爱国者们为逃脱政治专制和宗教迫害，横渡大洋，最终在费城会议上发表了他们的独立宣言。
奥巴马2014白宫记者协会晚宴演讲稿中英文全文2014年5月3日，美国总统奥巴马在华盛顿希尔顿酒店出席一年一度的白宫记者协会晚宴（White House Correspondents Dinner, WHCD），这是奥巴马第六次出席白宫记者协会晚宴。
Remarks by the President at White House Correspondents' Dinner10:21 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much,e very body. Have a seat, have a seat. Before I get started, can we get the new presidential setup out here?(Aides bring out two ferns.)It was worked before. (Laughter and applause.) That’s more like it.It is great to be back. What a year, huh? I usually start these dinners with a fewself-deprecating jokes. After my stellar 2013, what could I possibly talk about? (Laughter.)I admit it -- last year was rough.Sheesh.(Laughter.) At one point things got so bad, the 47 percent called Mitt Romney to apologize. (Laughter.)Of course, we rolled out . That could have gone better. (Laughter.) In 2008 my slogan was, “Yes We Can.” In 2013 my slogan was, “Control-Alt-Delete.” (Laughter.) On the plus side, they did turn the launch of into one of the year’s biggest movies. (Laughter.)But rather than d well on the past, I would like to pivot to this dinner. Let’s welcome our headliner this evening, Joel McHale. (Applause.) On “Community,” Joel plays a preening,self-obsessed narcissist. So this dinner must be a real change of pace for you. (Laughter.)I want to thank the White House Correspondents Association for hosting us here tonight. I am happy to be here, even though I am a little jet-lagged from my trip to Malaysia. The lengths we have to go to get CNN coveragethese days. (Laughter and applause.) I think they’re still searching for their table. (Laughter and applause.)MSNBC is here. They’re a little overwhelmed. (Laughter.) They’ve never seen an audience this big before. (Laughter.)But, look, e very body is trying to keep up with this incredibly fast-changing media landscape. For example, I got a lot of grief on cable news for promoting Obamacare to young people on Between Two Ferns. But that’s what young people like to watch. And to be fair, I am not the first person on television between two potted plants. (Laughter and applause.)Sometimes I do feel disrespected by yourepo rters. But that’s okay. Seattle Seahawk cornerback Richard Sherman is here tonight. (Applause.) And he gave me some great tips on how to handle it. J ake Tapper, don’t you ever talk about me like that! (Laughter.) I’m the best President in the game! (Laughter.)What do you think, Richard? Was that good? A little more feeling next time?While we’re talking sports, just last month, a wonderful story -- an American won the Boston Marathon for first time in 30 years. (Applause.)Which was inspiring and only fair, since a Kenyan has been president for the last six.(Laughter and applause.)Had to even things out.(Laughter.)We have some other athletes here tonight, including Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Jamie Anderson is here. We’re proud of her. (Applause.)Incredibly talented young lady. Michelle and I watched the Olympics -- we cannot believe what these folks do --death-defying feats -- haven’t seen somebody pull a “180” that fast since Rand Paul disinvited that Nevada rancher from t his dinner. (Laughter.) As a general rule, things don’t like end well if the sentence starts, “Let me tell you something I know about the negro.” (Laughter.) You don’t really need to hear the rest of it. (Laughter andapplause.) Just a tip for you -- don’t start your sentence that way. (Laughter.)Speaking of Rand Paul -- (laughter) -- Colorado legalized marijuana t his year, an interesting social experiment. I do hope it doesn’t lead to a whole lot of paranoid people who think that the federal government is out to get them and listening to their ph one calls. (Laughter.) That would be a problem. (Laughter.)And speaking of conservative heroes, the Koch brothers bought a table here tonight. But as usual, they used a shadowy right-wing organization as a front. Hello, Fox News. (Laughter and applause.)I’m just kidding. Let’s face it, Fox, you’ll miss me when I’m gone. (Laughter.) It will be harder to convince the American people that Hillary was born in Kenya. (Laughter and applause.)A lot of us really are concerned about the way big m one y is influencing our politics. I rememberwhen a Super PAC was just me buying Marlboro 100s instead of regulars. (Laughter.)Of course, now that it’s 2014, Washington is obsessed on the midterms. Folks are saying that with my sagging poll numbers, my fellow Democrats don’t really want me campaigning with them. And I don’t think that’s true -- although I did notice the other day that Sasha needed a speaker at career day, and she invited Bill Clinton. (Laughter.) I was a little hurt by that. (Laughter.)Both sides are doing whatever it takes to win the ruthless game. Republicans -- this is a true story -- Republicans actually brought in a group of consultants to teach their candidates how to speak to women. T his is true. And I don’t know if it will work with women, but I understand that America’s teenage boys are signing up to run for the Senate in droves. (Laughter.)Anyway, while you guys focus on the horserace, I’m going to do what I do -- I’m going to be focused on e very day Americans. Just yesterday,I read a heartbreaking letter -- you know I get letters from folks from around the country; every day I get 10 that I read -- t his one got to me. A Virginia man who’s been stuck in the samepart-time job for years; no respect from his boss; no chance to get ahead. I really wish Eric Cantor would stop writing me. (Laughter.) You can just pick up the phone, Eric. (Laughter.)And I’m feeling sorry -- believe it or not -- for the Speaker of the House, as well. These days, the House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me, which means orange really is the new black. (Laughter and applause.)But I have not given up the idea of working with Congress. In fact, two weeks ago, Senator Ted Cruz and I, we got a bill d one together. And I have to say, the signing ceremony was something special. We’ve got a pictur e of it I think. (Laughter.)Look, I know, Washington seems more dysfunctional than ever. Gridlock has gotten sobad in t his town you have to wonder: What did we do to piss off Chris Christie so bad? (Laughter and applause.)One issue, for example, we haven’t been able to agree on is unemployment insurance. Republicans continue to refuse to extend it. And you know what, I am beginning to think they’ve got a point. If you want to get paid while not working, you should have to run for Congress just like e very body else. (Laughter and applause.)Of course, there is one thing that keeps Republicans busy. They have tried more than 50 times to repeal Obamacare. Despite that, 8 million people signed up for health care in the first open enrollment. (Applause.) Whichdoes lead one to ask, how well does Obamacare have to work befo re you don’t want to repeal it? What if e very body’s cholesterol drops to 120? (Laughter.) What if your yearly checkup came with tickets to a Clippers game? (Laughter.) Not the old, Donald Sterling Clippers-- the new Oprah Clippers. Would that be good enough? (Laughter.) What if they gave Mitch McConnell a pulse? (Laughter.) What is it going to take? (Laughter.)Anyway, this year, I’ve promised to use mo re executive actions to get things d one without Congress. My critics call t his the “imperial presidency.” The truth is, I just show upe very day in my office and do my job. I’ve got a picture of this I think. (Laughter and applause.) You would think they’d appreciate a more assertive approach, considering that the new conservative darling is none other than Vladimir Putin. (Laughter.) Last year, Pat Buchanan said Putin is “headed straight for the Nobel Peace Prize.” He said t his. Now I know it sounds crazy but to be fair, they give those to just about anybody these days. (Laughter.) So it could happen.But it’s not just Pat -- Rudy Giuliani said Putin is “what you call a lead er.” Mike Huckabee and Sean Hannity keep talking about his bare chest,which is kind of weird. (Laughter.) Look it up -- they talk about it a lot. (Laughter.)It is strange to think that I have just two and a half years left in t his office. E very where I look, there are reminders that I only hold this job temporarily. (Laughter.)But it’s a long time between now and 2016, and anything can happen. You may have heard the other day, Hillary had to dodge a flying shoe at a press conference. (Laughter and applause.) I love that picture. (Laughter.)Regardless of what happens, I’ve runmy last campaign and I’m beginning to think about my legacy. Some of you know -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced he is naming a high school in Chicago after me, which is extremely humbling. I was even more flattered to hear Rick Perry, who is here tonigh, is doing the same thing in Texas. Take a look. (Laughter.) Thank you, Rick. It means a lot to me. (Laughter and applause.)And I intend to enjoy all the free time that I will have. George W. Bush took up painting after he left office, which inspired me to take up my own artistic side. (Laughter.) I’m sure we’ve got a shot of t his. (Laughter.)Maybe not. The joke doesn’t work without the slide. (Laughter.)Oh well. Assume that it was funny. (Laughter.) Does this happen to you, Joel? It does? Okay.On a more serious note, tonight reminds us that we really are lucky to live in a country where reporters get to give a head of state a hard time on a daily basis -- and then, once a year, give him or her the chance, at least, to try to return the favor.But we also know that not every journalist, or photographer, or crewmember is so fortunate, because even as we celebrate the free press tonight, our thoughts are with those in places around the globe like Ukraine, and Afghanistan, and Syria, and Egypt, who risk everything -- in some cases, even give their lives -- to report the news.And what tonight also reminds us is that the fight for full and fair access goes beyond the chance to ask a question. As Steve menti one d, decades ago, an African American who wanted to cover his or her President might be barred from journalism school, burdened by Jim Crow, and, once in Washington, banned from press conferences. But after years of effort, black editors and publishers began meeting with FDR’s press secretary, Steve Early. And then they met with the President himself, who declared that a black reporter would get a credential. And even when Harry McAlpin made his tory as the first African American to attend a presidential news conference, he wasn’t always welcomed by the other reporters. But he was welcomed by the President, whoto ld him, I’m glad to see you, McAlpin, andI’m very happy to have you here.Now, that sentiment might have worn off once Harry asked him a question or two -- (laughter) -- and Harry’s battles continued. But hemade his tory. And we’re s proud of Sherman and his family for being here tonight, and the White House Correspondents Association for creating a scholarship in Harry’s name. (Applause.)For over 100 years, even as the White House Correspondents Association has told the story of America’s progress, you’ve lived it, too -- gradually allowing equal access to women, and minorities, and gays, and Americans with disabilities. And, yes, radio, and television, and Internet reporters, as well. And through it all, you’ve helped make sure that even as societies change, our fundamental commitment to the interaction between those who govern and those who ask questions doesn’t change. And as Jay will attest, it’s a legacy you carry on enthusiastically e very single day.And because this is the 100th anniversary of the Correspondents’ Association, I actually recorded an additional brief video thanking all of you for your hard work. Can we run the video?(Video fails to play.)THE PRESIDENT: What’s going on? (Laughter.)I was told this would work. Does anybody know how to fix this? (Laughter.)(Secretary Sebelius enters from backstage.) THE PRESIDENT: Oh, thank you. (Laughter and applause.) You got it?SECRETARY SEBELIUS: I got t his -- I see it all the time. There, that should work.(Video plays.)THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everybody. God bless you. And God bless America, and thank you, Kathleen Sebelius. (Applause.)我要感谢白宫记者协会举办今晚的活动。
