President Obama gave his annual State of the Union speech for the seventh time as president. His speech, which focused on the state of our country at home and abroad, had reaction from across both sides of the political aisle.
Liberals:
I’m generally not a fan of the SOTU (usually boring) but Obama is giving a great speech
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) January 21, 2015
Does Boener have to look like he’s getting a colonoscopy everytime Obama says something good about America? I thought Repubs loved America?
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 21, 2015
Obama just said, “Hurts, don’t it? Tell your friends. YERT!” to Boehner #SOTU
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 21, 2015
I keep rewinding to “stop rewarding companies that keep profits abroad and reward those that invest here in America” to watch Boehner scowl.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 21, 2015
Is this the first time a #SOTU has mentioned transgender and bisexual people?
— Richard Kim (@RichardKimNYC) January 21, 2015
So does Obama sound like a professor here or a preacher or nah?
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) January 21, 2015
“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change”- POTUS #SOTU15
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 21, 2015
The I-won-both moment was classic Obama. He has a great, sharp edge–that he does not often deploy in public. #SOTU
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 21, 2015
POTUS delivers the BOFA address tonight and it was epic. #SOTU #BNRNews
— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) January 21, 2015
I have to say, that was the best speech Barack Obama has given as president. Third best he’s given at all (“Yes we can,” Philadelphia 1,2).
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 21, 2015
.@Sarahkliff is right — it’s bizarre that Obama doesn’t mention Obamacare given that open enrollment is going on now: http://t.co/D1V8APp65S
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) January 21, 2015
This is just an awesome speech.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) January 21, 2015
One of the things I like best about this WH is their resistance to being drawn into clash of civilizations nonsense.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 21, 2015
#POTUS double downed tonight on the spirit of his 2004 speech. Hope remains the battle flag of this presidency #SOTU #hardball #msnbc
— Chris Matthews (@hardball_chris) January 21, 2015
Some focused their hate on House Speaker John Boehner:
Nice to see two people of color up on that dais. #SOTU2015
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) January 21, 2015
We have a bouquet at #SOTU2015–Obama (black America), Biden (white America) and Boehner (orange America)!
— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) January 21, 2015
Conservatives:
#ABetterPolitics When we don’t have a President who uses Class Warfare to divide the nation. #SOTU #TPSOTU
— Tea Party Express (@TeaPartyExpress) January 21, 2015
Something borrowed (free trade vocab), something blue (country’s mood), something old (tax the rich!), something new (bupkis) #foxnewsCHAT
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) January 21, 2015
If Democrats would have run on the tax hikes, regulations, et al Obama proposed in SOTU, they’d have lost even more Senate seats.
— Brad Dayspring (@BDayspring) January 21, 2015
The guy who weaponized gov’t agencies to persecute people who didn’t like his health care is lecturing on kindness. #SOTU
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 21, 2015
Obama’s message tonite was “Americans dreams will come true only if the government decides they will.” #SOTU
— Crystal Wright (@GOPBlackChick) January 21, 2015
Obama: “I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I won both of ’em.” What a classy guy.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 21, 2015
The ‘surely we can agree on a better politics’ section is surely the most cynical of the SOTU.
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 21, 2015
“Ask not what you can do for your government. Ask what your government can do for you.” — Barack Obama.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 21, 2015
Left out of Obama’s agenda: dealing with the debt, deficits/Medicare, Social Security going broke. #SOTU
— Karl Rove (@KarlRove) January 21, 2015
Hey president Obama 2004 called. It wants its clichés back.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 21, 2015
If I were watching, I’d be suffering.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 21, 2015
Whether you agree or disagree with his policies, this was the most connected speech POTUS has delivered in a long time. #foxnewsCHAT
— Bill Hemmer (@BillHemmer) January 21, 2015
Did a speechwriter actually write this? “Looking to the future instead of the past…that’s what keeps us strong….”
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) January 21, 2015
“Everyone does their fair share…. everyone contributes….” Notice the collectivism tone…. #SOTU
— AJ Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 21, 2015
Have all of the Cuban political prisoners been freed yet? And Obama wants us to trust Cuba? #SOTU
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) January 21, 2015
When we stop fighting before our enemies are defeated, that’s not ending wars. That’s losing wars. #SOTU
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) January 21, 2015
Presidents need to hire people that will tell them the truth, not add a punctuation mark.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 21, 2015