Obama Speech Tonight

GOP Rebuttal: McDonnell Changes Optics, Plays It Safe

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

The last time a Virginia governor was tasked with the rebuttal it was Tim Kaine, and the big takeaway was that the DNC was going to have to add a line item for eyebrow wrangling into their operational budget.

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SOTU: The Media's Malformed Narratives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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So, how is our mainstream media doing at entrenching its narratives ahead of tonight's State Of The Union address? Comically well, it seems! Let's ta...

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Obama Afghanistan Speech TEXT, VIDEO: Watch West Point Address

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, President Obama laid out his Afghanistan war strategy in an address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The president talked about...

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Katie Couric On Biden: "There's The White Guy" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the CBS introductory coverage of President Obama's first address to Congress, Katie Couric poked fun at Vice President and white male Joe Biden. "N...

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Bobby Jindal Response Panned By Pundits, Republicans And Democrats Alike

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Gov. Bobby Jindal's task tonight, to rebut President Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress, was a thankless one. But it still constitut...

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Pelosi Cuts Off Obama After He Forgets Introduction At Speech Tonight (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's first address to Congress started with a funny and slightly awkward moment, as the president began speaking without being introduced. S...

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Obama Speech: The Applause Lines, The Laughs, The Cool Reactions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama's address before Congress on Tuesday night was heavy on optimism, short on numbers, filled with lofty rhetoric and lined with emotion....

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Harry Lee: Bobby Jindal Quoted Race-Profiling Lawman

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his response to Barack Obama tonight, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal spoke glowingly of the late Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee. It was a curious...

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Obama Kisses Clinton At State Of The Union (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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On his way into the House chamber to deliver his first address to Congress, President Obama shook hands with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- the...

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"Nobody Messes With Joe": Obama Speech Tonight (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I know there are some in this chamber and watching at home who are skeptical of whether this plan will work," Obama said. The camera quickly flashed ...

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Packaged Goods

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's infomercial -- fairly long on the mercial and comparatively short on the info, or at least on new info -- was moving and effective. It was also slick and sleek, like its protagonist.

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Five Reasons Why the Obama Infomercial was Worth the Cost

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama infomercial was a risk -- but the piece will likely go down in history as yet another way the Obama campaign has forever changed the face of political campaigning through its creative use of media.

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Obama Infomercial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's half-hour commercial/mini-documentary aired on Wednesday evening. Watch the full video below. Following the produced segment, viewer...

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