State of the Union Address
 

So who's going to watch tonight?

I might have to tune in for a bit just to see Mr. Bush twisting in the wind. I also want to see how much division there is within his own party. The applause shots are always good for that.

Does anyone know who is going to give the response this year?

I believe it is James Webb giving the response (I heard the person being interviewed on NPR this morning -- "I don't intend to give a partisan response...I will highlight the Democrats' disagreement with is Iraq policy" is what I remember and think it was Webb but now I'm doubting myself.

Oh, and I don't plan to watch. I generally read the transcripts because watching is too focused on how well he says it (particularly in the analysis) and not enough on what is said).

:rolleyes:
Wait- he's not in charge.

But.....it's his job to find a solution?

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Utter fools.

Jesus still loves you, Nephy :)

Loves them too- good thing, because I don't.

Seriously- idiots. Do they KNOW how idiotic they sound???

Oh-you mean like the way the dems silenced the GOP when they took Congress? Bi-partisan to a dem means you do what they want- and shut up like a good pet.

Gah! :rolleyes:

I'm not going to watch. I can't bear listening to the man speak.

If I watch, my eyes may get stuck in a rolling motion.

Especially after we had such good new from the latest BBC Poll.

PLEASE get that on video!

The Dems just took over Congress, and I don't think the Repubs have been too terribly silent about ****.

If you're going to watch - maybe this/ will make it easier.

It's not about silence in general -it's about the fact that the dems are hypocritical idiots who don't even seem to know what the other hand is doing-

Loathesome bunch- gak! :rolleyes:

Lol, Betty!:snap:

Getting carried away with that paintbrush again, there.

All cats are grey.

No- when I think of the dems in congress I think nothing gracious or polite and damn it I am tired of them.

The hate and loathing for Bush is virulent here and other places- I have the same feeling for the dems.

Tit for tat goose and gander!

In 1994 they bitch about not having a loud enough voice in the Contract with America agenda- so they SAY they will not do the same- then as soon as they get in there they do the SAME thing and shut the GOP out of the first 100 hours as much as possible. HYPOCRITES!

Well, we've felt the same way for quite some time now, so I do understand.

However- WE WON!!!!!! Deal.

They don't have a plan for Iraq- but they whine about Bush's. If you don't like it- tell us what YOUR plan is- but noooooo......it is much more fun for them to point fingers. One says Bush isn't in charge- another says he is- so it's all his fault.

Gak!:rolleyes:

And YOU get to deal with our complaints too- God knows we listened to enough from your side. Now they won- let's see them do something other than be fools and idiots with Bush Derangement Syndrome.


So deal with that as well-

..and if and whan you lose again- I guess you will have to deal with that too.

Cest la vie!

I may vote for Hillary after all.;):evil:

I love Hillary.
I wonder if the Dems will drown out Bush again this year with rebellious applause...

I'll set my MOXI to record it. Though I hate George Bush JR I just have to listen to him speak cause he's such a fool! Here's a few jems he's sputtered over the past few years:

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis.

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H.

"They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark.

"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C.


Here's one of my personal favorite GB JR quotes:


"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C.

Jesus hates me ;)\

Good thing I have an in with the Pope.

Damn SOTUS is interrupting AI time- grrr, better be on afterwards.

Bleaugh- speeches. gak

I am often compelled to believe her- then I wake up.

The Democratic party is filled with a bunch of idiots.

Just like the Republican party.

There are two colors of inept.

Mauve and fuschia?

The one thing I watch for is the reactions. For example, I know now that Bush's plan to give families a 15k tax break for health care is DOA. The republicans applauded while the dems sat stone faced. You won't get that from the transcripts.

You needed to see the reaction to know that?

The applause and silence is just part of the staging. They all know who they are supposed to watch to see what the reaction is supposed to be.

I'm waiting for the day the President whips us through his Power Point deck - really, who does speeches anymore in the real world?

I listened to about half an hour, and couldn't stand any more. Sorry.

heh- more than I did. Not a word.

Fess up- you were playing the State of the Union drinking game and got pasted, right?

oh, that would have been waaay more fun. When do you have to take a shot? Every time George embarrases himself, everytime he tells a flat-out lie, or every time he seems incredibly delusional?

Many thanks to Betty for this one!

An excerpt:
Every time he says....

“The state of our union is strong…” (or some version of this)
"the American people" troops
surge Iraq Baghdad "sectarian violence" Iran
terror (however it’s pronounced)
detainees
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saddam Hussein or Saddam
elections freedom Homeland "Bring it on" “nukular”
bipartisan or bipartisanship
"addicted to oil"
Medicare or Medicaid education "human-animal hybrid" "illegal immigration" God (or any euphemism for God)
sacrifice "fiscal discipline" or "smaller government" or "responsible government" "tax burden" hydrogen ethanol*
* With all of the ethanol "serious players" of this game will consume, they will be their own alternative energy source by about 10pm. evil or evildoers Ban Ki Moon Mark Foley "macaca" "Don't mess with Texas!"

Holy crap!

At that rate we'd all be passed out before the address was over!

There's a recipe for alcohol poisoning.

So, he is going to balance the budget, but not raise taxes or end the war. And on top of that, he is going to somehow miraculously fund all of this other stuff he intends to do. Is that pretty much it?

What a strange ritual, this SOTU address. The Republicans know that none of the stuff they like is going to get done. The Dems know that none of the stuff they like is going to get done. The president knows that none of it is going to get done, and finally, we know it isn't going to get done. And through all of this bullsh*t, there is mandatory applause after every friggin sentence. How bipartisan of everyone. :rolleyes:

It's damn near comical, if it weren't so repulsive.

When I am president I will return to the pre-Wilsonian practice of just having the state of the union report delivered to congress in written form.

And since the constitution doesn't require it to be annual I'll put it off (like I do all report writing) until absolutely required (and send it on my last day in office after pulling an all nighter and having a midnight breakfast at IHOP).

So that would be every time he opens his mouth, right? I would not last 5 minutes.;)