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Britt: Speaker Told Me Not to
Worry About SOTU Response

Mar 14, 2024 8:05 AM CDT

Britt: Speaker Told Me Not to Worry About SOTU Response

She says she was 'pumped' to be portrayed by Scarlett Johansson on 'SNL'

(Newser) - Sen. Katie Britt says House Speaker Mike Johnson told her she had nothing to worry about before she delivered her much-mocked response to President Biden's State of the Union address last week. In an episode of fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's podcast released Wednesday, she said she was...

5 Points
From the GOP
State of the
Union Rebuttal

Mar 8, 2024 12:00 AM CST

5 Points From the GOP State of the Union Rebuttal

Katie Britt calls Biden a 'dithering and diminished leader'

(Newser) - Sitting at her kitchen table in Alabama, Sen. Katie Britt called President Biden a "dithering and diminished leader" and warned of a bleak American future under his presidency in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening, the AP reports. The first-term Alabama Republican, the...

Rubio:
Obama Has
'Obsession'
to Raise Taxes

speech excerpts

Feb 12, 2013 7:00 PM CST

Rubio: Obama Has 'Obsession' to Raise Taxes

In excerpts, says president's plans will hurt middle class

(Newser) - President Obama is going to make middle-class jobs a big part of his State of the Union Address, but Marco Rubio says the president's approach would backfire. Politico has excerpts of Rubio's Republican rebuttal, to be delivered in English and Spanish , including:

“The tax increases and the

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Alaskans Erupt Over
Jindal Volcano Jab

Feb 26, 2009 2:57 PM CST

Alaskans Erupt Over Jindal Volcano Jab

(Newser) - Alaskans of all stripes are incensed by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s disparaging comments Tuesday about the necessity of volcano monitoring, the Anchorage Daily News reports. It’s “a matter of life and death in Alaska,” Sen. Mark Begich wrote the Republican. Even Gov. Sarah Palin’s office...

Here Comes Jindal;
'Oh, God,' Says MSNBC

Feb 25, 2009 11:37 AM CST

Here Comes Jindal; 'Oh, God,' Says MSNBC

(Newser) - After Keith Olbermann introduced Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s rebuttal to President Obama’s congressional speech last night, MSNBC broadcast snickers and a hushed voice intoning “Oh, God,” Fox News reports. The voice is thought to have been Olbermann’s or that of co-host Chris Matthews. Both have...