State of the Union 2006 aka Why I rarely talk about politics

[kimkali]

Their aim is to seize power in Iraq, and use it as a safe haven to launch attacks against America and the world. Lacking the military strength to challenge us directly, the terrorists have chosen the weapon of fear. When they murder children at a school in Beslan, or blow up commuters in London, or behead a bound captive, the terrorists hope these horrors will break our will, allowing the violent to inherit the Earth. But they have miscalculated: We love our freedom, and we will fight to keep it. (Applause.)
aka as the slogan says, "Fighting for peace is like f@cking for virginity"
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America rejects the false comfort of isolationism. We are the nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire. Once again, we accept the call of history to deliver the oppressed and move this world toward peace. We remain on the offensive against terror networks. We have killed or captured many of their leaders -- and for the others, their day will come.
aka Pearl Harbour II - The Two Towers
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The road of victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels -- but those decisions will be made by our military commanders, not by politicians in Washington, D.C. (Applause.)
aka buck passing
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"allowing the violent to inherit the Earth" actually had me laughing... "saved liberty in Europe" had me gnashing and oh the d@mn hypocrasy!!!!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/print/index.html

Comments

[kimkali.livejournal.com]

He's got a lovely turn of phrase. Rather, they have very expensive speechwriters who deserve a holiday.
It's a donut speech.
Sugar coated, full of holes, roundabout (repetitive) and ultimately sickening.

[kimkali.livejournal.com]

Agh he brought out the recently bereved... if there is babykissing... gahgaaahahahaaaa

[tim-skellington.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Howevwer, if he sticks to the initiatives outlined for research, that from what it says is actual blue-sky research as opposed to research for profit, then it will be a good thing. Too much emphasis is placed on the "return" on the "investment" of research which is leading to a general lack of new innovations, just renovations of existing ideas.

[kimkali.livejournal.com]

There is also some talk of the looming economic crash and possibly-far-too-late initiative to boost education and attainment.
They are all about value benefit, rather than actually learning and developing it would seem.