I had an interesting perspective during the State of the Union address. I was unable to stream it live due to an evening class on Tuesday night. Because of this, I couldn't help but be exposed to social commentary before watching it. Many news outlets and individuals were saying President Obama brushed a lot of issues under the rug, such as foreign policy. Because of this rhetoric, I went in with preconceived notions about the speech and found myself carefully looking for the president to glaze over these issues. To be fair, he kind of did.
So, yes, I was affected by this rhetoric because it distracted me from his speech from the start.
I had also seen a lot of conservatives pointing out the cameras catching the Joint Cheifs not applauding when Obama claims america is the strongest nation. Is this a hint at our readiness? Or something else? After reading multiple tweets and facebook posts I went back to rewatch this portion of the speech again.
All in all, I surprisingly liked his speech. I don't feel like it was the most appropriate for SOTU. At one point I said,"Wow if this guy were running for president, I might actually vote for him." He pointed out a lot of problems, but offered very little in the way of solutions. I'm all about preeching optomism, and while I appreciate it, I know its not the reality of the world we live in.
I liked his focus on climate change and sustainability, a real issue we all need to get behind, regardless of our party. I also appreciated his preeches of kindness and tollorance, something I believe we as a nation have lost. All-in-all I will consider this one of his more memorable speeches, even though I know its all a big PR-gasm, it made me think optomistically for a minute.
I liked his focus on climate change and sustainability, a real issue we all need to get behind, regardless of our party. I also appreciated his preeches of kindness and tollorance, something I believe we as a nation have lost. All-in-all I will consider this one of his more memorable speeches, even though I know its all a big PR-gasm, it made me think optomistically for a minute.
Below are some fb posts and tweets that affected my view point:
I can see what you mean about him bringing up the issues that need to be addressed. Being one of his last "hurrah" he focused more on his achievements. There were some points where he talked about how if Congress is serious about winning the war against ISIL then they should take a vote to authorize military force. That was a huge attack against Congress in my eyes because they don't want to listen to him. It indeed was a great speech and I wish some of the issues that talked about get taken care of instead of waiting for the next president to take care of and then the next.
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