Facebook TwitterSubscribe to RSS
Tag Archives | State of the Union
Number 6

Six Things You Need to Know Right Now: Artificial Barriers, the Pay Gap & Give Hillary a Rest!

By on February 15, 2013

I’d like to introduce a new weekly feature here at The Broad Side — Six Things You Need to Know Right Now — as a way to bring you some excellent reads from around the web. We know it’s hard to keep up on all the best content, so we’re going to try to help [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 }
White House 2

State of the Union: Where Was This President in His First Term?

By on February 13, 2013

For years, I’ve had a pet peeve with President Obama. I knew he wasn’t as progressive as many Democrats thought he was in 2008. Don’t get me wrong — I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 ad 2012. But many people the first time around thought he was going to be the champion of so [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 }
10

The 10 Best Meme’s of the State of the Union Address

By on February 13, 2013

Last night President Obama took the stage and delivered his fifth State of the Union address. A couple of our writers, including myself took over twitter with the #SOTUBroads hashtag which actually trended for a period of time. Who would have thought our writers could drum up such a big stir?  Maybe the lovely First [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 }
State of the Union 2012

State of the Union Speech to Focus on “Unfinished Tasks”

By on February 12, 2013

Usually when presidential remarks are released to the media, they are embargoed until they are actually delivered. This evening, the White House has released the following excerpts of the State of the Union address to give you a flavor of what’s to come: “It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite the true engine of [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 }
First Lady State of the Union

FLOTUS & State of the Union Guests: More Than a Nice Invitation

By on February 12, 2013

The White House just released the list of guests who will be joining Michelle Obama in the traditional First Lady’s Seating Box for the State of the Union address.  There are always some Americans invited whose stories are personally compelling and add something along the lines of what sportscasters call “color commentary” for an event.  [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 }