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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

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• 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.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush43; giveaway; presidentbush; sotu
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To: South40
Hillary has had so much Botox that her head doesn't move above her lips.
1,721 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:48 PM PST by Poser
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To: LisaMalia
I think the Booing was the Republicans responding to Bush's saying "Unless you act--families will pay $300 more per child" etc.

The 'Pubbies are booing the possibliity that Congress won't act to make the tax cuts permanent.

1,722 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:49 PM PST by DJtex
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To: Dog
He OPPOSES AMNESTY!!!!!!!!!!>>>>>>>

And he's FOR *REWARDING*.........& legalized LINE-JUMPING
1,723 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:49 PM PST by txdoda ("Navy-brat")
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To: denydenydeny
The woman who looks like Aunt Bee sitting next to Hillary, is Michigan State Senator Debbie Stabenow. I think that she just got married to a 28 year old aide.


1,724 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:50 PM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs (Howeird Dean is completely nuts. I like that in a Democrat Candidate.)
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To: COEXERJ145
Sheeshus H....

Tort reform is about 20 years overdue in this country

Signed,

Your faithful lawyer

1,725 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:51 PM PST by Petronski (I'm *NOT* always *CRANKY.*)
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there has to be a new way to use the crawl feature at the bottom of the tv screen.
1,726 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:52 PM PST by wallcrawlr
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To: doug from upland
I'm with you there, Doug.
1,727 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:57 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: All
He finally got emotional and worked up over the veto power. He will veto anything that keeps him from implementing the largest and most costly social welfare plan in history.

Where was that veto pen when the campaign finance legislation crossed his desk?

My.

1,728 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:58 PM PST by Kevin Curry
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To: mhking
Crusty knew she was on camera and smiled!

That was utterly frightening.

1,729 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:58 PM PST by DaughterofEve (W)
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To: Jorge
Rangel is sleeping.

Just what he always does.

1,730 posted on 01/20/2004 6:53:59 PM PST by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent)
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To: sonsofliberty2000
Another President shoving his finger . Imagine that .
1,731 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:00 PM PST by Ben Bolt ( " The Spenders " ..)
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To: southernnorthcarolina
It's good to hear such silence. :-)
1,732 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:02 PM PST by k2blader (¡Vote Bush, Amexicanos y Amexicanas!)
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Charlie Rangel fell asleep.... or in a coma!
1,733 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:04 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: mhking
There are tons of market/private incentives in these "government" solutions, aren't they?


1,734 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:04 PM PST by rdb3 (If Jesse Jack$on and I meet, face to face, it's gonna be a misunderstanding...)
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Was Charles Rangle sleeping??
1,735 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:10 PM PST by wallcrawlr
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To: dubyaismypresident
I'm still highly skeptical about the "guest worker" thing

If it were done as proposed, i.e. allowing us to find and keep track of the current illegals, it would be the best of many bad solutions.

My concern is that it will morph (sp?) into some type of quasi amnesty program.

1,736 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:15 PM PST by Friend of thunder (No sane person wants war, but oppressors want oppression.)
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To: Vision
Like that line - "Government run health care is the wrong prescription."

There goes a Hitlery slap!

1,737 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:15 PM PST by Ophiucus
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To: arasina
Challie RAAngale just woke up!
1,738 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:21 PM PST by jaz.357 (We should be more open-minded toward people trying to kill us.)
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To: alaska-sgt
Self-induced since birth.
1,739 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:29 PM PST by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent)
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Teddy Pig is flipping out over the word "privatization..."


1,740 posted on 01/20/2004 6:54:33 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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