***** Official 2011 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS Live Blog ***THREAD #3**

[Heddi]

Thread 2 here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x273115

[Still a Democrat]

1. American Muslims part of American family - amen

[RoccoR5955]

4. About time

[RoccoR5955]

2. Olbermann tweeting at

http://twitter.com/#!/KeithOlbermann

[gateley]

10. Man, Olbermann could do standup -- he's killing! nt

[gateley]

3. Holy cow you're fast! I just found #2 and tried to respond to a comment! Good job! Rec. nt

[Volaris]

17. Yes, wanted to give a shout-out to the mods. ...

you are all doing a kick-ass job tonight, many thanks=)

[Kolesar]

5. This July, begin to bring our troops home (from Afghanistan)

[MadBadger]

6. Bring Troops home from Afghanistan in July

[Volaris]

7. not much applause from the new Speaker

of NOT having any new money to spend......(actually this whole section on Govt. Finance...)
HAHAHAHHAHAHHA welcome to the (Tea) party, motherfucker, you RSVP'd that shit, now FEAST on the dinner you asked for.
I love that Pres. Obama is willing to feed the Beast that is tearing at the doors of the GOP establishment...takes Big, Brass Balls to toss meat to a hungry lion, even if some of us believe the lion should probably just be shot.

[Hotler]

8. Respect for the law??? Bwaaahhhhhhhh

[MadBadger]

9. Has he referenced people in his box? Havent heard it and I'm assuming the speech is almsot over

[handmade34]

11. tweet from paulreickhoff

Maybe some of that gov't space would make good transitional housing for the thousands of homeless vets sleeping on the streets

[patrice]

12. Pres says end Tax Breaks for top 2% and freeps in here call him a Tea Party president. crazy.stupid.

[patrice]

14. The whole raison d etre of the TeaParty is to protect those Tax Breaks, silly freeps. nt

[Still a Democrat]

13. Got to say I like maybe 85% of the speech so far

[sfpcjock]

15. "Al Queda's under pressure in Afghan" - too bad they've...

moved on to Yemen now :-P

[gateley]

20. Bwah! That's funny. Sadly funny. nt

[Kolesar]

22. that's a stretch eom

[gateley]

16. My Sen, Patty Murray, always looks so disgruntled. Her hair sure looks pretty tonight, though. nt

[RoccoR5955]

18. Support the military NOT the wars!

[Madam Mossfern]

19. A bit off topic

But just what is the tie code?
I know there must be something to it.
I thought that dems were wearing blue and repubs red, but Kerry's wearing red and so is Pelosi.

[RoccoR5955]

24. There's no code. Boner is wearing purple! Probably for his purple nurple.

[Madam Mossfern]

28. Purple is red and blue combined

[sfpcjock]

41. His tie looks 3D

:-P

[RoccoR5955]

21. Tweet from Olbermann

Just checked: Teddy Roosevelt included story of catching salmon w/his teeth +smoking it with a magnifying glass in his 1903 message

[gateley]

23. Who was that serviceman they just showed? nt

[gateley]

46. WONDERFUL shout out to Brandon! NT

[patrice]

25. Honoring repeal of DADT++++++

[valerief]

26. "Because of who they love." He used the L word. nt

[Divine Discontent]

48. good point. he used the L word! good job, Mr President

[Still a Democrat]

27. Speaking out for gays

[bdamomma]

29. what he is promoting recruiters at colleges what the hell???

[ladym55]

33. Colleges like Harvard booted recruiters

because of the military anti-gay policies.

[Kolesar]

ROTC, not recruiters

[RoccoR5955]

30. Boner can barely stand up... He's SO in the bag!

[KurtNYC]

31. Biden is looking pretty happy too n/t

[Cleita]

35. Did you see that? He almost fell asleep and the

applause jolted him awake. :rofl:

[pink-o]

39. Oh, Gawd, he's gotta start crying now.

POTUS just mentioned his "Rotten Job" in his father's Tavern.

[Safetykitten]

32. Here we go..RAH! RAH!

[liberal N proud]

34. And here come the tears

[bullwinkle428]

36. AND HERE COME THE TEARS!!!

:rofl:

[valerief]

37. He's tearing up now!!! nt

[Phoonzang]

38. COME ON. CRY. CRY YOU BASTARD! nt

[ladym55]

40. Now I know where the BOehner learned to drink

[alp227]

42. oh NOW I remember that VP Biden is from Scranton

Whenever I hear Scranton I think about The Office. It was cool to see Biden smiling (finally) and shaking the Orangeman's hand.

[bullwinkle428]

43. "If this speech goes on for another hour, it will qualify as a Special Comment."

LUV Andy Borowitz!

[Kolesar]

50. lol eom

[sfpcjock]

44. Don't Trade with any other nation on earth. Now that's...

just wrong.

[Divine Discontent]

45. Boehner can go from "sweeping the floors of his father's bar in Cincinnati can become Speaker"

sure he was sweeping the floors of the bar...

if that's what laying face down drunk on the floor now means... ha

[Safetykitten]

47. We DID big things.

[Inchworm]

49. I got a li'l misty there

-sniff-

Something in my eye...

[gateley]

51. HI Bob! nt

[patrice]

52. Yay, Leahy!! right there with POTUS!!

[sfpcjock]

53. Can Ryan take a swim in Visine?

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