President Obama’s sixth State of the Union address will likely go down in history as one of his best speeches ever. It was positive, upbeat, and he managed to burn Republicans with a smile on his face. It was in short: absolutely brilliant.
Obama started his speech by discussing our economic recovery and what he wants to do to help the middle class, parents, children, veterans etc. Through the entire first half of his speech, John Boehner sat behind him refusing to clap with a look on his face that screamed,”My hemorrhoids are killing me!”
Boehner wasn’t the only angry bear refusing to acknowledge all of the good things that have occurred under Obama, the rest of the Republican Party also refused to clap until the end of his speech when they attempted to diss him.
Obama was wrapping up his comments and said, “I have no more campaigns to run. My only agenda…” However, Republicans cut him off with enthusiastic applause at their joy that he will soon no longer be president. It was definitely a douchey moment for the GOP and they thought that they had really insulted him. They were wrong.
President Obama responded to Republicans’ disrespect with the quick wit he is known for and said,”I know, because I won both of them.”
Democrats rose to their feet and thunderously applauded him. Obama took it all in stride, flashed his legendary smirk, and continued with his prepared remarks.
It was definitely a drop the mic moment for a president who has faced more obstructionism and disrespect than any other president in recent memory.
It was also a moment that made liberals proud.
President Obama has spent his entire presidency trying fix our nations problems without any help from the right. He’s managed to make this country better in spite of them. That is the sign of a true leader.
Last night was definitely a win for Obama and his presidency has been a win for our country.
Watch Obama burn Republicans below:
H/t Addictinginfo.org| Featured image via Young Democrats of America
What Republicans really wish about President Obama is that they could be as smart as he is.
they aren’t even smart enough to recognize this.
oh, the wonderful things we could do if it weren’t for the grinch-filled congress. undue disdain never works.
And he STILL reaches out to the republicans to try and work with him. Damn disrespectful assholes.
It is very hard for a bunch of idiots to get the best of a very smart man!
I could watch this clip over and over forever
Obama ‘got the last word’ and took the Republicans’ disrespectful clapping, which was a negative, into a positive which one does to ‘a bully’ or someone ‘who wants to put you down’. If you greet these negative people with a smile and a positive, which is not what they expect, the ‘bullied one’ wins, which is what ‘is not supposed to happen’. That State of Union event which the GOP lost at, will be something the American people will remember; why? Because those of the GOP have not given any of the American people credit for knowing what they have been doing and a terrific example was this clapping and the President’s positive response…the GOP lost again and Obama won. This is also a grand way to ‘take down a bully at school’ because if you can make him laugh at what is said back to him, YOU have WON. Take a lesson, this President is Memorable.
Teacher60, My you sound so angry and I’d put money on it that you live below the Mason-Dixon line. Where have you been while Obama has been President ? Have you missed ALL the noteworthy news of ALL the obstruction that apparently, YOUR party delivered throughout ALL of Obama’s two terms? Obama’s legacy will go down in American history as one of the better presidents who accomplished many things with his executive orders which were entirely FOR THE PEOPLE, while receiving total obstruction from the GOP, who accomplished nothing for our veterans and taking food stamps away from military families and one of your OWN, retiring Oklahoma Senator who BLOCKED a VA BILL for our veterans. Those in Washington, whose actions that have been directed towards the President, have created ‘trickle down’ no help for the people, and ALL of the GOP’s behavior have NEVER BEEN anything for those who sent them to represent them..you ‘as a Snarky’ using your own word, need to ‘be gagged’ and ‘go back under that rock’ you have been under for so long.
Teacher60, By the way, since we have Freedom of Speech, I can say what I did below and just wanted you to know, I too am a teacher, a navy veteran, still a military wife, who KNOWS what my rights are because I gave them up to serve…and you are ‘so way over the cliff’, you have my permission to complete the release and fall into never, never land.
Teacher60, The Speaker of the House has been a life long, Republican who goes along with the corporations, has given bribes out on the floor of Congress and in no way has any real credibility. Too, his legacy has been long before created and his hand clapping is only the ‘frosting on the cake’ which he has created while in Washington. Remember, this Speaker will be historically within American history, be remembered as ‘one of the worst and corrupt speakers’ in American history.