Obama's State Of The Union Address (2010)

January 27. 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address to the American people tonight, promising a laundry list of items he has pegged, as important changes the nation needs. He has pledge more job creation, but stated he requires $30 billion dollars more in taxpayer money to accomplish this goal.

In light of the fact the government lost billions in squandered funds during the first job creation effort, there needs to be stronger government guidelines in the dissemination of the next round of funds, in the event the bill is passed by Congress.

President Obama also spoke of the new Civil Rights Division he established last year at his Department of Justice. Sorry, but I'm not impressed with the Justice Department's Civil Rights division.

When known criminals can wiretap, hack, stalk and approach me on public streets with threats of violence and murder and racial slurs, while the head of your FBI (apart of the DOJ), the racist, Robert S. Mueller, looks the other way to it, as it is lining the pockets of Hollywood stars illegally making money of copyrights that were to benefit AIDS and Cancer patients and research, as millions of people around the world watch in horror, says something is severely wrong with justice matters.

Fact Check: President Obama's State of the Union 2010

Jan. 27, 2010 - President Obama made economy the focal point of his first State of the Union address, but he also touched upon a variety of other issues, from foreign policy to health care. ABC News takes a look at the claims in President Obama's State of the Union address tonight to verify they actually are true.

Excluding Lobbyists From Administration:

"That's why -- for the first time in history -- my administration posts our White House visitors online. And that's why we've excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions," the president said tonight.

It is true that the Obama administration became the first to implement a policy disclosing visitors to the White House, but the claim on lobbyists isn't quite right...

But the president waived the rule for Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, who was a registered lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon before being appointed in January...

The Obama administration has granted waivers for additional officials who had previously worked as lobbyists. In February, the administration signed waivers for Jocelyn Frye, former general counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Cecilia Muñoz, the former senior vice president for the National Council of La Raza, allowing them to work on issues for which they lobbied...

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