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Would Congress Really Refuse To Invite Obama To Give The State Of The Union?

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Posted by Angerenter Clins5983 2014-12-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Presidents used to send the State of the Union to congress as a letter. Only in the last century have the presidents started addressing congress in person.

While the historical precedent says congress can not invite him... they won't and will invite him anyway. I think the political fallout and the smear campaign the MSM will wage would be not worth it.

Next year if Obama keeps acting like a spoiled twit however.....

Posted by DarthVader 2014-12-02 00:16|| 2014-12-02 00:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Presidents don’t simply show up whenever they please to address the Congress, they must be formally invited.

Does this president knows, or cares?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-12-02 02:26|| 2014-12-02 02:26|| Front Page Top

#3 At a minimum, a lot of the members should pass on the event - they only enhance Obumble's prestige by showing up as window dressing, and they play virtually no other role.

I would certainly have something better to do that listen to Obumble's platitudes and lies. Life is too short to waste any of it being a prop to a feckless loser.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2014-12-02 03:31|| 2014-12-02 03:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Just send the telropmtor, show the empty chair and scroll the message on the bottom of the screen.

Posted by Airandee 2014-12-02 06:13|| 2014-12-02 06:13|| Front Page Top

#5 TelePrompTer

Posted by Airandee 2014-12-02 06:14|| 2014-12-02 06:14|| Front Page Top

#6 They'll invite him, long winded speech, whether they agree with him or not they will all sit there and applaud him rather loudly for fear of being called a racist.

Posted by chris 2014-12-02 06:36|| 2014-12-02 06:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Would Congress Really Refuse To Invite Obama To Give The State Of The Union?

You lie! - Rep. Joe Wilson

so, why bother? Just send the text over to save everyone's time.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-02 09:14|| 2014-12-02 09:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Telepwntr?

Posted by KBK 2014-12-02 09:26|| 2014-12-02 09:26|| Front Page Top

#9 He likes being the "Tech Prez", Congress should invite him to "tweet" the Sotu.

Short Tweet..."The country is a mess, I put it there, therefore I resign effective immediately"

Posted by Unamble Splat5115 2014-12-02 11:11|| 2014-12-02 11:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Republicans tend to do the proper thing even when it is stupid. In my humble opinion this is one time when they should do the proper thing. Show up and show more respect for the office of the president than the President himself does (and say that in the interviews after).

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-12-02 14:31|| 2014-12-02 14:31|| Front Page Top

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