* * * OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS THREAD #2 * * *

[derby378]

Obama is now talking about the new push to provide consumer loans in order to "keep this economy running" as well as a new refinancing initiative.

[PBS Poll-435]

1. OMG - he actually has a plan for the banking crisis

:wow:


:thumbsup:

[thevoiceofreason]

3. I hope the market reacts appropriately tomorrow.

Not a Santelli reaction.

[PBS Poll-435]

4. I hope so too

I hope we have hit the bottom of the confidence crisis.

[derby378]

2. Re: CEO's living it up at taxpayer expense: "Those days are over"

:applause:

[Aloha Spirit]

5. Oh my Congress gettin some exercise this evening. UP and down, Up and down.

[Uzybone]

6. I loved the slam of Wall Street and its panic selling

"I understand that on any given day, Wall Street may be more comforted by an approach that gives banks bailouts with no strings attached, and that holds nobody accountable for their reckless decisions. But such an approach won’t solve the problem."

[Aloha Spirit]

7. Looks like support for fixing regulations is unanimous.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

8. HISTORY TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY!

YES!!!

[Kaylee]

9. It's official I am now crying....

he is the President we needed for these times.

[derby378]

10. "Government didn't supplant private enterprise; it catalyzed private enterprise"

Well said. It did everything that the Republicans said they wanted, but it's obvious that the Repukes want even more.

[Why Syzygy]

Wow. Hillary looks Great. Healthy. nt

[ChiciB1]

11. Biden Is Beaming, Pelosi Is Goo-Goo... It's Good... THEY MATTER! n/t

[AlCzervik]

12. no "animal human hybrids", no "you're with us or against us" no "Snowflake babies"

and actual information about the plan.

trippy!

[dolo amber]

24. The words he's saying make sense

I'm not used to this...I'm afraid. Hold me. :scared:

[AlCzervik]

32. i know, it''s freaking me out a little.

:hug:

[derby378]

13. He just threw down the gauntlet on renewable energy

But I do wish he'd STFU about "clean coal." Ain't no such thing - just ask Tennessee.

[BeyondGeography]

14. The nation that invented the automobile should not walk away from it

[PBS Poll-435]

15. That was great.

[mvd]

16. Repukes sitting down when Obama discussed health care for children!

Just unbelievable.

[Wetzelbill]

17. I just wanted to post on this thread

[Aloha Spirit]

19. I bet you can't post just once

:popcorn:

[Wetzelbill]

25. no way

:)

[KathieG]

20. Me too.

:hi:

[Wetzelbill]

39. I'd lose

:)

[DCBob]

18. He is knocking it out of park!!

Awesome!!!

[mvd]

21. Agreed! Health care reform is a big priority for the President as it should be

:hi:

[derby378]

22. Taking on the education issue now

Obama wants "cradle-to-career" education for every child. Sounds feasible!

[Wetzelbill]

23. McCain seethes, lol

[Doctor_Horrible]

with bad hair no less... nt

[jenmito]

26. Who's watching MSNBC? The "audience reaction" has been at or near the top for BOTH parties

for nearly the whole time so far!

[Clio the Leo]

30. Oh good!

I'm not watching it but I was curious.

I have a pimple on my chin that has actually gotten SMALLER since he began speaking. So that makes sense! lol

[jenmito]

36. It's kind of addictive...

and :rofl: @ your pimple situation! :D

[MarjorieG]

103. Distrctive and annoying. Reducing the speech to cheap theatric.

[BlueStateGirl]

31. I know. Crazy that McCain voters are so positive.

[jenmito]

43. I guess freepers aren't included...

but then again, they probably weren't McCain voters anyway!

[Clio the Leo]

27. Asking every American to get at least one year of higher education....

.... THAT is good!

[Aloha Spirit]

28. Wow... "dropping out of high school is no longer an option" It's not only quitting on yourself...

it's quitting on your country

[Uzybone]

29. Quitting on yourself

This is amazing....we need to hear this kind of talk.

[Wetzelbill]

33. Teddy!!!

[kenziemom06]

34. watching on msnbc?

they're tracking audience reactions like they did during the presidential debates and this speech is playing very well with voters from both parties...

because that's how OUR President rolls!!!

[Top Cat]

38. Damn straight

[ecstatic]

35. Does VP Biden and his wife look a little upset

or is it my imagination?

[ShortnFiery]

40. It's your imagination. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

49. Biden has, no doubt, heard the speech twice by now...

... dont forget that. ;)

I think Barack snuck in the "nobody messes with Joe" part, hence his reaction.

But they do some rehearsals before hand.

[Wetzelbill]

58. I think he looks tired

Been a long day I'm sure. And he's probably sat in on the rehearsals etc for this speech for weeks now.

[Aloha Spirit]

37. Lindsay Graham thought he'd heard the last of Obama's campaign speech.. haha.

[high density]

41. Man he's doing good

[BeyondGeography]

42. Clarence Thomas looks stunned

[Clio the Leo]

44. Ha ha! My father just told me....

... "turn that TV off and get to studying those books!"

I informed him that he needed to read to me FIRST! lol

(He's 67 and I'm 35)

[ShortnFiery]

51. ...

:rofl: BTW my teenager sitting next to me claims to have finished her homework. :shrug:

[Clio the Leo]

56. I was wondering about Sasha and Malia.....

.... did they have to stick to their normal 8pm bedtime or did they get a reprieve tonight.

I'm guessing it was probably the former.

[Wetzelbill]

62. lol

[Wetzelbill]

45. awww the big Republican fiscal conservatives

Psh... :eyes:

[kenziemom06]

46. when he said taking responsibility for our children

is an American issue, the McCain voters' line shot off the screen!

[Liberalboy]

47. When was the last time a President made Congress chuckle? :-)

[WinkyDink]

48. There are some gauntlets bein' thrown TO-NIGHT!

[AlCzervik]

50. hah! Cold Warrior weapons systems we don't need!!!!! Suck it St. Ronnie and St. Ronnie lovers!

[bluestateguy]

52. Pelosi is sure enthusiastic

Wow.

[Wetzelbill]

53. NOT ONE SINGLE DIME!

[derby378]

54. No tax increase for families making up to $250K/year

Tax cut for 95% of working families? Don't know if we need another tax cut - we've got a hell of a lot of infrastructure to shore up. But it's pretty hard to turn down another check nowadays.

[oviedodem]

55. It is disgusting to see so many republicans sitting when he said that those

who make over 250K will have their taxes repealed.

[Clio the Leo]

57. I would prefer they sat there the whole time.....

... make themselves look even more childish.

[ShortnFiery]

59. That's because the GOP is the party of the rich and the fundies whom they can trick into

believing that they will legislate morality. :(

[kenziemom06]

60. don't hide the cost of war...

off the screen again, both dems and repukes...wow...

[ecstatic]

61. McCain's facial expressions reminiscent of his demeanor in the debates

He got PWNED!!! Did anyone see his face roll when Obama mentioned leaving Iraq responsibly?

[Wetzelbill]

63. oh he does not like Obama at all

He's been awfully jealous of him for years.

[Clio the Leo]

67. I keep missing him......

.... I dont think they're showing him on CSPAN.

[ecstatic]

72. MSNBC has the money shots tonight...They're keeping tabs on

all Obama's rivals.

[BeyondGeography]

64. Wow...wounded veteran straining to clap

:patriot:

[yeswecanandwedid]

73. Do you mean McCain? nt

[derby378]

65. Mentioned closing Gitmo, but what about Baghram?

He can say America "does not torture," but what's really going on in that hellhole in Afghanistan, Mr. President?

[Clio the Leo]

68. shhhh .... get off of my cloud

Just give us ONE hour ...... then all's fair game again. ;)

[Wetzelbill]

71. BOOO! Go home!

:)

[derby378]

77. Uh-oh...

:hide:

[Wetzelbill]

82. ok now it's over

Now you can whip some ass. :) :toast:

[derby378]

85. Ha!

At least I'm not as brain-dead as Bobby Jindal. God, the Republican Response is coming up - what a trainwreck.

[Wetzelbill]

91. I haven't looked at the text

or heard much on it other than he says Obama's economic plan was irresponsible. lol. I can only imagine the genius of the rest of his argument.

[derby378]

95. He's going to misquote at least one of Obama's policy statements

Something about a crisis we cannot reverse or repair. Jindal twisted the original quote so far out of joint that - well, he's just plain lying.

[DCBob]

66. He is brilliant! This is great. America needed this.

Well done President Obama.

[Wetzelbill]

69. excellent story about the bank executive

[high density]

70. Thumbs up to Obama from Abess

Nice.

[BeyondGeography]

74. We are not quitters

:patriot:

[kenziemom06]

75. so, so, so proud

that this is the man our country chose ... hope over fear, indeed!!

[AGiordino]

76. Damn, That just tore my heart strings

n/t

[Wetzelbill]

78. It's too bad that he's not really an American citizen

Other than that he did fine.

[yeswecanandwedid]

81. OMFG no you didn't! nt

[Wetzelbill]

83. Hey, I, personally, haven't seen his birth certificate

:)

[Aloha Spirit]

92. I know! He should display it at the Smithsonian.

[KathieG]

79. Outstanding speech!

:applause::applause::applause:

[derby378]

80. I gotta admit...

That's the best Presidential address I've heard in at least eight years. Good show, Barack! :applause:

[Wetzelbill]

88. It probably is

I can't say for sure because I was usually raging drunk long before a Bush speech was finished so I can't remember if they were that good or not after I blacked out. It's possible he could have just tore that shit up but I never would have known.

[derby378]

94. You're a smarter man than I

I watched each of Bush's SOTU speeches sober. I might have played a drinking game here and there, but I never allowed myself to get tipsy. Maybe I should have.

[Harry Monroe]

100. You watched those things sober?

I would have had to get stoned to watch Bush speak for more than 30 seconds!! But then again, I didn't watch a single STOU speech Bush gave. This is the first joint session speech I've watched in 8 years. If I were you, I'd ask the man upstairs for those 8 hours of your life back.

[derby378]

101. Not to mention the 15 minutes I'm spending watching Bobby Buzzkill right now

He just mentioned 9/11. Yes he did. Oh, God. Must seek Jaegermeister now.

[Harry Monroe]

102. Geez, you're actually watching that douchebag?

8 hours and 15 minutes are now owed to you by God.

[Clio the Leo]

89. Hello! EVER!!! DUH!!!! :-) NT

[WinkyDink]

84. I thought it was brilliant.

[ChiciB1]

86. STUPENDOUS.... That's All... He Will Try His Honest Best! Some Of

it won't fly, but FEELS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

[Clio the Leo]

87. Jesse Jackson Jr

(or is he the 3rd?)

Anyway .... just man-crush kissed Barack on the cheek ....... MAN he wants that Senate seat SO BAD!!!!! lol

[Clio the Leo]

90. More autographs for Congress....

.... these days the "checks" in "Checks and balances" mean "photo with the President - check ..... President's autograph .... check." lol

[Wetzelbill]

93. hey that thing has gotta be worth some cash

:)

[Clio the Leo]

96. They aren't gonna sell those!

They're gonna hang it on their walls for all of their contributors to see!

"Barack and I are like THIS!" (making that twisted finger move)

[derby378]

98. I'd settle for an autographed box of Presidential M&Ms

Don't even have to watch him sign it - I trust him. Hell, I'll send the White House a SASE big enough to hold a box of Presidential M&Ms if he'll just sign the box and mail it back.

[Deep13]

97. I describe the speech as "Obama-esque."

Obama-esque = direct, honest, articulate and not the same old shit.

[sofa king]

99. Nobody told me Bobby J was understudy to Mister Rogers