1988DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddress

1、文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考1988 Democratic Nati onal Conven ti on KeynoteAddressAnn Richards:1988DemocraticNati on alC onven tio nKeyno teAddressThankyou.Thankyou.Thankyou, verymuch.Goodevening , ladiesandgentlemen.Buenasnoches , misamigos.rm delightedtobeherewithyouthiseve ning becauseafterliste ningtoGeorgeBus

2、halltheseyearsIfiguredy oun eededtok no wwhatarealTexasacce ntso un dslike.TwelveyearsagoBarbaraJordan, anotherTexaswoman,Barbaramadetheke yno teaddresstothisc onven tio n an dtwowome ninahun dredandsixtyyearsisaboutparforthecourse.But , ifyougiveusachanee , wecanperform.AfterallGi ngerRogersdidever

3、ythi ngthatFredAstairedid.Shejustdiditbackwardsa ndi nhighheels.Iwan ttoa nnoun cetothisNatio nthati nalittlemoretha nIOOdays theReagan-Meese-Deaver-Nofziger-Po in dexter-North-We in berger-Watt-Gorsuch-Lavelle-Stockma n-Haig-Bork-Noriega-GeorgeBusherawillbeover!Youknow , toni ghtIfeelalittlelikeIdi

4、dwhe nl playedbasketballi nthe8thgrade .1though tIlookedrealcutei nmyuni form.A ndthe nIheardaboyyellfromthebleachers文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考Makethatbasket , Birdlegs!An dmygreatestfearisthatsameguyissomewhereouttherei ntheaudie ncetoni ght andhesgoi ngtocutmedow ntosize.Becausewherelgrewuptherereallywas ntmu

5、chtolera nceforself-importa nee, peoplewhoput on airs.Iwasbornduri ngtheDepressio nin alittlecom mun ityjustoutsideWaco andlgrewupliste nin gtoFra nkli nRoosevelto ntheradio.Well itwasbackthe nthatlcametoun dersta ndthesmalltruthsa ndthehardshipsthatbi ndneighborstogether.Thosewererealpeoplewithreal

6、problemsa ndtheyhadrealdreamsaboutgetti ngoutoftheDepressio n.lcan remembersummernightswhe nwedputdow nwhatwecalledtheBaptistpallet an dweliste nedtothegrow n-upstalk .leanstillheartheso un dofthedomi no escli ckingon themarbleslabmydaddyhadfo undforatabletopcan stillhearthelaughterofthemantellingjo

7、kesyouweren tsupposedtohear - talk inabouthowbigthatoldbuckdeerwas laughi naboutmamaputti nCloroxi nthewellwhenthefrogfelli n.Theytalkedaboutwara ndWash ingtonan dwhatthisco untryn eeded.Theytalkedthestraighttalk.A nditcamefrompeoplewhowerelivi ngtheirlivesasbesttheycoul d.A ndthat swhatwe rego in g

8、todot oni ght.We rego in gtotellhowthecowatethecabbage.IgotaletterlastweekfromayoungmotherinLorena, Texas, an dlwa nnareadpartofittoyou.ShewritesOurworriesgofrompaydaytopayday ,justlikemillio nsofothers.A ndwehavetwofairlydece nti ncomes butlworryhowl mgoingtopaytherisingcarinsuranceandfood.1 praymy

9、kidsdonthaveagrowthspurtfromAugusttoDecember , soIdon thavetobu yn ewjea3文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考ns.Webuyclothesatthebudgetstoresa ndwehavethemfraya ndf adea ndstretchinthefirstwash.Wep on dera ndtrytofigureouthowwereg onn apayforcollegeandbracesandtennisshoes.Wedon ttakevacationsandwedon tgoouttoeat.Pleased

10、ontthinkmeungrateful.Wehavejobsandaniceplacetolive, andwWrehealthy.Werethepeopleyouseeeveryday in thegrocerystores an dweobeythelawsandpayourtaxes.Weflyourflags on holidaysa ndweplodal ongt ryingtomakeitbetterforourselvesa ndourchildre nan dourpare nts.Weare n tvocala nymore.lth in kmaybewe retootir

11、ed .I believethatpeoplelikeusareforgotte nin America.Well , ofcourseyoubelieveyou reforgotten , becauseyouhavebeen.ThisRepublica nAdmi nistratio ntreatsusasifWewerepiecesofapuzzlethatca ntfittogether.Theyvetriedtoputusi ntocompartme ntsa ndseparateusfromeachother.Theirpoliticaltheoryis“divideandconq

12、uer. ” They vesuggestedtimeandtimeagai nthatwhatisofi nterestto on egroupofAmerica nsisnotofinteresttoanyoneelse.We vebeenisolated.Wevebeenlumpedintothatsadphraseologycalled“specialinterests. ” Theyvetoldfarmersthattheywereselfishthattheywoulddriveupfoodpricesiftheyaskedthegovernme nttoi nterve neon

13、behalfofthefamilyfarm an dwewatchedfarmsgo on theauctionblockwhileweboughtfoodfromforeig ncount ries.Well , that swrong!Theytoldworki ngmothersit salltheirfault-theirfamiliesarefallingapartbecausetheyhadtogotoworktokeeptheirkidsinjeansandtennisshoesandcollege.Andthey rewrong!TheytoldAmerica nlaborth

14、eyweretryi ngtorui nfreee nterprisebyaski ngfor60days noticeofplantclosings, andthat swron g.A ndtheytoldtheautoi ndustryandthesteeli ndustrya ndthetimberi ndus trya ndtheoili ndustry文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考compa ni esbe in gthreate nedbyforeig nproductsflood in gthisco untry, thatyoureprotectio nistifyouthi

15、nkthegovernme ntshoulde nforceourtradelaws.A ndth atiswrong.Whe ntheybelittleusfordema ndi ngclea naira ndclea nwaterfortryi ngtosavethe oceansan dtheoz on elayer , that swrong.Now on derwefeelisolateda ndcon fused.Wewa ntan swersa ndtheira nsweristhatsomethi ngiswro ngwithyou.Well no thi ngswro ngw

16、ithyou.Nothi ngswrongwithyouthatyoucan tfixinNovember!We vebeentold-wevebee ntoldthatthe in terestsoftheSoutha ndtheSouthwestare no tthesame interestsastheNortha ndtheNortheast.Theypito negroupagai nsttheother.Theyvedividedthiscountry,andinourisolationwethinkgovernmentisngonnahelpus , andwereal onei

17、nou rfeeli ngs.Wefeelforgotte n. Well thefactisthatweare notanisolatedpieceoftheirpuzzle.Weare onen ati on. Wear etheU nitedStatesofAmerica.Now , weDemocratsbelievethatAmericaisstilltheco un tyoffairplay;thatweca ncomeoutofasmalltow no rapo orn eighborhooda ndhavethesamecha nceasa nyon eelse anditdo

18、es n tmatterwhetherweareblackorHispa ni cordisabledorawomen sic.Webelieveth atAmericaisacou ntrywheresmallbusi nessow nersmustsucceedbecausetheyarethebedrock , backboneofoureconomy.Webelievethatourkidsdeservegooddaycarea ndpublicschools.Webelieveourkidsdeservepublicschoolswherestude ntsca nlearna nd

19、teachersca nteach.A ndwewann abelievethatourpare ntswillhaveagoodretireme ntan dthatwewilltoo.WeDemocratsbelievethatsocialsecurityisapactthatca nno tbebroke n.文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考Wewa nn abelievethatweca nliveoutourliveswithouttheterriblefearthata nill n essisgoingtoba nkruptusa ndourchildre n. WeDemocrat

20、sbelievethatAmericaca no vercomeanyproblem, in cludi ngthedreadeddiseasecalledAIDS.WebelievethatAmericaisstillacoun trywherethereismoretolifethanjustac on sta ntstruggleform on ey.A ndwebelievethatAmericamusthaveleaderswhoshowusthatourstrugglesam oun ttosomethingandcon tributetosomethi nglarger lead

21、erswhowa ntustobeallthatweca nbe.WewantleaderslikeJesseJacks on.JesseJacks oni saleadera ndateacherwhoca nopeno urheartsa ndope no urm in dsand stirourverysouls.A ndhehastaughtusthatweareasgoodasourcapacityforcari n g,caringaboutthedrugproblem , caringaboutcrime , caringabouteducation an dcaringabou

22、teachother.Now , incontrast thegreatest nati onofthefreeworldhashadaleaderforeightstraightyearsthat hasprete ndedthatheca nnothearourquesti on soverthe no iseofthehelicopters.An dwek no whedoesn twannaan swer.Butwehavealotofquestio ns.A ndwhenwegetourquestio nsaskedorthereisaleak , oraninvestigation

23、theonlyanswerwegetis, “ Idon tknow, or“ Iforgot.Butyouwouldn tacceptthatanswerfromyourchildren.lwouldn t.Don ttellme“youdon tknow” or “youforgot.Were no tgo in gtohavetheAmericathatwewa ntun tilweelectleaderswhoareg onnatellthetruth;notmostdaysbuteveryday;leaderswhodon tforgetwhattheydontwan ttoreme

24、mber.A ndforeightstraightyearsGeorgeBushhas n tdisplayedtheslightestin teresti nany thi ngwecareabout.A ndno wthathesaft erajobhecan tgetappointedto ,heslikeColumbusdiscoveringAmerica.He sfoundchildcare.He sfoundeducation.PoorGeorge.Hecan thelpit.Hewasbornwithasilverfooti nhismouth.Well , nowonder,

25、nowonderwecan tfigureitout.Becausetheleadershipofthis natio nistelli ngus on ethi ngon TVa n ddo in gsomethi ngen tirelydiffere nt.Theytellus文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考theytellusthattheyrefighti ngawaragai nstterrorists.A ndthe nwefi ndoutthattheWhiteHouseisselli ngarmstotheAyatollah.Theytellusthatthey refight i

26、n gawar ondrugsa ndthe npeoplecome on TVa ndtestifythattheClAa ndtheDEAa ndtheFBIk newtheywereflyi ngdrugsi ntoAmericaallalo ng.A ndthey ren egotiatingwithadictatorwhoisshoveli ngcoca in ei ntothisco un trylikecra zy.Iguessthat stheirCentralAmericanstrategy.Now , theytellusthatemploymentratesaregrea

27、t , andthatthey reforequalopport unity.Butwek no wittakestwopaycheckstomakee ndsmeettodaywhenitusedtotakeone.Andtheopportunitythey resoproudofislow-wage , dead-endjobs.A ndthereis no majorcityi nAmericawhereyo ucanno tseehomelessmen sitti ngi nparki nglotsholdi ngsig nsthatsay“ Iwillworkforfood.Now

28、, myfriends , wereallyareatacrucialpoi ntin America nhistory.U nderthisadministrati onwe havedevotedourresourcesi ntomaki ngthisco untryamilitarycolossus.Butwe veletourec ono micli nesofdefe nsefallintodisrepair.Thedebtofthis natio nis greatertha nithaseverbee ninourhistory.Wefoughtaworldwaro nlessd

29、ebttha ntheRepublicanshavebuiltupinthelasteightyears.Youknow, it skindoflikethatbrother-i n-lawwhodrivesaflash yn ewcarbuthe salwaysborrowi nmoneyfromyoutomakethepayme nts.Well , butlet stakewhattheyaremostproudof.Thatistheirsta ndofdefense.WeDemocratsarec ommittedtoastrongAmerica , and, quitefrankl

30、y ,whenourleaderssaytous ,Weneedanewweaponssystem ourinclinationistosay, “ Well,theymustberight. ” Butwhenwepaybillionsforplainsthatwon tfly ,7文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考tfire , andbillionsforsystemsthatwon twork ,thatolddogwon thunt.AndyoudonthavetobefromWacotok no wthatwhe nthePe ntag onm akescrooksricha nddoe

31、s n tmakeAmericastrong , thatit sabumdeal.Nowlmgoi ngtotellyo uI mreallygladthatouryo un gpeoplemissedtheDepressio nandmissedthegreatbigwar.Butldoregretthattheymissedtheleadersthatlk newleaderswhotolduswhenthingsweretough, andthatwe dhavetosacrificean dthatthesedifficultiesmightlastforawhile.Theydid

32、 nttellusthingswerehardforusbecauseweweredifferent, orisolatedorspeciali nterests.Theybroughtustogethera ndtheygaveusase nseofnatio nalpurpose.TheygaveusSocialSecuritya ndtheytoldustheyweresetti ngupasystemwherewecouldpayourow nmoneyin,an dwhe nthetimecameforourretireme ntwecouldtakethem on eyout.Pe

33、ople in theruralareasweretoldthatwedeservedtohaveelectriclights an dtheywereg onn aharnessthee nergythatwas necessarytogiveuselectricityso mygrandmamadidhbilli on sforta nksthatwon文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考thavetocarrythatoldcoaloillamparound.An dtheytoldusthattheyweregoi ngtoguara nteewhe nweputourm on eyi nth

34、eba nkthatthem on eywasgoi ngtobethere , an ditwasgo in gtobe in sured.Theydid notlietous.An dIthi nkon eofthesavi nggracesofDemocratsisthatweareca ndid.Wetalkstraighttalk.Wetellpeoplewhatwethi nk.A ndthattraditio nan dthosevalueslivetod ayinMichaelDukakisfromMassachusetts.MichaelDukakisk no wsthatt

35、hiscou ntryis on theedgeofagreat newerathatwe renotafraidofchange, thatwe reforthoughtful , truthful strongleadership.Behi ndhiscalmthere san impatie nceto un ifythisco un trya ndtogetonwiththefuture.Hisi nsti nctsar edeeplyAmerica n. They retougha ndthey regenerous.A ndpers on ally ,Ihavetotellyout

36、hatlhave nevermetama nwhohadamoreremarkablese nseaboutwhatisreallyimporta nti nlife.Andthenthere smyfriendandmyteacherformanyyears ,SenatorLloydBentsen.Andlcouldn tbeprouder ,bothasaTexanandasaDemocrat,becauseLloydBe ntse nun dersta ndsAmerica.Fromthebarriototheboardroomheknowshowtobringustogether ,

37、 byregions , byeconomics ,andbyexample.AndhesalreadybeatenGeorgeBushonce.So , whenitcomesrightdowntoit thiselectio nisacontestbetwee nthosewhoaresatisfiedwithwhattheyhavea ndthosewhoknowwecandobetter.That swhatthiselectionisreallyallabout.ltsabouttheAmerica ndream-thosewhowa nttokeepitforthefewa ndt

38、hosewhok nowitmustbe nurtureda ndpassedal ong.文章来源网，仅供分享学习参考magra ndmothernow.A ndlhave onen earlyperfectgra nddaughternamedLily.A ndwhenIholdthatgrandbaby , Ifeelthecontinuityoflifethatunitesus thatb in dsge nerati ontoge nerati on thattiesuswitheachother.A ndsometimeslspreadthatBaptistpalletout onthef loor , an dLilya ndlrollaballbacka ndforth.A ndlth in kofallthefamilieslikemi neliketheoneinLorena , Texas, likethe on esthat nurturechildre nallacrossAmerica.AndasllookatLilyIkno wthatitiswithi nfamiliesthatwelearnboththe needtorespe