Posted on 01/26/2011 12:02:54 PM PST by pissant
President Barack Obama delivered his third State of the Union speech tonight, and in an age in which opinion media so dominates political will, the reaction to the delivered text by various pundits is almost as interesting as the text itself. Take for example the initial reaction by the Fox News panel that seemed primarily unimpressed by what some may have seen as a significant move to the center by the Democratic president. Charles Krauthammer did not demure, calling the speech “flat and uninspired” and “remarkably against the trend of what the electorate said this November.”
To be fair, the energy in the room was dramatically different than recent State of the Union speeches, largely because the two parties were not sitting in clear and separate sections of the House. Without question, the somewhat improvised mixed seating arrangement that was conceived to show unity, took away many of the partisan interruptions but made for a more fractured and yes, entertaining experience. While it was perhaps less interesting to partisan bloggers looking for snark, it did create a rare and more unifying experience for the speech.
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I found Fox Snooze pretty boring... where was Michele Bachmann’s speech?
You would think changing the word “stimulus” to “investment” would make it more exciting.
FOX ran Bachmann’s speech during Van Sustren’s show.
Wonder if he and Michelle high-fived like they did after the pep rally speech in Tucson.
Oh, you mean that memorial event speech after those people DIED and were wounded?
Greta had her speech on during her show last night. It was good, much better then the hollow speech O gave.
“Without question, the somewhat improvised mixed seating arrangement that was conceived to show unity, took away many of the partisan interruptions but made for a more fractured and yes, entertaining experience”
Firstly, there were still more than enough interruptions—80, I think, in just over an hour. Secondly, “more...entertaining”? What the hell are you talking about?
Can’t say, didn’t watch. I have a feeling that all of SOTU speeches will be identical, so why watch more than one.
I bet around 30 million people watched (ratings to come out soon). That’s 10% of our population. Does the SOTU speech really matter anymore?
How offended must Obamah and his rabid base be by the MSM comparing him (falsely) to Ronald Reagan.
Yup. BO and his baby mama have absolutely no shame.
Obama promised to buy lots and lots of t.v. ads to pay off his cheerleaders who are all Barock Star Groupies.
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