Obama just put the Republican response in the middle of football.

[msanthrope]

Not thst anybody will be watching the Republican response.

[liberal N proud]

1. No Bonehead did that

By squabbling about the date, bonhner did it.

[RC]

2. That'll work.

I keep forgetting both sides are gearing up for the elections and Obama is good at electioneering.

[Windy]

3. and why the hell do they get to respond to EVERY speech!

Again, a lack of respect for this president.

[brendan120678]

7. Because there's no justification for...

not letting them give a response?

What's the President going to do? Forbid the networks from televising the Repuke response?

[Gari]

8. The only place that the fairness doctrine still exists.

[former9thward]

9. Was that your position when Bush was president?

Our party always had a response to any of his tv speeches. Was that a lack of respect?

[godai]

4. I presume if they delay the game for Obama, they will further delay it for the response. n/t

[blogslut]

14. They're not delaying the game for the president

The president is speaking before the game begins.

[godai]

16. And Repub response will be one week later.

I read that Obama will speak at 7 pm eastern. I wonder how many west coasters will be watching at 4 pm. Repubs wisely avoided the NFL game and pre-game.

[Enrique]

5. why wouldn't he want people to hear their response?

no, i think he's done playing games, if he had been doing that.

[cilla4progress]

6. Was that the plan?

[JNinWB]

10. We won't have to listen to Boehner respond

...that the Republicans want to give wealthy contributors and corporations additional tax breaks to create jobs?

How sad.

[Recovered Repug]

12. That will probably already be covered in Obama's plan. nt

[eridani]

11. Good. n/t

[Tx4obama]

13. Hahahaha. Obama should talk right up to the time the game is supposed to start ...

then it will be The GOP that screws up the start of the game! Love it :)

[godai]

18. No, GOP response will be one week later. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

15. Speech scheduled for 7PM Thursday night. Game starts at 8:30. Pregame was to have started at 7:30.

[godai]

17. So, 4 pm on the west coast. n/t

[WI_DEM]

19. At half time? you mean they will speak at half-time--if so they will have a larger audience

than Obama--is that a dumb move? I don't know.