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Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« on: January 25, 2010, 01:32:33 PM »
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Reported by Mimi Hall, USA TODAY

Populist or professor? Contrite or uncompromising?

President Obama will have a chance Wednesday to reintroduce himself to the nation when he delivers his first official State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.

The prime-time speech, which will be aired on all major TV networks and cable stations, could hardly come at a more critical time for a president grappling with double-digit unemployment, sinking poll numbers and the possible collapse of his top domestic policy priority, an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.

"As often as the president has spoken over the past year, critics on the right and left have largely defined him," says University of Notre Dame American studies professor Robert Schmuhl. "For the State of the Union, he needs to redefine himself, who he is politically and what his core principles and policies are."

In Ohio on Friday, just three days after Democrats lost the 60th Senate vote that gave them an edge in pushing their agenda through Congress, Obama struck a decidedly populist tone.

Shunning a necktie for a midday town hall-style meeting in Elyria, Obama told the crowd again and again that he'll "never stop fighting" for them on issues from health care and jobs to education and accountability.

On Wednesday, however, the setting will be decidedly different: formal and steeped in history and tradition.

When he speaks to the nation from the House of Representatives' chamber, he will take "the biggest stage the president has" to speak to the people, says Michael Gerson, White House speechwriter for George W. Bush.

How he responds to last week's message from Massachusetts voters, who gave Republican Scott Brown the seat held by Sen. Edward Kennedy for nearly five decades, could set the political course for the next year and beyond.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-reintroduce-state-union/story?id=9651806

Like I said, the SOTU should be a laugh a minute howler.  The only thing it will be missing is a guy with a snare drum and cymbal doing rimshots.

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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 01:34:38 PM »
Unlike last year, I AM NOT pounding a shot every time The Øne says "I", "me", or "my".  I'd be dead of alcohol poisoning before he crossed the 10 minute mark.
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 01:35:09 PM »
All I can say is, thank God I'll be working when that waste of airtime is on.
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 01:41:51 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on January 25, 2010, 01:34:38 PM
Unlike last year, I AM NOT pounding a shot every time The Øne says "I", "me", or "my".  I'd be dead of alcohol poisoning before he crossed the 10 minute mark.

You might survive 'Working class Americans' (Or maybe not), but for God's sake don't try it for 'Inherited,' 'Worst,' 'Hope,' or 'Fight' this year.
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 01:42:23 PM »
Or "angry".
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2010, 01:54:05 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on January 25, 2010, 01:41:51 PM
You might survive 'Working class Americans' (Or maybe not), but for God's sake don't try it for 'Inherited,' 'Worst,' 'Hope,' or 'Fight' this year.

Another one to watch out for is any phrase with the word 'percent' or 'percentage' - especially, 'the wealthiest one percent'.  Bad ju-ju if you do anything more than lick the lime every time he says that.
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2010, 02:12:43 PM »
He's going to "re-introduce himself"?

Just who does he think is interested in meeting him?

Not near as many as he would like to think....
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2010, 02:15:20 PM »
Maybe he'll take the DNC/Kos/DU/Huffpo advice and swing FARTHER to the left.

Yeah, that's it.  That's the ticket!
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2010, 02:27:00 PM »
"Hello, my name's Barack Obama, and I am an anti-democratic thug."

Anything else would be lies and dissembling.
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 12:08:00 PM »
Looking forward to the CC *live blog* thread for the STFU, er, SOTU speechifying !  It is my hope that his first reference to the "mess I inherited", the entire GOP delegation walks out.  Wouldn't that be fun  :naughty:
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2010, 12:20:04 PM »
Quote from: seabelle on January 26, 2010, 12:08:00 PM
Looking forward to the CC *live blog* thread for the STFU, er, SOTU speechifying !  It is my hope that his first reference to the "mess I inherited", the entire GOP delegation walks out.  Wouldn't that be fun  :naughty:

How about a repeat performance by Joe Wilson, only he is backed by all of the republican members?
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Re: Obama To Reintroduce Himself during State Of The Union Speach
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2010, 02:19:02 PM »
crisis. don't forget the crisis count.

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