THE Official State of the Union Thread

[JMU DJ]

You guys missed a hell of a Georgia-Florida hoops game if you watched the SOTU.

P.I.P.

[89Hen]

It was the stump speech I expected. The last part with the Chilean miner rescue hero however was completely stupid.

[AZGrizFan]

It was the stump speech I expected. The last part with the Chilean miner rescue hero however was completely stupid.

It would have been an awful short speech if December hadn't happened. 90%of the speech rehashed everything they accomplished in the last 45 days.

[travelinman67]

It was the stump speech I expected. The last part with the Chilean miner rescue hero however was completely stupid.

...hell, I was waiting for the camera to focus on Rodney King sitting behind Michelle while O' drops the, "...can't we all get along..." line.

[Ibanez]

Are you drunk Markus or just bitter about your the 'zero interest' loan you just gave?

Fookin Joo.

[Ibanez]

looks more purple to me.


Oh man...did he mention Facebook? Did someone clap at facebook? Awesome! Totally!!!!

Good man, purge all that racism. You'll be feeling better soon.

Racism?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Get rid of energy subsidies that work and give them to green energy that doesn't work.

Dems were truthful when they said they wanted much higher gas and energy bills

The oil industry is the most profitable in the history of mankind. They hardly need subsidies to survive.

Who the hell are you to tell people how much profit they can make.

[Ibanez]

Anyone can give a great, powerful speech.
The issue is, are our elected officials going to comprimise, work alongside thier fellow congressman/woman and get the job done. We have to make sacrifices and it will hurt, but we have to get on track. It was astonishing to hear that the Interior Dept handles Salmon whilst in freshwater, but Commerce handles them while in saltwater. Government efficiency must be improved, the tax code must be improved, the Defense budget must be streamlined and more cost effective.

But, will our politicians do anything about it?

[kalm]

Anyone can give a great, powerful speech.
The issue is, are our elected officials going to comprimise, work alongside thier fellow congressman/woman and get the job done. We have to make sacrifices and it will hurt, but we have to get on track. It was astonishing to hear that the Interior Dept handles Salmon whilst in freshwater, but Commerce handles them while in saltwater. Government efficiency must be improved, the tax code must be improved, the Defense budget must be streamlined and more cost effective.

But, will our politicians do anything about it?

Salmon in freshwater, at least in the lower 48, are not harvested for commercial use except for Indian Tribes. So it makes sense for Interior to manage the fisheries as the rivers are public and the public the lands they flow through are also important to their survival.

Of course there's redundancy, but some of it makes sense when you delve a little deeper. In general, most people drastically underestimate how large and complicated our nation is.

[Grizalltheway]

The oil industry is the most profitable in the history of mankind. They hardly need subsidies to survive.

Who the hell are you to tell people how much profit they can make.

Alphie, do you even know what a subsidy is?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Yes

[Grizalltheway]

So why the fuck are you accusing me of saying there should be a limit on how much profit they can make?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Uh......I dont know.......maybe because you were complaining about the profit that oil companies?

[Grizalltheway]

No, I said they don't need government subsidies.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

No, I said they don't need government subsidies.

I see that and I agree...............I apologize if I took you wrong. It was probably a knee jerk reaction to the idiot fu*k libs that want to take everyones money from them so they can have some without earning it.

[Bronco]

How can this be...the pres said last night that all is well in the economy...and because of him the bad times are over

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[houndawg]

Anyone can give a great, powerful speech.
The issue is, are our elected officials going to comprimise, work alongside thier fellow congressman/woman and get the job done. We have to make sacrifices and it will hurt, but we have to get on track. It was astonishing to hear that the Interior Dept handles Salmon whilst in freshwater, but Commerce handles them while in saltwater. Government efficiency must be improved, the tax code must be improved, the Defense budget must be streamlined and more cost effective.

But, will our politicians do anything about it?

At least anyone whose last name isn't "Bush" can.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Anyone can give a great, powerful speech.
The issue is, are our elected officials going to comprimise, work alongside thier fellow congressman/woman and get the job done. We have to make sacrifices and it will hurt, but we have to get on track. It was astonishing to hear that the Interior Dept handles Salmon whilst in freshwater, but Commerce handles them while in saltwater. Government efficiency must be improved, the tax code must be improved, the Defense budget must be streamlined and more cost effective.

But, will our politicians do anything about it?

At least anyone whose last name isn't "Bush" can.

And yet, I think I remember much of the stuff in Obama's speech being very similar to Bush's. I hope somebody does some sort of youtube compilation of the key parts of speeches from the last 20 yrs.

Not to say I didn't like Obama's speech cuz it was good but it was as shallow as all the others. I think Bush even talked about the move to electric cars and lessening the dependence on oil and so forth.

Bush's speeches were as good as Obama's due to their common "feel good" type of style as it is supposed to be.

They can't hold a candle to Reagan & Clinton though.

[Wedgebuster]

I is a gooder speaker!!

[Gil Dobie]

Remember it's tough being President of these 57 states.

[Walleye]

It was the stump speech I expected. The last part with the Chilean miner rescue hero however was completely stupid.

Yeah, maybe stupid to you . I can see how a entitled, bloodsucking, elite prick like you who has never built anything, produced anything, ever saved anyone or anythings life could look down your thin patrician conk nose at someone who did. Just because a politician and political party you hate singled him out for praise. Fuck you 89 Hen and everyone who thinks like you.

[SDHornet]

No, I said they don't need government subsidies.

Did you post something, or just make a blank post to show off your new fappin awesome avatar?

[YoUDeeMan]

It was the stump speech I expected. The last part with the Chilean miner rescue hero however was completely stupid.

Yeah, maybe stupid to you . I can see how a entitled, bloodsucking, elite prick like you who has never built anything, produced anything, ever saved anyone or anythings life could look down your thin patrician conk nose at someone who did. Just because a politician and political party you hate singled him out for praise. **** you 89 Hen and everyone who thinks like you.

Strabismus. Good choice for a screen name.