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Hofstra26
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by GoldenRod
So now our new bar for being "Presidential" is reading one script that someone else wrote, and not going off the rails and acting like a whiny baby....
His speech was filled with plenty of outright lies that are again, easy to confirm. The words he said directly contradict the actions he's been taking over the last several weeks, and the last several months.
He made a lot of "campaign" promises, but never actually said anything about how he plans to accomplish them.
When a Democrat recognizes families of fallen service members, the right-wing media tears them apart for politicizing it. However, when a Republican does the exact same thing, it's honoring the victim. I appreciate the families being recognized, but when trump refuses to take any blame for an action he took, it does seem much more like he's politicizing rather than honoring.
"Actions speak louder than words" is what I'm basing his presidency on, and with all of the safety, environmental, corporate profit, and banking policies that he's trying to write, and the fact that he isn't actually accomplishing much other than talking a big game, I'm not impressed that he can read a speech.
I feel like he's still ALWAYS campaigning. Promises, promises, promises with NO clear plan laid out and NO means of funding even a small percentage of what he's talking about doing. I can't believe anyone is excited about that stupid speech, he just says the same things over and over and over again. It's never new. His time would've been better spent actually telling us HOW he plans to do ANY of what he keeps spouting off but he can't because there is NO plan. I'm so sick of listening to this windbag. 
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Diane
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by Summergirl
I think President Trump did a great job and judging by Wall Street today, so do many others.
I agree. I thought he did great!
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| Posted 3/2/17 8:11 AM |
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ElizaRags35
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by GoldenRod
So now our new bar for being "Presidential" is reading one script that someone else wrote, and not going off the rails and acting like a whiny baby....
His speech was filled with plenty of outright lies that are again, easy to confirm. The words he said directly contradict the actions he's been taking over the last several weeks, and the last several months.
He made a lot of "campaign" promises, but never actually said anything about how he plans to accomplish them.
When a Democrat recognizes families of fallen service members, the right-wing media tears them apart for politicizing it. However, when a Republican does the exact same thing, it's honoring the victim. I appreciate the families being recognized, but when trump refuses to take any blame for an action he took, it does seem much more like he's politicizing rather than honoring.
"Actions speak louder than words" is what I'm basing his presidency on, and with all of the safety, environmental, corporate profit, and banking policies that he's trying to write, and the fact that he isn't actually accomplishing much other than talking a big game, I'm not impressed that he can read a speech.
Spot on.
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| Posted 3/2/17 8:51 AM |
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ohbaby08
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by Diane
Posted by Summergirl
I think President Trump did a great job and judging by Wall Street today, so do many others.
I agree. I thought he did great!
Of course, you did.
Meanwhile, AG Sessions lied under oath about Russian contacts and the British and Dutch sent us intel about meetings with trump campaign aides and Russian officials.
I'm sure you think there is nothing to see there though. MAGA 
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| Posted 3/2/17 9:55 AM |
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Mill188
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Re: President's address to congress
I'm confused by a lot of this. I reread both Bush's and Obama's first address to congress (as well as watched the videos).
Neither one of them laid out concrete funding plans or exact details on how they're going to get anything done - it was broad overview of what they hoped to accomplish during their presidencies.
What was everyone expecting? His speech wasn't going to change anyone's mind on his policies. However, from reading these boards the last couple of months, it seems that a lot of people thought he sounded like a buffoon (myself included). He didn't sound that way the other night, and I think he did a great job.
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| Posted 3/2/17 10:00 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by Mill188
I'm confused by a lot of this. I reread both Bush's and Obama's first address to congress (as well as watched the videos).
Neither one of them laid out concrete funding plans or exact details on how they're going to get anything done - it was broad overview of what they hoped to accomplish during their presidencies.
What was everyone expecting? His speech wasn't going to change anyone's mind on his policies. However, from reading these boards the last couple of months, it seems that a lot of people thought he sounded like a buffoon (myself included). He didn't sound that way the other night, and I think he did a great job.
Everyone is just waiting and waiting and waiting on him to outline anything relating to all of his promises. He always sounds like he's campaigning and since he wants to make such sweeping reforms it's about time he explains HOW he will. I feel like it's the same thing with him over and over again. It's just getting old, I think we deserve something a little more at this point.
As far as his speech and how he did, it was a fine speech but it wasn't him. A tiger doesn't change his stripes. A 70 yr man who is consumed by the spotlight and attention and who is as thin skinned, irrational, and incoherent as he is doesn't all of a sudden become a polished, well spoken individual with the temperament of gold. It's all BS. HE READ A SPEECH THAT WAS WRITTEN FOR HIM. It's absolutely NOTHING to be impressed about. My 8 yr old could've delivered the same speech just as well because any literate person can read from a teleprompter. 
Like I said earlier, the REAL Trump is the one who has shown himself time and time again throughout his MANY years in the spotlight, on the campaign trail, in interviews, and on Twitter. That is the REAL Trump. The speech the other night was just him reading another person's words and it's sad that people cannot see through that.
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| Posted 3/2/17 10:18 AM |
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Bugaboo
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Re: President's address to congress
I think we can all agree that Trump should be commended for being able to read and act presidential for an hour. That deserves a long standing ovation. 
But this moment of glory for him does not erase all that he has said and done in the past. Not to mention that his speech was riddled with blatant lies. Trump has shown us all who he is. He just finally got a sane speechwriter for once.
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| Posted 3/2/17 10:27 AM |
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by Bugaboo
I think we can all agree that Trump should be commended for being able to read and act presidential for an hour. That deserves a long standing ovation.
But this moment of glory for him does not erase all that he has said and done in the past. Not to mention that his speech was riddled with blatant lies. Trump has shown us all who he is. He just finally got a sane speechwriter for once.
This. These speeches never have concrete plans so I wasn't expecting that. And yes, he did sound more presidential, in that he wasn't making off the wall nonsensical statements and mostly used proper grammar. But, he doesn't get props from me for doing the most basic thing that a president should be able to do - stand up and seem (somewhat) poised and read off a teleprompter.
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| Posted 3/2/17 10:31 AM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: President's address to congress
Posted by Hofstra26
...A tiger doesn't change his stripes.
I said this yesterday on another forum in regard to this speech and someone commented that he's not a tiger, he's a chameleon.
I was really struck by that and think it's worthwhile to share in light of how this speech was good in contrast with, oh.. everything else that's ever fallen from his mouth.
The only 'hope' I have with this man is the truth in this chameleon characterization and that hopefully as time goes on and these soul-sucking vipers he's surrounded him with are forced to resign for one scandal or another, he'll soon be surrounded by more moderate, less fascist-inclined people and he can manage to eke out some good for this country.
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