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In response to "Why isn't it being called The State of the Union address? Is it protocol to not dub it such when its your first? -- nm" by Qale

Probably because it's most about one particular thing, and not the state of the union in general. And maybe because the actual state of the union is

kind of poor, and who wants to open a speech by saying, "My fellow Americans, the state of the union sucks."

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