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Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:27 pm
by dbackjon
Anyone?

I will be in a committee meeting, so no.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:31 pm
by hank scorpio
I will, unless something important comes up.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:44 pm
by wideright82
Yes I will be.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:42 pm
by Purple For Life
No, I've got a paper to work on and I think it would be too distracting.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:47 pm
by grizzaholic
I will have to miss it...oh darn.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:50 pm
by catamount man
Florida vs LSU for me. FUCK OBAMA!!!!!!

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:49 pm
by clenz
No. UNI basketball is on.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:10 pm
by bobbythekidd
Yes and recording it on the DVR for a buddy of mine that has to work.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:18 pm
by Biff
I'm watching.

[*]f**k Pelosi

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:56 am
by ASUMountaineer
I watched. Found the speech to be delivered well. Definitely had some issues with his proposals. Especially talking about "clean energy." But no mention on nuclear power. Also, Chuck Schumer is such a douche. MSNBC's coverage showed him after Obama said "the deficit we inherited." He stood up, pointed and laughed at the Republicans. It shows that some of the Dems are after revenge and forcing their will in Congress, not doing what's best for the country.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:06 am
by wideright82
All I will say is, at least it wasn't filled with doom and gloom.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:07 am
by dbackjon
ASUMountaineer wrote:I watched. Found the speech to be delivered well. Definitely had some issues with his proposals. Especially talking about "clean energy." But no mention on nuclear power. Also, Chuck Schumer is such a douche. MSNBC's coverage showed him after Obama said "the deficit we inherited." He stood up, pointed and laughed at the Republicans. It shows that some of the Dems are after revenge and forcing their will in Congress, not doing what's best for the country.
Wasn't able to see the speech, but those are both disapointing to me. Nuclear needs to be pushed.

And Schumer, et all need to get it through their pea brains that Americans are sick of political games.

The Republicans in Congress don't seem to have figured it out yet, and neither do some of the Dems.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:16 am
by ASUMountaineer
dbackjon wrote:
ASUMountaineer wrote:I watched. Found the speech to be delivered well. Definitely had some issues with his proposals. Especially talking about "clean energy." But no mention on nuclear power. Also, Chuck Schumer is such a douche. MSNBC's coverage showed him after Obama said "the deficit we inherited." He stood up, pointed and laughed at the Republicans. It shows that some of the Dems are after revenge and forcing their will in Congress, not doing what's best for the country.
Wasn't able to see the speech, but those are both disapointing to me. Nuclear needs to be pushed.

And Schumer, et all need to get it through their pea brains that Americans are sick of political games.

The Republicans in Congress don't seem to have figured it out yet, and neither do some of the Dems.
That's why we're in the mess we're in.

Think about it. How many nuclear power plants could we build with $787 billion? How many jobs across the country would that create? How much clean energy would that produce with zero carbon emissions? To me, that sounds like a great domestic energy policy, with a solid stimulus aspect that will create jobs that can't be outsourced.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:26 am
by dbackjon
ASUMountaineer wrote:
dbackjon wrote:
Wasn't able to see the speech, but those are both disapointing to me. Nuclear needs to be pushed.

And Schumer, et all need to get it through their pea brains that Americans are sick of political games.

The Republicans in Congress don't seem to have figured it out yet, and neither do some of the Dems.
That's why we're in the mess we're in.

Think about it. How many nuclear power plants could we build with $787 billion? How many jobs across the country would that create? How much clean energy would that produce with zero carbon emissions? To me, that sounds like a great domestic energy policy, with a solid stimulus aspect that will create jobs that can't be outsourced.
I hear you on this...

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:54 am
by ASUMountaineer
dbackjon wrote:
ASUMountaineer wrote:
That's why we're in the mess we're in.

Think about it. How many nuclear power plants could we build with $787 billion? How many jobs across the country would that create? How much clean energy would that produce with zero carbon emissions? To me, that sounds like a great domestic energy policy, with a solid stimulus aspect that will create jobs that can't be outsourced.
I hear you on this...
See, we can bring the people together. This is a fight that should not be drawn on party lines. This could really do so much more than the current pork plan we have.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:29 pm
by OL FU
And we wouldn't need all that electricy for lighting with all of us glowing in the dark and everything :?

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:10 am
by houndawg
dbackjon wrote:
ASUMountaineer wrote:I watched. Found the speech to be delivered well. Definitely had some issues with his proposals. Especially talking about "clean energy." But no mention on nuclear power. Also, Chuck Schumer is such a douche. MSNBC's coverage showed him after Obama said "the deficit we inherited." He stood up, pointed and laughed at the Republicans. It shows that some of the Dems are after revenge and forcing their will in Congress, not doing what's best for the country.
Wasn't able to see the speech, but those are both disapointing to me. Nuclear needs to be pushed.

And Schumer, et all need to get it through their pea brains that Americans are sick of political games.

The Republicans in Congress don't seem to have figured it out yet, and neither do some of the Dems.
No mention of modernizing the transmission grid either, our biggest infrastructure problem, unless it came while I was nodding off.
Nuclear power has some usefulness as a transitional solution but it ain't the answer long term. All the energy the planet could ever need sits waiting to be taken and we still don't get it.

Schumer's routine was funny I could just hear him saying "In yo face, Addison punkass McConnell!"


Speaking of McConnell, he looked a little dyspeptic, except when one of his aides whispered in his ear that the camera was on him, at which point he began smiling and clapping along.

Re: Are you watching the Obama address to Congress tonight?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:52 am
by Purple For Life
I got updates on Twitter from NPR News...I've just gotten into this Twitter thing, but it's amazing and I totally love it.

Jindal...boy, he sure drew the ire from his colleagues, didn't he?