Obama Gives State Of The Union

American Voices

January 28, 2010 | ISSUE 46•04

After a full year in office, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address. What do you think?

With all his talk about putting people back to work, I really wish the president had announced an initiative to prevent layoffs at local Pizza Huts."

Cathy Morris
Unemployed
I'm not really sure how good the speech was. Unlike other presidents, Obama said that the state of our union was strong right at the beginning, so I felt relieved and turned the TV off."

Chris Hook
Administrative Assistant
I listened closely, but I'm still not sure if my dream of opening a small insurance company is good or bad for America."

Luke Sumner
Insurance Agent

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