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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

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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.

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



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To: TomGuy
haha!
2,721 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:23 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: Ichneumon
>It's amazing how many Democrat politicians adopt that soothing, "you have the mind of a child and can't understand me, but you'll like it when I talk slowly and gently and pretend to care about you" tone.<

I work at UMass-Amherst so I have to put up with these people up-close-and-personal. They honestly think they are the saviours of the world. If you don't think like they do, you're a Neanderthal; one of 'those people' as I heard my ex-boss describe Bush voters once.
2,722 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:26 PM PST by golas1964 ("He tasks me... He tasks me and I shall have him!")
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To: nmh
Will be interesting to see the polls. I hope he gets a great bump and that more of it than usual lasts.
2,723 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:33 PM PST by Quix (Choose this day whom U will serve: Shrillery & demonic goons or The King of Kings and Lord of Lords)
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To: MJY1288
You sound as mad as Dean. :) Of course, I understand. Those two are partisan a-hoes.
2,724 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:43 PM PST by doug from upland (Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
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To: Howlin
Now, are we going to have to stay on you like we did on Miss Marple?

13 inch TV with a LONG cable cord!

LOL... I'll get there eventually, Howlin! Thanks for the suggestion though. As I said in another post above, LONG cable cords seem to be popular with FReepers!

2,725 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:44 PM PST by nutmeg (Is the DemocRATic party extinct yet?)
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To: hole_n_one

What a dim...the flag is on the wrong side of the speaker...

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/4/7.html

(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.

2,726 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:46 PM PST by in the Arena (1st Lt. James W. Herrick, Jr., - MIA - Laos - 27 October 69 "Fire Fly 33")
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To: wimpycat
The reddest red meat of the whole speech, if you ask me. Permission? We don't need no steeeenkin' permission!

The line I liked was.... "if you don't make these cuts permanent, you will be raising taxes on the american people"

2,727 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:48 PM PST by kjam22
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Teddy (hic) Kennedy on C-SPAN:

like "throwing a ten foot rope to someone drowning at 13 feet."

Yeah, you should know about rescuing somebody from the water, Teddy. LOL!

2,728 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:51 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Marge! Prepare the emergency ham!)
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To: ThinkDifferent
Can't argue with your logic, but how realistic is your proposal.

Could a drug company actually not provide a nation with drugs if the government of that nation subsidized the costs?

Interesting point.

2,729 posted on 01/20/2004 7:39:54 PM PST by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent)
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To: nopardons
I couldn't remember the name of the movie, but I saw the scene in my mind! Sunset Boulevard...that's it!
2,730 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:04 PM PST by Carolinamom
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To: Carolinamom
Sans signature pop-eye and wide-mouth, (and gauzy focus and flattering light and lacky editors and Photoshop) hillary's puss looks not only sour, but very old and saggy.
2,731 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:08 PM PST by Mia T (Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
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To: Redbob
The Republicans.
2,732 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:14 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
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To: South40
If you own a business that is being threatened by illegal immigrants, perhaps you should revisit your business plan. Obviously, your native crew provides no utility benefit in terms of quality over a bunch of scraggly guys who just wandered over the border. You must be losing on price alone. That's a sheety place to be if you're overhead isn't thread bare.

Your arrogance obviously is a "value add" with your customers and vendors, I'm sure.

You may have had some vulnerabilities in your commercial model that transcends the arrival of uneducated, non English speaking foreign nationals.

Dwell on that tonight, not George W. Bush's betrayal of everything you hold dear.

My first thought? Offer the scraggly guys from Guad who are kicking your ass $2 more per hour to work for you. Then, your competitor might offer them ... $3 more. Pretty soon, these underpaid guys are making good money and no longer depressing the local wage rates. Amazing how markets work, eh?

2,733 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:21 PM PST by ArneFufkin
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To: LisaMalia
I agree.... she distorted that speech, if she was in fact talking about Kennedy's inauguration speech.
2,734 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:25 PM PST by STARWISE (Prayer is miraculous. Pray for those in need + please pray for our brave and vigilant military.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Wow. Breaux is leaving isn't he? Guess he thought he had nothing to lose by being honest.
2,735 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:46 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Quick1
What the hell is your problem?
2,736 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:48 PM PST by cyncooper ("We call evil by its name")
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To: malia
Insert "President Bush" is talking as if;...! I guess my post could have been misunderstood.
2,737 posted on 01/20/2004 7:40:52 PM PST by not-an-ostrich
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To: dorben
There is one on my profile page.
W is a Landslide this year.
Ronald Reagan would be proud.
2,738 posted on 01/20/2004 7:41:24 PM PST by Nix 2 (http://www.warroom.com QUINN AND ROSE from 6-10 AM-104.7 FM in da Burgh&WWVA AM)
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To: primeval patriot
"I propose an additional 23 million for drug testing in schools."

Which will go directly to his longtime $upporter Wayne Huizenga, big stockholder in Psychemedics.

2,739 posted on 01/20/2004 7:41:32 PM PST by Ed_in_NJ
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
I agree, but how could anyone make such an obvious gaffe on nationwide TV? She needs to be held accountable.
2,740 posted on 01/20/2004 7:41:33 PM PST by LisaMalia (Buckeye Fan since birth!!)
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