希拉里竞选纽约参议员的演说

You know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny July morning in Pindars Corner on Pat and Liz Moynihan’s beautiful farm and 62 counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2 opponents, and 6 black 3)pantsuits later, because of you, here we are. You came out and said that issues and ideals matter. Jobs matter, downstate and upstate. Health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, Social Security matters, a woman’s right to choose matters. It all matters and I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, New York! Thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. I am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you. I will, I will do everything I can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I would like all of you and the countless New Yorkers and Americans watching to join me in honoring him for his 4)incredible half century of service to New York and our nation. Senator Moynihan, on behalf of New York and America, thank you. I promise you tonight that I will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of New York’s families. Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers. And how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most 5)diverse, 6)dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union. You know, from the South Bronx to the Southern Tier, from Brooklyn to Buffalo, from Montauk to Massena, from the 7)world’s tallest skyscrapers to breathtaking mountain ranges, I’ve met people whose faces and stories I will never forget. Thousands of New Yorkers from all 62 counties welcomed me into your schools, your local 8)diners, your factory floors, your living rooms and front 9)porches. You taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and concerns-about overcrowded or crumbling schools, about the struggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate New York. Now I’ve worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and I am determined to make a difference for all of you. You see, I believe our nation 10)owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives. That’s the basic bargain. I’ll do my best to honor in the United States Senate. And to those of you who did not support me, I want you to know that I will work in the Senate for you and for all New Yorkers. And to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, I offer you my 11)undying gratitude.

希拉里——一个“倍受委屈的女人”？

希拉里·戴安·罗德曼于1947年10月26日出生于伊利诺斯州的芝加哥。1969年从韦利斯利大学毕业后,希拉里被耶鲁大学的法学院录取,在那儿她遇到了学法律的同窗比尔·克林顿,两人在1975年结婚,1980年女儿切尔西出世。在最近出席的一些场合上,希拉里·克林顿展现的都是一张勇敢的面孔。正当克休顿总统承认了他与莫尼卡·莱温斯基有染后而竭力要修补家庭生活的创伤之时,希拉里说她依然爱着他。在保拉·琼斯的性骚扰案件中,她支持着她的丈夫,并且又一次代表她丈夫挺身而出,在电视上否认莫尼卡·莱温斯基丑闻之说。1996年初的总统大选中有克林顿夫妇大获全胜的一刻：政治上默契的协助把他们从阿肯色州的个石城带进了白宫。希拉里·罗德曼·克休顿本人就是一个先驱--身为一名才华横溢的律师,她在公民权利和儿童保健方面做了开创性的工作。当然,她亦是牺牲品,是个倍受委屈的女人。在重返华盛顿后,毫无察觉比尔·克林顿和年龄只有她一半的白宫实习生的亲密关系。自那起,她坚决不让自己再充任一个抬不起头的妻子角色。婚后她步入政界,被克林顿总统在总统任期的早期内指派负责颇有争议的保健制度改革。这个方案旨在为美国全民提供健康保险。然而方案和对希拉里的委任都遭受了强烈的指责。1993年,这项改革没能通过国会,第一夫人便在其后几年中退出公众生活。但是后来她给卷入白水门事件中。1996年1月,她迫不得已站在联邦刑事大陪审团前回答问题,一些失踪了几年的帐单记录怎么又会出现在她法律事务所的办公室里。前一段时间,她重返公众演台,在推动教育和儿童保健方面一直相当活跃。在她丈夫承认与莫尼卡·莱温斯基有染后,希拉里明白大家都在注视着她。有些人冷言冷语地说这是桩交易性的大婚姻,另外一些人则问她怎么可能还能再忍受下去。整个华盛顿就只在谈论着这件事,我感觉在全国也一样。每个人都想知道她在想些什么,希拉里·克林顿的真实想法是什么。”《华盛顿》杂志的雷丝莉·谬可这么说道。据她的朋友们说,希拉里私下里对她丈夫勃然大怒,然而她决定他俩绝不向政敌低头。
在克林顿一家初入华盛顿特区时,希拉里就觉得她不仅要担当起第一夫人的公共职责,也还要担起重要的私人责任,即把具有历史意义的、庄重的白宫变成她的丈夫以及女儿切尔西的真正的家。这一点她做到了。