What is your analysis of President Obama's State of the Union address? What were the strong points? What were the Weak points? Did this address help you to feel comfortable or uncomfortable about the state of the union?
I like how there would be no delay bill for people who pay their checks late.The strong points were that he was brave and wanted to make US best country and help low class people.
In his 2012 State of the Union Address, Barack Obama issued a ringing call for government to take the lead in rebuilding an economy that works for all Americans and to revive the promise of a more cooperative politics that carried him to the White House in 2008. I like how As usual, President Obama has few pears when it comes to delivering a powerful speech. Republicans can mock his use of teleprompters all they want but he has always done a masterful job of actually utilizing the technology to come across natural and as someone who can engage his audience.
Hello, this is Caroline. In President Obama's State of the Union, it was well-thought out address. His strong points were the emphasis on education reform economic improvements. his weak points was how the plans of education and economic reform will happen and the money to fund it. Yes, this address helped me feel comfortable about the state of the union.
Hey, this is Greta. Well I happened to watch the 2011 State of the Union Address but I managed to watch most of his 2012 speech, I thought both were extremely powerful. I really appreciated how he preached togetherness and not have things be so black and white. How he wanted to bring everyone together for one cause, that it doesn't always have to be republican against democrat. That they may not all agree with one another but should come together to do what is best for this country, instead of fighting over who's right and who's wrong. I thought a major strong point was his emphasis on education, and that teachers really do shape the nation; so they should be credited with what they deserve for doing so. He talked about putting a stop to all of the excessive spending and having more money to support these small business's that leave people with out a job. And In my opinion honestly yes some of upper class has worked hard for the money they earned, but raising their taxes is not going to rob them of all that money but help those who are working just as hard with no pay off. Yes the wealthy will have to pay higher taxes but they will definitely be guaranteed enough money to survive, while others barely have that. Why is it fair that the middle class has to pay 35% of taxes while Mitt Romney and Warren Bouffet pay about 15 %? He's talking about innovations and economic reform. That we have to rebuild our country's economy that has been declining since the 1970's. I also liked how he said people should not have to be denied of health care for pre-medical diseases. He said we needed to invest In the infrastructure, and get kids to graduate high school. I think the weak points is he could've called out congress a little more for preventing him for passing a lot of the bills he wanted to pass like the jobs bill and debt ceiling. He really seems to care and want America to succeed as a whole. And brought up that over the years we have been the leaders coming up with these brilliant ideas, and advancing In technology. And that we have the power to continue to do so. I admire how eloquently and passionately he speaks about what he believes in and how he truly has respect and admiration for our America. I hope that If he is re-elected he is able to get his ideas passed by congress and that instead of all the hate they come together to strive for him and our country to be a better place. So yes, I feel comfortable but I still have doubts and worries about the republican party being completely against everything he wants to do and against every democratic out look for that matter. People should really try open their eyes to different opinions. They may not to have agree with what is being said but can at least try to accept one another's differences and work with each other to find the good in the bad.
I think President Obama's State of the Union Address had many strong points. One was not raising college tuition to make sure that all middle-class families can afford sending their children to a good college. Another strong point was making it illegal for under-aged students to drop out of school. He is going to try to make it so everyone has to continue school until they are eighteen or graduate high school. I think that is definitely the best thing he said in his entire speech because everyone needs education to succeed in life. One week point was when Obama said that people who make more money should pay more taxes than people who have less money. I do not believe that people who have a lot money should be forced to spend it on other people. They might work overtime to get extra money to support their 5 kids, while the people with less money work less because that's all the money they need and they don't need to support as big of a family. Overall, I thought Obama's speech was really good, and had many strong points, even though I believed some of his goals were a bit unrealistic. ~Melanie Gross
President Obama made several strong points in his State of the Union Address. One was the plan to pull all of the troops out of Afghanistan and cut the military funds being spent in half. Half of this will go to repaying the deficit, the other half will go to enforcing and creating new laws. Another point was the Buffet Plan, which will create equal taxes for all citizens, 30%, with no exceptions or tax breaks. He also explained how he plans to help teachers by giving them more benefits and having less be fired. He will put into effect the No Child Left Behind law, which states that a student cannot drop out of school unless he or she is 18 or has graduated. His overall regarding the citizens is to equalize the benefits given to poor people and rich people. Obama also plans to give incentives to businesses in order to increase insourcing and decrease outsourcing. BY doing this U.S. manufacturing will increase, as well as the economy and exports. He mentioned that it is getting progressively more expensive to trade with China, and therefore more difficult. Overall, Obama made several strong points that has already raised patriotism. If he can accomplish all or most of these goals, then he will have succeeded as a president -Ben Mittman
I think that Obama's State of the Union Address had a few strong points. Such as saying that every single person needs the opportunity to have an education and a chance to succeed in life. He's pushing for students to finish all the way through to graduate and get the full education they need and deserve. I think that this is a wonderful idea because everyone should have the chance to get the best education and to choose a career. I think one of the weakest parts of his speech was when he talked about people with a higher income to pay higher taxes. I think that it is unfair for the people that work ten times harder than the people who just choose to get an easy job such as working at McDonalds. I understand that some people aren't in the situation to pick and choose their jobs but i think that everyone should get full education to be able to have a good job. I think its unfair for the people who hardly work or people who just don't even bother trying to look for jobs to pay lower taxes. There are people that work so hard with good paying jobs just to take care of their families, to supply clothes, food, and utilities. So in my opinion it's unfair for people with more income to pay higher taxes. The address didn't really make me feel comfortable or uncomfortable. i just think everyone has their own opinions and mine is just that i thought overall it was fair and covered a good amount of topics that needed to be discussed. -Daijah Wright
I think President Obama's State of the Union had a couple strong points like bringing up the Warren Buffet Law which I agree with 100%. I also liked how he placed a strong need on education because too many kids drop out and do not care about life, with his importance on education, maybe kids can become motivated to stay in school and become successful in life. I think some weak points was him talking about taxing companies that expand overseas. Some Companies do not have the money too expand in the Unites States for taxing reasons and now they get taxed if they expand over seas which can have a major impact on some companies. Overall I was impressed by President Obama's speech because he made his goals clear and if he can pull through, our country is on its way to fix our dept, if Obama's goals fail, then he might be classified as one of the worst presidents ever. - Blake Littman
I think one strong point obamas state of the union address had was about the U.S military killing Osama Bin Ladin. In the speech, Obama used the raid to show what U.S. troops could achieve when they "worked as a team." There was only one Osama bin Laden. Americans may have disagreed about the purpose of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but about bin Laden they were as close to unanimous as Americans get: He was responsible for 9/11. I agree completely that although wars are bad they need to be done in order to stop worse things from happening. I think a weak point in the speech was when he was talking about taxing people with a higher income. I disagree with this and think that some people should be taxed higher such as actors and actresses that do nothing and get a ton of money but people with lots of children and others to care for should not be taxed because if there making alot of money they need all of it. I Am impressed by Obamas speech's i always am but i think that you cant just talk about things that need to get done you need to actually do them which i believe he has done a bad job doing!
I liked the speech, I think Obama is a great speaker, and by what he said that our country is getting progressively better. A couple of strong points were when Obama said that he was taking the troops out of Iraq and bringing them back home, this put a lot of people in a better state of mind. It was also nice to hear him talk more about the environment, and how we can help the economy instead of going to war. A weaker point was that he said all these great things, but what if he can't follow through what will happen then. All in all this made me feel more comfortable about the State of the Union.
Ms. Heukrodt i forgot to put my name but this is from Jake Feldman
I liked the speech, I think Obama is a great speaker, and by what he said that our country is getting progressively better. A couple of strong points were when Obama said that he was taking the troops out of Iraq and bringing them back home, this put a lot of people in a better state of mind. It was also nice to hear him talk more about the environment, and how we can help the economy instead of going to war. A weaker point was that he said all these great things, but what if he can't follow through what will happen then. All in all this made
It's Paige Plaskoff. While watching President Obama preached all of the amazing things our country is capable of, i wondered when those things will actually happen. I am typically a huge fan of Obama and believe his hope and strength could lead the US into doing great things. Although, it is a little bit hard to have faith in him when most of the things he speaks about have not yet happened. That is a little uncomfortable for me. What is comfortable, is Obama's opinion to leave no body out or alone. He is here to improve our situation and i really do like the things that he feels are important. It is nice to have a genuine and real leader who isn't dangerous or intimidating. I am very curious to see what our future holds, good and bad.
i think the presidents state of union speech was well thought out, persuassive, but somewhat dilluted by his capaign speechs. he showed his drive for a better economy and his desirve for a higher employment rate, and a better chance of good education for lower and middle class people. -Johnathan Kaner
The president presented the speech very well. However, the fact that only good things were talked about is what concerns me because we are obviously not in a good economic state presently. The strong points of the speech were definitely programs being started to address the issues. But the fact that many points were not spoken of is what was lacking in his speech. Overall, I am comfortable with the current state of the union.
I think that President Obama is a great talker, but I'm not sure how much I believe it all. He seemed to be talking too much about all the good things that have happened, without saying anything about the bad, which leads me to believe that he was just trying to get more votes when he runs again. I think the speech was alright, but there would have been a lot of things I would have changed if I was in his position.
Obama, as always, spoke very well, but he only spoke about good things. Also, he should have talked about what he HAS done rather than what he WILL do. It would be nice for a change if his speeches were about what he promised and did do, rather than what he has promised and is working on. He was trying to get reelected more than anything.
hello this is charlie tipp... I thought it was a good speach. I think he spoke of alot of good and not alot of bad. he left out alot of important things but overall it was a good speech
I think obamas state of the union speech was almost a exact reinactment of his past speeches during his presidency. He adressed the same ideas and thoughts and also obama didnt adress so much the status of our country as much as our problems and issues right now. I think he did have some calid points such as he ideas of trade and bringing back manufacturing to the US but I didnt like how he avoided topics such as the pipeline he turned down and I thInk the state of the union shouldnt be from the presidents direct pov but possibly other democrats and possibly republicans asking him questions. This is bryce schmidtchen
The State of the Union is mandatory for Presidents to prepare and present. If you want Democrats and Republicans to ask him questions you might as well put them in them in the WWE.
I liked it and I thought overall it was a good speech. I think the strong points was when he talked about jobs and education. Also, that the rich should be paying more on taxes than the people that are poor or that make normal amount of money.
I really liked his state of the union speech. I think everyone that watched it could agree on at least one thing: He is an amazingly talented public speaker. His strong points were talking about education reform and newer forms of energy. His weak points were the fact that he didn't really mention the economic deficit were facing, but he might've taken that as "given". In all honesty, this speech didn't really have an effect on what i think of the state of the union.
I like how there would be no delay bill for people who pay their checks late.The strong points were that he was brave and wanted to make US best country and help low class people.
ReplyDeleteIn his 2012 State of the Union Address, Barack Obama issued a ringing call for government to take the lead in rebuilding an economy that works for all Americans and to revive the promise of a more cooperative politics that carried him to the White House in 2008. I like how As usual, President Obama has few pears when it comes to delivering a powerful speech. Republicans can mock his use of teleprompters all they want but he has always done a masterful job of actually utilizing the technology to come across natural and as someone who can engage his audience.
ReplyDeleteHello, this is Caroline.
ReplyDeleteIn President Obama's State of the Union, it was well-thought out address. His strong points were the emphasis on education reform economic improvements. his weak points was how the plans of education and economic reform will happen and the money to fund it. Yes, this address helped me feel comfortable about the state of the union.
Hey, this is Greta.
ReplyDeleteWell I happened to watch the 2011 State of the Union Address but I managed to watch most of his 2012 speech, I thought both were extremely powerful. I really appreciated how he preached togetherness and not have things be so black and white. How he wanted to bring everyone together for one cause, that it doesn't always have to be republican against democrat. That they may not all agree with one another but should come together to do what is best for this country, instead of fighting over who's right and who's wrong. I thought a major strong point was his emphasis on education, and that teachers really do shape the nation; so they should be credited with what they deserve for doing so. He talked about putting a stop to all of the excessive spending and having more money to support these small business's that leave people with out a job. And In my opinion honestly yes some of upper class has worked hard for the money they earned, but raising their taxes is not going to rob them of all that money but help those who are working just as hard with no pay off. Yes the wealthy will have to pay higher taxes but they will definitely be guaranteed enough money to survive, while others barely have that. Why is it fair that the middle class has to pay 35% of taxes while Mitt Romney and Warren Bouffet pay about 15 %? He's talking about innovations and economic reform. That we have to rebuild our country's economy that has been declining since the 1970's. I also liked how he said people should not have to be denied of health care for pre-medical diseases. He said we needed to invest In the infrastructure, and get kids to graduate high school. I think the weak points is he could've called out congress a little more for preventing him for passing a lot of the bills he wanted to pass like the jobs bill and debt ceiling. He really seems to care and want America to succeed as a whole. And brought up that over the years we have been the leaders coming up with these brilliant ideas, and advancing In technology. And that we have the power to continue to do so. I admire how eloquently and passionately he speaks about what he believes in and how he truly has respect and admiration for our America. I hope that If he is re-elected he is able to get his ideas passed by congress and that instead of all the hate they come together to strive for him and our country to be a better place. So yes, I feel comfortable but I still have doubts and worries about the republican party being completely against everything he wants to do and against every democratic out look for that matter. People should really try open their eyes to different opinions. They may not to have agree with what is being said but can at least try to accept one another's differences and work with each other to find the good in the bad.
I think President Obama's State of the Union Address had many strong points. One was not raising college tuition to make sure that all middle-class families can afford sending their children to a good college. Another strong point was making it illegal for under-aged students to drop out of school. He is going to try to make it so everyone has to continue school until they are eighteen or graduate high school. I think that is definitely the best thing he said in his entire speech because everyone needs education to succeed in life. One week point was when Obama said that people who make more money should pay more taxes than people who have less money. I do not believe that people who have a lot money should be forced to spend it on other people. They might work overtime to get extra money to support their 5 kids, while the people with less money work less because that's all the money they need and they don't need to support as big of a family. Overall, I thought Obama's speech was really good, and had many strong points, even though I believed some of his goals were a bit unrealistic.
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President Obama made several strong points in his State of the Union Address. One was the plan to pull all of the troops out of Afghanistan and cut the military funds being spent in half. Half of this will go to repaying the deficit, the other half will go to enforcing and creating new laws. Another point was the Buffet Plan, which will create equal taxes for all citizens, 30%, with no exceptions or tax breaks. He also explained how he plans to help teachers by giving them more benefits and having less be fired. He will put into effect the No Child Left Behind law, which states that a student cannot drop out of school unless he or she is 18 or has graduated. His overall regarding the citizens is to equalize the benefits given to poor people and rich people. Obama also plans to give incentives to businesses in order to increase insourcing and decrease outsourcing. BY doing this U.S. manufacturing will increase, as well as the economy and exports. He mentioned that it is getting progressively more expensive to trade with China, and therefore more difficult. Overall, Obama made several strong points that has already raised patriotism. If he can accomplish all or most of these goals, then he will have succeeded as a president
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I think that Obama's State of the Union Address had a few strong points. Such as saying that every single person needs the opportunity to have an education and a chance to succeed in life. He's pushing for students to finish all the way through to graduate and get the full education they need and deserve. I think that this is a wonderful idea because everyone should have the chance to get the best education and to choose a career. I think one of the weakest parts of his speech was when he talked about people with a higher income to pay higher taxes. I think that it is unfair for the people that work ten times harder than the people who just choose to get an easy job such as working at McDonalds. I understand that some people aren't in the situation to pick and choose their jobs but i think that everyone should get full education to be able to have a good job. I think its unfair for the people who hardly work or people who just don't even bother trying to look for jobs to pay lower taxes. There are people that work so hard with good paying jobs just to take care of their families, to supply clothes, food, and utilities. So in my opinion it's unfair for people with more income to pay higher taxes. The address didn't really make me feel comfortable or uncomfortable. i just think everyone has their own opinions and mine is just that i thought overall it was fair and covered a good amount of topics that needed to be discussed. -Daijah Wright
ReplyDeleteI think President Obama's State of the Union had a couple strong points like bringing up the Warren Buffet Law which I agree with 100%. I also liked how he placed a strong need on education because too many kids drop out and do not care about life, with his importance on education, maybe kids can become motivated to stay in school and become successful in life. I think some weak points was him talking about taxing companies that expand overseas. Some Companies do not have the money too expand in the Unites States for taxing reasons and now they get taxed if they expand over seas which can have a major impact on some companies. Overall I was impressed by President Obama's speech because he made his goals clear and if he can pull through, our country is on its way to fix our dept, if Obama's goals fail, then he might be classified as one of the worst presidents ever.
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I think one strong point obamas state of the union address had was about the U.S military killing Osama Bin Ladin. In the speech, Obama used the raid to show what U.S. troops could achieve when they "worked as a team." There was only one Osama bin Laden. Americans may have disagreed about the purpose of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but about bin Laden they were as close to unanimous as Americans get: He was responsible for 9/11. I agree completely that although wars are bad they need to be done in order to stop worse things from happening. I think a weak point in the speech was when he was talking about taxing people with a higher income. I disagree with this and think that some people should be taxed higher such as actors and actresses that do nothing and get a ton of money but people with lots of children and others to care for should not be taxed because if there making alot of money they need all of it. I Am impressed by Obamas speech's i always am but i think that you cant just talk about things that need to get done you need to actually do them which i believe he has done a bad job doing!
ReplyDeleteI liked the speech, I think Obama is a great speaker, and by what he said that our country is getting progressively better. A couple of strong points were when Obama said that he was taking the troops out of Iraq and bringing them back home, this put a lot of people in a better state of mind. It was also nice to hear him talk more about the environment, and how we can help the economy instead of going to war. A weaker point was that he said all these great things, but what if he can't follow through what will happen then. All in all this made me feel more comfortable about the State of the Union.
ReplyDeletethis was jake Feldman by the way!
DeleteMs. Heukrodt i forgot to put my name but this is from Jake Feldman
ReplyDeleteI liked the speech, I think Obama is a great speaker, and by what he said that our country is getting progressively better. A couple of strong points were when Obama said that he was taking the troops out of Iraq and bringing them back home, this put a lot of people in a better state of mind. It was also nice to hear him talk more about the environment, and how we can help the economy instead of going to war. A weaker point was that he said all these great things, but what if he can't follow through what will happen then. All in all this made
It's Paige Plaskoff. While watching President Obama preached all of the amazing things our country is capable of, i wondered when those things will actually happen. I am typically a huge fan of Obama and believe his hope and strength could lead the US into doing great things. Although, it is a little bit hard to have faith in him when most of the things he speaks about have not yet happened. That is a little uncomfortable for me. What is comfortable, is Obama's opinion to leave no body out or alone. He is here to improve our situation and i really do like the things that he feels are important. It is nice to have a genuine and real leader who isn't dangerous or intimidating. I am very curious to see what our future holds, good and bad.
ReplyDeletei think the presidents state of union speech was well thought out, persuassive, but somewhat dilluted by his capaign speechs. he showed his drive for a better economy and his desirve for a higher employment rate, and a better chance of good education for lower and middle class people.
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The president presented the speech very well. However, the fact that only good things were talked about is what concerns me because we are obviously not in a good economic state presently. The strong points of the speech were definitely programs being started to address the issues. But the fact that many points were not spoken of is what was lacking in his speech. Overall, I am comfortable with the current state of the union.
ReplyDeleteI think that President Obama is a great talker, but I'm not sure how much I believe it all. He seemed to be talking too much about all the good things that have happened, without saying anything about the bad, which leads me to believe that he was just trying to get more votes when he runs again. I think the speech was alright, but there would have been a lot of things I would have changed if I was in his position.
ReplyDeleteObama, as always, spoke very well, but he only spoke about good things. Also, he should have talked about what he HAS done rather than what he WILL do. It would be nice for a change if his speeches were about what he promised and did do, rather than what he has promised and is working on. He was trying to get reelected more than anything.
ReplyDeletehello this is charlie tipp... I thought it was a good speach. I think he spoke of alot of good and not alot of bad. he left out alot of important things but overall it was a good speech
ReplyDeleteI think obamas state of the union speech was almost a exact reinactment of his past speeches during his presidency. He adressed the same ideas and thoughts and also obama didnt adress so much the status of our country as much as our problems and issues right now. I think he did have some calid points such as he ideas of trade and bringing back manufacturing to the US but I didnt like how he avoided topics such as the pipeline he turned down and I thInk the state of the union shouldnt be from the presidents direct pov but possibly other democrats and possibly republicans asking him questions. This is bryce schmidtchen
ReplyDeleteThe State of the Union is mandatory for Presidents to prepare and present. If you want Democrats and Republicans to ask him questions you might as well put them in them in the WWE.
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I liked it and I thought overall it was a good speech. I think the strong points was when he talked about jobs and education. Also, that the rich should be paying more on taxes than the people that are poor or that make normal amount of money.
ReplyDeleteI really liked his state of the union speech. I think everyone that watched it could agree on at least one thing: He is an amazingly talented public speaker. His strong points were talking about education reform and newer forms of energy. His weak points were the fact that he didn't really mention the economic deficit were facing, but he might've taken that as "given". In all honesty, this speech didn't really have an effect on what i think of the state of the union.
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