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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Jindal Phenomenon — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — selected to deliver the Republicans' Fat Tuesday response to President Obama — might also be voted the man least likely to let the good times roll. Slight, earnest, deeply religious and supremely wonkish, Jindal resembles neither …
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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Jindal's Response... Awful. He walked out like an earnest dork and has a weird inflection, trying to sound upbeat and sunny when it's clearly not his natural metier. It sounds false, and he looks false. — I don't care how much of a star Jindal is, America doesn't elect somewhat-off dorks as president.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Full text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response — Here is the full text of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's Republican response to President Obama's address to Congress tonight: — Americans Can Do Anything — Good evening. I'm Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana.
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Jindal's response: Panned, seared — Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) hoped to step into the national spotlight Tuesday night to sound a hopeful yet defiant note in countering President Barack Obama as the GOP's fresh and exciting face. — Instead, he got panned.
Think Progress:
Fox Panel's Verdict On Jindal's Speech: ‘Childish,’ ‘Amateurish,’ ‘Not Exactly Terrific’ — Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) response to President Obama's speech tonight received a universal thumbs down from the Fox News panelists, who are traditionally conservatives' most gentle critics:
Ian Schwartz / Video:
MSNBCer Says “Oh God” Before Jindal Response — As Gov. Jindal prepares to give the Republican response to Obama's address, an MSNBC host or producer was heard off camera muttering “Oh God.” — The remark came after host Keith Olbermann paused the panel's discussion as Gov. Jindal was walking to the camera.
Greg Veis / The New Republic:
Epic Fail, SOTU Rebuttal Version — Is there a more dangerous assignment for a rising party star to accept than a State of the Union rebuttal? Seriously, it's hemlock. Tonight, in all fairness, would've been tough to pull off even if Bobby Jindal didn't sound like Kenneth from “30 Rock …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:Kenneth Jindal — Close your eyes and think of Kenneth from 30 Rock.
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:On Bobby Jindal
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Jamison Foser / Media Matters for America:Will media repeat Jindal's false attack on Obama, or correct it?
Allahpundit / Hot Air:Video: Jindal's “awful” rebuttal
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Alan Silverleib / CNN:
Analysis: Obama takes ‘morning in America’ mantle — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama addressed Congress shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, but a casual viewer might have believed it was actually morning in America. — “Morning in America” was the theme of Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election campaign …
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Poll: Positive Reception For Obama Address — UPDATED WITH FINAL RESULTS CBS News and Knowledge Networks held a nationally representative poll of 534 people who watched President Obama give his address to Congress to gauge their reaction in the minutes after the president's speech.
The White House:
Remarks of President Barack Obama — Address to Joint Session of Congress — Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery — Address to Joint Session of Congress — Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States:
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Spectator:
The Age Of Obama — WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 24: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress February 24, 2009 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. — And so it begins. The contrast between Barack Obama last night and George W Bush was striking.
William Kristol / PostPartisan:
Not a War President — What can we learn from the few sentences President Obama devoted to foreign policy in his speech to Congress tonight? — The main lesson is how very few the sentences were. Yes, this was a speech focused on the economy. But it was also Obama's first address to Congress …
Lynnley Browning / New York Times:
Group of Rich Americans Sues UBS to Keep Names Secret in Tax Case — UBS was sued on Tuesday in a Swiss federal court by wealthy American clients seeking to prevent the disclosure of their identities as part of a tax-evasion investigation by the United States Justice Department.
Reuters:
Wall St. drops after data, banks fall — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks added to losses on Wednesday after data showed the pace of existing home sales unexpectedly fell in January, while bank shares slid on continuing worries over the fate of the sector. — The tone was set early …
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Setbacks for Coleman grow at Senate recount trial — Attorneys for Norm Coleman conferred Tuesday during the recount trial in St. Paul. Tony Trimble is at left, Ben Ginsberg is at right and Joe Friedberg has his back to the camera. — Judges allowed marks to be removed and heard other ballots were properly rejected.
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Byrd: Obama in power grab — Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama's appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.
Conor Clarke / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
America invented everything — Two of Obama's claims from the SOTU: … and … After a period of prolonged study and meditation (ie, I consulted Wikipedia for 45 minutes after the speech), I have concluded that these claims are questionable at best and false at worst.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Why a war crimes fact-finding Commissions could uniquely enable prosecutions — When Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy announced a couple of weeks ago that he intends to introduce legislation to create a “Truth Commission” to investigate Bush war crimes, it seemed to be the type …
Michael Silence / Associated Press:
Lawmakers looking to muzzle gun records — Well, as predicted, here it is. It's a shame the story doesn't mention the incredible blogger traffic this issue has generated. — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are ready again to try to muzzle state records that list who has a permit …
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Washington Post:
Obama Expected to Set Date for Iraq Pullout — August 2010 Is Likely Decision, Three Months Later Than Pledged in Campaign — President Obama is expected to announce as early as Friday that he will remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, three months later than promised during his campaign, U.S. officials said.
Gabriel Schoenfeld / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Intelligence Choice — The president picks a China apologist and Israel basher to write his intelligence summaries. — During the presidential campaign, a constant refrain of Barack Obama and other Democratic candidates was that the Bush administration had severely politicized intelligence …
GottaLaff / The Political Carnival:
Political Carnival Exclusive VIDEO: Sarah Palin filmmaker John Ziegler on dating show — John Ziegler, a former radio talk show host/current Sarah Palin documentary filmmaker (Media Malpractice... How Obama Got Elected) and prime dating material, was on “The New Dating Story” which aired last year on the Learning Channel.
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