President Obama will address his Republican opponents directly in his State of the Union address Wednesday night, a senior administration official said, as he seeks to generate new momentum and rebuild his credibility as a leader able to change the way Washington works. – Washington Post
I say it’s “bipartisanship” or anything having to do with getting along, working together, including “changing the way Washington works.” By the teasers, we should be schnockered early.
As for those of you who don’t drink, there’s always overloading on junk food or chocolate.
Consider this a State of the Union… It’s time for another big speech… free for all.
You can watch it online here. …and Politico has a live stream too.
UPDATE II: Excerpts from Obama’s speech in the comment section; full text of Bob McDonnell’s speech also in comments.
UPDATE: So far, the word is “jobs.”
Schnockered early might be the only way we can get through it.
I say jobs, or (and this is a safe bet) “I”.
heh-heh… Oh lordy, “I”…. OUCH.
Drinking word is “jobs”.
Good thing candidate Richard Behney, an Indiana Tea Party activist isn’t invited.
This is a *candidate* for Evan Bayh’s seat – not a streetwalking nutcase (well – maybe he’s a nutcase)
“I believe personally, we’re at a crossroads. We have one last opportunity. And I believe 2010 is it. All right? And we can do it with our vote. And we can get new faces in, whether it’s my face or not, I pray to God that I see new faces. And if we don’t see new faces, I’m cleaning my guns and getting ready for the big show.”
Shouldn’t people be arrested for saying things like that? (inciting violence)
I’m not going to count – but I bet he says “we” more often than he says “I”.
I will not be watching Barack ” I surrender” Obama SOTU address…I have more important things to do like clean my kitchen floors…At this point, I can pretty much guess his overall SOTU speech will go something like this….”Please, don’t blame this White House…it’s still all Bush fault ( sort of truthful)….I need more time to fix this disastrous economy….I get your pain America, I even load my presidential box with downtrodden Americans who overcame great odds to such guys examples…of what we can overcome…I beg Republicans to stop making me look like a fool and work for the great good of America.”
That folks is pretty much what your looking forward to tonight…Oh, and lets not forget the News pundits trashing his speech 24/7 before you can say “Demarcate Midterm Massacre 2010″….Yes, I will be skipping this wonderful TV event…
kris says:
27 January 2010 at 6:42 pm
Schnockered early might be the only way we can get through it.
I say jobs, or (and this is a safe bet) “I”
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LOL–took the words right out of my mouth! However, I’d have to give a slight edge to “I”
I meant democrat
Let’s hope so, pmichael.
pmichael says:
27 January 2010 at 6:49 pm
Evan Bayh is thanking the gods it won’t be Mike Pence, a dark horse for president, you can bet.
Via Chuck Todd on Twitter:
“The President will address the progress we’ve made to rescue the economy…
http://twitter.com/chucktodd/status/8299457632
Via Mark Knoller on Twitter:
WH Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says Pres. Obama will use SOTU to acknowledge shortcomings in his performance ove last yr.
http://twitter.com/markknoller/status/8299696586
I’ll count for you pmichael. He can’t get through a speech without remembering what he looks like when he gazes into a mirror. I, I, I, I, you get the idea.
Ah yes….shortcomings. It will somehow turn out to be someone else’s fault. Bet me.
“The progess we’ve made to rescue the economy”….that’s good for about 3 seconds.
Bipartisanship is dead in Washington. There is no such thing now that the Republicans have decided that their strategy is to oppose anything the Democrats(Obama) propose. Obama is on a fools errand if he suggests that he will try to gain Republican support even one time in the SOTU address tonite. The “No” Party has twisted Obama into knots for the last year because he kept believing that he could work with this wankers. If he keeps on keeping on in that way they will keep on twisting him into knots and his approval rate will continue to go down. Peace
Did anyone have a drinking game for how many times Bush mentioned the word “I” in his SOTU ….Hell, what I’m saying did anyone actually care enough to watch a Bush SOTU ?….
It amazes me that people who claim to hate or can’t stand Obama…will tune into watch his star studded one man show…It’s almost as if America has a love hate relationship with the guy…Creepy!!
i will be watching just like i watched clinton’s and bush’s. will give feedback after
kris says:
27 January 2010 at 7:12 pm
I’ll count for you pmichael. He can’t get through a speech without remembering what he looks like when he gazes into a mirror. I, I, I, I, you get the idea.
That’s rather obvious, kris.
He’s male.
It comes with the package.
“If he keeps on keeping on in that way they will keep on twisting him into knots and his approval rate will continue to go down.” -Imhotep
See that’s the weird thing about the phenom Obama…One would assume he should have hit rock bottom by now…with Fox News on constant attack, Rush gunning for his throat, Democrat infighting, the two wars, Economy etc…Yet, the man is still hovering around damn near 50% in most polls… he is polling around former President Ronald Regan numbers…Sure, his poll numbers could drop even further give or take another year of hard hitting political attacks…But for right now, the man seems to be staying a float…and if he goes into 2012 still hovering around 50% then Republicans better have a kick ass candidate to take Obama out…
I watch every state of the union speech Marie205. Learned that from my dad. I have lost count of how many I have seen.
Ultimately though these speeches are more about show than anything else. They tend to have no long term effect and I suspect it will be the same with this one.
BTW – I don’t hate the President. I find him likeable personally, but an incompetent President who tends to be reactionary instead of thoughtful and not very truthful. Quite the opposite of the way he portrayed himself in 2007, 2008.
pmichael…lol.
It just came to me – something no one has mentioned.
Have we opened the floodgates for Rude Behavior from the audience ?
Will some stupid politician (like Brainless Bachmann) think she/he can ‘make hay’ by shouting something stupid ?
I wonder if Vegas has odds on this.
presidents used to send a written sotu to the congress. imtrying to recall- which president read sotu to congress? was it wilson?
Obama still enjoys near unanimous support among Blacks and Hispanics. It’s White people that he is having trouble with. Especially White men. FOX, the network for idiots, can attack him until the sun blows up, which it might in 2012, and he will remain at about 50%. That’s not what puzzles me. Obama doesn’t seem to care about getting anything done. It’s almost as if he wants to see just how bad it can all get before everybody cries “uncle” followed by “please save us.” Peace
Wow, the gangs all here
Not surprised.
Here’s an email I just got – excuse me if it’s already been posted – dinner.
President Barack Obama, in advance excerpts of his State of the Union address released by the White House: ” Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. … [W]e have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust – deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve.”
oh no djjl….sounds like more blah, blah, blah. Is he speaking to himself or us?
For gawd sake he has been President for over a year. I still will bet anyone willing that he will blame others. I saw Bill Burton on CNN today who flat out blamed Congress and the American people for this mess.
I really don’t believe the President can sincerely change course. It’s not in him.
Which in essence says that we don’t now have a good government. I am begining to believe that Obama sees himself as the classic and historical sin-eater. Peace
One excerpt…
“… Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. … [W]e have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust – deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve. …”
Hmmm…I just looked at some poll numbers breaking down along racial lines…Obama is damn near pulling in over 90% of the Black vote, 65% of Hispanic vote, 48% of Asian American Vote and 41% of the White vote…His biggest supporters or African Americans and Hispanic Americans….If he keep those numbers high I don’t see how the guy will ever fall into the lower 30% like Jimmy Carter did…
I would have to agree with many pundits who say Obama is strongly popular among large minority groups in America. Former President Ronald Regan was strongly popular with the very large Christian White voters during the 80s…They kept Regan numbers a float…Anyway, if Obama ever lose the Black & Hispanic voters he will be screwed for 2012…
Hey kris
Your STOTU story reminded me -
When I was a small child in Houston, Tx I was laying across my grandfather’s chair…..neck restin on one arm and knees across the other. I was watching the Republican Convention – don’t have a clue why – probably balloons, confetti, and attendant hoopla. As anyone fron Houston can tell you – it is hot for a long time – especially when there is NO air conditioning. The windows being open and the TV blaring caused my (most beloved) aunt to say – “DJJL – the neighbors are going to think we’re Republican.”
Gotta love it!
Marie205
President Obama needs to deliver for those who are supporting him. Simple.
djjl says:
27 January 2010 at 7:40 pm
Hey djjl… sorry I reposted… didn’t see it, as I stepped away.
Taylor
I think it’s going to be a fast moving evening
Again from Politico email:
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell – in advance excerpts of the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address – calls Obama’s spending-freeze proposal “a laudable step, but a small one.”
hey djjl, just wanted to make sure Mark had dinner.
Keep posting your Politico stuff, anyone else join in on others.
MEDIA LINE UP…
Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown will anchor coverage leading into the address along and post-response analysis along with John King. Soledad O’Brien will report on polling data and Jessica Yellin will moderate a focus group in Ohio. Anderson Cooper will report and anchor “AC360″ from Haiti at 11pmET. Larry King will be live at 12amET.
“O’Reilly Factor” will end at 8:55pmET and Bret Baier will anchor the address, the Republican response, and analysis live until 10:30pmET. Sarah Palin, Karl Rove, Joe Trippi, and Bob Beckel will contribute. Carl Cameron and Major Garrett will report. Greta Van Susteren will be live for “On the Record” until 11pmET. Sean Hannity will be live from 11pmET until midnight.
Starting at 9pmET, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, and Rachel Maddow will anchor coverage of the address and response. Live editions of “Countdown” and “Rachel Maddow” will air at 10:30pmET and 11:30pmET
Fox Business will have coverage from 8-11pmET anchored by Neil Cavuto from the Newseum. Elizabeth MacDonald will host “Fixing America” beforehand and John Stossel will lead a “town hall” discussion afterward.
CNBC special coverage begins at 7pmET with Larry Kudlow in D.C. followed at 8pmEt by “President Obama 1 Year Later,” which will be anchored live by John Harwood and Carl Quintanilla from Washington. CNBC will carry the address with and have reaction until 10:30pmET.
C-SPAN will begin special coverage at 8pmET with “a historical look at Presidents in their first year in office” followed by the address and response. Coverage will conclude at 11pmET. C-SPAN2 will air live reaction from Representatives and Senators from the Capitol.
ABC News’ Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos anchor coverage of the address and response from D.C. with Jake Tapper, Jon Karl, and Martha Raddatz contributing. Sawyer will anchor “World News” from Washington and Terry Moran will anchor “Nightline,” also from D.C., live at 11:35pmET.
Katie Couric will anchor coverage of the address and response at 9pmET as well as CBS’ “Special Report: State of the Union” afterward. She will be joined by Jeff Greenfield and Bob Schieffer, with Chip Reid and Nancy Cordes reporting. Harry Smith will anchor “The Early Show” from Washington, D.C. tomorrow morning.
Fox News’ Shepard Smith will anchor special coverage for FOX broadcasting starting at 9pmET. Chris Wallace will join for analysis and Shannon Bream will report from Capitol Hill.
Brian Williams will anchor from DC for NBC News with David Gregory. NBC News correspondents Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd, and Kelly O’Donnell will also contribute.
Jim Lehrer anchors PBS’ broadcast of the address and response at 9pmET followed by analysis from Mark Sh
Hmmmm, wonder why they didn’t have Scott Brown delivering the answer?
Maybe they didn’t want the nude centerfold pics showing up on the “family values” outlets.
“Obama still enjoys near unanimous support among Blacks and Hispanics. It’s White people that he is having trouble with. Especially White men.”-Imhotep
Your correct…I wonder why Blacks, Hispanics and a good portion of Asian Americans are still being supportive of this president…While the White vote “Males” in particular are running for the hills…One would think Obama should be losing Blacks & Hispanics in larger numbers because they are the ones losing jobs faster then White males…In fact, unemployment numbers are higher for minorities….Yet, at all these Tea party and outraged town hall meetings is dominated by older White males…I don’t want to make this a racial issue…but it does makes one raise and eyebrow at the deeper hidden problem they may have with Obama…
For right now, I will give these folks the benefit of the doubt and say this over personal loss of jobs and bad economy…
EXCERPTS FROM PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
We face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope – what they deserve – is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds and different stories and different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared. A job that pays the bill. A chance to get ahead. Most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.
You know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of adversity. After one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy building cars and teaching kids; starting businesses and going back to school. They are coaching little league and helping their neighbors. As one woman wrote to me, “We are strained but hopeful, struggling but encouraged.”
It is because of this spirit – this great decency and great strength – that I have never been more hopeful about America’s future than I am tonight. Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We don’t allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it’s time the American people get a government that matches their decency; that embodies their strength. And tonight, I’d like to talk about how together, we can deliver on that promise.
…
By the time I’m finished speaking tonight, more Americans will have lost their health insurance. Millions will lose it this year. Our deficit will grow. Premiums will go up. Co-pays will go up. Patients will be denied the care they need. Small business owners will continue to drop coverage altogether. I will not walk away from these Americans. And neither should the people in this chamber.
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Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it’s time for something new. Let’s try common sense. Let’s invest in our people without leaving them a mountain of debt. Let’s meet our responsibility to the people who sent us here.
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To do that, we have to recognize that we face more than a deficit of dollars right now. We face a deficit of trust – deep and corrosive doubts about how Washington works that have been growing for years. To close that credibility gap we must take action on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to end the outsized influence of lobbyists; to do our work openly; and to give our people the government they deserve.
That’s what I came to Washington to do. That’s why – for the first time in history – my Administration posts our White House visitors online. And that’s why we’ve excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions.
But we cannot stop there. It’s time to require lobbyists to disclose each contact they make on behalf of a client with my Administration or Congress. And it’s time to put strict limits on the contributions that lobbyists give to candidates for federal office. Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign companies – to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that’s why I’m urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to right this wrong.
I’m also calling on Congress to continue down the path of earmark reform. You have trimmed some of this spending and embraced some meaningful change. But restoring the public trust demands more. For example, some members of Congress post some earmark requests online. Tonight, I’m calling on Congress to publish all earmark requests on a single website before there’s a vote so that the American people can see how their money is being spent.
REPUBLICAN RESPONSE BY BOB MCDONNELL
Republican Address to the Nation
For Public Release
Governor Bob McDonnell
Richmond
January 27, 2010
Good evening. I’m Bob McDonnell. Eleven days ago I was honored to be sworn in as the 71st governor of Virginia.
I’m standing in the historic House Chamber of Virginia’s Capitol, a building designed by Virginia’s second governor, Thomas Jefferson.
It’s not easy to follow the President of the United States. And my twin 18-year old boys have added to the pressure, by giving me exactly ten minutes to finish before they leave to go watch SportsCenter.
I’m joined by fellow Virginians to share a Republican perspective on how to best address the challenges facing our nation today.
We were encouraged to hear President Obama speak this evening about the need to create jobs.
All Americans should have the opportunity to find and keep meaningful work, and the dignity that comes with it.
Many of us here, and many of you watching, have family or friends who have lost their jobs.
1 in 10 American workers is unemployed. That is unacceptable.
Here in Virginia we have faced our highest unemployment rate in more than 25 years, and bringing new jobs and more opportunities to our citizens is the top priority of my administration.
Good government policy should spur economic growth, and strengthen the private sector’s ability to create new jobs.
We must enact policies that promote entrepreneurship and innovation, so America can better compete with the world.
What government should not do is pile on more taxation, regulation, and litigation that kill jobs and hurt the middle class.
It was Thomas Jefferson who called for “A wise and frugal Government which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry ….and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned…” He was right.
Today, the federal government is simply trying to do too much.
Last year, we were told that massive new federal spending would create more jobs ‘immediately’ and hold unemployment below 8%.
In the past year, over three million Americans have lost their jobs, yet the Democratic Congress continues deficit spending, adding to the bureaucracy, and increasing the national debt on our children and grandchildren.
The amount of this debt is on pace to double in five years, and triple in ten. The federal debt is already over $100,000 per household.
This is simply unsustainable. The President’s partial freeze on discretionary spending is a laudable step, but a small one.
The circumstances of our time demand that we reconsider and restore the proper, limited role of government at every level.
Without reform, the excessive growth of government threatens our very liberty and prosperity.
In recent months, the American people have made clear that they want government leaders to listen and act on the issues most important to them.
We want results, not rhetoric. We want cooperation, not partisanship.
There is much common ground.
All Americans agree, we need a health care system that is affordable, accessible, and high quality.
But most Americans do not want to turn over the best medical care system in the world to the federal government.
Republicans in Congress have offered legislation to reform healthcare, without shifting Medicaid costs to the states, without cutting Medicare, and without raising your taxes.
We will do that by implementing common sense reforms, like letting families and businesses buy health insurance policies across state lines, and ending frivolous lawsuits against doctors and hospitals that drive up the cost of your healthcare.
And our solutions aren’t thousand-page bills that no one has fully read, after being crafted behind closed doors with special interests.
In fact, many of our proposals are available online at solutions.gop.gov, and we welcome your ideas on Facebook and Twitter.
All Americans agree, this nation must become more energy independent and secure.
We are blessed here in America with vast natural resources, and we must use them all.
Advances in technology can unleash more natural gas, nuclear, wind, coal, and alternative energy to lower your utility bills.
Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to be the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore.
But this Administration’s policies are delaying offshore production, hindering nuclear energy expansion, and seeking to impose job-killing cap and trade energy taxes.
Now is the time to adopt innovative energy policies that create jobs and lower energy prices.
All Americans agree, that a young person needs a world-class education to compete in the global economy. As a kid my dad told me, “Son, to get a good job, you need a good education.” That’s even more true today.
The President and I agree on expanding the number of high-quality charter schools, and rewarding teachers for excellent performance. More school choices for parents and students mean more accountability and greater achievement.
A child’s educational opportunity should be determined by her intellect and work ethic, not by her zip code.
All Americans agree, we must maintain a strong national defense. The courage and success of our Armed Forces is allowing us to draw down troop levels in Iraq as that government is increasingly able to step up. My oldest daughter, Jeanine, was an Army platoon leader in Iraq, so I’m personally grateful for the service and the sacrifice of all of our men and women in uniform, and a grateful nation thanks them.
We applaud President Obama’s decision to deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. We agree that victory there is a national security imperative. But we have serious concerns over recent steps the Administration has taken regarding suspected terrorists.
Americans were shocked on Christmas Day to learn of the attempted bombing of a flight to Detroit. This foreign terror suspect was given the same legal rights as a U.S. citizen, and immediately stopped providing critical intelligence.
As Senator-elect Scott Brown says, we should be spending taxpayer dollars to defeat terrorists, not to protect them.
Here at home government must help foster a society in which all our people can use their God-given talents in liberty to pursue the American Dream. Republicans know that government cannot guarantee individual outcomes, but we strongly believe that it must guarantee equality of opportunity for all.
That opportunity exists best in a democracy which promotes free enterprise, economic growth, strong families, and individual achievement.
Many Americans are concerned about this Administration’s efforts to exert greater control over car companies, banks, energy and health care.
Over-regulating employers won’t create more employment; overtaxing investors won’t foster more investment.
Top-down one-size fits all decision making should not replace the personal choices of free people in a free market, nor undermine the proper role of state and local governments in our system of federalism. As our Founders clearly stated, and we Governors understand, government closest to the people governs best.
And no government program can replace the actions of caring Americans freely choosing to help one another. The Scriptures say “To whom much is given, much will be required.” As the most generous and prosperous nation on Earth, it is heartwarming to see Americans giving much time and money to the people of Haiti. Thank you for your ongoing compassion.
Some people are afraid that America is no longer the great land of promise that she has always been. They should not be.
America will always blaze the trail of opportunity and prosperity.
America must always be a land where liberty and property are valued and respected, and innocent human life is protected.
Government should have this clear goal: Where opportunity is absent, we must create it. Where opportunity is limited, we must expand it. Where opportunity is unequal, we must make it open to everyone.
Our Founders pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to create this nation.
Now, we should pledge as Democrats, Republicans and Independents–Americans all—to work together to leave this nation a better place than we found it.
God Bless you, and God Bless our great nation.
Hey djjl
I liked his centerfold. I probably would have voted for him if I lived in MA
The real face to watch is Pelosi.
If anyone isn’t expecting a great speech tonight you’re an idiot. We know he can deliver those, with enough teleprompters, it’s the lack of action plus he has no credibility.
Think about this. With the revised CBO figures the feds have spent almost a trillion dollars on “job creation”, read that the stimulus, and 4 million more people are unemployed since he has been President.
OMG I agree with something Roland Martin just said. Stop blaming Republicans, it’s not their fault, it’s the Democratic Party’s fault. They have failed to govern. Obama needs to speak to his own party because THEY are the problem.
Also said so what about the speech, we have heard it all before. It’s what Obama does tomorrow that counts.
ACTION, baby, that’s all that matters from here.
I sure as hell he doesn’t ignore foreign affairs, but I’m NOT holding my breath.
He’ll ignore it Taylor, the SOS is out of the country
His own party may be the problem – but only because he CHOSE not to particpate in governing.
He doesn’t know how.
what was it churchhill said- i fear inaction far more.
“He doesn’t know how.”-Kris
OUCH!!!
Ouch maybe. It happens to be true, have you noticed?
The word: “FIGHT”
This is pretty good. The SOTU drinking game rules: Specially the part about Joe Wilson.
http://dctrawler.dailycaller.com/2010/01/27/msnbc-morning-show-natters-bout-the-caller/
Marie205 is in the house….. !
A little fun… Major Garrett evidently didn’t get his link right and pointed people at Fox to a soft core porn site. heh-heh…
My tweet on it:
http://twitter.com/taylormarsh/status/8304575241
Michelle Obama has NEVER looked more beautiful.
Anyone watching the “most trusted name in news”?
Oops. (the Right)
Guess we should stand up and applaud the American people.
Just walk by the TV room…Where my husband was watching Obama “One man show”…and I got a peek at First Lady Michelle…Taylor your right tonight she looks great…I love the color purple on her and I must say her hair is styled so pretty…
Can we change it from the “No” Party – to the Sit on your Ass Party ?
I like a lot of what I’ve heard… but… “Didn’t explain it properly to the American people”…?
If it wasn’t so sad it would be laughable….
Marie205 says:
27 January 2010 at 9:26 pm
STUNNING.
Message to $250K Americans _
Sorry if you’ll have to give up that massage in Cancun.
I feel really bad.
(Right wing: “Did he say ‘nuclear’? What’s that mean? I’m not familiar with that word.”)
Well, I’m feeling a tiny bit better.
Michelle is stunning… but she always is…
Nancy Pelosi looks good tonight too.
The speech is not so cliche-ridden as usual, lots of specifics. Now if any of it can become reality.
If wishes were horses.
I loved it when he called out the Supreme Court…. Looked like they were growling…
alphonsegaston
If wishes were horses?
Better than I ever dreamed.
Let’s see the follow up.
My hubby is loving Obama speech tonight…he told me he really hopes that President Obama can get this jobs bill passed…I still refuse to listen to SOTU and staying put in the dinning room with my laptop watching my kitchen floor dry..lol
whitepaw
I agree – loved it. The picture of an ACTIVIST COURT = trying not to act like they are acting.
MArie205
I understand – but I have more confidence than I have in a long, long time – KEY – let’s see if he acts as he speaks.
Interesting.
“That’s how budgeting works.”
– was apparently not on the teleprompter (ad ilb)
Who the hell cares if it was on the teleprompter -EVEN I KNOW HOW THAT WORKS
Chris Matthews must have a lot of racial issues to deal with. The tingle is up his leg.
Please, tell me people are not actually obsession over at on a teleprompter…Uhm…Ronald Regan, Bush I, Clinton & Bush II all used Teleprompters…Why is it so important that Obama used one…
Matthews: “I forgot he was Black, tonight.”
I’m betting if you could look into the heads of those on the Rightwing, you’d be extremely disappointed, Chris.
“I’m Bob McDonnell” (standing in front of a carefully chosen audience *L*)
Marie205
Bill Clinton famously did not need one.
pmichael
That tells me that Matthews has LONG been AWARE and perhaps motivated by his 1/2 color? I think that Dr King was right – color should have no bearing.
“Our proposals aren’t thousands of pages.”
No – actually they’re totally empty fake folders for displaying on TV.
Did O’Donnell get his speech from Obama’s notes ??????
‘scuse me – “McDonnell”
But I’m serious here.
This is the same speech !
Uhmmm…I just walked into my TV room at witness newly Gov.-elect of Virginia giving his response…and I must say he is doing a much better job then Bobby Jindal…Though he looks as if he is auditioning for President…lol
Why does he reminds of a younger Pat Robinson type character…Oh, yes this guy will try and run for President…look out Palin…lol
pmichael….Your right my husband just said the speech sounded very similar to Obama speech…lol
I feel like I’m back in college – when I would take an article and just rearrange the words so it wasn’t exactly plagerism. *L*
OMG!!…are they now ripping off Obama speech style…too funny
I’ll see you folks tomorrow.
Well – I’m off to something where my vote actually counts for something.
American Idol!! LOL
Well didn’t Michelle just look georgous! I thought the speech was pretty good. We will see what he does going forward.He definately went for the independents. His humor worked,he is good at small humor.He was way too warm to Geithner on the way into the hall.The part about the Supreme Court with them sitting right in front of him was impressive.Can’t they get some campaign ads out of the Repubs sitting on their keisters for tax cuts and getting the banks to pay back?
This is probably not his fault because I couldn’t sleep last night but I kept nodding off (and that almost always happen to me during his speeches). It must be the patterns he gets into with the tele-prompters and his hand gestures.
Sorry to break up the love fest…who cares how Michelle looked number one.
Numero 2: Blah, Blah, Blah. Nothing will change, especially the President. Average speech, he was incorrect on a number of items. He has no clue how the banking system works other than what Tiny Tim tells him. A new jobs bill but we don’t want to increase the deficit which wasn’t really his fault because of what he inherited.
He was all over the place as usual with a few give the dog a bone phrases. Sorry folks, same shit, different day.
My advice, hunker down and take care of yourselves because ain’t nobody out there that’s going to help be they Dem or Repub.
BTW LL – All the banks save one have paid back the bailout money plus interest.
kris — I agree..
My Michelle comment was meant to be a snark….. with my winky smiley face… I think she is stunning and always gorgeous… but .. like you… don’t think it should matter much..
As for the rest… thought the whole speech was “reactionary”…..
Who can tell what Obama really thinks… he’s like a ping pong ball…
on maddow- she asks jarrett if obama cares about his base. then maddow asks- will obama really repeal dadt? jarrett- obama will set out a very specific plan on the repeal in the next days .
sen brown on maddow- brown says obama and baucus screwed up hcr by squandering the summer. says house doesnt trust sen bc of the fin cmte’s antics trying to get snowe’s vote for months. brown says reid must go to reocnciliation and predicts the bill will be done in 3 weeks. we shall see.