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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2022 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican, Progressive, and QAnon response
(Click for external website)
Pres. Biden's State of the Union address (technically, his first "Address to Joint Session of Congress," plus several responses from several Republican factions.
The Independent, "MTG wildly claims Biden is being blackmailed by Russia in conspiracy-laden SOTU response," by Anuj Pant, 3/2/2022
NPR, "Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib delivers a response to Biden's State of the Union," by Barbara Sprunt, March 2, 2022
The Daily Beast, "Rashida Tlaib's State of the Union Response to Biden Is a Gift to the GOP," by Eleanor Clift, March 1, 2022
Yahoo News, "Rep. Boebert heckles Biden during his State of the Union remarks on protecting veterans," by Dylan Stableford and Caitlin Dickson, March 1, 2022
Dallas Morning News, "Dallas U.S. Rep. Colin Allred responds to Biden's State of the Union for Congressional Black Caucus," by Emily Caldwell, Mar 1, 2022
Axios, "Lawmakers across political spectrum respond to SOTU," by Andrew Solender, March 2, 2022.
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Joe Biden: Roe v. Wade is under attack as never before.
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Budget & Economy
Rashida Tlaib: GOP/corporate-backed Democratic obstructionists blocked plan.
Joe Biden: Grow America from the bottom up and the middle out.
Joe Biden: Only president to cut the deficit by $1 trillion in one year.
Kim Reynolds: Price at the pump up 50%; inflation at 40-year high.
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Civil Rights
Colin Allred: Infrastructure law combats economic, racial disparities.
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Corporations
Joe Biden: Capitalism without competition is exploitation.
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Crime
Joe Biden: DOJ to name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud.
Joe Biden: We don't have to choose between safety and equal justice.
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Drugs
Joe Biden: Beat the opioid epidemic; I believe in recovery.
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Education
Kim Reynolds: Parents have a right to know what kids are being taught.
Rashida Tlaib: Biden should use executive power to cancel student loan debt.
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Families & Children
Joe Biden: Cut the cost of childcare in half.
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Free Trade
Joe Biden: Make it in America, instead of foreign supply chains.
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Government Reform
Colin Allred: Never seen such blatant attacks on Americans' voting rights.
Kim Reynolds: Bold action doesn't have to mean government action.
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Health Care
Libertarian Party: COVID fatigue comes from government's overreaching approach.
Joe Biden: I've ordered more anti-virus pills than anyone in history.
Joe Biden: Cut cost of prescription drugs, cap insulin at $35 a month.
Joe Biden: ARPA-H: end cancer as we know it.
Kim Reynolds: Republican governors honored your freedom during pandemic.
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Homeland Security
Joe Biden: More benefits to veterans for toxic exposures.
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Immigration
Kim Reynolds: No vaccines required for immigrants crossing the border.
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Jobs
Joe Biden: Old Rust Belt now revitalizing American manufacturing.
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Principles & Values
Libertarian Party: Don't sanction Russian people; they oppose Ukraine invasion.
Brian Fitzpatrick: To compromise: 80% of something better than 100% of nothing.
Josh Gottheimer: To compromise: 80% of something better than 100% of nothing.
Colin Allred: Democracy is precious and worth fighting for.
Joe Biden: Unity Agenda: Four big things we can do together.
Joe Biden: Democracies rising to the moment in battle with autocracy.
Joe Biden: Can't change past divisions, we can change moving forward.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: US is weak because foreign leaders have Biden's son's laptop.
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Tax Reform
Kim Reynolds: Set tax rate at 3.9%, less than half from four years ago.
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Technology
Joe Biden: Infrastructure decade: we used to have the best in the world.
Joe Biden: Stop tech companies collecting personal data on our children.
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War & Peace
Libertarian Party: Commit to peace instead of committing support to Ukraine.
Joe Biden: Make dictators pay a price; American resolve matters.
Joe Biden: Military & humanitarian assistance, but no troops to Ukraine.
Kim Reynolds: US Afghan withdrawal cost US lives and allies.
Lauren Boebert: Biden's Afghan withdrawal caused US flag-draped coffins.
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The above quotations are from 2022 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican, Progressive, and QAnon response.
Related books, debates, and candidates:
- 2024 State of the Union speech, plus GOP responses
- 2024 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2023 State of the Union speech, plus GOP, Working Family, & MAGA responses
- 2023 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2022 State of the Union speech, plus GOP, Libertarian, progressive, & QAnon responses
- 2022 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2021 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Republican Party
- 2021 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2020 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Democratic Party
- 2020 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2019 State of the Union speech, plus responses by the Democratic Party
- 2019 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2018 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2018 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2017 State of the Union speech, plus response by the Democratic Party
- 2017 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2016 State of the Union speech
- 2016 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2015 State of the Union speech
- 2015 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2014 State of the Union speech, plus response by Green Party, Republican Party, and Tea Party
- 2014 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2013 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2013 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2012 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2012 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2011 State of the Union speech, plus response by GOP and Tea Party
- 2011 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007-2011 Mayors' State of the City speeches
- 2010 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Obama Q+A at GOP House Retreat, Jan. 2010
- 2010 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R, VA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2009 Address to Joint Session of Congress, plus response by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R, LA)
- 2009 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2008 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D, KS)
- 2008 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2007 State of the Union speech, plus response by Sen. James Webb (D, VA)
- 2007 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2006 State of the Union speech, plus response by Gov. Tim Kaine (D, VA)
- 2005 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Harry Reid (D, NV) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
- 2004 State of the Union speech, plus responses by Sen Tom Daschle (D, SD) & Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
- 2004 Governors' State of the State speeches
- 2001 Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other early 2000s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Other late 1990s Governors' State of the State speeches
- Historical State of the Union addresses:
Clinton
- Bush
- Reagan
- Carter
- Ford
Nixon
- LBJ
- JFK
- Eisenhower
- Truman
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