Ok, I have debated with myself on how to approach the President’s State of the Union speech and after agonizing over how to present it to you, I figured that the best approach would be in multiple parts where I present it verbatim section by section and break it down for you. This will allow me to point out all of the truths, half-truths and lies (as well as my own opinionated opinions) that are held within it, so please bear with me; this is a long winded speech. So without further delay, here it is.
“Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought - and several thousand gave their lives.
We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama Bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Most of Al Qaeda's top lieutenants have been defeated. The Taliban's momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.”
Ok, not a bad start for the President, I will give him that. There aren’t many lies in what he says here. One of the things he does here is sets it up to sound ling all of the things are due to him though which is not the whole truth. He talks about there being no Americans still fighting in Iraq which is a blatant lie. We still have a lot of private contractors that are over there and they have to fight everyday just to be able to do the job that has been given to them. No matter how he wants to spin it, Americans are still at risk in Iraq, especially since he pulled all of the troops that were supposed to be protecting them out of the country. Iraq is quickly falling into chaos because he decided to ignore his generals and pull the troops out of that country.
He should really give Bush the credit for some of these deeds yet his narcissism won’t allow him to do that. When he talks about the USA being safer and more respected in the world due to our troops that have sacrificed themselves overseas, he isn’t lying, yet one of the things that he neglects to say is that due to his incompetence we actually have lost that safety and respect that the troops have bought us. He also mentions Osama Bin Laden. I’m sorry, but the last time I checked that was a mission that carried over from Bush. Obama just happened to be lucky enough to be in office when the time to take Bin Laden out arose. He really should have given credit to where it was due, Bush and Seal Team 6.
He also mentions that most of Al Qaeda’s to lieutenants where defeated. That is true, most were taken out under Bush, not him though, once again, it would have been nice to see him man up and give credit where it was due. One thing Obama failed to mention though is that were one lieutenant has fallen, two have taken the place of the one. He talks about the momentum of the Taliban being broken, well that is true, yet they have not been deterred. The Taliban is more determined now then every to take us out.
Oh, and before I forget, I can’t argue with the fact that troops are starting to come home from Afghanistan because they are. Though he really needs to go and look back at history. He need to look at what all actually led up to allowing 9-11 to happen. Obama is making all of the mistakes Clinton made that set us up for the events of September 11th.
“These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's Armed Forces. At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations. They're not consumed with personal ambition. They don't obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand. They work together.”
I want to comment on this statement so bad, I do but I’m afraid I might come across as bitter… Screw it, here it is… This is obviously a jab at the Republican controlled Congress and Wall Street as well as capitalism as a whole in order to appeal to the Occupy zombies that drool over his every word. What he fails to mention is the fact that him and his party are the direct cause of these institutions supposedly letting us down. The Democrat party has pushed legislation for the last 6 years that has caused Wall Street and the whole capitalistic system to fail us by over regulating and obstructing the system from doing what it is supposed to do. On top of that, the Congress has done its job to the best of their ability. They have passed budgets and bills that have been completely ignored in the House so that the Dems in the House would not have to go on record as voting them down because they know that if they did they would be voted out. That is one of the reasons we have not had a budget passed for over 1,000 days. If Obama and the Democrat party would do their Job things would have gotten done and we would not be where we are now.
“Imagine what we could accomplish if we followed their example. Think about the America within our reach: A country that leads the world in educating its people. An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs. A future where we're in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world. An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.”
Thinking about it and wishing for it is fine Mr. President, but you actually have to do something to make this happen. So far you have done everything in your power to prevent any of the things you mention here from having a chance to happen. You can’t have it both ways you know.
“We can do this. I know we can, because we've done it before. At the end of World War II, when another generation of heroes returned home from combat, they built the strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known. My grandfather, a veteran of Patton's Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on Earth.”
Actually the strongest economy and middle class that the US has ever had came from when Regan was President. As for the troop being able to build a strong economy and middle class… How? You fired a good chunk of them that will now become an unnecessary burden on society because of your incompetence. If this was your desire you should have kept them employed so that they could be called out on a moment’s notice and once they returned to the US put them to work on domestic projects like protecting our borders… but wait, you don’t want that either. But you know what; I am done addressing you Mr. President. I have more important people to talk to… like your employers, the American people.
“The two of them shared the optimism of a Nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism. They understood they were part of something larger; that they were contributing to a story of success that every American had a chance to share - the basic American promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement.”
Obama talks about the American dream as if it were a thing of the past, and if he would be honest about it he would tell you that if he had his way it would be. The fact of the matter is the American dream still lives though if we continue to allow people like him to dictate our lives to us then the dream will die. Everything he is talking about Americans being able to do in the past tense is still possible and will remain so as long as we the people have the guts to hold on to it.
“The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important. We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values. We have to reclaim them.”
Well, I actually have to agree with Obama here, I do; and the path to restoring our nation defiantly isn’t re-electing this idiot into office. What we need in order to do what he states here is to elect someone who will be brutally honest with the American people. Also we the people have to have the patience to let said individual do what needs to be done to pull us out of the hole that we are in. Unfortunately, none of the people we currently have running for the office of President are the type of person that we need and that is solely our (the American peoples) fault. I have always felt that brutal honesty is the best policy but as long as we have silver tonged politicians in office instead of honest hard working Americans, we will never get it. With this line Obama has laid out the exact reason that he does not need to be re-elected.
That is it for part 1, I hope to have part 2 up soon, but as I said before, this is a long winded speech. I was hoping to get more in this post but I have already gone on much longer then I wanted. Most of my posts are between 2 to 3 pages in Word; this post is 4 pages just to give you an idea. I don’t know how many posts it will take to get through this whole thing but I hope it has been educational for you and you will come back for all the parts as I get them up.
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