Are you going to watch the 'State Of The Union' address?

[Parche]

? :hi:

[MineralMan]

1. Of course. I have watched every SOTU address that I have had

access to watch. Why would I change that now?

[branders seine]

2. It should be good for an hour's distraction,

in a car wreck, reality TV sort of way.

It obviously won't matter much in the brave new America(TM).

[Iggo]

3. I'll read it.

[fascisthunter]

4. nope... I'll read the transcript though

[City Lights]

5. No. nt

[HipChick]

6. I started to watch them again for the first time after Nov 2008

and before than when Clinton was in office....other than that,I couldn't stomach watching Bush

[stevedeshazer]

7. Hell, yeah.

It's always entertaining with lots of good visuals.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Yup!

And a big hello!

The Lounge was asking where you've been. :hi:

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Damn..I thought Parche was a myth.

or a god....talked about in hushed reverent tones.:)

[montanacowboy]

10. Hell No

My ears are full of bullshit and don't need to hear anymore

[Xipe Totec]

14. Real open minded n/t

[Mari333]

11. nope, I have to wash my hair . nt

[Individualist]

12. No

[mike_c]

13. unlikely-- listening to bought-and-sold politicians polishing turds gives me outrage fatigue....

eom

[Zoeisright]

15. No.

[Moochy]

16. I'll pass

[boppers]

17. If it's anything like his last speech, HELL YEAH.

Oh course, those who ignore it are going to complain about a lack of leadership, which isn't all that surprising any more.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Infomercials by politicians are just as boring and less amusing as the ones about hair restorers.

[Cleita]

19. Of course I will.

It should be as unintentionally self-revealing of the Obama administration as it was of the Bush criminal cabal.

[hedgehog]

20. When is it?

[Xipe Totec]

22. Wednesday the 27th

You can watch it here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

[LWolf]

21. I don't know.

When is it?

If I'm home, I'll consider it. I SHOULD watch it.

I just don't know how much more disgust and rage I can stomach. It's bad for my health.

[timeforpeace]

23. This, and campaigning, is what he does best. I'm there.

[MineralMan]

24. How about this as a bargain?

If you don't watch it, you don't get to whine about what is said. How's that sound?

A transcript is not equivalent to watching the actual speech.

I take a refusal to watch the SOTU address as a disinterest in political issues. That's why I have subjected myself to all those SOTU addresses over the years. Every one since Eisenhower was in office. Every one! Some pissed me off. Some bored me. Some inspired me. I consider it a responsibility to listen to them.

So, for those of you who declare that you will not watch the address: I'll remind you, and everyone else, in those threads that discuss the SOTU that you did not even watch it. I promise.

[Moochy]

30. What a loyal democrat!!!!!1111

:kick: or a hall-monitor, I can't exactly decide which.

Will you keep all of this information about who watched and did not in a spreadsheet? :eyes:

[MineralMan]

31. Nope. I just have the thread bookmarked.

I'll just remind people who are posting about the SOTU but who did not watch it that they did not watch it. And I'll do it publicly in the thread where the discussion is going on. If someone posts publicly that they will not watch the SOTU, they shouldn't mind being reminded of their public statement, should they?

As for your assessment of me, you are welcome to make it. I don't mind. I post in public threads, and people are welcome to refer to my posts at any time. It's DU.

Why should anyone object if I remind them of something they said in public?

[Moochy]

32. Ok nothing personal but that seems really petty

I wouldn't object, per se. But then again, nobody likes an 'Archivist'.


http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/archivist.htm

[MineralMan]

45. I'll tell you what. You do what you wish, and I'll do the same.

Your opinion of what I do is duly noted. I will take it under advisement.

[proud2BlibKansan]

56. I didn't watch most of Bush's SOTUs

Yet I discussed them. Silly me, who knew that reading a transcript didn't give me the right SOTU experience. :crazy:

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. No

[tekisui]

26. Of course. I've listened to every one since around 1996.

Either on tv or the radio.

[jaxx]

27. I wouldn't miss it.

This is our President and he gets the full attention when he talks about the state of our country.

I know I didn't vote for him so that I could tear him down, call him names, and put down everything he's done in the past year. I voted for him to do his damnedest to get us back on track....and he's not let me down.

I didn't vote for him because I thought he was all 100 senators rolled into one and could pass everything on a whim. Nor the 435 representatives all rolled into one who could get it done yesterday. I voted for him to put forth ideas and to abide by our constitution. That goddamn piece of paper that means so much to most democrats, and nothing to the republicans.

You bet I'll watch.

[cutlassmama]

46. Excellent reply. Ditto.

[michreject]

28. I shoot every Wed.

Won't be home.

[azmouse]

29. Absolutely!

:)

[Patsy Stone]

33. Yes, indeed. nt

[YvonneCa]

34. Yes, my local OFA is watching together...

...and I will be there. Citizens have a duty to participate in democracy. :patriot:

[LeftyMom]

35. That song fucking rocks. Oh wait, you mean the painfully dull speech

where some lying asshole blows smoke up the asses of a bunch of other lying assholes and they clap on cue like trained seals?

Fuck that noise.

[flvegan]

40. Ooh, killer Rise Against reference!

:thumbsup:

[LeftyMom]

41. You know what sucks?

That song is every bit as true now as it was four years ago. I realized that the other day and it made me kinda depressed. And then angry.

[lynne]

36. No. I prefer to read the transcript sans applause, talking heads, etc.

- my only regret is when something really unusual happens and I miss it but I'll take my chances.

[tammywammy]

37. No, I'll be in class n/t

[Canuckistanian]

38. No, I'm not interested in politics

I think I'll check the fluid levels on my car.

[Fire1]

43. Then you're in the wrong place, don't you think? n/t

[bigwillq]

39. If I am not working, I will watch (nt)

[FrenchieCat]

42. I'm gonna watch the SOTU while I can.....

There are three more of these to go before Pres. Walmart wins.
By then, I probably won't even have a choice, I'll probably be forced to watch.

[rucky]

44. Sure.

I could use some sunshine blown up my ass right now.

[varelse]

47. No

I'll probably read the transcript, though.

[quiller4]

48. Of course. I always do.

[Terra Alta]

49. yes.

I've watched every SOTU since Clinton was President. I'm sure not going to miss this one.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

50. Of course.

[Umbral]

51. What a politician says, no matter how well they say it, doesn't amount to a pile of piss...

It's what they do that matters, duh.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

52. Sure, he gives a mean speech.

If his actions, after, don't mesh ... it will be the last speech, of his, I'll watch. 'Do or Die Time' as far as I'm concerned.

[lib2DaBone]

53. I already know what it says..... Blue On Black...

Band Aid on an artery.... Tears on a river.. push on shove.. it don't mean much...
Joker on a Jack ... match on a fire.. cold on ice.. a dead man's touch... a whisper on a scream.. it doesn't change a thing.. Don't bring you back... Blue on Black...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee735pZ6kxk

[BlueIris]

54. I might.

Then again, I might not. Not really sure what he'd have to say that could excuse his missteps, and I'd be really surprised if the game plan has changed significantly, so I'm not too excited about the future either.

[proud2BlibKansan]

55. I don't know

I'm leaning towards no.

[stlsaxman]

57. Yes.

[applegrove]

58. I look forward to seeing Obama in fighting form.