State of the Union
Here’s a link where you can watch tonight’s State of the Union address. It will be the first of the Obama administration. I’m sure they had hoped it would have good news about health care, but the party of obstruction would have none of that. So instead the speech will focus on the economy and jobs. Rumors abound that there will also be something about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” So turn on the TV, or click
The link will take you to CitizenTube where you can submit your own questions to the president. I know you’ve got some good ones. He’ll answer some of them next week from the White House and put them up on YouTube. Remember the snowman who asked about global warming last year?
So grab the beverage and the pop corn. (That’s twice today!)
Show time is 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and 5:00 Alaska.
give em hell Harry, I mean Barry.
Ha, can I call ya Hank.
Steven Pearlstein had a fantastic column in the Wash Post today “What the President SHOULD say in the State of the Union”. Some great comments too. Here’s the link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/01/27/ST2010012701442.html?sid=ST2010012701442
I’ll be watching it live and am in the treehouse also, too
Howard Zinn – author of “A People’s History” has died today. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012704219.html?hpid=moreheadlines
So nervous here..Hoping for the best..He’s got so much riding on this speech..Saying my prayer, crossing fingers…Popcorn ready…
breakfast for supper and ready to watch after a good day in the library
shalom, all
I’m here, and will be in the treehouse, AND on Comedy Central’s live blog! Popcorn is poppin’, and Baileys on ice….
Hit it!
Sending out best wishes and good vibes!
Mona, do you have the url for comedy central’s live blog?
I thought so, wes_ben, but it crashed on me!
Standing ovation!
Comments from the treehouse:
pacos_gal>: he said he would act like a gentleman tonight
: ( can you even imagine hearing this much acceptance of reality from Bush ? ha ! )
: hmm
: stubborn resiliance in face of adversity
: Michelle looks very nice
: i agree…he is doing good
: haven’t seen her
: michelle does look nice- i like purple
: they both look tired
: NBC seems to be solid on Obama
: “I am hopeful”
: RW wingNuts were on the radio even before the SOU began
: good one “never been more hopeful for americans future than I am tonight”
: standing ovation
: sorry “I have never been more hopeful”
: we do not give up, we do not quit
: are you listening sarah?
: we do not quit!!! think sarah heard that one
: hehe
: lol
Mo(O)re from the treehouse:
: LOL
: i hated it, you hated it, popular as root canal
: unifyied the Republicans and Dems…we all hated the bank bailout…as popular as a root canal
: “I hated it, you hated it, about as popular as a root canal”
: love that too
: promised i would not do what was popular, would do what was necessary
: real good so far
: so i suported last admin’s efforts to support financial sector
: “recovered most of the money” and made money on the bailout too
: recovered most but not all, to get the rest support a fee on big banks
: and congress stands again for bank taxation to repay fees
: Oooohhh BIG banks will not like THAT… IN YOUR FACE!
: they can pay back the taxpayers that rescued them in their time of need
: ( my wifi connection keeps cutting out so i’m lagging. here tho!)
: not sure that Pelosi wanted to sit back down either
: some repubs didnt stand
: bastards
: nice to see so many colours out in the chamber there, yellow really stands out
: oh yeah repeat it- maybe they will listen
: my goodness…a full house…hello, everyone
: that’s the way to do it POTUS – we need to hear more about what HAS been done
: frickin’ A!!
: (sorry, got a little excited there)
: POTUS is great!
: i missed that
: darn
: woo hoo!
: Same repugs… sitting down
: “thought I’d get applause for that!”
: hi pearl
: Bwa-hahahahh!
: even orange Boehner laughed and seemingly against his will
another sanding ovation…love this guy, he speaks so eloquently..
: was good, he started say where they cut taxes, and the applause started and he kept going and it got louder
: He’s in a good mood tonight… nice smile and he’s making jokes.
: yes’m
: President talking now about Recovery Act aka Stimulus Bill
: people need to hear that
: john mccain is glued to his seat
: no repugs want to clap for the stimulus bill that was put in by the last president?
: I’m on CNBC… has anybody tuned to FAUX to see if they are talking over the Pres. AGAIN?
: the fraternity brothers won’t let them stand up
: they want the people to forget that it was gw
: oooh…prez brings up an employer in Phoenix…bwahahaha!
: i can’t stand Faux!
: wish we had a ” palin cam ” going on. i can see her with that infamous sarah frown as everyone is standing and cheering
: OMG… I saw Boner clapping!!
: Pacos: leave it off the hook!!!
: they are so negative
: or turn the ringer off..
: hig, what are you drinking
: good maybe they’ll all develop an ulcer and not run again
: lol
: who is boner?
: the orange guy
: ah got ya
: tantef… just tea for me… so far. I can change though
: LOL
: Boehner, from Ohio
: faux is behaving , so far.
: i thought i saw Boehner clapping also
: my hubby got training for CDL truck driving under the stimulus plan…
: nice pitch for the returned stimulus money
: gads..
: with the big banks money
: is wilson behaving or is he tweeting?
: At least I am not drinking any ‘ kool-aid ‘
: sorry – bank bailout money
: duct taped
: why aren’t they clapping- that is what the repugs wanted wasn’t it?
: lol
: build infrastructure
: President is announcing high speed railroad!!!!
: YAY!
: that would be nice..high speed
: jobs..
: and clean energy!
: they want to build one in ohio too
: they should just stand, would be easier than popping up and down all the time
: yay!
: and put internet access in every home
: rebates for energy efficient homes
: fricken repubs
: i hate boehner
: he isnt worth hate
: true. Pity, maybe.
oh, i just can’t bear to watch.
i keep waiting for someone from SC to say something stupid again–or yell it–right, Joe Wilson? you ASS.
please tell me no one embarrasses my state or the president & then I’ll catch it on the replay when the kids are in bed. lol
bon-er is a ^ucktard…he’ll get his someday..firm believer on dat…
: and up goes the house members
: he mentiond shipping jobs overseas and hubby is saying fu’ng yay and then just noticed Rebublicans are sitting with sour faces
: and up goes the senators
: hope his fake tan deads him
: Biden looks really pleased and glowing
: wants jobs bill on desk without delay
: oh yeah!!! ” i want a jobs bill”
: well Dems are going up anyhow, Repubs have their butts super glued to their chairs
: Dems are getting ‘ rowdy ‘ tonight… hope they are that enthusiastic about the Health care bill… GET TO WORK!
: Biden is a happy kind of guy, I Like him
: i hope the super glue remover doesnt work
: hehe
: listening on the radio…the repubs wouldn’t stand up for Obama even if their feet were on fire
: “Lost Decade”
: i’ve always like joe
: “the lost decade, hee hee hee
: he’s talking to mccain
: I cannot stand those hateful Repugs
: when joe ran here in delaware, his bumper stickers, fans, yard signs, etc.. said “joe”
: “the lost decade”. way to poke Bush without being too direct eh ?
: “how long should we wait? How long should America put it’s future on hold?”
: question… How LONG should WE wait?
: yeah, mccain, how long?
: not long, get a move on!
: Steve Clemons said if we don’t do these things, we lose the race to china and all other countries who move forward
: “I do not accept second place for the United States of America!”
: He is making some jabs – don’t cha think?
: heck, we are behind now…instead of waiting we need to speed up
: i do not accept second place for the USA!
: looks like they stood up finally
: i think he is making some darn good points
: Someone got him ‘Fired Up’ about this speech.
: the only points the repubs understand are on the end of a nail
: of course Fox has their response team of Palin, and all ready to tear it apart as soon as he finishes
: Always a pleasure to hear Pres. Obama after 8 years of stupid.
: i agree
: financial reform…
: Jab
: uppercut
: and the Repub response has a new venue built by Wall street money, with a crowd to cheer just like they were in a forum giving the same sort of address ad the president
: how tacky
: tell the repubs to get on board or get out of the way
: wait for it…there is a right cross coming i think
: financial institutions now!
: gotta get it right
: Get tough
: kicking azz! yay!
: i called that one !@!!
: he will send it back…Yea..go baby go!
: (better than drill baby drill) blech!
: hurray for NC
: lovely, clean energy investment
: boy you can tell which ones are republican
: oh, oil and gas development..
: offshore for oil and gas…repubs should like that
: sit there all still & frowney
: yes
: wooohoooooo
: lordy – i thought Pelosi was going to holler ” Booyah!”
: gosh, Pelosi couldn’t wait to jump on that one!!!
: a comprehensive clean energy bill…
: ROFL
: Ohhh Noes… he said CLIMATE… heads will explode.
: what??? what???
: she didn under her breath
: bipartisan
:
: oh they’re booing “overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change”?!? idjits!!
: hee hee, here comes the cut at stupid
: LOL!
: jab at repubs… disagree about scientific evidence
: yeeehaaaaa
: he just took away their EXCUSE for Climate Change deniers..
: yuk McCain
: wooohoo!!! even McCain stood up fer that!
: more exports
: double our exports over the next 5 years
: you’re right, yellow is a great color in the crowd!
: double over next 5 years
: jobs jobs jobs!!
Can ya just imagine dip^hit paylin giving a sotu speech…bwahahahaha
You betcha, Star!
Star: I was thinking the same thing!
which kid does the President have with him? None? oh yeah I forgot, professionals don’t drag kids along.
Michelle is beautiful…She has so much class…WTG Michelle…
Anyone checking out faux?
Hey winker take notes ..This is how a lady conducts herself in public…
: what was that… the repugs stood… the Dems didn’t?
: Was that Brown? he looked confused…
: ok – people are trying to figure out where he was going with that education lead in ( so was i !)
: Is brown confirmed… i don’t think he would be there.
: sorry…I;m watching now instead of just listening…
: revitalize community colleges
: Community colleges
: Brown not confirmed yet
: he was sworn in day after election, i think
: community colleges is a very good focus
: wow
: brown not sworn, but is in town
: 10K tax credit for 4 years of college
: Brown may have had a ‘ photo-shoot ‘ today..?
: education yes
: nice – 10K tax credit for 4 years of college ( but that leaves out a lot of the degrees in comm. college)
: student loan forgiven in 10 years if you choose public service!
: limit of 10% of income per year twds paying back student loans
: can’t wait to see how this all gets twisted by the repubs
: boodog… they will have to understand it first
: I take that back… it never stopped them from critisizing when they didn’t understand
: No they won’t. They’ve never had to understand something BEFORE to twist it!
: health care
: lol!
: but 10% of income paid after graduation
: anything he is talking about has to be approved by the Leg, that’s the problem. We can have great ideas but darnit, some won’t let them get to fruition
: health,
: he is sound persistent tonight tho
: lets clear a few things up
: I bet Rush, Beck, et al are making notes right now about the socialist agenda of public service and forcing kids to go to college to fit the elitist agenda
: families one illness away from financial ruin
: repubs, the mobius party
: ^^ my opinion
: Woo hoo
: awwww….. that was such a sweet moment between POTUS and Michelle
: strong america=good health care and good education; somewhat publicly financed. It’s really that easy.
: shout from the prz to Michelle fer speaking out about childhood obesity
: “she gets embarassed…”
: Palin has someone translating for her
: lol
: still think she looks sad
: lol
: He has a smile all night… he is very at ease and confident
: bring down the deficit by 1 trillion
: i think michelle looks tired
: wow 45 minutes, this is going fast
: Don’t bring up the CW, she has no right to be recognized during this important speech.
: Michelle is a realist…this is a difficult SOTU
: yup
: he is doing very well
: PO is speaking hard truths
: sorry but who is CW?
: he won
: i cannot believe that the repubs are sitting thru that
: The Crazy Woman=Palin CW
: he won
: Crazy Woman
: “I will not walk away from from Americans and so should not members of this chamber”
: ah nice- thanks guys
: can’t type–he won’t walk away
: hee hee hee
: callen em out
: good one
: I mean that Michelle’s life is hard because she actually bears the burden that IS BEING FIRST LADY AND CARING ABOUT AMERICA
: lol!!! PO “Let me Know!! Let me Know!”
: He MAde THE repugs STAND.
: find a way!
: “Let’s let it done!”
: Go(Bama)
: I want this country to be fixed so badly that his speech is making me cry.
: that’s my prez
: I’m going to cry too
: im tearing up too
: i like how he keeps setting the record straight
: Me too, also
: ohhh …Here comes the RECORD!
: oooh, a bush smash!!
What is biden doing scratching
Missed that last comment!! Mona Lisa..!!
just saw the old guy (johnny mack turn t lindsey graham)
I’m annoyed
: reminding them of the budget surplus that disappeared
: if only the repubs would listen
: Bush… go hide your head.
: I want it to be fixed for us, the middle class. I was just at my neighbors and his furnace is broken and he’s cutting some down trees in our yard to heat the house until he can get the furnace guy in.
: smashing bushie into a bush
: lol! prez is hammering the deficit!@
: clap!
: oh yeah all before i walked in the door!!!! Go Prez
: yay
: “just stating the facts..”
: ‘just stating the facts’
: if nothing else, I hope this speech reminds some of the pissed left that it takes time for healing and rebuilding.
: Smashing bush… same as clearing brush
: LOL!!
: i wish i was in the balcony, on the right, with boiling oil
: coppertone, for boner
: om….
: ruh roh
: so far, on a scale of 10, this is scoring an 8 in my book. 00000000000000000000
: “we will work within a family budget..”
: you are a tough grader buff
: well, bankruptcy taught me to live on what I make….hard lesson to learn, but learned
: i give him a 9+
: ( ummm….the 00000 x whatever is due to evil kitty leaping on the keyboard)
: i have no buyer’s remorse
: I have no buyer’s remorse either, ds…
: me neither
: Blue dogs better listen to what he says and ‘ get with the program ‘
: Tantef – you just have to win, doncha?
: they’re not gonna like that – no tax cuts bit
: didn’t they turn down his bipartisian commission?
: yup, its a trait of an old hippy democrat who just came out of 8 years of hell
: executive order!!
: Executive Order!
: yes
: yeppers!
: ok Tantef – I’ll give you the 9 and join ya
: BALLS, HE’S FINALLY GETTING IT!
: YES!
: i keep hearing mr t saying’ i pity the fool who disagrees”
: hell yeah! he is done being nice to the jerks
: I just saw begich clapping… big smile on his face also.
: I want my Dems with Big, Big Balls and an “in your face attitude”
: zactly! he’s finally standing up and putting it out there. and with strength and humor
: why are they laughing?
: lol repubs have tea bags, dems have big balls
: it didn’t work
: there’s those ’8 years’ again
: hee hee hee
: $280/month to blue cross AK for $5000 deductible. Gotta be better than that.
: He’s the grown up in the room
: He’s sort of making fun of his detractors tonight…. ala Jon Stewart style….
: Yes!
: ooooooooh, there are some pissed off faces on stage right
: oh no! he said common sense!
: novel concept – common sense
: bet SP wasn’t expecting to hear him say common sense
: please no common sense (oh also too he stole that from me from my Facebook posts ya know)
: common sense…teehee
: she will claim it
: tea baggers got called out… about trusting Wash.ington…
: ‘common sense’ was that tract by Thomas Paine
: sarah went to washington to wear hooker boots
: i can hear Palin saying tomorrow, ” I’m glad to hear that Obama is finally talking about common sense but he can’t just talk about it ”
: took away their talking point
: lol
: SC decision… Call them out!
FACT CHECH
: i’m bravely watching faux, no interruptions yet. do i have to stayy for the sp commentary?
: yep, good luck making a true democracy; it’s dead and done.
: Mild applause about the SC decision…
: yes boo, and report
: lol
: earmarks on a website…
: boodog… no need for the commentary… they just make stuff up
: post all earmark requests on a single website so citizens can see before vote
: true
: even jeff flake is standing
: please don’t take our $1.84 return on every dollar spent federally in AK….we might not survive up here!
: TABLOID GOVERNMENT
: American’s are addicted to that sh!t
: “we can’t live when every day is an embarrassing headline…I win you lose
: He’c calling them out
: nice – talking about obstruction but about both parties using it against each other
: Look at them sitting there -
: nice nice
: yep
: nailed it!
: Seat his appointees
: obstruction must stop
: work together democrats
: WE WANT YOU TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, NOT RUN FOR THE HILLS!!
: pointing that finger at the dems…. telling them to stand up
: just say no is not leadership
: we were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions
: wait till the repubs get theirs
: Just called the repugs ” NOT Leadership!
: ha ah
: o goodness – i think the bile level in that room just rose to a dangerous degree after ” Republicans need to stop just saying no to everything” ha!!
: hee hee
: gonna take both sides to the woodshed monthly!
I heart Mona Lisa!
Our President is making a great SOTU!
Whatever you think or believe about him..President Obama is an inspiration and will live on in history. I hope his legacy will be that he made a difference.
I crashed-ed!
Good on you President Obama…Let’s gtdown to the spin now from all the talking heads…
WE DON’T QUIT.
I DON’T QUIT.
AMERICA WON’T QUIT.
I saved a bunch of treehouse comments before I rebooted…
: I like that cheezy smile he gets when he stabs em
: boodog, you brave soul (watching Faux)
: i liked the party of no comment
: omg…he smacked the r’s
: Schoolyards talks… basically calling them ‘ children ‘
: a founding father? which bill is Thomas Paine on? lol
: has he said anything about impeaching John Roberts?
: seriously – how will Beck, Hannity etc. make the socialist, marxist, communist accusation tomorrow?
: they will lie
: easily, they will lie
: they’ll make stuff up yep
: yup yup yup
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((i love my P.O.T.U.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
great speech. also. too.
Loved the way he scolded the Republicans about leadership, and always sayhing ‘NO’. It was brilliant how he got the Republicans to stand up on some issues like ‘we need health insurance reform’ and ‘making the banks pay back the bailout loans.’
NBC talking heads are really making a point of how the minority response has a way of killing future political careers. LOL
: they don’t need facts
: al franken is gonna wear out his hands
: slippery – I missed that. But Ths Paine is a founding father.
: Facts and their pesky librul bias!
: i think he is working up to DADT
: they just lie
: but when they do , the journalists that are FINALLY rising to the surface will be able to smack them by way of this speech.
: sorry…finally have a very late supper here… I’m listening but eating now…
: i hope so BG
: justa, send me some cornbread
: all combat troops out of iraq by august
: just finished justa Smiley
: All the troops are coming home -make no mistake
: BG that will require some work, can they do it?
: Iraq: “this war is over and our troops are coming home…”
: we need some real journalist, stepping up to the plate and calling BS when they see it
: OOPs… he supports the Troops… CW lost a talking point.
: and just fire the ones who can’t do the job
: I know nasty right talking heads will still do it but dang, POTUS hasn’t offered up this sort of dead on input before.
: Iraq: we all have a responsibility to support our troops
: and military families
: and Lin – I think there is a faction of journalists that are gearing up to talk back. I’m rooting for them!
: Michelle is getting some nice applauses tonight too
: File sharing… don’t do it. DOJ is advocating for a 675K fine against a grad student
: BG – they need to be strong and loud
: Are the repugs Tweeting tonight?
: okay… can I hear a standing O for O?
: i hear that Lin
: hey pacos… I like the way you think
: standing O indeed
: here here!
: my congressman is not applauding
: frikken putz
: i think a lot of the Dems are really pleased to have a speech they can rally around
: at least he’s keeping his mouth shut (joe W)
: I’m very proud of my President tonight
: Dems need something to give them a bit of get up and go
: me too justa
: He’s taking his speech into repub areas
: he is good justa
: I’m so happy about this speech
: i saw a few of my reps out there smiling , whooping and applauding.
: pacos… some of these dems – espec senators – need a good hard kick in the arse
: is that Haitian president?
: The ambassador?
: ah
: dems and repubs need a good kick
: i wonder how many repubs will leave tonight thinking , ” i don’t wanna smile but , dang, once i get to the car, i’m gonna”
: mine are applauding now, but might lose the sen seat in the election (looks like anyhow)
: LOL
: another jab at bush corruption
: he needs to make more jabs like that
: one again prosecuting civil rights discrimination
: don’t think civil rights is a republican thing
: YEAH!!!
: you know that wasn’t happening under Bush
: yea!!
: generals are not applauding…
: friggin A
: will he really do it – gays in the military?
: yes, altho the frickin generals are frozen
: DADT… didn’t avoid it
: i noticed that too joe
: woohoo! supporting gay Americans! ( Lin – i hope he’ll follow up on that )
: maybe they can’t
: barbara mcculskey doesnt look well
: hubs said army general visibly twitched
: lily ledbetter law is being ignored by too many companies
: yay!!!! don’t ask don’t tell put out!
: okay, said it wasn’t the army guy, it was 2nd row left hand side
: he hasn’t shied away from the ‘ controversial ‘ topics… needs follow-through though
: i believe he’d do everything tomorrow if they’d just let him
: true, hig… we need more than just a rallying point and a bunch of pretty words… we need him to push back hard
: d255 – i agree
: OMG keep the faith
: true
: 59 is a majority… why are the 41 calling the shots? He needs to push back… tell the yappers to go pound sand
: sand is too good for them
: Dems need to remember they ARE the Majority… GET IT DONE!
: we got noisy and messy
: lady in pink is what… trying to go to sleep?
: he did say that if 60 is the new majority the repubs will have to be a part of government (earlier)
: oohh… he’s hitting the likes of mr. no chin in the crotch…
: He understands democracy and America so well, how can anyone say he is a marxist or socialist?
: our President is on fire now
: who was the guy just shaking his head with his hand on his chin?
: Lin… only the people lacking in integrity say that about him
: jw-who WAS that guy?
: sorry… was looking at the monitor
: who is no chin
: He makes me want to be a better person
: if that little kid really did send his allowance to POTUS, that’s a nice moment
: i have a sis-in-law, a nurse, just left for Haiti today will be there 7 days
: lol
: carry the dream forward
: hooray!
: again, we dont quit
: YAY!!!
: love our PRESIDENT!
: i dont quit
: wow, ds55 – good for her!
: yes we can
: I don’t quit!!!
: he knocked it out of the park
: oh wow, good for him!
: nice speech
: mr brown hasnt yet been seated in the senate yet, has he?
: ds55, tell her thanks
: nicely done
: yes sir, thats my president,
: i will boodog
: yes – ds55, where will she be working?
: I love how he yelled at all the cranky children, including the supremes!
: i’m doing twitter searches to see how the right took the speech and my gawd – they have nothing but vile to offer
: wow nice
: hubby just said this is the first SOTU he’s ever watched
: thanks for the great company
: here come the PUNDITS!!!!
: It was great watching this with y’all
: George Will said nothing negative about O
: post game babble, up next
: sigh…hig…
: it was, was like having you all in my den
: thank you everyone – it was so good to watch it with you
: albeit it would be a bit crowded
: yep, Tantef
: Ya alls are a good bunch of eggs… a bit cracked sometimes, but good eggs nontheless
: we scramble well
: thanks guys it was fun hanging out with all of you
: ha!
: lol
: Who is doing the ‘R’ response…. Bobby Jindal..?
: ha – ” I don’t quit”
: I was so nervous about this speech, but now I’m so happy about it
: s’error palin knows we are a bunch that does NOT quit !!
: I’m at MSNBC now…ick ick ick …Chirs Marthews…
: lol jindal is cowering in the corner
: I crashed-ed!!
: mona!
: InExile – i hear that . i was a little anxious about listening tonight but am so glad I did and did so in the tree house
: People are asking O for autographs!!!
Bob McDonnell has pulled a Paylin by parading his kids.
Sheesh. Do these politicians think that was Paylin’s secret to success?
Mona Lisa, you are amazing. Was your keyboard smoking when you crashed? Talk about fingertips flying. I’m a speedy speller, but a slooooooooow typer, and I applaud your talent.
What a fine speech, with lots to think about and act on. I can hardly wait to hear what my students took away from it.
Sweet dreams, all.
We need common sense… how long before SP tweets that ‘Barack’ listened to her?????
That didn’t come out right… I meant say ‘Obama’, which is what SP says instead of addressing him by his correct title, The President.
The speech had me almost in tears… and I’m Australian!
notmensa~ right about now…you betcha….LMBO
#43 Tina in Tennessee – Parading his kids for the SOU rebuttal was ridiculous. I wonder if he uses them as a shield and takes them to work, too.
Don’t know if anyone noted this: I saw Lisa Murkowski stand (somewhat relunctantly) when the President spoke of enforcing equal pay laws.
#45 notmensa – Ha!
MonaLisa – you’re awesome!
Went to a watch party here in Nashville. The best part of his speech was when he told the truth about just where the deficits came from. Zing. CNN showed McCains face. He looked like he got scratched by a cat.
Omg…Sarah just did her word salad analysis on Faux Noise. I wish I had a link. I think even Greta was embarrassed. I know links will show up, but OMG!
Here’s a couple comments i piked up at faux..
I can’t believe anyone could have an ounce o respect for this idiot…
Just another lie from his flapping lips….
nothing new there…her highness hasn’t made her appearance yet….
@MonaLisa – Thank You for the blogging! What a fantastic job.
I watched (((President Obama))) live on CNN and he kicked a**! This is the man I voted for! I was on my feet clapping and cheering almost as often as Nancy Pelosi. You can see that she really likes him. And seeing Joe Biden just makes me smile. I suddenly feel as if I got my beloved country back tonight. He was harsh and rightly so – on both sides of the aisle, but I loved that he took the Republics on like a train – straight on and no mistake about it. Took whatever blame was due and moved on like a man. I am so proud. I feel like I did the night he was elected and I have hope in my heart again. We have GOT to have this man’s back at every opportunity because you know they will still try to tear him down.
Good night Mudpuppies. We are back!
Oh, I forgot about Obama’s ‘I won’t quit’ phrase. Wonder if former-governor ‘Quitter’ took notice?
That would be my man, the guy I voted for! I get frustrated, I’m a member of the middle-class, my company closed the doors after 25 years, I worked there for 8 years. But you know what? It would have been worse if mcgrumpy would have been elected! silly sarah has no contribution to this conversation, she’s an intelluctual moron & I have no interst in her opinion of the PRESIDENT’S SOTU message. sarah, go sit down & stfu, once again, I’m embarrassed to share a my gender with an imbecile like you. Please go away & attept to salvage your family from the damage your inflated ego has done to each & everyone of them. You are the most pathetic pos I’ve ever encountered in my 56 years on this planrt.
couldn’t watch the Virgina Gove, after he started spouting about less gov, les taves and less regulations…how the “F” does he think we got INTO this financial mess ??
from the [copied and pasted] live chat courtesy of MonaLisa (inCT) [@ 42]
: generals are not applauding…
: friggin A
: will he really do it – gays in the military?
: yes, altho the frickin generals are frozen
: DADT… didn’t avoid it
: i noticed that too joe
: woohoo! supporting gay Americans! ( Lin – i hope he’ll follow up on that )
: maybe they can’t
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The military folks aren’t showing any pleasure [or displeasure] with the statement(s) because the military is ‘neutral’ — they carry out all decisions of/by their Commander in Chief; they are *not* ‘political.’ They, collectively, are neither Republicans, Independents, or Democrats when in uniform; they are first, foremost, and ONLY Americans.
No matter how the generals (or any military member) feel, personally, about the issue(s), as members of the military, they show *no* partisanship when in uniform. I’ve always admired that about our men and women in uniform: When it comes to national policy and the direction of the POTUS; America first, personal opinions second. beth.
“intellectual”, just got a little excited, forgot how to spell….
I was just on Twitter – lots of RTs about Chris Matthews saying he ‘forgot Obama was black for an hour.’
I think they sent him home.
@beth #56
I also thought those uniformed military weren’t clapping b/c they were not suppose to, but they sure did when more troops in Afghanistan was mentioned…hmmm.
tell us how you really feel, officers, regarding don’t ask don’t tell.
Hannity guiding SP thru her analysis…she got a “wink” in with her word salad…no points of her, just agreeing with Hannity’s comments…Obama disconnected because he only spent 10% of time on national Security ?? OY !! to quote a previous President who left office with a SURPLUS -It’s the Economy, Stupid
did you also notice during the SOTU when Prez Obama mentioned restrictions for lobbyists that somebody snickered loud enough to get Biden & Pelosi to look to their right. ??
For those watching the lead up to the SOTU on PBS — did I hear correctly one of the taking heads say the GOP rebuttal would not be from a “sterile” setting but would be from a more informal location that would be set up to ‘look’ like a SOTU. That it was going to be given by the newly elected Gov of VA from his statehouse… (So far, all well and good: chit-chat goes on about the rebuttal…)
And then some yahoo pipes up with: “It won’t be a SOTU from the Virginia statehouse, but it might be a ‘State of the Confederacy’ address. Ha ha ha.” Did I hear that right? Have the PBS talking heads gone around the bend? beth.
Great speech. Renewed my confidence. Not real thrilled about the three-year domestic speeding freeze starting in 2011, but was so relieved to hear the August deadline for Iraq is still firm, that he isn’t completely writing off health care, and that he still has the enthusiasm and stamina to stand firm for the ideas we voted him in to initiate on our behalf.
Hey – a question: Did anyone else notice Justice Alito up in the Republican area, shaking hands with various Republican leaders before President Obama came in? I was watching C-Span to get away from the talking heads and to see more candid shots of the action in the pre-speech phase. I could not believe my eyes to see Alito up there glad-handing politicians. Gees, I don’t remember any Justice doing that before and I am now 60 so I’ve had the privilege of watching many State of the Union speeches.
Does Alito’s escapade bother anyone else? I know he is Republican and was appointed and voted in my Republicans, but once someone becomes a Supreme Court Justice they are supposed to be non-partisan or at the very least give that appearance. The arrogant little snot doesn’t seem to care about proprieties, does he? Makes me fume, particularly after last week’s decision. Sooo glad President Obama faced the five Dump Stumps on the court down and said directly to those five guys that he was going to work with Congress to undo the damage they did with that disastrously bad decision on campaign funding.
Our President conducted himself as a scholar and a gentleman without undermining his integrity. Now that is the man I believed in. May he continue to stay strong and get stronger in his resolve to help the middle class.
OMG, I tuned in to fux for 2-1/2 minutes, the nitwit was talking on insanity’s show. My brain exploded,she is the dumbest f*ck that ever walked this earth.
If AKM, gryphen, levi , bree or anybody has big time sh*t on this moron now is the time to take the b*tch out. I really can’t take it anymore……………
Saw Granny on Fox, what happened to Miss Perky Show Me the Money Palin, she looked pretty down in the dumps. Maybe that ” I don’t quit” comment got to her!!
jc in co says: or anybody has big time sh*t on this moron now is the time to take the b*tch out. I really can’t take it anymore……………
oh man, I couldn’t agree with you more! if I were so inclined, I would make stuff up on her just to stop her a**!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe she’s been able to extend her 15 minutes this long.
I just LOVED it when the republicans simply sat there, and everyone else STOOD to applaud when Obama spoke about tax cuts…………
That will make GREAT Nov. ads for the Dems……..
That and McCain leaning over and saying to Graham…..he’s blaming it on Bush…
No Grandpa ….he’s blaming you too……..
I loved how President Obama was serious but still showed a great sense of humor. He seemed very comfortable tonight, even making a couple of cracks that were clearly not in the script. It was great to see that Obama grin again!
I watched the quick reaction from Rachel Maddow after the speech and she said something I found very interesting. She noted that the Republicans were stonefaced at the beginning but, as the speech went on, even they were standing and applauding frequently. If the President can turn THEM around with this speech, maybe there’s hope that things WILL get better. It’s been such a depressing couple of weeks and it was wonderful to be inspired again tonight.
I’m so very proud and glad that millions of people took a chance on a young, unknown and untested man with intellect and vision…and elected him President. There really IS hope…
jc~soo agree the clock is not ticking fast enough…dang, guys bring it on…
Wonderful speech. Hope the initiative is there to get some things done.
By the way, JC, thanks for the giggle — I identified “the nitwit” immediately. I’ve struggled with what to call her — but “THE nitwit” is quite an apt description….. I don’t think anyone has to take her down, she’s doing a good job of that all by herself.
The Quitter Queen looked like she was reading from a teleprompter. She never changed her focus, but more telling was the fact that her sentences weren’t chopped up with random verbal detours.
Saw Quitter Queen on Greta. She seemed irritated that Obama said “common sense”. Ha- he took the wind out of her sails!
I am soooo glad Obama is our President. I loved his speech and I love the way he and Michele Obama seem to have such a loving, respectful marriage.
Their interactions seem so genuine.
jc…Yep! So agree.
The speech was great and renewed my hope.
Forgot to say that Hannity is a total a$$ and after watching his coverage for a few minutes, I wonder how he sleeps at night. That $44M contract helps a bit. Whatever.
I LOVE that unlike quitter, he actually identified something that truly is “common sense”….INVESTING IN PEOPLE!
Was it my imagination, or was one side of her face somewhat less mobile than the other?
> 58 in exile (SC version) Says:
> I was just on Twitter – lots of RTs about Chris Matthews saying he ‘forgot Obama was black for an hour.’
> I think they sent him home.
He ain’t black for just an hour, he’s black 24/7 baby.
And so forth.
Silly Chris Matthews. I forgot he was employed for an hour.
> 68 leenie17 Says:
> If the President can turn THEM around with this speech, maybe there’s hope that things WILL get better. It’s been such a depressing couple of weeks and it was wonderful to be inspired again tonight.
I don’t think he was convincing them, I think he said a bunch of things that they can’t be seen not to support. IE the bank tax — which I believe the GOP is working against.
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) ——— ; )
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address has already gotten a big thumbs-down from one key group of voters: Republicans who did not see the speech.
According to an instant poll conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Opinion Research Institute, 90 percent of Republicans who did not see the President’s speech strongly disagreed with it.
Additionally, 95 percent of Republicans polled agreed with the statement, “If I had seen the President’s speech, I’ll bet I would have hated it even more.”
Davis Logsdon, who supervised the poll, said there were certain difficulties in polling Republican voters: “Many of them would not let us finish asking the question before answering ‘No.’”
Lainey @ 59:
I just checked out the C-SPAN video of the speech. http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=HP-A-28955 [full transcript of the 2010 SOTU here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-state-union-address ]
From what I can tell, the Joints didn’t blink an eye with the ‘more troops’ announcement (beginning time – 0:59:20) or with the rescinding DADT (bt – 1:06:30.) I seem to remember them all remaining seated when I saw the SOTU live.
In again watching the speech just now, I see they did, however, stand and applaud when POTUS announced the military deserved/deserves our support when they came home/VA increases (bt – 1:01:40), talked about FLOTUS and 2LOTUSs efforts/initiatives for support for military families (bt – 1:01:50), and when he said: “And at April’s Nuclear Security Summit, we will bring 44 nations together here in Washington, D.C. behind a clear goal: securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years, so that they never fall into the hands of terrorists” (bt – 1:03:17).
Possibly the C-SPAN coverage didn’t carry TV angles that other stations did… I’m surmising they all had their own crews out, covering it from their own perches? I’m guessing I missed what you saw. Alls I know (love that phrase!) is: the military, by tradition and code, does *not* “have politics” – from what I saw of the SOTU coverage, the Joints held true to that tradition and code tonight. beth.
I watched the SOTU speech live on MSNBC, and have not watched it on other networks to see any discrepancies in coverage.
However, I do feel that as powerful and as direct Prez Obama’s speech was towards the repugs sitting there, they will still be the party of no…I have found over the course, that they tend not to mean what they say or say what they mean! …and I wonder a lot why they are even public servants.
While watching McDonnell, I noticed a uniformed man behind him often looking excited and clapping.
So much for the military not taking sides.
There’s a 2-star who lives near me who is also very partisan. He always talks to republican candidates outside the election places, but ignores the democratic candidates. I’ve seen him on the other shore ignoring the sitting Democratic congressman at the polls but he sure sucks up to the rep when he wants a new toy.
MonaLisa (inCT) Thanks and yes I guess your fingers were flying.
Wars mean job security for the generals ect. so they would applaud anything to do with that. I don’t believe for one second that the different branches are apolitical.They are supposed to be but IMO the religious right has gotten their people in many places they should not be in because of separation of state and church.