Edwards Response to bu$h SOTU

[Triana]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Tonight, Senator John Edwards released the following statement in response to President Bush's State of the Union address:

"The president tonight renewed his call for an economic recovery plan. But the plan he and Congress have offered leaves out tens of millions of Americans who need help the most. This plan would take months to have any impact, and the people I meet everyday on the campaign trail do not have months to wait. These people are hurting now and need this help now. Over the past seven years, typical workers' paychecks have failed to keep up with inflation, millions of families are facing the loss of their homes to foreclosures, health insurance premiums have doubled, and families are spending $1,000 more a year on gasoline. The State of the Union may be interesting political theater, but until we find bold solutions to the challenges facing the country, we will be stuck with the same old small, Washington answers.

And in the chamber of the House of Representatives where the president speaks, even though this Congress stopped listening to him a while ago, they will still applaud and cheer him. The truth is that Washington is out of touch with what's happening across the country. Between now and January of 2009, Democrats must stand up to this president, stand up for what's right, so he does not continue to forget about the middle class in this country."

http://www.johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20080128-sotu/

[AX10]

1. K & R!

I like this guy!

:kick:

:dem:

[havocmom]

2. Thanks for posting

Spot on, John Edwards.

[AzDar]

3. K & R...

:kick:

[Greylyn58]

4. Thanks for posting his response

He nailed it about how out of touch the people in DC are with the rest of us.

[Triana]

8. He certainly did! I liked his response..

...short on rhetoric (none, in fact) and directly to the point and the MOST important point - PEOPLE who are struggling and in need - those most easily and often discounted by bu$hco.

bythewyay, I LOVE the doggie! What a sweetie!

[Greylyn58]

16. Thanks

Sheridan is a big Edwards supporter :evilgrin:

[frogcycle]

5. can we have him for president, please?

[Divine Discontent]

17. Yes, we can! :)

sounds good to me, would love to see him there!

Each of the 3 big DEMS left should have given a 3 minute response or something, because these things are typically uninspiring.

GO JOHN!!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

49. Yes. PLEASE!

:-)

[focusfan]

54. here here i wish he could be elected too

[BuelahWitch]

56. Ok, now you've done it...

[Patchuli]

73. Oh my stars I love Icanhascheezeburger!!

My daughter turned me on to that one! Is that your pretty kitty baby?

[BuelahWitch]

76. Yes, that's my Baby kitty

But I guess now she "no can has" John Edwards for Prezdent! :cry:

[Bjornsdotter]

6. K & R n/t

[femmocrat]

7. Bravo! thanks for posting this. nt

[bluethruandthru]

9. He's absolutely right.

Those congressmen and women and everyone else in the room during the SOTU who stood and applauded for Bush's crap tonight are totally out of touch with what's happening in this country.

[asdjrocky]

10. Always says what I'm thinking. Thanks for the post.

[SacTownDem]

36. Yo Rocky!

:toast: right there with ya Rocky.

[druidity33]

37. welcome to DU!

i agree, rocky ROCKS!

:)

[avaistheone1]

11. Edwards is right.

People are hurting now. The president's plan is too little too late.

Note sign in photograph: "HELP US...You're Our Only Hope"

[Triana]

18. Wow! Nice photo...

..particularly the sign.

[frogmarch]

12. Yeah, instead of standing up

and applauding Bush, the Dems need to stand up TO the effer!

Go, Edwards, the tellin'-it-like-it-is guy!

[2hip]

13. Oh, John, John, John...this country SOOOO needs you!

KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!

New Grassroots Fund Drive—Wednesday, January 30th
(Please give the above link a kick for John!)

[balantz]

14. Great response!!

[jsamuel]

15. k & r

[midnight]

19. Poor Nancy seemed to lose her awareness and look to be

dozing off. I liked how only half the group the Republicans got up and cheered bush. I printed off a list of changes since 2001 and the most irritating thing was that Bush raised his salary from 200,000 to 400,000. It should be repealed until this country is out of debt.

[Triana]

20. That is among one of the first things the next Pres ought to do...

...though I won't hold my breath waiting. Not only that, they ought to retroactively repeal it and make bu$hit pay back $200K to the country.

[rucognizant]

38. Here's a challenge..............

Who here has the guts to call the WH today and suggest just that? #1-202-456-1111, when the menue prompt to choose 1 comes on ignore it. ( everytime I have done that I get put on hold for too long)
The Govmt. stole $78B, collected in SS taxes on YOUR income last year, and used it for other purposes! Thats how Bush knows SS isn't going to be there for you, he's been using! Did you notice the unanamous applause when he stated he would KEEP the tax cuts? THEY ALL benefit from it!
WE DON"T!
Call & suggest that "Georgie Porgie Puddin & Pie" return the $200,000. extra salary he has been getting for the last 7 years!

[SammyWinstonJack]

50. OUTRAGEOUS! That SS money REALLY IS OURS! Greedy little bastard!

THIEF! LOUSY LITTLE THIEF! :grr:

[donkeyotay]

59. Those repos clapped like trained seals.

Tax cuts. Yeah! Fiscal restraint. Yeah! War. Yeah! Terra. Yeah! What hypocrites. They have spent this country into financial ruin that will take generations to repair. Bush has presided over one of the biggest heists in history.

[frogmarch]

22. Aw heck, bush is just tryin' to get a

head start at refillin' the ol' coffers, dontcha know, to tide him over till he's out of office and hits the speechafyin' trail.

[Sam_Smith]

52. Actually President Clinton signed the pay raise in 2000.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa012101a.htm

The increase came as part of the Treasury Department appropriations included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001 and signed into law by President Clinton on Dec. 21, 2000.

[Morrisons Ghost]

57. I'm

Surprised it didn't go to $600,000 under Bush:eyes:

[Sadie4629]

58. I don't think

that a sitting president can raise his/her own salary. They can only do it for the next prez.

[Sam_Smith]

68. Same with Congress.

If they vote for a pay increase it can not by law come into effect until after the next congress is sworn in. Theoretically that way if we the people don't want to give them a raise we can throw them out of office come election time.

[Sam_Smith]

69. If only he could

He would have done so. Then again the way the Democratic Congress rolls over and plays dead for him I have no doubt he could have pulled it off.

I actually heard a nut-ball freeper claim that President Clinton signed the pay raise so that Hillary could have it after 8 years of *. Freepers have a conspiracy theory for everything.

[xxqqqzme]

61. that's what CEO's do when their company is going under

steal what isn't nailed down - so * is no big surprise.

[OzarkDem]

21. Glad they're giving him equal time on tv

:sarcasm:

[Triana]

24. Dammit OzarkDem ...

..I got excited and was about to go to MSNBC (online - I don't watch tv) - then I saw the sarcasm thing.

I shoulda known better. Pffft!

[OzarkDem]

25. Sorry, we'll get there

Have faith. We are a powerful movement with an excellent candidate. They can't ignore that forever.

[smokey nj]

23. K&R!!!!!

[knight_of_the_star]

26. Huzzah!

The more he talks the more I love him! May Odin cast Gugnir over the ranks of his foes!

[asdjrocky]

27. But didn't you here?

Obama and Hillary didn't shake hands.

[mzmolly]

28. I was gonna say. It's "convenient" that John failed to mention that.

:P

[Lugnut]

29. K&R n/t

[FirstLight]

30. Yikes! Tonight was like an Orwellian flashback!

...like the Doublespeak thing. And it was Dubya and some chick that was on after him (Sorry if I stil don't pay attention enought to know all the stupid players)
All are saying "Everything is Fiiiine, you will comply... you want to shooop...you want to send us all your money and sign away your civil liberties.... keep your eyes on the watch, and listen to my voice...you are feeling sleepy, very sleepy.... and when I snap my fingers, you won't know remember this..." (though your wallet and firstborn will be missing)

Like when they blast propaganda night and day over loudspeakers to brainwash you... youknow? Big Brother style, or Gitmo, take your pick...
The MSM is sounding like that more and more to me

scary

[FirstLight]

31. Did I mention that I am stoked to see JRE in the next debate?

go Johnny GO!
His response is too true, even for me... and we can't get him in office fast enough.

So glad Hil and Obama are hobbling eachother, and that John is such the grownup!

[lisainmilo]

32. k&r

[Nutmegger]

33. That man keeps going. R&K!!!!!

Thank you Triana.

[desertflamingo]

34. god...

do i LOVE that man. i just wish more people were exposed to him, because if they were, they'd get it. at least most of them would. he just tells it like it is. how fucking refreshing!! (sorry for the expletive, but it felt damned good!)

EDWARDS '08

[grantcart]

35. k and r

[foxer]

39. Bush slaps vinyl siding on economy

You might want to check the foundation cause it has huge cracks

[lonestarnot]

40. Now there is a response!

:applause:

[CaptJasHook]

41. Wow, JE is talking about me!

And 90% of the rest of America.

[Phred42]

42. Thanks for the Post - K

:kick:

[bdamomma]

43. kick and rec.

yes, it seems we are all on the same page, Edwards has the Congress's number too, this one comment reflects on the same thing we noticed.


"they will still applaud and cheer him".

[Name removed]

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[SammyWinstonJack]

51. Did you forget the sarcasm smilie?

:boring:

[Kajsa]

62. Did you get lost

on your way to Free Republic?

[Myrina]

45. K& R - if the MSM won't do it, we must.

:patriot:

[MaineDem]

46. Excellent!

I so love this man!

[waiting for hope]

47. Wonderful -

I love how he frames the issue and then delivers the slam. Edwards is speaking my language.

[caseycoon]

48. K&R GO JOHN! n/t

[focusfan]

53. John makes some good points

why can't he get the spot light like Obama and Clinton.i think
he understands the situation in America.

[7horses]

55. Give em hell John...

You know the economy is in trouble when the government has to pay people to 'spend' to keep the economy going. Wow! Shades of Alvin Toffler in, Future Shock.

[peacock]

60. Go John!

Thank you for standing up for us. I am standing up with you!

Anyone else who choses to do so can donate money or see how to donate time at: http://johnedwards.com/

WE are the deciders.

[Kajsa]

63. Go John, GO!

I'm with you all the way
to the convention!

:kick:

[Plucketeer]

64. BRAVO!

Leave it to John for a dose of crap-clearing laxative. If the Rethugs are allowed to stand a clap for Jizz-wad's continued delirium, why couldn't the other side stand and BOO the bastard??? Decorum's ASS here! We're supposed to be nicey-nice while hearing of a rape being perpetuated!!!

TELL IT LIKE IT IS, JOHN!

I heard ass-hat brag about how the USA is providing food for myriad failing nations around the globe. GREAT! Then why is our local food bank out of food..... for AMERICANS!!! There's LOTS of hungry folks in this town - HOPING for CHANGE, when what they need is a President John Edwards!

[jsivie]

65. If they're hungry

then what they NEED is a job, not some politician claiming that he is going to take care of them.

[Plucketeer]

75. Well Mr. Intelligence

Come to the central valley here where a great portion of the work is seasonal and low-paying at that. WHY is it low-paying? Because the fruit growers fear you aren't ready to pay what a quart of orange juice REALLY ought to cost. Maybe you could start up an industry to give these folks gainful employment when the oranges have all been picked. Or are you hoping that some hopeful Whizard will swoop his wand and create jobs?
Still - while you lay out your self-help plan, what are our less advantaged citizens supposed to eat?

[WoodyM]

66. Rich Man in Big House

As one who grew up in the Great Depression, I can remember another very rich man who lived in a very big house and wanted to be president. This man became president and in his presidency, he did more for the everyday working man than the Republican Party has done in its entire existence. His name was Franklin Roosevelt and the house he lived in was called Hyde Park.
John has shown by his work that he will work for working people and he has shown he can win.

[smokey nj]

67. Welcome to DU!!

:hi:

[stickernation]

70. the roosevelt mansion !!!

it was so beautiful.

i grew up just south of there, we used to go up there and to the vanderbilt mansion all the time.

amazing fourth of july fireworks overlooking the hudson river... childhood memories !!!

-s

[beezlebum]

71. thanks for posting

and a personal note: for the second time today, i saw the abbreviation for "state of the union" (SOTU) and my brain interprets this as "STFU," which, i guess, is basically the same thing...ah, too much intarwebs... :argh:

"we give you money (er, pennies from our pocketz)! teh connemy is great now stfu and spend it on shit you don't need!"

[truedelphi]

72. My brains do that too! n/t

[Dollface]

74. He's the only one not beholden to the "Party". That's why they ignore him.