美国第一夫人MichelleObama在民主党全国大会DNC上的演说Whenitcomestogivingourkidstheeducationtheydeserve,Barackknowsthatlikemeandlikesomanyofyou,henevercould'veattendedcollegewithoutfinancialaid.Andbelieveitornot,whenwewerefirstmarried,ourcombinedmonthlystudentloanbillswereactuallyhigherthanourmortgage.Weweresoyoung,soinlove,andsoindebt.That'swhyBarackhasfoughtsohardtoincreasestudentaidandkeepinterestratesdown,becausehewantseveryyoungpersontofulfilltheirpromiseandbeabletoattendcollegewithoutamountainofdebt.Sointheend,forBarack,theseissuesaren'tpolitical–they'repersonal.BecauseBarackknowswhatitmeanswhenafamilystruggles.Heknowswhatitmeanstowantsomethingmoreforyourkidsandgrandkids.BarackknowstheAmericanDreambecausehe'slivedit...andhewantseveryoneinthiscountrytohavethatsameopportunity,nomatterwhoweare,orwherewe'refrom,orwhatwelooklike,orwhowelove.Andhebelievesthatwhenyou'veworkedhard,anddonewell,andwalkedthroughthatdoorwayofopportunity...youdonotslamitshutbehindyou...youreachback,andyougiveotherfolksthesamechancesthathelpedyousucceed.SowhenpeopleaskmewhetherbeingintheWhiteHousehaschangedmyhusband,Icanhonestlysaythatwhenitcomestohischaracter,andhisconvictions,andhisheart,BarackObamaisstillthesamemanIfellinlovewithallthoseyearsago.He'sthesamemanwhostartedhiscareerbyturningdownhighpayingjobsandinsteadworkinginstrugglingneighborhoodswhereasteelplanthadshutdown,fightingtorebuildthosecommunitiesandgetfolksbacktowork...becauseforBarack,successisn'tabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,it'saboutthedifferenceyoumakeinpeople'slives.He'sthesamemanwho,whenourgirlswerefirstborn,wouldanxiouslychecktheircribseveryfewminutestoensuretheywerestillbreathing,proudlyshowingthemofftoeveryoneweknew.That'sthemanwhositsdownwithmeandourgirlsfordinnernearlyeverynight,patientlyansweringtheirquestionsaboutissuesinthenews,andstrategizingaboutmiddleschoolfriendships.That'sthemanIseeinthosequietmomentslateatnight,hunchedoverhisdesk,poringovertheletterspeoplehavesenthim.Theletterfromthefatherstrugglingtopayhisbills...fromthewomandying