Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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Decent
I thought Webb’s Dem response was good, though he didn’t really touch on the issues close to our green hearts. It was a strong populist and anti-Iraq-War speech, appropriately gruff and strong. I liked the last bit. If Bush does the right things, they’ll join him. If not, “we’ll be showing him the way.” Vaguely […]
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Kind of a let down
Well, he mentioned climate change, sure enough: America is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will enable us to live our lives less dependent on oil. These technologies will help us become better stewards of the environment — and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change. A couple […]
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All the kids are doing it
The speech is starting. Here goes some live-blogging! Apparently Kucinich got a hug in. Hilarious. Graceful shout-out to “Madame Speaker.” “Democrat” majority. What a jerk. “Spend money wisely.” Har. Now, six years in, with a Dem majority in Congress, suddenly the dude cares about bipartisanship. Mm hm. (Wages aren’t actually rising for working people, George.) […]
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A transcript
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS As Prepared For Delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you very much. Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own — as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with these words: Madam Speaker. In his day, the late […]
