If Michelle Obama had given this speech before the Republican convention, would Melania Trump have copied it? Here is what the First Lady said in Philadelphia in support of Hillary Clinton.
After Donald Trump's coronation as the Republican presidential candidate at the Cleveland convention in Ohio, all eyes are now on Hillary Clinton and the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her nomination comes after a hard-fought contest with the other Democratic candidate, Bernie Sanders. A truly moving and heartfelt speech in support of Clinton was delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama. The wife of incumbent president Barack Obama called on all Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton as the only one "truly qualified" to become President of the United States, on 8 November. She also managed to dismantle Trump's arrogant and educationally damaging approach without even mentioning him by name. Here is part of Michelle Obama's speech, translated into Italian:
Whatever we say and do, we know that our children are watching us. And as parents, we are their most important role models.
Barack and I approach our work as First Lady and President in the same way, because we know that our words and actions matter, not just for our daughters but for every child in this country.
And this November, when we go to the polls, we will decide exactly that. This is not about Democrats or Republicans, left or right. In the upcoming election, as in every election, we choose who will have the power to shape our children's lives for the next four or eight years. And in this election, there is only one person who has my trust with that responsibility, only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be President of the United States, and that is Hillary Clinton.
When I think about what kind of president I want for my daughters and for all the children of America […] I think about someone who knows this job and takes it seriously. Someone who understands that the issues facing our country are not black or white, and cannot be reduced to 140 characters. Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military at your command, you can't make snap decisions. You can't be thin-skinned or have a tendency to lash out verbally at others. You have to be steady, measured and well informed.
I want a president who teaches our children that every person in this country matters. That in moments of crisis we don't turn on each other, but we listen to one another. We lift each other up. Because together we are always stronger.
Hillary understands that the presidency has one goal: a better legacy for our children. And it is through that goal that we have always moved our country forward, by joining forces in the name of our children. […] Heroes of every colour and creed who wear uniforms and risk their lives for freedom, the police officers and the protesters in Dallas who want to protect our children, the people who stood in line in Orlando to donate blood because their own sons or daughters could have been in that club.
“Because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters...can take it for granted that a woman can be president.” —@FLOTUSThis is the story of our country. The story that brought me here tonight. The story of generations who endured slavery, the shame of servitude, the pain of segregation, yet who kept on striving and hoping, and doing what needed to be done. Every morning I wake up in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters – two beautiful, intelligent black women – playing with the dog on the White House lawn. And thanks to Hillary Clinton, my daughters today take it for granted that a woman can become President of the United States.
