Excerpts of the SOTU Just Released
The White House has released a handful of paragraphs from the address the president will deliver, including this:
Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik, we had no idea how we'd beat them to the moon....But after investing in better research and education, we didn't just surpass the Soviets; we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of jobs.
Set aside the sloppy writing--whatever else you might do with a "wave," you wouldn't "unleash" it--what we have here is a fundamental misreading of American history. When Obama talks about "investment," he's talking about federal spending. So he's asserting here that the federal government was responsible for the technical and economic dynamism that enabled us to win the Cold War. That's just nuts.
Now, over to our live chat.
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Dec '10
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I like John Boehner (except for the crying stuff) but for God's sake, the man's skin is the shade of an old catcher's mitt.
He makes Obama look caucasian and Biden like Johnny Winter.
Dec '10
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In the spirit of comity and bi-partisanship Boehner and the president should meet outside for a smoke after this snooze fest.
Jul '10
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Cryin' John nearly lost it at least three times. Imagine what he's like watching a Lifetime movie. It was nice to see zombies John McCain and the other guy from Massachusetts sitting together. I almost wished Teddy was there, his face beet-red from the extended cocktail hour. Hillary has to do something about her hair. The speech? The usual boilerplate rising to a pretty good finish.
May '10
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Peter Robinson: The White House has released a handful of paragraphs from the address the president will deliver, including this:
Utter B.S. There were plenty of scientists and engineers who had been talking for years about how to get into space--not to mention to the Moon. I'm sure that the Obamas of the time had no clue, but parasites never do.
Jul '10
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C'mon. We all know you're just looking for business.
Edited on Jan 25, 2011 at 8:19pmSep '10
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I'm hoping we can get a Chat (Cat) Transcript tomorrow. Its like reliving the party a day later.
Gracias.
Aug '10
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The Federal Government ran a $1.6 trillion deficit last year and has debt of over $14 trillion (trillion is a new term to me - how is it abbreviated?) What was our deficit and debt when the space program was launched?
Obama can't or won't stop spending. Does he truly believe all good comes from government or is he openly using the Federal government to plunder for political gain?
Did Obama just give the one finger wave to the Tea Party? One main reason the Tea Party was formed was in response to insane government spending and he proposes the Feds launch a massive new spending program. Priceless