On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 6:25 AM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> wrote: >> The pseudo-State of the Union address to Congress will be on the 24th. > > Every president in my lifetime scores cheap applause at the start of > the address by saying "The state of the union is strong," or words to > the effect. Given our current national state, it would be nice if > Obama skipped that line.
Here is how one observer imagined it: This entry was posted on Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 21:43 http://enduringamerica.com/2008/11/06/obamas-state-of-the-union-message-an-advance-copy/ Publius' in London indulges in a bit of serious speculation: Advisers to Barack Obama are concerned that there will be little time to prepare the vital State of the Union message, so an early draft has been prepared. We are privy to its content. Naturally, the speech may be entirely different: "Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished citizens and my fellow Americans: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year we gather in this chamber, deeply aware of the challenges we face, both foreign and domestic. Habitually, the President announces that the state of the union is strong. I hope that when I deliver this message in 2010, I shall be in a position to confirm such strength. In all honesty, I cannot do so this year. Despite the majorities enjoyed by Democrats in these chambers, it has to be said that the Union is deeply divided and has been so for many years. My administration hopes to change these divisions so all our citizens, black or white or Hispanic, rich or poor, young or old, gay or straight, feel part of a United States again...." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
