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.

[Elkiejg]

Billybob - I didn't know you had resided in MD - so did I. Didn't one of Nancy's brothers get charged with rape about 1954? Not the one who was mayor!! And you are 100% correct about the whole lot of them being corrupt.

[Soul Seeker]

I almost feel sorry for Juan, except he volunteers to do this. He doesn't have a gun to his head. Defending the Dems is so beneath everyone. They were so petty, flailing everywhere.

[AVNevis]

Nancy Polosi made a mistake.

Next Iraqi election is in October, not December

[Husker8877]

He's always one of them!

[Max7]

Absolutely terrific moment(s) when camera panned to the Hogans, wasn't it? I also appreciated how the President didn't hurry through or give any indication that the audience should stop applauding. Mr. Bush was beautifully patient and let them have their moment in history. God bless him for that. You know what? We have a really DECENT President, don't we? Those pesky Dems just can't stand it, either. I'm such a softy - started to get a little misty.

[Claytay]

Juan is a BUTT-MONKEY

[longtermmemmory]

Juan Williams, click time to see other channels and what they are doing...

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

I went to another channel. I wasn't going to waste electricity on listening to their blather.

[RandallFlagg]

I'd say be prepared for mucho Troll activity tomorrow.


I'm sure that preperations are already in the works for this.

[steveegg]

Poor Juan....he never knows when to stop talking.

He always seems to find a way to insert his foot in his mouth. Looks like he's going for the double tonight.

[OldFriend]

First few minutes after the speech I couldn't follow a word that Brit was saying. Turned the TV off and came to FR.....

He had the speech in advance, why wasn't he more coherent?

[DJ88]

Scarborough got hit one too many times in the head with palm fronds while he was covering Hurricane Ivan. He's turning left.

Since when is Norah O'Donnell a political analyst? Hm.

[Major_Risktaker]

JDAM is not gonna bring freedom to Iran

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, they may damage
their nuclear power plant for starters.

Russia Agrees with US That
Iran Poses a Nuclear Threat

[pulaskibush]

Juan says the speech is a failure because it didn't meet the standards of the democrats

As if any bar they set even mattered.

[FBD]

I agree. This is not the place to be contentious. This is a thread to give Dubya the honor he deserves. Especially after the succesful election in Iraq!

We can argue issues elsewhere. All in all; I was very impressed, and VERY proud of our President.

[altura]

You have The Power. You can shut Joe Scarborough up.

(most people have--it's called the remote)

[Wormwood]

Juan Williams is the perfect democrap: stupid, easily lead, and stupid.

[Mo1]

OUCH ... those cartoons have got to leave a mark

[Claytay]

Its the Norwoods

[jennyjenny]

I heard on Fox (I think) that the drunk wasn't going to be there tonight.