Obama's SOTU: "You Lie!" and "Not True!"

President Obama's SOTU : "You Lie!" and "Not True!" (Barbara Lock)

The 2015 State of the Union Address (SOTU) was another tepid dumb show of
support from the President's party, who rise up and clap every time he mentions
some feigned measure of progress under his administration. From his failed
health care programs, to rampant deficit spending, to foreign policy failures,
there is very little to induce excitement about President Obama, who repeated
the same platitudes, right down to reminding the audience about his famous “Red
State, Blue State” comments earlier in his presidency. Today, America is Red
territory, with Democrats in defeat and retreat.

The reactions from Obama’s prior SOTU audiences give an accurate, current
interpretation.

In 2010, Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina called
out "You lie!" when the President assured that Obamacare would
not include illegal immigrants. While the Vice President and former House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi rolled their eyes in disgust, followed by a general
rumbling of disapproval, Wilson was spot on. A trail of broken promises,
unattainable goals, and distorted intentions have driven many Americans to
wonder if the President utters anything trustworthy.

Shortly after the Citizens United decision, the President
excoriated the Supreme Court of the United States, claiming that they had
enabled the wholesale purchase of the political process. Supreme Court Justice
Samuel Alito whispered to one
of his colleagues "Not True!" Expanding financial participating
in politics has endangered incumbents while emboldening participants.

Incidentally enough, Justice Alito and Congressman Wilson accurately
describe President Obama, his administration, and the SOTU: "You
Lie!" and "Not True!"