Prime Time President

Thoughts during Obama's first presidential address...

And they're still clapping. Hells yeah.

Very positive start - "We will rebuild, we will recover."

Visit www.recovery.gov to find out where your money's going.

Nancy Pelosi looks fablous in olive green.

Call to personal responsibility.

"Because nobody messes with Joe." Lolz - how many quotes will that get over the next 4 (8) years?

Urgent need to restore credit -- 1) starting loan fund. 2) starting home fund to help responsible families.

Increased bailout accountability for banks. "This time bank CEOs won't be able to use taxpayer money to pad their paychecks, buy fancy drapes, or run off in a private jet. Those days are over."

Obama says government's job is to "solve the problem" - not play politics.

"It's not about helping banks, it's about helping people."

Michelle is killin' it in a royal purple dress. She's very fond of sleeveless regardless of season. I'm down.

Need to cut healthcare costs, dependence on oil, debt for next generation.

Obama summarizes bold forward steps that happened during tough times in our history.

A lot of "It begins with..." I like this continued reference to a beginning when everyone's feeling like things are ending, crashing, foreclosing.

Energy: "It is time for America to lead again."

Health insurance for children whose parents work full time! Funds to cure cancer!

I think this Senator they just showed is pretending to read his booklet so he can nap.

Schools need reform, not just resources. Investment in programs that are working, commitment to charter schools. Asking every American to commit to at least one year of post-HS training. Goal of having highest proportion of college grads in the world by 2020. Tuition $$ for those who volunteer in their communities.

Necessity for parental involvement in child development. "I speak to you not just as a President, but as a father." "Responsibility for education begins at home."

Bringing down our deficit. Big cheers for "With the deficit we inherited..."

Eliminating no-bid contracts in Iraq. (This got loud cheers and a whoop from yours truly. Watch out Cheney.)

Restoring fairness to tax code by eliminating tax breaks to those who ship jobs oversees and ending tax breaks for top 2% of Americans.

Campaign promise repeated! "If your family makes less than 250K a year, you will not see your taxes raise a dime."

Pledge to no longer hide the price of the Iraq War. Now reviewing options for ending Iraq War and promise to soon reveal plan as well as have allied plan for Middle East. Raising pay for our troops and expanding benefits.

Wait a second. This speech is now cutting into Law & Order: SVU. Not cool, Barack. Oh wait -- now he's talking about Guantanamo! Good compromise!

Honoring timely heroes in attendance - a CEO who distributed his bonus to all employees, a Kansas town that's rebuilding after a tornado, an 8th grader that wrote Obama to help fix her school (this one gave me chills), a NYC blogger who gives of her time to help her friends know what's going on in news and politics... what?!

And IT'S OVER! Good job Barack! Nancy you were very attentive! Joe, give 'em hell. Michelle, keep stylin'. America: do it. I'm out.

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*Quotes not necessarily exact. What do I look like, a court stenographer?