(01-29-2014 02:45 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 02:40 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 02:30 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 11:57 AM)dawgitall Wrote:  He couldn't pass up an opportunity to put himself in the limelight. Political egos are amazing.

True, but the President could just go back to conducting SOTU addresses from the Oval Office. Having the SOTU speech at The Capitol is just as much grandstanding as is walking out during the precedings.

The SOTU is a President's day to grandstand.

Which is at the discretion of the POTUS. When Carter and Regan were in office, the SOTU addresses when short and direct. No random acknowledgements of people in the audience nor canned applause every 10 minutes. What's going on during theses addresses today reminds me of a mega-church sermon. That is the reason I choose not to watch them.

Joel Osteen?

(01-29-2014 02:39 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  A disgrace of humanity in general.

A true American hero.

(01-29-2014 01:17 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  Somebody found him? He's been MIA for 6 weeks. Shoulda yelled "You lie!"

That would have been the first truthful thing said all night.

He knew what he was going to say beforehand. I wouldn't have even gone. Sitting there for 2+ hours where the main speaker is just going to lie to me (no matter the president) and the American people.... I couldn't do it.

should be sent to N. Korea to be Jung Ill's next cousin

(01-29-2014 12:14 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 11:23 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Obviously a racist.

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) said Tuesday night that he left President Obama’s State of the Union speech early after “hearing how the president is further abusing his Constitutional powers.”

“I could not bear to watch as he continued to cross the clearly-defined boundaries of the Constitutional separation of powers,” Stockman said in a press release shortly after Obama’s speech ended. “Needless to say, I am deeply disappointed in the tone and content of tonight’s address.”

Stockman said Obama was promising to “break his oath of office and begin enacting his own brand of law through executive decree.”

“This is a wholesale violation of his oath of office and a disqualifying offense,” the Texas congressman said.

Stockman also criticized Obama for refusing to admit “his policies have failed,” and for advancing a plan for more taxes and spending that is a “blueprint for perpetual poverty.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/1967...z2rlRgUEVW

The guy is obviously an idiot. Presidents have always had the power of executive order and Obama isn't even anywhere close to issuing out as many executive orders and the previous two presidents.

Obama is on pace to pass "W" on executive orders issued, and close to Clinton's pace. To this point in his Presidency "W" had issued 171 compared to Obama's 168. Obama's orders have actually altered laws passed during his term that he signed like ACA so his are constitutionally questionable.

(01-29-2014 03:50 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  should be sent to N. Korea to be Jung Ill's next cousin

A modern day Patrick Henry.

Its not a matter of counting the number of orders, its the details of the order itself.

Obama is just counting the days until his last few months in office.

That is when the Sh** will hit the fan.

Until then, he has to be selective. But he is now setting the political groundwork for the BIG Ex orders to come

(01-29-2014 11:45 AM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  Yesterday, Rush said the GOP should all be taking selfies with other people's wives while Barry was giving the SOTU

That would have been great except the GOP has too much class and would never do such a thing. Besides, who in the world would want to take a selfie with Mooch?

(01-29-2014 04:12 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 03:50 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  should be sent to N. Korea to be Jung Ill's next cousin

A modern day Patrick Henry.

Both of these above posts are over the top.

(01-29-2014 04:14 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  Its not a matter of counting the number of orders, its the details of the order itself.

Obama is just counting the days until his last few months in office.

That is when the Sh** will hit the fan.

Until then, he has to be selective. But he is now setting the political groundwork for the BIG Ex orders to come

Exactly. The number is entirely irrelevant. Who care if the POTUS appoints the Curator of a Museum, a postal clerk or outlaws hunting by torch in some land areas?

When they are used to simply ignore laws, change laws or remove them altogether we've moved into Banana Republic land.

We don't elect a King or dictator, we have 3 co-equal branches of government for a reason. Quite specifically this kind of reason.

He should have just passed gas really loudly.

(01-29-2014 11:23 AM)EagleRockCafe Wrote:  

Obviously a racist.

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) said Tuesday night that he left President Obama’s State of the Union speech early after “hearing how the president is further abusing his Constitutional powers.”

“I could not bear to watch as he continued to cross the clearly-defined boundaries of the Constitutional separation of powers,” Stockman said in a press release shortly after Obama’s speech ended. “Needless to say, I am deeply disappointed in the tone and content of tonight’s address.”

Stockman said Obama was promising to “break his oath of office and begin enacting his own brand of law through executive decree.”

“This is a wholesale violation of his oath of office and a disqualifying offense,” the Texas congressman said.

Stockman also criticized Obama for refusing to admit “his policies have failed,” and for advancing a plan for more taxes and spending that is a “blueprint for perpetual poverty.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/1967...z2rlRgUEVW

Please vote for this man in the Texas GOP Primary! He makes Ted Akin look like a credible candidate.

(01-29-2014 03:08 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 02:45 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 02:40 PM)dawgitall Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 02:30 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(01-29-2014 11:57 AM)dawgitall Wrote:  He couldn't pass up an opportunity to put himself in the limelight. Political egos are amazing.

True, but the President could just go back to conducting SOTU addresses from the Oval Office. Having the SOTU speech at The Capitol is just as much grandstanding as is walking out during the precedings.

The SOTU is a President's day to grandstand.

Which is at the discretion of the POTUS. When Carter and Regan were in office, the SOTU addresses when short and direct. No random acknowledgements of people in the audience nor canned applause every 10 minutes. What's going on during theses addresses today reminds me of a mega-church sermon. That is the reason I choose not to watch them.

Joel Osteen?

I was thinking more Creflow Dollar