Posted on 01/23/2007 3:52:36 PM PST by Just A Nobody
President George W. Bush will deliver the annual State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress
tonight, January 23, 2007 at 9 PM ET.
Press Briefing on the President's State of the Union Health Care Initiative
Fact Sheet: Affordable, Accessible, and Flexible Health Coverage
2006 SOTU Address Here and Photo Essay Here ---- 2005 SOTU Address Here and Photo Essay Here
QUOTE OF LATE:
"So in my State of the Union Address next Tuesday, I will propose a tax reform designed to help make basic private health insurance more affordable
whether you get it through your job or on your own."
President George W. Bush, 1/20/07
PHOTO OF THE DAY:
President George W. Bush reacts to applause during his State of the Union Address at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006.
U.S. President George W. Bush walks from Marine One upon his arrival on the snow-covered South Lawn of the White House in Washington, January 22, 2007, as White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten follows behind.
- Hello Dosers! I have been very busy thinking about my talk with you tonight. I hope you approve.
DOSE going up. Kindly wait for the ALL CLEAR before posting or re-posting photos or graphics. Thank you!
Hi.
Aw heck, I keep refreshing waiting for others to post first.
Mrs. Laura Bush presents Alicia Guadalupe Montero Perez, left, and Ingrid Janet Noh Canto, center, of La Chacara Children's Cultural Center a Coming Up Taller Award during the ceremony . Gilberto Palmerin of the US-Mexico Foundation for Culture is pictured at the far left.
Mrs. Laura Bush presents Michelle Butler, left, and Alisa Lemon, center, of Studioworks, part of Communities in Schools in New Jersey, a Coming Up Taller Award during a ceremony in the East Room Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. James Farmer of PCAH is pictured at the far left
The Junior Jazzers perform during the Coming Up Taller Award Ceremony.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding confirmation hearings this morning for Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, the president's nominee to take over the fight in Iraq. Before the hearings, lawmakers asked Petraeus to identify the most significant mistakes that have been made in Iraq.
In the spirit of this thread, I will kindly refrain from any comment whatsoever at all
period
nothing
not one word!
Dang it. I was going to be first, but then I got distracted.
I'm still savoring my toaster from yesterday :-)
What a great photo!
Tony Snow: What we're going to do is to give you a detailed overview of the President's proposals in the State of the Union address.
Steve Hadley will lead off with a summary. Let me just give you a description of the address. It roughly breaks down 50/50, domestic and foreign policy. The President will have -- and I will allow Steve to characterize the foreign policy aspects.
Joel Kaplan, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, will run through the policy items, what you're going to find in the State of the Union policy initiatives book.
Dan Bartlett also will do some communications framing. We will have questions, and we have to be out of here promptly at the top of the next hour.
If you choose to read all the links I have posted, you can concentrate on the "scenery" through the speech.
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Wesley Autrey, Construction Worker (New York, New York)
a 50-year-old construction worker and Navy veteran, has earned uninvited fame as the Harlem superhero. The New York resident and Vietnam veteran was awarded the Bronze Medallion on January 4, 2007, by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for jumping onto the tracks to save a man who had fallen from a seizure in a New York City subway station. The Bronze Medallion is New York's highest civilian award. Mr. Autrey has two daughters, Shuqui (age 6) and Syshe (age 4), who both witnessed his act.
Shuqui Autrey, Daughter of Wesley Autrey (New York, New York)
Syshe Autrey, Daughter of Wesley Autrey (New York, New York)
Technical Sergeant Michelle Barefield, USAF (Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Technical Sergeant Michelle Barefield served in Iraq from March to September 2006. While assigned to Baghdad International Airport, Technical Sergeant Barefield survived three IED attacks, provided first-aid to a wounded comrade, and successfully repulsed a coordinated enemy small arms attack with deadly accurate return fire from her M-16. She also led 80 Explosive Ordnance Disposal emergency response missions. Technical Sergeant Barefield has been awarded the Bronze Star. She and her husband Jeffrey have two daughters, Amanda (age 13) and Rachel (age 6).
Yeoman First Class, Corey Firman, USN (Alexandria, Virginia)
Petty Officer First Class Corey Firman enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1999, where his service included Executive Division Officer, Legal Officer, Ship's Secretary, and other supervisory roles aboard the USS Mustin. In 2004, Petty Officer Firman qualified for Enlisted Surface Warfare and deployed to Iraq as a Leading Noncommissioned Officer, Awards Clerk, and Administration Assistant to the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Baghdad. He volunteered to participate in over 30 convoys and was subsequently subjected to over 180 incidents of hostile fire. Petty Officer Firman is now serving in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy as the Nominations Yeoman for the White House and Washington D.C. Placement, where he has been nominated for the Senior Sailor of the Quarter for the Secretary of the Navy. Petty Officer Firman has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He is married to Natacha Firman.
Sergeant Aubrey McDade, Jr., USMC (Parris Island, South Carolina)
Sergeant Aubrey McDade served in Iraq from March 2003 to October 2003. He returned for his second tour in June 2004 through February 2005. While in Iraq, Sergeant McDade was a machine gun squad leader with the 1st Marine Division and was based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. At age 25, he is now a drill instructor with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island. For his heroic actions in Iraq, Sergeant McDade received the Navy Cross medal, the second highest medal to be awarded by the Department of the Navy. Sergeant McDade enlisted in the Marine Corps in November 1999.
Boatswains Mate Nathan Thomas, Petty Officer Second Class, USCG (Hollywood, Florida)
Since joining the military in August 2001, Boatswains Mate Nathan Thomas has conducted back-to-back USCG deployments to Iraq, spending a total of seven consecutive months in the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006. While deployed to U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, Bahrain, and Kuwait, he served as a primary maritime boarding officer, providing around the clock response capability in the North Arabian Gulf, protecting the two major Iraqi offshore oil terminals from potential terrorist attacks. BM2 Thomas designed a law enforcement tactics video and lesson plans to train military personnel on proper tactics, mission planning, close quarters combat, and appropriate use of force. He specifically used these resources in conducting training for over 500 foreign military servicemen including Marines and Navy personnel from Iraq and Kuwait. In addition, BM2 Thomas trained 80 U.S. Coast Guard and 60 U.S. Navy members deployed to the Persian Gulf in high-risk non-compliant boarding procedures, thereby improving the capabilities and readiness of Coalition forces.
Sergeant Tommy Rieman, USA
Sergeant Tommy Rieman was a teenager pumping gas in Independence, Kentucky, when he enlisted in the United States Army. In December 2003, he was on a reconnaissance mission in Iraq when his team came under heavy enemy fire. From his Humvee, Sergeant Rieman returned fire - and used his body as a shield to protect his gunner. He was shot in the chest and arm, and received shrapnel wounds to his legs - yet he refused medical attention, and stayed in the fight. He helped to repel a second attack, firing grenades at the enemy's position until their guns went silent. For his exceptional courage, Sergeant Rieman was awarded the Silver Star.
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Are you running a State of the Union thread here on the Dose? The reason I ask is that I am certain the regular Live Thread will be trashed within 50 posts.
It won't take that long.
Hi there!
Another Toaster Winner via the 10 second rule!!!
Thanks for jumping in with both feel, Justa!
You're doing great. :)
LOL! Distractions tend to leave you a little behind. ;*)
It is always nice to share. That toaster you won yesterday was a beut!
Hey,
In case you missed it I posted something on another dose that was hard to write but I am completely fed up with some posters on this site. If I wanted to read that nonsense, then I would go to another site. It is not what this site is about and the people who post all of that need another hobby. I only log on now to read the headlines of the different threads and most of them are so Anti-President Bush that I have taken up reading and crocheting again.
I think we should stay here on the Dose. I am not at all interested in anything bashers have to say.
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