Back on June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in the door of a building on the University of Alabama campus and … As for the “creation and support of a UCLA Afro-house,” the demands state “many Black students cannot afford to live in Westwood with … the high prices of rent.…
the rumors were true in February of 1999. … And it fits with a pattern of a man who was known, at the very least, to have grossly abused his power as the leader ofthe free world … a private invitation to theStateoftheUnion address from a sitting United States Senator.…
Rubio had a loss outside ofthe margin of error in two consecutive polls by the same pollster and Bush seems to be slowly ascending … Georgia is a key state for not only the size of its delegate haul but because both Bush and Rubio are Floridians. … Weak finishes there will probably take both men out ofthe race.…
They claim that he alone has the courage to confront the powers that need confronting and to tell truths that need to be told. … Now, after engaging in battle of words with Haley since her response to theStateoftheUnion, and after his supporters have been … When he’s in person, or when he needs someone’s political support, he is just as eminently capable of kissing a** as anyone in the…
This was rather bizarre because the Clintons have made it their life’s calling to keep their homely git out ofthe hurly-burly of politics … “The thing that tells you as much as anything about [the Clinton campaign’s] current stateof mind is Chelsea going on the attack. … Following Tuesday night’s StateoftheUnion address, CNN played the clip of Chelsea Clinton’s criticism directly to Sanders.…
President Obama’s StateoftheUnion tried to highlight bipartisan issues that Democrats and Republicans can solve together, but … Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2016. … for purposes of harassment, without the threat of any economic consequences.…
Nikki Haley had to know that her response to Trump (and Obama’s pointless StateoftheUnion) would place her squarely in the crosshairs … [crowd cheers] And by the end I’ll say, “Get them the hell out of here!” … A good example ofthe reaction Nikki Haley has provoked can be found in this, one ofthe dozens of unhinged, barely literate emails…
Obama’s last StateoftheUnion address, which he made sure to try to bill as a special, “non-traditional” one, was a historic flop … with audiences when compared to previous StateoftheUnion addresses. … StateoftheUnion ratings have been in steady decline over the past two decades, gathering less than half the audience they once did…
response to Obama’s “StateoftheUnion” speech to, metaphorically, take Donald Trump to the woodshed. … to drive conservatives out ofthe party. … And Cruz, alone ofthe candidates did not receive criticism from Haley here while Rubio and Bush drew two ofthe most emotionally laden…
The transfer, amounting to about 10 percent ofthe remaining prisoners, marks the largest group of detainees to be shipped out ofthe … Ofthe dozens of lower level terrorist detainees already released, 1 in 3 of these jihadist terrorists have ended up back on the battlefield … Yet in last night’s StateoftheUnion address, he doubled down on his disastrous campaign promise to close Gitmo by the end of his…
If you were expecting Obama, based on his StateoftheUnion address, to be more interested in seeking compromise and working with … From The Hill:
“We’ll do audacious executive action throughout the course ofthe rest ofthe year, I am confident of that,” White … The unfortunate thing is that McDonough did not give much in the way of specifics as to what sort of executive actions the President…
Yesterday, clearly as a bit of extemporaneous theater to celebrate Obama’s StateoftheUnion self-idolatry, Iran seized two US Navy … While the delivery ofthe two vessels, as far as we know, was serendipitous, the treatment ofthe sailors was calculated. … state TV showed a footage in which the commander of #US sailors made an apology.…
President Barack Obama used his StateoftheUnion message to push a forward-looking agenda, as is the style these days. … The Republican idea is simple: Let’s make prosecutors demonstrate, for a list of offenses, that the alleged criminal had an intent … As usual, Obama’s all about special carve outs, while Republicans want to reduce the size and scope of government.…
Ofthe pundits and politicians surrounding the candidates, the divide is just as great. … Governor Haley’s Tuesday evening response to President Obama’s StateoftheUnion address was a win for conservatives as a whole. … In her response to theStateoftheUnion last night, Nikki Haley presented the truth, which, as seen above, stings sensitive Ann Coulter…
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Those of you who watched theStateoftheUnion address last night know that President Obama … Here is what they have note:
Last year, 72 ofthe recovered counties were in Texas, the most of any state. … oftheUnion addressed.…
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This is the last StateoftheUnion speech that Barack Obama will ever do. … He has done his last StateoftheUnion, and You. Are. Still. Here. … To sum up: this is theStateoftheUnion address that the country largely deserved, honestly. …
Republican South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was tapped to give the official Republican response to theStateoftheUnion tonight … Which is interesting, because the speech was only incidentally about Barack Obama’s StateoftheUnion. … The bottom-feeders, professional shills, and other charming partisan remoras* that now orbit the Trump campaign have the right of it…
After Obama’s StateoftheUnion, we all deserve a little levity. … The latest installment ofthe continuing adventures ofthe nation’s most entertaining political state features Republican Representative … But nothing can change the fact that “Did you just give me the finger?” is now part ofthe permanent record of Wisconsin.
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Obama’s StateoftheUnion speech was more focused on overarching rhetoric than specific policy proposals. … As Wolf Blitzer noted before the speech began, the timing of Iran’s apparent capture of two of our naval boats makes this an, um, “ … It’s just mind boggling to find him this disconnected from the events ofthe world.…
job, and the candidate with the best chance of winning the job. … (In an all-male electorate, the Republican Party of that age was composed disproportionately ofUnion Army veterans). … Marked as a star coming out of Princeton and Harvard Law School, he started off on the traditional path ofthe elite ofthe DC bar…
For some reason, people watch theStateoftheUnion Address every year. … his push to close Guantanamo in this year’s StateoftheUnion address. … been a staple of Obama StateoftheUnion speeches since his inaugural year.…
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CNN reports that President Barack Obama has decided to go ‘non-traditional’ for his last StateoftheUnion address; the article even … the last year of his reign. … There is a reason, in other words, why Congress went from one ofthe most Democratic-dominated ones in recent history to one ofthe…
What apparently provoked Trump’s ire was theUnion-Leader’s endorsement of Chris Christie in the Republican primary. … The debate, scheduled for Feb. 6 from the campus of St. … fewer than a dozen members of a union at the station based in Manchester.…
