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5 good reasons to blow off Obama's speech
investors.com ^ | Jan. 20, 2015 | ANDREW MALCOLM

Posted on 01/20/2015 7:10:03 AM PST by PROCON

For once, Barack Obama pays attention tonight to the Constitution, which requires that a president "from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union."

There's nothing in that sacred document about turning it into a pie-in-the-sky, political wish list, criticizing Supreme Court justices to their faces or going on for over an hour on prime-time TV and pre-empting some of our most popular shows. There's not even any mention of a president delivering the required information in person or verbally -- very verbally.

Obama's State of the Union Addresses have been among the longest in modern history, averaging nearly 65 minutes. Not as long as the 71-minute average of Bill Clinton, who also liked to hear himself talk. But way surpassing the 37 minutes of Ronald Reagan, who was more interested in communicating.**

For most of the presidents from No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to No. 28 Woodrow Wilson, courier was a satisfactory means of meeting their Constitutional obligation. But when first, radio and then TV arrived, a personal appearance before a joint session of Congress became irresistible.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; sotu
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To: rfreedom4u

That’s the way I feel. I haven’t watched any speeches he gives when they air. At best, I’ll read it later.


61 posted on 01/20/2015 8:26:28 AM PST by FamiliarFace
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To: PROCON

I have a movie evening planned...Any movie will do.


62 posted on 01/20/2015 8:29:05 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless America And Our Troops)
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To: PROCON

I was thinking about looking for re-runs of “Bewitched” or “I Dream of Genie” instead.


63 posted on 01/20/2015 8:36:41 AM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: RJS1950
I’d rather clean the cat box, scrub the toilets, shovel horse crap at a local stable, than ever listen to or see that National Socialist son of a bitch.

Amen to that.

64 posted on 01/20/2015 8:43:27 AM PST by varon (Para bellum)
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To: wjcsux
I was thinking about looking for re-runs of “Bewitched” or “I Dream of Genie” instead.

Hey pal, Mariann and Ginger are hotter than Jeannie or Samantha :-)

65 posted on 01/20/2015 8:44:44 AM PST by PROCON (Je suis Charlie Bronson.)
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To: PROCON

He will hint I am racist
He will want more of my money.
He will say I didn’t create my business.
Republicans will clap like trained seals.
He will lie.


66 posted on 01/20/2015 9:31:54 AM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Old Sarge

I’ll have to look that up.


67 posted on 01/20/2015 10:22:52 AM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: WayneS

Exactly. Need to focus so I don’t mix up the laundry with the cat poop. Especially after last week, when I tried to put the toaster away in the refrigerator instead of its assigned cupboard. Getting old is not for sissies.


68 posted on 01/20/2015 11:04:05 AM PST by fivecatsandadog (OBAMA - IMPEACH HIM NOW. Worry about it later.)
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To: CAluvdubya
Tess's Henry is catching on and he is only five.

You know, I could somewhat tolerate Clinton when he talked, but this bozo in office now is absolutely intolerable. I can't switch the TV fast enough when he gets on.

69 posted on 01/20/2015 11:58:39 AM PST by Slyfox (To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
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To: PROCON

One of the comments on the site:

We’re starting a special hashtag on twitter in honor of Joe: #ObamaYouLie Use it liberally!


70 posted on 01/20/2015 3:42:32 PM PST by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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To: PROCON

Tough choices! :)


71 posted on 01/20/2015 9:17:51 PM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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