STATE OF THE UNION -- 2005 [Live Thread]

2/2/05

[Timeout]

The pre-spin: Bush will spend about 1/2 the speech on foreign policy, 1/2 on domestic, with heavy emphasis on Social Security reform. It's said he will provide a detailed tutorial on the SS system and its problems with a few details on his personal accounts proposal.

Laura's guests are said to be an Afghan voter and an Iraqi voter (too bad there's no Ukrainian wearing an orange hat!).

Should we start a drinking game on how many times the pool camera swings to Hillary? Hmmm. Probably not...it would likely hamper out typing ability.

Word on the blogs has it that the closing part of the speech is a hum-dinger. Set your VCR's.

Report here on outrageous MediaCrat spin before AND after the SOTU. Pictures and screen caps welcome.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

"Yep, the dems look like little spoild brats who didn't get their way, and their gonna sit an sulk.. sickening. "

Yep. Don't you just love how they are showing their true character tonight? Even my liberal mother-in-law sees how they are acting like such babies. Gotta love it!

The worst thing that could be happening right now is for dems to be appearing to be for what's good for America. People are so easily fooled.

[Miss Marple]

It seems to me that Bush is carpet-bombing the democrats. HA!

[paulat]

Lol, I'd still be slightly peeved though, if that were me and I had a front row seat but had to sit as still as a statue throughout the entire speech.

.....augggghh.....must.....not....applaud....auggghh....must....not...smile....must....not....cheer....

[NorCalRepub]

makes the Dims look even smaller to the rest of the nation booing the Prez......small little cowards.

[Choose Ye This Day]

Democratic response: "There is no Social Security Crisis."

[Callahan]

Where's Daschle? I don't see him....Oh riiiight.

[prairiebreeze]

Dubya is tense again.

I dont see that.

[dwilli]

Military is non-political, this is a political speech.

[arasina]

oooh...a quick shot of a sourfaced Obama!

[DoughtyOne]

I think we can do that for you. Now, if you folks will address the issue with some reason after tonight, this might be a much more civil place to frequent.

Deal?

[Right_in_Virginia]

W has got real cajones to take on social security. LOVE HIM!!!!

Absolutely! Love his guiding principles.

[Txsleuth]

Dang---did you hear the Dems BOO when he brought up SS?

[silent_jonny]

Is this a first?

I don't know. I've heard rumblings from the Dems before, but I've never heard outright BOOING. Shameless.

[carlr]

"Are the Dems booing?"

Yes the rotton sob`s.

The President looked right at them and kept on talking.

Just talked about the dem ideas from Clinton to Moynihan on the problems with Social Security.

[GOPyouth]

All we heard this week is: show me the facts... show me the facts..

Here ya go...

[steveegg]

Here comes the voluntary private accounts. DemonRATs from Osama Obama to Chris Dodd looking deeply saddened and soddened.

[hole_n_one]

[Howlin]

Of course you mean "purposefully distort," right?

He's said it repeatedly.

[DoughtyOne]

Many of us disagee with the President on immigration policy. Nothing new was mentioned tonight. We've debated that at length. We will continue to do so. Let's not turn this thread into a bicker fest.

Those of you who join me in disagreeing with the President on immigration, let's be reasoned in our approach here.

Thanks.

[kellynch]

I'm actually pretty pleased that Dean will be party chairman. Most of the "normal" Dems I know (the Joe Lieberman/Zell Miller types) are really upset about this situation. They were also pissed as hell that Robert Byrd was so vocal against Condi.