The State of the Union Address 2011

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State Of The Union Address 2011

John Boehner Asks Obama To Deliver Address On January 25.


State Of The Union Address 2011: John Boehner Asks Obama To Deliver Address On January 25


The address will be Obama's second State of the Union speech but his fourth address to a joint session of the House and Senate.


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress on Jan. 25, his first opportunity to address the full assembly of lawmakers under the new divided government.

House Speaker John Boehner sent a letter to Obama on Tuesday inviting him to speak in two weeks.

The White House promptly accepted.




Obama 2009 State of the Union Address

[Z06PDQ]

maybe some dumb ass will scream "you lie!" again.

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Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

maybe some dumb ass will scream "you lie!" again.

Yeah, where were they when ...

[Will]

Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

maybe some dumb ass will scream "you lie!" again.

After thoroughly analyzing the law and writing a research paper on it, he did in fact lie.

So, the remark, while inappropriate for the forum, was not dumb. It was accurate for the record.

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Originally Posted by _Will_

After thoroughly analyzing the law and writing a research paper on it, he did in fact lie.

So, the remark, while inappropriate for the forum, was not dumb. It was accurate for the record.

Yes ? ... explain please ...

YouTube - GOP Rep. to Obama: 'You Lie!'

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President Obama’s prime-time address to Congress and the nation on health care prompted a Republican congressman to shout “you lie!” Did he? Here’s what we’ve found:

* Obama was correct when he said his plan wouldn’t insure illegal immigrants; the House bill expressly forbids giving subsidies to those who are in the country illegally. Conservative critics complain that the bill lacks an enforcement mechanism, but that hardly makes the president a liar.

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Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

President Obama’s prime-time address to Congress and the nation on health care prompted a Republican congressman to shout “you lie!” Did he? Here’s what we’ve found:

* Obama was correct when he said his plan wouldn’t insure illegal immigrants; the House bill expressly forbids giving subsidies to those who are in the country illegally. Conservative critics complain that the bill lacks an enforcement mechanism, but that hardly makes the president a liar.

The problem is, is that Joe Wilson is afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ... so who the hell knows what his outburst was about ...


Wilson did flounder about why he shouted *You Lie*...

*But perhaps the biggest bomb shell was Wilson's claim that he was denied treatment for his condition by his congressional medical plan "due to the fact that I had a pre-existing condition that was pre-existing."

When challenged by an Associate Press reporter that the statement "makes no sense", Wilson replied, "Just like the Democrat healthcare plan."*

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by _Will_

After thoroughly analyzing the law and writing a research paper on it, he did in fact lie.

So, the remark, while inappropriate for the forum, was not dumb. It was accurate for the record.

Class, real Class.

[Z06PDQ]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

Class, real Class.

careful.....you'll get Will on a bandwidth sucking graph rampage again.

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Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

careful.....you'll get Will on a bandwidth sucking graph rampage again.

Oh, he'll do that as soon as more CFPR&C wackos come over here to back'em up as a *tolerant & compassionate comfort zone* ...

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Obama's economic agenda: Boost U.S. competitiveness.

Job creation, American competitiveness at center of president's State of the Union address

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Obama's economic agenda: Boost U.S. competitiveness - Politics - White House - msnbc.com


WASHINGTON — Under pressure to energize the economy, President Barack Obama will put job creation and American competitiveness at the center of his State of the Union address, promoting spending on education and research while pledging to trim the nation's soaring debt.



Obama hopes this framework will woo Republicans as he searches for success in a divided Congress and will sway a wary private sector to hire and spend money it's held back.

The economy is on firmer footing than when he took office two years ago, and his emphasis on competitiveness signals a shift from policies geared toward short-term stabilization to ones with steady and long-term growth in mind.




Obama will speak to a Congress shaken by the attempted assassination of one of their own. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head two weeks ago during an event in her district in Tucson, Ariz.

The president has appealed for more civility in politics, and in a nod to that ideal, some Democrats and Republicans will break with tradition and sit alongside each other in the House chamber Tuesday night during a joint session of Congress.




White House aides have not said much about the specific proposals the president will outline.

Obama has offered hints, however.

In a recent speech in North Carolina, Obama said making the U.S. more competitive means being willing to invest in a more educated work force, commit more to research and technology, and improve everything from roads and airports to high-speed Internet.

"Those are the seeds of economic growth in the 21st century.
Where they are planted, the most jobs and businesses will take root," Obama said.



The state of the economy will greatly influence Obama's re-election prospects in 2012...

... and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president will devote most of his nationally televised address to his vision for extending the economic recovery.

More than half of those questioned in a new Associated Press-GfK poll disapproved of how he's handled the economy, and just 35 percent said it's improved on his watch.
Three-quarters of those surveyed did say it's unrealistic to expect noticeable improvements after two years.

They said say it will take longer.

Obama's challenge will be to find the money and political will to spend it, even as he's pledged to reduce spending and tackle the mountainous debt.
Aides say the president is reviewing the recommendations of his bipartisanship fiscal commission and will emphasize cost-cutting measures.

Some House Republicans have promised to cut $100 billion from the budgets of domestic agencies.
They plan to vote next week on a resolution setting appropriations for the rest of the year at 2008 levels, in place before Obama took office.

The White House isn't saying how much lower spending Obama will call for or where the cuts could come.
Still, it's almost certain that his figures won't reach the level demanded by the GOP lawmakers.

Obama is expected to frame the competitiveness issue in historical and patriotic terms, calling for a new Sputnik moment — a reference to the Soviet Union's 1957 launch of the first satellite, ahead of the U.S.

He intends to say the U.S. is again facing challenges from abroad, this time from fast-growing economies in China, India and throughout Southeast Asia.

In his travels to Asia and during Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent trip to Washington, Obama has said he's been struck by the rapid rise of the region and the laser-like focus on competing in the global economy.

"They are thinking each and every day about how to educate their work force, rebuild their infrastructure, enter into new markets," Obama said in November, after wrapping up a 10-day Asia trip.

"We should feel confident about our ability to compete, but we are going to have to step up our game."

As part of that effort, Obama announced a restructured presidential advisory board Friday that will focus on increasing employment and competitiveness. He named Jeffrey Immelt, the top executive at General Electric, to it.

The White House sees competitiveness as an issue that can win broad support from business, labor and Republicans.



GOP lawmakers traditionally have backed the types of trade deals and research and development efforts that Obama is promoting.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appeared to give the president an opening when he said last week in a speech that "my advice to my colleagues is if the president is willing to do what we would do anyway, then we should say yes."



The White House has tried to court business since Democrats' defeats in the November elections, and competitiveness is a priority for that sector.

Jay Timmons, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said concrete action must back up the rhetoric from either party before businesses would commit to stepping up spending and hiring.

"Ultimately the proof of whether this is merely positioning for elections or if a true commitment to long-term growth and competitiveness," he said.






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The Cons are more worried about sitting together with Dems

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Originally Posted by ChasC5

The Cons are more worried about sitting together with Dems

... again, goes to the damndest thing the exotix ever saw ...

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Originally Posted by Exotix

... again, goes to the damndest thing the exotix ever saw ...

Where are the Jobs Boner?

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Originally Posted by ChasC5

Where are the Jobs Boner?

*He Lied !! *

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Originally Posted by Z06PDQ

maybe some dumb ass will scream "you lie!" again.

It would be the truth again

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Originally Posted by Peter Pan

It would be the truth again

you lie.

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Peter Pan

It would be the truth again

It would be classless fear again.

Scream out like little spoiled children all you want, Obama IS The President of The United States of America.

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Got a date? Mixed seating at State of Union.

Bipartisan move follows calls for more civility in politics


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Got a date? Mixed seating at State of Union - Politics - Capitol Hill - msnbc.com


WASHINGTON — Civility or just silly, the push to mix Republicans and Democrats through the audience of President Barack Obama's televised State of the Union address spread across Capitol Hill on Monday, fueled by signals that Americans want to see more cooperation among the nation's leaders.

Hatched last week by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., the idea caught fire over the weekend after a poll showed a big majority of the public wanting lawmakers of both parties to sit together at the presidential address.
A spirited round of private phone calls and e-mails among lawmakers followed, and by Monday at least five dozen House members and senators had announced they had bipartisan dates for the big dance.

The result could be helpful to Obama as he delivers what is effectively the first speech of his re-election campaign.

Rather than serving the traditional visual of the president's party popping up on one side of the chamber for dozens of standing ovations, the applause will be more evenly spread, perhaps giving the illusion of wider acceptance.



But many Republicans, too, accept the basic intent of the new seating plan.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., told reporters that he would be more than happy to sit with his Democratic counterpart, Steny Hoyer of Maryland. He suggested that if working more productively together is everyone's goal, "maybe the sitting thing is a first step.

"If nothing else, it shows we are trying," said Rep. Paul Gosar, a freshman Republican from Arizona who will be sitting next to Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.
"That's a gesture that the American people really want to see."



It may be fleeting.

Good manners for an hour on television carry no guarantees for the political battles that loom over health care and federal spending during the two-year presidential election cycle that effectively kicks off with Obama's speech from the well of the House.

And for some — influential interest groups, for example — the drive to mix it up now, in the raw aftermath of the Tucson shootings that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded, under the gaze of the victims' friends and family members who will be seated in the gallery, is offensive for its implication.




Conspiracy Theory from the usual suspect

"The left has been promoting the idea that the tone in politics is one of the reasons why we had this tragedy in Arizona," said Brian Darling, director of government relations for the conservative Heritage Foundation.

"This (seating idea) has spun out of that line of reasoning."




In truth, members of Congress are more than civil to each other in private, regardless of party affiliation.

They play football and softball together.

They travel to exotic locales and war zones in "codels," or congressional delegations.
They have similar work lives as elected members of Congress, which for many means spending days or weeks at a time away from home.

So it's not much of a stretch for most to sit elbow-to-elbow with people who are members of the other party.
Even so, the sprinkling of Republicans and Democrats across the chamber Tuesday night will be a carefully calibrated affairs, more like prom dates than political marriages.



There were signs that symbolism matters.

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday indicated that 72 percent of the public says Democratic and Republican lawmakers should sit together at the State of the Union.

Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University, said a civil evening would distinguish lawmakers from the divisiveness of the past two presidential addresses to Congress.



In 2009, Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., brought Obama's speech on health care reform to a screeching halt by shouting, "You lie!"

Last year, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made a dismissive face when Obama scolded the court for a 5-4 ruling on campaign finance law.



At this point, Baker said, "anything that contributes to creating the impression that Democrats and Republicans are not mortal enemies is a good thing."

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a co-founder of the House's civility caucus, said the prospect of bipartisan seatmates was the buzz on the trip back to Washington.
The congressional women's softball team, she said, might sit together.

"But really, for the average citizen, they don't give a rip where we sit," Capito said in an interview.

Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., a former professional football player, said he may sit with other lawmakers who are fans of the game.



Bipartisan seating arrangements are far more common among collegial senators.

Hill denizens joked Monday that the king and queen of the ball might well be Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and John Thune, R-S.D. Odd couple Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced earlier that they would be a pair.



The Tucson massacre and the call for civility would be the thematic underpinnings of the evening.

"I think it's tragic that we have to have an event like that to bring us back to reality," said Gosar.




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As State of the Union nears, Congress plays musical chairs

Democrats, Republicans trying to pair up in show of seating bipartisanship

NYT: Musical chairs in Congress for State of Union - Politics - The New York Times - msnbc.com


The talk in the West Wing may center on what President Obama plans to say on Tuesday in his State of the Union address to Congress about the still-ailing economy, or United States-China relations, or his education agenda.

But here on Capitol Hill, the talk for the last few days has been all about the seating for the president’s speech and just who will be next to whom.







At least five dozen members House members and senators say they will sit with members of the opposite party for President Obama's State of the Union address.

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Originally Posted by ChasC5

It would be classless fear again.

Scream out like little spoiled children all you want, Obama IS The President of The United States of America.

And he is still a liar.