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Liberal_Stalwart71

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33. There are NEVER details given in SOTU speeches. Obama is not unique on this. Specifics come in the
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:19 AM
Jan 2012

forum of proposals. I'm going to wait to see those proposals. I'm confident that the president knows what he's talking about.

Now, Bernie Sanders is on Ed's show praising the president's speech while acknowledging that more work needs to be done.

Elaborate. Matariki Jan 2012 #1
Specifics would be nice SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #24
Would you please elaborate? Bicoastal Jan 2012 #2
I suppose the best way to put it is people hear the same thing and interpret differently. mmonk Jan 2012 #9
Yeah, I had my audio running backwards, too. nt valerief Jan 2012 #3
. mmonk Jan 2012 #6
Seems I did too slay Jan 2012 #4
he "needs" to do that? onenote Jan 2012 #7
No, let's just all pretend the Republicans are solid leaders, with the best interests of the people slay Jan 2012 #10
SO you think he should talk about unity while attacking unity? I'm sure that would play well FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #15
How has his talk of "unity" helped over the last 3 years? The way Repubs just block everything? slay Jan 2012 #20
Funny, I heard lots of -'going to do this right now' in his speech. Matariki Jan 2012 #13
I hope you are right slay Jan 2012 #14
I noticed he didn't talk about making congress pass bills but will "send a bill to congress", over & uppityperson Jan 2012 #18
"making" Congress pass bills? Bohunk68 Jan 2012 #47
What? Are you saying you can lead a horse to water AND can make it drink? uppityperson Jan 2012 #49
You can lead a horse to water and pressure it to drink..... tpsbmam Jan 2012 #58
So Obama is spineless, simply backing off since he can not make repubs do what he wants. Gotcha. uppityperson Jan 2012 #59
I wasn't talking about Repubs.....read my post....I was talking about HIS Party, not the opposing tpsbmam Jan 2012 #60
My apologies. Are you saying Obama has not pushed the democrats enough? What? uppityperson Jan 2012 #61
I don't think Obama has pushed the Dems enough tpsbmam Jan 2012 #62
All those things are nice, but when there's no money attached to executive orders sad sally Jan 2012 #55
All the kids have always known, the emperor wears no clothes, but you bow down to him anyway, Electric Monk Jan 2012 #16
I guess... slay Jan 2012 #25
Sounding a lot more appealing because they are. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #28
:) slay Jan 2012 #30
OCCUPY! Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #53
The fact is, this was one of the most specific State of the Union address in ages. nt. nanabugg Jan 2012 #29
"he really needs to just flat out call the republicans criminals serving their corporate masters." Number23 Jan 2012 #38
If all the criminal politicians in Washington went to jail... Larry Ogg Jan 2012 #50
so you think they're not criminals serving their corporate masters? slay Jan 2012 #51
!!!! dionysus Jan 2012 #56
Call them CRIMINALS? Inuca Jan 2012 #52
You don't think they are? slay Jan 2012 #54
Did you accidentally have it on Telemundo? Drunken Irishman Jan 2012 #5
No slay Jan 2012 #12
I'm sure Republicans would agree with you...... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #8
They would hear something different from me as well as you. mmonk Jan 2012 #11
Well, there is only one of two parties that can win the elections come 2012..... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #17
I tend to not look at teams other than I am not on the red one. mmonk Jan 2012 #26
So all agree frenchie or we are GOP supporters? This is a horrible thing to say!!! Logical Jan 2012 #19
If the choice is between Obama and some GOP idiot in 2012 - I pick Obama!! FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #23
Frenchie was speaking for herself. That's quite a jump you made! nt gateley Jan 2012 #41
There's just one speech bigtree Jan 2012 #21
It's fairly easy for me. mmonk Jan 2012 #32
centrist trying to sound liberal bigtree Jan 2012 #36
Not him specifically. The speech. mmonk Jan 2012 #37
I'm SO surprised. DevonRex Jan 2012 #22
I'm sure everyone is shocked. mmonk Jan 2012 #27
Funny, that's what my GOP friends are saying on Facebook Stuckinthebush Jan 2012 #31
There are NEVER details given in SOTU speeches. Obama is not unique on this. Specifics come in the Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #33
That is by design and always holds in today's world. mmonk Jan 2012 #34
Yep. Nothing out of the ordinary. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #35
Good for you Obamacare Jan 2012 #39
I live in reality. That's my problem. mmonk Jan 2012 #40
I don't think any of us liked the shale reference or opening up oil and gas (wondering if gateley Jan 2012 #42
Yep. mmonk Jan 2012 #44
That's the way I felt too Raine Jan 2012 #43
Oh... it's you! lamp_shade Jan 2012 #45
Or maybe as Keith Olbermann put it, he "proposed everything" including opposite positions. mmonk Jan 2012 #46
Yeah.. kentuck Jan 2012 #48
i'm sure you did dionysus Jan 2012 #57
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