President Barack Obama delivered his third and final State of the Union address before voters head to the polls in November. Unlike last year’s State of the Union in which he focused on securing the nation’s place in the global economy, this address prompted the need to mention the nation’s continuing disparity within itself:
“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.”
Stressing an America built to last — “an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values” — the president called upon each American to share in the responsibility of creating such and offering “no bailouts, no handouts, and no copouts”. He commented, in the vein of Abraham Lincoln, that “government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves”.
A strong advocate of the middle class, Pres. Obama proposed the Buffett rule to tax reform: “If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes” while adding “if you make under $250,000 a year, your taxes shouldn’t go up”. He also called out financial institutions calling for a Financial Crimes Unit and special unit of prosecutors to investigate abusive lending, saying he would “oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place”.
While some of the things the president wants to accomplish may be done by executive order, many require Congressional action, which prompted the notion that “what’s at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values. We have to reclaim them.”
With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow. But I can do a whole lot more with your help. Because when we act together, there is nothing the United States of America can’t achieve.
The 2012 State of the Union Address
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I love our President and the First Family. It’s a damn shame that people don’t see the hard work he has done for our country, cleaning up all of that crap brought on by Bush and the rest of the Republicans. What do some of these damn folk want, a World War III? Kudos to the Greatest President of All Time!!!
America is already in WWIII. Nothing has been cleaned up, only re-aligned. They are about to invade Iran at any moment, but you black women are too busy watching “Love & Hip Hop” to know about it. There is no such thing as a “democrat” or a “republican”. That nonsense is to make simpletons believe that there are options and choices that actually don’t exist. One of the many proofs for that is that when the “earthquake” struck Haiti, the two men who presided over the “relief fund” were Clinton and Bush Jr. lol. Furthermore, the only way that a person can state that “Republicans caused this mess” is basically to assert that 9/11 was an inside job, because the war in the Middle East was launched allegedly due to “terrorism”.
Shut up Judah! You probably don’t watch “Love and Hip Hop” because you’re jealous of the beautiful women on there. Nobody told you to look like the troll in your avatar. This is a warning for you to stop hating on black women IMMEDIATELY!!!
I agree Judah, if you study the history of government and politics, the democratic party came into play just to give the lower class a “group” to belong to. The government is a business and their job, both parties, is to have people depend on them for their own personal gain! Plain and simple. You can live under the radar, but just be prepared to not get any of the “benifits” that come with not letting the government dictate you. Plain and simple. People need to get off their butts and make things happen and stop depending on a government or a president to do it for them, because no matter what decision they make…if you are dealing with the government, the people will loose everytime! The government’s biggest fear is for the people to realize that they(government) work for us, not the other way around. the government is only as powerful as we allow them to be. But people have to do the research on their own. People barely read books anymore, so it’s easy to con most people in the “fear herd”. People get off ya @ss and work!
Why are her lips turned up like that? Not a good look!!!
Her lips aren’t turned up. She’s trying to keep them over her bottom teeth..
Question for my fellow CL readers……
I am Facebook friends with a diverse group of people and 1 person consistently posts derogatory comments about the President which irritates the very fiber of my soul. Last week they posted a comment Newt Gingrich made and last night they posted “isn’t there anything else on besides BO? I’m sorry I just can’t”. I considered this person a friend from a previous job but, I am really having a hard time with the comments being made. I may be overly sensitive but, I get the feeling it’s the color of his skin and not his stance on the issues that is this person’s problem. If they have a problem with MY President then they have a problem with ME and the color of my skin as well but, have hidden it very well until now. Am I wrong for feeling this way? Please advise CL because I am preparing to DEFRIEND them today!!
Why don’t you just put them on hide? It’s not that serious. And from my experience and republican will be a republican regardless of who opposes them. If Jesus was running as a democrat, they’d vote for a republican. I wouldn’t necessarily take it as the person is racist.
@CHRIS
The reason why this person’s comments bother you so much is because you do not have the knowledge to defend “YOUR” president. Your allegiance to him is based on emtion and opinion, not knowledge, so you feel powerless when someone comes against this man. You should familiarize yourself with facts so that you can debate this person and shut them down. Don’t “put them on hide” lol. That’s how fascists think. You may actually find facts to justify your opponent, and I think that is what most black people are scared of. Honestly, most black people claim that people that are anti-Obama are anti-black. In reality, the inverse is true. Most black people like Obama simply because he is black and a democrat….and have no idea of the fascist reforms he has signed off on and presided over i.e. the N.D.A.A. in which they can call you a “terrorist”, arrest, torture, and detain you indefinitely without lawyer or trial (therefore abolishing the Bill of Rights). Obama is a wolf in sheep’s clothing and a pawn.
It is that ( serious ) that person is very foolish and disrespectful as Hell . I would say something and make a stand for my President , Words are very powerful , and that person’s psychology and behavior is so wrong for ,a social web link .
GREAT JOB !!! I WAS TOUCHED BY HIS LOVE FOR PPL , HE SHOULD HIS LOVE AND HIS ( strength ) .HE WAS NOT SORRY FOR HIS …..( Decision ) AND THAT WAS AWESOME ! GREAT STAND FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS AND ( Struggling American Families).
Michelle’s a very lucky woman, I would love to have a husband like Barack Obama.
Thank you for your opinions and comments. @ Judah, never assume someone doesn’t have the knowledge to defend their choice or belief. This person never came out and made a statement for me to defend, it’s all being done covertly. My love for Barack and the first family definitely has a lot to do with emotion…..history was made in my lifetime because he decided to be the “ONE”, also because he is real and strong and determined in his beliefs. Barack inherited a disgusting mess of a country and watching and listening to people lay blame as if he created the mess is disturbing. He found Bin Laden because he actually looked for him unlike his predecessor, and we are luckily not in a double dip recession thanks to his ability to look at the big picture and his desire to help those who actually need it and not the 1%.
I wish you would find something else to do with your time, something to uplift and not constantly try to find a way to tear down… You’re not much different than the white person on my FB page
Judah is righ Chris…get some facts, cuz you did not make one solid point in that big ol paragraph. Facts is facts. Truth is truth.
I’m not assuming anything sir. I’m going by your emotional commentary. Men are not supposed to be emotional about issues like government. You’re supposed to utilize logic, rationale, and reason, but like I’ve stated before, the black male has failed as a man and has allowed the black female to dominate him (and taken on feminine traits in the process). There is only one man that should be called “The One”, and it is not Barack Obama. You are an idol worshiper. Obama did not “find Bin Laden”. That was a Beltane ritual (that will go way over your head). The truth uplifts those that love the truth. It can do nothing for an effeminate negro though lol…..
@ Judah…We all have emotions; it’s a matter of understanding your emotions… We are more than logic rationale and reason, to say that is to say someone is totally left brain, while we definitely have a dominate side we rely on both.
A man black or otherwise is guided by the female; the female is representative of the spirit that guides a real man… “The ONE” encompasses both feminine and masculine energy… but then again this is obviously over your head…
@ONELIE
N!gg@ please lol….speak for yourself and meditate on what you read before you retort. There is “emotion”, and there is “passion”. If and when you are passionate about something, you are supposed to have a quantifiable goal and a method of getting there. If you cannot temper your emotions, you are a savage. If you cannot qualify your passion with rationale, then you cannot justify it, and you can be manipulated. To make a long story short, you’re a female (or a feminine-minded male) trying to exalt your feeble understanding. A MAN is not, never has been, and never will be guided by a female. A BOY (whether in a boy’s body or a grown male’s body) is guided by a female. A MAN is aided by his WOMAN. Please learn the difference between a MAN and a MALE, and a WOMAN and a FEMALE. The confusion between the four terms is the reason why the rapport between the black man and woman is so low. There is only one “ONE”, and he has no “feminine energy”. “Feminine energy” is a metaphysical (i.e. occult), contrived term. The entity that possesses both feminine and masculine “energy” i.e. Yin/Yang, is the androgynous entity known as the Baphomet, who is clearly your god.
Clearly, One truth! Thanks!
I, lament as I, wonder if, ever, the time will come when “BLACK” people begin to think for themselves and not be a “MYRMIDON” for any and everything thrown their way. Obama is no friend of black people, or any minority, and he wasn`t chosen by The global elite to be such…his skin color is irrelevant when it comes to the policies of The US Government. As long as there`s no fundamental change in American Hemogony it will be business as usual when it comes to The American Government. And Judah is, indeed, correct about the signing of certain bills by Obama. He`s extended the Patriot Act introduced by Bush with the utmost disregard for The Habeus Corpus Act. Abandon your emotion, due, to the symbolism of a “BLACK” president and view Obama in his quintessential form. He`s nothing more than a political pawn in the scheme of things as he heads the atrocities in The East with the backing of The global elite. It`s the same game that has evolved into different forms. Obama sold his soul to these devils in order to receive the highest calling afforded to any one man, albeit only as a “FIGUREHEAD.” And any day now the bombs will begin to fall on Iran as more atrocities will be committed. Obama, just like all his predecessors, is nothing more than a murderer…I don`t give a damn if he is black.
Peace
Why does this nigga above me call himself Judah? LOL
Like I said Judah, stop assuming…. Chris is short for Christina. Your soooooooo smart “emotional commentary” i’m a woman you idiot!!
You can address me as Ms. Chris, Thank you very much.
G-Series…. please crawl back up Judah’s pant leg where you came from….. Game over!!
Don’t bother with Judah, hun. Honestly, what type of man spends his time on a mostly female blog talking to women he claims to hate? His behavior should be the new definition of insanity.
@CHRIS
I’m sorry. That explains everything lmao.
@MODERN FEMALE
I’ve never used the term “hate”, so you’re creating a strawman argument because you can’t handle what you read in my commentary lol. I simply know and speak the truth, and you cannot refute it. Online forums like these are where caucasians and black females come to encourage each other in black male denigration. I have the right to voice my stance. If it bothers you, good. Maybe you’ll re-think your indoubtably ridiculous real life conduct to disprove me. Having an avatar that says “i love Being Black” does not mean that is the truth, or that you even know what that means.
Obama is a puppet for the elite. Blacks only support him because he is black. I have a good movie for you guys to watch on you tube. The Obama Deception HQ full lenght version. Check it out then do further research if you like.
COSIGN @CONCRETELOOPIST. “Sifting through the nonsence here, I came up with commonsense and that is u!
COSIGN @MICHAELA too.
2012 is going to be the year of change in this country-but I don’t think it’s going to be change we want. The preppers have the right idea.
I certainly agree with that. The Dragon will show it’s fangs before the year is out. I wonder what they have in store for this year’s May Day.
Michelle was smiling? Are you sure?! It looked like she was either frowning or constipated. I’m not being mean but truthful. I don’t like their views but I’m not going to say something just to be mean. It looks like she’s mad or something. If that’s her smile I would suggest a smirk or something else, because that is not ok.