Assuming you were busy staring at the white shit falling out of the sky, I'm here to inform you that President Obama does, in fact, think America is going strong. He spent the majority of the State of the Union assuring Americans that we're still number one and that we should all really get on board with this whole healthcare thing. Despite a lengthy speech (the transcript of which can be found here), President Obama failed to make any mention of important social issues and only made vague references to economic issues.
Don't get me wrong; I respect the State of the Union and understand its importance in American society. But let's be honest with ourselves: The SOTU is just one long self-congratulatory pep talk riddled with anecdotes about people who are benefitting from Obama's America. Which would be nice if we were in a good place socially and economically. But we're not.
Taking a turn for the not-so-serious, Biden pulled a Biden by looking really excited to see someone during the SOTU.
Also, in keeping with the tradition of violent reactions by New York politicians , NY Representative Michael Grimm threatened to throw a reporter over the balcony during a post-SOTU interview. Watch him commit career suicide below.
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