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第二篇：奧巴馬在白宮記者協(xié)會晚宴上的講話

Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

奧巴馬在白宮記者協(xié)會晚宴上的講話

May 9, 2009

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to try something a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off the cuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not be working as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversary of my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you voted for me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where are they? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--just one more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, the First Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, because no matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air Force One on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We've been setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds me that tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can still remember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowa and make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentatively titled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a major economic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no President in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which reminds me, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named me auto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House a place where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chair the White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is here tonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energy and bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deserves a lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot to do with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, and that's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but these days we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hug and gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)Which I really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about this during this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with important partners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not mean that I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a new friend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep him on a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himself into trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days but we've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what my administration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first hundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will learn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner will consider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up, John?(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who owns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballot box.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithner needs is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will strongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in 72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job it is to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment of extraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for the field of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweeping changes and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs in recent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet is wrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of our democracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if he had the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his central point remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)

So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, or more likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so with the knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all of us who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable, by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy political games that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.We count on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the way they happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that's what businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And when I look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I've answered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not short on talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager to break news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems are worth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you and answering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months and years ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第三篇：奧巴馬在白宮記者協(xié)會晚宴上的講話

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to try something a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off the cuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)

Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not be working as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversary of my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you voted for me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where are they? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--just one more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, the First Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, because no matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air Force One on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We've been setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds me that tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he's not used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can still remember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowa and make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentatively titled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a major economic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no President in history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which reminds me, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named me auto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House a place where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chair the White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is here tonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)

In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energy and bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deserves a lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot to do with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, and that's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but these days we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hug and gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)Which I really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)

And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about this during this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with important partners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have to talk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not mean that I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a new friend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep him on a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himself into trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days but we've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what my administration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my first hundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will learn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner will consider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up, John?(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, who owns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballot box.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithner needs is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I will strongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in 72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)

I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job it is to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment of extraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for the field of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweeping changes and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs in recent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet is wrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of our democracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if he had the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his central point remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)

So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, or more likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so with the knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all of us who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable, by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy political games that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.We count on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the way they happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)

This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that's what businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And when I look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I've answered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not short on talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager to break news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems are worth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you and answering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months and years ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第四篇：奧巴馬在白宮記者協(xié)會晚宴上的講話

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.Thank you, everybody.Good evening.You know, I had an entirespeech prepared for this wonderful occasion, but now that I'm here I think I'm going to trysomething a little different.Tonight I want to speak from the heart.I'm going to speak off thecuff.(Teleprompters rise.)(Laughter and applause.)

Good evening.(Laughter.)Pause for laughter.(Laughter.)Wait a minute, this may not beworking as well as I--(laughter.)Let me try that again.Good evening, everybody.(Applause.)I would like to welcome you all to the 10-day anniversaryof my first 100 days.(Laughter.)I am Barack Obama.Most of you covered me.All of you votedfor me.(Laughter and applause.)Apologies to the Fox table.(Laughter.)They're--where arethey? I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come--justone more problem that I've inherited from George W.Bush.(Laughter.)

But now that I'm here, it's great to be here.It's great to see all of you.Michelle Obama is here, theFirst Lady of the United States.(Applause.)Hasn't she been an outstanding First Lady?(Applause.)She's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long, becauseno matter which party you belong to we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.(Laughter and applause.)

Now Sasha and Malia aren't here tonight because they're grounded.You can't just take Air ForceOne on a joy ride to Manhattan.(Laughter.)I don't care whose kids you are.(Laughter.)We'vebeen setting some ground rules here.They're starting to get a little carried away.Now, speaking--when I think about children obviously I think about Michelle and it reminds methat tomorrow is Mother's Day.Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the audience.(Applause.)I do have to say, though, that this is a tough holiday for Rahm Emanuel because he'snot used to saying the word “day” after “mother.”(Laughter.)That's true.(Laughter.)

David Axelrod is here.You know, David and I have been together for a long time.I can stillremember--I got to sort of--I tear up a little bit when I think back to that day that I called Ax somany years ago and said, you and I can do wonderful things together.And he said to me thesame thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: Let's go to Iowaand make it official.(Laughter and applause.)

Michael Steele is in the house tonight.(Applause.)Or as he would say, “in the heezy.”(Laughter.)What's up?(Laughter.)Where is Michael? Michael, for the last time, the RepublicanParty does not qualify for a bailout.(Laughter.)Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubledasset, I'm sorry.(Laughter.)

Dick Cheney was supposed to be here but he is very busy working on his memoirs, tentativelytitled, “How to Shoot Friends and Interrogate People.”(Laughter.)

You know, it's been a whirlwind of activity these first hundred days.We've enacted a majoreconomic recovery package, we passed a budget, we forged a new path in Iraq, and no Presidentin history has ever named three Commerce Secretaries this quickly.(Laughter.)Which remindsme, if Judd Gregg is here, your business cards are ready now.(Laughter.)

On top of that, I've also reversed the ban on stem cell research, signed an expansion--(applause)--signed an expansion of the children's health insurance.Just last week, Car and Driver named meauto executive of the year.(Laughter.)Something I'm very proud of.We've also begun to change the culture in Washington.We've even made the White House aplace where people can learn and can grow.Just recently, Larry Summers asked if he could chairthe White House Council on Women and Girls.(Laughter.)And I do appreciate that Larry is heretonight because it is seven hours past his bedtime.(Laughter.)Gibbs liked that one.(Laughter.)

In the last hundred days, we've also grown the Democratic Party by infusing it with new energyand bringing in fresh, young faces like Arlen Specter.(Laughter.)Now, Joe Biden rightly deservesa lot of credit for convincing Arlen to make the switch, but Secretary Clinton actually had a lot todo with it too.One day she just pulled him aside and she said, Arlen, you know what I always say--“if you can't beat them, join them.”(Laughter.)

Which brings me to another thing that's changed in this new, warmer, fuzzier White House, andthat's my relationship with Hillary.You know, we had been rivals during the campaign, but thesedays we could not be closer.In fact, the second she got back from Mexico she pulled into a hugand gave me a big kiss.(Laughter.)Told me I'd better get down there myself.(Laughter.)WhichI really appreciated.I mean, it was--it was nice.(Laughter.)

And of course we've also begun to change America's image in the world.We talked about thisduring this campaign and we're starting to execute.We've renewed alliances with importantpartners and friends.If you look on the screen there, there I am with Japanese Prime Minister TaroAso.There I am with Gordon Brown.But as I said during the campaign, we can't just talk to our friends.As hard as it is, we also have totalk to our enemies, and I've begun to do exactly that.Take a look at the monitor there.(Laughter.)Now, let me be clear, just because he handed me a copy of Peter Pan does not meanthat I'm going to read it--(laughter)--but it's good diplomatic practice to just accept these gifts.All this change hasn't been easy.Change never is.So I've cut the tension by bringing a newfriend to the White House.He's warm, he's cuddly, loyal, enthusiastic.You just have to keep himon a tight leash.Every once in a while he goes charging off in the wrong direction and gets himselfinto trouble.But enough about Joe Biden.(Laughter.)

All in all, we're proud of the change we've brought to Washington in these first hundred days butwe've got a lot of work left to do, as all of you know.So I'd like to talk a little bit about what myadministration plans to achieve in the next hundred days.During the second hundred days, we will design, build and open a library dedicated to my firsthundred days.(Laughter.)It's going to be big, folks.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I willlearn to go off the prompter and Joe Biden will learn to stay on the prompter.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, our bipartisan outreach will be so successful that even John Boehner willconsider becoming a Democrat.After all, we have a lot in common.He is a person of color.(Laughter.)Although not a color that appears in the natural world.(Laughter.)What's up,John?(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, I will meet with a leader who rules over millions with an iron fist, whoowns the airwaves and uses his power to crush all who would challenge his authority at the ballotbox.It's good to see you, Mayor Bloomberg.(Laughter.)

In the next hundred days, we will housetrain our dog, Bo, because the last thing Tim Geithnerneeds is someone else treating him like a fire hydrant.(Laughter.)In the next hundred days, I willstrongly consider losing my cool.(Laughter.)

Finally, I believe that my next hundred days will be so successful I will be able to complete them in72 days.(Laughter.)And on the 73rd day, I will rest.(Laughter.)

I just--I want to end by saying a few words about the men and women in this room whose job itis to inform the public and pursue the truth.You know, we meet tonight at a moment ofextraordinary challenge for this nation and for the world, but it's also a time of real hardship for thefield of journalism.And like so many other businesses in this global age, you've seen sweepingchanges and technology and communications that lead to a sense of uncertainty and anxietyabout what the future will hold.Across the country, there are extraordinary, hardworking journalists who have lost their jobs inrecent days, recent weeks, recent months.And I know that each newspaper and media outlet iswrestling with how to respond to these changes, and some are struggling simply to stay open.And it won't be easy.Not every ending will be a happy one.But it's also true that your ultimate success as an industry is essential to the success of ourdemocracy.It's what makes this thing work.You know, Thomas Jefferson once said that if hehad the choice between a government without newspapers, or newspapers without agovernment, he would not hesitate to choose the latter.Clearly, Thomas Jefferson never had cable news to contend with--(laughter)--but his centralpoint remains: A government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrantmedia of all sorts, is not an option for the United States of America.(Applause.)So I may not--I may not agree with everything you write or report.I may even complain, ormore likely Gibbs will complain, from time to time about how you do your jobs, but I do so withthe knowledge that when you are at your best, then you help me be at my best.You help all ofus who serve at the pleasure of the American people do our jobs better by holding us accountable,by demanding honesty, by preventing us from taking shortcuts and falling into easy politicalgames that people are so desperately weary of.And that kind of reporting is worth preserving--not just for your sake, but for the public's.Wecount on you to help us make sense of a complex world and tell the stories of our lives the waythey happen, and we look for you for truth, even if it's always an approximation, even if--(laughter.)

This is a season of renewal and reinvention.That is what government must learn to do, that'swhat businesses must learn to do, and that's what journalism is in the process of doing.And whenI look out at this room and think about the dedicated men and women whose questions I'veanswered over the last few years, I know that for all the challenges this industry faces, it's not shorton talent or creativity or passion or commitment.It's not short of young people who are eager tobreak news or the not-so-young who still manage to ask the tough ones time and time again.These qualities alone will not solve all your problems, but they certainly prove that the problems areworth solving.And that is a good place as any to begin.So I offer you my thanks, I offer you my support, and I look forward to working with you andanswering to you and the American people as we seek a more perfect union in the months andyears ahead.Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第五篇：奧巴馬的白宮開齋晚宴講稿（模版）

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

August 13, 2010

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

AT IFTAR DINNER

State Dining Room

8:37 P.M.EDT

THE PRESIDENT:Good evening, everybody.Welcome.Please, have a seat.Well, welcome to the White House.To you, to Muslim Americans across our country, and to more than one billion Muslims around the world, I extend my best wishes on this holy month.Ramadan Kareem.I want to welcome members of the diplomatic corps;members of my administration;and members of Congress, including Rush Holt, John Conyers, and Andre Carson, who is one of two Muslim American members of Congress, along with Keith Ellison.So welcome, all of you.Here at the White House, we have a tradition of hosting iftars that goes back several years, just as we host Christmas parties and seders and Diwali celebrations.And these events celebrate the role of faith in the lives of the American people.They remind us of the basic truth that we are all children of God, and we all draw strength and a sense of purpose from our beliefs.These events are also an affirmation of who we are as Americans.Our Founders understood that the best way to honor the place of faith in the lives of our people was to protect their freedom to practice religion.In the Virginia Act of Establishing Religion Freedom, Thomas Jefferson wrote that ―all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion.‖The First Amendment of our Constitution established the freedom of religion as the law of the land.And that right has been upheld ever since.Indeed, over the course of our history, religion has flourished within our borders precisely because Americans have had the right to worship as they choose — including the right to believe in no religion at all.And it is a testament to the wisdom of our Founders that America remains deeply religious — a nation where the ability of peoples of different faiths to coexist peacefully and with mutual respect for one another stands in stark contrast to the religious conflict that persists elsewhere around the globe.Now, that's not to say that religion is without controversy.Recently, attention has been focused on the construction of mosques in certain communities — particularly New York.Now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of Lower Manhattan.The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country.And the pain and the experience of suffering by those who lost loved ones is just unimaginable.So I understand the emotions that this issue engenders.And Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground.But let me be clear.As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country.(Applause.)And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances.This is America.And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable.The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are.The writ of the Founders must endure.We must never forget those who we lost so tragically on 9/11, and we must always honor those who led the response to that attack — from the firefighters who charged up smoke-filled staircases, to our troops who are serving in Afghanistan today.And let us also remember who we’re fighting against, and what we’re fighting for.Our enemies respect no religious

freedom.Al Qaeda’s cause is not Islam — it’s a gross distortion of Islam.These are not religious leaders — they’re terrorists who murder innocent men and women and children.In fact, al Qaeda has killed more Muslims than people of any other religion — and that list of victims includes innocent Muslims who were killed on 9/11.So that's who we’re fighting against.And the reason that we will win this fight is not simply the strength of our arms — it is the strength of our values.The democracy that we uphold.The freedoms that we cherish.The laws that we apply without regard to race, or religion, or wealth, or status.Our capacity to show not merely tolerance, but respect towards those who are different from us –-and that way of life, that quintessentially American creed, stands in stark contrast to the nihilism of those who attacked us on that September morning, and who continue to plot against us today.In my inaugural address I said that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers.We are shaped by every language and every culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.And that diversity can bring difficult debates.This is not unique to our time.Past eras have seen controversies about the construction of synagogues or Catholic churches.But time and again, the American people have demonstrated that we can work through these issues, and stay true to our core values, and emerge stronger for it.So it must be — and will be — today.And tonight, we are reminded that Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity.And Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been a part of America.The first Muslim ambassador to the United States, from Tunisia, was hosted by President Jefferson, who arranged a sunset dinner for his guest because it was Ramadan — making it the first known iftar at the White House, more than 200 years ago.(Applause.)

Like so many other immigrants, generations of Muslims came to forge their future here.They became farmers and merchants, worked in mills and factories.They helped lay the railroads.They helped to build America.They founded the first Islamic center in New York City in the 1890s.They built America’s first mosque on the prairie of North Dakota.And perhaps the oldest surviving mosque in America — still in use today — is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.Today, our nation is strengthened by millions of Muslim Americans.They excel in every walk of life.Muslim American communities — including mosques in all 50 states — also serve their neighbors.Muslim Americans protect our communities as police officers and firefighters and first responders.Muslim American clerics have spoken out against terror and extremism, reaffirming that Islam teaches that one must save human life, not take it.And Muslim Americans serve with honor in our military.At next week’s iftar at the Pentagon, tribute will be paid to three soldiers who gave their lives in Iraq and now rest among the heroes of Arlington National Cemetery.These Muslim Americans died for the security that we depend on, and the freedoms that we cherish.They are part of an unbroken line of Americans that stretches back to our founding;Americans of all faiths who have served and sacrificed to extend the promise of America to new generations, and to ensure that what is exceptional about America is protected — our commitment to stay true to our core values, and our ability slowly but surely to perfect our union.For in the end, we remain ―one nation, under God, indivisible.‖And we can only achieve ―liberty and justice for all‖ if we live by that one rule at the heart of every great religion, including Islam — that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.So thank you all for being here.I wish you a blessed Ramadan.And with that, let us eat.(Applause.)

各位晚上好，各位請坐，歡迎大家來到白宮。值此伊斯蘭神圣的齋月，我謹(jǐn)向在座的各位、向我們國家的全體穆斯林，以及向全世界10多億穆斯林同胞送上我最美好的祝?！猂amadan kareem（齋月吉慶）。

我要感謝各位蒞會的外交使節(jié)，以及本屆政府成員和各位國會議員。包括拉什·霍爾特（Rush Holt），約翰·科尼爾斯（John Conyers），還有兩位國會議員穆斯林安德烈·卡森（Andre Carson）和基斯·埃利森（Keith Ellison）。歡迎你們。

正如我們在這里舉辦圣誕聚會（基督教）、逾越節(jié)家宴（猶太教）和排燈節(jié)（印度教）慶?；顒拥膫鹘y(tǒng)一樣，在這白宮里我們舉辦穆斯林開齋晚宴的傳統(tǒng)已經(jīng)保持了數(shù)年之久。這些慶?；顒?，在美國人民的生活當(dāng)中扮演著信仰的角色，它時刻在提醒我們：我們都是上帝的子民，我們都是通過信仰來汲取力量與意志的支撐。

這些傳統(tǒng)亦是對于我們美國人民的一種肯定，我們的先輩們意識到對待人民的信仰生活這一塊，最好的方式就是竭力保護他們宗教信仰的自由。關(guān)于起草《弗吉尼亞宗教自由法》里邊，托馬斯·杰斐遜寫道:“所有人應(yīng)有對宗教事務(wù)表白、和據(jù)理力爭保持他們的意見的自由。”《美國憲法第一修正案》將宗教自由作為一項國家律法收錄在內(nèi)，這項權(quán)利已經(jīng)保留并且延續(xù)至今。

確實，在我們歷史的長河中，正是由于美國給予了人民充分的宗教自由的權(quán)利，宗教在美國境內(nèi)一度呈現(xiàn)出蓬勃發(fā)展的趨勢。也包括無宗教信仰的自由。不同信仰的人們在這塊土地上和平共存。

但這并不意味著宗教是沒有爭議的。最近的一段時間里，人們的目光聚焦在一些社區(qū)修建清真寺的問題上，特別是在紐約。現(xiàn)在，我們必須要承認(rèn)并且需要關(guān)注有關(guān)曼哈頓低地的一些敏感話題。9/11事件的確是我們國家一個巨大的創(chuàng)傷，它給那些在事件中喪失親人的人們帶來的傷痛是無法想象的。所以，我理解并且包容人們因此而流露出的情緒，事實上，“歸零地”（9/11之后美國人將這里稱為Ground zero歸零地）也是一片神圣的土地。

但是，請允許我說兩句，作為一個公民，一個總統(tǒng)，我相信穆斯林跟這個國家里的任何公民一樣，他們同樣有權(quán)利去信奉他們所信仰的宗教（掌聲）。這些權(quán)利包括遵照當(dāng)?shù)胤煞ㄒ?guī)，他們有權(quán)在曼哈頓任何私有地方修建敬拜場所和社區(qū)中心。這——就是美國，我們對宗教自由的承諾是堅定不移、恒古不變的。我們歡迎任何不同信仰的人來到美國，他們絕對不會因為持不同信仰而被政府另眼相待，這——就是我們的原則，它代表著一個真實的美國，我們將會延著先輩的道路繼續(xù)堅定地走下去。

我們永遠不會忘記那些在9/11慘劇中逝去的人們，我們向那些曾經(jīng)應(yīng)對此次事件而做出犧牲的人們永遠表示敬意；向那些沖鋒在濃煙彌漫的樓梯間的消防員們表示敬意；向那些今天戰(zhàn)斗在阿富汗前線的士兵們表示敬意。還有，讓我們不要忘記我們與之戰(zhàn)斗的敵手是誰，我們?yōu)楹味鴳?zhàn)。我們的敵人不尊重宗教自由，基地組織的事業(yè)不是真正的伊斯蘭，它已經(jīng)被嚴(yán)重的扭曲和異化，他們也不是什么宗教領(lǐng)袖，他們只是一群殺害無辜的恐怖分子。事實上，基地組織所殺害的穆斯林是其他任何宗教所不及的，也包括在9/11事件中喪失生命的穆斯林。

所以，他們才是我們的敵人，我們要想贏得這場戰(zhàn)爭不僅僅是依靠我們軍事裝備的力量，還需要依靠我們價值觀的力量。依靠的是我們所堅持的民主，還有我們珍視的自由，以及不分種族、不分信仰、不分貧富、不分地位，一律一視同仁的律法。

我曾經(jīng)在我的就職演說中說過，我們的多元化遺產(chǎn)是一個優(yōu)勢，而不是弱勢。美國是由基督徒與穆斯林、猶太教徒與印度教徒還有無神論者共同組成的一個國家。它吸收了各種語言和文化，是由來自于世界上每一個角落的語言和文化塑造而成的，而這種文化上的多樣性難免會產(chǎn)生一些摩擦。這個問題不是我們這個時代所獨有的，在過去的這段歷史上，曾經(jīng)也就修建猶太教堂和天主教堂而同樣產(chǎn)生過諸多的爭議。但是，美國人一次又一次的證明了，我們是能夠解決這些問題的。保證我們的核心價值觀的同時，我們在解決這些問題上表現(xiàn)的游刃有余。所以，今天我們同樣能夠解決它，一定能！

今天晚上，我們應(yīng)該注意的是萊麥丹是一個擁有多樣性的宗教的信仰慶典，它提醒我們伊斯蘭從來都是屬于美國文明的一部分。曾經(jīng)在萊麥丹月，第一位突尼斯駐美利堅的穆斯林大使被杰佛遜總統(tǒng)作為貴客而款待，成為200年來首次在白宮舉辦的開齋晚宴。（掌聲）

像其他許許多多的移民一樣，穆斯林的后代們來到這里追求他們的未來，他們有的成為了農(nóng)民，有的成為了商人。他們幫助我們建設(shè)鐵路，為建設(shè)美國而添磚加瓦。在1980年，他們在紐約成立了第一個伊斯蘭中心，并在北達科他州的大草原上建成了美國的第一座清真寺。美國現(xiàn)存最古老的，如今依舊在使用的清真寺應(yīng)該是在賽大拉皮茲城的羅瓦清真寺。

今天，我們的國家因為數(shù)百萬擅長于各行各業(yè)的穆斯林而更加繁榮昌盛。美國穆斯林共同體——包括全美50個州的清真寺同樣也在為他們的鄰居而服務(wù)著。美國的穆斯林警察，穆斯林消防員，穆斯林的積極響應(yīng)者們忠實的守

衛(wèi)著我們的社區(qū)。美國穆斯林教職人員言之鑿鑿的斥責(zé)恐怖主義與極端主義，一再強調(diào)伊斯蘭倡導(dǎo)拯救生命，而不是剝奪生命。還有那些在軍中服役的美國穆斯林軍人們。下個星期在五角大樓舉辦的開齋晚宴上，我們將會授予三名軍人以勛章，他們在伊拉克獻出了寶貴的生命，如今安息在阿靈頓國家公墓的英雄們中間。

他們是為我們所崇尚的自由而亡，為我們所依賴的安全而亡。他們屬于美國上溯到建國之初，永不間斷的紐帶的一部分。

最后，我們始終堅持“一個國家，上帝庇護下的，永不分割的”原則。

感謝大家蒞臨，祝福各位齋月吉慶，那么，讓我們開始用餐吧。（掌聲）