Bush's speech tonight

[detroitguy]

We already know what he'll say:

--Social Security is in crisis and turning much of it into a guaranteed income stream for Wall Street (while also borrowing up to $3 TRILLION over the next 10 years and cutting promised benefits by 25%) is the way to fix it.

--The elections in Iraq make the war and occupation of Iraq (which will cost us $1 trillion over the next decade) all worth it. He'll forget to mention that his stated goal for going in was to destroy "vast stockpiles" of WMDs that were never there.

--He'll probably repeat some of the scary, neo-imperialist themes he outlined in his bizarre inaugural address. He'll say that it is our mission (from God) to bring democracy to the world by force. But don't worry, we won't be drafting any white kids or raising taxes in order to do it. We can just turn our current soldiers into lifers (whether they like it or not) and borrow money like there is no tomorrow.

--And, oh yes, if you don't like having an attorney general who favors the use of torture, it must be because you hate Hispanics.

[livetohike]

1. Welcome to DU detroitguy

:hi:

Good summary. This will probably rank up there with the least watched SOTU in history.

[PST]

2. DU Poll: how many times will we hear 'bankrupt'?

I say 12.

[Sabriel]

4. Not as many times as we hear "success" and "democracy"

Let the drinking games begin! I've got my single-malt all ready to go.

[LibertyorDeath]

3. All that and more here's a visual preview from wizard of whimsy &

mopaul http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3044019&mesg_id=3044019&page=
Welcome To the DU!

[unpossibles]

5. the Dumbya Drinking Game

http://www.drinkinggame.us/

"Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States..."

The general rules of this game are no different from any other drinking game. A drink is either a shot or a good gulp from a beer (or cider). Different events call for different numbers of drinks and all you do is watch the speech and play along. If all goes well, you'll be unconscious by the time they show the other party's response.

EVENT
# of Drinks



Every time he says....
“The state of our union is strong…”
1

mandate
1

Iraq
small 1

terror (however it’s pronounced)
small 1

Iyad Allawi
1

democracy
2

elections
1 (+1 if referring to his own)

freedom
1

Saddam Hussein or Saddam
1

the name of another prominent Baathist
3

"Bring it on"
Arm-wrestle the person next to you; loser drinks

Michael Moore
Stuff food in your mouth and drool

“nukular”
1

Any "_______" Security (i.e. Homeland, Social, Economic, Job, etc.)
1

bipartisan or bipartisanship
2 (+1 if followed by giggle or chuckle)

seniors or "senior citizens"
1

invest(ment) (in the context of Social Security)
1

"younger workers"
1

"the opportunity to invest their portion of Social Security" (or something similar)
2

"prescription drugs"
2

“foreign oil”
1

God (or any euphemism for God)
 2

sacrifice
1 - in the context of the armed forces
2 - for civilians

"tax burden"
1

"tort reform" or "malpractice reform"
1

"frivolous lawsuits"
1, then threaten to sue someone for something ridiculous

evil or evildoers
2 (+1 if he is referring to lawyers)

"Don't mess with Texas!"
Locate the nearest Texan; mess with him/her; then drink


Every time he.... more

[alexisfree]

6. social security is evil for America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TOOLZ]

7. forget what he says, just drink when everyone stands and applauds

As unenthusiastic as Democrats will look doing it. SOTU looks like such a bizarre parliamentary ritual anyway.

If you drank enough, you'll be especially venemous, loud, and rooting when Reid & Pelosi give their rebuttal.