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State of the Union Address

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Man, Obama is tearing up the place tonight!!! And Boehner looks like he's trying to swallow a cat!

Anybody watching this???

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Full Transcript of the State of the Union can be found here

We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Most of al Qaeda’s top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban’s momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.

These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America’s Armed Forces. At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations. They’re not consumed with personal ambition. They don’t obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand. They work together

Transcript of Republican Response

The status of "loyal opposition" imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities: to show respect for the Presidency and its occupant, to express agreement where it exists. Republicans tonight salute our President, for instance, for his aggressive pursuit of the murderers of 9/11, and for bravely backing long overdue changes in public education. I personally would add to that list admiration for the strong family commitment that he and the First Lady have displayed to a nation sorely needing such examples.

On these evenings, Presidents naturally seek to find the sunny side of our national condition. But when President Obama claims that the state of our union is anything but grave, he must know in his heart that this is not true.
 
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Man, Obama is tearing up the place tonight!!! And Boehner looks like he's trying to swallow a cat!

Anybody watching this???

Yes. Boehner looks like he's having an enema.
 
Obama is a windbag.

There is nothing of substance in any of this. It sounds good, all he speaks about is the gov't funding a bunch of crap. We don't have the money, bonehead. You spent it all. Get away from "the gov't is the answer to the countries problems" and change it to "the gov't is the SOURCE of the countries problems" and then people might want to listen to you.

Yes. Boehner looks like he's having an enema.

Better than watching Pelosi who looked like she was back there having an orgasm.
 
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Frankly, why bother to watch a speech that will sound like virtually every other speech or news conference we've heard for the past 3 years? Class warfare is his mantra, and division is his main gig. It gets pretty boring.
 
Obama is a windbag.

There is nothing of substance in any of this. It sounds good, all he speaks about is the gov't funding a bunch of crap. We don't have the money, bonehead. You spent it all. Get away from "the gov't is the answer to the world's problems" and change it to "the gov't is the SOURCE of the countries problems" and then people might want to listen to you.



Better than watching Pelosi who looked like she was back there having an orgasm.

So you'd rather watch a man receive and enema than a woman have an orgasm? Interesting.
 
I am watching a couple hot russian blondes shrieking at one another. sure beats watching a puke doing his best to ruin our country
 
Frankly, why bother to watch a speech that will sound like virtually every other speech or news conference we've heard for the past 3 years? Class warfare is his mantra, and division is his main gig. It gets pretty boring.

You mean like the class warfare Fox political entertainers are pitching? :coffeepap

Such silliness.
 
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Did Obama just ban the G.E.D?
 
Damn. Once Obama leaves office, I hope he doesn't become a used car salesman in Houston. I would end up totally screwed. LOL.
 
Damn. Once Obama leaves office, I hope he doesn't end up a used car salesman in Houston. I would end up totally screwed. LOL.

Then you'll fit in like the perfect texan. Double-wide trailer and six cars in the front yard with 5 of them up on cinder blocks.
 
Man, Obama is tearing up the place tonight!!! And Boehner looks like he's trying to swallow a cat!

Anybody watching this???

Yeah, biggest lie so far: "Warren Buffett's secretary pays more taxes than Warren Buffett." Puke.
Second biggest: "I'm going to make sure that banks help people refinance their homes. They can save $3,000 a year through refinancing. Banks should be doing this to pay back the American people!!" Puke.

That's a paraphrase, by the way. Here's the full text: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Stat...resident-obamas-full-speech/story?id=15430273
 
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Me either, because republicans will not cooperate.

I'll be more impressed when either aprty actually does any of this. But you are correct that at this place and time, republicans won't cooperate. But I'm not convinced with cooperation it would happen anyway.

That said, we should still push our representatives to act on it. No sense us quiting. ;)
 
Damn. Another James Bond movie in the works with a new arch nemesis for 007.

The Man With the Golden Tongue. :mrgreen:
 
Very strong speech so far
 
Damn, told Congress if that since they didn't act to address climate change, he would! He announced plans to open up 300 public lands for the development of alternative energy sources, powering a quarter of a million homes initially.
 
Damn, told Congress if that since they didn't act to address climate change, he would! He announced plans to open up 300 public lands for the development of alternative energy sources, powering a quarter of a million homes initially.

That'd be nice but I'll believe it when I see it. His definition of "clean energy" seems to shift too much. He was out there selling "clean coal" last election which is a total fraud. There is no such thing as "clean coal." Fossil fuels and nuclear energy are not forms of clean energy and if he tries to imply otherwise... he is wrong. And he's stated that natural gas, nuclear and clean coal are "clean energy" in the past. If that is what he opens up public lands for, screw 'em.
 
Yeah, biggest lie so far: "Warren Buffett's secretary pays more taxes than Warren Buffett." Puke.

Want to bet how the fact check comes out on this?
 
After the speechy goosebumps wear off, most people eventually start lookin' around for evidence of American citizens becoming more prosperous.

It's been three years of nothing .. so, heck, let's give it another six months.

Pretty sure by then no neededly heroic prosperity-creating deeds will have been done.

Then we can focus on electing the Repub candidate in November ..

.. So he too can predictably repeat the same do-nothing-worthy behavior ..

.. Complete with thrilling speechs.
 
That'd be nice but I'll believe it when I see it. His definition of "clean energy" seems to shift too much. He was out there selling "clean coal" last election which is a total fraud. There is no such thing as "clean coal." Fossil fuels and nuclear energy are not forms of clean energy and if he tries to imply otherwise... he is wrong. And he's stated that natural gas, nuclear and clean coal are "clean energy" in the past. If that is what he opens up public lands for, screw 'em.

Hes provided more funding for clean energy than any president in history during his first year!
 
Man, Obama is tearing up the place tonight!!! And Boehner looks like he's trying to swallow a cat!

Anybody watching this???

I liked the point about if a someone is getting a tax credit/break they DON'T NEED, then someone else is going to have to make up the difference.
 
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