Obama's Weekly Address Sept. 3

Obama's Weekly Address Aug. 27

Obama speaks on 9-11 commemorations coming up.

Obama's Weekly Address Aug. 13

Obama's Weekly Address Aug. 6

Obama's once again calling on Congress to "put aside their differences," but republicans' only goal is to oust Obama from office, even if they tear the economy to shreds, so it seems they'll never work on behalf of the American people.

Obama's Weekly Address July 16

The deficit is when we spend more than we take in. If we cut spending and take in more revenue (increase taxes) we can shrink the deficit. The republican option is unbalanced. They only want to cut spending and gut programs that matter to a lot of people, such as Medicare and Social Security. If we modestly increase taxes, we don't have to shrink those programs as much.

Conservative columnist David Brooks on the tea party infection:

The members of this movement have no sense of moral decency.

Here's more from his recent column:

Moreover, many important Democrats are open to a truly large budget deal. President Obama has a strong incentive to reach a deal so he can campaign in 2012 as a moderate. The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has talked about supporting a debt reduction measure of $3 trillion or even $4 trillion if the Republicans meet him part way. There are Democrats in the White House and elsewhere who would be willing to accept Medicare cuts if the Republicans would be willing to increase revenues.

If the Republican Party were a normal party, it would take advantage of this amazing moment. It is being offered the deal of the century: trillions of dollars in spending cuts in exchange for a few hundred billion dollars of revenue increases.
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This, as I say, is the mother of all no-brainers.

But we can have no confidence that the Republicans will seize this opportunity. That’s because the Republican Party may no longer be a normal party. Over the past few years, it has been infected by a faction that is more of a psychological protest than a practical, governing alternative. Read it all at the NYT

Obama's Weekly Address July 9

Obama's Weekly Address July 2

Obama's Father's Day Message 2011

Obama talks about fathers during his weekly address. He says he also took on assistant coaching for Sasha's basketball team:

Obama's Weekly Address June 11

Obama's Weekly Address June 4

Obama's Weekly Address May 14

Obama talks gas prices:


For kicks, here's the republican version. Notice Martha Roby tactics vs. Obama's. If I were a teacher, I'd use these weekly addresses in class for purposes of teaching critical thinking:

Obama's Weekly Address April 30

Obama's Weekly Address Feb. 26 Video

Obama Follows on Tucson Message in his Weekly Address

Obama's New Year 2011 Address

Obama Looks Beyond Election in Weekly Address Oct. 30

Obama's Weekly Address Oct. 16

Obama's Weekly Address Marks 9-11

Obama's Weekly Address on Workers Sept. 4

Obama speaks on Labor Day at the Milwaukee Laborfest.

Obama's Weekly Address on Iraq Aug. 27