America's Dire State of the Union

By Stephen Lendman

Last year, an earlier article discussed his first State of the Union address, accessed through the following link:

http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2010/01/obamas-outreach-to-americans-empty.html

Predictable Media Response

called Obama “seductive” while Rachel Maddow said his address was “more of a CEO-style pep talk/prayer to the free market, to the nation building in our own nation.” She added that he defined the political center “not so much by what’s wrong with both sides, but by what Mr. Obama likes from each party’s wish list.” Other MSNBC hosts and analysts also expressed strong support.

A Wall Street Journal editorial raised doubts about a business friendly president, saying:

A Reality Check

State of the Union rhetoric aside, his agenda embraces:

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