The Briefing Room
General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 12, 2016, 04:08:42 pm
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The president is scheduled to go on at 9 p.m. ET, though given the time involved with the ceremonial entrance and introduction by the House speaker, the speech itself may not start right on time.
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If TBR supplies the barf bag, I will watch him...
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I will not watch it. Sorry, this is one Obamanation I won't subject myself to.
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The only thing I want to find out is if anyone has the courage to yell out, "YOU LIE!!"
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So many possible drinking games to play...
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My wife and I have plans to go see "Revenant," for which Leonardo DiCaprio is being highly touted for an Academy Award, which would be his first.
DiCaprio's character will be a legend of the great American West, surviving nature's worst, while Obama's performance will be comfortable little black boy coming from the beaches of Oahu, to the mainland to cheat his way into government supplied colleges, perform no military service, sell out America to our enemies.
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Not necessarily the "final" one, as he could do another before Jan. 20, 2017 (assuming his term really does end on that date).
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Well if no one is interested I will watch Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo...lol
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Well if no one is interested I will watch Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo...lol
I will not watch. I may go online to read though? I will say I think he will go on for more than 90 minutes. He will lie right off and say....."my fellow Americans" that will be the first lie. He hates America and he is not speaking to us. He is speaking to his new invader voter base and snowflakes. His final lie of the night will be....."God bless __________________" He will say I,me more than anything else. :smokin:
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I hope it gets the lowest ratings of any of his lies......er, speeches.
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I think the only SOTU I watched was Bush after 9/11 and after Iraq invasion.
It would cause me grave emotional distress, and possibly brain damage, if I were forced to listen to Obama for longer than one or two minutes. It's on my MedicAlert tags, warns first responders about that possibility if I'm found unresponsive, staring into space and mumbling 1-20-17, 1-20-17, 1-20-17....
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I hope it gets the lowest ratings of any of his lies......er, speeches.
I noticed I saw nothing about ratings for his town hall on guns. Not one article.
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I noticed I saw nothing about ratings for his town hall on guns. Not one article.
They'd be spewing it all over the airwaves if anyone had watched it.
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They'd be spewing it all over the airwaves if anyone had watched it.
Good point. Yes they would be.
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The State of the Union show has become a visual metaphor for how out of touch the ruling class in Washington DC is--including the community organizer. They've gotten so full of themselves. They're throwing money around like it's confetti but forgetting that it was taken out of our pockets.
I doubt we'll hear anything from Obama but meaningless political platitudes. Nothing tangible to hang a hope on that my life will be better.
As the current and prior two administrations have shown, it's hard for presidents to make things better, but easy for them to make things worse.
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I'm a tad busy tonight, and by then I'll be really busy. I would be grateful if someone takes one for the team and summarizes this State of the Onion speech for later reading though!
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ErieGOPNY @ERIECOUNTYGOP 10m
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A$AP Randy @randyamericanus 24m24 minutes ago
A brief recap of #SOTU
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Brian Fraley @Dailytakes 1h1 hour ago
How many more ships will have to be captured by Iran before we get serious about global warming? #SOTUpreview
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Brian Fraley @Dailytakes 1h1 hour ago
How many more ships will have to be captured by Iran before we get serious about global warming? #SOTUpreview
How many more innocents must be sacrificed and slaughtered by ISIS, before we get serious about gun control?
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Star Wars fans, this trending hashtag may be funnier than the SOTU- #SithOfTheUnion https://twitter.com/hashtag/sithoftheunion?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash
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Newsmax @Newsmax_Media 2m2 minutes ago
Rep. Steve King to Leave Empty Seat at SOTU for Aborted Babies
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Counting the minutes until he starts taking potshots at Trump and his supports.
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https://medium.com/@WhiteHouse/president-obama-s-2016-state-of-the-union-address-7c06300f9726#.w4y7yu4k1
President Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address
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They should call it the 'State of Obama' speech, because Obama is all it will be about.
Obama doesn't care about the Union, or what is its current State. He only cares about himself.
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.@BretBaier on sailors in Iran: "The...WH says the Pres. is not going to mention this though he is going to mention touting the Iran deal."
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Wait, what... oh never mind.. damn..
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Chris Cillizza @TheFix 4s4 seconds ago
According to Medium, the read time of Obama's speech is 23 minutes. That's short.
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Neal Boortz @Talkmaster 3h3 hours ago
The time afforded Iran to release our sailors and their boats should be measured in terms of the airspeed of a US Navy jet fighter bomber.
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All these empty chairs remind me of Clint Eastwood's speech about B O.
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Reports are, he may try to sneak in his famous line: "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam!"
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Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller 3m3 minutes ago
Obama to respond to Cruz's "carpet bomb" line: "our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpet bomb civilians."
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Emily Miller @EmilyMiller 7s7 seconds ago Washington, DC
The conservative Supreme Court justices skip Pres. Obama's last #SOTU - Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito.
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Obama prepping for tonight
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Chad Pergram @ChadPergram 3m3 minutes ago
Obama: Clear-eyed. Big-hearted. Optimistic that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
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Obama's FINAL State of The Union
I like the sound of that.
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David Limbaugh @DavidLimbaugh 1m1 minute ago
Let the God-booing party revel in their idol one more time
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McConnell's behind him holding his train.
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Newt Gingrich @newtgingrich 1m1 minute ago
This may be the last Democratic State of the Union for a long time.
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Bret Baier @BretBaier 5s5 seconds ago
President Obama: This final one, I’m going to try to make it shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get back to Iowa.
Jackie Kucinich @JFKucinich 1m1 minute ago
I like to think the first lady's dress it a homage to Boehner
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WVU is beating Kansas in college hoops! Speech, schmeech.
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Not seeing much interest in this Kabuki dance, anywhere on the net.
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John Podhoretz @jpodhoretz 3s3 seconds ago
The nuns looked like they wanted to rap someone's knuckles.
Jeffrey Goldberg @JeffreyGoldberg 1m1 minute ago
Bernie Sanders almost combed his hair for this.
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Howie Carr @HowieCarrShow 2m2 minutes ago
"broken immigration system,gun violence...minimum wage..." Mentions "hard working families." If they voted for him, they don't work, period!
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"Our commitment to rule of law" What a sense of humor
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Ok, Bambi, tell us the choices
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John Hayward @Doc_0 3s3 seconds ago
You have to be dumber that stump to buy a single word Obama is saying. Everything he's touting was an utter disaster under him.
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James Hohmann @jameshohmann 4s4 seconds ago
Obama throwing down the gauntlet: “Anyone claiming that America’s economy is in decline is peddling fiction!”
Montel Williams @Montel_Williams 5m5 minutes ago
I'd like to know how the care of Veterans is a positive for @POTUS legacy? Give me a break...
toddstarnes @toddstarnes 2m2 minutes ago
Obama: "The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth.” Tell that to the Iranians.
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Hey, Bambi, why is the Labor Participation Rate so low?
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Where is this bs in the Constitution?
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Independent Journal @INJO 1m1 minute ago
Senator Tim Scott just eye rolled HARD
Jake Tapper @jaketapper 43m43 minutes ago
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson will be the "designated survivor," not attending SOTU to ensure continuity of govt should catastrophe happen
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"DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson will be the "designated survivor," not attending SOTU to ensure continuity of govt should catastrophe happen"
If he were to assume control that would be the catastrophe
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EdgeOfAnarchy @RightInPlanning 5m5 minutes ago Ohio, USA
Paul Ryan is trying so hard to keep a straight face. I can't help but laugh at his failing efforts
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Pure boilerplate, no details on how to accomplish any of this, none of it the Constitutional responsibility of the fed government
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jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty 8m8 minutes ago
Ryan's thinking, "I'm the only one up here who's still going to be sitting here next January."
Laura Ingraham @IngrahamAngle 3h3 hours ago
"Tonight, I can report to the American ppl that the state of Iran's union is strong."
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Pure boilerplate, no details on how to accomplish any of this, none of it the Constitutional responsibility of the fed government
Obama does not recognize the authority of the Constitution. He simply doesn't care what is, or what is not, constitutional.
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Gov. Mike Huckabee @GovMikeHuckabee 14m14 minutes ago
.@POTUS pats himself on the back for giving us an Affordable Care Act that nobody can afford
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David Limbaugh @DavidLimbaugh 4s4 seconds ago
His new speech mode is a singsong whining technique
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How true is this?
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His new speech mode is a singsong whining technique
Larded with empty platitudes
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Howie Carr @HowieCarrShow 1m1 minute ago
He's ripping non-Kool Aid drinkers on climate change, but he tells us the Islamic State isn't Islamic.. says immigrants are innovators...
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Mike Gallagher @radiotalkermike 1m1 minute ago
Nutcase alert - isn't this Jack Nicholson from The Shining?
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He's proposing to cure cancer with Biden in charge? God save us
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Really unimpressive applause for a final SOTU.
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First obvious lie 2015 was not the warmest year on record
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Stephen Hayes @stephenfhayes 4m4 minutes ago
Obama, after mocking GOP on climate change, now set lecture the country on a new civility in our politics
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I cannot wait for this man to be gone.
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By golly he has lots and lots of plans for our future, almost all of which involve the expansion of government
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I'd love to see Ryan stand up and walk out saying, I've had enough of this crap.
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Does this ahole even know 10 Americans are being held in Iran? **nononono*
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No, fool, the world has stopped calling us to lead, thanks to you.
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Does this ahole even know 10 Americans are being held in Iran? **nononono*
He knows, he just thinks that it is unimportant. Still waiting for him to claim that Iran is not Islamic.
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"I'd love to see Ryan stand up and walk out saying, I've had enough of this crap"
Just as I would like to see the military brass do the same.
He doesn't seem to realize we may be strong but if we will not properly use that strength who cares?
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Chris Cillizza @TheFix 4s4 seconds ago
Again, a Trump rebuttal here: "The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. Period."
David Limbaugh @DavidLimbaugh 2m2 minutes ago
It's not even close – which is what I mean by unfinished business
Jonathan S. Tobin @TobinCommentary 2m2 minutes ago
#Obama's foreign policy question would be better put as how to avoid leading without being blame for the disasters you create.
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Biden's listening to this and he looks very confused. :silly:
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This is all just such empty rhetoric
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"I'd love to see Ryan stand up and walk out saying, I've had enough of this crap"
Just as I would like to see the military brass do the same.
He doesn't seem to realize we may be strong but if we will not properly use that strength who cares?
We're no longer reliable.
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Steve Stockman @SteveWorks4You 2m2 minutes ago
Obama: I start every day with an intelligence briefing
Obama's schedule: Obama has skipped most of his intelligence briefings
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The good news is Obama singlehanded helped to dwindle democrat numbers in state houses across the country.
And if I guess right, voters will think twice before electing another black liberation nut case like Obama.
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Wayne Dupree™ @WayneDupreeShow 1m1 minute ago
Obama: As we focus on destroying #ISIL (2016)
Obama: #ISIL is on the run (2015)
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Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller 2m2 minutes ago
Obama on ISIS: "they do not threaten our national existence. "
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OMG, Sparky really IS delusional.
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Interesting ISLAMIC State in Iraq and the Levant got nothing to do with Islam
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Stephen Hayes Verified account
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Obama: "No nation dares to attack us or our allies because they know that's the path to ruin."
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Well, take that Iran. When you go after Americans, we go after you!!! Sparky said so.
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I have gone to his speech every so often. did you all see the love fest btw Ryan GOPe and Biden soros types? Yeah you did!
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I wonder if even the Dems buy into this nonsense
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John Hayward @Doc_0 4s4 seconds ago
Sure, jihadis are shooting up Christmas parties in California, but did you know I killed Osama bin Laden?
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Wow...there's really a divided response from the chamber tonight. :pondering:
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The Obama smarter approach: surrender
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Michelle Malkin @michellemalkin 1m1 minute ago
Boos in the chamber as Obama downplays our emboldened enemies. Not a word about Iran & our detained sailors
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AmishDude @TheAmishDude 2m2 minutes ago
Just get up, Republicans. Just stand up and walk out.
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Paul Ryan Quietly Doing Seated Ab Exercises Throughout State Of The Union
http://www.theonion.com/article/paul-ryan-quietly-doing-seated-ab-exercises-throug-52154
WASHINGTON—Taking the opportunity to strengthen his core during the president’s hour-long remarks, House Speaker Paul Ryan is said to have quietly performed a series of ab exercises as he sat through the State of the Union address Tuesday, sources reported. “Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty—come on, let’s push it, two more sets,” whispered Ryan, who reportedly grunted at regular intervals from his seat several feet behind President Obama as he targeted his midsection, obliques, and lower back with a regimen of ab squeezes, leg pull-ins, and seated crunches. “Keep it going now. Yeah, that burn is the body getting stronger. Stick with it.” At press time, Ryan was reportedly spotted grabbing a plastic sports bottle from the floor of the rostrum and dousing his face with water while the president described his vision for America’s future trade role in the Pacific.
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AmishDude @TheAmishDude 2m2 minutes ago
Just get up, Republicans. Just stand up and walk out.
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Brian Kilmeade @kilmeade 2m2 minutes ago
is he talking about @Ebola success. the only time he rapidly deployed our military?
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Or destroy Boko Haram?
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I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the room where Putin's watching this.
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I hope it gets the lowest ratings of any of his lies......er, speeches.
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I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction
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I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction
The only truth he's ever uttered.
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I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the room where Putin's watching this.
Or the Mullahs is Iran
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The scary part is there are actually people upon whom this speech impresses, and they're allowed to vote and drive cars.
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I knew it I knew it. Everything wrong is all our fault
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The world respects us.......that was it. Turned of TV. that is why iran has 10 more hostages and 2 sweet US Navy fully armed boats.
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Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain now
Anyone who still at this point isn't taking Trump seriously, our President just knocked him during the #SOTU - probably made Trump's month.
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias 2m2 minutes ago
By targeting Trump like this, Obama is helping him …
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He's getting all screwed up....his applause lines are being ignored.
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This bs coming from a guy who has never shown any inclination to include Republicans in his plans
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and, I might add, has been insulting and antagonistic to his critics
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My wife and I have plans to go see "Revenant," for which Leonardo DiCaprio is being highly touted for an Academy Award, which would be his first.
DiCaprio's character will be a legend of the great American West, surviving nature's worst, while Obama's performance will be comfortable little black boy coming from the beaches of Oahu, to the mainland to cheat his way into government supplied colleges, perform no military service, sell out America to our enemies.
Great movie! Hubby and I went to see it last weekend. I am not a DiCaprio fan, but he was fantastic in this movie. You will not be disappointed.
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Roll Call @rollcall 1m1 minute ago
Obama: It's one of the few regrets of my presidency—that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.
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I'm loving the long silences from the Chamber. ^-^
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Get big money out of politics? Remember when Bambi broke his promise to adhere to fed spending limits because he got so much (horrors!) money?
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 46m46 minutes ago
Well this is a whole bunch of crap. He needs a third arm just to pat himself on the back
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I'm not bitter about Obama's presidency. I'm just consumed by a gnawing hate eating away my gut until I can taste the bile in my mouth. Well, I guess I am a little bitter. Either that or I'm coming down with something. Does anyone have a mint?
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Who's the child that was just on camera?
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tepid applause here, done only because it's expected
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Roll Call @rollcall 1m1 minute ago
Obama: It's one of the few regrets of my presidency—that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.
This from the most divisive, in your face POTUS of my lifetime.
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Joe the Dissident @joethepatriotic 3s3 seconds ago
He keeps sounding like he's begging people to pay attention to him. Failed presidency reduced to unmanly pleading
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Oh, get off the stage, enough
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The most arrogant narcissist I've ever heard.
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"He keeps sounding like he's begging people to pay attention to him. Failed presidency reduced to unmanly pleading"
I agree He sounds more than a bit whiny
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Jennifer Rubin @JRubinBlogger 3s3 seconds ago
This part shows how badly his rhetoric has deteriorated. Boring. Not a single memorable line.
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Oh, get off the stage, enough
If you actually listen to him, this is really funny. :laugh:
This is THE most pathetic SOTU address EVER.
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He sounds like he's talking to himself...
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What in the name of heaven is he blathering about now?
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He sounds like he's talking to himself...
He is.
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What in the name of heaven is he blathering about now?
Like I said, if you listen to him, it's funny.
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This from the most divisive, in your face POTUS of my lifetime.
Obama: We play politics Chicago Style. They send one of ours to the hospital, we send one of theirs to the morgue.
Obama: We reward our friends and punish our enemies.
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I'm not bitter about Obama's presidency. I'm just consumed by a gnawing hate eating away my gut until I can taste the bile in my mouth. Well, I guess I am a little bitter. Either that or I'm coming down with something. Does anyone have a mint?
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Obama: We play politics Chicago Style. They send one of ours to the hospital, we send one of theirs to the morgue.
Obama: We reward our friends and punish our enemies.
If they bring a knife, we bring a gun.
The most hateful, despicable politician in the US since the days of the Civil War and Jefferson Davis.
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No crowds rushing to be near him??
Half the chamber emptied out already.
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Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley 6m6 minutes ago
Soon, however it will be over. And there will be no more Obama State of the Union addresses. That is a good thing.
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Did they show the empty chair?
Just the one in front of Biden and Ryan speaking.
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I'm LOL here .... even Demonrats are running from him. :silly:
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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro 4m4 minutes ago
ALL IS WELL WITH ISIS. ALL IS WELL WITH IRAN. ALL IS WELL IN UKRAINE. BELIEVE ME, CITIZENS.
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Did he say anything about our sailors held by Iran? I don't recall him doing so and that is unforgivable
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Did he say anything about our sailors held by Iran? I don't recall him doing so and that is unforgivable
No mention of our sailors.
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Did he say anything about our sailors held by Iran? I don't recall him doing so and that is unforgivable
Not a word
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Good night. Thank you for a very entertaining alternative to the actual speech.
G'night. :seeya:
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Thanks. Didn't help. Must be the bile....
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Just the one in front of Biden and Ryan speaking.
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I knew if I was patient the SOTU speech would get better. The part where he shut up and left the stage is really good.
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Thanks. Didn't help. Must be the bile....
I'll be gone soon .. . .
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Gramp Vader's Ghost @GrampsVader 2m2 minutes ago
#SithOfTheUnion Emperor O "We are not at war with Eurasia, we have always been at war with Eastasia"
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Nikki Haley to give Repub response. I know Trump has no official position in the GOP but it might have been fun if he was doing it
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Not a word
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Is this prerecorded? She ought say something about our Navy personnel in Iran
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Nikki Haley to give Repub response. I know Trump has no official position in the GOP but it might have been fun if he was doing it
True...Nikki started off a bit stiff.
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Nothing but the very predictable, formulaic, 'it's not my fault', 'things are better than you think they are', gibberish we have come to expect from the adolescent 'community organizer, we currently have acting as our President.
Lord help us all. And pray for the captured sailors. I'm sure they are in a very bad situation right now, that would make Gitmo look like the Hilton hotel in New York. Not that Obama gives a rat's ass about it.
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jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty 17m17 minutes ago
Sorry, sailors in Iran, you didn't make the cut.
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are her teeth wired shut?...
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Nothing but the very predictable, formulaic, 'it's not my fault', 'things are better than you think they are', gibberish we have come to expect from the adolescent 'community organizer, we currently have acting as our President.
Lord help us all. And pray for the captured sailors. I'm sure they are in a very bad situation right now, that would make Gitmo look like the Hilton hotel in New York. Not that Obama gives a rat's ass about it.
Iran could kill them all and nobody would in power would lift a finger. A female is one of the hostages......we will never hear about what she is going thru. 8888crybaby **nononono*
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are her teeth wired shut?...
And her eyes are stuck open...needs some work on delivery, she looks a bit like an automaton...Stepford Wife delivery
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« on: Today at 07:52:38 PM » Counting the minutes until he starts taking potshots at Trump and his supports.
I love being right. Oh, did I say Obama is predictable?
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I've never been impressed with our touted 'rising star.'
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Michelle Ray @GaltsGirl 33m33 minutes ago
"That young girl might some day cure a disease."
58 million aborted not available for comment.
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Establishment Hails the Obamessiah’s Sermon on the Mount
Donn Marten
January 13, 2016
America’s preeminent snake oil salesman was truly in rare form last night. In what was his final (thank God) State of the Union address, Barry delivered a volley of thinly veiled cheap shots at Republican front runner Donald Trump. Calling for Americans to reject the politics of fear and loathing and embrace the politics of bullshit that have become his trademark. El Presidente also defended his economic record despite the inconvenient truth that his administration’s rescue of the gamblers who sank the economy in 2008 and the Federal Reserve’s ongoing backstopping of the big Wall Street casinos have had little benefit to real Americans.
Obama also peddled the poison fruit that his crowning achievement, the massive dick in the hindquarters that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership aka Obamatrade as the panacea for future generations. He proudly touted the low unemployment rate – bogus because it never has included “discouraged” workers – and the creation of millions of jobs – no mention that the majority are low quality McJobs – with no mention of the growing economic inequality that has taken place on his watch. Most of all though, it was his series of dog-whistle attacks on Trump that won him the adoration of the establishment that he has so well served during these seven damnable years.
The Washington Post is positively orgasmic this morning, led by the Editorial Board’s lovingly delivered blowjob for Dear Leader: “In his final State of the Union, Obama pushes back against bigotry and fear-mongering”:
His recommendations are apt in a campaign season veering toward disaster. Mistrust of institutions, pessimism about the future, fear of terrorism, and resentment of economic inequality have voters considering handing the government to bloviators who offer simplistic and often offensive “solutions.” Mr. Obama sought to combat the nation’s discontent rather than use it for political advantage. “All the talk of America’s economic decline is political hot air,” he declared.
The nation has traveled a long way since the economic calamity of 2008 and 2009. Americans in many ways live better than they ever have — and certainly better than most people around the world. The facts do not suggest that the country is nearing collapse or self-destruction, as the rhetoric on the campaign trail so often implies. And even for very real problems, populist outbursts — bashing immigrants, the Federal Reserve, China and other easy targets — will not help.
Mr. Obama pushed back against bigotry in the GOP campaign — and fear-mongering in his own party. “We forged a Trans-Pacific Partnership to open markets, and protect workers and the environment, and advance American leadership in Asia,” he said of the trade agreement many Democrats oppose, explaining that it will open foreign markets to U.S. goods. He spoke of welcoming the opportunities that a changing economy offers rather than nursing nostalgia for the economy of the past.
Exactly the praise that can be expected from the top anti-Trump propaganda megaphone in America’s imperial city of Washington where there is good reason to fear Trump and the rising tide of sentiment in this once great country that we have all been betrayed by our “leaders”. The Trump revolution – whether he wins the GOP nomination or is taken out by the inevitable barrage of dirty tricks and black ops that lay in wait in the primaries – has sufficiently roused the rabble and they aren’t going to simply sit down and shut up once the election is over. No, this is an enduring movement that terrifies the Star-Bellied Sneetches in Beltwayland who could see their ability to continue to feast on the taxpayers like the bloodsucking parasites that they are threatened by outsiders who are on to the big con game.
The WAPO Editorial page was incandescent with applause for Obama’s poke in the eye to Trump on behalf of the elite. Dana Milbank who can always be counted on for smarmy anti-Trump tripe planted a big wet kiss on Obama’s ass in his column “Obama answers Trump’s dangerous demagoguery”:
President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night wasn’t a speech to Congress. It was a sermon to the nation.
It wasn’t about policy prescriptions, really, or even about Obama’s record in office. It was a speech about one man whose name the president never uttered in the House chamber — Donald Trump — and the fear the nativist billionaire is stoking across the land in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Obama’s address was an extraordinary — and welcome — departure from the staid and ritualistic State of the Union format, and it showed how this president has grown in office.
“America has been through big changes before ,” Obama said near the beginning of his speech. “Each time, there have been those who told us to fear the future . . . promising to restore past glory if we just got some group or idea that was threatening America under control. And each time, we overcame those fears.”
The Trump theme built throughout the speech. Americans “need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion,” the president said, addressing one of Trump’s applause lines: “This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our openness and the way we respect every faith.”
This was presidential leadership as it should be…
Obama produced so much bullshit last night that it will take a fleet of dump trucks to haul it away but his dutiful water-carriers in the establishment media will treat his words as though God himself had burned them into tablets of stone.
http://downtrend.com/donn-marten/establishment-hails-the-obamessiahs-sermon-on-the-mount
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Fact Check: Top 10 Lies in Obama’s State of the Union
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/12/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2016/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/12/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2016/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social)
As you have heard from me MANY times previously, all he knows how to do is LIE!
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Fact Check: Top 10 Lies in Obama’s State of the Union
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/12/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2016/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/12/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2016/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social)
As you have heard from me MANY times previously, all he knows how to do is LIE!
Come on Bugun.... He can spin, distort, mislead and otherwise ignore the facts with the best of them... :whistle: