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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: Joe Hadenuf
Meet My Veto!
1,641 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:13 PM PST by wizardoz ("Crikey! I've lost my mojo!")
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To: summer
C'mon, Bush! Talk about space research or something, not socialist stuff!!!
1,642 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:13 PM PST by Monty22
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To: Benrand
Kennedy looks like he's about to throw up!
1,643 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:17 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper
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To: Pukin Dog
Kennedy looks like he wants to go to the buffet at Golden Corral.
1,644 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:17 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: A Citizen Reporter
So, you're saying that the Dems tonight are doing a really good Rachel Corrie impersonation?

}:-)4
1,645 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:24 PM PST by Moose4 (Sherman burned Columbia to the ground Feb. 17, 1865. Can we get reparations?)
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I use health savings account...but really needed a plan like that 20 years back
1,646 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:24 PM PST by mylife
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
VETO! yes!
1,647 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:26 PM PST by JohnBDay
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To: Spiff
Oh well. Even a BEAUTIFUL and DELICIOUS OPEN ROAST BEEF SANDWICH CAN GET A WAYWARD MAGGOT ON IT.

Speech good otherwise, except the IMMIGRATION NATIONAL SECURITY SELLOUT part/crap.

1,648 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:27 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: Shermy
Immigration
Did You Feel It!!!

1,649 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:28 PM PST by Major_Risktaker (dididit dadadah dididit)
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To: thrcanbonly1
Hah! that look on Kennedy's face on the senior healthcare thing was priceless!!!
1,650 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:29 PM PST by Endeavor
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To: riri
LOL!
1,651 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:29 PM PST by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: All
Bush said during the campaign he supported prescription drugs and yet we still voted for him. He kept his word and did what he promised.
1,652 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:33 PM PST by COEXERJ145
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To: A Citizen Reporter
Ooh, just suggested that medicare recipients should have the same flexibility in medical options as Congress. LOL!
1,653 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:35 PM PST by mombonn
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Kennedy "good God! I need a martini!"
1,654 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:38 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: COEXERJ145
Opposed to Amnesty and rewarding law breakers!

That is what he says but not what he's proposing.

1,655 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:42 PM PST by Spiff (Have you committed a random act of thoughtcrime today?)
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The Lifeguard is so drunk he can't even applaud for medical savings accounts....
1,656 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:47 PM PST by clintonh8r ("Hugh" and "series" are SO last year....)
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To: jaz.357
Just twaddling his waddle...
1,657 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:47 PM PST by mikrofon (.)
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To: All
Oh gross, did everyone see Kennedy rubbing his jowels.
1,658 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:47 PM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: wizardoz
Bush doesn't know how to VETO.
1,659 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:51 PM PST by xrp
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To: Darlin'
He is magnificent and the dems didn't even know it - he is an outsider.
1,660 posted on 01/20/2004 6:51:53 PM PST by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent)
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