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推介文章：Michelle Obama Holds Roundtable in Fishers, Indiana

Change We Can Believe In:
Michelle Obama Holds Roundtable in Fishers, Indiana
By Rick Scalf, Online Organizer - Sep 10th, 2008 at 5:26 pm EDT

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Over 200 people crowded into the Fishers Conference Center today to join Michelle Obama for the economic roundtable she was holding with Indiana's working women.

Mrs. Obama began the event by thanking her co-hosts, Indiana's former First Lady, Judy O'Bannon and the state's first female Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Davis, and by discussing why the issues at hand were so important to her:

Like many of you, and like women I've met all across the country, I juggle several different roles in my life. I'm a wife, a working woman, a daughter, a sister and a friend.

But most importantly, I'm a mom. My girls are the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night. No matter where I am--at work, on the campaign trail, you name it--they're always on my mind.

So for me, policies that support working women and working families aren't just political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry in my heart every single day.

...Now, I know that if you ask every person here, we'd all agree that caring for our families is the greatest joy of our lives. We wouldn't trade it for anything. I know that's how we all feel. Being a parent is the best job in the world.

But as Barack and I have traveled this country over the past year and a half, we've heard stories every day of parents working as hard as they can to do it all, without enough support.

...That's what this election is about for Barack and for me: the families who are doing everything that we ask of them and then they are doing more on top of that. And all they're asking for in return is a government that understands what's happening to their families. They're not asking for the government to solve all their problems. They're just asking for a government that wants to find some real ways to help.

Read the full transcript of Mrs. Obama's remarks here.
After completing her remarks, Mrs. Obama turned the stage over to the women who had been invited to share their stories.

Rae, a retired teacher with two daughters, spoke of one of her children's struggles with health problems. In pursuit of her masters degree, Rae's daughter wanted to take a year off to teach, but couldn't, because she's having trouble finding a specialist her insurance would cover.

Heather, a stay at home mother of three, spoke about the difficulties facing her family. Heather's husband lost a good paying job when his Ford motor company plant closed. He found a lower paying job at another plant and worked his way up to head of his department. Now that plant is in danger of closing as well.

We don't want to be rich. We just want our kids to go to good schools. We just want the security.
The entire room grew quiet as Gayna, a single mother of a four year old daughter, spoke about the affects of the shocking new that she would be losing the job she's held for the last 14 years.

You look inside and ask yourself, am I now the face of the American struggle? ... Just one hardship can put you over the edge.

You say, what am I gonna do, and who's gonna help me? And when I say help, I don't need a rescue, but I do need [the government] to come in and help move the road blocks that they set up in front of me.
After the event, the positive response was strong.

Stephanie was on the fence about the upcoming election, but not anymore:

[I was]impressed.She's a good speaker, and I like what Obama's trying to get through for the people. I'm one for the government trying to help out the people. That's a big issue for me...I think I'll be voting for Obama.
Abbie was impressed with the way the discussion stuck with real issues:

I live in Hamilton County and it's great to see this kind of support so close. It was great to hear everyone's stories. That's what's so important for real people. ...

I think sometimes we overlook that and and focus on the divisive issues that aren't the things that affect everyday people. The things we heard today, everyone can relate to.

俯顺民意 vs. 操弄民意

中新网9月3日电 美国共和党全国代表大会当地时间2日中午宣布，部分大会活动将恢复，准总统候选人麦凯恩与副总统候选人佩林4日晚间会在圣保罗的党大会会场接受党提名。

但是早在八月27日奥巴马已经提名拜登为副手共同竞选总统选举。

Biden Accepts Nomination, Hails Obama, Rips McCain
By Thomas FerraroAugust 27, 2008

因此在麦凯恩选择副手前是否衡量自己的年龄及Obama没有选择希拉里（女性副总统候选人）作为副手的优劣势而考虑只有管理几千人的州长及充满家庭绯闻的佩林当副手？

当然对反对民主党特别是在希拉里竞选失意后的选民来说麦凯恩选择一位女性副手可以抢夺那些希望产生第一位美国女总统就是俯顺民意了。

反之对民主党阵营来说麦凯恩的选择却是操弄民意的，因为老麦在奥巴马宣布了副手后的数天后才选择了佩林，作为一个“卫冕”政党，老麦的动作显示自己不是要考虑如何治理美国而是如何胜选。

当然在策略上有人会认为无可厚非，但是我们看到一般的分析是这次的美国总统大选除了先进的科技和基本的治国方略性别与肤色却是比治理国家占有更重的比重。

我们不知道这可能是我们亚洲分析家或评论员喜欢二元对立的思考分析方式来看美国总统选举。可能对美国人来说，谁能带给他们希望，把冒生命危险的美军从伊拉克战场上带回祖国，减低税率，减少失业率等等才是美国人选择自己的总统的首要考虑。

说到俯顺民意vs.操弄民意我们必须回到本土窥探现在国内的两大阵营，国阵和民联的政治手法。我们以巴东埔的补选为例子

俯顺民意vs.操弄民意 民联vs.国阵

当巫统与国阵成员党以铺天盖地的种族主义及分化种族宣传手法来大张旗鼓的展开竞选活动，却遭到前所未有的惨败。当然对巫统及国阵成员党来说那是俯顺民意（65%以上的选民是马来选民）少数服从多数的森林法则，只要马来民族相信我能够确保他们的利益不被侵蚀，加上大力反宣传民联是多元民族的政治主张一定还会分化了马来人的利益及其他宗教等的纯正性。

当然对全体人民来说民族平等的分配经济利益才能保证国家稳定及发展。因为国阵数十年没有碰到民意彰显的投票意向所以不觉得自己一直以来都是操弄民意而根本没有俯顺民意。所以当人民有了机会特别是资讯的封锁在人民与民联的努力突破资讯封锁线后，人民就直接了当的透过手中的一票教训那些操弄民意的政治人物，不俯顺民意的代价。

在阿末事件里我们也看到阿末不断的提到他的立场来自草根甚至来自民联的草根，所以“理直气壮”的对阿都拉说你不能对付我。甚至他利用一小部分的跟从者尝试操弄民意要掀起/煽动马来人及回教徒大集会来证明力量。

民间团体认为开放对话能够抵消种族主义的唆摆，我认为先决条件是民意是什么？简单的说大家是否公平的拥有管道和平台了解分析事情的真相。民意要不受到操弄和扭曲就必须让健康的民主思想在民心生根！

截稿后了解：傍晚7点30分更新
阿都拉宣布，巫统最高理事会冻结阿末依斯迈党籍3年以示惩罚，但同时也要求其他国阵成员党对付制造混乱的党员。