It was the State of the Union Speech .. not a rally and T-shirts for or against is not the place to wear it
This reminded me of an episode of the Sopranos where Tony saw some guy in a nice restaurant wearing a baseball cap and blue jeans. He went over to the guy and his date and told him that they've removed the sports bleachers and he needed to remove the hat. After being stared down, the guy took off his hat. It just wasn't appropriate attire for a nice restaurant. Funny scene.
"It was the State of the Union Speech .. not a rally and T-shirts for or against is not the place to wear it"
I'd agree the T-shirt was inappropriate, but I'd argue that the SOTU speech is nothing more than a rally these days. At one spot last night Bush had hesitated at a designated applause spot and the camera showed a section of folks clapping politely. Suddenly, they realized they were on camera. The applause instantly became much more energetic and they stood. Not because of anything Bush said, but because they were on camera and expected to be enthusiastic.
This is not a slam at Bush -- this has been going on for many, many years now. It's sad.