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Barack Obama
Related: About this forumI am blown away - SOTU
Talk about hitting the mark. I don't even recall how many times I shouted "you go" to my TV.
Well done Mr President. Well done indeed.
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I am blown away - SOTU (Original Post)
mcar
Jan 2015
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classof56
(5,376 posts)1. Outstanding speech, Mr. President!
I clapped with vigor every time Boehner failed to do so--'cause I knew he really wanted to, just didn't have the energy. Of course, my hands are raw now, but it was worth it!
GOBAMA!
mcar
(44,567 posts)3. Boehner is such a sourpuss
Who wouldn't clap for the middle class, students?
CurtEastPoint
(19,429 posts)2. As was I. Superb. We are lucky to have him.
mcar
(44,567 posts)4. Too true Curt
History will be very positive, I think.
CurtEastPoint
(19,429 posts)5. It will be. Sooner than we think.
God forbid THEY win in 16 but if so, he'll come up smelling like roses really quickly.
mcar
(44,567 posts)6. I can't even think of an R win
and what it would do to our country. But you are right about that assessment.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(25,110 posts)7. Yes, which is why I worry how are we going to replace him.
steve2470
(37,468 posts)8. It was an outstanding speech with the right tone, also
It was eminently reasonable, all the way through. The little feisty ad-libs were GREAT.
mcar
(44,567 posts)9. So great Steve
I'm watching them again on the nighty news shows.