奥巴马在亚利桑那州立大学毕业典礼上的演讲..doc

?奥巴马在亚利桑那州立大学REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTAT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT Sun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaMay 13, 2009 THE PRESIDENT:? Thank you.? Thank you.? Thank you, ASU（亚利桑那州立大学.? (Applause.)? Thank you very much.? Thank you very much.? Thank you so much.? Thank you -- please.? Well, thank you, President Crow, for that extremely generous introduction, for your inspired leadership as well here at ASU.? And I want to thank the entire ASU community for the honor of attaching my name to a scholarship program that will help open the doors of higher education to students from every background.? What a wonderful gift.? Thank you.? (Applause.)? That notion of opening doors of opportunity to everybody, that is the core mission of this school; its a core mission of my presidency; and I hope this program will serve as a model for universities across this country.? So thank you so much.? (Applause.) I want to obviously congratulate the Class of 2009you’re your unbelievable achievement.? (Applause.)? I want to thank the parents, the uncles, the grandpas, the grandmas, cousins -- Calabash cousins -- everybody who was involved in helping these extraordinary young people arrive at this moment.? I also want to apologize to the entire state of Arizona for stealing away your wonderful former governor, Janet Napolitano.? (Applause.)? But youve got a fine governor here and I also know that Janet is applying her extraordinary talents to serve our entire country as the Secretary of Homeland Security, keeping America safe.? And shes doing a great job.? (Applause.) Now, before I begin, Id just like to clear the air about that little controversy everybody was talking about a few weeks back.? I have to tell you, I really thought this was much ado about nothing, but I do think we all learned an important lesson.? I learned never again to pick another team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA bracket.? (Applause.)?? It wont happen again.? President Crow and the Board of Regents will soon l