奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话（精选多篇）

第一篇：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

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.)

第二篇：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

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：奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

Remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

奥巴马在白宫记者协会晚宴上的讲话

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.)

第四篇：奥巴马在2012年白宫记者协会晚宴的演讲

奥巴马在2012年白宫记者协会晚宴的演讲

Remarks by the President at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

Washington Hilton Hotel

April 29, 2012 Thank you.(Applause.)Good evening, everybody.Good evening.I could not be more thrilled to be here tonight--(laughter)--at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.This is great crowd.They’re already laughing.It’s terrific.Chuck Todd--love you, brother.(Laughter.)I’m delighted to see some of the cast members of Glee are here.(Laughter.)And Jimmy Kimmel, it’s an honor, man.(Laughter.)What’s so funny? My fellow Americans, we gather during a historic anniversary.Last year at this time--in fact, on this very weekend--we finally delivered justice to one of the world’s most notorious individuals.(Applause.)Now, this year, we gather in the midst of a heated election season.And Axelrod tells me I should never miss a chance to reintroduce myself to the American people.So tonight, this is how I’d like to begin: My name is Barack Obama.My mother was born in Kansas.My father was born in Kenya.And I was born, of course, in Hawaii.(Laughter and applause.)In 2009, I took office in the face of some enormous challenges.Now, some have said I blame too many problems on my predecessor, but let’s not forget that’s a practice that was initiated by George W.Bush.(Laughter.)Since then, Congress and I have certainly had our differences;yet, I’ve tried to be civil, to not take any cheap shots.And that’s why I want to especially thank all the members who took a break from their exhausting schedule of not passing any laws to be here tonight.(Laughter.)Let’s give them a big round of applause.(Applause.)Despite many obstacles, much has changed during my time in office.Four years ago, I was locked in a brutal primary battle with Hillary Clinton.Four years later, she won’t stop drunk-texting me from Cartagena.(Laughter.)

Four years ago, I was a Washington outsider.Four years later, I’m at this dinner.Four years ago, I looked like this.Today, I look like this.(Laughter.)And four years from now, I will look like this.(Laughter and applause.)That’s not even funny.(Laughter.)Anyway, it’s great to be here this evening in the vast, magnificent Hilton ballroom--or what Mitt Romney would call a little fixer-upper.(Laughter and applause.)I mean, look at this party.We’ve got men in tuxes, women in gowns, fine wine, first-class entertainment.I was just relieved to learn this was not a GSA conference.(Laughter.)Unbelievable.Not even the mind reader knew what they were thinking.(Laughter.)Of course, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is known as the prom of Washington D.C.--a term coined by political reporters who clearly never had the chance to go to an actual prom.(Laughter.)Our chaperone for the evening is Jimmy Kimmel--(applause)--who is perfect for the job since most of tonight’s audience is in his key demographic--people who fall asleep during Nightline.(Laughter.)Jimmy got his start years ago on The Man Show.In Washington, that’s what we call a congressional hearing on contraception.(Laughter and applause.)

And plenty of journalists are here tonight.I'd be remiss if I didn’t congratulate the Huffington Post on their Pulitzer Prize.(Applause.)You deserve it, Arianna.There's no one else out there linking to the kinds of hard-hitting journalism that HuffPo is linking to every single day.(Laughter and applause.)Give them a round of applause.And you don’t pay them--it's a great business model.(Laughter.)

Even Sarah Palin is getting back into the game, guest hosting on The Today Show--which reminds me of an old saying: What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? A pit bull is delicious.(Laughter and applause.)A little soy sauce.(Laughter.)Now, I know at this point many of you are expecting me to go after my likely opponent, Newt Gingrich.(Laughter.)Newt, there's still time, man.(Laughter.)But I'm not going to do that--I'm not going to attack any of the Republican candidates.Take Mitt Romney--he and I actually have a lot in common.We both think of our wives as our better halves, and polls show, to a alarmingly insulting extent, the American people agree.(Laughter.)We also both have degrees from Harvard;I have one, he has two.What a snob.(Laughter and applause.)

Of course, we've also had our differences.Recently, his campaign criticized me for slow jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon.In fact, I understand Governor Romney was so incensed he asked his staff if he could get some equal time on The Merv Griffin Show.(Laughter.)Still, I guess Governor Romney is feeling pretty good about things because he took a few hours off the other day to see The Hunger Games--some of you have seen it.It's a movie about people who court wealthy sponsors and then brutally savage each other until only one contestant is left standing.I'm sure this was a really good change of pace for him.(Laughter.)I have not seen The Hunger Games;not enough class warfare for me.(Laughter.)

Of course, I know everybody is predicting a nasty election, and thankfully, we've all agreed that families are off limits.Dogs, however, are apparently fair game.(Laughter.)And while both campaigns have had some fun with this, the other day I saw a new ad from one of these outside groups that, frankly, I think crossed the line.I know Governor Romney says he has no control over what his super PACs do, but can we show the ad real quick?(Video is played.)(Applause.)That’s pretty rough--(laughter)--but I can take it, because my stepfather always told me, it's a boy-eat-dog world out there.(Laughter.)

Now, if I do win a second term as President, let me just say something to all the--(applause)--let me just say something to all my conspiracy-oriented friends on the right who think I'm planning to unleash some secret agenda: You're absolutely right.(Laughter.)So allow me to close with a quick preview of the secret agenda you can expect in a second Obama administration.In my first term, I sang Al Green;in my second term, I'm going with Young Jeezy.(Laughter.)Michelle said, yeah.(Laughter.)I sing that to her sometimes.(Laughter.)In my first term, we ended the war in Iraq;in my second term, I will win the war on Christmas.(Laughter.)In my first term, we repealed the policy known as “don't ask, don't tell”--(applause)--wait, though;in my second term, we will replace it with a policy known as, it's raining men.(Laughter.)In my first term, we passed health care reform;in my second term, I guess I'll pass it again.(Applause.)

I do want to end tonight on a slightly more serious note--whoever takes the oath of office next January will face some great challenges, but he will also inherit traditions that make us greater than the challenges we face.And one of those traditions is represented here tonight: a free press that isn't afraid to ask questions, to examine and to criticize.And in service of that mission, all of you make sacrifices.Tonight, we remember journalists such as Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin--(applause)--who made the ultimate sacrifice as they sought to shine a light on some of the most important stories of our time.So whether you are a blogger or a broadcaster, whether you take on powerful interests here at home or put yourself in harm's way overseas, I have the greatest respect and admiration for what you do.I know sometimes you like to give me a hard time--and I certainly like to return the favor--(laughter)--but I never forget that our country depends on you.You help protect our freedom, our democracy, and our way of life.And just to set the record straight, I really do enjoy attending these dinners.In fact, I had a lot more material prepared, but I have to get the Secret Service home in time for their new curfew.(Laughter.)

Thank you very much, everybody.Thank you.(Applause.)

第五篇：2015白宫记者协会晚宴奥巴马演讲全文

任期将尽的奥巴马在今年White House Correspondents Dinner(白宫记者协会晚宴)上火力全开，不仅吐槽了老冤家共和党各路人马，连民主党的希拉里和O’Malley等战友他也没放过。CNN, Fox News和MSNBC更是被黑的体无完肤。

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they renamed it.MSNBC.But of course.Let's face it there is one issueon every reporters' minds matters points sixteen.Already we've seensome missteps.Turns out Jeb Bush identified himself as Hispanicback in 2009.Which annoyed look I understand there's anit was a mistake.Reminds me of when I identifiedmyself as American Bakken.1961.Ted Cruz says they're denyingthe existence of climate change.Maybe there.Mayhem like Galileo.That's not really an apt.Compare us.Galileo believed theearth revolves around the sun.Ted Cruz believes the earthrevolves around Ted Cruz.I and handel's messiah don't wantone out when a guy.Who have this based ona hope poster called you self centered.You know you'vegot a problem.Most of the men veterans.Creeping upall through high.Meanwhile Rick Santorum announced that he wouldnot attend the same sex wedding of a friendor a loved one.Towards gays and lesbians across thecountry responded that's not going to be a problem.Don'tlet them.And Donald Trump is 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seas.More violent storms gottenus.Don't sweat it people on the trains bank inand out.Business is now that's it.I meant whatlittle what.Look at what's happening right now.Every seriousscientist says we need.The Pentagon says it's the nationalsecurity risk.Miami was gonna funny event.Instead doing everythingabout it we got elected official points not club inthe sun it's.Got a bright and has quietly.Whatabout our kids what kind of stupid short sighted airliftbond above all.I.Good.Out all the respect her.You'll need an Internet that.Unit got us.I'm alot of him.Trying to get an audit.I havefriends whether.Now that I got that off my chest.You know investigative journalism.Explanatory.Journalism.Journalism that exposed corruption.And injustice.And gives voice to the different and themarginalized.The voiceless.That's power.It's a privilege.It's asimportant to America's trajectory.To our values or ideals thananything we could do in elected office.We remember journalistwe lost over the past year.Journalists like Steve and166.saw Lofton James Foley.Murder for nothing more than trying167.to shine light into some of the world's darkest corners.The journalists unjustly imprisoned around the world including.Our ownJason.Raising.Jason has been imprisoned and Tehran heard nothingmore than write about the hopes and fears of Iranand people.During their stories to the readers of theWashington Post in an effort to bridge our common humanity.As was already mentioned Jason's brother Ali is here tonightand I have told him personally we will not restuntil we bring him home.Whose family sick so.He'sjournalists and so many others do their work is morethan just profession.But as a public good.An indispensablepillar of our society.Are giving the toast of raiseyour glass to them and all of you.The wordsof the American foreign correspondent north of Toms.It isnow the fact of liberty.But the way in whichliberty is exercise that ultimately determines.Whether liberty itself survives.Thank you through devotion exercising our liberty and the tellingour American story god bless you.God bless the UnitedStates of America.