I think his delivery was pretty good tonight.

[Peak_Oil]

I gotta give him that. Good delivery. I think he got some coaching. He presented his ideas well. Presidential. Not bad with the delivery.

[The Sheik]

I think the electrical engineer who did the transmitting of tips and jokes

deservers some fucking credit also.

[The Sheik]

1. I think the electrical engineer who did the transmitting of tips and jokes

deservers some fucking credit also.

[The Sheik]

2. I think the electrical engineer who did the transmitting of tips and jokes

deservers some fucking credit also.

[Bouncy Ball]

3. He sounded like the same old asshole to me.

He's obviously been coached to overenunciate. But that was the ONLY difference I could detect. Hell, sometimes I think they just recycle whole chunks of his SOTU's from previous years.

[Dread Pirate KR Read]

21. State of Mindlessness Address to the Nation

Aiye,..I'll have ta'agree with ya'matey; in fact, the Bush was on a'fire today, fer'sure,.. and'asides from SS piratization, the neocon repeated these blasted words through the hull of me'ship,...on Iraq, education, technology, and o'course,...Freedom,...enuf ta'makes a seaworthy pirate :puke: fer all O'Bush's suckexcesses,...

-----------------
The POTUS speaks (worse than a pirate)

"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection -- an election in Iraq at this point in history?"

"I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice."

"And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?" "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling."

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time." "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling."

"We need to apply 21st-century information technology to the health care field. We need to have our medical records put on the I.T." "I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."

"You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order,..eh, —order out of chaos. But we will." "My views are one that speaks to freedom." ..."More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than -- I say more Muslims -- a lot of Muslims have died -???- I don't know the exact count - :/ - at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill." :nuke:

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat."

Whole chunk comments derived from actual loose grey matter by
Captain George W. Bush aboard the S.S. Piratization.

(Explains why we be set on the wrong course,...arrh)

http://slate.msn.com/id/76886/ :p

[Borgnine]

43. Off-Topic, but...

...Welcome to DU, and I love your gimmick.

[Dread Pirate KR Read]

55. Thank'ya kindly,..

errrh, ...but seems I be a'drinkin too much rum,...or me'left eye is startin to see again,... ;]

[FreedomAngel82]

24. He has no compassion

He tries but it doesn't come out. He's just a puppet and a robot!!! It was just a big show.

[Pam-Moby]

4. He may start looking and acting presidential before his

term in office ends.

[hiley]

5. WTF ?

:wtf:

You are bullshitting right ?

[onecent]

6. What are u all smokin??? Wish I had some... eom

[Azathoth]

7. He didn't drool or invent any new words

so in that respect, his delivery was ok.

If we're comparing him to a professional public speaker, on the other hand...

[Rose Siding]

8. Nah, he just put away the awe shucks feller

If you've heard some of his old speaking appearances from the 90's, it's apparent that his goofy, down home persona is a put-on.

[Clarkie1]

9. His delivery was in no way presidential. Lying is not presidential. n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

25. Isn't he lying to Congress?

With his speech? Can't we impeach him for that? Isn't that what got Clinton? He is under oath isn't he (from the inauguration)??

[Donald Ian Rankin]

54. Which country are you from?

There may, somewhere, at some time, have been a democratically elected president who didn't lie on a regular basis, but I rather doubt it.

Bush may lie more than many of his predecessors, but the essential problem lies in what he actually does, not in what he says about it.

[wakemewhenitsover]

10. Interesting to hear the Republican talking point, but...

...:puke:

[amjucsc]

11. He's a less bad speaker than he used to be...

Dosen't mean the ideas that come out of his mouth have improved though...

[mvd]

12. He was certainly not Presidential..

and even a moron like him can recite a script. Sometimes he even has problems with that! Also thought he had his dumb/smirky look on, from the re-runs. Did not see the speech.

[Sparkly]

13. I think he has two speeds: Idiot and Bot

Tonight he was bot, the mode in which he "must ar-ti-cu-late each word with e-qual e-nun-ci-a-tion." (Actually would that be a bot or a droid?)

[uppityperson]

38. Deceiving haiku is how I consider it.

He can only say
a couple words in a row
before he must stop

It is easier
to listen on radio
while you are driving

weaving in and out
of traffic but always be
aware of your speed

because we all know
nine eleven saddam nukes
fear fear fear fear boo

[Sparkly]

53. LOL! I love it!

If I even knew
the meaning of the words then
I might have a clue

But they put them up
on that teleprompter thang
I just make the sounds

[Pork Chop]

14. Yes, he improved his speaking ability

No new Bushisms to circulate the internets.

[pinto]

15. I disagree. Somewhat scattered. What were those nooos, from the gallery?

Spin will be all about Iraq election....

Elections are a good thing, agreed by all.

One election doesn't make "fill in WH spin here",
you know what I mean?

[AVID]

16. he's a miscreant

[ginnyinWI]

17. no he wasn't presidential at all!!

We've gone without a real president for so long, we've forgotten what one looks like!
Wait, I remember one guy...the guy who debated Bush last October. He was presidential.

[Stand and Fight]

18. Boy...

What? You must have been watching a re-run of Clinton's SOTU address, because that is the last good one I remember hearing. Bush is a knave, a snake... Nothing in his SOTU address was presidential -- not the content and not the delivery. Utter bullshit all the way through.

[rumpel]

19. Nothing impressed me, except the spontaneous act by the Iraqui lady

and the mother of the soldier, when * had to hold his tears back. Tears of "Boy, am I good! I am the Savior of these people", not remorse of having sent soldiers to die for his lie.

[cry baby]

20. It bugs me that he has to in-nun-ci-ate ev-ery-thing he says so

clear-ly in or-der that he won't stum-ble over his own id-ioc-y.

[FreedomAngel82]

27. That is annoying

Why can't he speak just like everybody else? :shrug:

[flaminbats]

22. it was the best doublethink I've heard in years..

one of the most unconfused speeches of honor yes..but not really that undefinable, yet more articulate and less overly empowering. :crazy:

[BeHereNow]

23. And the PNAC did not request a draft.

Wasn't that your thread too Peak Oil?
Hmmm?
Now you are praising the most hideous
SOTU by the POTUS?
Most of us here live on planet DU, which one
are you tranmitting from?
Is there room for me?
Things certainly seem more cheerful there.
Here on earth it is getting darker by the moment.

BHN

[Swamp Rat]

26. HAHAHA!!!

You crack me up! :D

[BeHereNow]

28. Back at ya.

I know you know what I know.
Ya know?
Thought so.
BHN

[ElsewheresDaughter]

48. bold bastard ain't he >>the defender of PNAC now praises chimpo. phew!!!

[BeHereNow]

51. I think we are all so beat down

that we are beginning to identify with
our abusers...like battered women.
We only see what we can safely process
because to things as they really are
is far too difficult.
I envy Peak's ability to remain optimistic,
but I also strongly suspect it is a form of
coping. Like in the draft thread, Peak did
not see the word draft, so it isn't happening.
Bush did not come right out and say,
"I plan to destroy this country and your futures"
so it must not be that bad.
I hope Peak doesn't think I am trying to
rain on the parade, it's just that I am
seeing these events through a very different
pair of glasses.
I'd like to borrow Peak's for a day.
BHN

[saracat]

29. Did you just say Presidential? He was coherent for once

but "presidential" ? You must jest. Has it been so long you have forgotten what is "presidential"?

[Dr Fate]

30. He did not stutter, grimace or grunt- so I guess he was awesome....

...that's the standard these days, I guess...

[BeHereNow]

33. And KUDOS to the make up artist!

How ever did they hide the scales, horns and tail so well?
If I didn't know better I would have thought I was
looking a a human being instead of a reptilian alien satanist.
Amazing what they can do with special effects and make up
these days...Now Cheney on the other hand, I'm afraid
they are going to need to do some more work on disguising
his true identity for the viewers.
BHN

[mordarlar]

31. Did anyone else notice he sounded winded?

I wonder if that thing he wears for his heart was zapping him. ;) All that rage in the LITTLE body. He looked like he wanted to kill people when they refused to clap. Then all i heard was him drawing breath hard.

[qanda]

32. Self Delete

What I said was uncalled for.

[JetCityLiberal]

34. So much for people thinking

bush the liar and poorly coached liar is a no show. Rotten performance.

People are still dying because of his lies.

Hey, why do you hide your profile?

All it shows is your total post count and when you joined with DU.

Why hide?

JetCityLiberal

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[BeHereNow]

39. I think it is to keep the planet location secret.

Peak lives on a planet where everyone is happy
and there is no real threat from the Bush Korporate Kabal
and the PNAC.
It is imperative that they keep the location
top secret- otherwise people like you and
me might try to move there...
I know I would if I could.
I appreciate Peak's optimism, but I'll admit,
I am some what envious of it.
PLEASE Peak?
How do I get to there from here?
BHN

[AlCzervik]

37. Jesus, keep setting that bar a little lower each time

pretty soon he'll be getting praised for tying his shoe laces.

[BeHereNow]

40. WE are doomed...

When Duers start praising the ramblings of a
madman- I think it is time to face the facts.
WE are doomed.
It's sort of like the abused spouse syndrome-
"Well yes, he broke my jaw and cracked my ribs
but he is a good man, really, you know?
He's not so bad, not really...did you see the
flowers he brought to the hospital for me?
Course I can't smell them with my jaw wired
shut and all, but they sure are pretty, don't you think?"

BHN

[earth mom]

42. BHN-Thank you for your posts...I didn't watch the SOTU speech

but as soon as I got home from shopping, I signed on to DU and was a bit surprised with some of the posts I saw around the place tonight. I'm still trying to figure it all out...but your post and a couple of others explained some of it to me.

Anyway...on the local 11 o 'clock news they showed a few minutes of the speech and I will say that I'm SO happy that the Dem's said NO or was that BOOING ?! HA! I LOVE IT! And I loved it too that the Dem's didn't applaud *!!! :bounce: That made my day, and even though I know there is a long and hard battle to be fought against the evil * installation...my fingers and toes are crossed that some how, some way, Social Security will be saved!

Funny how the littlest bit of good news these days keeps me from total despair over this hellish nightmare!

[BeHereNow]

52. The SOTU was just more of the collective psychosis

Bush actually believes he is doing good.
He is gripped by what Paul Levy terms
"Malignant Egophrenia."
Many of the people in this country are
also in this loopp of psychosis-
I can not recommend Levy enough as far as looking
at the big picture of what is happening.
Go here:
http://www.awakeninthedream.com
Read "The Madness of George W. Bush"
Long but absolutely the BEST diagnosis I've read.
BHN

[Der Blaue Engel]

41. Oooh, I get it! We're doing opposite-speak!

I wanna play: Gosh, didn't he look intelli- Ugh. No. I can't do it.

Kudos to you for being able to stomach the words.

:hi:

[Coexist]

49. maybe its * shout out to Spongebob

who just loves "opposite day"

I couldn't watch, so I turned on "Easy Rider" instead. My husband ran upstairs twice to let me know that he actually pronounced "nuclear" correctly. I am dumbfounded.

My only other question about his presentation would be - did he open his eyes too wide several times and blink rapidly like a teenager with a new pair of contacts?

[PurityOfEssence]

44. Sad but true

Yes, he can now handle a phrase of more than six syllables without a downward inflection, and he can even rise to dealing with rhetorical arcs in his delivery. It was very obvious when watching him tonight; I've never seen him this good. Never.

There were the smirks and there's still that smugness, but it was all quite muted.

Quite like a calm Hitler, don't you think? The reactionaries were virtually orgasmic, too. Scary.

[formernaderite]

45. He did well, as compared to....

himself. Since the public expects so little from him, I'm sure the perception will be of a home run. Of course our wild eyed and wooly tales after his speech probably did help cement his victory.

[thinkingwoman]

46. it's about time

honestly, I've been shocked for years that he hasn't found a coach to clean up his delivery.

Of course, his trademark smirks and bushisms were still there, but last night his content was more grating than his delivery, which was a nice change.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

47. oh my the defender of PNAC now praises bush ...wow!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3026661

[Q]

50. Whew. You're either very brave...

...to post such dribble here or have absolutely NO FRIGGIN IDEA how much damage Bush has done to our country, constitution and citizens.

[autorank]

56. What a dumb-ass post. Peak__Oil, oh sure.

[IronLionZion]

57. too bad the content was pure bullshit right?

that speech was asinine. fucking politicians and their way of screwing America with a smile on their fucking faces... :grr:

[zann725]

58. His annunciation sounds more "impaired" all the time.

Besides I don't look for "delivery," but "content"...of which he had NONE. I am unimpressed.

The only thing that DID impress me however were all those Dem's refusing to physically stand up. Oh, and I particularly liked the Booing!