You said the time has e to tell the lobbyists who think their money and their influence speak louder than our voices that they don't own this government； we do； and we are here to take it back。
The time has e for a President who will be honest about the choices and the challenges we face； who will listen to you and learn from you even when we disagree； who won't just tell you what you want to hear； but what you need to know。 And in New Hampshire； if you give me the same chance that Iowa did tonight； I will be that president for America。
Thank you。
I'll be a President who finally makes health care affordable and available to every single American the same way I expanded health care in Illinois by bringing Democrats and Republicans together to get the job done。
I'll be a President who ends the tax breaks for panies that ship our jobs overseas and put a middle…class tax cut into the pockets of the working Americans who deserve it。
I'll be a President who harnesses the ingenuity of farmers and scientists and entrepreneurs to free this nation from the tyranny of oil once and for all。
And I'll be a President who ends this war in Iraq and finally brings our troops home； who restores our moral standing； who understands that 9/11 is not a way to scare up votes； but a challenge that should unite America and the world against the mon threats of the twenty…first century； mon threats of terrorism and nuclear weapons； climate change and poverty； genocide and disease。
Tonight； we are one step closer to that vision of America because of what you did here in Iowa。 And so I'd especially like to thank the organizers and the precinct captains； the volunteers and the staff who made this all possible。
更完善的联邦（16）
And while I'm at it； on 〃thank yous；〃 I think it makes sense for me to thank the love of my life； the rock of the Obama family； the closer on the campaign trail； give it up for Michelle Obama。
I know you didn't do this for me。 You did this…you did this because you believed so deeply in the most American of ideas … that in the face of impossible odds； people who love this country can change it。
I know this…I know this because while I may be standing here tonight； I'll never forget that my journey began on the streets of Chicago doing what so many of you have done for this campaign and all the campaigns here in Iowa … organizing； and working； and fighting to make people's lives just a little bit better。
I know how hard it is。 It es with little sleep； little pay； and a lot of sacrifice。 There are days of disappointment； but sometimes； just sometimes； there are nights like this … a night…a night that； years from now； when we've made the changes we believe in； when more families can afford to see a doctor； when our children…when Malia and Sasha and your children…inherit a planet that's a little cleaner and safer； when the world sees America differently； and America sees itself as a nation less divided and more united； you'll be able to look back with pride and say that this was the moment when it all began。
This was the moment when the improbable beat what Washington always said was inevitable。
This was the moment when we tore down barriers that have divided us for too long … when we rallied people of all parties and ages to a mon cause； when we finally gave Americans who'd never participated in politics a reason to stand up and to do so。
This was the moment when we finally beat back the politics of fear； and doubt； and cynicism； the politics where we tear each other down instead of lifting this country up。 This was the moment。
Years from now； you'll look back and you'll say that this was the moment … this was the place … where America remembered what it means to hope。
For many months； we've been teased； even derided for talking about hope。
But we always knew that hope is not blind optimism。 It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path。 It's not sitting on the sidelines or shirking from a fight。 Hope is that thing inside us that insists； despite all evidence to the contrary； that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it； and to work for it； and to fight for it。
Hope is what I saw in the eyes of the young woman in Cedar Rapids who works the night shift after a full day of college and still can't afford health care for a sister who's ill； a young woman who still believes that this country will give her the chance to live out her dreams。
Hope is what I heard in the voice of the New Hampshire woman who told me that she hasn't been able to breathe since her nephew left for Iraq； who still goes to bed each night praying for his safe return。
Hope is what led a band of colonists to rise up against an empire； what led the greatest of generations to free a continent and heal a nation； what led young women and young men to sit at lunch counters and brave fire hoses and march through Selma and Montgomery for freedom's cause。
Hope…hope…is what led me here today … with a father from Kenya； a mother from Kansas； and a story that could only happen in the United States of America。 Hope is the bedrock of this nation； the belief that our destiny will not be written for us； but by us； by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is； who have the courage to remake the world as it should be。
That is what we started here in Iowa； and that is the message we can now carry to New Hampshire and beyond； the same message we had when we were up and when we were down； the one that can change this country brick by brick； block by block； calloused hand by calloused hand … that together； ordinary people can do extraordinary things； because we are not a collection of Red States and Blue States； we are the United States of America； and at this moment； in this election； we are ready to believe again。 Thank you； Iowa。
推荐序 老谭的智慧（1）
分众传媒创始人，董事长 江南春
初识老谭，是在2005年3月的上海，一个阳光明媚的中午，迎来了老谭的到访。其实很早就听说过老谭，从UT斯达康、微软曾经叱咤风云的高管到8848的CEO，在我的印象中，老谭是属于带着闪亮光环的“海归”，明显有别于我们这些“草根”出身的创业者。
当老谭出现在我办公室里时，与想象中相去甚远，既无国际化的时尚外观也无互联网化的前卫气息，质朴的穿着和务实的谈话使我们迅速接近。当十二点半我们俩在一个极为普通的餐厅里共进午餐时，老谭说：“我计划将北京、上海、广州、深圳四地的十多家电梯海报公司整合成一家，并将这家公司整合上市。”作为业内资深人士，我听后一笑置之，这几乎是一个不可能完成的任务。谁都知道，这十几家公司各自为阵，每个公司创业者的出身都不尽相同，平时残酷的竞争也使彼此之间被明显妖魔化，要把不同产权关系、不同文化背景、不同地域、不同实力价值的公司整合为一家公司，谈何容易。我当时盘算：这是即使当时手中有着数千万美元、上市在即的分众也不敢想象的事情，怎么可能被老谭这样一个人做到？在一笑之间，我依旧不想扫了老谭的兴致，待到结束时，我说：“这似乎是一件很困难的事，如果你做得成，分众十分愿意和你展开合作。”
这句话其实是一句客套话，几个月之后我就去了美国路演，并于2007年7月13日带领分众登陆纳斯达克。回来还不到一个月，老谭就来上海和我见面，这次他带给我一个意外的消息，他说他用了几个月时间已如愿以偿地把市场上原来都�