Survival And Prosperity

Signs Of The Time, Part 60

This Tuesday, my girlfriend asked, “So, are you going to watch the State of the Union address tonight?”

My answer? “No, because I already know what Obama’s going to say- he wants more gun ‘control’ and he’s got this plan to create more jobs and improve the economy.”

So, how far off the mark was I?

Apparently, I was just one of hundreds of millions of Americans who tuned the U.S. President out that night. Rick Kissell revealed on the website of entertainment publication Variety yesterday:

President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night drew a combined 33.5 million viewers across 16 networks, according to Nielsen — the smallest crowd for the event in 13 years.

Obama has now seen dwindling numbers for each of its last four State of the Union addresses. After drawing 52.37 million for his inaugural SOTU in 2009, he drew 48 million in 2010, 42.79 million in 2011 and 37.75 million a year ago.

(Editor’s note: Italics added for emphasis)

To be fair, I’m not a big fan of these events, no matter who is sitting in the White House. Why’s that? Simple.

Politicians will tell you what you want to hear.

And actions speak louder than words.

By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)

Source:

Kissell, Rick. “Obama’s State of the Union draws 33.5 million.” Variety. 13 Feb. 2013. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118066189/). 14 Feb. 2013.

Tags: Barack Obama, gun control, Nielsen, State of the Union