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MichelleObama'sConventionSpeechSeptember4,2012
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,and
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they'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?
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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–their
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unconditionallove,theirunflinchingsacrifice,andthechancetogoplacestheyhadneverimaginedforthemselves.Myfatherwasapumpoperatoratthecitywaterplant,andhewasdiagnosedwithMultipleSclerosiswhenmybrotherandIwereyoung.
Andevenasakid,Iknewtherewereplentyofdayswhenhewasinpain...Iknewtherewereplentyofmorningswhenitwasastruggleforhimtosimplygetoutofbed.
Buteverymorning,Iwatchedmyfatherwakeupwithasmile,grabhiswalker,prophimselfupagainstthebathroomsink,andslowlyshaveandbuttonhisuniform.
Andwhenhereturnedhomeafteralongday'swork,mybrotherandIwouldstandatthetopofthestairstoourlittleapartment,patientlywaitingtogreethim...watchingashereacheddowntoliftoneleg,andthentheother,toslowlyclimbhiswayintoourarms.
Butdespitethesechallenges,mydadhardlyevermissedadayofwork...heandmymomweredeterminedtogivemeandmybrotherthekindofeducationtheycouldonlydreamof.AndwhenmybrotherandIfinallymadeittocollege,nearlyallofourtuitioncamefromstudentloansandgrants.
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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–werepromoteduptheladderahead
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ofher,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.
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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–theproblemswherenoamount
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ofdataornumberswillgetyoutotherightanswer...thejudgmentcallswherethestakesaresohigh,andthereisnomarginforerror.
AndasPresident,youcangetallkindsofadvicefromallkindsofpeople.
Butattheendoftheday,whenitcomestimetomakethatdecision,asPresident,allyouhavetoguideyouareyourvalues,andyourvision,andthelifeexperiencesthatmakeyouwhoyouare.
Sowhenitcomestorebuildingoureconomy,Barackisthinkingaboutfolkslikemydadandlikehisgrandmother.He'sthinkingaboutthepridethatcomesfromahardday'swork.
That'swhyhesignedtheLillyLedbetterFairPayActtohelpwomengetequalpayforequalwork.
That'swhyhecuttaxesforworkingfamiliesandsmallbusinessesandfoughttogettheautoindustrybackonitsfeet.That'showhebroughtoureconomyfromthebrinkofcollapsetocreatingjobsagain–jobsyoucanraiseafamilyon,goodjobsrighthereintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
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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.
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That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.
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