Obamas address to Congress and subsequent GOP reaction

Jan 2013
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Delaware
Yesterday night Obama gave his first official address to Congress (not quite a state of the union), what do you guys think?


I thought it was a typical speech from him, well delivered as usual. While it wasn't as partisan as most of Bush's speeches, it had some contradictions and of course, more spending. I don't quite understand why he said he "wasn't for bigger government" yet advocated many programs such as health care to be addressed.

On the flip side, the GOP reaction was a flop. I like Bobby Jindal but his first speech was just aweful. The substance was good but the delivery failed. It was obviously over-rehearsed and just sounded plain cheesy. However, given the fact that it was his first national address, I think we should give him another chance.
 

myp

Jan 2009
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Obama's speech was more of the same- calling for bipartisanship, yet alienating republicans for the last 8 years. He again didn't give many specifics and just pushed his socialist agenda.

The Republican response wasn't much better because like you said it was over-rehearsed. Jindal's tone was very off and it added a sort of phoniness to the speech.
 
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