Live Thread: Obama to Make Rose Garden Statement on Syria, 1:15 p.m. EDT 8/31/13

Via Twitter ^ | Saturday, August 31, 2013 | Jay Carney

[M Kehoe]

The Best of Rush isn't on, is it?

5.56mm

[bluetick]

I agree and I seriously can’t stand the sound of the dog eating despot’s voice. He makes me physically ill.

I don’t know that I can stomach listening to his nonsense.

[BunnySlippers]

Texting w jay-Z

[tet68]

They could have at least put a folding chair up
by the podium...

[nascarnation]

No regard for expensive air time.

What else do these cable stations have to report on? It's not on network. - they got important sports to show.

[dfwgator]

Talking to Pimp With a Limp.

[BunnySlippers]

The empty chair?

[Cementjungle]

He took some pills that were supposed to make him grow a pair, but he’s still waiting for results. Could be a long wait.

[Starboard]

You misunderstand. Its all about him, not about anyone else.

[NonValueAdded]

No, no, no ... Clint spoiled that forever ... put out an empty chair??????

It would be sweet, though ... some poor staffer would be sooooooo fired.

[Gritty]

I remember bands like the Beach Boys (this is dating me, I know) used to come on an hour late or so, just to build up the tension. Or unnecessarily rile up the crowd. Or maybe it was to mellow out from the last line they took so they could stumble on stage to adoring cheers from the restless and stoned masses?

[ApplegateRanch]

At the Mexican border, Obama gave Fast&Furious guns to narcoterrorists and al Qaeda.

We keep mentioning F&F, but wasn't there also a domestic "failed program" run along similar lines, putting guns &/or drugs into the hands of domestic gangs? Haven't heard anything about that in ages.

[Yaelle]

Rofl! Peace prize around the neck! I’m glad I made the effort to join the live thread.

I wasn’t going to even watch, but when they said on the radio that the whole world will be watching, I felt maybe I should. It is a horrible feeling to feel this disconnected from what they see as the USA.

I want to be us again.

[machogirl]

absolutely

[Grampa Dave]

They could have at least put a folding chair up by the podium...

[mulder1]

Well, time to shave, my beard is getting long.

[Starboard]

The empty chair?

*******
I think Empty Chair Day is officially next week (September 2nd). Great timing.

[EQAndyBuzz]

They just announced why Obama is late. The aide was loading TOTUS and TOTUS fell over laughing.

Last thing TOTUS said was,, “you got to be shi$$ing me?”

[nascarnation]

the whole world will be watching,

COLLEGE FOOTBALL !

[TomGuy]

If Obama’s speech is very long and cuts in to the college football games, people are going to be pissed.