ENGLISH SPEECH MICHELLE OBAMA Donald Trumps Sexual Behaviour English Subtitles
The fact is that in this election, we have
a candidate for President of the United States
who over the course of his lifetime and the
course of this campaign, has said things about
women that are so shocking, so demeaning that
I simply will not repeat anything here today.
And last week, we saw this candidate actually
bragging about sexually assaulting women.
And I can’t believe that I’m saying that a
candidate for President of the United States
has bragged about sexually assaulting women.
And I have to tell you that I can’t stop thinking
about this.
It has shaken me to my core in a way that
I couldn’t have predicted.
So while I’d love nothing more than to pretend
like this isn’t happening, and to come out
here and do my normal campaign speech, it
would be dishonest and disingenuous to me
to just move on to the next thing like this
was all just a bad dream.
This is not something that we can ignore.
It’s not something we can just sweep under
the rug as just another disturbing footnote
in a sad election season.
Because this was not just a “lewd conversation.”
This wasn’t just locker-room banter.
This was a powerful individual speaking freely
and openly about sexually predatory behavior,
and actually bragging about kissing and groping
women, using language so obscene that many
of us were worried about our children hearing
it when we turn on the TV.
And to make matters worse, it now seems very
clear that this isn’t an isolated incident.
It’s one of the countless examples of how
he has treated women his whole life.
And I have to tell you that I listen to all
of this and I feel it so personally, and I’m
sure that many of you do too, particularly
the women.
The shameful comments about our bodies.
The disrespect of our ambitions and intellect.
The belief that you can do anything you want
to a woman.
It is cruel.
It’s frightening.
And the truth is, it hurts.
It hurts.
It’s like that sick, sinking feeling you get
when you’re walking down the street minding
your own business and some guy yells out vulgar
words about your body.
Or when you see that guy at work that stands
just a little too close, stares a little too
long, and makes you feel uncomfortable in
your own skin.
It’s that feeling of terror and violation
that too many women have felt when someone
has grabbed them or forced himself on them
and they’ve said no but he didn’t listen — something
that we know happens on college campuses and
countless other places every single day.
It reminds us of stories we heard from our
mothers and grandmothers about how, back in
their day, the boss could say and do whatever
he pleased to the women in the office, and
even though they worked so hard, jumped over
every hurdle to prove themselves, it was never
enough.
We thought all of that was ancient history,
didn’t we?
And so many have worked for so many years
to end this kind of violence and abuse and
disrespect, but here we are in 2016 and we’re
hearing these exact same things every day
on the campaign trail.
We are drowning in it.
And all of us are doing what women have always
done: We’re trying to keep our heads above
water, just trying to get through it, trying
to pretend like this doesn’t really bother
us maybe because we think that admitting how
much it hurts makes us as women look weak.
Maybe we’re afraid to be that vulnerable.
Maybe we’ve grown accustomed to swallowing
these emotions and staying quiet because we’ve
seen that people often won’t take our word
over his.
Or maybe we don’t want to believe that there
are still people out there who think so little
of us as women.
Too many are treating this as just another
day’s headline, as if our outrage is overblown
or unwarranted, as if this is normal, just
politics as usual.
But, New Hampshire, be clear: This is not
normal.
This is not politics as usual.
This is disgraceful.
It is intolerable.
And it doesn’t matter what party you belong
to — Democrat, Republican, independent — no
woman deserves to be treated this way.
None of us deserves this kind of abuse.
And I know it’s a campaign, but this isn’t
about politics.
It’s about basic human decency.
It’s about right and wrong.
And we simply cannot endure this or expose
our children to this any longer — not for
another minute, and let alone for four years.
Now is the time for all of us to stand up
and say enough is enough.
This has got to stop right now.
Because consider this: If all of this is painful
to us as grown women, what do you think this
is doing to our children?
What message are our little girls hearing
about who they should look like, how they
should act?
What lessons are they learning about their
value as professionals, as human beings, about
their dreams and aspirations?
And how is this affecting men and boys in
this country?
Because I can tell you that the men in my
life do not talk about women like this.
And I know that my family is not unusual.
And to dismiss this as everyday locker-room
talk is an insult to decent men everywhere.
The men that you and I know don’t treat women
this way.
They are loving fathers who are sickened by
the thought of their daughters being exposed
to this kind of vicious language about women.
They are husbands and brothers and sons who
don’t tolerate women being treated and demeaned
and disrespected.
And like us, these men are worried about the
impact this election is having on our boys
who are looking for role models of what it
means to be a man.
In fact, someone recently told me a story
about their six-year-old son who one day was
watching the news — they were watching the
news together.
And the little boy, out of the blue, said,
“I think Hillary Clinton will be President.”
And his mom said, “Well, why do you say that?”
And this little six-year-old said, “Because
the other guy called someone a piggy, and,”
he said, “you cannot be President if you call
someone a piggy.”
So even a six-year-old knows better.
A six-year-old knows that this is not how
adults behave.
This is not how decent human beings behave.
And this is certainly not how someone who
wants to be President of the United States
behaves.
Because let’s be very clear: Strong men — men
who are truly role models — don’t need to
put down women to make themselves feel powerful.
People who are truly strong lift others up.
People who are truly powerful bring others
together.
And that is what we need in our next President.
We need someone who is a uniting force in
this country.
We need someone who will heal the wounds that
divide us, someone who truly cares about us
and our children, someone with strength and
compassion to lead this country forward.
And let me tell you, I’m here today because
I believe with all of my heart that Hillary
Clinton will be that President.
See, we know that Hillary is the right person
for the job because we’ve seen her character
and commitment not just in this campaign,
but over the course of her entire life.
The fact is that Hillary embodies so many
of the values that we try so hard to teach
our young people.
We tell our young people “Work hard in school,
get a good education.”
We encourage them to use that education to
help others — which is exactly what Hillary
did with her college and law degrees, advocating
for kids with disabilities, fighting for children’s
health care as First Lady, affordable child
care in the Senate.
We teach our kids the value of being a team
player, which is what Hillary exemplified
when she lost the 2008 election and actually
agreed to work for her opponent as our Secretary
of State — earning sky-high approval ratings
serving her country once again.
We also teach our kids that you don’t take
shortcuts in life, and you strive for meaningful
success in whatever job you do.
Well, Hillary has been a lawyer, a law professor,
First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the
United States, a U.S. senator, Secretary of
State.
And she has been successful in every role,
gaining more experience and exposure to the
presidency than any candidate in our lifetime
— more than Barack, more than Bill.
And, yes, she happens to be a woman.