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A State-of-the-Union Play-by-Play

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:00:58 -0500

BY BARTON BUND

9pm - Switched my tv to PBS; the most boring, and therefore the most objective.

9:01 - Before President Obama enters, Jim Lehrer debates to himself whether the speech will cover the 800-pound gorilla, or the elephant, in the room.

9:02 - Obama is still nowhere to be seen. Lehrer crafts some sort of filler joke which makes him sound all the more doddering.

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The Obama Message and the Obama Presidency

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:58:43 -0500

What did you think of the state of the union address? Is the Obama promise lining up with his actions during his first year in office?

Republican Response, Bob McDonald of VA

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:30:08 -0500

10:25 - He's white.

10:26 - First round of applause comes when he echoes the same thing Obama said about joblessness.

10:27 - Quotes Jefferson, and adds "Today, the government is simply trying to do too much."

10:28 - "The proper limiting of government at every level" gets big applause.

10:29 - So far, with regard to policy, isn't he saying pretty much what Obama said? His message is strictly Republican, but his talking points are in agreement with the President, so far.

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