25 jan 2012 by BD Pisani
Obama's ponderous State of the Union lecture was the unofficial start of his re-election campaign. It was also chock full of rhetoric, lies, and divisiveness -- just as the previous three years of his first and only presidential term. His credibility tank is empty.
Last evening, the nation's interest turned to Obama's State of the Union (SOTU) address. Those looking for a positive vision and fresh, workable solutions to the country's myriad problems were sorely disappointed.
What the American people got instead was a SOTU re-run heavily tinged with partisan palaver.
Tuesday's tedious gab fest was not about the union, it was all about the State of Obama as he egregiously used SOTU as a kick-start for his re-election campaign. Worst of all, however, was Obama's non-stop parrying with reality.
Surely he knew he was repeatedly lying to the American people -- didn't he? Surely he must have known that his mistreatment of the truth was nothing less than a nationally-televised illustration of his failed presidency -- mustn't he? Of course, but Obama has exhausted his supply of magic beans. Lie, divide, and conquer are all that are left.
This was no SOTU. From inviting Warren Buffett's secretary as some sort of prop "victim" to the last word uttered, Obama made a mockery of yet another Constitution-based America tradition. It was the State of Class Warfare and ...
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