Tag: State of the Union

A State of the Union to Remember

Filed in Delaware, Featured, National by on January 10, 2016 11 Comments
A State of the Union to Remember

I was essentially beyond words when Christy told me. Braeden’s been to the White House twice before, when he won in 2013 and when he was asked back to speak at the Kids’ State Dinner winners in 2014, and both trips were humbling and amazing, but this one is something else. To be asked to sit in a room with Congress, the Supreme Court justices, most of the president’s cabinet, and listen to one of the most important speeches the president can deliver, to be interviewed and featured by Time Magazine, to have your bio posted on the White House website, I don’t even know what to say. I couldn’t be more proud of Braeden and the ideas he’s come up with, the way he’s implemented them, and how he’s stuck with it for the last 3 years.

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SOTU — Put Your Pundit Hat On

Filed in National by on January 24, 2012 23 Comments

This evening, President Obama goes to the House and delivers his State of the Union Address, and address that is widely advertised as either a bookend to the Osawatomie speech from last month, or an extension of it.

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Quiz Time! Can You Tell Bachmann From Ryan?

Filed in National by on January 27, 2011 2 Comments

Quiz time: which excerpt is Paul Ryan and which one is Michele Bachmann?

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The Accomplishment Of The SOTU Address

Filed in National by on January 26, 2011 19 Comments

Reviews of the president’s speech were positive and insta-polls showed 92% approval.

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Pre-SOTU Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 25, 2011 0 Comments

State of the Union address tonight. We’ll have out liveblog going tonight.

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Chris Matthews – The New Harry Reid?

Filed in National by on January 28, 2010 16 Comments

One of the biggest WTF moments of the night was Chris Matthews reaction to Obama’s speech. Chris Matthews offered a strange analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union address on MSNBC: “I forgot he was black tonight.” “I was trying to think about who he was tonight, and it’s interesting,” Matthews said. “He is […]

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Justice Alito – The New Joe Wilson

Filed in National by on January 28, 2010 57 Comments

Now we know why the Supreme Court doesn’t want cameras in the chamber. Alito shakes heading, mouthing “not true,” as Obama says recent Supreme Court decision will let lobbyists and corporations own our elections. Highly inappropriate for Alito to do this. You’ll notice the Sup Ct doesn’t even clap when the president enters. They are […]

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State Of The Union Preview

Filed in National by on January 27, 2010 0 Comments

The White House has released excerpts of tonight’s SOTU speech: Excerpts of the President’s State of the Union Address We face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope – what they deserve – is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of […]

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