References to how well Obama has done in office fulfill one of the goals of the State of The Union Address, to show that the President’s role is important to the legislative process. Throughout the State of The Union Address President Obama uses his personal accomplishments to build himself, so that he will seem credible as a president. One example of this is when he says, “I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I won both of them.” In this quote he is arrogant about how good he is. Essentially he is saying that if he is good enough to be elected president for two terms, then he must have served the country in a way that the people support. Another example is when he says, “I’ve served in Congress with many of you. I know many
