CSPAN callers respond.

[Maddy McCall]

I always tune into this. The true conservative wackos always seem to get through. I love it when they rant and rave and really make their party look worse through their support.

Popcorn popped. :D

[Maddy McCall]

1. And that's one conservative wacko cut off, more to come.

:D

[Stand and Fight]

3. Yeah, that guy was a character!

Sounded like he was about to have a heart attack or stroke the way he kept repeating himself!

[Maddy McCall]

5. She kinda rolled her eyes and then pulled the plug on the call.

:rofl:

[rocktivity]

2. Popcorn popped?

Well, pass it around!

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
rocknation

[Maddy McCall]

4. Here ya go.

Let's share.



Did you hear the guy say that this speech was bad--sounded like it was written by fifth graders--even by Bush's standards?

:rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

6. I support George Bush because I believe that it's impossible for us...

to know what he knows.

Good god, the idiots. :eyes:

[salin]

7. I don't have cable (or Cspan) so *please*

post the type of responses (both sides) that folks give. Thanks!

[Maddy McCall]

9. There haven't been a lot of Democratic calls.

Mostly conservatives demonstrating blind allegiance.

I'll post them as they come in.

She's talking to Joshua Micah Marshall from TalkingPointsMemo.com right now. He said that, because the president has no direction in policy, his speech sucked and it was more about "give me a little more time to see if it can work" than outlining any policy direction--because that's the only direction the prez has left.

And he said that he was especially concerned about the references to Iran.

[salin]

22. Impressed that Marshall was talked to in the "response" period.

I read TPM daily - I am impressed that he is being called upon as a voice for response after the SOTU. While he has been writing for a number of periodicals for quite some time - I think his inclusion in the early part of the post-SOTU response is likely due to the large and growing readership of his site and its spawn sites. :thumbsup:

[Catherine Vincent]

8. Moderator Susan Crabtree....

Is that DJ Tanner all grown up?


Just kidding but she does look like an older DJ Tanner.

[Maddy McCall]

10. Now that's a "whatever happened to" question I've never thought of.

Wonder what ever happened to DJ. The twin babies are in the paparazzi all the time...

And why are we talking about this? What a funny tangent to take in a thread about the SOTU. :rofl:

You're right, though. There is some resemblance.

[Catherine Vincent]

25. I watched an old episode of "Full House" and noticed that

DJ resumbles Susan Crabtree. So I figured this was as good a place as any to bring that up. :-)

[peacebaby3]

44. About DJ.....

I am pretty sure that she is Kirk Cameron's little sister and is a fundamentalist christian like he is now. Remember him from the show Growing Pains (or something like that)? He is now a crappy actor who has done all the "left behind" series movies and does those infomercials for the "way of the master" (I think) stuff from some fundies. If you haven't seen those infomercials...you should see them...truly frightening and I am a Christian, but these people are insane and truly don't know what it means to be Christian.

[librechik]

14. thank goodness for Susan! I can always count on her to be fair

unlike the rest of them (Pedro is ok) The rest of them are manipulative little RW snots, and Brian is a corporate tool.

[ThomWV]

17. Nicely Put, and I could not possibly agree more.

[Catherine Vincent]

18. Pedro!

That guy is hawt!!

[Up2Late]

24. Hey! She has a "Blossom" hat on!

How young is she? 30?

[Maddy McCall]

11. Louise Slaughter, D NY--

talking on the floor to a CSPAN journalist. She says that she's perplexed about the health care proposal--sounds like it's going to do away with employer provided insurance.

Also talking about troop levels. Says that both sides of congress are wanting to stop what's going on with Iraq, and that troops won't be denied what they need in the field, that Bush is about to ask for 100B more for Iraq, and that they will have a real "face to face, George wake up" conversation at that time.

[bridgit]

12. i like her...

:thumbsup:

[Maddy McCall]

13. 18 yo from Middletown, NJ...

supports president. Says he's a big supporter of the prez and that the speech was excellent, and that he was surprised that Pelosi didn't stand and applaud as much as he thought she should.

:eyes:

[devilgrrl]

20. There's someone who needs to sign up for that "volunteer force"

what a git!

[Maddy McCall]

15. Adam Putnam

R-florida.

Still talking about terra terra terra--as recently as August terraist were going to blow up airliners.

President wanted to cut the deficit in half in five years, but did it in 3. All because of Republican economic policies.

[mrcheerful]

19. Question how does one cut a deficit in half by spending more then they take in?

Maybe its me, but it seems we are more in the red then we were before the pukes cut the deficit.

[salin]

27. so discountable if one talks about how much he exploded the

deficit by even his second year in office - creating RECORD size deficits - at this point his "cuts in half" are probably larger than the "record deficit" prior to his presidency.

[Raine]

16. The RWing nuts are the only one's

stupid enough and or not working who can and will hang on to the phone for hours so they can give a rant. :silly:

[Maddy McCall]

21. Chicago caller, Iraq war vet who spent a year in Baghdad.

"Americans need to fulfill our commitment. We have to stand behind the president. If we abandon them now, the national security of our country would be at greater risk. We have to stay the course and see this through to the end. We have to have resolve as Americans. I haven't heard any alternatives to the best way forward. I think the prez is trying to do a shift and it ought to be given a chance to come to fruition. I support the call for 92,000 additional troops. We have overextended the capabilities of what we are able to do. By bolstering our forces, we can fight the long war on terrorism. My sincere belief is that honestly the American people have not been called upon to sacrifice a lot for this war. Every element that we have to bear should be toward victory."

[devilgrrl]

29. I spent a year in Iraq myself...

you knew that didn't you?

I did.

Really,



We need to fulfill our commitment to winning.

[Maddy McCall]

30. I did, too.

I had a candy store. I sold lollipops and pixie stix. :D

[CatWoman]

37. and you're married to Morgan Fairchild, too

:rofl:

that guy fucking OUTRAGED me.

You could hear him ticking off the talking points.

[devilgrrl]

42. You should have heard the guy on with Malloy...

they make shit up on-the-fly

[salin]

31. I can understand one who has gone and lost friends

and those who have lost family members to this war for the sentiments expressed than other people. It is a human response to want to believe that such a serious sacrifice was made in a noble cause. I don't agree - but i can understand where the sentiment comes from.

[Maddy McCall]

23. Caller from California, I think.

Said this speech is just like past speeches, except some of this was to be just what the people wnated to hear.

Said that it should be more about action than words. Opposes sending more people to police a situation that has nothign to do with us.

[Maddy McCall]

26. Ontario, Canada

HAHA! A prank call about Urkel coming over.

LOL

[salin]

32. *snarf* levity is always a good thing.

[Maddy McCall]

28. Vietnam veteran talking about tactical similarities.

[salin]

33. take it he wasn't buying the 'new' rhetoric.

[Maddy McCall]

38. Nope.

He wasn't too happy about what is being spent on an impossible war. No exit strategy. Quagmire and such.

[More Than A Feeling]

34. lol, "He's a believer in Jesus Christ, which our country was founded on"

Where do they find these people? "It's selfish to think about our children" What an asshole!

[Maddy McCall]

36. And it's selfish to join the military to have fun.

:rofl:

Idiot.

[salin]

41. guess that axes the "Jesus loves the little children" song from

his church experience. Or maybe he stands in stoney silence when his church (if he goes to one) sings the song.

[Maddy McCall]

35. I support Bush of course, because he's a believer in Jesus Christ which our country was founded on.

I support Bush on the troops. I think that sometimes we forget about our safety and selfishnessly (sic) think about ourselves. People who go into the military go in to have fun, but they should be thinking about our country.

WTF?

[Quixote1818]

40. That was Rev. Haggard's daughter. nt

[salin]

43. "go into the military to have fun"

??? never heard that rationale from one going into the service. Worse is the implicit blame put onto those who are asked to risk their lives for "not winning the war" b/c "they should be thinking about our country". Ugh.

[Maddy McCall]

39. Caller against Iraq War.

And now I've got to go tend to a specific chore. :)