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I think it was as phony as he is. He has LIED to the American people and to VETERANS. The truth is not in him. Period.

Submitted by Navyman Norm (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 2:46pm

QUESTION: Do U know how to tell when Pres. Obama is lying? ANSWER: His lips are moving and he is talking to someone !!!

Submitted by ANCHOR CLANKER (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:17pm

The President gave a very good speech and in his usual fashion he made an accurate assessment of how the Country is today. It is a sorry state when some of you folks just can't stand to hear the truth. Mr. President I salute you! If you want a sad story look at how the American Legion sold out to an insurance company. Sad, sad, sad.

Submitted by Dennis M. Dutton (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 9:53pm

iT is a sad sad day when people can not open their eyes and see what this president is lying and doing to the US of A.

Submitted by G. Swanberg (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 12:58am

You must be really getting bloated with all the Kool Aid you have drunk over the past 6 years

Submitted by L Don (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 1:21am

I feel you believe in Easter Bunny,Unicorns, and The Nobel Peace Prize.

Submitted by Greg Norris (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 12:15pm

As the president said early in his first term...elections have consequences and he won. So the GOP had better go along with him. Since the GOP slammed the DEMs in the last election...elections have consequences so he had better go along with the GOP.

Submitted by J Kerkhove (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 4:10pm

TOTALLY agree with Navyman Norm. Obama is an INVERTERATE LIAR!!! May God deliver us from the damage he has done!

Submitted by B.H. (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 3:10pm

Obama wrote in one of his books that he would always stand with his father's religion, Islam. He is a Muslim...he had to pretend to be a loyal Christian, but remember, he attended a "Hate-America/White Folks/ and Conservative Constitutional Patriots" church with the Rev. Wright, who hates all but blacks (who agree with him) and hates the USA ! Obama started his political career with a domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers. He told all of us during his campaign that he wanted and would "change America fundamentally"...that's the only thing he hasn't lied about.

Submitted by E.L. Porter (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 8:18pm

All talk, NO action. He's not capable of anything else.

Submitted by Proud Vet (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 3:31pm

Amen Brother!

Submitted by D Booker (not verified) : Jan 27, 2015 11:42am

Give me a minute. I'm still vomiting!!!

Submitted by Salvatore R LaRosa (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 3:32pm

I did not watch or listen. I did read reviews and looked at the transcript. It was the same old Tax and Spend. As far as the state of the economy goes, we have more people out of work than ever before, our national debt has doubled during his 6 years, and we small business people once again getting the shaft.

Submitted by Bill L. (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 3:40pm

Didn't watch. No sense in listening to more of his lies and falsehoods. Hope and change is exactly what he promised and what he delivered. Absolutely no Hope for USA under his watch and Change for the worse.

Submitted by Mel B (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:17pm

I agree. I have not listened (or ever plan on listening) to any of his speeches since he was elected six years ago. Thank God for cable tv....

Submitted by Bud O. (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 7:10pm

With these type comments I see a good reason not to renew my Legion membership.

Submitted by Mike M (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:20pm

Mike M, Maybe you should renew base on your idiocy rather then blaming the American Legion for comments made by their members.

Submitted by USABAKER (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:10pm

USABAKER I totally agree with your comment, amazing amount of sheep out there.

Submitted by Electricmind (not verified) : Jan 25, 2015 9:44pm

Mike,
I would encourage you to not give up on the Legion based on the tasteless comments of some. The Legion is doing great work all around the country and, I would bet, that every post has at least a few members that share your values. Given the divisive nature of political discourse these days, it is not surprising that some succumb to the temptation to demonize their adversaries. Unfortunately, these same folks tend to be the ones that have both the time and the inclination to dominate the bloggisphere.

Submitted by Jim Sharp (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 7:06pm

Thank you so much for that comment Jim. You are quite right. Don't think I haven't considered moving on from the Legion at times, but I am proud to be a veteran and proud of much of the work the Legion does. I'm also proud to be a Democrat.

Submitted by David Roussel (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 8:42pm

I suppose you agree with the action of the President to return five more terrorist prisoners from the Cuban prison to the battlefields to kill more Americans! Hope you give this a lot of thought and answer me !!!

Submitted by Roger S. (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 8:50pm

whats the matter Mike? Can't stand FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Submitted by L Don (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 1:23am

He was campaigning again. He simply has no credibility with me and my family. What a joke!

Submitted by Dr. Robert A. Z... (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:28pm

How sad it is to read comments from Veterans that are so delusional that they have no support for the POTUS. Sad, too, to think that I'm PUFL.

Submitted by usususer (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:29pm

I support the position of president as an office. As soon as we get an occupant that acts like a president I will give even more respect.

Submitted by ArmyNorm (not verified) : Jan 25, 2015 3:36pm

You are right on ArmyNorm!!

Submitted by Roger S. (not verified) : Feb 1, 2015 12:39pm

Me too Mike. I do not want to be associated with people who have already made up their mind and don't check the facts. Unemployment is 5.8 is lowest in ten years. If you want to know why the middle class is suffering ask who was responsible for getting rid of the unions. Oh what's the use I'm beating my head against a stone wall.

Submitted by Albert Palmer Short (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:35pm

Why would you and Mike M. think a few responses represents the total membership of the American Legion? Are you guys really that dense? Maybe you are book burners too, if you don't like what others say you want to censor them... Perhaps you guys shouldn't renew if you don't have the capacity for tolerance and respect for other members freedoms and rights. Must be a result of banging you head against the wall.....

Submitted by USABAKER (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:16pm

If it were a few responses I could tolerate that but when 85 percent sound like all they listen to is Fox television or Rush Limbaugh then I get become very discourage about the membership. They don't bother to get the facts they let other people decide for them. You bring up the word tolerance, have you bothered to read some of these comments. Tolerance goes out the window when they open their mouth. Don't preach to me about tolerance.

Submitted by Albert Palmer Short (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 6:10pm

That remark sounds rather intolerant!

Submitted by S.AZ.Vet (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 6:22pm

Maybe you should look up the facts.The employment rate is low because there are less people in the work force . there are more unemployed people now than ever in recent history. Have some more coolaid

Submitted by reply (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 5:29am

The president is spot on. on all areas. If you look at these issues try to think of all the roadblocks placed in his way for political reasons. we all get frustrated when we need progress, not politics. Thank God he has helped us Veterans. Some politicians will turn their backs on us for money or volts. Whats best for America should be the center goal not parties and their desires.

Submitted by MSGT retired DN (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:38pm

Rhetoric without substance. 6 years of usurping the Constitution. Tax's YES for the global corporation's that are raping America. Declare K street a terrorist camp. Leave the middle class alone. We are tired of paying every ones bills.

Submitted by Phillip S (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:38pm

Just the usual bs from potus & those who "quote unquote" are to serve us are totaly clueless how real people live day to day!

Submitted by Leonard Gould (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 4:59pm

Since I can't stand to look this Proverbial Liar, I decided, once more to try to watch and listen to what he actually aid in his Speech. After about 5 Minutes of listening to him telling us more Lie's and taking credit for the low Gasoline prices, I turned off the TV, and his mouth, and went to my Computer. At least I can get the truth there on most Subjects. It is unbelieveable how this, Bleep, Bleep, Bleep, damned liar can look people in the face and lie with a straight face over and over again. Also those Democrats that were giving him standing Ovations over and over , on just about every Subject, and nodding their heads in agreement like a bunch of Bobble Heads in Synch with each other, made them look even more stupid than they already are. Gag, Gag, Gag, guess I had better go before I really get sicker, just thinking about haveing to put up with his Bull S _ _t for the another whole year. Thank you for your time. TSgt., USAF Retired.

Submitted by Mrsgunnut10 (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:05pm

For those who support the lying individual that occupies the White House I would encourage you to reread your oath of office. He is a domestic if there ever was one.

Submitted by Phil U (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:06pm

Shows the mans huge EGO .

Submitted by wiggy123 (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:08pm

IT APPEARS THAT ANY THING THE PRESIDENT DOES OR TRY TO DO THE MAJORITY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE AGAINST IT. IT MUST BE IN THE WATER THAT THEY DRINK.

Submitted by GREEN jJ. E. (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:28pm

You say it must be in the water that THEY drink - this Pres. has done more harm to the military than other Presidents combined. If you really study what is going on, you would join the majority!!

Submitted by Roger S. (not verified) : Jan 24, 2015 8:43pm

Alber Palmer Short says, >>"Unemployment is 5.8 is lowest in ten years."<<
Check the Bureau of Labor Statistics instead of buying the BS you heard last night. Here are the facts of the last 10 years:

Unemployment rate
Jan 2004 5.7%
Dec 2014 5.6%
Look up * Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment Rate *

Labor Force Participation Rate
Jan 2004 66.1%
Dec 2014 62.7%
Look up * Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Participation Rate *

Fact: Unemployment claims are down, but so is the number of people who are employed. Add to that the number of people who are under or part-time employed and it's even worse.

It's amazing how many people buy the BS that the economy and job situation is good. Seriously?

Submitted by Linda Moore US Army (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 5:31pm

Both parties say that they want to help the middle class; whatever that is? They can't because it isn't up to them. What determines the size of the middle class is "The System of Commerce" that the world uses. That system currently is set up so that only about 10% of the world's population benefits to any real degree. A recent news release stated that 1% of the world's population will by 2016 control 50% of the world's wealth. If you consider that the next 9% of the world's population controls another 25-40% of the wealth. That means that the rest of the world has anywhere between 10-25% of the wealth to share between themselves. That is 90% of the people have only between 10-25% of the worlds wealth to share. The system of commerce that the top 10% control will always favor them. So that means that the President's speech was lip service when applied to the middle & lower classes. David Michael Beachwood's blog earthnotes-eblog.blogspot. has more details on The Price System.

Submitted by dave48195 (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 6:07pm

Exactly, Dave, Who are the Middle Class? Obviously not me, even though that's what I have been told. Just Saying.

Submitted by MarineSniper62-65 (not verified) : Jan 25, 2015 11:30am

Didn't watch. There was nothing new to hear and my blood pressure didn't need the spike.

Submitted by S.AZ.Vet (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 6:19pm

His lips were moving so he must have been lying.

Submitted by d66cmorris : Jan 22, 2015 6:54pm

with all the problems and disgusting cut throats like putin taking advantage of his and hillary's re-set button blunder, even cancelling secretary condolesa rice' hard fought effort to insall missle defence systems, to hold him in check and prevent him from his determination to recolonize the ukraine. you would disturb and annoy anyone. it seems clear to me that the only people who piss this presedent off, are the american people. he really hates americans who dont agree with his policies, philosophy, political agenda. This is america where we ellect our representatives. democrat, independent, republican, libertarian, it dosn't matter. we are all americans and need to work together, not treat each other like hated enemies.

Submitted by sergio noble (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 7:11pm

No one said the economy is good. It is improving and healing from the Bush years that got us into wars that this country is still spending money on. We are still paying Vietnam for war reparation and well as paying for the clean up of the Philippines. Obama did not get us into these wars but has helped to get us out of them. I dare you to go on line to look at the Federal budgets for the last 6 years to see how Obama has helped to increase VA spending through budget approval. He has reduced current military spending but who got us into these wars in the first place. The people in the work force has decreased because, like my self, I have stopped looking for work at age 62. I lost my job at age 60 because my job was deleted due to the company moving to China. Why move to another country? Current tax laws allow the company to continue to do business here without taxation and product is cheaper to make. Owners of company get richer while workers get the shaft. Kinda like wars. Makers of guns and ammo, tanks and missiles and airplanes and ships all get rich while we veterans get injured and dead. We only have ourselves to blame for the problems of the USA. We continue to vote into office the people who don't care about us. The very rich and the major companies have sold us out to the highest bidder. I dare you to look in your house to find 10 different items made in the USA. If you want to blame someone for the state of the economy, look in the mirror.

Submitted by airdalevet : Jan 22, 2015 8:10pm

airdalevet, Bush did not get us into Afghanistan, just in case you missed it, Obama was Pres. when we went into Afghanistan. Time for people to STOP blaming Bush for all the wrongs of the past 6 years. Maybe if you believe enough of O's lies, he will take you along on one of his many million dollar vacations that he takes.

Submitted by L Don (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 1:32am

It was in fact President Bush who invaded Afghanistan following 911. But he abandoned that war to chase invisible weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. President Obama has been playing cleanup of the Bush mess since he took office.

Submitted by Frank M (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 10:50am

I did not want to waste my precious time watching the fraud!
I did see where his approval rating with the active duty military has reached a high mark of 15%...WOW! That ought to tell You something.

Submitted by RKO (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 10:04pm

Typical Obama speech, all talk and no action. He discussed nothing that was important. His global warming comments was the biggest lie. He fails the security of the nation and took credit for improvements in the economy that he had nothing to do with. What do you expect from a socialist.

Submitted by Jack Russell, M... (not verified) : Jan 22, 2015 10:18pm

He is incompetent and an embarrassment!

Submitted by Pete Johnson (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 8:43am

just so much BS so I watched Red Wings Hockey

Submitted by John Jackowski (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 9:28am

I did not watch. I have a LPH (lies per hour) limit, and he exceeds that every time he opens his mouth. I have read about some of it and heard about some of it on TV. If he thinks Climate Change is our biggest problem, he is delusional. Our biggest problem is Muslim terrorism, but he won't even say the words. Makes me wonder! More people on food stamps, more people on welfare, more people who can't find a job or a full-time job, companies going out of business right and left. Big chain store in this area, has been in business over 100 years; all stores are closing. Sure glad the economy is good. Gas is cheaper in spite of him, not because of him. And I suspect OPEC is keeping the price low in an attempt to drive the U.S. out of the oil business. Sadly, it seems to be working. Remember the Dems saying that drilling in this country would not lower the price of oil? Another Liberal lie. The truth is not in them.

Submitted by Cora (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 11:15am

Most, if not all, politicians paint a grand picture which seldom has little to do with reality. As is President Barrack Hussein Obama's presentation style the content provides a great deal of "wiggle room." During POTUS "State of the Union" address employment was said to be improving. FACT: While the Labor Department's number of unemployed is declining those new jobs offer less pay then was paid previously for those very same jobs. Additionally, a lot of the re-employed are actually under-employed when compared to their previous level of employment. The largest distortion of the declining unemployment numbers is and always has been that there are those who have given up looking for a job. Those who have given up are not even considered in the un-employment number reported by the Labor Department. POTUS appeared to be taking credit for declining fuel costs as he stated, "and that was without another pipeline" (reference to the XL Pipeline perhaps). FACT: The Bully Pulpit of the White House is well known to influence business affairs but it is a very long stretch of the imagination to believe Obama reduced the price of gasoline! Each and every hard core economics professor has a test question about supply and demand, whoa be the student with the wrong answer to that question. POTUS would have us believe that all within the United States are entitled to benefits, entitlements belong to those who have earned them. Going back to the Labor Department's numbers reflects that there are as many people working as those that do not work for what ever reason. Even Helen Keller could see that as our population ages faster then the number of newborns pretty soon there will be more retired folks then those working and paying into the system- it is unsustainable! Congress needs to bear a lot of the responsibility for this condition, they have been in power longer then the street corner organizer now occupying the Oval Office. In closing- FIRST: we all need to encourage our legislators to work together across party lines. SECOND: the Electorate of the United States needs to review the prerequisites for the office of the President of the United States, after watching Barrack Hussein Obama the job description is in need of improvement!

Submitted by Max Scott (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 1:11pm

This speech was all about Obama's view that it's the federal government's purpose to limit individual liberty and freedom. It was a great speech if you love communism! Can you say "spread the wealth" and "fair share"? Free college for everyone and make those rich bastards pay! We need to punish success and reward failure. What the hell happened our country?

Submitted by TEA Partier (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 1:21pm

I feel sorry for Bam-Bam. I think he actually believes what he is saying. PDB.

Submitted by CorreCamonos (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 2:01pm

Typical Obama B.S. and LIES!

Submitted by Bill Lynes (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 2:59pm

The President was AWESOME! What a bunch of Fox News fools. Wake up Veterans! 41 Republican senators voted against the Veterans Benefits Bill of 2014. Get ready for more cuts on VA and Social Security thanks to Republicans.

Submitted by Sgt AZ (not verified) : Jan 23, 2015 8:25pm

AZ
Stop pretending to be an American veteran. There are plenty of other sites to troll.

Submitted by LM (not verified) : Jan 24, 2015 9:44am

About what I expected from a muslim member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Proof he has abdicated his primary responsibility to defend and protect the citizens of the USA. Just more of his conceit - he thinks he is king and above the law.
CEC USAF

Submitted by Clifton E. Couey (not verified) : Jan 24, 2015 6:51am

He's on his way out, and in parting his agenda is to get Hillary elected at any and all costs. This country is struggling now, but if this happens, God help us!
DCG-USN

Submitted by Don (not verified) : Jan 24, 2015 12:13pm

No American President wants to offend the other party, even when both parties should be embarrassed by their actions, or lack thereof. Work together is promised but never achieved. Shame on all who do not recognize problems and even the simplest solutions without complicating them. Please, God, in who we trust, save us from useless politicians.

Submitted by Steve USAF (not verified) : Jan 25, 2015 7:42pm

I am sad to see that so many of my fellow veterans appear to be hate filled racists and suffer from brain damage.

Submitted by Bronxite (not verified) : Jan 30, 2015 5:25pm