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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
From Obama, a Proudly Liberal Message
By TED WIDMER
Published: February 13, 2013
HE bright blue tie worn by President Obama to his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening was an accurate barometer of the weather. This was the most Democratic State of the Union in some time, not just in the range of government initiatives he proposed — the annual speech is usually a long laundry list — but because it set a new tone.
Mr. Obama was looser than he has been in these previous annual messages to Congress — and unapologetic about his belief in government as an instrument to improve people’s lives. Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, might have been right when he snorted, in the blur of televised commentary that followed, that it was the most liberal speech by a president to Congress since Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
Though it was his birthday, Lincoln went unmentioned (as did Mardi Gras). The only bit of history in the speech was at the opening, when Mr. Obama took us back to President John F. Kennedy’s second State of the Union address, in 1962 — the start of an eventful year that would include the peaceful resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the integration of Ole Miss, a strong White House response to price-gouging in the steel industry and the rapid expansion of NASA.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/opinion/from-obama-a-proudly-liberal-message.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp&
Didn’t get the email, Ametia – could you resend?
Rand Paul & Marco Rubio’s Rebuttals:
Rubio just mimics PBO’s language and style, and kept to the small gubmit, stop blaming bush, yah da yah da yah da. Just crazy shit. LOSER
hat tip Mashed Potato Bulletin
http://mashedpotatobulletin.com/2013/02/12/how-marco-rubios-response-will-be-remembered/
BWA HA HA HA
Rajiv Chandrasekaran @rajivwashpost
One of first to stand for “our war in Afghanistan will be over” line was Rep. Tammy Duckworth. She stood on prosthetic legs.
3:00 AM – 13 Feb 13
Sr. Simone Campbell @sr_simone
Yeah! POTUS said raise minimum wage to $9/hr. Tie it to cost of living so families can live without destitution. Message of #nunsonthebus
The lovely Plains @DaRiverZkind
“what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive one but the courage to raise one.” President Obama Feb.12, 2013
2:57 AM – 13 Feb 13
The judge in Joe Walsh’s child support case should cite this when denying his request to weasel out of paying…
http://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/301515032934629376/photo/1
http://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/301513438314766337/photo/1
http://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/3015123735739269131
http://youtu.be/gJFY17r5EBs
There was no RHETORIC. Truth-telling. We’ve got work to DO, and Congress had better get their asses in gear and DO IT!
he told it tonight
102 and still reamins TRUE. Love that woman.
Ms. Victor, you’re my HEROINE.
Hadiya deserves a vote. Her family deserves a vote, Gabby Giffords deserves a vote, the families of Newtown, Aurora, they DESERVE A VOTE!
And Oak Creek… Wisconsin Sik Temple…
WE CAN’T AFFORD TO WAIT IN LINE TO VOTE 5-6 HOURS. WE ARE BETRAYING OUR IDEAS. VOTING IMPROVEMENT ACT. It definitely needs IMPROVEMENT
WE DEMAND IT, AND SO DOES OUR DEMOCRACY
PREACH!
POTUS giving a shout out to FLOTUS & Dr. Jill for all their military work. KUDOS!
Nice to see Ambassador Rice.
Can’t wait until he calls out the Rethugs on their VOTER SUPPRESSION.
Yeah; we’re using DRONES, BITCHES, and it is lawful for the capture and killing of those who would do us harm.
BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN WILL BE OVER
VAWA- HOUSE VOTE ON THIS BILL AND PROTECT OUR WOMEN, SISTERS, MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS.
PASS THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT THIS YEAR!
The White House@whitehouse
“Send me a comprehensive #ImmigrationReform bill in the next few months and I will sign it right away.” —President Obama
Now that would be too much like actually DOING their job, SG2.
ECONOMY, JOBS, AFGHANISTAN, ENDING DOMA, INFRASTRUCTURE,CLIMATE CHANGE, EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION
Let’s get this DONE, CONGRESS!
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH. The more education you’ve got, the more you’re able to work your way into a job. NO brainer here. Keep the college cost down.
Do your job Congress.
I attended an SOTU party hosted by the Root down at the Washington Post. Boehner looked in need of a stiff drink – POTUS was “in yo’ face”, and I thought Paul Ryan was gonna break down and start cryin’. LMAO
Wow! Sure sounds like the BLACK AGENDA to me. Get our kids educated, poor and rich alike.
What’s holding y’all back? Bring me the bill, and I’ll sign it. He’s showing us how the DO NOTHING CONGRESS DOES NOTHING.
go MR PRESIDENT GO
Bring these folks into the 21st CENTURY, Mr. President.
The POTUS is TCB tonight.
CLIMATE CHANGE
LOL Joe sitting there with his arms crossed. “They gone put y’all back in chains!” Not this time, Joe.
President Barack Obama focused on the economy and called on the nation to “reignite the true engine of Americas economic growth” as he opened the first State of the Union address of his second term.
“Thanks to the grit and determination of the American people, there is much progress to report,” Obama said. “Together, we have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is stronger.”
He challenged members of Congress to work through their differences for the good of the country. “The American people dont expect government to solve every problem. They dont expect those of us in this chamber to agree on every issue. But they do expect us to put the nation’s interests before party,” he said.
Quit the BRINKSMANSHIP. QUIT GOING FROM ONE MANUFACTURED CRISIS TO THE NEXT.
PAY OUR BILLS ONTIME AND UPHOLD THE FULL FAITH & CREDIT OF AMERICA.
Educate these fools, Mr. President.
Coem on and tell it with the SEQUESTER, PBO.
JOBS; BITCHES!
Sheila Lee Jackson hangs on to POTUS, LOL
PBO’s making his way down the isles.
FLOTUS is stunning as always. Hadiya’s mom is right next to her.
Watching C-Span, what’s everyone else watching. VP Biden looks ready for action.
POTUS & FLOTUS have left the WH in route to the Capitol.
Lawdy; what a day. Is anyone going to sit in on POTUS call at 10 p.m. EST post address?
I can’t believe that mofo Ted Nugent gets a front row seat. He should be forced to watch with handcuffs on, since that Secret Service visit didn’t shut his yap up.
He was supposed to be either dead or in jail if the POTUS won re-election. Time for that dirty mofo to either shyt his pants or turn himself in to the DC Po-Po.
L; check your email please. Thanks!
It’s a disgrace!
tell the truth.
That dirty muthafucka will rot in HELL. See, if Common were invited tonight, we’d never hear the end of the POTUS bringing rappers in the SOTU. Shameful.
Seconded!