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The 2006 State of the Union Address was delivered by U.S. President George W. Bush at 9 PM EST (0200 UTC) on January 31, 2006 to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The address outlined the President's legislative proposals for the upcoming year and referenced the current budget deficit, health care reform, the War on Terror, the Occupation of Iraq, Iran's nuclear program, the rising price of gasoline and the transfer to independent sources of alternative energy, illegal immigration, Hurricane Katrina and the federal response to natural disasters, Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak, the Abramoff scandal and corruption within the current government, the NSA Spying Controversy, and the successful nomination of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ...
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Introduction
Bush begins his State of the Union Address for the year by reflecting on the memory of Coretta Scott King, who died earlier that day, and Martin Luther King, Jr., "he husband who was taken so long ago" [1]. Bush then parallels "moments of national mourning," an indirect reference to the September 11, 2001 attacks with "national achievement." When discussing the American political system Bush uses anaphora, repeating "two" at the beginning of each clause, "two parties, two chambers, and two elected branches." 2003 State of the Union address given by U.S. President George W. Bush The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the...
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Bush shifts his tense from the past to the future while emphasizing the need for civility and bipartisanship among legislators during debate. He echoes his previous State of the Union speech, "Tonight the state of our Union is strong – and together we will make it stronger." The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past. ...
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Terrorism and isolationism He again uses anaphora by repeating "We will choose," paralleling "pursuing the enemies of freedom," applicable to both the Axis of Evil and terrorists in general, with "Retreating "from our duties in the hope of an easier life," a direct attack on Criticism of the Iraq War, particularly calls for withdrawal, and "to build our prosperity by leading the world economy" with, "ourselves off from trade and opportunity," a warning against protectionism and isolationism. Bush's repetition of "the only way to" is again anaphora. World map indicating the countries of the axis of evil. The term “axis of evil†was used by United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002 to describe regimes that sponsor terror. Bush named Iraq, Iran, and North Korea in his...
Terrorism is the unconventional use of violence for political gain. ...
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International Relations Theory Realism Liberalism Idealism Neoconservatism Institutionalism Functionalism Marxism Critical theory Isolationism Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military and political policy with a policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). ...
Statistics - The President spoke for 51 minutes, and was interrupted for applause 61 times, the same as the previous year's address.
- Nielsen Media Research reported more than 41 million viewers watched the speech, three million more than the previous year [2].
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The Fourth Annual State of Indian Nations Address was delivered by National Congress of American Indians president Joe Garcia on February 2, 2006, at 12:00 PM (EST) at the National Press Club, two days after United States President George W. Bush gave his 2006 State of the Union address. ...
References - ^ State of the Union 2006, from the White House website
- ^ 41 million watch Bush's address, from the Los Angeles Times website
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