WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. The president made a populist pitch to voters for economic fairness, saying the federal government should more do to balance the benefits of a capitalist society. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)
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On Sunday, former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison suggested that members of Congress shouldn’t even be clapping or standing during the State of the Union, but the GOP thinks the American people actually need to hear more from people who aren’t constitutionally required to address Congress. The House Republican Conference has launched the site http://www.gop.gov/SOTU/ so it can post fact-checking information and tweets from prominent Republicans during the speech. If you still can’t figure out if Republicans liked the speech, check out the official responses from Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, and the GOP’s special Spanish language Twitter feed.
