Etiqueta: Barack Obama

  • On the American Jobs Act

    BARACK OBAMA Hello, New Hampshire! (Applause.) It is good to be back. Hello, Little Green! (Applause.) It is good to be back in New Hampshire, although I have to say that I feel a little winter coming on around here. (Laughter.) This is what happens when you fly north. It is wonderful to be here.…

  • A Concert for Hope (Anniversary 9/11)

    BARACK OBAMA The Bible tells us — weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Ten years ago, America confronted one of our darkest nights. Mighty towers crumbled. Black smoke billowed up from the Pentagon. Airplane wreckage smoldered on a Pennsylvania field. Friends and neighbors, sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers,…

  • The Jobs Speech

    BARACK OBAMA Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face an economic crisis that has left millions of our neighbors jobless, and a political crisis that’s made things worse. This past week, reporters have been asking, “What will…

  • Ireland Speech

    BARACK OBAMA Hello, Dublin, hello, Ireland! My name is Barack Obama “ of the Moneygall Obamas. And I’ve come home to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way. Audience member: I’ve got it here! The President: Is that where it is? [Laughter.] Some wise Irish man or woman once said that broken…

  • The US has killed Bin Laden

    BARACK OBAMA Good Evening. Tonight I can report to the American people and to the world, that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden the leader of Al Qaeda and a terrorist who was responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. It was nearly ten…

  • Osama Bin Laden está muerto

    BARACK OBAMA Buenas noches. Esta noche, puedo informar al pueblo estadounidense y al mundo que Estados Unidos ha llevado a cabo una operación que causó la muerte de Osama bin Laden, el líder de Al Qaeda, y un terrorista que es responsable por el asesinato de miles de hombres inocentes, mujeres y niños. Fue hace…

  • El momento Sputnik

    BARACK OBAMA Sr. Presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, miembros del Congreso, distinguidos invitados y conciudadanos: Esta noche quiero comenzar felicitando a los hombres y mujeres del 112º Congreso, como también al nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, John Boehner. Y en esta solemne ocasión, también tenemos presente el escaño vacío en esta Cámara…

  • Memorial Service for the Victims of the Shooting in Tucson

    BARACK OBAMA Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Please, please be seated. (Applause.) To the families of those we’ve lost; to all who called them friends; to the students of this university, the public servants who are gathered here, the people of Tucson and the people of Arizona: I have come here tonight as…

  • Shootings in Tucson

    BARACK OBAMA As many of you are aware, earlier today a number of people were shot in Tucson, Arizona, including several who were meeting at a supermarket with their congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords. We are still assembling all the facts, but we know that Representative Giffords was one of the victims. She is currently at a…

  • Oval Office Address to the Nation on BP Oil Spill Disaster

    BARACK OBAMA Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And…