Live Blog: President Obama Delivers State of the Union

if obama’s lips are moving then he is lying

UTTER C R A A P EVERY WORD.

Is it just me or does he look Jaundice?

I LOVE THIS GUY…. 4 MORE YEARS !

The commentary on the live feed is annoying and useless, ie “Essentially making it illegal to drop out of school.” Another multi-second sound bite from the mediea, great, thanks. If it’s not something that is insightful or educational wait until the end please. I am off to find another live feed with less dribble.

We will survive

It is a shame that people hate this president so bad that just won’t give me a chance no matter what….I want to see the look on all faces of republican haters when he wins again and rules 4 more years to try and clean up their mess. God help him….You go ahead on Obama!….they just cant steal your joy and confidence no matter how hard they try…..You are in Charge and they can all hang if they don’t like it….

the elephant in the room is some folks are prejudice…get over it and stop spewing so much hatred. When Bush was in office us Democrats were respectful to our Commander and Chief.
“4 more years….We survived Bush, you will survive President Obama.

MIH (9:49 PM); Rules? How about “leads”?

God Bless America!!

Thank you for talking about the high school teachers. I’m a junior in high school and I really look up to my teachers and i always feel they should be rewarded more. Like my art teacher that has to buy almost all of our art supplies. I believe teachers shape the world.

Do you think even he believes the words that are coming out of his mouth

Listening to Obama makes me realize how intelligent he really is. He’s definitely got my vote!

republicans would rather burn America down than work with our president. They claim to be American and need to show by setting aside there crazy ideoligies

Republicans really don’t like our country much any more.

So as we guessed it boils down to trying to move this country forward and address the issues..or does America continue this reaganomics, subsidize the wealthy and continue to expand our military as health care and any social programs fade away. The GOP candidates made it clear that we needed to support regime changes in Iran, Cuba and anywhere else they don’t agree with. It’s insanity. If you vote Republican, you will never see the middle class in this country again, ever.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, The Best Presidential Speech since JFK Days….. MY PRESIDENT told it like it is and obviously has been listening to Americans that feel the same way. Washington is broken and so is the Government. He hit the nail on the head and said more cooperation and less bickering needs to be done to get America back on its feet.
I know, Republicans and Democrats will both, NO MATTER WHAT ! Will disagree, but the truth be known, and we all know it is the truth, Washington has not worked for THE PEOPLE in years.
Have you ever heard of a Congressman ever experience Foreclosure, Complain about his “FAIR SHARE” of paying taxes. Did you also know how OLD some of those Congressmen were? They are STUCK in their on ideals (not ours) and will not change. Vote in younger, fresher Congressmen…..
Thank you,

Peggy Noonan wishes she could write a speech half as good. God knows she couldn’t write one as honestly and true!

Gotta say, Obama is a better, smarter, and more realistic leader than any of the current GOP contenders. They have no idea what it’s truly like living day-to-day, working and trying to support a family in today’s America. At least, Obama has a clue and a plan.

Very disappointed in jake’s prefab comments and the wall street commentator. All off base

time to evict the house of “no”. how can you blame the president for unemployment while refusing to pass a “jobs bill”. even Romney said “government does not create jobs, the private sector does.”.

i am the person in the middle. I have watched every republican debat. tonight i watched the President give his opening speech. I am no longer in the middle. Our President is right on with our country. Newt, Romney and Paul are just not as bright, they do not speak with his intelligence and they are disconnected with the great majority of WE THE PEOPLE of the U.S.. This year President Obama has my vote….

WAIT!!!!! When did republicans start careing about anything but making money off the little man? They are ok with not getting medicare and they are ok with paying higher taxes and they have tried to do this, WHAT A CROCK!!!

a lot of people in america and on this blog actually agree with the president, but will not admit it or dont like it only because he is black. those same people agreed with the last president and look what he did for you and he was a lot worse.

Could someone explain something for me please. If all these elected officials work for us, how come they vote their own raises. I do not know of any other company where people decide their own raises. Shouldn’t WE vote whether or not they get one?

why are all republicans a bunch of crybabies,look at their faces whine loike little babies

A clue and a plan to initiate class warfare through the distribution of wealth or lack thereof. Why is it wrong to make money in the greatest country in the world. A President that okays 99 weeks of unemployment has a plan. A President who rules while guns are given to Mexican thugs who shoot our border patrol and innocent people really. How about giving half a billion dollars of money of taxpayers hard earned money to a company that doesn’t even make one single solar panel and conveniently go out of business, cash for clunkers, bailouts for people who don’t pay their mortgages, really four more years of giving, giving, giving and low and behold our country is 16 trillion dollars in debt. How stupid can people be and then complain about racism we’re talking in the red not black or white you dummies.

Does anyone truly believe that this President sat down with pen in hand and wrote this speech? He has speech writers and they did a good job of setting him up for the beginning of his campaign. He never really mentioned Obamacare – his signature bill! Wonder why he backed off patting himself on the back for that one? Words, just words!! It’s just too funny that people make so much out of a campaign speech!

I am of no particular party affiliation, I look and listen to the individual. I believe we can do what the President believes we can do. I just found myself irritated at the Governor of Indiana’s “response”. Talk about campaign speeches, and he’s not even running! I don’t believe he even watched the Address. It appeared he read a pre-written speech and when he looks back at himself, he’s going to apalled that some of his remarks where he thought he was pitching a Republican view, opposite of the President’s, he was ACTUALLY agreeing with what the President had said! I found myself yelling at the T.V.; “did you even watch the Address, better yet, did you Listen?” All the President-bashers out there need to remember, it really doesn’t matter who has the title of President, Congress is the one’s who pass the bills and the laws, and if they can’t stop acting like children, all the best ideas and solutions any President puts forth will never come to be. Where does that leave us?

James Baillargeon Our Government officials continue to blow smoke so we can’t see then destroy all we love in an instant, actually right before our eyes, but throw A carrot we gobble and just say @ least we got something !! we are getting our sorry CHANGE , just listen tonight, grab your carrot !! it’s there again for you tonight !! When terrorists invade your back yard protect yourself w/ your carrot, when the govt. takes your home protect it w/ your carrot, when you want to voice your opinion to your Govt., Well just swallow your carrot hope you don’t choke !!!
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James Baillargeon This president of CHANGE is so out of touch!! He thinks we are doing good !! he is in a dream !!! someone please SLAP HIM WAKE HIM UP !!! He keeps making changes he can’t keep… he never left the campaign trail !! He even tried kind of quoting KENNEDY, what a FAILURE !!! and just keeps flat lying to me, you and this public. leave him in the Willie Wonka candy factory !!, and BRING OUR FOREFATHERS COUNTRY INTO THE HANDS OF AN ADULT W/RESPONSIBILITY.. HE LIES to himself U.S. AND DESTROYS ALL WE LOVE and NEED IN THE

if americans do not know now that military spending over the last 9 years started by esp bush-cheney unnecessary wars plus previous admins bankrupted america with 12 of 15 trillions of debt AND not social security or medicare, they must be the dummiest of all sheeps in their country because american spend more than the next 16 countries in war machibery and overseas bases, lol…

I think the speech was a very good one. It was inspirational and reminded me of the president I voted for in the first place. I also want to state that under Obama our country has been made safer than I’ve ever felt under any other president. He has elimated numerous terrorists and his tactics work So if for no other reason I’d vote for him on that alone.
I am in favor of him taking another term and he’s far better than anyone else that is trying to run. Besides it took about 20 years to mess up the economy it’s going to take more than four years to fix it! I just hope that people realized the failed policies that got us into this mess in the first place and they don’t keep voting for people that propose the same failed policies. My most fave thing he said was that he would appoint a commission to possibly indite those responsible for the disaster in the first place. My least favorite was the censoring of the internet but that all depends on the law being changed I hope. Because in it’s current state the bill is flawed.
Overall it was a good speech by a good leader. I haven’t been proud of my country for years but I think that faith is returning now. Besides financially I’m far better off then I was four years ago. I’m almost done with my AA degree and just having that will open so many more doors then I’ve ever had before.

Obamas jobs bill is to create more government jods, not private sector jobs. Someone please tell me how spending ourself into oblivion is going to get our country back to being productive.

Posted by: Bob The Builder No More | January 25, 2012, 10:16 am 10:16 am

In the last year, close to 2 million private sector jobs were created. The government sector did not gain jobs, it lost 280,000 jobs!

As far as ‘spending ourself into oblivion’, almost $1.25 trillion of the current debt ‘attributed’ to Obama is interest on the debt Bush left. That’s just the interest on the debt Bush left, never mind the war commitments, the destroyed revenues due to the economic collapse on his watch, the unpaid for seniors drug plan, the huge deficits from his tax cuts, and on and on.

Your concern about overspending is at least partially misplaced.