For too long, we have watched our middle-class shrink as we have exported our jobs and wealth to foreign countries. We financed and built one global project after another, but ignored the fates of our children. The inner cities of Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and so many other places throughout our land. We’ve defended the borders of other nations while leaving our own borders wide open for anyone to cross and for drugs to pour in at a now unprecedented rate.
Dying industries will come roaring back to life, heroic veterans will get the care they so desperately need. Our military will be given the resources its brave warriors so richly deserve. Crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and railways, gleaming across our very very beautiful land. Our terrible drug epidemic will slow down and ultimately stop, and our neglected inner cities will see a rebirth of hope, safety, and opportunity. Above all else, we will keep our promises to the American people.
We must learn from the mistakes of the past –- we have seen the war and the destruction that have ravaged and raged throughout the world, all across the world.
The only long-term solution for these humanitarian disasters, in many cases, is to create the conditions where displaced persons can safely return home and begin the long, long process of rebuilding.
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Damn poor Bobber. That means he had to actually read some transcripts of PEEOTUS' "speech."
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My interpretation of the reviews about that thing last night:
YAY! the five year old managed not to poop in his pants and fling it all over. .
Good morning.
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The theme of the speech, according to NPR this morning was "rising from the ashes."
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Has anyone watched the Dem response to the speech? Is it worth 9 minutes of my life?
Uhh... what? @Steve__Beshear #DemResponse pic.twitter.com/5AisXbTcCz
— Christopher Gansen (@GansenChris) March 1, 2017
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Has anyone watched the Dem response to the speech? Is it worth 9 minutes of my life?
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The theme of the speech, according to NPR this morning was "rising from the ashes."
The ashes of what?
Lowest unemployment in a very long time?
Strongest economy in a very long time?
Lowest violent crime in a very long time?
Lowest "illegal" immigration in a very long time?
Yeah - tRump is going to burn all that down. Maybe it's THOSE ashes they're talking about.
Tonight, as I outlined the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited. 94 million Americans are out of the labor force. Over 43 million people are now living in poverty, and over 43 million Americans are on food stamps.
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I found what I was looking for:Tonight, as I outlined the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited. 94 million Americans are out of the labor force. Over 43 million people are now living in poverty, and over 43 million Americans are on food stamps.
On 94 million out of work. Politifact says noeee. They rate that as false. It is actually about a quarter of that.
On 43 million getting SNAP, Politifact says yes! However, there are a bunch of qualifiers.
I just spoke to General Mattis, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. For as the Bible teaches us, there is no greater act of love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom –- we will never forget him.
To those allies who wonder what kind of friend America will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform.
I just spoke to our great General Mattis, just now, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. Thank you. Thank you.
And Ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he’s very happy because I think you just broke a record. For as the Bible teaches us, there is no greater act of love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom –- and we will never forget Ryan.
To those allies who wonder what kind of friend America will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform.
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What the advance copy via WaPo:I just spoke to General Mattis, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. For as the Bible teaches us, there is no greater act of love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom –- we will never forget him.
To those allies who wonder what kind of friend America will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform.
What trump Actually said:I just spoke to our great General Mattis, just now, who reconfirmed that, and I quote, "Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemies." Ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. Thank you. Thank you.
And Ryan is looking down right now, you know that, and he’s very happy because I think you just broke a record. For as the Bible teaches us, there is no greater act of love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Ryan laid down his life for his friends, for his country, and for our freedom –- and we will never forget Ryan.
To those allies who wonder what kind of friend America will be, look no further than the heroes who wear our uniform.
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I found what I was looking for:Tonight, as I outlined the next steps we must take as a country, we must honestly acknowledge the circumstances we inherited. 94 million Americans are out of the labor force. Over 43 million people are now living in poverty, and over 43 million Americans are on food stamps.
On 94 million out of work. Politifact says noeee. They rate that as false. It is actually about a quarter of that.
On 43 million getting SNAP, Politifact says yes! However, there are a bunch of qualifiers.
I included this AP factcheck link in the blog - they cover these lies as well
Did anyone else notice during the #JointAddress when #Trump had to use both of his tiny hands to hold his water or...? pic.twitter.com/jk3OCuQVfb
— Samuel Satterfield (@samuel_satt) March 1, 2017
Across seven networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC — Trump’s speech notched a 27.8 household rating in those early ratings. Across these same networks, President Obama’s first address of a joint session of Congress on Feb. 24, 2009, drew an overnight household rating of 33.4, a difference of about 17%.
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