Another State of the Union speech; another empty pageant of “signals” sent by selecting special guests; another chance for President Obama’s party to create a brief illusion of popularity by furiously applauding pronouncements that will be forgotten within days; and another wish list of billion-dollar spending proposals designed to make the opposition party look bad by blocking them. None of it has anything to do with responsible government, and only the political class will pay much attention.
by John Hayward21 Jan 2015, 9:47 AM PST0
“As a new generation of veterans comes home, we owe them every opportunity to live the American Dream they helped defend,” said President Obama in his 2015 State of the Union address on Tuesday night. He praised a national campaign organized by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden for helping “nearly 700,000 veterans and military spouses get new jobs,” asserting that “already, we’ve made strides” to improve life for veterans in America.
by John Hayward21 Jan 2015, 9:43 AM PST0
South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier sent out a series of angry tweets after watching Tuesday’s State of the Union address, criticizing Obama’s secularism and exclusive focus on American interests.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.21 Jan 2015, 6:59 AM PST0
Tha annual State of the Union address is the quintessential Beltway performance, a weird little surrealist play in which every scripted line, ad-lib, invited guest, and round of applause is calculated to send messages, settle scores, goose poll numbers, and above all help the Ruling Class feel important.
by John Hayward21 Jan 2015, 6:54 AM PST0
Pro-amnesty Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), in delivering the Republican’s Spanish-language response to the State of the Union (SOTU) address, called on Obama to cooperate with the GOP in crafting “permanent solutions to our immigration system.” Freshman Rep. Curbelo did not challenge the president on illegal immigration or executive amnesty.
by Edwin Mora21 Jan 2015, 5:17 AM PST0
President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech said, “The verdict is clear, middle class economics works.” Obama said lots of words about how the U.S. economy has improved, but he avoided the “numbers” regarding how or if that improvement had reached the middle class. If the president had used the “numbers,” he would have to explain why real middle class paychecks hit a 50 year low on his watch.
by Chriss W. Street21 Jan 2015, 4:38 AM PST0
MSNBC host Chris Matthews disagreed with President Obama for his criticism of cable news on Tuesday night, arguing that some on cable “shared his hope.” “I think he [Obama] made a mistake tonight about cable television. I think there are a
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 10:51 PM PST0
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said that he “heard about a lot of free stuff” but little about how to pay for it in President Obama’s State of the Union in an interview on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 9:29 PM PST0
Though Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) did not specifically mention immigration or executive amnesty in her response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, pro-amnesty GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) called for immigration reform in his Spanish-language response. “We
by Tony Lee20 Jan 2015, 9:20 PM PST0
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that President Obama believes “more government” is the only solution just as Christopher Walken’s Bruce Dickinson character believed “the only prescription is more cowbell” on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I thought the
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 8:56 PM PST0
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama gave his completely non-awaited State of the Union address.
by Ben Shapiro20 Jan 2015, 8:24 PM PST0
The most interesting aspect of the State of the Union address is that the president gets to take credit for, well, anything he wants to.
by Rich Tucker20 Jan 2015, 8:15 PM PST0
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow stated that “the heart of the speech [President Obama’s State of the Union] was something that I think he was addressing to people who voted for him, to people who are Democratic-minded, people who believed in
by Ian Hanchett20 Jan 2015, 7:51 PM PST0
Freshman GOP Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) did not oppose President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty in her State of the Union response on Tuesday evening. Ernst claimed that the “new Republican Congress you just elected” has “heard the message you sent
by Tony Lee20 Jan 2015, 7:45 PM PST0
President Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight, like so many of its predecessors, relied heavily on America’s moral duty to lead the world in values for its applause lines. The President vowed to “respect human dignity,” to “defend free speech, and advocate for political prisoners, and condemn the persecution of women, or religious minorities, or people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender,” to robust audience support.
by Frances Martel20 Jan 2015, 7:43 PM PST0
In his statement responding to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)—the intellectual leader in Congress against amnesty—said that the immigration policies Obama has implemented are hurting American workers.
by Matthew Boyle20 Jan 2015, 7:27 PM PST0
The Obama White House, before the president’s State of the Union, distributed a lengthy more-than-6,800-word fact sheet supposedly backing up Obama’s various initiatives. But notably, Obama’s White House never cited any sources for any of the facts it laid claim to.
by Matthew Boyle20 Jan 2015, 7:27 PM PST0
President Barack Obama again called on Congress to pass equal pay legislation to ensure female employees are paid as much as their male counterparts during Tuesday evening’s State of the Union address.
by Caroline May20 Jan 2015, 7:24 PM PST0
During his State of the Union address, Obama recalled his glorious 2004 speech in Boston at the Democratic National Convention that nominated Sen. John Kerry for president.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 7:12 PM PST0
One of the boldest claims made in Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight was his assertion that, thanks to his foreign policy, the world had stopped the advance of Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 7:04 PM PST0
President Obama challenged those who question climate change during his State of the Union address, pointing out that critics frequently “dodged” questions about the reality of climate change by saying that they weren’t scientists.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 6:55 PM PST0
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivers a response to President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address. Senator Paul prescribes several policy changes for the federal government, including congressional term limits, tax cuts, and free-market healthcare reform.
by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)20 Jan 2015, 6:55 PM PST0
President Obama momentarily broke from his prepared State of the Union speech this evening reveling in the positive economic statistics that he proudly announced in the beginning of his speech.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 6:38 PM PST0
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama repeated his threat from last year’s address to veto any new Iran sanctions passed by Congress. He also claimed that Iran’s nuclear program had been stalled, and pledged to reach a deal by the end of the year. The language was almost the same as he used in 2014, though he failed to stop Iran’s nuclear program or to reach a deal over the past year, and in fact extended talks twice past the original deadline agreed one year ago today.
by Joel B. Pollak20 Jan 2015, 6:37 PM PST0
President Obama acknowledged his critics during his State of the Union address this evening. But he says he believes in his vision of hope and change.
by Charlie Spiering20 Jan 2015, 6:25 PM PST0
