*** Official SOTU Speech Thread ***

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5 minute warning. I suggest viewing on CSPAN - no talking-head chatter to filter out. :)



Who brought the list for the drinking game?

:beer:

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. I'm not meaning to stir things up, but shouldn't somebody who

doesn't have a block list start this so all can participate??? :shrug: I truly mean no offense by that.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. only one person on my block list...

and I can't unblock him for 4 more days. It was a reflex re-action to him blocking me for no reason. He's still got me blocked, so he won't want to participate in this thread anyway.

:)

[Ignacio Upton]

2. Hillary's shaking hand with collegues

I'm watching on ABC's streaming video feed:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union

[Aviation Pro]

3. I see a lot of glad handing in the aisles....

...

[DemSinceBirth]

4. Dan Rather just mentioned Michael J. Fox is there tonight...

In a wheelchair.

[babylonsister]

10. Very sad. But welcome to DU, DemSinceBirth!

:hi:

[LynneSin]

68. There was a member of the house from the "D" side that invited him

for the life of me I can't remember who that was

btw welcome to DU :hi:

[jwirr]

127. Nancy invited him.

[Aviation Pro]

5. Not a single word being passed between Madam Speaker and...

...Cheney.

[Aviation Pro]

12. The joint session will come to order....

[quiet.american]

13. Actually, they were speaking when he first came in, but she wasn't overjoyed about it. n/t

[MadMaddie]

15. They were chatting earlier...

[DixieBlue]

Yes, that's quite a sight ...

What with all the glad-handing on the floor. Interesting to see the two of them up there. Happy day!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

52. not true, she said "here" when she redirected the mike.

Ok it was short, but it was accurate, unlike anything he might say.

[ellie]

6. Not drinking, but I am

watching it on CSPAN and I see Speaker Pelosi up on the podium. Yippee! I don't know if I will be able to watch the whole thing. Chimpy's voice is like nails on a blackboard for me.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

16. she looks great- Smiles, and Crashcart looks looks like a glum ass!

:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

23. I am with you...I am going for my record tonight 10-15 minutes

listening to his whiney, lying ass...and them my veins will start popping out of my neck....:grr:

[bdamomma]

114. Will he be pre medicated??

oh, I can't watch him, I am listening to Mike Malloy, he is the best to listen too. I wonder if bush was pre medicated.

[MadMaddie]

8. Watching C-Span now....

The gavel....

[stillcool]

9. I'm in....the last time the pretzle-nut

spoke I stayed right here on DU..no audio or video needed...and it was a hoot!! I laughed my ass off.

[brer cat]

35. I can't watch or listen to him.

Hypertension would kill me on the spot. I'll just keep up on DU.

[stillcool]

59. it's on in the other room...

hopefully I can ignore the voice...especially if I'm laughing so much I can't hear it!

[SCDem]

11. I'm watching on MSNBC

I can't wait to hear Madame Speaker :)

It's so great to see all the Dems and the Speaker!!!!

[RadiDem]

25. Me too Keith is tops

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. "Madame Speeeaaakerrr!"

is up and welcoming the new members of the house.

:bounce:

[bdamomma]

26. the best part the only best part

is bushie going to be pre medicated.

[w8liftinglady]

17. hey,guys!screwdriver mixed

[BadgerKid]

18. CNN.com Pipeline is streaming. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

19. It must be killing Cheney to say the Democrat names....

....

[Cameron27]

28. ic ic ic

don't forget the ic on da end :P

[kskiska]

20. Dickie looks so big and fat next to Nancy

I'll bet he felt a lot better next to Hastert, in more ways than one.

[LSK]

21. CSPAN coverage is great, they are showing all the interaction

Wonder what the Dick is saying to Pelosi...

[LynneSin]

22. I'm not up for a bad case of alcohol poisoning

My liver has been abused enough in this lifetime!

[Danieljay]

24. Let me be the first to BOOOOOO! n/t

[WindRavenX]

27. Im so glad I'm high for this

Sigh.

[DixieBlue]

32. Boy don't I wish I was!

[Danieljay]

I was gonna support this Preznut, and d'in I got high, I got high, I got high

[Mist]

29. Well, that was fairly lackluster applause. nt

[Aviation Pro]

30. Awfully muted in there tonight....

....

[SCDem]

31. Okay had to turn off MSNBC

too much chatter and I can't miss the saying of Madame Speaker

[quiet.american]

33. Warm applause for wife of the war criminal. n/t

[LSK]

34. the 1st lady enters, remember when she had an Iranian spy behind her?

Chalibi

[ncrainbowgrrl]

36. can you believe- I'm in a hotel in DC- and NO CSPAN!!!!~

:puke:

[MadMaddie]

47. that is just wrong....

[Viva_La_Revolution]

50. that's just so WRONG!

wtf??!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

74. I know- WTF?!

Like 5 blocks from the white house and no friggin' c-span! I wish I spoke spanish- telemundo looks like they're doing a good job!

[Richard Steele]

90. Weird!

[quiet.american]

71. Unbelievable! It's a mad, mad world. n/t

[EFerrari]

143. That's so weird! The first time I watched WJ was at the Capitol Hill

Sheraton. I thought it was boring and under produced. But, that's how they get ya. lol

[Kurovski]

37. Earlier, It looked like Pelosi really shoved that microphone at Cheney.

Struck me as pretty funny. I'll have to check that out in the CSpan rerun to see if I was imagining it.

[Tatiana]

38. How can Laura smile and grin like that? n/t

[LSK]

44. drugs? booze?

[Kurovski]

51. She's so HAPPY!

Slap-happy.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

92. you skipped an "r" . sorry.

:)

[Kurovski]

118. "slarp-happy"? or do you mean I skipped a "cr"?

:-)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

129. harpy?

as in harpy to C ewe.

[Greeby]

39. SCOTUS coming in now nt

[Aviation Pro]

40. Lukewarm applause for the First Lady...

...

[kskiska]

41. Ileana's pot belly is blocking the aisle

[951-Riverside]

42. Her holyness Lady Laura Bush has entered.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

43. Did Laura go to Walmart again?

she sure can take a designer outfit and make it look plain.
at least nancy reagan loved her husband dearly, and managed to look elegant.

[Crunchy Frog]

63. I thought she usually gets herself upholstered, like a sofa

at a cost of several thousand dollars a pop.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

81. LOL, please, I have a scotch in my hand. I like my laptop.

ROFLMAO

[Crunchy Frog]

142. I live to destroy laptops. Bwahahahahah!

:evilgrin:

[Solly Mack]

45. I wouldn't clap for anyone I held disdain for - regardless of

what position they held

[brer cat]

65. I'm with you. Wish all the dems would sit on their hands

for the entire speech!

[DemSinceBirth]

46. Here come da' Judge(s)!

Well, I'm really impressed.

Not.

[Poiuyt]

64. Only four SC justices

Where are the rest?

[DemSinceBirth]

78. Well, if you read Pelican Brief, they might be hanging out

with Mark Foley at a private club?

[Tatiana]

48. "Madame Speaker...."

I love the sound of that!

[Aviation Pro]

49. USSC....

....another muted response. They all feel the guilt of their deeds.

[Sydnie]

53. Got my Hot Tea and Brandy

Kettle is still warming for refills.

Let the games begin!

:hug: To you Viva for starting and running the threads!

[Danieljay]

54. seems luke warm to me...

[LSK]

55. Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Ignacio Upton]

56. Who's the Sargent at Arms?

n/t.

[quiet.american]

77. Is this also the first time that a woman is announcing the entrances? n/t

[Aviation Pro]

57. Cabinet...

...and deafening silence.

[Kurovski]

58. Can it be too much to hope he's a no-show?

What's the hold up?

[LSK]

62. they have to fit his ear piece unit just right

[Kurovski]

83. They should try fitting it up his arse.

[LSK]

88. no room, too much bullshit up there

[EFerrari]

146. LOL

:rofl:

[Danieljay]

66. he IS already a know show... totally.

[Kurovski]

100. He's the Lord of Nowheresville.

For sure

[Cameron27]

69. Making last minute adjustments on his meds...?

[Crunchy Frog]

87. Has to make a pee pee? n/t

[MadMaddie]

60. I might have go get me a Sip of Irish Whisky...

Don't know if I can take it...withought some spirits...

[Debau2005]

76. Haagen Dazs Ice Cream for me!

[quiet.american]

89. I've got two glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon at the ready myself. :) n/t

[quiet.american]

61. So C-Span said earlier Bush invited the NYC hero of the subways as his guest tonight.

Maybe Bush figures if this guy can jump onto the tracks to save a man's life, maybe there's something he can do to jump in and save Bush's pResidency.

[stillcool]

84. don't know if you saw this...

but how frigging sad...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x18381

ASHINGTON - A former New York policeman died Tuesday night as his 21-year-old son prepared to appear at the State of the Union speech to symbolize the desperate health problems of some Sept. 11 workers.
ADVERTISEMENT

Cesar Borja, 52, had been in intensive care, breathing through a tube, at Mount Sinai Medical Center, awaiting a lung transplant.

His son, college student Ceasar Borja Jr., was invited by Sen.Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., to attend
President Bush's speech as a reminder of workers who were stricken with a host of illnesses after exposure to toxic World Trade Center debris.

The younger Borja learned of his father's death in a phone call while eating dinner around 6:30 p.m. EST. He still planned to attend the speech, which was scheduled to begin 2 1/2 hours later.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union_clinton_s_guest_1

[quiet.american]

97. I had. So sad.... n/t

[MadMaddie]

94. Well he has to have his token minority doesn't he? And it's

even better because the gentleman is a true hero unlike the * boy...

Just sayin what everyone else is thinking.....That's all...

[annabanana]

67. Who is the woman in red, with glasses who's kissing every

single goddam person who walks down that aisle?

[VP505]

70. Can't remember

when the last time I saw so many aholes in one room.

[LSK]

75. hey now, theres more Democrats in there than Repukes

At least with regard to Congress.

[VP505]

86. Didn't say

they all were, just a lot of them.

[MadMaddie]

72. Dammit ,I can't find the stupid button on my remote for previous

channel...so I can between Keith and CSPAN....where the hell is it...why do they make the buttons so small....grrr..

Oh never mind I found...who the hell labels it "quick view"?

[SCDem]

73. How cute Barbara BOxer

is playing nice and shaking the Chief Justices hands - might as well butter up the enemy!

[LSK]

82. I saw that too, but its standard operating procedure

Actually the nicer they are in Congress, the more they hate each other.

[Aviation Pro]

79. He's late....

...so much for the aura of an administration that runs like clockwork.

[Debau2005]

93. He is being a petulant child

[DixieBlue]

96. But didn't he ride over with Laura?

A last minute shot? Oh, here he comes.

[rpgamerd00d]

80. Interesting that the chamberlain making the announcements is also female

I bet that was planned.
:)

[onehandle]

85. Nobody is talking to Condi.

Nobody should.

[Sydnie]

Beatles "Baby's in Black" went through my head when I saw her

No color this year, no flash, no notice at all. I like it that way!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

113. such a shallow, small, ineffectual person, But now da Man enters.

say my preyers for your success?

CHEERS?

APPLAUSE?
HOLY CHRIST IT'S THE P P P P P RESIDENT! ! ! ! !

[LynneSin]

91. Everyone is chatting friendly except Dick and Madam Speaker

They look like a soon-to-be divorced couple waiting to get the hell away from each other

[Greeby]

95. Madame Speaker, the Resident of the United States nt

[Dinger]

98. Is It Me, Or Is It Taking * A Little Long To Come In?

One more drink, that oughtta do it. . . .

[quiet.american]

110. So, is Joe L. in line for his kiss? n/t

[annabanana]

99. uh oh. . here comes the son king now . . .

[MadMaddie]

111. Tweedle, dee, Tweedle, Dum....look at the Repugs fawning over

him....ick..

[The Straight Story]

101. My Drinking game: Start when he shows up and don't quit till he leaves :) (nt)

[LSK]

102. here comes the drunk, here comes the drunk

[Solly Mack]

103. the war crime president is entering the chamber

[Tatiana]

104. I would call this a tepid response to the introduction of the President. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

105. Madam Speaker!

Muted, muted applause.

[Dinger]

106. How About A Protester?

Code Pink, Cindy?

[insleeforprez]

107. "Mr President,

I'm saying some prayers to your success."

What a time we're in.

[ellie]

Awww, too bad

I was hoping he wouldn't show up!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

108. thread 2 is up!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=389

[annabanana]

109. ok you boob.. get up there and get it over with...

[LSK]

112. Bush has a Boner..... behind him

:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

120. Bwah..haw..haw..

:rofl:

[Sydnie]

ROFL!!!

You're cracking me up! :rofl:

[MoonRiver]

115. P.O.S. time.

I'm already feeling ill. How can these people applaude that scum?

:puke::puke::puke:

[SCDem]

116. Yuck Mean Jean Schmidt

[Tatiana]

The smirk is in full effect. n/t

[glaeken777]

117. Katherine Harris?

Was I nuts or was that Harris in the beige/white dress on the left as he entered the room oooing and aahhhing over him?

[MadMaddie]

124. That was her....ewww...

[nam78_two]

119. My drinking game: every time he says

"On September the eleventh"

[nam78_two]

134. And "our enemies"

[Autonomy]

121. that's what a Minority SOTU applause sounds like

polite applause and one Republican going WOOOO :woohoo:

[Kurovski]

122. Enough with the clapping already

Sheesh.

[Ignacio Upton]

125. You can hear tons of boos!

:bounce:

[DemSinceBirth]

123. Wow! I haven't seen so many red dresses in one place since

the 1978 Hooker's convention in Vegas.

[MadMaddie]

128. Thanks for pointing that out now my eyes go directly to the Red dressess

:rofl:

[Sydnie]

126. MADAME SPEAKER!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[MadMaddie]

131. That may be the only thing he says right tonight..

[Poiuyt]

135. Classy start

[w8liftinglady]

130. kissing up to Nancy

[Ignacio Upton]

132. Well, Nancy's the one with the cojones now...

er...Thatchers.

[nam78_two]

133. He is such a pile-on.nt

[northamericancitizen]

136. Hearing their applauds when boy* was presented.

sent chills down my spine. How can so many conscious adults applaud the boyking when they know he is a criminal and a threat to the World?

[Kurovski]

137. "Democrat" Majority?!!!

I'm going "nukular"!

[MadMaddie]

138. He did not just say " to spend the American people's money wisely"

Oh this is going to be loooooooooooooooooooong.......

[Ignacio Upton]

139. "...and I congratulate the DEMOCRAT majority"

You mean DemocratIC, Mr. President:mad:

[MadMaddie]

140. Well it didn't take long for him to start lying.....

[Duppers]

141. His EYES....when he came out they were pink

Reasons?

Drinking? BP? or crying? I hope it was the latter.

[Crunchy Frog]

144. Okay, I caught a tiny snatch of it.

I got to see a radiant Nancy Pelosi get a standing ovation. Then Idiot stammered a few words, and I was outa there.

[Kurovski]

145. He's all "compassionate" tonight.

What a tool.

When does he start talking about his disaster in Imperial Iraq?

do they really think this will bring his numbers up?

[proud patriot]

147. please continue in thread 3 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=19296&mesg_id=19296