Michelle Obama at the 2008 DNC
Summary
TLDRIn this heartfelt speech, Michelle Obama introduces her family and shares her personal journey, highlighting the values instilled by her hardworking parents. She passionately supports her husband, Barack Obama, emphasizing his commitment to public service and the American dream. Michelle's narrative weaves together themes of family, community, and the pursuit of a better future, inspiring hope and unity in the audience.
Takeaways
- 👨👩👧👦 Michelle Obama emphasizes the importance of family, mentioning her brother Craig, her husband Barack, and her daughters as central figures in her life.
- 🏀 She humorously compares Barack's presidential campaign to a challenging basketball game with her brother, highlighting the support and camaraderie within her family.
- 🙏 Michelle speaks of her father's strength and perseverance despite his struggle with multiple sclerosis, reflecting on the values of hard work and resilience.
- 🌟 She shares her belief in the American dream, drawing from her own experiences and her parents' sacrifices to ensure opportunities for her and her brother.
- 🤝 Michelle and Barack Obama were both raised with similar values, such as the importance of hard work, integrity, and respect for others, which they aim to pass on to their children.
- 🌱 Barack's early work in Chicago, focusing on community development and job creation, is highlighted as a testament to his commitment to social change and justice.
- 🌐 Michelle calls for unity and shared values, arguing that Barack's vision for the country is inclusive and transcends political, geographical, and social divides.
- 🌈 She celebrates historical milestones like the anniversary of women's suffrage and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, linking them to the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.
- 💪 Michelle encourages the audience to vote for Barack Obama, outlining his policy goals such as ending the Iraq war, improving healthcare, and providing quality education for all.
- 🌟 The speech concludes with a personal and emotional appeal, envisioning a future where her daughters and others can achieve their dreams, and calling for collective action to build a better world.
Q & A
Who is being introduced at the beginning of the transcript?
-Michelle Obama is being introduced at the beginning of the transcript.
What is the significance of the basketball game mentioned by Michelle Obama?
-The basketball game is used as a metaphor to describe the support and camaraderie between Michelle and her brother Craig, as well as the challenges faced by her father, who had multiple sclerosis.
What personal attributes does Michelle Obama highlight about her father?
-Michelle Obama highlights her father's role as a provider, champion, and hero despite his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, emphasizing his strength, determination, and the sacrifices he made for his family.
How does Michelle Obama describe her relationship with Barack Obama?
-Michelle describes her relationship with Barack as one of deep love and shared values, with Barack being a loving husband and a dedicated public servant who she believes will be an extraordinary president.
What values were instilled in Michelle Obama by her parents?
-Michelle was instilled with values such as hard work, integrity, compassion, the importance of education, and the belief in the American dream by her parents.
What is the 'improbable journey' that Michelle Obama refers to?
-The 'improbable journey' refers to the unexpected and challenging path that led to Barack Obama's presidential campaign and the experiences and struggles they faced along the way.
What does Michelle Obama say about the American dream?
-Michelle Obama asserts that the American dream endures and is attainable through hard work and determination, as evidenced by her own family's story and her husband's background.
What community work did Barack Obama engage in after college?
-After college, Barack Obama worked in neighborhoods devastated by the closing of steel plants, helping to rebuild communities and speaking to people about how to improve their circumstances.
What is the message Michelle Obama conveys about the world as it is and the world as it should be?
-Michelle Obama conveys that while people often accept the world as it is, they should strive for the world as it should be, reflecting fairness, justice, and opportunity, which was a message that resonated with her from Barack's early community work.
How does Michelle Obama connect her personal story to the broader American narrative?
-Michelle Obama connects her personal story to the broader American narrative by highlighting the shared values, struggles, and aspirations of hard work, education, and the pursuit of a better life for future generations.
What are the key policy areas that Michelle Obama mentions Barack Obama will focus on as president?
-Michelle Obama mentions that Barack Obama will focus on ending the war in Iraq responsibly, building an economy that lifts every family, ensuring healthcare for every American, and providing a world-class education from preschool through college.
Outlines
👨👩👧👦 Family and Values
The speaker warmly introduces Michelle Obama as a public servant, sister, wife, mother, and the next First Lady. She reflects on the importance of family, mentioning her brother Craig and her father's enduring presence in her life. The narrative highlights the journey of her husband Barack Obama and the shared values of hard work, integrity, and respect that were instilled in her by her parents. She emphasizes the American dream and the importance of education, drawing parallels between her family's struggles and those of Barack's, and how they both aspired to a better life through hard work and opportunity.
🌟 Dreams and Determination
The speaker discusses the values that guide her and Barack Obama's lives, focusing on the importance of striving for one's dreams and the belief in a just and fair America. She shares Barack's early work in Chicago, where he chose to help communities affected by job losses rather than pursuing a lucrative career on Wall Street. She describes his commitment to community rebuilding and his vision for a better world, urging people to believe in themselves and work towards their ideals. The paragraph also touches on historical milestones like the women's right to vote and Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, connecting them to the ongoing fight for a better America.
🤝 Unity and Hope
The speaker emphasizes the need to work towards a better world and the collective responsibility to fight for it. She shares her own experiences in public service and Barack's efforts to improve the lives of ordinary Americans through job training, education, and healthcare. The paragraph highlights Barack's political career and his commitment to ending the Iraq war, building a strong economy, and ensuring access to quality healthcare and education for all. The speaker stresses the importance of unity and shared values, regardless of background or political affiliation, as the foundation for a hopeful and progressive America.
🏡 Family, Legacy, and the Future
In this final paragraph, the speaker reflects on the personal significance of the journey she and Barack have taken, from their shared dreams to the aspirations they hold for their daughters and the nation's children. She speaks of the importance of building a world that reflects our hopes and values, and the legacy they wish to leave behind. The speaker calls for a collective commitment to finish the work of those who came before and to elect Barack Obama as the President of the United States. The paragraph concludes with a personal and emotional appeal to the audience, invoking the memory of her father and the future of her daughters, and a call to action to stand together for change.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡First Lady
💡American Dream
💡Public Service
💡Family Values
💡Hard Work
💡Community
💡Education
💡Change
💡Dignity and Respect
💡Hope
💡Responsibility
Highlights
Introduction of Michelle Obama as an impassioned public servant, loving daughter, wife, mother, and sister.
Emotional connection to her brother Craig and the presence of her father's memory.
The importance of family support and the journey to the presidential campaign with Barack Obama.
Michelle's role as a wife, believing in her husband's potential as an extraordinary president.
The centrality of her daughters in her life and their future as her stake in the election.
Her upbringing on the south side of Chicago by blue-collar parents and the impact on her values.
The struggle and resilience of her father, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and his influence.
The American dream as experienced through her family's sacrifices and achievements.
Shared values with Barack Obama, including hard work, integrity, and respect for others.
Barack's community work in Chicago and his dedication to social change.
The vision of the world as it should be, striving for fairness, justice, and opportunity.
The Great American story and the collective effort to shape the future according to ideals.
Michelle's own contributions to public service and empowering young people.
Barack's legislative efforts to improve job opportunities, education, and healthcare.
The importance of unity and shared beliefs in achieving the American promise.
Barack's campaign promises to end the Iraq war, build a strong economy, and ensure healthcare for all.
The emotional appeal to the audience to join in the effort to build a better future for the next generation.
Closing remarks, expressing gratitude and a call to action to elect Barack Obama as president.
Transcripts
please join me in welcoming an
impassioned public servant a loving
daughter wife and mother my little
sister and our nation's next First Lady
Michelle Obama
as you might
imagine for for Barack running for
president is nothing compared to that
first game of basketball with my brother
Craig I I can't tell you how much it
means to have Craig and my mom here
tonight like like Craig I can feel my
dad looking down on us just as I've felt
his presence in every Grace filled
moment of my life and at
6'6 I've often felt like Craig was
looking down on me too
literally but the truth is both when we
were kids and today Craig wasn't looking
down on me he was watching over me and
he has been there for
me every step of the way since that
clear day February 19 months ago when
with little more than our faith in each
other and a hunger for change we joined
my husband Barack Obama on the
improbable Journey that has led us to
this moment but each of us comes here
also by way of our own improbable
journey I come here tonight as a sister
blessed with a brother who is my mentor
my protector and my lifelong friend and
I come here as a wife who loves my
husband and believes beles he will be an
extraordinary
president and I come here as a
mom as a mom whose girls are the heart
of my heart and the center of my world
they're the first things I think about
when I wake up in the morning and the
last thing I think about before I go to
bed at night their future and all our
children's future is my stake in this
election
and I come here as a daughter raised on
the south side of
Chicago by a father who was a Blue
Collar city worker and a mother who
stayed at home with my brother and me my
mother's love has always been a
sustaining Force for our family and one
of my greatest Joys is seeing her
Integrity her compassion her
intelligence reflected in my
daughters my dad was our Rock
and although he was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis in his early 30s he
was our provider he was our champion our
hero but as he got sicker it got harder
for him to walk took him longer to get
dressed in the morning you know but if
he was in pain he never let on he never
stopped smiling and laughing even while
struggling to button his shirt even
while using two canes to get him s
across the room to give my mom a kiss he
just woke up a little earlier and he
worked a little harder he and my mom
poured everything they had into me and
Craig it was the greatest gift a child
could receive never doubting for a
single minute that you're loved and
cherished and have a place in this world
and thanks to their faith and their hard
work we both were able to go to college
so I know firsthand from their lives and
mind that the American dream
endures and you
know what struck me when I first met
Barack was that even though he had this
funny name and even though he had grown
up all the way across the continent in
Hawaii his family was so much like mine
he was raised by grandparents who were
workingclass folks just like my parents
and by a single mother who struggled to
pay the bills just like we did and like
my family they scrimped and saved so
that he could have opportunities that
they never had for themselves and Barack
and I were raised with so many of the
same values like you work hard for what
you want in life that your word is your
bond that you do what you say you're
going to do that you treat
people with dignity and respect even if
you don't know them and even if you
don't agree with
them and Barack and I set out to build
lives Guided by these values and to pass
them on to the next Generation because
we want our children and all children in
this nation to know that the only limit
to the height of your achievements is
the reach of your dreams and your
willingness to work hard for them
and as our friendship
grew and I learned more about Barack he
introduced me to work the work that he
done when he first moved to Chicago
after college you see instead of going
to Wall Street Barack went to work in
neighborhoods that had been devastated
by the closing of Steel
plants jobs dried up and Barack was
invited back to speak to people from
those neighborhoods about how to rebuild
their community
and the people gathered there together
that day were ordinary folks doing the
best they could to build a good life see
there were parents uh trying to get by
from paycheck to paycheck grandparents
trying to get it together on a fixed
income men frustrated that they couldn't
support their families after jobs that
disappeared you see those folks weren't
asking for a handout or a shortcut see
they were ready to work they wanted to
cont R tribute they believe like you and
I believe that America should be a place
where you can make it if you
try and Barack stood up that
day and he spoke words that have stayed
with me ever since he talked about the
world as it is and the world as it
should be and he said that all too often
we accept the distance between the two
and we settle for the world as it is
even when it doesn't reflect our values
and
aspirations but he reminded us that we
also know what the world should like
look like he said we know what fairness
and Justice and opportunity look like
and he urged us to believe in ourselves
to find the strength within ourselves to
strive for the world as it should be and
isn't that the Great American story
it's it's the story of men and women
gathered in churches and union halls in
high school gyms and people who stood up
and marched and risked everything they
had refusing to settle determined to
mold our future into the shape of our
ideals and it's because of their will
and determination that this week we
celebrate two anniversaries the 88th
anniversary of women winning the right
to vote
and the 45th
anniversary and the 45th anniversary of
that hot summer day when Dr King lifted
our sights and our hearts with his dream
for our
nation and I stand here today at the
crosscurrents of that history knowing
that my piece of the American dream is a
blessing hard one by those who came
before me all of them driven by the same
conviction that drove my dad to get up
an hour early each day to painstakingly
dress himself for work the same
conviction that drives the men and women
I've met all across this country people
who work the day shift then kiss their
kids good night and head out for the
night shift without disappointment
without regret see that good night kiss
is a reminder of everything they're
working for the military families who
say grace each night with an empty seat
at the
table the
servicemen the service men and women who
love this country so much they leave
those they love most to defend it the
young people across America serving our
communities teaching children cleaning
up neighborhoods caring for the least
Among Us each and every day people like
Hillary
Clinton who put those 18 million cracks
in that glass ceiling so that our
daughters and our sons Can Dream a
little bigger and aim a little higher
people like Joe Biden
who has never forgotten where he came
from and never stopped fighting for
folks who work long hours and face long
odds and need someone on their side
again all of us driven by the simple
belief that the world as it is just
won't do that we have an obligation to
fight for the world as it should be and
that is the thread that connects our
hearts that is the thread that runs
through my journey and barack's journey
and so many other improbable Journeys
that have brought us here tonight where
the current of History meets this new
tide of Hope and you see that is why I
love this country
and in my own
life in my own life in my own small way
I've tried to give back to this country
that has given me so much see that's why
I left a job at a big Law Firm for a
career in public service working to
empower young people to volunteer in
their communities because I believe that
each of us no matter what our age or our
background or our walk in life each of
us has something something to contribute
to the life of this nation and it's a
belief that Barack shares a belief at
the heart of his life's work see it's
what he did all those years ago in
Chicago setting up job training to get
people back to work and after school
programs to keep kids safe working block
by block to help people lift up their
families it's what he did in the
Illinois Senate moving people from
welfare to jobs passing tax cuts for for
hardworking families and making sure
women get equal pay for equal
work it's what he's done in the United
States Senate fighting to ensure that
the men and women who serve this country
are welcomed home not just with medals
and parades but with good jobs and
benefits and health care including
mental health
care that's why barack's running to end
the war in Iraq
responsibly to build an economy that
lifts every family to make sure Health
Care is available for every American and
to make sure that every single child in
this nation has a worldclass education
all the way from preschool to
college
that's what Barack Obama will do is
president of the United States of
America he'll achieve these goals the
same way he always has by bringing us
together and reminding us how much we
share and how alike we really are you
see Barack doesn't care where you're
from or what your background is or what
party if any you belong to see that's
just not how he sees the world he knows
that thread that connects us our belief
in America's promise our commitment to
our children's future he knows that that
threat is strong enough to hold us
together as one nation even when we
disagree it was strong enough to bring
hope to those neighborhoods in Chicago
it was strong enough to bring hope to
the mother he met who was worried about
her child in Iraq hope to the man who's
unemployed and can't afford gas to find
a job hope to the student working nights
to pay for a sister's Health Care
sleeping just a few hours a day and it
was strong enough to bring hope to
people who came out on a cold Iowa night
and became the first voices in this
Chorus for change that has been echoed
by millions of Americans from every
corner of this
nation millions of Americans who know
that Barack understands their dreams
millions of Americans who know that
Barack will fight for people like them
and that Barack will bring finally the
change that we
need and in the
end and in the end after all that's
happened these past 19 months see the
Barack Obama I know today is the same
man I fell in love with 19 years
ago he's the same man who drove me and
our new baby daughter home from the
hospital 10 years ago this
summer inching along in a snail's
pace peering at us anxiously at the
through the rearview mirror feeling the
whole weight of her future in his hands
determined to give her everything he'd
struggled so hard for himself
determined to give her something he
never had the affirming Embrace of a
Father's
Love and as I tuck that little girl in
as I tuck that little girl in and her
little sister into bed at night you see
I I think about how one day they'll have
families of their own and how one day
they and your sons and daughters will
tell tell their own children about what
we did together in this
election they'll tell
them they'll tell them how this time we
listen to our hopes instead of our
fears how this
time how this time we decided to stop
doubting and to start
dreaming how this time in this great
country where a girl from the south
Southside of Chicago can go to college
and law school and the son of a single
mother from Hawaii can go all the way to
the White
House that we committed
ourselves we committed ourselves to
building the world as it should be so
tonight in honor of my father's memory
and my daughter's future out of the
gratitude for those whose triumphs we
mark this week and those whose everyday
sacrifices have brought us to this
moment let us devote ourselves to
finishing their work let us work
together to fulfill their hopes and
let's stand together to elect Barack
Obama president of the United States of
America thank you God bless you and God
bless America
hi
Daddy hey
sweetie hello everybody hello from
Kansas City how about Michelle
Obama now you know why I asked her out
so many
times even though she said
no you want a persistent
president Michelle you were uh you were
unbelievable and uh you also look very
cute thank you
I I I'm here with the the Gerardo family
uh here in St Louis this is Jim and
Alicia and like us they've got
daughters the uh we've got uh
Lindsay and we've got Hannah and we've
got Grace over
here and and and theyve just been one
wonderful hosts uh the the whole time
that we've been
watching Daddy what city are you in I'm
in Kansas City
sweetie Malia Sasha how do you think Mom
did I think she did
good all right I think so too well
listen I want you guys to look after the
girls uh look after Mommy uh before I
get there and I'll I'll see you guys on
Thursday all right I love you
Daddy love you guys love you swe tight
bye-bye love you love daddy love you
sweetie you great
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