Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address

[Clocker]

Originally Posted by reckless

Do you think any left wing media outlet will ask Barry Obama about the speech and Trump's many, many, many successes?

Obama can point to 7 years of economic growth under his administration, compared to only 2 so far under Trump.

P.S. Neither can make a sound argument that the growth was because of their administration. With Obama, the growth was often in spite of his administration. With Trump, the results are inconclusive and remain to be seen.

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

It was a ****ing great speech.

For Trump or in general?

For Trump... yes.

In general... no.

You're certainly entitled to like it but the general reception I think will be very "meh." A point... maybe two... tops.

[MargieRose]

"Everything this guy [Trump] is doing is the opposite of what Obama did...and it's working." Lindsay Graham

Trump's BEST speech to date!!

[thaskalos]

Perhaps I am overly sensitive when it comes to cancer because this dreaded disease has played such a major role in my life...but there was a part of Trump's speech which really bothered me. Trump's wall figures to cost the American taxpayer anywhere between $8 and $88 BILLION, depending on whom you ask...and Trump readily declared that over $7 TRILLION has already been spent on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. And that beautiful little girl with brain cancer was brought to the speech so she could be told that Congress would be asked to allocate $500 million OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS...in order to combat childhood cancer in this country? Or did I make a mistake in recalling the amount? $50 million a year to combat a disease which torments in the worst possible way so many totally innocent little kids? It just doesn't seem fair...IMO.

[ReplayRandall]

My question is this..Where is the ‘Notorious RBG’?
Wapo reported she was at her musical last night, what a lie.

[MargieRose]

Originally Posted by elysiantraveller

For Trump or in general?

For Trump... yes.

In general... no.

You're certainly entitled to like it but the general reception I think will be very "meh." A point... maybe two... tops.

Twitter

[garyscpa]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

Perhaps I am overly sensitive when it comes to cancer because this dreaded disease has played such a major role in my life...but there was a part of Trump's speech which really bothered me. Trump's wall figures to cost the American taxpayer anywhere between $8 and $88 BILLION, depending on whom you ask...and Trump readily declared that over $7 TRILLION has already been spent on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. And that beautiful little girl with brain cancer was brought to the speech so she could be told that Congress would be asked to allocate $500 million OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS...in order to combat childhood cancer in this country? Or did I make a mistake in recalling the amount? $50 million a year to combat a disease which torments in the worst possible way so many totally innocent little kids? It just doesn't seem fair...IMO.

Hey, I thought the Israeli's cured cancer last week. It was particularly upsetting to me since I had Moh's surgery that day.

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by MargieRose

https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/s...96857507311616

Sounds about right.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by thaskalos

Perhaps I am overly sensitive when it comes to cancer because this dreaded disease has played such a major role in my life...but there was a part of Trump's speech which really bothered me. Trump's wall figures to cost the American taxpayer anywhere between $8 and $88 BILLION, depending on whom you ask...and Trump readily declared that over $7 TRILLION has already been spent on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. And that beautiful little girl with brain cancer was brought to the speech so she could be told that Congress would be asked to allocate $500 million OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS...in order to combat childhood cancer in this country? Or did I make a mistake in recalling the amount? $50 million a year to combat a disease which torments in the worst possible way so many totally innocent little kids? It just doesn't seem fair...IMO.

That $50M would represent a 25% increase above current federal funding for childhood cancer research, which amounts to $198M per year as of 2015.

So, given what is spent currently on research, it's not an insignificant amount.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by elysiantraveller

Sounds about right.

There's not much one could argue with his speech tonight. It was smartly crafted. Not by him of course...I don't know of the last president who wrote his own SOTU address...so we can thrown that criticism out the window.

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

There's not much one could argue with his speech tonight. It was smartly crafted. Not by him of course...I don't know of the last president who wrote his own SOTU address...so we can thrown that criticism out the window.

I didn't think it was well-crafted at all.

He'd throw out a social program... then red meat to the base... then a social program... then red meat...

We need sweeping insurance for pre-ex, perscription drugs, and paid maternity leave... but socialism is EVULLLL....

YMMV but I don't think it lands at all...

[Burls]

Originally Posted by elysiantraveller

"Socialism bad..."

Proceeds to list a bunch of socialist programs.

I'd say I'm shocked but that would be a lie...

Trump may not know what socialism is. ...
But he know's that it's evil.

[fast4522]

Originally Posted by elysiantraveller

.. socialism is EVULLLL......

You want Canada, go there.

[elysiantraveller]

Originally Posted by fast4522

You want Canada, go there.

I'm not the guy that just told the country we should look into paid maternity leave...

[Burls]

The US should cut OAS and Medicare right now!
They are both just pure unadulterated SOCIALISM
and should be ABANDONED for precisely that reason.

Come on America!
Get with it!