Behind the Scenes: Writing the 2012 State of the Union Address Take a look inside the West Wing as the 2012 State of The Union Address is written The President has been brainstorming with the speechwriters and huddling with the policy team. He's come up with new ideas, rewritten language, and reordered pages. For President Obama, this isn't simply an editing exercise. He's … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: Behind the Scenes – Writing the 2012 SOTU Address
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Thursday Evening Thread: Obama Raises $68 Million For The 4th Quarter!
Jim Messina shares how the campaign has set a record pace with more than 1.3 million donors -- more than 583,000 people in this quarter alone, more than 200,000 of whom hadn't donated yet in 2011 or in the 2008 campaign. More than 98% of those donations were $250 or below. … [Read more...] about Thursday Evening Thread: Obama Raises $68 Million For The 4th Quarter!
Wednesday Evening Thread: “Know Before You Owe”
Today, President Obama spoke about his recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, OH: … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: “Know Before You Owe”
Tuesday Evening Thread: Four Years Later — Promises Kept
via BarackObama.com: Four years ago today, then Senator Barack Obama addressed a packed hall of energized supporters after the Iowa Caucuses victory. He spoke of the following: "I'll be a President who finally makes health care affordable and available to every single American... I'll be a President who ends tax breaks for companies who ship our jobs overseas and put a … [Read more...] about Tuesday Evening Thread: Four Years Later — Promises Kept
VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on Payroll Tax Cut
TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by the President on the Payroll Tax Cut South Court Auditorium 1:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Good afternoon to all of you. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. We've been doing everything we can over the last few weeks to make sure that 160 million working Americans aren’t hit with a holiday tax … [Read more...] about VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on Payroll Tax Cut