Deletion of Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2009

Comment: I came here to say, "ah, textbook case of ," but I was quite convinced by the keep arguments above, which highlighted the implications of this event. Now, Health care reform in the United States does exist, but does not address 2009 directly. I could live with a merge to an article about this current reform if created
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTNEWS)

Comment: This easily transcends |not news into encyclopedic territory. Between the nature of the speech, the fact that FOX refused to carry it, and the guy who heckled the president during the speech (to the fact that that guy apologized almost immediately after, and his opponent gained a boatload of donations that night), there's enough here that an encyclopedic entry is necessary
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOTNEWS)

Comment: maybe not as much if Wilson didn't make that outburst. Personally I think the level of |recentism is a bit high around here, but merging to a list of his speeches to the Joint session of Congress may be a viable option in the future
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Recentism (WP:RECENTISM)