‘My fellow Americans, the State of the Union is …..’
A little while from now, President Barack Obama will stand before the U.S. Congress and deliver the most importantest, hugest speech ever in American or even Kenyan history, the speech that will either elevate Obama into the ranks of the greatest to ever hold his high office or doom him to spending the rest of recorded time listed among the utter failures such as what’shisname — no not the older one, his son. You know, the name that cannot be uttered unless you want to be accused of bringing up ancient history, even though the people who say that also spend the rest of their lives mumbling “JimmycarterJimmycarterJimmycarter…”
Or maybe it’s not such an important speech after all, says Gallup:
“As Barack Obama prepares to give his first State of the Union address as president, a review of Gallup historical data suggests these speeches rarely affect a president’s public standing in a meaningful way, despite the amount of attention they receive. Among recent presidents, only Bill Clinton seemed to reap a public-opinion benefit from the yearly ritual, with an average 3 percentage-point increase across his seven State of the Union speeches.”
Oh well. I think I’ll watch anyway, just to keep an eye on that Joe Wilson fellow.
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Jay
January 27th, 2010
9:33 pm
So far, this is VERY well crafted politically, hitting the populist notes that the GOP can either agree with or look bad, their choice.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
9:34 pm
get it right get it tight
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
9:35 pm
I’m not surprised that the “professional” among us has taken to writing about GOP response rather than what the guy on stage is reading to us.
christi
January 27th, 2010
9:35 pm
$30B to community banks…..oh please dear God no….not again…they’ll just use the $ to buy more banks….been there….done that….!!!!
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:35 pm
Know when to say no!
The sissy is kicking GOP butt….again.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
9:36 pm
hahaha!
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:37 pm
Maybe on planet Moonbat, you are apt to agree, but back on Earth, just sayin…
Jay
January 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
It’s a joke son, it’s a joke.
Although I do think that so far that’s the story. He’s pitching ideas in ways that make it dangerous for the GOP to protest.
ty webb
January 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
who’s said “no”?
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
Conserve, preserve and innovate.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:39 pm
There’s the Teleprompters, I wuz wonderin…..
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:39 pm
ty webb
January 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
Not saying yes is in effect a no.
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:41 pm
Invest in education? Combined with the Pentagon budget it’s strangling us now. We can’t even afford to bus the kiddies to school.
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
9:41 pm
Are any channels showing this with a cash register on the screen?
Kamchak
January 27th, 2010
9:42 pm
Jay
I think that you misunderestimate the power of the 14th and 15th letters of the alphabet.
ty webb
January 27th, 2010
9:42 pm
come on RW, haven’t you ever heard of a “free lunch”?
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:42 pm
Why can’t the parents be responsible for college expenses like the good old days?
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:43 pm
Forgive your college tuition if you choose a career in government service?
What?
Is he freaking kidding?
Kamchak
January 27th, 2010
9:44 pm
“teleprompter”
First shot.
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:44 pm
Still confusing health insurance with health care.
Jay
January 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
haven’t written a tuition check lately, have you gelding?
Dusty
January 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
Hmmmm Something going on I was supposed to watch? OH..the President. Well, some other time. I’m kinda sleepy.
Josef,
Did you enjoy the kiddies today? I like to hear about them. I’ll try to keep my eyes open for awhile.
Another busy day tomorrow.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:46 pm
Fatso Idi Amin is gonna tackle childhood obesity, now I’m crying.
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:46 pm
That depends on what your definition of affordable is. Millions more could afford it if they’d stop smoking and drinking.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:47 pm
Like we don’t know he’s lying…..
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:48 pm
Jay
January 27th, 2010
9:45 pm
Not since our son was in school, but I would have if my grandson would have accepted it. I offered.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
9:48 pm
talk about a free lunch,war spending by bush
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:47 pm
Liar, liar, pants on fire!
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
#27 in health care
josef nix
January 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
DUSTY–
Will post one floor down…don’t want to detract from the goings on here…
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:49 pm
The best health care system in the world, bar none, and this filthy socialist mealy mouths about it, sick, sick
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:52 pm
When did we rescue the economy?
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:53 pm
Whoa, I was just transformed back to the 2008 presidential kkkampaign, going through the budget line by line, the room is spinning….
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:55 pm
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:52 pm
“We” didn’t, only those of us that aren’t sulking.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:55 pm
OMG, now the pay as you go ghost is rattling it’s chains in my bedroom, help me!
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:55 pm
End the influence of lobbyists, mommy, make it stop..
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:56 pm
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:53 pm
Duh, things have changed considerably since then.
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
9:57 pm
Deficit of trust? Surely we can all agree with that.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
9:58 pm
transparency for lobbyist? let hope.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
9:58 pm
Or decided by Acorn, either one, eh, obozo?
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
9:59 pm
Oh the transparency……can we get a lie detector in the corner opposite the cash register?
christi
January 27th, 2010
9:59 pm
would someone plz confess that Clinton made more than a cigar boo-boo….he created the ‘all Americans need to own a home’ and that’s what the last eight years of leadership have had to deal with……. it doesn’t work that way folks….you earn….you get….nothing more to it….thank you Mr Clinton!
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
10:00 pm
He’s not naive?!?!?!?!?
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
christi
January 27th, 2010
9:59 pm
Are you referring to Bush’s “ownership society?”
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
Great, obozo says we can’t wage a perpetual kkkampaign, Bookman says it’s a great political speech, spin, spin, spin, room….
Kamchak
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
“ACORN”
Second shot.
ITP Conservative
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
$1 trillion in spending in 2009 and $20 billion in savings in 2010 – this is a joke. Do people actually take this man serious?
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
I will take opaque after eight years of darkness
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
10:02 pm
Uh oh…the prompter just froze and left our little dunce with nothing to say.
professional skeptic
January 27th, 2010
10:03 pm
Solve problems, not run for the hills… Hear that Dems?
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
January 27th, 2010
10:03 pm
The dummycrats were slow to get up for that “not run for the hills” motivational ploy, hahaha
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:03 pm
ITP Conservative
January 27th, 2010
10:01 pm
The trillion will pay dividends for years to come. The $20 billion is just a start, admittedly a small one.
ITP Conservative
January 27th, 2010
10:04 pm
Obama is quite the disingenuous character. He didn’t let Republicans in on any of the health care discussion last year (I mean 2 weeks ago before Brown was elected) and won’t again. Actions speak louder than words Mr. President. How fast will 36-months go by?
boots
January 27th, 2010
10:05 pm
Obama is an idiot. We are not a socialist country, and he just doesn’t get it. On a superficial note, he comes across as smug, arrogant and a jerk. Pelosi looks drunk.
Dusty
January 27th, 2010
10:06 pm
Well, I am sure this is an exciting speech. Who gets awarded the next trillion in this speech? I’ll check in tomorrow late to get the “good news”. Yes!
Good night. I look forward to reading something pleasant from you, josef. Always a pleasure.
christi
January 27th, 2010
10:08 pm
Pelosi must have new lipstick on….it seems to be bugging her…or is…or no, that’s a smurk….
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:08 pm
The 36 months will pass quickly as America recovers and regains her leadership in the world. The next 4 years will be even better.
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
10:09 pm
Nice little bait and switch between all troops and combat troops. Must be time for for the DADT moment. Who do you suppose he’ll push that duty off on?
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:09 pm
boots
January 27th, 2010
10:05 pm
Must remind you of Bush. I’d call it confidence.
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:10 pm
This speech sounds like the campaign trail but people have seen behind the curtain and know the wiz for what he is. When it comes to transparency, bipartisanship and the rest of this stuff we conservatives are supposed to look bad on if we oppose it, it looks like he has experienced a foxhole conversion now that he got his butt kicked in MA. I wish he could make this stuff happen but it’s all about him, not us. Nothing like dissing the Supreme Court when he knows they have to sit there and take it. Their ruling protected the free speech that gives him the right to do that. Hypocrite in Chief I would say. Final memo to the Prez: it’s not Bush’s fault now. Be a conservative and take responsiblity.
boots
January 27th, 2010
10:10 pm
@ christi: yeah, she keeps licking her lips and touching her mouth. She also looks half asleep or like she is constipated or something. Odd look for an odd woman.
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:11 pm
I just know the republicants are going to have their health care reform plan on Obama’s desk in the morning.
Yep, uh-huh, sure thing, it’ll be there, laying on his desk. First thing in the morning. It will. No doubt about it. It’ll be there.
TaxPayer
January 27th, 2010
10:11 pm
That was a good speech. He really laid into the party of no and put them on the spot over and over and over. Of course, they responded in the pathetic manner that was expected. Interested only in anything that will get them more power. Of course, Obama is going to need more than an executive order to get things going. Given that the party of no has made its position clear — they’ll remain the party of no indefinitely — he’s going to have to get the Dems to push through as much as they can on their own. I say get the job done and leave the Republicans eating your dust. And embarrass as many Republicans as possible along the way. Take no prisoners.
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:11 pm
The SOTU is improving.
Apologies to all. Good night.
Hey Jay, Republican or Democrat, you're still just not that bright, are you?
January 27th, 2010
10:11 pm
Jay,
Regardless of political views, how does it feel to have a 31 year old UGA grad in Kyle Wingfield on your sinking ship of a staff, absolutely dominating you in overall intellectual capacity. The guy uses facts and quotes from actual politicians. Meanwhile, you rely on conjecture and personal opinions to convey your baseless objectives. Too much gray in that headshot of yours to make you feel like you’re not getting your shirt pulled over your head in a hockey fight.
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:13 pm
I just know the republicants are going to work real hard at getting these goals accomplished.
Yep, uh-huh. Sure thing. They will. As sure as the seasons change. They’ll do it. No doubt in my mind.
TGT
January 27th, 2010
10:13 pm
A leader in the “fight against climate change?”
Leading how? The climate change bill is in greater rigor mortus than the health care bill.
Although it is easy to fight against something that doesn’t really exist.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:14 pm
conservatives take responsibility? hahI would like to see that!
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:15 pm
Now he’s for Border Control and legal immigration. Where’s the bipartisan board created by Executive Order for that?
Jay
January 27th, 2010
10:16 pm
HJRDYSJNTBAY, Kyle’s a smart, decent guy, and we’re glad to have him.
Mick
January 27th, 2010
10:16 pm
Obama is pretty gutsy in that chamber. It’s not that easy too take the supreme court and repubs to task when they are right in front of you. Good balanced speech so far, maybe he can get his mojo back.
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
10:16 pm
Oh good, he’s going to fight next year for equal pay. Can one of you libs send him a link to the Lilly Ledbetter act he claimed solved that last year?
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:17 pm
Conservatives didn’t cause the housing market to crash. That was the Democrats ‘everybody gets a house’ program that the Democratic supporting Wall Street maxed to their advantage. Can’t take responsibility for that.
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:17 pm
I just know the republicants are going to be all for helping our military members after they get back home from war.
Yep. Sure thing. They’ll deliver. They’re gonna care about them. I know it. I feel it. It’s gonna happen. No doubt about it. You can bet your bottom dollar on it.
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:17 pm
never let a good lie die huh LP.
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:18 pm
Mick, it’’s not guts…it’s hubris and arrogance. Something he has lot and lots and lot and lots of.
hatin'on the stupid
January 27th, 2010
10:18 pm
LP: “Be a conservative and take responsiblity.”
You DIDN’T just say that! LMAO Would you please tell me on thing the conservatives have taken responsibility for?? You’ve definitely watched way too much BS peddled as news.
Granny Godzilla
January 27th, 2010
10:20 pm
Holy crap!
God bless you Mr. President.
F. Sinkwich
January 27th, 2010
10:21 pm
Wow.
That was awful/
christi
January 27th, 2010
10:21 pm
who is he waving at? is it a good-bye wave?
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:21 pm
I just know the republicants are going to join in helping small businesses and the poor and middle class.
Yep. Sure thing. They will. Without a doubt. Sure as shootin’. They’re ready and willing. They can’t wait to get started. Uh-huh.
hatin'on the stupid
January 27th, 2010
10:21 pm
“The guy uses facts and quotes from actual politicians.”
Isn’t that an oxy-moron?? Whoo, whoo! You guys are keeping me in stitches tonight!
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
good stuff hope we can do this
DoggoneGA
January 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
“never let a good lie die huh LP”
Do you ever wonder if the history “rewriters” ever get confused about which verson they’re supposed to be enhancing this week?
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
Can somebody tell me how you can create lasting jobs by taxing into oblivion the companies and individuals who create them? A government ‘infrastructure’ job doesn’t last. You cannot create jobs by jobbing the employers. Makes no sense.
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
Earlier tonight someone here said they were going to keep count of how many times Obama said “Bush”.
Who was that? Does anyone here know?
Well, anyway, I paid attention and kept track. The answer is zero, zilch, none.
F. Sinkwich
January 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
What in the world was that?
Gee, I feel sooooo much better about our economy, job creation, and the greatness that is America.
Not.
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
10:23 pm
15 minutes of bombing out at the end of that speech and he finally realized it was time to end it. Lord I hope we don’t have to endure 8 years of this.
Jay
January 27th, 2010
10:23 pm
All in all, well done. I think it will echo for a while, perhaps most importantly among the Democrats in Congress.
Liberal Pariah
January 27th, 2010
10:24 pm
DG, what lie would that be? I am still trying to wade through all the ones I heard in the SOTU tonight.
Jenifer
January 27th, 2010
10:24 pm
Guys and gals, gals and guys,
Outta the ballpark!
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:24 pm
nobody is talking about taxing anyone into oblivion.
hatin'on the stupid
January 27th, 2010
10:24 pm
Lord I hope we don’t have to endure 8 years of this.
Lord I hope you do, hee hee!
Mick
January 27th, 2010
10:24 pm
**Mick, it’’s not guts…it’s hubris and arrogance. Something he has lot and lots and lot and lots of.**
He must be kissin cousins with bush who I could swear was smug, cocky, arrogant and read the telepromter.
F. Sinkwich
January 27th, 2010
10:25 pm
Nope RW, he’s neutered. This was his last chance and he blew it. He’ll make it to 2012 (the Constitution and all).
He’s Jimmy Carter’s second term
TnGelding
January 27th, 2010
10:26 pm
Asian markets are up. Futures are up. Must have been a good speech. Get some much needed rest, Mr. President. Tomorrow is another working day.
GROUND AF1!
DoggoneGA
January 27th, 2010
10:26 pm
“Lord I hope we don’t have to endure 8 years of this”
Brush up on your math skills…it’s only 7 remaining
FrankLeeDarling
January 27th, 2010
10:26 pm
I hear you Doggone changes every week.
TaxPayer
January 27th, 2010
10:26 pm
Your taxes did not go up, LP.
RW-(the original)
January 27th, 2010
10:27 pm
DoggoneGA,
Brush up on your history skills. Obama said during the campaign that he expected to be President for the next 8 to 10 years.