Official State of the Union Thread #1

[Skinner]

Since some people like to keep a single running discussion about the speech as it happens, this is the official State of the Union play-by-pay discussion thread.

We won't be discouraging any of you from staring your own threads if you would like. But we figured that some of you might appreciate having one "official" thread where you can have a running commentary.

When this thread gets too long -- somewhere around 100 replies -- we'll open up a new thread and lock this one up.

Wonder what Bush is going to lie about this time. :eyes:

Skinner
DU Admin

[thebigidea]

1. "makin' good progress" will be used roughly 2334 times

BUSH: "My fellow 'mericans... its been a year of progress, and uh... meaningfullness. A tyrant has been toppled, like the uh - statues that fell, that were forlorn - foresaken. Don't cry for me, uh - on me, shame on me. Which is why its important to create jobs, and fulfill destinies to obligation - which is uh, obligationing - to the Moon? To Mars? Perhaps the challenges - of uh - our forefathers... will be met, bettered, bestified. Its possible - and I expect Congress to act on many bills that betternized, modernify - progress... which is crucial... all in all, we've had a fabulous year - of uh economic growth, and unprecedented murder... in the name of freedom, which is like a blanket - of uh - liberty, liberationizing the peoples... which is a primary goal... of humans, which is why I'm for human rights - for every one, regardless of faltering, uh religion... and uh..."

whoah, I can't keep this up - I just saw CHALABI! what an insult to democracy.

[mot78]

Maybe higher

...and he'll throw in "evidence" of WMDs on the moon.

[Khephra]

2. Pickles got a standing O

:wtf: ???????????????

[Paragon]

7. It's tradition

First Ladies are always given that respect before the Prez is announced.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

11. and she's wearing something that matches

and is ironed

[Armstead]

3. I can't watch.

I fear my insides will jump out of my skin of I do.

[KissMyAsscroft]

4. Lies, lies,lies,lies....

oh...oops...hasnt started yet...

[Paragon]

5. I forgot to buy alcohol!

DU, I need *you* to get through this!!!

[ShimokitaJer]

54. I'm into my second beer

But I think I'm going to need another six pack to numb the pain.

[absolutezero]

6. Pray for teleprompter failure

or some other hillarity...

screw it up shrub! :evilgrin:

[Nite Owl]

19. Didn't Clinton lose the teleprompter

on his first SOTU? No one even knew, he just went on like nothing happened.
I need more Maalox , just saw Asscroft. Maybe Scotch is a better choice.

[absolutezero]

29. yea...but shrub would be obvious

* winging it in the SOTU?

I'd pee myself watching that

[spindoctor]

That's mean

I love it

[fameless]

8. I already have heartburn

and it hasn't even started yet.

[newyawker99]

20. Hi fameless!!

Welcome to DU!! *passes fameless some Bromo Seltzer*

[Khephra]

9. Time to find out who the real whores in the party are

If they fucking clap for everything he says, I think I'll be ill.

[Lefty48197]

49. I'm guessing Zell Miller will do a lot of clapping tonight

.

[Solly Mack]

10. Tums anyone?

Hey, it helps

[PaDUer]

13. Already used the

barf bucket. Sorry. The freaking liar is about to begin!

[Solly Mack]

17. I know....sick tummy here, too

This is torture..on so many levels.

[laruemtt]

18. yeah, thanks, i'll take a few.

he hasn't even gotten started yet and i'm already sick with dread...

[greyl]

12. PBS's Lehrer is covering it too

(on PBS) :)

fwiw

[Goldom]

14. amazing

the reporting guy on fox is talking about lack of finding WMD and the jobs lost, before bush has even come out.

[aquart]

50. Wait. Is the sound supposed to be on?

I don't think I could take that.

[LincolnMcGrath]

15. I`m listening to Malloy

Don't have the intestinal fortitude to listen to that murderous bastard tonight.

[Amaya]

16. I'm feelin' a little sick

:puke: :puke:I need a drink! :beer:

[Paragon]

25. The one night I'm out of alcohol...

:(

[mindfulNJ]

28. I've already had two glasses of wine

and I still can't watch.:puke:

[PaDUer]

30. The cameras are picking up on

the evil doers. Their eyes tell it all..

[Paragon]

21. Tip: Look at your computer monitor, not your TV

I can stomach listening to the speech, but if I turn and look at his smirking monkey face, I might turn to stone.

[KTM]

22. Why are they reporting what * WILL say ?

All the news heads are talking about what Shrub will say in his upcoming SOTU... why ??

So we can follow along and know, when he screws up, what he meant to say ?

Why are the predicting - "As he walks in, he will be enthusiastically received not only by Republicans, but by Democrats as well."

[Caution]

23. DId anyone see brokaw talking about the chemical

hood? Going to make me sick. He pulled out a gold bag that is apparently under every seat in the house and contains a hood to be used in case of a chemical attack. Give me a friggin break.

[mike1963]

24. I sure appreciate it, but seeing Rummy & Asscroft coming in together...

not sure if I can stomach much more...
:eyes:

[DoYouEverWonder]

26. Just saw Chalabi

God I though I wouldn't have to puke until W came out. Oh well.

[nankerphelge]

27. Which channel's coverage will be the least sickening?

CBS seems pretty horrible so far.

[displacedtexan]

35. DU's

I'm watching Mystery and reading this thread. Blood pressure remains stable this way.

[laruemtt]

36. ooooh gross here he is!

okay everybody let's psychically hold hands and be strong together...

[Paulie]

41. Cspan is usually the best

No commentary. :)

[snooper2]

31. Wolfie

Is totally creaming in his pants....really kind of sad.

[aquart]

32. Cheney looks like Mr. Burns on the Simpsons.

Scary.

[dpibel]

40. A singularly mad gleam in his eye. nt

[absolutezero]

42. evil old energy tycoon

eeexcelleent <rubs hands together>
:evilgrin:

[sweetheart]

33. is having the new england QB present

a try at winning over the northeast>?

[Endangered Specie]

34. We shall see if Im relly over that stomach bug

How much damage can vomit do to a LCD screen?

Oh no, here he comes....

[eyesroll]

37. Anyone know who's out tonight?

There's always a cabinet member, eligible for the presidency, missing. Anyone know who it is this year?

[fameless]

60. Don Evans

[knight_of_the_star]

38. He has entered the room

And is getting the standing ovation :puke:

[Lefty48197]

39. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

you suck! You're the kind of guy that would say he's a uniter, when he's really a divider! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[Khephra]

52. WTF is with this reaction?

Why do Democrats feel the need to applaud this FOOL???????????

[Paragon]

They have to or someone will make a story out of it

Let the monkey bury himself.

[laruemtt]

43. now he holds the

sacrificial little black girl for the cameras. poor child.

[mike1963]

44. Daschle grinning like a hound dog eatin' horse shit.

:grr:

[nini]

45. Daschle is smiling a bit too much

God, I hate that mother fucker W

[mike1963]

Oh, gawd, Teddy is clapping & grinning. I don't think I can keep this sh

on...

[dpibel]

46. Daschle close behind, grinning like a prom date nt

[never cry wolf]

47. I wonder how long they have dried him out for this...n/t

[BigBigBear]

Sorry

I'd rather read about it here.

I could duplicate the effect of watching it live by repeatedly striking my left temple with a large stone. The real question is, why?

[shockingelk]

48. he's not wearing a space suit n/t

.

[knight_of_the_star]

51. HEY!!! Someone call the PETA!!!

It's cruelty to animals to dress a monkey in a suit and march him in front of both houses of Congress on national television!

[gauguin57]

70. i think peter jennings has been playing

sotu drinking game. He called Senator Kerry "Secretary Kerry" and said "Vice President Dick Cheney, in the charge ... er ... I mean, in the chair." FREUDIAN SLIP!

OHHHHHHHH here's chimpy. Give that man a pretzel!

[never cry wolf]

Who's in charge of counting the smirks?

I think I just spotted one.

[kskiska]

53. I hope this is the idiot's last SOTU

Hopefully, next year we'll have a legitimate president.

[cosmicdot]

55. LOL...ya'll are so funny...laughter is good...the state of the union isn't

lies, lies, lies .... oops, he hasn't started yet

what color is his hair tonight?

bwhahahahahahahaha

[laruemtt]

56. god i'd love to splatter him

with the blood of all those he's killed right now while everybody's cheering. son of a bitch murderer. why are they cheering???

[fleetus]

57. I'm vomiting just listening to the applause. n/t

[marigold20]

58. Just can't watch - what color is his hair tonight?

nt

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

59. tepid welcome compared to last year

[spindoctor]

61. Who's the female commentator on ABC?

"Even with a majority in both houses it is unlikely that
What a ditz.

Staying polite, I have to make my anger last.

[kayell]

62. Starting off with several nice sneers

[knight_of_the_star]

63. What smirk

He does it better than no other.

[knight_of_the_star]

69. LIAR!!!

He said that our troops dying is making America more secure!

[absolutezero]

did you see the first smirk?

when they said president of the US....it was like he was a little kid

[Stephanie]

64. I'm already yelling and he hasn't said a word yet

Help!

[dpibel]

65. To my esteemed representatives on the Democratic side of the aisle

Sit the f* down and shut the f* up.

[Endangered Specie]

66. cspan has the rebuttal afterward

[Endangered Specie]

72. helping the oppressed = shooting them?

[maddezmom]

81. compassion and reform

my ass

[otohara]

67. Malloy Booing - Shut Up, Sit Down

this is going to be fun -

[12 12 2000]

millionaire's club...

standing ovation for tax cuts!!! %@#$%$#%##$

[never cry wolf]

Cool, listen on Malloy, running commentary...n/t

[Terwilliger]

68. LIAR!!!!!!!!! LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fucknut sonofabitch

[ALago1]

71. Blah blah blah

Blah blah blah TERRORISTS! blah blah blah WAR ON TERROR blah blah blah THREATS! blah blah blah Homeland Security! blah blah blah!

[gauguin57]

80. chimpy needs

a hot-oil treatment. He has fly-away, frizzy hair! Laura's been bogarting the mousse again!

[never cry wolf]

73. Lie #1, american servicemen are making murika more secure.

eom

[Danocrat]

74. I'm already disgusted

and he just walked in.

[maveric]

Lets count how many time he says "terror" or "terrorists".

God, I wish that the teleprompter went off.

[knight_of_the_star]

75. That's four so far

Big ones anyway

[knight_of_the_star]

82. Change that

He just spat out 3 more in 6 seconds or so.

[laruemtt]

oh god oh god oh god

the lies! oh the humanity!

[nankerphelge]

76. Ok

Time for a drink; this is as bad as I expected.

[LincolnMcGrath]

77. Malloy having MST3000

type of fun.

[crobinson2k]

78. Walter Mondale looks like SHIT

Who is that goofball sitting next to Laura "I NEVER BLINK" Bush?

[ShimokitaJer]

79. Americans are the world's hardest working people

At least... those who have jobs...

[thebigidea]

83. Kennedy shakes his head and smiles about "health care" lie

[newyawker99]

84. Locking.....

Please continue in thread 2:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1037983


NYer99

[Paragon]

85. "terrorists" # 1 = DRINK

[nini]

That smirking smile is going to make me hurl!

:puke:

[laruemtt]

86. ted kennedy! priceless look!

just sat there shaking his head in disgust as * said we have a new medicare program to help the old folks,...

[ringmastery]

87. LOL

Kennedy was shaking his head and rolling his eyes when Bush was talking about medicare.

[Caution]

88. great shot of ted kennedy on ABC

he looked positively sick as bush talked about medicare reform

[Goldom]

89. lol!

who is that guy that was just shown (on fox) for a few seconds? Right after Bush said thing about medicare, show this guy shaking his head and laughing. great shot :)

[kayell]

90. Man, did you see Ted Kennedy roll his eyes

[countmyvote4real]

91. Yay Ted!

[Endangered Specie]

92. democrats pretty quiet so far... republicains make enough noise for 3x

[spindoctor]

93. Americans are the hardest working people in the world?

I remember a 1999 report that ranked Americans and Japanese last.

Bullshit remark #1, but good for a round off applause.

[knight_of_the_star]

94. English translation to his current bit

You have to clean up my mess for me.