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State of the Union Address...thoughts?
I didn't watch the whole thing, but most of it.
It was a good bit of rhetoric, but it did spark some hope, for me personally. I think it was wonderful that all of the different people...from different tragedies/experiences were included. I cried watching the parents of the girl who was just shot and killed, just days after performing at the inaguration. I could see the pain in their eyes. And watching Gabby Gifford just makes me SO sad....God love her. She was just robbed of so much.
You know..it would be SO nice if we could just all take away from it the things that mean something to each of us, without the inevitable media evaluation (bashing/praising) that's coming. Soon, we'll be hearing how many times Obama blinked, how many minutes the applause lasted, what everyone was wearing. Who cares...let's just get down to business, and make this country what it is...a great place with great people from all walks of life.
I wish the President the best...he's got a tough road ahead of him and a lot of issues to face. I would like to see all the leaders stand together and realize that they're playing for the same team. I know it's a pipe dream, but that's okay. I'm feeling patriotic...and having hope is a good thing.
It was a good bit of rhetoric, but it did spark some hope, for me personally. I think it was wonderful that all of the different people...from different tragedies/experiences were included. I cried watching the parents of the girl who was just shot and killed, just days after performing at the inaguration. I could see the pain in their eyes. And watching Gabby Gifford just makes me SO sad....God love her. She was just robbed of so much.
You know..it would be SO nice if we could just all take away from it the things that mean something to each of us, without the inevitable media evaluation (bashing/praising) that's coming. Soon, we'll be hearing how many times Obama blinked, how many minutes the applause lasted, what everyone was wearing. Who cares...let's just get down to business, and make this country what it is...a great place with great people from all walks of life.
I wish the President the best...he's got a tough road ahead of him and a lot of issues to face. I would like to see all the leaders stand together and realize that they're playing for the same team. I know it's a pipe dream, but that's okay. I'm feeling patriotic...and having hope is a good thing.
My opinion of that is, it falls under Exploitation and Propaganda. If it moved you so deeply, it worked.
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SO true!
I felt bad for Rubio....man, I was waiting for his lips to get stuck to his teeth. Poor guy. He was definitely very nervous. It was comical to a point. Some of our leaders aren't the best public speakers...even our dear President with his famous "uhhhh" over and over.
Yeah, looking back over it last night..I was definitely caught up in the moment. I was a bit melancholy and in a weird mood last night. Watching bits and pieces today..ick. Cheesey.....over the top, and yeah, those very people I felt bad for really were being exploited for political gain, which is heartless.
Correct me if I'm wrong..but I do NOT recall a SOTU address being in front of an audience...don't they usually deliver that by themselves from the oval office, or am I thinking or something else?
The standing ovations were nauseating.
At one point, the one camera angle showed a profile shot of the president, where you could see Boehner's lap..no lie..he was actually TWIDDLING his thumbs around and around. I remember lauging and thinking...oh boy...you're SO going to hear about that buddy! HA!
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SO true!
I felt bad for Rubio....man, I was waiting for his lips to get stuck to his teeth. Poor guy. He was definitely very nervous. It was comical to a point. Some of our leaders aren't the best public speakers...even our dear President with his famous "uhhhh" over and over.
Yeah, looking back over it last night..I was definitely caught up in the moment. I was a bit melancholy and in a weird mood last night. Watching bits and pieces today..ick. Cheesey.....over the top, and yeah, those very people I felt bad for really were being exploited for political gain, which is heartless.
Correct me if I'm wrong..but I do NOT recall a SOTU address being in front of an audience...don't they usually deliver that by themselves from the oval office, or am I thinking or something else?
The standing ovations were nauseating.
At one point, the one camera angle showed a profile shot of the president, where you could see Boehner's lap..no lie..he was actually TWIDDLING his thumbs around and around. I remember lauging and thinking...oh boy...you're SO going to hear about that buddy! HA!
lips stuck to his teeth. LOL
SOTU is done in front of Congress. When the president asks for time on the networks then it is usually from his office.
I watched the whole thing, beginning to end..lol. I seriously did.
I will say this...I think Obama is a very gifted speaker. Both he and Rubio did a good job of......pointing out how incredibly divided the two political parties are. Now, being more left leaning myself obviously I enjoyed more of Obama's speech then I did Rubio's, but still, it was really just a pointing out of how bad each party is from the opposite side of the aisle. It's too bad.
I will say this...I think Obama is a very gifted speaker. Both he and Rubio did a good job of......pointing out how incredibly divided the two political parties are. Now, being more left leaning myself obviously I enjoyed more of Obama's speech then I did Rubio's, but still, it was really just a pointing out of how bad each party is from the opposite side of the aisle. It's too bad.
but still, it was really just a pointing out of how bad each party is from the opposite side of the aisle. It's too bad. .
Definitely, Amanda. I saw a lot of partisan divide in both of their speeches, which is a shame.
Definitely, Amanda. I saw a lot of partisan divide in both of their speeches, which is a shame.
It is ashame but not surprising. There are two totally opposing visions for this country. not sure how to intermingle those. I'm more conservative and will say that the liberal agenda makes me very uncomfortable. I can only imagine if I were farther right and imagine those at the far left feel like those on the right are completely wrong. We are just at a point where people literally want different things for this country and we are all pretty divided. The only thing I can think of is to find the common areas in the middle and focus on those as peace offerings and then branch out from there.
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