USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ George Washington's First State of the Union Address ~ January 28 2003

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Article II, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution states that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both House, or either of them . . ."

That brief passage has provided the authority for presidents to deliver annual reports to Congress. From the beginning, they were known as "Annual Messages." In the first quarter of the 20th century, they began to be called "State of the Union Addresses."

George Washington decided to deliver his messages as speeches before a joint session of Congress. His successor, Thomas Jefferson, chose to send written reports. All subsequent presidents sent written messages until, during his first term, Woodrow Wilson convened Congress in 1913 to hear his address. Wilson continued to deliver his addresses in person until 1919, when he became severely ill for the rest of his second term. Harding resumed the speaking tradition. It remains today and accounts for calling these reports to Congress "addresses" rather than "messages."

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The First State of the Union Address

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President George Washington
Friday, January 8, 1790

          FELLOW CITIZENS Of the SENATE, and HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,

          I EMBRACE with great satisfaction the opportunity, which now presents itself, of congratulating you on the present favourable prospects of our public affairs. The recent accession of the important state of Northcarolina to the Constitution of the United States (of which official information has been received)--- the ruling credit and respectability of our country--- the general and increasing good will towards the government of the union, and the concord, peace and plenty, with which we are blessed, are circumstances auspicious, in an excellent degree, to our national prosperity.

          In reforming your consultations for the general good, you cannot but derive encouragement from the reflection, the measures of the last session have been as satisfactory to your constituents as the novelty and difficulty of the work allowed you to hope.-- Still further to realize their expectations, and to secure the blessings which a gracious Providence has placed within our reach, will in the course of the present important session, call for the cool and deliberate exertion of your patriotism, firmness and wisdom.

          Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention, that of providing for the common defence will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

          A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well digested plan is requisite: And their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories, as tend to render them independent on others, for essential, particularly for military supplies.

          The proper establishment of the troops which may be deemed indispensable, will be entitled to mature consideration. In the arrangement which will be made respecting it, it will be of importance to conciliate the comfortable support of the officers and soldiers with a due regard to economy.

          There was reason to hope, the pacifick measures adopted with regard to certain hostile tribes of Indians, would have relieved the inhabitants of our southern and western frontiers from their depredations. But you will perceive, from the information contained in the papers, which I shall direct to be laid before you, (comprehending a communication from the Commonwealth of Virginia) that we ought to be prepared to afford protection to those parts of the Union; and, if necessary, to punish aggressors.

          The interests of the United States require, that our intercourse with other nations should be facilitated by such provisions as will enable me to fulfill my duty, in that respect, in the manner which circumstances may render most conducive to the publick good: And to this end, that the compensations to be made to the persons who may be employed, should, according to the nature of their appointments, be defined by law; and a competent fund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct of our foreign affairs.

          Various considerations also render it expedient, that the terms on which foreigners may be admitted to the rights of Citizens, should be speedily ascertained by a uniform rule of naturalization.

          Uniformity in the currency, weights and measures of the United States, is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.

          The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot forbear intimating to you the expediency of giving effectual encouragement as well to the introduction of new and useful inventions from abroad, as to the exertions of skill and genius in producing them at home; and of facilitating the intercourse between the distant parts of our country by a due attention to the Post Office and Post Roads.

          Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of Science and Literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of publick happiness. In one, in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the community, as in our's, it is proportionately essential. To the security of a free Constitution it contributes in various ways: By convincing those who are entrusted with the publick administration, that every valuable end of government is best answered by the enlightened confidence of the people: And by teaching the people themselves to know, and to value their own rights; to discern and provide against invasions of them; to distinguish between oppression and the necessary exercise of lawful authority; between burthens proceeding from a disregard to their convenience, and those resulting from the inevitable exigencies of society; to discriminate the spirit of liberty from that of licentiousness, cherishing the first, avoiding the last, and uniting a speedy, but temperate vigilance against encroachments, with an inviolable respect to the laws.

          Whether this desirable object will be best promoted by affording aids to seminaries of learning already established, by the institution of a national university, or by any other expedients, will be well worthy of a place in the deliberations of the Legislature.

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,

          I SAW with peculiar pleasure, at the close of the last session, the resolution entered into by you, expressive of your opinion, that an adequate provision for the support of the publick credit, is a matter of high importance to the national honour and prosperity.-- In this sentiment, I entirely concur.-- And to a perfect confidence in your best endeavors to devise such a provision as will be truly consistent with the end, I add an equal reliance on the cheerful cooperation of the other branch of the Legislature.-- It would be superfluous to specify inducements to a measure in which the character and permanent interests of the United States so obviously and so deeply concerned; and which has received so explicit a sanction from your declaration.

Gentlemen of the Senate, and House of Representatives,

          I HAVE directed the proper officers to lay before you respectively such papers and estimates as regards the affairs particularly recommended to your consideration, and necessary to convey to you that information of the state of the union, which it is my duty to afford.

          The welfare of our country is the great object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed.-- And I shall derive great satisfaction from a cooperation with you, in the pleasing though arduous task of ensuring to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect, from a free and equal government.

George Washington, January 8, 1790

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Current Military News
U.S., Afghan Forces Battle Rebels in Mountains

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces are fighting about 80 rebels in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, in the biggest battle for nearly a year, officials said Tuesday.

U.S. military spokesman Colonel Roger King said 18 rebels loyal to renegade commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar had been killed in the fighting, describing it as the largest concentration of enemy forces since Operation Anaconda last March.

King said American and coalition B-1 bombers, F-16 warplanes, AC-130 gunships and Apache Helicopters had attacked enemy positions for more than 12 hours near a series of caves in the inaccessible mountains.

Anaconda was the biggest U.S. ground offensive of the Afghan war so far, when about 1,500 U.S. troops tried to flush out a major stronghold of about 1,000 Taliban and al Qaeda militants from their cave hideouts in eastern Afghanistan.

Afghan government officials in the southern border town of Spin Boldak said five rebels and at least one Afghan soldier had been killed in the fighting Monday and Tuesday.

King said the operation began after a U.S. special forces team came under small arms fire when they were searching a compound close to Spin Boldak. The U.S. forces killed one attacker, wounded one and captured another, who gave them information about a group of 80 rebels hiding in the mountains.

When Apache helicopters went to verify the information, they were fired upon, and called in ground and air support.

"It's without a doubt the largest concentration of enemy forces that we've come across since Operation Anaconda," King told reporters at Bagram air base, the U.S. Army's headquarters in Afghanistan.

King said U.S. intelligence suggested the fighters were loyal to former Afghan Prime Minister and renegade warlord Hekmatyar.

"We've had reports over the past several months that he has been attempting to consolidate with remnants of al Qaeda and Taliban, so it would all go under the heading of enemy forces, anti-coalition forces," King said.

There are thousands of U.S. and allied troops scouring Afghanistan for remnants of the Taliban regime as well as Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

Hekmatyar has declared a jihad or holy war against U.S. forces and their Afghan allies in the country.

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Morning, my friend

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[Aeronaut]

Good morning everyone.

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"The real peace marchers are our troops marching to the battle front--the men and women who courageously pledged and risked their lives for our country--and not some nerdy freaks on a rampage in San Francisco or Washington, full of themselves and full of hatred for our country its leader.""

This is from another thread. I thought it well said.

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From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[tomkow6]

Good morning, Tonk! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY!

Good Morning, TROOPS!

[tomkow6]

Today's FEEBLE attempt at humor:


Which to Buy? Titanic or The Clinton Video:
A comparison of two different, yet strangely similar stories.

TITANIC VIDEO: $9.99 on Internet.
CLINTON VIDEO: $9.99 on Internet,

TITANIC VIDEO: Over 3 hours long,
CLINTON VIDEO: Over 3 hours long,

TITANIC VIDEO: The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe,
CLINTON VIDEO: The story of Bill and Monica, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe,

TITANIC VIDEO: Jack is a starving artist.
CLINTON VIDEO: Bill is a bull$hit artist.

TITANIC VIDEO: In one part, Jack enjoys a good cigar.
CLINTON VIDEO: Ditto for Bill.

TITANIC VIDEO: During ordeal, Rose's dress gets ruined.
CLINTON VIDEO: Ditto for Monica.

TITANIC VIDEO: Jack teaches Rose to spit.
CLINTON VIDEO O: Let's not go there.

TITANIC VIDEO: Rose gets to keep her jewelry.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica's forced to return her gifts.

TITANIC VIDEO: Rose remembers Jack for the rest of her life.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica doesn't remember Jack.

TITANIC VIDEO: Rose goes down on a vessel full of seamen.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica... ooh, never mind.

TITANIC VIDEO: Jack surrenders to an icy death.
CLINTON VIDEO: Bill goes home to Hillary ... basically the same thing.
(thank you, Linda)

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Todays transportation for you and the Girlz.

[tomkow6]

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Today's Forecast Tue 28 Jan 2003 03:02 AM CST
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Thank You for your thoughts and prayers for those who ensure our Freedom.

[tomkow6]

Mornin', Tonk! How are you doing with quitting smoking?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"How are you doing with quitting smoking?"

I'm on Day 30! Patches doing the job! On the lower dose patches this week!

[tomkow6]

Good for you!

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Mornin', everybody !! Happy Tuesday !

I was out yesterday, getting my brakes fixed. I went to a friends house Sunday for the Super Bowl Game and had brake problems. I stayed over and fixed them yesterday...

52 degrees and cloudy right now. It's supposed to burn off and hit around 70 today...

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[zip]

GOOD MORNING ALL.

THANKS TO OUR TROOPS, PAST AND PRESENT, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

Blessed are the peacemakers - The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Reserves, National Guard, and our Coast Guard personnel. These are the real peacemakers.

[deadhead]

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS

~~~Colleen~~~