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Bob Ney: I think the longest State of the Union speech was Reagan's at 1 hr 50 min.
Rick: Wasn't Clinton's 2 1/2 hrs?
Bob: I was there! We knew it'd be long when he leaned around the teleprompter.
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Bob Ney: The theme of "workers" was all throughout Biden's speech. And instead of introducing 19 new things he was going to do, he mentioned a couple of things he'll work on but recapped all the things he's accomplished so far.
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Bob Ney: I don't think it was planned when Biden said "some" of the Repubs wanted to cut Social Security & Medicare, & then they applauded when he said about keeping SS & Medicare off the table.
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Bob Ney: I thought Pres. Biden handled the part about the police & Tyre Nichols well; Tyre's family was there.
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Bob Ney: MTG yelled, "Liar!" Others said it was Biden's fault about the fentanyl. The Speaker was trying to keep them in line.
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Bob Ney: Biden talked about the chip factory in Columbus, OH, which I liked.
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Bob Ney: He aligned the banks' outrageous overdraft fees with other exorbitant fees & called it the Junk Package or something like that to cut down on junk fees.
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Bob Ney: Thank goodness Biden didn't say the word "balloon." He gets an A+ for that!
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Bob Ney: Pres. Biden didn't say Trump's name but it is a fact that Trump raised the deficit faster than any other president.
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Bob Ney: So many things get caught up in the national news media that take off on a tangent...like balloons. I think Biden's focusing on the working side, despite everything else going on, will resonate.
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