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Get your SOTU liveblog right here!
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Get your SOTU liveblog right here!
Hey everyone,
We've got about T-minus 2 until President Obama's first real-deal State of the Union address, and I'll be liveblogging the whole sumbitch right here on the Clog. So pour yourself a drink, and gather round the laptop to hear my ever-incisive, always witty banter. Oh, the fun we'll have.
PS - Resident SmartyPants David Faris will be Clogging his in-depth review of SOTU tomorrow, so be sure to check that out. In the meantime, hit refresh every, oh, 10 minutes or so. Also, please forgive any typos, etc. I've been pre-gaming for an hour or so. (Get your own SOTU drinking game here.)
Also, RIP Howard Zinn.
9 - The wife is watching HGTV. Hippies buying homes, or whatever. Dirty fucking hippies.CHANGE THE CHANNEL, I'M WORKING!
9:01 - I'm watching NBC by the way. Brian Williams!
9:02 - BW: People are angry. Massachusetts. Bailouts.
9:02 - David Gregory: Washington is a trap, etc. He's got a very tall order. Divided Congress [OH RIGHT 70-SEAT MAJORITY IN HOUSE, 18 IN SENATE, SUPER DIVIDED!] Blah blah
9:03 - DG - In choosing to take up health care, he knew he'd be taking a lot.
9:05 - Alright, here we go...
9:06 - Boehner, tan as always
9:07 - White House wants to deemphasize health care, says Mitchell. Oh, fantastic.
9:08 - Joe Wilson & Repubs had to be reminded to be courteous, reports Kelly O'Donnell. Sheesh.
9:09 - Barry went with the red tie? Likey.
9:10 - Is Nancy Pelosi a real human being?A mannequin? Loaded on Botox? Discuss amongst yourselves.
9:11 - Is one of the CritMass kids liveblogging Idol?
9:13 - Barack's hair is now 30 percent gray. Has he just aged a lot, or you think he was dye-ing before?
9:14 - Things suck now, but it's cool. Chillax, yall.
9:14 - Actually, things are half as bad as they were a year old. Bush sucks.
9:15- Seriously, I'm pretty sure I've heard this exact same speech before. I mean, I guess there's only so much new material you can throw out there, but come on.
9:15 - Wall Street, Main Street. Populism yay.
9:16 - Chuck Grassley with the red sweater vest.
9:16 - Seven minutes in and no applause line.
9:17 - Hope for the future gets em on their feet. Except the Supreme Ct. They don't go for this hope shit.
9:17 - Joe Biden a little early on the clap there.
9:18 - Who's the jackass clapping on his own?
9:18 - We all hated the bank bailout. Especially Carl Levin. About as popular as a root canal. He made a funny.
9:20 - Joe Biden reportedly never drank a beer in his life, but he really looks like a whiskey-drunk uncle tonight. He's enjoying this shit.
9:20 - Make the bankers pay, those fucks. Ha, and the Repubs are all sitting down. St. Ronnie told them not to stand up, because of socialism!
9:20 - We cut taxes. We rule. Republicans do not stand, because, oh hell, whatever.
9:21- He just called the fucks out. Boehner had deer in headlights look.
9:22 - Harry Reid wake up
9:23 - So is Barack going to spend all night talking about how he didn't screw everything up, so shut up Glenn Beck?
9:25 - Jobs must be our No. 1 focus. A new jobs bill. Republicans like jobs.
9:26 - OK, this is a little boring.
9:27 - Allentown, what what! My dad was born there. Sweet.
9:27 - Tarp money to small biz; Eric Cantor=sniveling little shithead.
9:27 - Tax cuts for everyone.
9:29 - Jobs bill. House has passed. Senate people yell.
9:30 - I want ajobs bill without delay. So, you know, in six to eight months, or whenever they get around to it.
9:30 - I like Barack and all, but he's not subtle with the straw men.
9:31 - Yeah, right on. Second place is no place.
9:32 - Financial reform. I am not interested in punishing banks. EVERYONE ELSE IS.
9:33 - Get on the ball, slackass Senate.
9:34 - He really isn't a good populist. Which is why I liked him as a candidate - I don't trust populists. But he's not really good at faking it either. He gives fantastic, moving speeches. But when he tries to act like he's pissed about and about to bust your lip or whatever … I don't know, doesn't sell.
9:35 - Wait, what, nuclear power???? Off shore drilling? Dude, the Republicans still won't like you. Honest.
9:36 - House 3, Senate 0.
9:37 - I know there are some who disagree with the overwhelming evidence on climate change. Haha. Morons.
9:37 - Export more goods. That's cute. We used to make stuff.
9:38 - Double exports: 2x0 is what now? Oh right. 2 million jobs.
9:38 - Reforming export controls will really pacify the Beckians. I'm sure that tested well in focus groups.
9:39 - DOHAT trade agree … snooze...
9:40: Can we get to the good part? Doma? Health care? Joe Lieberman's general dickheadedness?
9:40 - Schools: we only reward success.
9:41: Yall see that South Carolina lt gov who compared poor kids to stray animals. If you feed them, they breed, and so on? Fuckin a. South Carolina.
9:41 - Community college! CCP!
9:42 - Tax credit for four years of college. My parents would've liked that a decade ago.
9:42 - Only 10 percent of income on student loans, forgiven after 20 years. That's uh, a pretty good deal.
9:43 - Homeowners into bettter mortgages got no applause.
9:43 - HEALTH CARE. ALRIGHT.
9:44- By now, it's fairly obvious, not good politics.
9:45 - A century of trying. We are closer than ever.
9:45 - Michelle=kinda hot, no?
9:46 - Health care sell, part 4676
9:46 - Call out GOP call out GOP call out GOP come on
9:47 - I will not walk away from these Americans, and neither should the people in this chamber.
9:47 - If anyone has a better approach, let me know. Let me know. Oh God, can't wait for the gooper response.
9:48 - Finish the job, let's get it done.
9:49 - Grades so far? I dunno. B.
9:49 - Bush sucks.
9:50 - Aren't you glad John McCain isn't giving this speech? My friends, my frieeeeeeennnnnds
9:51 - Belt tightening. Here comes spending freeze. 2011: Freeze govt spending for 3 years. If I have to enforce this discipline I will. Don't make me take off my belt.
9:52 - Called for bipartisan budget commish. Just got voted down in the Senate, and by voted down I mean it only got 53 votes. Neat math there. Executive order forthcoming.
9:54 - PAYGO.
9:55 - That's how budgeting works. Ha.
9:56 - Tax cuts, deregulation don't work, etc. It's time to try something new. Common sense.
9:57 - I think my dog needs to pee. Hang on, Belle.
9:57 - I'm gonna go with an B+. It's quite precisely tailored to quell the populism and all that. I don't know.
9:57 - You think Congress will do any of this lobbyist stuff? Not a chance. But he's right about the Supreme Court. That was a shitastic ruling. John Roberts.
9:59 - Isaiah has a good column about the SC thing in this week's paper.
10 - Earmark reform. Publish all earmarks online.
10 - Philosophical differences: Yeah, but we won, bitches.
10:01 - We can't wage a perpetual campaign.. Neither party should obstruct every single bill just because they can.
10:01 - Distrust in govt. Campaign fever earlier than usual.
10:02 - To Dems, large majority. Solve problems. Buncha pussies.
10:02 - The responsibility is yours as well. Saying no to everything is good politics, but not leadership. Yep.
10:03 - Shit. BH just put this LiveBlog of Facebook. I've just kinda been amusing myself here.
10:03 - Fortunately for you, my Mac is right about to die. We'll see if I'm unlazy/interested enough to go get the power cord for the GOP response, which is by... who now?
10:04 - Oh yeah, the Virginia guy. Like how Tim Kaine gave the response to Bush in 2005.
10:05 - Camera cut to somber looking military folks.
10:05 - As we take the fight to Al Qaeda, leaving Iraq to its people. Combat troops out by August.
10:06 - Hey, Doma anyone? DADT?
10:07 - Support them when they come home. ... God, it makes me laugh a little that freaking Al Franken is actually a US Senator. That's fantastic.
10:08 - Hey Barry, when you clap the mic picks it up. Annoying.
10:09 - Secure all nuke materials in 4 years. No loose nukes. Jeez, what will 24 do then? That's like every season.
10:10 - We just kinda did the "it's not a threat it's a promise" to iran, huh?
10:11 - Barack loves Haiti because he's a racist! I love Rush Limbaugh.
10:12 - We find unity in diversity. Wow. That's an actual Disney World slogan in Orlando.
10:13 - Civil rights. Hate crimes. This year, I will work with Congress to repeal DADT... It's the right thing to do.
10:14 - Fixing broken immigration system. Chances of that happening in an election year: Oh, maybe 423232456 to 1, give or take.
10:15 - Not now, Software Update.
10:16 - Each time a CEO rewards himself for failure ... laying it on thick.
10:17 - Haha. TV pundits.
10:17 - Shorter Obama: Grow up, people.
10:17 - The sad part is, I think he really means this Jimmy Stewart stuff. I think he overestimates the American voter.
10:18- Who knows? He's showing humility; people like that, right?
10:19 - Yeah, he's kinda bringing it home now. Aspirational.
10:20 - If congressional Republicans had consciences, would they feel guilty? Rhetorical question, of course.
10:21 - Spirit lives on in you.
10:22- Post-speech predictions: NBC loves it. Fox thinks it's the worst thing in 20 years.
10:23 - Brian Williams - The president brought the chamber for silence. It was more boisterous at times almost sarcastic the amount of comments and catcalls. NEWS: The president is a black guy. Not all Repubs are OK with that.
10:23- O'Donnell - I never heard a boo uttered. Enormous reaction of House Dems.House Rs would whisper to each other. No prepared pieces of literature. I saw far fewer Blackberries. Oh God, is that what we mark as progress?
10:23 - Brian Williams - speech long journey
10:23 - I'm not a fan of David Gregory. I'm not sure why.
10:24 - Chuck Todd - He spent more time talking about angst. He aired them very publicly here. Reactive to an angry electorate.
10:25 - Speech aimed at indies.
10:25 - Is this a dare? God, one can only hope.
- Commercial break -
Super Bowl? I'm taking the Saints. Can't stand the Colts. Plus, a dude I went to high school with is on the Saints.
10:28 - We're back. Will Bob McDonnell be the next … who was that weird little man from Louisiana who boned this thing last year? Bobby Jindal.
10:29 - Here's the whole speech.
10:30 - Oh they gave this guy an audience. Cute.
10:31 - Republican perspective: Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts, etc.
10:32 - Govt should not pile on taxation, etc. Of course. Now this is a broken record.
10:33 - Feds want to do too much. Says stim didn't work - well. yeah, we didn't spend enough and half of that was tax cuts. So your plan fails.
10:33 - Proper limited role of govt. Which means what, exactly? Govt growth is the problem, right? Oh ok.
10:34 - Cooperation, not partisanship. Please tell that to your senate colleagues. \
10:35 - Gubmint care. Gubmint care.
10:35 - 1,000 page bills - just because you don't have the attention span to get through them doesn't mean they're bad ideas.
10:35 - Facebook, Twitter.Oh Lord.
10:35 - Off shore drilling!!!! Virginia will love that. Virginia is for Oil Tankers.
10:36- I'm pretty sure he stacked the crowd. Cap n trade.
10:36 - Innovative energy policies. Drill baby drill. Jesus.
10:36 - Can we make a rule? No more southerners in the White House? I grew up down there. Not pretty.
10:37 - Token black guy!
10:38 - Did he endorse the Iraq withdraw? Communist.
10:39 - Every person of color in that building is staged behind him.
10:40 - Obama <3 terrorists.
10:40 - Scott Brown gets to be quoted now?
10:40 - Josh Marshall: I should have registered earmarks.com. Ha!
10:40 - Scripture. But I thought Haiti made a deal with the devil, silly satanists.
10:41 - The problem with SOTU is that it's over too late for Jon Stewart to make fun of it tonight. Dang.
10:42 - Are you done yet? Oh there you go. Thanks.
OK, I'm done. I just wasted two hours on this thing. Which means I'm gonna start drinking at 3 on Friday.
Oh, fuck yeah. THE OFFICE, IN PROGRESS.
Peace out.
oh, how i miss the billman. also, i still blame you for all of this...
Wow - you put way too much work into that Mr. Billman...because Obama's SOTU was more like Obama: STFU.
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