of recession with jobs, helping small business, helping seniors with retirement security, getting government spending under control. Then he talked about civility. How do we treat each other? That’s going to matter a lot." Florida Governor Rick Scott strongly criticized Obama's speech while New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand praised his economic agenda. Leaders of several smaller political parties also gave prepared responses to the speech. The Libertarian Party's response was delivered by Executive Director Wes Benedict. Billy Wharton, co-chair of the Socialist Party USA, released a response through his party's website. Sam Webb, chairman of the Communist Party USA, released a response through the party's main website. References External links Video of the address; C-Span (Official) 2011 State of the Union Address: Enhanced Version 2011 State of the Union Visualizations: Charts, Graphs & Infographics, via FastFedora.com FACT SHEET: The State of the Union: President Obama's Plan to Win the Future, via MMDNewsWire.com 2011 State of the Union Address (transcript) 2011 State of the Union Response (transcript) Opposition responses Republican Party response - Video of Representative Paul Ryans' response Tea Party Movement response - Text of Michele Bachmann's response Libertarian Party response - Video and text of Wes Benedict's response Socialist Party response - Text of the Socialist Party's response State of the Union Address 2011 State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Presidency of Barack Obama State of the Union Address 2011 2011 State of the Union Address, 2011 Articles containing video clips