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freshwest

(53,661 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2015, 06:02 PM Jan 2015

Obama and the State of the Union are Strong (Full VIDEO of the 2015 SOTU and more)

But first, behind the scenes:

Behind The Scenes: A State of the Union Sit-Down with President Obama

Published on Jan 19, 2015

Listen to President Obama talk about what it is like to give the State of the Union Address as well as his preview for what he will talk about in the speech.

Obama and the State of the Union are Strong

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol January 20, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Jonathan Capehart - January 21, 2015

Untethered by reelection, powered by an economic resurgence and clearly feeling just plain good about his standing, President Obama forcefully delivered a vision of where the nation needs to go in his sixth State of the Union address. And any doubt about his confidence was dispelled in one drop-mic moment near the end of his address.

“I have no more campaigns to run,” Obama said in the middle of a compelling oration devoted to the need to for Democrats and Republicans to work together. In response, congressional Republicans in attendance applauded. The man who frustrated his base and others with his turn-the-other-cheek thought for just a second before acknowledging their cheeky reaction with an ad-libbed rebuke. “I know, because I won both of them,” said the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to win at least 51 percent of the vote twice...

What Obama said after he delivered that improvised response to GOP cheekiness shouldn’t get lost in all the high-fiving on the left and the sneering on the right.

"My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capitol – to do what I believe is best for America. If you share the broad vision I outlined tonight, join me in the work at hand. If you disagree with parts of it, I hope you’ll at least work with me where you do agree. And I commit to every Republican here tonight that I will not only seek out your ideas, I will seek to work with you to make this country stronger..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/01/21/obama-and-the-state-of-the-union-are-strong/?tid=trending_strip_1

Now to the Enhanced Full VIDEO:

Enjoy, fellow BOGsters! More videos and commentary to be posted as I get the time. Feel free to add images, videos and text to support our President.

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Obama and the State of the Union are Strong (Full VIDEO of the 2015 SOTU and more) (Original Post) freshwest Jan 2015 OP

I just got home~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #1

And by now we all know Cheeto released an edited version of the speech. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #2

sheshe2

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1. I just got home~

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 07:43 PM

Jan 2015

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#SOTU
12:07 AM - 21 Jan 2015

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Last night was the first time a president said the words “transgender” & “bisexual” in #SOTU: http://slate.me/1Je7cwa
9:15 AM - 21 Jan 2015

http://theobamadiary.com/

Thank you for the vids freshwest. He nailed it last night. Loved every word.

IrishAyes

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2. And by now we all know Cheeto released an edited version of the speech.

Reply to freshwest (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 08:16 PM

Jan 2015

Along with many others, I posted a ripping response on his FB page for such an outrage. I wrote:

How DARE YOU post an edited version of President Obama's SOTU speech? Have you no shame? I guess not! That's the same as plagarism in my book. All the GOP knows how to do is lie, lie, lie - even when the truth would serve as well. I hope you wind up tending bar again, Cheeto.

And that was one of the nicer posts I read from others.

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