Reliable Source: Candy Crowley to host CNN show
Another crack in the glass ceiling: CNN’s Candy Crowley is taking over the helm as host of “State of the Union,” the Sunday morning political program.
Despite setbacks, Obama’s aims unchanged
For a president in political trouble, the State of the Union address seems the ideal launch site to tweak one’s agenda. But not so for President Obama.
Obama eats Republicans’ lunch | Richard Adams
For an hour on live television, Obama danced around the Republicans, landing blows and coming out ahead on pointsWhen the Republicans invited President Obama to address their congressional House delegation in Baltimore today, they had no idea how badly it would turn out for them.Presumably the Republicans thought they’d get a high-profile chance to grill [...]
State of the Union: A Status Report on the Far Right
As long as we’re taking the measure of the country this week, let’s look in on the far fringes of the right wing.
State of the union: Obama’s reality check
Having a US president who is not George W Bush may come as a relief to the rest of the world, but the legacy Mr Obama inherited has been all too quickly forgotten at homeBarack Obama is a good man, and by the standards of his predecessor, an intellectually honest one. He told a Baptist [...]
Matthews: No regrets on ‘forgot Obama was black’ remark
The MSNBC host tells theGrio he’s surprised but untroubled by the commentary and conversation stirred up by his post-State of the Union remarks. “I don’t think people heard what I said,” Matthews insists.
Major Garrett Tweets Ad For Escort Site
Fox News reporter Major Garrett made a major mistake last night when, while Tweeting away during the State of the Union address, he tweeted this: “To overcome the numbing weight of our politics” and other Obama SOTU excerpts http://bit.ly…
State of the union pressed the reset button | Michael Tomasky
Now Obama must work out how to harness any momentum the speech generates and stay in control of the agendaThe main task before Barack Obama in his state of the union address was to push the reset button. To reclaim some control over the agenda, which he had basically lost since about last October, when [...]
Obama sets off to sell job-creation plan after state of the union address
• Campaign tour to give details of economic plan• Allies welcome fresh focus on boosting employmentBarack Obama flew out of Washington today on the first leg of a campaign to sell to disenchanted voters the job creation programme he set out in his state of the union address.Obama used Wednesday’s speech to mark a significant [...]
The US needs troops – straight and gay | Sean Duggan
Barack Obama must move quickly if he is to repeal the law denying gay Americans the right to serve in the armed forcesPresident Obama announced in his first state of the union address last night that this year he will “work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans [...]