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    ABC News’s Jake Tapper on the president’s State of the Union Address.

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I've -- for -- ABC news now from action to White House correspondent for the fine organization.

Jake Tapper good -- mr.

-- Mr.

-- -- our -- now contractually obligated to drop the F bomb parent trying to figure -- would.

-- -- -- -- Route around it doesn't -- genuine.

So Australia and everywhere users watch -- -- -- I was watching from Statuary Hall right outside the chamber I thought it was -- -- Yeah it would mean it was distributed speech you could go -- giving during the election -- he was going out.

Good -- good contract that he sees them between.

Itself and Republican rival calling on the increasing taxes on -- wealthier Americans about the bull.

On wall painting the corporate per tax structure so concurred.

In the second -- here in the U.

All most of it is it -- in some -- to be.

Responding directly to the previous -- -- that the Republican campaign talking about -- -- -- says the US is.

In the decline when it comes to a report in the -- they're -- with the talking about.

Some of the items.

Specifically seem to be focused.

On on specific.

Competitors Mitt Romney taking if you.

With Mitt Romney does this agreement with.

But that going to that is pushing back on China when it comes to trade and that.

And American tire there was some very specific things that he brought up that probably a lot of people didn't know anything about except.

They were contrast to a Republican candidates thought but -- political.

It's a category into.

Saying news page says I'll grant our watched -- but.

Apparently didn't so I did.

But thus far here on little slap in Austin got a good Baltimore number no different -- -- bluster.

That was moving here are in doubt -- and gave her a big hug him and -- -- -- ABC news congressional correspondent with inside the -- itself that's.

That every time -- Try to stand still caught for the president -- that -- default all quite soon and that in your patients.

Jeff flake who it is very conservative Republican congressman from Arizona -- sitting next to -- What it would help proper -- it would go even know he obviously didn't hear that you can probably.

In terms of applause the president that.

But there was.

A very nice momentum the upcoming together it's the people at least -- that one little bit if the chamber of the world.

Margaret Joan tapper and analyst.

Chief White House correspondent for.

Every sit there is actually not part of -- -- liberal media only in -- works for one of those organizations whose pardon.

I do not -- where it is that is true.

China could confirm that under certain -- but I can confirm do you think just general deterioration think it's gonna go all the way to June are.

They could care I think again who -- the Democrats can't think -- I think -- cannon and if you look at equity game -- out the way either the Republican National Committee.

That the contest so much more difficult with the -- knockout punch because it's Super Tuesday comes later it's smaller.

-- many more of these primaries and caucuses.

Allocate their delegates proportionally instead -- winner -- call.

To -- lot more difficult to score.

And knocked out onto the system created insurmountable lead in delegates.

And if you look at the big that there are worried.

It's very possible that you know brown you'll do well -- Gingrich will do well on the -- won't diluted federal and it could go for some products.

One would think -- I would.

That's -- Obama would brother brother run against.

Gingrich and -- what do you think.

I think that hold true and I think if you look at the fact that no matter what -- to -- the primary at them right now I think it's pretty credits say that it could go far armor is leading in allocated delegates he's urging -- Florida.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- When you look at that and then you look at the Obama campaign that still going after -- in Europe -- -- -- Why don't they -- -- -- and I think they feel like he won't.

Potentially trouble but couldn't come November that he that he has the best in of the trees Obama.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We were brought here certain Obama -- Terrorism there was an article and and there are times -- -- about.

About it.

Stuff that discussed triple.

-- and you know like.

Bird proved them.

And no stock -- bomb attack kind of thing.

But it -- be -- that -- stuff so -- people have been Newt Gingrich.

And -- I ran up against us assistant exportable that your great.

Why don't I don't agree with your comparison between the dealers to come comment -- I think I would say that.

To eighty years.

He first saw incredibly deft political still -- just look at how you conduct itself during the day.

Part of that its practice -- -- -- Fox News.

-- -- took a good -- problem but that debt is that it served it very well if you look at polls in South Carolina the people.

For whom debate forward Portland who watch the debate.

-- voted for Gingrich.

Then there's the fact exceeded its channel and what a lot of conservatives.

And independent ability relative angle.

There are not happy with the way with the direction of the country going.

-- Gartner figures come -- -- -- that with the republic well if there's the perception.

That make Mitt Romney is the establishment candidate.

Even.

Tell -- no longer Republicans felt a little bit production bit hey he he's director at the requirement but -- somewhere there's.

-- -- -- Plosser told John Rodney Carroll alert CNN.

Rolled her -- said using -- should guarantee you that there's not gonna mere presence.

-- she says she's got she no substitute or should -- mime all of that is.

Our interest thing I don't know I don't know that they without that I mean I think she would -- The ethics committee in the ninety.

But look into.

Sheet to its.

The charges against in the go to the public class that he taught which we should -- out but the Irish later completely cleared.

Gingrich.

Are currently are Eric cleared him there will be -- later this story that we saw in the group.

-- wherever -- but there are more effective something far more salacious.

And now but we won't explore that were there because we want.

We don't wanna drag you down to our level so I -- there are -- -- -- -- M thank you very much.

-- -- -- Jake Tapper chief White House correspondent for ABC news.