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It seems, an attack on Hitler, is an attack on the Republican party supporters???
Quote the following two sentences - I double dog dare ya!
 
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In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. And he said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union”. Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe.​
President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up Congress and alert the American people that this was no ordinary time. Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.​
Tonight, I come to the same chamber to address the nation. Now it’s we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union.​
And, yes, my purpose tonight is to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment either. Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today.
What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack at — both at home and overseas at the very same time.​
He then accuses his predecessor repeatedly. Not one reconciliatory Statement - just 90 min of yelling accusations and bloviating his 'successes' that even CNN has fact checked - and found errors
 
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All the DNC has to offer as a solution is a candidate that has the lowest approval rating for this time in his first four years in 4 decades - who almost 80% of Americans think is not effective and do not agree with where he is leading the nation.
Boy, would it be embarrassing to lose to that guy again.
 
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And, yes, my purpose tonight is to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment either. Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today.
I agree with this completely.
 
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All the DNC has to offer as a solution is a candidate that has the lowest approval rating for this time in his first four years in 4 decades - who almost 80% of Americans think is not effective and do not agree with where he is leading the nation.
So we have two poor candidates. One is rather predictable and the other is rather chaotic.

But Trump is so objectionable, so over the top rude, crude and reprehensible, I could never vote for him. Joe, not so bad.
I will probably go American Solidarity Party though a lost cause. At least I will be able to live with myself.
 
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I agree with this completely.
Half of us do and half of us do not - We can choose to find middle ground or take the presidents stand point and further divide.
So we have two poor candidates. One is rather predictable and the other is rather chaotic.
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But Trump is so objectionable, so over the top rude, crude and reprehensible, I could never vote for him. Joe, not so bad.
I will probably go American Solidarity Party though a lost cause. At least I will be able to live with myself.
If I was covered in gasoline and you stood with a lit match over me - you could not get me to vote for what I consider the worst, weakest President in modern history - Joe Biden.

So how do we find common ground?
 
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Half of us do and half of us do not - We can choose to find middle ground or take the presidents stand point and further divide.
It would be amiss for the President to stand there and speak at the state of the union and not mention the major threats that are upon USA.

There was an attack on the Capital on Jan 6, an attempt to stop Mike Pence counting all the electoral votes, an attempt to keep D Trump in power even though he lost the election.

There was a major fraud of people pretending to be official electors and submitting fraudulent elector certificates in an attempt to keep D Trump in power even though he lost the election.

There was an attempt by the ex President to put pressure on election officials to "find" Republican votes and to change the outcome in their state.

There was an attempt by the ex President to remove the Attourney General and replace him with a sycophant who would send letters to election officials declaring there was widespread voter fraud despite any supporting evidence.


It's not up to opinion and beliefs. USA's democracy has been under and is under a significant attack from within.
 
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It would be amiss for the President to stand there and speak at the state of the union and not mention the major threats that are upon USA.

There was an attack on the Capital on Jan 6, an attempt to stop Mike Pence counting all the electoral votes, an attempt to keep D Trump in power even though he lost the election.

There was a major fraud of people pretending to be official electors and submitting fraudulent elector certificates in an attempt to keep D Trump in power even though he lost the election.

There was an attempt by the ex President to put pressure on election officials to "find" Republican votes and to change the outcome in their state.

There was an attempt by the ex President to remove the Attourney General and replace him with a sycophant who would send letters to election officials declaring there was widespread voter fraud despite any supporting evidence.


It's not up to opinion and beliefs. USA's democracy has been under and is under a significant attack from within.
 
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I'm not a fan of biden's but i thought he said what was appropriate for what people wanted to hear. What you have seen for the last 4 years is what to expect in the next. He shot down all the progress made at the border to spite trump. He didn't care what illegal is doing to the country. What's that make him?
 
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I'm not a fan of biden's but i thought he said was appropriate for what people wanted to hear. What you have seen for the last 4 years is what to expect in the next. He shot down all the progress made at the border to spite truump
He removed the inhumane policies implemented by Trump's admin.
Seperation of children and shipping them away from parents
Sending asylum seekers under immanent threat away, back into Mexico where they are under immanent threat.
 
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here it is:


In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. And he said, “I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union”. Hitler was on the march. War was raging in Europe.​
President Roosevelt’s purpose was to wake up Congress and alert the American people that this was no ordinary time. Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.​
Tonight, I come to the same chamber to address the nation. Now it’s we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union.​
And, yes, my purpose tonight is to wake up the Congress and alert the American people that this is no ordinary moment either. Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today.
What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack at — both at home and overseas at the very same time.​
He then accuses his predecessor repeatedly. Not one reconciliatory Statement - just 90 min of yelling accusations and bloviating his 'successes' that even CNN has fact checked - and found errors



Was it this part that offended you?

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What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack both at home and overseas at the very same time. Overseas, Putin of Russia is on the march, invading Ukraine and sowing chaos throughout Europe and beyond. If anybody in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you, he will not.

But Ukraine, Ukraine can stop Putin. Ukraine can stop Putin, if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons they need to defend itself. That is all — that is all Ukraine is asking. They’re not asking for American soldiers. In fact, there are no American soldiers at war in Ukraine, and I’m determined to keep it that way.
 
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He removed the inhumane policies implemented by Trump's admin.
Seperation of children and shipping them away from parents
Sending asylum seekers under immanent threat away, back into Mexico where they are under immanent threat.
If the parents hadn't been breaking the law the children wouldn't have been involved. They're all law breakers. Cause and affect. Jesus preaches honesty. Anyone that stands behind the law breakers is dishonest and against God's laws.
 
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Prove it.
It is difficult to get figures on who exactly pays the salary and benefits of health care workers.

However there is $1.8 trillion for subsidies for health insurance.
As insurance providers make a profit, most of that $1.8 trillion is paid for facilities, equipment, And Salaries.
So, indirectly those are Government jobs paid for by tax dollars.

"In 2023, federal subsidies for health insurance are estimated to be $1.8 trillion, or 7.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). In CBO and JCT’s projections, those net subsidies reach $3.3 trillion, or 8.3 percent of GDP, in 2033."

I couldn't determine whether what is paid for Medicare or Veterans Benefits $4.5 trillion +/- was in addition to or separate from the $1.8 trillion listed above. But that is irrelevant to the fact that all health care jobs are government jobs.

To illustrate: Federal highway workers may be private independent contractors but those are government jobs.
 
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Biden said One True Word: Illegal

The other thing I noticed,
He was pandering and promising specific voting blocks.
There are focus groups that do surveys to discover what particular issue may be affecting a large block of voters.
Here is a group with a significant issue that Biden addressed.
The Credit Card Late Fees
The current credit card debt is $1.3 Trillion
If the economy is so great, why is that debt so large and why would a very large percentage of the population have "late fees?"
Buying groceries and paying the rent on credit? Not enough cash to pay the debt when it is due?
Many Americans have a huge problem with Late Fees?
Great Economy, aye Joe?
 
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If the parents hadn't been breaking the law the children wouldn't have been involved.
It turns out that there is a more humane way to deal with this situation. Trump's administration were purposefully going for cruelty by design. That's how Stephen Miller gets his joy out of life
 
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Biden said One True Word: Illegal

The other thing I noticed,
He was pandering and promising specific voting blocks.
There are focus groups that do surveys to discover what particular issue may be affecting a large block of voters.
Here is a group with a significant issue that Biden addressed.
The Credit Card Late Fees
The current credit card debt is $1.3 Trillion
If the economy is so great, why is that debt so large and why would a very large percentage of the population have "late fees?"
Buying groceries and paying the rent on credit? Not enough cash to pay the debt when it is due?
Many Americans have a huge problem with Late Fees?
Great Economy, aye Joe?
Nichols and dimes, WOW
 
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