Why is the Corporate Media billing the SOTU as a "political campaign speech"?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

State of the Union addresses are *constitutionally* mandated and are traditionally given around this time of year.

[elleng]

1. They can't help themselves to facts;

politics in the air this month/week, that's all, folks.

[rhett o rick]

2. I assume your question is rhetorical? nm

[liberal N proud]

3. Because the corporate overloards want the "librul" media to bill it that way.

The GOP has been setting this official function of the President as political for days.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Sadly MSNBC pundits have followed suit. I've heard both Tweety and Ed repeat the same LIE...

I mean...MEME...

[joshcryer]

5. There are indications that the SOTU will be partisan. If so, it would be unusual.

SOTU is typically unity, not bashing the other side, etc.

I frankly don't believe he's going to be partisan, but that's how the media is spinning it.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. Mitt Daniels is giving the rebuttal and it is said to be brutally partisan!

[joshcryer]

11. SOTU itself isn't partisan usually, the rebuttals always are. But I was wrong.

Obama's being fairly partisan so far.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. He is not being partisan. There are a number of his proposals that are REPUBLICAN-supported

It's just that the Republicans suddenly have acted as if those ideas are not theirs.

[loudsue]

14. In 8 years as president, George Bush NEVER gave a non-partisan SOTU

address.

Republicans have always been partisan. They have no identity by themselves.

[SaintPete]

6. Of course its political

it's crafted and delivered by a politician, and followed by a politicized rebuttal from an opposing party politician.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. I understand that, but that wasn't the question. SOTU's are always political but the M$M is going to

task to make it more than what it usually is.

[SaintPete]

15. I get you. I guess I'm getting jaded

because all I can think of is "of course it's political, and OF COURSE the MSM are propagandists"

I want to be surprised by the real "state of our union." I want to be angry, incensed, and disgusted by the negatives in our society, but bad news doesn't shock me anymore.

I wish to hell it did...

[Cognitive_Resonance]

9. Just following their orders. nt

[NYC Liberal]

10. It's political, but it always has been. But it's only bad if you're a Democrat.

[TreasonousBastard]

12. Yeah, but find me one that wasn't political, or...

a campaign speech in an election year.

Maybe Washington had a neutral one...

[Angleae]

16. Because they usually are, especially in an election year.

P.S. The "address" isn't constitutionally mandated. Only the report. It can be written and delivered by courier to congress. There is not requirement to POTUS to deliver it verbally or in person.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

19. That is true. The manner in which the address is given is not mandated, but the president

IS required by the Constitution to address the Congress "from time to time."

Article II, Section 3:

"He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. ” — Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution

[deacon]

17. They are too lazy to discuss the issues. n/t

[UnrepentantLiberal]

18. Because it was.