10:14 pm: "All that matters is the mission."
So it is with America.
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10:09 pm: "Anyone who says our influence has waned doesn't know what they're talking about."
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10:05 pm: Oh, yeah -- and we iced Ghaddafi, too. Watch out Assad. Tyranny is no match for liberty.
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09:59 pm:"Now, you can call this class warfare all you want. But asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense."
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09:46 pm: "Nation-building here at home" with war dollars saved.
That is why you should vote for Obama/Biden in 2012.
Via National Journal's feed: "Responsible homeowners shouldn’t have to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom to get some relief. #sotu"
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09:41 pm: Will I have to be the one to make the "America has a supply of natural gas that will last 100 years" fart joke? Indeed, it is my destiny...
Seriously, though: wouldn't it be nice to pass clean energy tax credits, and take away the ridiculous subsidies from the Big Oil companies?
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09:36 pm: From @NinaHayden here in Pinellas County: "That needs to be a federal law. All kids should stay in school until they graduate or turn 18. No more dropping out at the age of 16."
By the way, one of my favorite lines from tonight so far? Easily this one: "...it's time to turn our unemployment system into a reemployment system that puts people back to work."
There you go.
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09:33 pm: I'm going to need more tea.
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09:28 pm: Good stuff so far. I'm already curious how the Republicans respond to this.
This creep might give you a bit of insight, though.
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09:20 pm: Tweets Michael Hussey of Pushing Rope: "Obama bashing Wall Street. This is the Occupy Wall Street election."
Yep. And took a little dig at Romney, there, who said he'd let the car companies fail...
Ask what you can do to bring jobs back to your country... a la "Ask not what your country can do for you."
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09:17 pm: By the way, I'm watching the standard broadcast live stream, because the enhanced stream kept crashing.
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09:12 pm: Fascinating! Starts off with a foreign policy victory: the end to the war in Iraq, and the death of Osama bin Laden. I said he might mention bin Laden -- turns out he led with it.
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09:08 pm: I would say the president looks pretty upbeat, wouldn't you?
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09:07 pm: I can tell you that I will be enjoying this broadcast with a nice cup of North Country Nights tea from my friends in Hermon, NY at Mind's Eye Farm & Herbary. It's awesome stuff, and I'm hoping will help me kick whatever has invaded my throat and nasal passages.
And that's not even a paid advertisement.
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09:05 pm: We're all reminded that Congress will be a little worse off for not having Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords around.
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Here's my intro to tonight's SOTU -- I'll try to follow along and post some thoughts above as a timeline. The entrances are already underway here.
Don't forget -- you can follow me on Twitter, too -- @bkirby816
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