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奥巴马2014白宫记者协会晚宴演讲稿中英文全文
2014年5月3日，美国总统奥巴马在华盛顿希尔顿酒店出席一年一度的白宫记者协会晚宴（White Hou Correspondents Dinner, WHCD），这是奥巴马第六次出席白宫记者协会晚宴。Remarks by the President at White Hou Correspondents' Dinner
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It was worked before. (Laughter and applau.) That’s more like it.
It is great to be back. What a year, huh? I usually start the dinners with a few lf-deprecating jokes. After my stellar 2013, what could I possibly talk about? (Laughter.)
I admit it -- last year was rough. Sheesh. (Laughter.) At one point things got so bad, the 47 percent called Mitt Romney to apologize. (Laughter.)
Of cour, we rolled v. That could have gone better. (Laughter.) In 2008 my slogan was, “Yes We Can.” In 2013 my slogan was, “Control-Alt-Delete.” (Laughter.) On the plus side, they did turn the launch v into one of the year’s biggest movies. (Laughter.)
But rather than dwell深夜语录 on the past, I would like to pivot to this dinner. Let’s welcome our headliner this evening, Joel McHale. (Applau.) On “Community,” Joel plays a preening, lf-obsd narcissist. So this dinner must be a real change of pace for you. (Laughter.)
I want to thank the White Hou Correspondents Association for hosting us here tonight. I am happy to be here, even though I am a little jet-lagged from my trip to Malaysia. The lengths we have to go to get CNN coverage the days. (Laughter and applau.) I think they’re still arching for their table. (Laughter and applau.)
MSNBC is here. They’re a little overwhelmed. (Laughter.) They’ve never en an audience this big before. (Laughter.)
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But, look, everybody is trying to keep up with this incredibly fast-changing media landscape. For example, I got a lot of grief on cable news for promoting Obamacare to young people on Between Two Ferns. But that’s what young people like to watch. And to be fair, I am not the first person on television between two potted plants. (Laughter and applau.)
Sometimes I do feel disrespected by you reporters. But that’s okay. Seattle Seahawk cornerback Richard Sherman is here tonight. (Applau.) And he gave me some great tips on how to handle it. Jake Tapper, don’t you ever talk about me like that! (Laughter.) I’m the best President in the game! (Laughter.)
What do you think, Richard? Was that good? A little more feeling next time?
While we’re talking sports, just last month, a wonderful story -- an American won the Boston Marathon for first time in 30 years. (Applau.) Which was inspiring and only fair, since a Kenyan has been president for the last six. (Laughter and applau.) Had to even things out. (Laughter.)
We have some other athletes here tonight, including Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Jamie Anderson is here. We’re proud of her. (Applau.) Incredibly talented young lady. Michelle and I watched the Olympics -- we cannot believe what the folks do -- death-defying feats -- haven’t en somebody pull a “180” that fast since Rand Paul disinvited that Nevada rancher from this dinner. (Laughter.) As a general rule, things don’t like end well if the ntence starts, “Let me tell you something I know about the negro.” (Laughter.) You don’t really need to hear the rest of it. (Laughter and applau.) Just a tip for you -- don’t start your ntence that way. (Laughter.)
Speaking of Rand Paul -- (laughter) -- Colorado legalized marijuana this year, an interesting social experiment. I do hope it doesn’t lead to a whole lot of paranoid people who think that the federal government is out to get them and listening to their phone calls. (Laughter.) That would be a problem猫咪微信头像. (Laughter.)
And speaking of conrvative heroes, the Koch brothers bought a table here tonight. But as usual, they ud a shadowy right-wing organization as a front. Hello, Fox News. (Laughter and applau.)
I’m just kidding. Let’s face it, Fox, you’ll miss me when I’m gone. (Laughter.) It will be harder to convince the American people that Hillary was born in Kenya. (Laughter and applau.)
A lot of us really are concerned about the way big money is influencing our politics. I remember when a Super PAC was just me buying Marlboro 100s instead of regulars. (Laughter.)
Of cour, now that it’s 2014, Washington is obsd on the midterms. Folks are saying that with my sagging poll numbers, my fellow Democrats don’t really want me campaigning with them. And I don’t think that’s true -- although I did notice the other day that Sasha needed a speaker at career day, and she invited Bill Clinton. (Laughter.) I was a little hurt by that. (Laughter.)
Both sides are doing whatever it takes to win the ruthless game. Republicans -- this is a true story -- Republicans actually brought in a group of consultants to teach their candidates how to speak to women. This is true. And I don’t know if it will work with wome西班牙介绍
n, but I understand that America’s teenage boys are signing up to run for the Senate in droves. (Laughter.)
Anyway, while you guys focus on the horrace, I’m going to do what I do -- I’m going to be focud on everyday Americans. Just yesterday, I read a heartbreaking letter -- you know I get letters from folks from around the country; every day I get 10 that I read -- this one got to me. A Virginia man who’s been stuck in the same part-time job for years; no respect from his boss; no chance to get ahead. I really wish Eric Cantor would stop writing me. (Laughter.) You can just pick up the phone, Eric. (Laughter.)
