State Of The Union Address

[Scruffy]

By law, the President of the United States of America is expected to report on the state of the union annually. Every President since Woodrow Wilson has given this as an oral speech.

Tonight Barack Obama will be reporting on the state of the union at around 9 pm.

Are you going to watch it?
If so, what kinds of things are you looking for him to talk about?

Do not post your opinions about Obama as a person or a President here. This is strictly regarding the State of the Union address.

[XxDarkAngelzXx]

No. I wont.

[[MPGH]AVGN]

The State of the Union is Embarrassing.

We are quickly losing our status as a global economic super power.

Government spending is out of control.

Our nation deficit is so bad be can barely pay the interest on our loans from china etc.

We cant do what other countries do, due to over-regulated policies and big-government.

We need to cut down on big-government and useless programs.

that just my opinon tho

and yes i'm going to listen to it on the radio

[CyberGenius]

DO NOT CARE I LIVE IN AUS

[Evelyn]

i am completely looking forward to this! I am going to watch it live online, CNN Live yes!

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As you stated I won't comment about Obama as a president, But I am expecting him to suddenly sound "republican" after the recent increase in "tea party" members and the current unhappy tune being sung about Obama's policies he really only has two ways to turn. Address the issues and incorporate both sides, or face more opposition. I expect to hear more things such as "less regulation" and "Allow business to proceed" coming from him. I also expect him to discuss the economy and the horrid increase in unemployment. I honestly love his charisma and how he communicates with his audience, so i can not wait purely for the effect. Even if you do not live in America, or particularly care about politics I do recommend viewing such events.

[[MPGH]Liz]

Christ its at 9pm EST...

Also it is available at the white house website and youtube.

[Scruffy]

Christ its at 9pm EST...

Also it is available at the white house website and youtube.

Originally projected for 8pm like a couple days ago
9pm it is, then.

i am completely looking forward to this! I am going to watch it live online, CNN Live yes!

CNN.com Live - Breaking news, live events, and today's top stories

As you stated I won't comment about Obama as a president, But I am expecting him to suddenly sound "republican" after the recent increase in "tea party" members and the current unhappy tune being sung about Obama's policies he really only has two ways to turn. Address the issues and incorporate both sides, or face more opposition. I expect to hear more things such as "less regulation" and "Allow business to proceed" coming from him. I also expect him to discuss the economy and the horrid increase in unemployment. I honestly love his charisma and how he communicates with his audience, so i can not wait purely for the effect. Even if you do not live in America, or particularly care about politics I do recommend viewing such events.

I suppose you're not aware that Obama has been doing all of these things already? He's had to become a little more conservative in his policies as of late. We're in a deficit, of course he has to.
Also, national unemployment rates have been going down gradually lately. Of course, Florida and New York are sucking wind right now, a lot of other big states are on the rise, and smaller states are seeing better employment rates than they've seen in years.

Agreed, though, about his ability to give a speech. The man can talk.

is this your homework assignment?

No, politics just interests me and I'd like to have one topic in general that isn't covered in stupid 12 year old spam and flame.
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To anyone:

Out of the four big issues:
Education
Healthcare
Economy
Foreign Policy

Which is of the largest importance to you?

[Juan]

is this your homework assignment?

[[MPGH]Liz]

I think Healthcare is hugely important to address, specially with the recent Republican, symbolic repeal of the healthcare reform. These people are truly hypocrites, the same people who refused to approve a bill that helped 9-11 first responders since 2002.

We also need to stop letting corporations control the government, it should be the other way around.

Education, more specifically higher education, needs to be more available, and cheaper for future generations. Parents should not have to decide b/w paying for groceries and paying tuition.

It's no secret I am a huge Obama supporter, I believe he is one of the best and most honest presidents we have had in many decades. As far as higher leaning towards the right, just shows his willingness to work together, when he is literally forced to. The republicans threaten to stop every single move he tries to make. Why Americans, or rather the old people of America decided to vote republican is beyond me, its like they forgot the Bush years existed.

[[MPGH]Disturbed]

I think Healthcare is hugely important to address, specially with the recent Republican, symbolic repeal of the healthcare reform. These people are truly hypocrites, the same people who refused to approve a bill that helped 9-11 first responders since 2002.

We also need to stop letting corporations control the government, it should be the other way around.

Education, more specifically higher education, needs to be more available, and cheaper for future generations. Parents should not have to decide b/w paying for groceries and paying tuition.

It's no secret I am a huge Obama supporter, I believe he is one of the best and most honest presidents we have had in many decades. As far as higher leaning towards the right, just shows his willingness to work together, when he is literally forced to. The republicans threaten to stop every single move he tries to make. Why Americans, or rather the old people of America decided to vote republican is beyond me, its like they forgot the Bush years existed.

FUCK PARTY LINES
Anyone who votes on party lines is a dumbass. All republicans and democrats do is argue with each other, and try to undo everything that the other ones have done, and get bribed by corporate lobbyist.

But What you, and Obama don't seem to get, is that if your going to keep healthcare 'organizations' from not paying up, or not accepting people because of pre-existing conditions, you are going to have to pass something to keep them from raising their rates because of these new limitations.

I don't have healthcare coverage this year because rates nearly doubled for me after that bill passed.

[Stoney Franklin]

FUCK PARTY LINES
Anyone who votes on party lines is a dumbass. All they do is argue with eachother and get bribed by corporate lobbyist.

agreed
but then again thats all polictians do

[[MPGH]Liz]

But What you, and Obama don't seem to get, is that if your going to keep healthcare 'organizations' from not paying up, or not accepting people because of pre-existing conditions, you are going to have to pass something to keep them from raising their rates because of these new limitations.

WTF are you talking about, one of the biggest point in the bill was that healthcare insurance providers cannot deny/remove your coverage due to pre-existing conditions. So that statement makes no sense. Also the bill puts a cap on rates, they cannot raise them on you without approval, and they are working on regulating the wording used in contracts and information. Many huge insurance companies did w.e they could before the bill kicked in during January 1st 2011. My only regret is that the public option was completely removed, but I do understand that due to the trillions in deficit, we cannot afford such a measure.

[[MPGH]Austin]

No because canada>america

[Obey]

No because canada>america

Get outta here. Fuck that shit mang.
I won't be watching it. i'll prbly come across it tmrw sometime and watch it.

[Hitmaniac]

No because canada>america

You haven't watched

I watched it for 5 minutes then went to sleep for school.