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State of the Union Address LIVE THREAD 9:01pm EST.
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Posted on 01/20/2004 4:01:54 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs

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President Bush will deliver the annual State of the Union this evening at 9:01pm (Eastern Time). The speech will be webcast live on the White House web site.

The President will discuss the extraordinary challenges our country has faced and the historic achievements we have made. Yet he will also stress that there.s much more for our country to do:

"America this evening is a Nation called to great responsibilities. And we are rising to meet them…"

"We have not come all this way – through tragedy, and trial, and war – only to falter and leave our work unfinished. Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us."

He will also remind the American people that we are a Nation still at war, and our government is meeting its responsibility to protect the American people:

"Our greatest responsibility is the active defense of the American people. Twenty-eight months have passed since September 11, 2001 – over two years without an attack on American soil – and it is tempting to believe that the danger is behind us. That hope is understandable, comforting – and false."

"...America is on the offensive against the terrorists..."

"As part of the offensive against terror, we are also confronting the regimes that harbor and support terrorists, and could supply them with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons…"

"...Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better…"

He will discuss the progress we’re making in Afghanistan and Iraq, and renew our commitment to ensuring those countries are free and peaceful:

"The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror…"

"The work of building a new Iraq is hard, and it is right. And America has always been willing to do what it takes for what is right."

On priorities here at home, the President will discuss why he’s optimistic about our growing economy, and call on Congress to take action that will help turn our economic recovery into a lasting recovery. He will call on them to help train Americans for the jobs of the 21st Century:

"America’s growing economy is also a changing economy. As technology transforms the way almost every job is done, America becomes more productive, and workers need new skills… We must respond by helping more Americans gain the skills to find good jobs in our new economy."

President Bush will also discuss the importance of health care and the major cause for why Americans lack health insurance: the rising costs of health care.

"On the critical issue of health care, our goal is to ensure that Americans can choose and afford private health care coverage that best fits their individual needs. To make insurance more affordable, Congress must act to address rapidly rising health care costs."

Finally, the President will argue that in a time of great change in our country and world, the things that make our country strong should never change:

"We are living in a time of great change… Yet some things endure – courage and compassion, reverence and integrity, respect for differences of faith and race. The values we try to live by never change. And they are instilled in us by fundamental institutions, such as families, and schools, and religious congregations. These institutions – the unseen pillars of civilization – must remain strong in America…"

"All of us – parents, schools, government – must work together to counter the negative influence of the culture, and to send the right messages to our children."

"The President shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."

Article II, Sec. 3, U.S. Constitution

• History
• State of the Union History Quiz

• State of the Union - 2003
• State of the Union - 2002

State of the Union Trivia Quiz

Q1. What President delivered the first State of the Union Address?

 George Washington
 John Adams
 Thomas Jefferson
 James Madison
 Franco Harris

Ask the White House

White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett

January 20, 2004
Communications Director Dan Bartlett discussed this year's State of the Union.

White House Historian/Author Richard Norton
January 19, 2004
Author/Historian Richard Norton Smith discussed the history of the State of the Union address.



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To: Types_with_Fist
apparently you typed that one with your fist?
1,541 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:51 PM PST by americanbychoice
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To: CholeraJoe

We don't care; this is NOT the thread for that trash.


1,542 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:51 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Jorge
NO applause at all on the foreign worker program.
1,543 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:51 PM PST by So Cal Rocket
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To: americanbychoice
oh shite, here comes the temporary workers thing. he was on a roll until then.
1,544 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:54 PM PST by Endeavor
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To: Quick1
Piffle
1,545 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:55 PM PST by MEG33
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To: woodyinscc
This speech is no Clinton laundry list of giveaways, he has hit this out of the park.!!!

Yeah. I can get mad at him sometimes, but thank God he's our president.

1,546 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:56 PM PST by Tribune7 (Vote Toomey April 27)
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To: mhking
"Boos from the Dems....Just damn!"

Pres. Bush is sticking it to the Rats.
1,547 posted on 01/20/2004 6:47:56 PM PST by demlosers
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To: Mo1
"The are gonna have a hard time explaining there actions tonight"

Clapping for the demise of a Bill that's used primarily to fight terrorists, and clapping for the demise of tax cuts for the middle class. The Dems are killing themselves. Dubya's setting the trap and twice the dummies fell for it.

1,548 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:00 PM PST by mass55th
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Comment #1,549 Removed by Moderator

I oppose amnesty.
1,550 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:03 PM PST by primeval patriot
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To: Redbob
OK, Dubya, leave off that crap about flooding our country with illegal aliens!

You're losing votes - mine, for example!
1,551 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:07 PM PST by Redbob
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To: southernnorthcarolina
unbelievable that dems would boo our pres... f*cking unbelievable.. of course they'll get a pass.

Yep they pick the spot to boo that they want to WHAT? raise taxes????
1,552 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:08 PM PST by Chuzzlewit (music, music and more music)
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To: mylife
Well, I think GW was batting 1,000 until he got to this immigration issue, which I don't think will go over with many people here.
1,553 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:08 PM PST by summer
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To: All
Opposed to Amnesty
1,554 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:11 PM PST by COEXERJ145
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To: wallcrawlr
Willing foreign workers with willing employers who cannot find Americans to do the work.

What is wrong with that!?

1,555 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:12 PM PST by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent)
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To: ThinkDifferent
One reason I voted for Prez Bush the first time.

Reforming SS needs to start immediately.
1,556 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:12 PM PST by k2blader (¡Vote Bush, Amexicanos y Amexicanas!)
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To: COEXERJ145
Bullspit.
1,557 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:13 PM PST by mhking (The powerful NFC South: 3 of the 4 teams have gone to the big dance within the last 5 years.)
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To: doug from upland
I dont agree. I think he is clearing it up.
1,558 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:14 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: COEXERJ145
BOOOOOOHHHHHH BOOOOOOHHHHH SELLOUT!!!!

Breaks for LAW BREAKERS

1,559 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:15 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (I argue as passionately on FR against ILLEGAL ALIENS as I would if Gore, not Bush were President.)
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To: doug from upland
Blowing it on immigration.

Big Time.

1,560 posted on 01/20/2004 6:48:15 PM PST by e_engineer
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