SOTU: Who Cares?

I'm not going to watch Obama's State of the Union Speech. Now more than ever, Obama's speeches don't matter. It's not just that Obama's insufferable speeches are packed with lies (although that is part of the problem).

No, the real problem with Obama is that despite the fact that he is the de facto leader of the free world, what he has to say is of almost no consequence. Obama is probably the least persuasive President in living memory (to wit; ObamaCare, the Massachusetts Senate Race, the New Jersey Governor's Race, the Virgina Governor's Race, the Chicago Olympics bid, the Copenhagen Climate Council, etc.)

Obama is so weak and so stupid, he's now trying to ride the coattails of a freshly-elected Senator who rose from the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Obama, after one year, you're practically a lame duck.

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Obama's "blame it on Bush" Afghanistan Speech:

Full transcript here

Some analysis:

Obama did not miss the opportunity to blame Bush for the problems in Afghanistan: "Throughout [the duration of the Iraq war], our troop levels in Afghanistan remained a fraction of what they were in Iraq. When I took office, we had just over 32,000 Americans serving in Afghanistan, compared to 160,000 in Iraq at the peak of the war. Commanders in Afghanistan repeatedly asked for support to deal with the reemergence of the Taliban, but these reinforcements did not arrive."

Speaking defensively in reference to his dithering, Obama stated that "...there has been no delay or denial of resources necessary for the conduct of the war."

Apparently, Obama doesn't understand the impact of a delay in decisiveness.

Obama also set a timetable for withdrawal, letting the enemy know exactly how long to hold out: "After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home."

Obama then threw a bone to the pacifist left and obliquely defended his dithering a bit more: "If I did not think that the security of the United States and the safety of the American people were at stake in Afghanistan, I would gladly order every single one of our troops home tomorrow. So no - I do not make this decision lightly."

After assuring us he can begin to pull out of Afghanistan in a mere 18 months, he painted a grim picture of the task ahead: "Since 9/11, al Qaeda's safe-havens [including Afghanistan] have been the source of attacks against London and Amman and Bali. The people and governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan are endangered. And the stakes are even higher within a nuclear-armed Pakistan, because we know that al Qaeda and other extremists seek nuclear weapons, and we have every reason to believe that they would use them."

Then Obama stated his intention to partner with the Taliban: "We will support efforts by the Afghan government to open the door to those Taliban who abandon violence and respect the human rights of their fellow citizens."

Surprisingly, Obama made mention of America's positive contribution to the world over the past several decades: "But more than any other nation, the United States of America has underwritten global security for over six decades - a time that, for all its problems, has seen walls come down, markets open, billions lifted from poverty, unparalleled scientific progress, and advancing frontiers of human liberty."

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Obama's Health Care Speech: September 9, 2009 Transcript

Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people:

When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of collapse.

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Obama's Notre Dame Speech, Full Text

Obama's Notre Dame Speech: FULL TEXT

Highlights:

• "Too many of us view life only through the lens of immediate self-interest...in which the world is necessarily a zero-sum game."  [Look who's talking.]
• "Those with power...find all manner of justification for their own privilege."  [Pot, I'd like you to meet Kettle.] 
• The strong too often dominate the weak. [You don't say!]
• Read the whole speech...and look for the shameless plug for his book, The Audacity of Hope.

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