The State of the Union address

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

I do not recall ever watching a SotU, however, when the opposition party actually booed the President. That was uncalled for even if they disagree and I think it makes them look...well....petty.

You failed to mention that they booed The Great Liberator for telling this whopper: "By the year 2042, the entire system (Social Security) would be exhausted and bankrupt."



Well, by 2042 (or 2052 if you choose to believe the Congressional Budget Office), Social Security will still be able to pay between 70 and 80 precent of the promised benefits. That's a helluva long way from "bankrupt". What we have here is another attempt by the president to scare the electorate into going along with what he wants by telling blatant lies.


So scaeagles, I ask you, why exactly is calling the president on his lies "petty"? If you want to see petty, take a look at what the Republicans did to Clinton when he lied about filling an intern's gullet with presidential pork.