The second point of his talk, Obama says, is to bring this country together.

"I've got a reputation for being able to work with Republicans," Obama said.

25 minutes into his talk, Obama moved on to tax talks.

"I want to roll back the tax cuts that are on the top 1% of the wealthiest residents."

Because they're making millions of dollars, Obama noted, they're going to pay higher taxes. "Our country doesn't work the way our tax-system is set up now."

ON ENERGY: "The only way we're going to get better gas prices are if we start looking into alternatives."

"I didn't give a speech to environmentalists on fuel alternatives—I went to Detroit and told them to change their ways. What you need from a President isn't for them to tell you what you want to hear, but what you need to hear."