Korea identified it's first case at the same time that the United States did. We can't abandon those protesters who inspired us. That's who he'll be. For eight years, Joe was the last one in the room whenever I faced a big decision. So that another classroom wouldn't get shot up. Imagine January 20th, when we swear in a president and a vice president who have a plan to get us out of this mess, who believe in science, and they have a plan to protect this planet for our kids, and who care about working Americans, and they have a plan to help you start getting ahead. Obama did not pull his punches, attacking his successor, President Donald Trump early in his speech over recent reports that the president has a previously unreported bank account in China. We've seen folks of every age and background who've packed city centers and airports in town squares, just so families wouldn't be separated. I asked him to manage the Recovery Act, which jumpstarted the longest stretch of job growth in history. What we do echoes through the generations. We should be making it easier for everybody to vote. But maybe you're still not sure which candidate you'll vote for – or whether you'll vote at all. You can give our democracy new meaning. Our democracy is not going to work if the people who are supposed to be our leaders lie every day and just make things up. All of that is within our reach, if we vote. But at this moment, this president and those who enable him, have shown they don't believe in these things. When he meets with military families who've lost their hero, he does it as a kindred spirit; the parent of an American soldier; somebody whose faith has endured the hardest loss there is. Obama's speech was his first live appearance in support of Biden's presidential campaign. Don't stop with Joe and Kamala, make sure you vote all the way down the ticket. A nation that can inspire and mobilize others to overcome threats like climate change, terrorism, poverty, and disease. The following is a transcript of Mrs. Obama’s speech, as transcribed by The New York Times. "I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president. Just go to iwillvote.com/pa to request your ballot right away. ... Today in Pictures: April 27. Our ancestors. Scrappy kid from Scranton. Joe and Kamala will restore our standing in the world – and as we've learned from this pandemic, that matters. I love you Philadelphia. Make a plan right now for how you're going to get involved and vote. The only people truly better off than they were four years ago are the billionaires who got his tax cuts. He's a native son. You've got to put in the work. Are you fired up? Just like when Russia puts bounties on the heads of our soldiers in Afghanistan, the commander-in-chief can't be missing in action. When Joe and Kamala are in charge, they're not going to surround themselves with hacks and lobbyists, but they're going to appoint qualified public servants who actually care about looking out for you, for your job, for your family, for your health, for your security, for your planet, and that more than anything is what separates them from their opponents. These shouldn't be Republican principles or Democratic principles. Right now as we speak, Trump won't even extend relief to the millions of families who are having trouble paying the rent or putting food on the table because of this pandemic. They actually care about every American, including the ones that don't agree with them. Black Americans chained and whipped and hanged. And it affects the ways that our families get along. Believe me, I know. Listen, can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account when I was running for reelection. Updated 1433 GMT (2233 HKT) October 22, 2020. They would've called me Beijing Berry. Do what Americans have done for over two centuries when faced with even tougher times than this – all those quiet heroes who found the courage to keep marching, keep pushing in the face of hardship and injustice. But more than anything, what I know about Joe, what I know about Kamala is that they actually care about every American. As you've seen by now, this isn't a normal convention. And I can tell you the presidency doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. Let's go make it happen. And that's worth a lot. And I said, during that speech, I’ve sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for … One part of former President Barack Obama’s speech to the Democratic Convention today was completely unprecedented in US history. You'll be able to go about your lives knowing that the president is not going to retweet conspiracy theories about secret cabals running the world or that maybe seals didn't actually kill bin Laden. Tell your family, tell your friends how they can vote. We get 50, 55% of people voting. And Republicans tried to repeal or undermine it more than 60 times. Farmers losing their dreams to dust. Obama also tore into the voter suppression tactics targeting Democratic and minority voters still in operation today — many put in place by GOP legislatures and egged on by Trump since. The Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. We wouldn't tolerate it in our family, except for maybe crazy uncle somewhere. They believe that in a democracy, the right to vote is sacred, and we should be making it easier for people to cast their ballots, not harder. And we're part of an American family. We wouldn't tolerate it from a coach. But you know what? On this day in 2008, in the heat of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama gave a major speech on race. And if you've already voted, then you've got to help your friends and family make a plan to vote. So they're hoping to make it as hard as possible for you to vote, and to convince you that your vote does not matter. We cannot leave any doubt in this election, because you know the President's already said, "If this is even close, I'm going to just make stuff up." I want to be honest here. We can't be complacent. Because let me tell you something Pennsylvanians, people ask me sometimes, they say, "Man, how have you been able to take these last four years, just watching all this? The president of the United States retweeted that. He can't be AWOL. President Barack Obama is speaking about voting and why your vote is needed this election. Really? Now, they're trying to dismantle your care in the Supreme court as we speak as quickly as they can in the middle of a pandemic with nothing but empty promises to take its place. Who does that? Those of you who are fathers and have daughters you know how that feels when you see your daughters just shining. Philadelphia we got 13 days. And that means an economy that doesn't work. In Canada, it's just 39% of what ours is. And Joe sees this moment not just as a chance to get back to where we were but to finally make long overdue changes so that our economy actually makes life a little easier for everybody, the waitress trying to raise her kid on her own, the student trying to figure out how to pay for next semester's classes, the shift worker who's always on the edge of getting laid off, the cancer survivor who's worried about her preexisting conditions, protections being taken away. And they're going to fight for you every day. And when they've been asked about, they keep on promising, "We're going to have a great replacement." See how we do it Support This Work. Joe knows that the first job of a president is to keep us safe from all threats, foreign, domestic or microscopic. Michelle Obama: Good evening, everyone. And the fact that we don't get 100% of what we want right away is not a good reason not to vote. They know they can't win you over with their policies. And he's going to restore our standing in the world because he knows that America's true strength comes from setting an example that the world wants to follow. I think I'm might have paid more taxes that year working at a dispensing ice cream. That work will continue long after this election. For you, it's a given – a conviction. Joe's got a plan to create 10 million good clean energy jobs as part of a historic $2 trillion investment to fight climate change, to secure environmental justice. It's just not true. I want to thank Mr. Philadelphia, Charlie Mack, his daughter, India Marie. Millions of jobs gone while those at the top take in more than ever. First published on August 19, 2020 / 10:54 PM. Barack Obama: Now, last time I was in Philadelphia, I was at the constitution center and I was delivering a speech for the Democratic National Convention this year. I understand why a white factory worker who's seen his wages cut or his job shipped overseas might feel like the government no longer looks out for him, and why a Black mother might feel like it never looked out for her at all. But he never did. And that's what voting's about. But any chance of success depends entirely on the outcome of this election. They care about you and they care about this democracy. We don't know because usually no more than half the people who could be voting vote. 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Other countries are still struggling with the pandemic but they're not doing as bad as we are because they've got a government that's actually been paying attention. Real change—big change—takes many years and requires each generation to embrace the obligations and opportunities that come with the title of Citizen. They understand that political opponents aren't "un-American" just because they disagree with you; the free press isn't the "enemy" but the way we hold officials accountable; that our ability to work together to solve big problems like a pandemic depend on a fidelity to facts and science and logic and not just making stuff up. It doesn't happen overnight. We see them them inside our own families. That's not normal presidential behavior. Let me tell you something Pennsylvania. The Week in Pictures: Chimp on the Loose and More. What an outstanding young lady she was. We don't know where that playbook went. Last month, we lost a giant of American democracy in John Lewis. But we can make things better, and we shouldn't be making things worse. At the same time, their per capita death toll is just 1.3% of what ours is. Not even a president. We did it through something called the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a Obamacare. His first year in the White House he only paid $750 in federal income tax. They're not White or Black or Latino or Asian values, they're American values, human values, and we need to reclaim them. And that was before he could blame the pandemic. Irish and Italians and Asians and Latinos told to go back where they came from. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 13 days until the most important election of our lifetimes. Joe will get this pandemic under control with a plan to make testing free and widely available, to get a vaccine to every American cost free and to make sure our frontline heroes never ask other countries for their equipment they need. Nothing you can think of that could have helped some people keep their loved ones alive? And he and Kamala are going to be in the fight, not for themselves but for every single one of us. We wouldn't tolerate it from a co-worker. This pandemic would have been challenging for any president but this idea that somehow this White House has done anything but completely screw this up. And then he cut the event short, poor guy. But it sounds very different now given how cultural attitudes have changed over 12 years. And the rest of us have had to live with the consequences of him proving himself incapable of taking the job seriously. Our worst impulses unleashed, our proud reputation around the world badly diminished, and our democratic institutions threatened like never before. They knew how far the daily reality of America strayed from the myth. How is that possible? Speaking out about controversial political issues, even in the measured way he did yesterday, is extremely unusual for Obama. And before you send it back, Pennsylvania's got this thing where you've got to use both envelopes. We will not leave any doubt about who we are as a people, and the values and ideals that we embrace. We've got to fight for it. And why are folks making excuses for that? Joe's a man who learned – early on – to treat every person he meets with respect and dignity, living by the words his parents taught him: "No one's better than you, Joe, but you're better than nobody.". What? I don't care about the polls. Joe knows the world, and the world knows him. We cannot afford four more years of this, Philadelphia. Eight months into this pandemic, cases are rising again across this country. Well, imagine what would happen if 60% voted? He knows these heroes are somebody's children, somebody's spouse, somebody's dad or mom. Are you fired up? I have sat in the Oval Office with both of the men who are running for president. Maybe you're tired of the direction we're headed, but you can't see a better path yet, or you just don't know enough about the person who wants to lead us there. We've just become immune to it. And we will never come close to seeing what it would be like if everybody voted, when I hear people say, "Well, I don't know, you're voting don't make a difference." Mr. Obama, offering a starkly more upbeat assessment of peaceful protesters and their motives than President Trump has, urged people to “remember … What? News. The economic damage he inflicted by botching the pandemic response means he will be the first president since Herbert Hoover to actually lose jobs. He made me a better president and he's got the character and experience to make us a better country. None of this should be controversial. It wasn't a perfect document. 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