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Subscribe to RSSMANITOWOC, WI -- The day after delivering a State of the Union speech that seemed aimed at middle America, President Obama stopped here in this Midwest town on the shores of Lake Michigan to visit three firms the White House says embody his message of innovation and competitiveness.
Obama was here to tour Orion, a company that makes energy-efficient and renewable-energy technology, as well as aluminum manufacturer Skana and Broadwind Towers, a wind turbine tower maker. The visit is meant to amplify the argument he made in the House chamber last night -- that a country that "out-educates" and "out-innovates" others can better compete in the global economy.
"We need to make sure American workers can go head-to-head with every other country on Earth," he told the crowd at Orion, after touring the plant.
Obama went on to say that staying competitive means rebuilding the nation's roads and bridges and investing in high-speed Internet access for all and cutting wasteful, excessive spending "wherever we find it."
The president has long been focused on improving education, spurring innovation, and encouraging investment in infrastructure and clean energy to help lay a strong foundation for economic growth. Today, he spoke about steps his administration has taken to help businesses -- including grants to encourage companies to use renewable energy, the Small Business Act aimed at helping small businesses get more access to credit as banks slowly boost lending and the tax cut bill he signed in December, which includes tax incentives to promote business investment -- all moves that have helped the companies he visited here grow.
"The jobs you're creating here, the growth you've achieved, has come, I know, through hard work and ingenuity and a single-minded focus on being the best at what you do," he said. "This company has also been supported over the years not just by the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration, but by tax credits and awards we created to give a leg up to renewable energy companies."
The broad, non-ideological vision the president spelled out last night seemed directed at winning the hearts and minds of voters who want to see Democrats and Republicans work together to tackle the deficit, the tax code and high health-care costs. While he defended the health-care overhaul, Obama also said he was open to ways to improve it. He also spoke about reforming the tax code, reorganizing government, and banning earmarks -- issues with broad Republican support -- as other areas important to strengthening America's foundation.
"Here in America we play to win; we don't play not to lose," Obama said. "Part of what I wanted to communicate last night is: Having gone through a tough time, having gone through a recession, having seen so many jobs lost, having seen the financial markets take a swoon, you get a sense that a lot of folks have been feeling like 'well, we've just gotta play not to lose.' We can't take that attitude."
Obama's emphasis on "winning the future" includes efforts to rein in government spending responsibly. Last night, he proposed a five-year freeze in annual domestic spending that he says will cut $400 billion from the deficit over the next decade. While critics say the president was too vague about his agenda -- how he would reach the goals he has laid out and what specific programs he would cut -- the White House says many of those details will be included in the budget for fiscal year 2012, set for release in mid-February.
The vice president was set to travel to Greenfield, IN today to an advanced battery plant where he planned to outline the president's new plan to reach an ambitious goal of making the United States the first country in the world to put 1 million advanced technology vehicles on the road by 2015.
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Proverbial 'four letter' words according to the right!
Haven't you heard? They want to take THEIR country BACK!
God forbid we catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to education - technology & clean energy!
No problem borrowing & spending trillions to fight unjust wars - but don't do anything to strengthen OUR country!
ROFL!!! "strengthen our country.."
obama wants to build high speed trains (from china), employ MORE union workers to run the damn things (think AMTRAK, sparky!!), when we've got SERIOUS infrastructure problems in this country!!!.... "fix" education (mo' money to UNIONS...who cares about those pesky kids...), find some way to PENALIZE the citizens of this country with HIS "vision" of "clean energy"....
oh, i could go on for HOURS, sparky!!!
do you really want me to put up the amounts of money OBAMA HAS THROWN AWAY IN ONLY TWO YEARS (and i can add how many TRILLIONS nasty pelosi was responsible for as well)....
"feisty"....WE'RE BROKE, sparky! and obama throws a pathetic euphemism at us that simply means SPEND MORE!!, followed by a silly little CAMPAIGN SLOGAN ("win the future"?????)....
now we've got harry reid TELLING obama to "back off" on EARMARK SPENDING!!
think there's a "rift" building there, sparky??? i sure do....
obama hasn't changed his spots, sparky! he's simply put on a slightly "different" empty suit to try and persuade america that he's "good" for america!!!
unfortunately, sparky, he's got TWO WHOLE YEARS of real BAGGAGE that says otherwise...
and you know it, sparky!!!
"feisty redhead".....ROFL!!!! more like "lemming lolita"!!!!
I am suprised no one has noticed that Obama's "Win the future" message is a ripoff of Newt Gingrich's book "Winning the Future". Sure is going to be tough for Obama to win the message war when he is using a Republican message. Whoever came up with that slogan will be a 99er soon.
Feisty, contrary to what you keep WANTING to interpret out of "take back our country", last night was the first inkling I've ever heard from Obama that he might finally GET IT. WE want to take our country back to a day where hard work and innovation was the name of the game, when people took responsibility for their own success instead of turning to the government and blaming others for their failure. Instead of whining about the jobs that are gone, we need to get creative and figure out where there is a need and how we can create jobs filling it. Our schools are failing miserably NOT because they are underfunded but because our students are underachieving- their parents and coaches have trained them to believe showing up is enough, that there are no winners or losers. Teachers have their hands tied by parents and administrators. Unions have placed the priority on longevity rather than success. We need to figure out a way to get parents involved in their children's education again. No one in our school system today is incapable of learning but human beings are, by nature, lazy- we aren't going to try any harder than we have to to get by. Instead of continuing to lower our standards to allow more kids through the system, we need to challenge them to succeed. Our spending is out of control and our debt is skyrocketing not because of need but because of political capital- no one is willing to put their sacred cows on the table for fear of ending their reelection hopes. National debt isn't necessarily always bad but spending at the levels we have been is unsustainable. Taxing the rich to cover the debt is equally unsustainable- first problem is there aren't enough "rich" to cover the bill and once you start taxing them either they love the incentive to continue earning at the same level, they move their money offshore or they move themselves offshore. Social programs have their place; our seniors spent decades paying into the social security and Medicare programs, they've paid their dues and earned their benefits, the disabled need our help in providing them a decent quality of life when they cannot provide it themselves- we must continue to provide for their basic needs and afford them the dignity they deserve. For others who are able but chose not to support themselves, but nothing free is ever appreciated. We must correct the system to provide them incentives to get off of government assistance. To collect a check, you must put in community service hours, tie benefits to the recipient's child's success in school- we're already feeding many inner city children, give them uniforms, too, for all I care, but do something to help them succeed so that they can rise above their circumstances as adults and stop the endless cycle of welfare, SOMETHING. There have got to be ways to provide for basic needs now while arming people with the skills they need to provide for themselves in the future. It will take hard work and it will take changes that are going to be anywhere from uncomfortable to down right miserable but we can't keep doing the same thing we've done to bring us to this point. Time for some of the Change Obama promised 2 years ago. Believe it or not, I actually found myself wanting to buy what he was peddling last night- at least he admitted it's going to be messy, there are going to be disagreements, but maybe something good can come out of it.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL "innovation and competitiveness. Proverbial 'four letter' words according to the right!"
Actually, the 'right' is all for 'innovation and competitiveness', as long as it's done by private industry.
The government couldn't invent a new pencil sharpener without it taking 10 years (to get it approved by governmental agencies) and costing a $million to produce (after spending $10 Million on R & D). Of course, it would 'create 10 good paying union jobs' (until the Federal subsidies run out).
donedone " Obama -HIS "vision" of "clean energy"....
He's finding a new "Green Czar" to lead us into the future with renewable energy and sustainable living. He's interviewing several Amish candidates right now. The smart money is investing in horses and hay futures.
Suzy-2005071 " Our schools are failing miserably NOT because they are underfunded but because our students are underachieving- their parents and coaches have trained them to believe showing up is enough, that there are no winners or losers. Teachers have their hands tied by parents and administrators. Unions have placed the priority on longevity rather than success. We need to figure out a way to get parents involved in their children's education again. No one in our school system today is incapable of learning but human beings are, by nature, lazy- we aren't going to try any harder than we have to to get by. Instead of continuing to lower our standards to allow more kids through the system, we need to challenge them to succeed. Our spending is out of control and our debt is skyrocketing not because of need but because of political capital"
BRAVO - Someone with common sense.
You really can see in large part how the next 2 years will be message wars. I'll say upfront, I like the President...his person, mannerisms, family, how he approaches his job, etc.
What I honestly don't see is an 'adult' contender either Democrat or Republiccan that is frankly going to look like they somehow care more about America than he and/or being able to show what they have done to make things better that he has not.
I feel for the 2012 field. They have no choice but to come at the President as pety and trying to downplay all that he has done only to then try to play defense on why they can't fully explain what they are going to do that is so drastically different from him.
Funny that Rep. Paul Ryan has 'specifics' on his budget busting plan (which only he has endorsed) but declined to give those specifics on just how he plans on dismantling the entitlement programs and yet critizes the President.
Like I said, policy aside, I continue to only see 1 adult in the room when looking at the President and the GOP.
Nasty Redhead,
Please tell us your Thoughts on the Hateful Racist Liberal White people of Hollywood not nominating any Black People for Oscar.. I mean after all. what those hateful people have done is Tell the Black Community that you pretty much have nothing to offer .. What be up wit dat..
Steve ~ I'll leave the answer to your question to Feisty, but I have a question for you: Which performances by black actors merited Oscar nominations, in your opinion? Because if you can't name any, then how can you say it was unfair? Or do you believe in tokenism?
By the way, what's up with THAT?
Anna..
Thats an easy one. I was Thinking Obama for his Acting job as President.
but . then again. He is pretty bad in that Role.
Steve-505729
Thats an easy one. I was Thinking Obama for his Acting job as President.
but . then again. He is pretty bad in that Role
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Like I said...tough to find other adults in the room.
0bama sucked at the acting job of being President. He did a great job of acting like a King or Hugo Chavez, Jr - but POTUS - no he sucked at that!
Someone in Wisconsin should ask Obama if he's still planning on going to the Super Bowl, you know, to see his Bears play.
What for? That's just one more ticket for Packer fans. ;-)
Keep Dreaming little girl, i'd callya a Woman, but most Women i know don't reguritate past nonsense.
Btw, if he goes, he'll be sitting with the Rooneys! You know them, thier the ones with the Most Lombardi Trophys, also the Most SuperBowl appearences.
Those Guys.
As for Elkhart,In, you coulda added that unemployment is down almost 6%, & that other company's are moving in there. But you Didn't! Paul Ryan's got Nuttin on You JS1, all Doom & Gloom 24-7, 365.
Are you & NjNb married?
Actually, apparently he did say that he IS going to the Super Bowl. Hmmmph.
Something tells me he's not taking up a ticket for an endzone seat.
And AM - Go Packers!!
Here's the data I'm using. Either you publish something else, or stop making stuff up to fit what ever story you're trying to tell.
http://www.nidataplus.com/lfeel1.htm
Poor thing. Someones taken away your checkbook and cut up your credit cards, and you can't keep writing bad checks. Now you're not happy cause you still wanted to buy some more neato-keen stuff on credit, stuff that you can't afford.
Grow up.
JS1, it's allover the Internet:
Use It! Put some Grease on them Thighs & slide thru these Tubes!
And it looks like Obama has given up on going to Elkhart Indiana. How many trips can he make there and see that towns unemployment rate continue to be at or above 13%? So whatever Obama has promised in Elkhart doesn't look to be working. Plus Indiana is definitely in the Red column for 2012, best to try and salvage a state that was Blue in 2008 and there is a slight chance that it might not turn Red in 2012.
Doesn't Indiana have a republican governor? What's his role in their unemployment rate?
And besides, I thought republicans didn't look toward the federal government for solutions. Why aren't you big private sector uber alles fans taking care of all this without interference from the government?
Why are they, instead of creating jobs, recording record profits, and no doubt paying big dividends to shareholders? Don't they want to put America back to work, JoAnna?
Now, Now, Now, AnnaMolly, where do You comeoff, asking Republican's to be Responsible for Thier Own Action's.
Republican Mitch Daniels is NOT to Blame for Indiana's misfortunes, Just ask any Republican!
I know, Rick. I just want to hear JoAnna say it. ;-)
Unemployment for Indiana is 9.4%, the same as the national average.
And their state budget is balanced, taxes are moderate, and they don't have all the long term debt many other more liberal states have. The state is in a position to prosper.
Isn't that interesting? In our allegedly high-tax, overburdened state, our unemployment rate was only 7.5 percent (seasonally adjusted) in December.
However does one account for that?
Lots of snow removal specialists?
And look where it got the Democrats in Wisconsin. Replaced by Republicans.
Wisconsin is another state that is doing okay, but the people there know they can do better. Just like the country expects it can do better by replacing Obama. Mediocrity is not accepted by people in the mid-west, well except in Illinois, and that's why the midwest is turning Red.
And it looks like Obama has given up on going to Elkhart Indiana. How many trips can he make there and see that towns unemployment rate continue to be at or above 13%? So whatever Obama has promised in Elkhart doesn't look to be working.
Unemployment for Indiana is 9.4%, the same as the national average...And their state budget is balanced, taxes are moderate, and they don't have all the long term debt many other more liberal states have. The state is in a position to prosper..
So, the President is holding Elkhart back, while the rest of the state prosper, thanks to the Governor ?
JoAnnaSmith1
Unemployment for Indiana is 9.4%, the same as the national average.
And their state budget is balanced, taxes are moderate, and they don't have all the long term debt many other more liberal states have. The state is in a position to prosper.
Joanna, being from chicago, Indiana is like a third world country, people have moved out of indiana to Illinois because of there school system sucks, income tax are lower in illinois even with the tax increase, Illinois income tax rate is 5% Indiana is any where from 3.1 to 6.2 depending on where you live, 6.2 in the northern part of the state.
there social services are crap. the history channel did a story about Gary and the abandon building there, there downtown is like nothing but old abandon building that are falling down, and the city can't afford to tear them down, due to state budget cuts Gary and Hammond have to lay off 1/4 of the police and fire departments, there streets are filled with garbage, their interstate roads are falling apart.
a secton of I90 had to be closed because it was ready to fall down, the state had no funds to fix it leaving thousand of commuters who work in CHICAGO a extra 30 minutes to get to work, many many people who live in northwest Indiana work in Chicago because wages in Indiana are very depressed and there are NO jobs. if the unemployment rate in Indiana is 9.4% in Gary and Hammond i bet its closer to 15%
Indiana may have a balance budget but the state has nothing to build on. i hope Daniels runs for president so America see how bad he treats his citizens and his infrastructure problems.
Sorry Joanna, you can keep Indiana and Wisconsin there income tax rates are higher than Illinois even with our tax increase. Milwaukee is as bad as Gary and Hammond Indiana.
the reason why Indiana went Blue in 08 is because of Lee Daniels, and Obama.
Joanna on election day in 08 i volunteered to take the elderly to the polls, one lady that was in her 80s told me she had not voted in a presidential election since Kennedy, another lady told me she had not voted for a president since Johnson.
Orion company makes fire resistant plastic piping used for acid waste systems, this company has made it possible for city's like Chicago who have used glass piping for acid system to reduce cost dramatically using Orion products. good company
Wisconsin , like other midwestern states, has had enough of the failed economic policies and empty promises of the leftists.
It is now a Red State, will soon own the Lombardi Trophy, and will vote Republican in 2012, no matter how many times Obama and Biden visit.
Does this mean that Packer shareholders will lose their shares to a corporate owner? Or that Wisconsin will lose the Packers to a warmer, wealthier state? Wisconsin has always been Badger Red, whether communist or republican.
That's a good one, Kate, but money can't buy everything; and in this case, although it can capitalize, it can't "buy" the Packers. At least not yet. Now THAT would be a republican idea, for sure.
Besides, there aren't many places warmer than Lambeau on a cold afternoon in December.
And I think a lot of Badgers might take exception to the characterization of either communist OR republican. We call it progressive, and so far, it has worked for us. We're not nearly as bad off as the rest of the country, and in my little LIBERAL corner of the world, the unemployment rate is about half of what it is nationwide. How DO we commie red liberals do that, anyway, Kate?
Overall, unemployment generally tends to be highest in the red counties, including Paul Ryan's district, which actually has the metropolitan statistical area (Janesville) with the highest unemployment rate in the state. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I guess the private sector Ayn Rand model ain't working there, either.
What Anna Molly fails to mention is WHY unemployment skyrocketed in Ryan's district- GM closed shop in a blue collar town with little else to pick up the slack. In fact, most of the red counties with high unemployment rates are very blue collar towns where manufacturing has taken a big hit. Companies have been leaving for better tax climates and downsizing because of reduced demand in construction and luxury goods. I think we vote red because we see what blue has done for our state for the last many years and when doing the same thing isn't working it's time for a change.
PA is another former Blue state that is now very Red - all the state offices are Repub, the State House & Senate are Repub, the Gov is Repub and 1 of 2 Senators is Repub. The other Senator is in trouble and supports everything 0bozo and is one of 23 Dems up in 2012. Like many people I moved out and they lost a seat in this census so it will be a Dem House seat that is gone in 2012. Now 0bozo will spend a lot of time in my new state instead of PA.
Anna Molly, why don't you get your head out-of-your butt and stop making failed attempts to be clever. The problems in Janesville have nothing to do with Paul Ryan. Janesville took a big hit when Government Motors shut down its big vehicle assembly plant in that city. Between that plant and the facilities of the associated sub-contractors, thousands of jobs were lost and the city of 62,000 is struggling to recover from the loss of over 5000 jobs. You got some kind of smart-assed answer about those facts?
The Campaigner in Chief is at it again. More hot air and shallow promises. I wonder if he will use the one about the GOP driving the car in the ditch? Change we can believe in!
Piglosi was driving the car and it was a Cash for Clunker that had an 0bama/Biden sticker on it. It has been crushed and her license to drive revoked forever.
The important story here is not the President's visit, but Manitowoc, itself. As a past chief executive officer of what was then one of Manitowoc's largest employers, the city was mired in its industrial past. A base of industrial strength when manufacturing was the lifeblood of the Midwest economy, Manitowoc was faced with a bleak future.
The key to Manitowoc's current success has been its apparent willingness to leave the old models behind and trust in visionary leadership; leadership that is about the future, not continuing the past. It takes courage, determination, the capacity to lead and a commitment to something other than short-term success.
Congratulations, Manitowoc! You deserve the recognition of a Presidential visit.
You know, Chuck, being from Wisconsin, I'd say that, too, but I just read somewhere that the real reason he went to Manitowoc had to do with the piece of the Sputnik satellite that fell to earth there many years ago as Sputnik failed.
If he did it for that reason, it strikes me as ironic. If he didn't know, then it strikes me as ironic.
What will it accomplish? Another campaign speech while the CBO released staggering deficit numbers today.
so....basically....obama's "state of the union address" was another "VOTE FOR ME" ploy???
ROFL!!! this guy is TOAST!!!
And Barak Hussein Obama has a new campaign motto, too...WINNING THE FUTURE!
YES WE CAN! has been retired...all media, please make a note of this change.....
You got that right get the hell out of Iraq and afganistan and lets focus on America. the hell with those other idiots.
exactly,lets start sending condoms to the 3rd world and not our retirement money.
The only thing I support of 0bozo's is his drone war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Those are the people responsible for 9/11 and I knew people in the South Tower. It's personal for me!
We need condoms right here in America...we are broke because of those who continue to have kids in poverty from different men every year, unwed moms, unwed teens, repetitive...these kids, moms, alleged dads suck the life out of our country because we have to fund their housing, food, welfare, food stamps, unemployment, crime, prisons, homelessness, mental health clinics, rehab clinics, juvie court, etc etc etc.....to put it simply, there are people who cannot control themselves in a responsible manner within a society and are causing us to go broke, but NO politician will come out and say it like it is (talk to your people Obama....black and white)...because it's "mean" and "who are you to decide who can have kids?" etc etc....liberal drivel...while the cycle continues, millions of times across this country every year. THAT and the cost to support it is why we are broke. It is not because we are in Iraq/Afgh or because of tax cuts.
For the record, I have nothing against unwed mothers who SUPPORT themselves...that's a responsible choice they make. I am against those who screw around and WE have to pay for their support system in so many ways down the road.
win the future?how about a push on the present.how about dealing with homelessness now?how about dealing with an unemployment rate thats really in the 30%?always love the old side step myself,pull out the flag use some old quotes and fill our bellys with bull cause our cupboards are bare,the gas and power has been turned off and the sheriff is at the door with your forecloseure.by reading the press it must work, or is it the crap pushers the press work for.we need to change from god bless america to god please help america.
"Winning the Future". OMG....Barak Hussein Obama has a new mantra for the masses.
Maybe this new mantra will make Americans think, finally, that the "recession" was more of a depression, and that it is actually over.
Sorry...that should have read....that the so-called recession was no more than a "blip", and that it's over.
MR Boehner......WHERE ARE THE JOBS?
Oh, Ray...they're somewhere in India or Indonesia or Katmandou or China.
But Boehner doesn't know, I'm sure....
challenging,How do we pay down debt,fix the many unsafe bridges and dams,pay for the increasing aging population,nursing homes,get our kids test score higher,fight 2 wars,without breaking the bank?
We certainly don't run a $1.5 trillion deficit for the next year. We have a spending problem - not a revenue problem. Start cutting - 0bummercare is the first place to start.
Joseph...the bank is broken already. This country is broke. Dead broke. Our only hope is that Hu of China bought the bs from Barak Hussein Obama, and that he won't start calling in the notes.
I do think it's interesting that, suddenly, Barak Hussein Obama is worried about the deficit. It's a bit late....
Hey, Michael - Nah, we ain't broke just yet. I travel to foreign countries that are "really dead broke". The poorest of the poor in America live like kings compared to people in countries that are dead broke. We're probably 10-20 years from being dead broke, then it will take another 20-30 years to look like we dead broke. But, it ain't really that far off. If you think the poor, dead beats, bums, "live off the system" leaches in America are squeeling now, just give it another generation. Real poverty is on the way for them!
Michael the country isnt broke.we have 2 trillion dollars of corporate money sitting on sidelines.There is a reason why china has money in our banks.We need to cut some,raise some revenues,and repair our dams and bridges,and our low student scores.spending less than we take in and save for future.then no more giving away surpluses like we did in 2001.The potiential of hazard I agree with you michael.
All I have to say about Obama's "W inning T he F uture" speech is WTF. Is this chucklehead for real?
Doesn't he have anyone in his Administration that showed him an advance copy of the CBO's report today that we're on a path to hitting a $15 trillion deficit. Somebody.... anybody.... please take this guy's credit card away from him before he destroys in 4 short years what an entire nation of people took over 225 years to build. Please ...is there anybody willing to stand up to him and stop the national financial bleeding. WTF????
Be sure to check out the website winthefuture.com. It'll take you to a Republican website...they've owned the URL since 2007.
Looks like Obama stole his new slogan....LOL!!!
VoteDemOut....Wow!! You are right!!!
Obama's 'Winning the Future' owned by Republican Gingrich & domain holder first
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Obama says he wants to be bipartisan. If that is true, he should publicly state he will sign the repeal of ObamaCare once it passes the Senate. If the Senate does not pass the repeal, it will cost many Democrats their Senate seats in 2012. Independents will never trust Democrats until ObamaCare is repealed with Democrat support.
Obama will be on the ballot in 2012. Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia are all about to pass a law requiring presidential candidates to present a birth certificate before they can be on the ballot. If Obama had one, he would have shown it by now. Arizona will be the first to pass the bill. They need 31 votes in the House and 16 in the Senate. The bill already has 25 co-sponsors in the House (with a number of members who have already committed to vote for it) and 16 co-sponsors in the Senate. Do you think the Republican governor of Arizona will sign the bill, the governor Obama is suing? Yeah, I think so. She will be delighted to sign the bill that will keep him off the ballot in 2012. Then Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia will follow suit... and probably other states as well. Obama is toast.
"Hope and Change" "Win the Future" Coming soon.... "Bitch slap unemployment" Who needs leadership when we gots us all these cool slogans...
yea, i'd rather have a few words of encouragement for these past two years of hateful rhetoric then the doom and gloom from the repubs counter to President's SOTU speech. did you see sister Sarah on fox being interviewed and asked about the SOTU speech? she was full of hope for the future...not. she's such a downer too.
Hope he liked his Packer jerseys!! That would be a big FU from Wisconsin - you'll never get this state to vote for your ass again. We just turned completely red for Republican and we LOVE IT!!
And don't come back until you learn the name of the city you're in. Makes you look a whole lot more....credible?
Wow
Does the President have anyone on his speak writing staff with half a brain?
"Winning the Future" is the title of Newt's book and winthefuture.com is a conservative web site and has been for a while now.
To say nothing of the colloquial connotation of the abbreviation of this phrase "WTF" to young people and bloggers everywhere.
If "WTF" is the President's new catch phrase we will certainly some many WTF moments (good and bad) in the coming months.
Someone should get fired over this speech.
BHO's SOTU speech contained many Republican ideas for which he is trying to take credit, I noticed. He painted an awfully rosy picture for the naive Believers and Rock Star Worshippers while durable goods orders fell more in December, jobless claims jumped by 51,000 this week, homelessness is up 12% in 2010 compared to 2009, the deficit is about to hit a historical high for one year and for overall, and of course, foreclosure rates are up 12% in 2010 from 2009. What exactly did the DEMS do with this stimulus????????!!!!!!!!
Here's an op/ed piece from someone who noticed Obama's speech was rather lacking...credibility....etc.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/alvin-felzenberg/2011/01/26/obamas-state-of-the-union-was-tantamount-to-plagiarism
China love American democracy system more than Ameicans themselves because this system has made America weak, less-competitive, this sytem allow the partisian fights and made the country divided. The two parties are fighting with each other, rarely agree on any things and hardly get anything good done.
In China, the high speed trains move at 300 miles per hour , in here our trains move at 70 - 80 miles per hour and we have not even started to build our high speed train. Our school system is in a big mess, the students don't learn a lot of knowdlege , so many high schoold drop out , bad teachers can't be fired. Look at shabby,old airports and free ways. America, wake up.
In viewing mr. Obomas speach tonight I couldent help but notice the word stupid flash across his forhead. His plan for economic recovery and job growth has one major problem nothing about encouraging inovation for independant inventors. No concern for patent reform improvements no concern or funding for invention companies to startup without that we have the same old stagnation and a looming black hole of non creation.Who does he think created the idea of the original wind powered large scale generator fields and the original solor panel me an inventor never paid for it.