Obama's address to congress

I just finished watching it, and I found it really inspireing and optimistic. It's nice to see a young energetic guy as the world leader. What are you guys thoughts?

Actions speak louder than word. All of that stuff sounds nice (and he has been giving this same exact speech for the past year), but we are all going to have to wait and see what he does.

He does seem to claim that already things have been changed and things are changing.

I thought it was funny how half the chamber would stand and clap and the other half sat... looking. It was a good speech, let's see if words can move a mountain.

Overall, a good speech. As is typical for our president, a bit too unspecific at times. Highlights for me

• Obama mentioned market based caps for emissions, and I'm in favor of cap and trade initiatives. Hope this happens.
• He mentioned a bill bearing the name of Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy, which is awesome, my senator got a name drop! Go Orrin!
• Preventitive measures in health care are nice, and so is curing cancer but how do you plan on doing these things?

I didn't watch it, but I have a feeling the reception from the republican side will be swift and obvious.

"Overall, a good speech. As is typical for our president, a bit too unspecific at times. Highlights for me

• Obama mentioned market based caps for emissions, and I'm in favor of cap and trade initiatives. Hope this happens.
• He mentioned a bill bearing the name of Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy, which is awesome, my senator got a name drop! Go Orrin!
• Preventitive measures in health care are nice, and so is curing cancer but how do you plan on doing these things?

Let's see where he goes with this.

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"BoG said:

"Overall, a good speech. As is typical for our president, a bit too unspecific at times. Highlights for me

• Obama mentioned market based caps for emissions, and I'm in favor of cap and trade initiatives. Hope this happens.
• He mentioned a bill bearing the name of Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy, which is awesome, my senator got a name drop! Go Orrin!
• Preventitive measures in health care are nice, and so is curing cancer but how do you plan on doing these things?

Let's see where he goes with this.

"

Don't forget he also said that parents should turn of thir kids videogames!"

I am liking how he is taking this now. He is getting specific...nice. The steps this administration is taking seem to be on the right track. Let us just see how this goes.

It's fun to see that Obama's fellow politicians ask him for his autograph like as he was a moviestar. I do think he has some influence with the republicans, at least he went down to them right away and they were anxious to talk to him.

Bobby Jindal is talking now. Republican response.

"Bobby Jindal is talking now. Republican response.

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"Claude said:

"Bobby Jindal is talking now. Republican response.

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Could you inform me of what he says, I have other things to attend to."

"Claude said:

"Bobby Jindal is talking now. Republican response.

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My Mexican wife turned on her "Tele novelas" so I can't watch it, please post your impresions!"

So far, he's not presenting well. Compared to his appearance on Meet the Press, he seems fake. He's calling for bipartisan action, pointing out problems with the stimulus bill. He told a story to make a point about people being the best solution, not government bureaucrats. He also seems to subtly be making the case for Jindal 2012 by touting his record as Louisiana's governor. It's a better speech than most responses, but the prsentation just isn't working for me.

I didnt believe any of it. He is just another puppet for the NWO. Same agenda new face.  Yes I know," Im a loon". www.infowars.com inform yourselves.

Thanks BoG, it seems like they are positive.

"So far, he's not presenting well. Compared to his appearance on Meet the Press, he seems fake. He's calling for bipartisan action, pointing out problems with the stimulus bill. He told a story to make a point about people being the best solution, not government bureaucrats. He also seems to subtly be making the case for Jindal 2012 by touting his record as Louisiana's governor. It's a better speech than most responses, but the prsentation just isn't working for me."

Bobby Jindal jockeying for position in 2012? The GOP talking down to people? Color me surprised.

"OldManLollipop said:

"Bobby Jindal jockeying for position in 2012? The GOP talking down to people? Color me surprised.
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Which do you think is more likely? Palin/Jindal 2012? Jindal/Palin 2012? Palin/Jindal 2016?"

"Bobby Jindal jockeying for position in 2012? The GOP talking down to people? Color me surprised.
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I'm going to campaign for John Huntsman in 2012 or 2016 if he tries for it. He's my political hero of the year. If Palin is in anyway related, I'm voting Obama without a doubt. I'm still undecided on Jindal.

Why don't you like him? He's a very opinionated man, but I've met him, and he's a really nice guy.

"I'm going to campaign for John Huntsman in 2012 or 2016 if he tries for it. He's my political hero of the year. If Palin is in anyway related, I'm voting Obama without a doubt. I'm still undecided on Jindal."

universal healthcare is going to be a nightmare. 

I liked hearing about his focuses on Energy, Healthcare, and Education. And I love that he is going to still try the bipartisan approach. What i didnt like was SIT THE F___ DOWN PELOSI! Seriously, she stood up and clapped after almost every sentence! Jesus... But yeah, i hope that Obamas plan pulls us out of the shithole we are in. Its nice to have a president with a plan, and who spends money with a plan to get it back, unlike the guy who put us in a record defecit, whose name will remain unmentioned.

"The money you've deposited in banks across the country is safe, your insurance is secure, you can rely on the continued operation of our financial system. That's not the source of concern,"

I loved when he said this. The concept of FDIC is hilarious. Deposits are insured 100%, even though only 10% of deposits are actually redeemable. One would think that to be a source of concern...

It's so easy to insure money when you have a monopoly on counterfeiting.

"It's so easy to insure money when you have a monopoly on counterfeiting. "

I'm always surprised at how easily the Congressman get riled up.

"WE WILL REBUILD!"

*the crowds go wild*

Question: were we not planning on rebuilding?

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"It's so easy to insure money when you have a monopoly on counterfeiting. "

Tell me, do you favor the gold standard? Or, are you perhaps a free silver man?"

It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
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"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Yet another politician promising big things that will eventually crash and burn at their feet, leaving us to pick up the pieces while they remain in power.  That is what I saw.

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Gloom and doom, my party didn't win, so we all lose, because my opinion is the right one and I speak the truth, because I know what the future holds.
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"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Are you by any chance Arnold T Pants of Fark?
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"Snipzor said:

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Are you by any chance Arnold T Pants of Fark?
"

The guy that said this:

"Blah, blah, blah, I'm pissed that the people who foresaw this crisis didn't blame it on capitalism and the free market. I'll just call them stupid and pretend that the people that didn't see this coming figured it out after the fact. I masturbate to the thought of Paul Kruman, Obama, and government.""

Ha, not me.

Amazing guess though...I would have thought that was me too.
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"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"Snipzor said:

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Are you by any chance Arnold T Pants of Fark?
"

The guy that said this:

"Blah, blah, blah, I'm pissed that the people who foresaw this crisis didn't blame it on capitalism and the free market. I'll just call them stupid and pretend that the people that didn't see this coming figured it out after the fact. I masturbate to the thought of Paul Kruman, Obama, and government.""

Ha, not me.

Amazing guess though...I would have thought that was me too.
"

Aha, GARYPDX! I should have known, alts are too easy to find. Same for Darconix and DarkoKonrad.
"

"Snipzor said:

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"Snipzor said:

"lilburtonboy7489 said:

"GobiasIndustries said:

"It was an excellent speech.

Definitely made me more optimistic
"

That's good. Be optimistic while you can, because once the depression hits, you won't be singing the same tune. Be happy while you can.
"

Are you by any chance Arnold T Pants of Fark?
"

The guy that said this:

"Blah, blah, blah, I'm pissed that the people who foresaw this crisis didn't blame it on capitalism and the free market. I'll just call them stupid and pretend that the people that didn't see this coming figured it out after the fact. I masturbate to the thought of Paul Kruman, Obama, and government.""

Ha, not me.

Amazing guess though...I would have thought that was me too.
"

Aha, GARYPDX! I should have known, alts are too easy to find. Same for Darconix and DarkoKonrad.
"

ROFL...no, it's really not me. I can only wish to have the skills he has when it comes to laying a verbal smackdown on people. I'm boring to talk to, he calls people names and makes jokes. I'm not creative enough, you should know that by now.

I've never even been to that site until now, I just typed in "arnold t pants fark" into google to see what you were talking about, and I found him.

Are you on that site?
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Hmm....is it worth posting on? Seems kind of...messy?

But yea, it looked as if we have similar views. I would like to think I'm a little less crazy though and at least have a degree backing me for a little credibility. He just seems like a Ron Paul worshiper. Or maybe he's part of the Rand cult (for the record..I hate anything associated with Ayn Rand..including her followers). I do like to shit on keynes a lot though. Destroying a theory 100% has never been easy until I started reading his ridiculous philosophy (I thought the multiplier effect was a joke at first). I wrote an essay on keynes to win a scholarship actually. I used contradictions in his own theory rather than from an austrian perspective. Great fun.

But maybe I'll join fark...it seems very lively. If I do, I gotta know your name on there. Maybe I'll go on as a keynesian.

Fark sucks.

"Hmm....is it worth posting on? Seems kind of...messy?

But yea, it looked as if we have similar views. I would like to think I'm a little less crazy though and at least have a degree backing me for a little credibility. He just seems like a Ron Paul worshiper. Or maybe he's part of the Rand cult (for the record..I hate anything associated with Ayn Rand..including her followers). I do like to shit on keynes a lot though. Destroying a theory 100% has never been easy until I started reading his ridiculous philosophy (I thought the multiplier effect was a joke at first). I wrote an essay on keynes to win a scholarship actually. I used contradictions in his own theory rather than from an austrian perspective. Great fun.

But maybe I'll join fark...it seems very lively. If I do, I gotta know your name on there. Maybe I'll go on as a keynesian.
"

"For seven years we have been a nation of war, no longer will we hide it's price." That was an excellent line from that speech. :D

"I just finished watching it, and I found it really inspireing and optimistic. It's nice to see a young energetic guy as the world leader. What are you guys thoughts?"

Ps: I forgot Alaska, sorry.

"I just finished watching it, and I found it really inspireing and optimistic. It's nice to see a young energetic guy as the world leader. What are you guys thoughts?"