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State of the Union address - In Full

January 24, 2012 8:46 PM

President Obama makes his State of the Union address from the House floor in Washington, DC on Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012.

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by Skittles-TastetheRainbow February 6, 2012 5:19 PM EST
Hey how is this supposed to help someone if they don't understand what he is talking about will someone please break it down for me the simplest way you can!
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by RobAla January 26, 2012 11:05 PM EST
The most stark absence from President Obama's SOTU address was the fact that he totally ignored the massive debt we have accumulated under his administration. It grew under most Presidents, but it accelerated dramatically under him. He talked about making major cuts to defense - but did he indicate that he would use those savings to bring down the debt? NO. He talked about spending that money on other federal projects. He has NO PLAN to deal with our racing toward national bankruptcy. He has ZERO plans to stop this reckless and irresponsible nonsense.

I listened to the President Obama's third State of the Union Address, and I have come to the conclusion that he is a schizophrenic. He talked about everyone playing by the same rules, after giving out $100s of billions of taxpayer dollars to corporations of his choice while allowing other businesses to fend for themselves. He talked about reducing federal regulations on business, after burying American businesses under increased regulations contained in his disastrous health care law, He talked about national unity, after he has divided Americans and pitted one group of Americans against another for three years. He announced that "America is back", after burying the nation under deficit spending like no other President in American history. He announced "no more bailouts", after being the king of bailouts. He talked about energy independence, after stopping a oil pipeline that would have made American less dependent on middle-eastern oil and would have created more than 20,000 jobs. I have never heard a more twisted, muddled, and conflicted speech in all my life.
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by enkephalin07 January 26, 2012 5:31 PM EST
When did John Kerry join a fight club? He looks like he's been clobbered but doesn't regret a thing -- "You shoulda seen the other guy!"

Obama poses a welcome challenge to the Republican "we can't tax the job creators!" rhetoric: Let's identify who those job creators are, and reward and encourage them. Your income alone doesn't indicate your merit; if you're producing something in America, proving tangible goods and services Americans want, then you deserve every break. If all you make in America is money to claim for yourself, there ain't no free lunch for you.
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by Alex Vallas January 26, 2012 4:54 PM EST
Boozing Boehner is peeved that he has to sit through the address rather than being in a bar with his lobbyist friends.
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by lucci123 January 26, 2012 3:53 PM EST
GOP and Mitt Romney said that they understand middle class; however, middle class are the one that make the different on Mitt 13.9 % tax rate, middle class make the different on his tax when he put his money in offshore accounts to avoid paying tax rate here in U.S. Mitt Romney made hundred of million on the back of American workers and now he wants ordinary American people to pay the different on his tax. In fact, he's promoting to the public that when he becomes president, he should pay half of 13.9 % while ordinary American will pay more than today tax rate. Is Mitt Romney and GOP for ordinary American or they are on the side of their elites friends?

Do you know that we borrow China $700 billion dollars a year to pay for super rich tax cut, because this is what the GOP wants? Further, in the eyes of GOP, this $700 billion dollars do not drive federal deficit, but jobs growth. Where are the jobs creations from $700 billion dollars tax cut? According to Newt, we're still affected by 911. Isn't this more than 10 years ago? Apparently, Newt, Mitt, and GOP are still in denial or in a coma. Not too long ago, GOP & Bush brought down the U.S and global economy, and now they're an expert on fixing this?

GOP and Tear Party, please stop pretending like you care about federal deficit when you're the one that drive the federal deficit sky rock--from two wars that unpaid for and borrow $700 billion dollars a year from China to pay for super rich tax cut that they don't need.

Warren Buffett told ABC that his secretary's Debbie works just as hard as he does and she pays twice the rate he pays. He thinks that's outrageous. However, GOP think working people like Debbie tax rate in compare to the super rich is fair. It's like Sadam Hussein saying that he loves his people.
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by ge556 January 26, 2012 3:52 PM EST
Excellent speech, except that he gave up on climate change. Time is running short. Unfortunately, industry prefers short-term profits to long-term survival, and most people are uninformed, misinformed, and/or discouraged.

Floods, droughts, increased storms are already happening, and will continue to get worse. A mass extinction is likely. Millions of acres of pines have been destroyed by pine bark beetles. We have to solve this problem now!
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by DOrtiz1142 January 25, 2012 11:48 PM EST
President Obama you hit every important point on the nose! I voted for you in 2008 and I'm proud to say I'll be voting for you in 2012! Proud to be an American!
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by jade84116 January 25, 2012 8:38 PM EST
Aren't oil subsidies needed to keep gas prices down?
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by dixie1000 January 25, 2012 6:29 PM EST
All this sounds well and good but if Congress dont agree, nothing will be passed. Money is there world. I feel sorry for the rich.
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by vannuys January 25, 2012 4:51 PM EST
Those who would rather have seen General Motors die out demonstrate their low level of patriotism.


Thanks to the action that President Obama took, GM is the world's top automaker again.

Critics of the president just don't want to see America succeed.
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