President Barack Obama speaks with Sarah Haight with Rekluse Clutch Revolution as he tours the new Product Development Lab in Boise State University’s Micron Engineering Center in Boise today, before speaking about the themes in his State of the Union address. (AP Photo: Carolyn Kaster)

“There’s not a liberal America or a conservative America,” President Barack Obama told a cheering crowd at Boise State University, “but a United States of America.” He said there were a number of reasons he wanted Boise to be his first stop on his tour to spread his State of the Union ideas across the country. One was because he was contacted by a young girl here, Bella Williams, who invited him to come visit. “She also wanted me to learn to ski or snowboard with her,” he said. As someone who grew up in Hawaii, he said, “You do not want to see me ski. The Secret Service does not want to see me ski”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Also by Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise re: president's visit:

• Rep. Bateman: 'A grand occasion'
• Hitting the high notes
• Obama: 'I don't need to remind you that good things happen late in the fourth quarter"
• Obama: 'We don't need to be divided as a people, we're all on the same team
• Obama wraps up talk, greets Idahoans
• Stage set at Boise State for Obama's visit

Question: What stood out for you during President Obama's speech in Boise?