ugonow
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Post by ugonow on Jan 26, 2011 16:09:53 GMT -5
GOP Rep. Paul Broun (Ga.) rebuked President Obama using perhaps the sharpest language among his Republican colleagues following the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Broun took to Twitter during the address, accusing the president of believing in socialism. Obama touched on several economic themes during his address, emphasizing the need for the U.S. to be competitive in the global marketplace.
"Mr. President, you don't believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism," the tweet reads.
Remarks like Broun's have come under the microscope recently due to the increased emphasis on civility following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)
The atmosphere on the House floor during the address was a bit more subdued than in recent years and dozens of members from both parties sat together rather than in the traditional partisan seating arrangement.
Like other members, Broun live-tweeted the address, posting 40 times during the speech that lasted over an hour.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 16:14:30 GMT -5
Twitter is great. It allows idiotic comments that once may have been lost forever to be forward around the world at warp speed.
What a great invention.
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Post by Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ on Jan 26, 2011 16:17:27 GMT -5
Much like the old msn money forums....
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 16:18:24 GMT -5
Much like the old msn money forums.... Don't remind me.. I may start tearing up. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2011 16:19:44 GMT -5
I thought it was rude to text/tweet/ whatever, when someone is speaking... and as for "rebuke... sharpest langauge'... "Mr. President, you don't believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism." ... yeah... smack...  |
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Post by skweet on Jan 26, 2011 16:39:15 GMT -5
Can I disagree with half of the statement, as I don't see the two issues as mutually exclusive. I believe Obama believes in the Constitution and Socialism. I think that he is intelligent enough to use the Constitution to build a socialistic economic structure, and I really do not see why he cant. We elected him, when he espoused hatred for all things "free-market", so I assume this is what "we the people" want.
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