“The future we want, all of us want — opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living and a sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids — all that is within our reach”. It doesn’t work if we think that our political opponents are unpatriotic or trying to weaken America. “We can all clap about that”, he said.
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“We must fix our broken immigration system”.
Obama concluded his final State of the Union with a plea to bridge the country’s deeply divided politics. “We are training, arming, and supporting forces who are steadily reclaiming territory in Iraq and Syria”, he said. Johnson said Obama lacks a credible strategy to contain the terrorist organization. “And that does not make us strong”. “In today’s world, we’re threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states”.
“The talk of America’s economic decline is political hot air”, he said. Research that has been acknowledged by the United States Military, American business leaders, the scientific community and the 200 countries that promised to combat it at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris. “It’s not even close”, he said.
“Most importantly, I think President Obama made it crystal clear that the union is strong”. Rejected the idea that IS threatens “our national existence”. While Clinton has insisted that she’s not running for Obama’s third term, she tweeted Tuesday night that “America is better because of @POTUS’ leadership”.
He did admit to one great failing – his inability to bridge the deepening, bitter partisanship that has defined U.S. politics and made co-operation between Democrats and Republicans impossible.
Four days after the attack, Obama gave an address to the nation from the White House that focused specifically on the San Bernardino attack, the broader threat of terrorism, and the government’s efforts to keep the country safe. Those are criminal justice reform, how we combat our heroin epidemic and dealing with the issue of college affordability.
LGBT rights advocated applauded the president’s speech. With the most extreme voices leading the polls this election year, the president said, let’s hope “the unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word”.
“Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union”.
“I think he’s laid the groundwork for the middle class and the poor and also that we should be helping, instead of hating”, said Sperko. The governor, who led the charge to remove the Confederate battle flag from the S.C. State House grounds after the Charleston church shooting, solidified her place on the list of potential Republican vice presidential candidates, though not on Trump’s.
The president’s speech clocked in at just under one hour.
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The State of the Union address was as successful as the president’s eloquence and patriotism.
