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There's a lot of talking heads deconstructing the speech and what it means for immigration reform right now. Here's a family who knows exactly what it means!
http://www.mycuentame.org/stateoftheunionThere's a lot of talking heads deconstructing the speech and what it means for... more
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The Last Newspaper Reader is back with his take on world politics, Washington, DC and the kinds of governments he loves to hate. He always gets a little help from his friend upstairs who really would like to be the 2nd to last newspaper reader, if only the old man would just shut up. He may never do a rebuttal to the state of the union speech, but he’s a keen favorite on WHACKO-TVThe Last Newspaper Reader is back with his take on world politics, Washington, DC and... more
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Defending the indefensible took center stage. Rhetoric substituted for progressive policies. Bombast assured business as usual.Defending the indefensible took center stage. Rhetoric substituted for progressive... more
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By Sherry Pasquarello,WWH/CJE -I watched and FaceBooked and Tweeted. Yes, I can multi-task , if need be. I was in bed, under my quilt and stone cold sober, caffeined up and talking out loud to myself.By Sherry Pasquarello,WWH/CJE -I watched and FaceBooked and Tweeted. Yes, I can... more
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No mention of navy seal Chris Kyle.
Winter Storm Nemo and everything else caused by global warming?
War on women?
violence against women act , fair pay
Don't we already have laws for this?
Talk of cuts, but no talk of a budget.quick notes-
No mention of navy seal Chris Kyle.
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It may surprise some but I’m all for Ted Nugent attending the State of the Union speech. Better that than to have to listen to him and his ilk complaining about how his freedom of speech is being violated. Of course if the GOP really wants to re-brand themselves as a kinder gentler party they may want to reconsider who they choose to represent them. O course if they are okay with a Racist, Msogynistic, Homophobe who’s inflammatory language further divides us that’s okay with me. Keep it classy GOP!It may surprise some but I’m all for Ted Nugent attending the State of the Union... more
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"Secret Service take note: washed-out rock musician and gun rights zealot Ted Nugent will be in the House for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening.
Nugent will be the guest of Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, who recently called for Obama’s impeachment over the president’s proposed gun safety regulations following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nugent will be available to speak to the media before and after the address."
The SNL skit writes itself."Secret Service take note: washed-out rock musician and gun rights zealot Ted... more
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- I watched the SOTU speech- BRAVO! The President’s speech was masterful. He turned every bogus Republican talking point around and took them away from them. Pretty smart!
So, today, what were they left with? We hate rich people. Nope we don’t. People just want fairness.- I watched the SOTU speech- BRAVO! The President’s speech was masterful. He... more
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Obama's State of the Union speech sounded so amazing, that he would fight the feed-the-rich Republicans and protect the real people of America; the middle class! Wow did it sound like he was trying to grab a sound bite from Ron Paul or something... Pathetic I still remember the TARP bailouts and that his biggest 3 contributors for his campaign were Big Unions who work tirelessly to abolish the privileges of workers in Right to Works states (the real middle class).
Not to drag anything on but when Obama says "Every American should pay their fair share in taxes" doesn't he realize there's millionaires, billionaires and top 500 companies receiving huge tax breaks or how GE did not pay a single dime in taxes in his term or Mitt Romney having a 15% tax while teaches making $29,000/year are slapped with over 30% tax.
This is not the America our ancestors envisioned we must become the change we want to see.Obama's State of the Union speech sounded so amazing, that he would fight the... more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a wish list, not a to-do list.
President Barack Obama laid out an array of plans in his State of the Union speech as if his hands weren't so tied by political realities. There can be little more than wishful thinking behind his call to end oil industry subsidies — something he could not get through a Democratic Congress, much less today's divided Congress, much less in this election year.
And there was more recycling, in an even more forbidding climate than when the ideas were new: He pushed for an immigration overhaul that he couldn't get past Democrats, permanent college tuition tax credits that he asked for a year ago, and familiar discouragements for companies that move overseas.
A look at Obama's rhetoric Tuesday night and how it fits with the facts and political circumstances:
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OBAMA: "We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That's long enough. It's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising."
THE FACTS: This is at least Obama's third run at stripping subsidies from the oil industry. Back when fellow Democrats formed the House and Senate majorities, he sought $36.5 billion in tax increases on oil and gas companies over the next decade, but Congress largely ignored the request. He called again to end such tax breaks in last year's State of the Union speech. And he's now doing it again, despite facing a wall of opposition from Republicans who want to spur domestic oil and gas production and oppose tax increases generally.
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OBAMA: "Our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a government program."
THE FACTS: That's only half true. About half of the more than 30 million uninsured Americans expected to gain coverage through the health care law will be enrolled in a government program. Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, will be expanded starting in 2014 to cover childless adults living near the poverty line.
The other half will be enrolled in private health plans through new state-based insurance markets. But many of them will be receiving federal subsidies to make their premiums more affordable. And that's a government program, too.
Starting in 2014 most Americans will be required to carry health coverage, either through an employer, by buying their own plan, or through a government program.
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OBAMA, asking Congress to pay for construction projects: "Take the money we're no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the rest to do some nation-building right here at home."
THE FACTS: The idea of taking war "savings" to pay for other programs is budgetary sleight of hand. For one thing, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been largely financed through borrowing, so stopping the wars doesn't create a pool of ready cash, just less debt. And the savings appear to be based at least in part on inflated war spending estimates for future years.
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OBAMA: "Through the power of our diplomacy a world that was once divided about how to deal with Iran's nuclear program now stands as one."
THE FACTS: The world is still divided over how to deal with Iran's disputed nuclear program, and even over whether the nuclear program is a problem at all.
It is true that the U.S., Europe and other nations have agreed to apply the strictest economic sanctions yet on Iran later this year. But the global sanctions net has holes, because some of Iran's large oil trading partners won't go along. China, a major purchaser of Iran's crude, isn't part of the new sanctions and, together with Russia, stopped the United Nations from applying similarly tough penalties.
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OBAMA: "Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward, and lay out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last - an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values."
THE FACTS: Economists do see manufacturing growth as a necessary component of any U.S. recovery. U.S. manufacturing output climbed 0.9 percent in December, the biggest gain since December 2010. Yet Obama's apparent vision of a nation once again propelled by manufacturing — a vision shared by many Republicans — may already have slipped into the past.
Over generations, the economy has become ever more driven by services; not since 1975 has the U.S. had a surplus in merchandise trade, which covers trade in goods, including manufactured and farm goods. About 90 percent of American workers are employed in the service sector, a profound shift in the nature of the workforce over many decades.
The overall trade deficit through the first 11 months of 2011 ran at an annual rate of nearly $600 billion, up almost 12 percent from the year before.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hmMd4Wbbpt4uXU36QnBNy3rmXQdg?docId=8b722f1b0bfc42768fd73804663b8955WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a wish list, not a to-do list.
President Barack... more
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confess; I expected to be bored out of my mind listening to President Obama’s campaign - I mean, State of the Union - I mean campaign, speech.
It turned out that my pre-determination proved accurate. I wonder if the members of Congress felt the same sense of same déjà vu that I did, as they were bopping up and down and applauding.
Obama's speech was a compilation of highlights from his past ones. One part optimism, two parts repetition equals one total uninspiring.
1) The cost of healthcare insurance
2) Student Loan Defaults
3) Youth unemployment
4) Big banks
5) Small banks
6) Borrowers
7) Recent regulator incompetence
8) MF Global and customer money
9) Banks hoarding
10) Obama conveyed that we dodged a bullet with getting the banking system under control. He didn’t note the rising risk in the banking system: the largest four US banks (JPM Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs) control nearly 95% of the US derivatives market, which has grown by 20% since just last year, to $235 trillion JPM Chase holds 11% of the world’s derivative exposure, Citibank, Bank of America, and Goldman comprise about 7% each. Goldman has 537 times as many (from 440 times last year) derivatives as assets and it’s still considered a bank holding company (as per Bernanke) that gets federal backing.confess; I expected to be bored out of my mind listening to President Obama’s... more
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Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the state of the country. He touched on unemployment and he talked about how he wants to change things in Washington, by making the rich pay their fair share.
The President seemed to be very focused on the numbers when it comes to Warren Buffett's secretary and the gap between rich and poor.
There are some numbers he didn't touch.
We take a look at the state of our Union, by the numbers.
It's a Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.
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http://www.fox19.com/story/16593670/reality-check-the-state-of-our-union-by-the-numbers?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6671476Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the state of the country. He touched on... more
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By Eriq Gardnercurrent.com
Tonight, President Barack Obama delivers the fourth and last State of the Union in his first term. The speech is being delivered amid intense partisan bickering and an economy that might be improving, but still is a long ways off from delivering anything near equality and stability for the country’s 300-plus million citizens.
What to expect? No doubt the rhetoric will be sharp, and the pomp and grandeur high. Will it be powerful as well? Lyndon B. Johnson, who delivered the first SOTU in primetime, once complained that his speechwriters had given him “50 pages of vomit.” We’ll trust Obama’s keen sense of oratory won’t let that happen. Will it be succinct? Jimmy Carter’s last SOTU was 33,667 words long and Bill Clinton once droned on for nearly an hour-and-a-half. Unfortunately, in past SOTUs, Obama has shared the tendencies by his Democratic predecessors to go long. Will it be entertaining? Harry Truman in 1947 was the first one to give his SOTU on television, and unfortunately, the production values haven’t greatly improved since then.
But there’s still reason to tune into Obama’s big speech tonight for the chance it will be memorable.
Here are some big things to watch tonight:
By Eriq Gardnercurrent.com
Tonight, President Barack Obama delivers the... more
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