BET Wire: Obama's State of Play

Obama hits the road to promote his SOTU address.

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)
Getting to Yes - In his first speech after his State of the Union address, Obama challenged Republicans to come up with some specific proposals of their own if they don't like his. "It can't just be now," he told an audience at Boise State University on Jan. 21. "I'm happy to start a conversation. Tell me how to do the things we need to do. Tell me how to get to yes. You can't just say no." (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Below the Belt? - The day after Obama threatened in his State of the Union address to veto legislation containing new sanctions on Iran, House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. One Israeli-American relations expert told TPM that the move was an effort to "humiliate" and "embarrass" Obama as he and the prime minister duke it out on Iran. "It's hitting below the belt," another expert said.  (Photo: THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)Daddy Daycare - During a trip to Kansas, the president called for an $80 billion expansion of a federal program that provides child care subsidies to low- and middle-income families with children age 3 and younger. The plan would make the aid available to more than one million additional children over the next decade. “These aren’t just nice-to-have’s, this is a must-have,” he said in remarks at the University of Kansas on Jan. 22. “It is time that we stop treating child care as a side issue or a quote-unquote "women’s issue." This is a family issue, this is a national economic priority for all of us.” (Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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In Case You Missed It - President Obama takes a road trip to promote his State of the Union address; Bibi Netanyahu is coming to Washington, but not to see the president; the House passes a tough anti-abortion bill; the GOP isn't warming to a Romney bid — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick) (Photo: BET)

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