The New State of the Union

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 19, 2015 | Rush Limbaugh

[Kaslin]

RUSH: Here's Al in Boise, Idaho. Hey, Al, great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.

CALLER: Yeah. My one football thing is to say, "Way to go Broncos."

RUSH: (laughing)

CALLER: But my thing is, I'm an employee at the airport, and we heard that Obama's coming Wednesday and I'm wondering why in the world is he coming here. I mean, right now I'm sitting here in a store and I just saw two guys with guns at their side and everybody here has concealed weapons and they have flags flying on their cars and, you know, why is he coming to Boise, Idaho? He's gonna speak at Boise State, but what's he gonna say?

RUSH: Well, I'll tell you, it's a good question, actually, even though, Al, you're trying to be funny with the Broncos comment and some of your other side comments about concealed weapons, you actually, whether you know it or not, asked a good question. And so I'm gonna endeavor to honor your call by actually answering your question: Why is Obama going to Boise? It's not why is he going to Boise, 'cause Al means, "This is a conservative place, why would Obama be coming here?" Obama's going a lot of places. The state of the union timeline is being totally reversed this year.

Normally what happens, the president does the State of the Union show, and there are a couple of leaks in the days leading up to it about what he's gonna say, but not all. And then after the State of the Union, which, by the way, the State of the Union is not the State of the Union anymore. The State of the Union is Santa Claus announcing who's been good and who's been bad and what who's been good is gonna get. That's all State of the Union is. Santa Claus actually speaking.

The State of the Union is not about the state of the union. It's not a report to Congress. It's not a report to us about the state of the country. Obama, if he had to be honest about that, he wouldn't even want to tell us. What this is is Santa Claus announcing who is on the good list and the bad list and who on the good list is gonna get what. And normally you do the speech and then you travel for a week to various parts of the country, explaining, detailing, giving examples of what you meant, who's gonna get what.

What Obama's doing this year, they're doing that before the speech. He's announcing what Santa Claus is gonna give to who before the speech, and then at the speech, and then there will be another series of travel events after the speech. But what's new this time is before the speech, going out and setting it all up, one of the reasons for that is the ratings for the State of the Union speech are way down. Just, as a matter of course, in the past number of years, not just Obama, but during Bush, because the State of the Union speech is not the state of the union. It's an announcement of a bunch of, "Gee, I really want to do these -- it's how I'm gonna buy your vote."

Ninety percent of it's never gonna happen. Ninety percent of it never has a chance to happen, that's not the point. The point is he wants you to think he's gonna give you the moon. Well, since the numbers are down, the ratings are down and fewer and fewer people are watching, Obama is making the State of the Union a multiple day event rather than a one-night speech.

So each place he goes to make an appearance about the upcoming State of the Union, it's gonna be covered, it's gonna be talked about, it's gonna be reported on. And he's gonna go to places like Boise, which are not particularly favorable. He's gonna go to big Democrat areas, too. But this is all about getting the message out, outside of the night itself with the Republican response. Actually, instead of the State of the Union being a one-night affair, Obama's turning it into a 10-day affair. That's really what it is. And you can think it's good politics or not, but that's the answer to the question.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: By the way, just a little side light. This is gonna be Obama's first ever visit to Idaho. He's never been there before. Never been up in there, gonna be up in Boise. There are three other states he's never visited. They're all red states: South Dakota, Utah, South Carolina. And the State of the Union ratings last year, Obama's TV ratings, State of the Union, were the lowest since Clinton in 2000. So that's why all of these pre-State of the Union show appearances. He's basically announcing what's in the speech before the night of the speech.

[DaveA37]

We don’t need odumbo to tell is what state the union is, unless you have been under a rock for the past 6 years, it has been really obvious that he has done everything feasible within his power (and outside of his power) to destroy the nation. Need I say more?

[Graybeard58]

I’ve never watched a “state of the union” address, even by a republican, boring and meaningless, especially so by the liar Obama.

By observation, I already know what the state of the is at any given time............right now it’s going to hell; in a hand basket.

[chajin]

the numbers are down, the ratings are down and fewer and fewer people are watching

I have been a news-talk and political junkie since I was a kid in south Jersey over 50 years ago, listening to talk radio on WOR at 3 AM when I couldn't sleep. I stopped watching the State of the Union address late in the Bush 43 admin, and that was probably 20 years too late. I'll watch President Cruz's first one, maybe more.

[Kaslin]

I never watched that arrogant pos’ SOTU address and wont watch it neither tomorrow. I am not interested in listening to his lies

[beelzepug]

Huh. I thought he’d visited all 57 states.

[rfreedom4u]

I can’t watch obama talk at all. His voice is irritating and annoying.

I’ll read a transcript after he’s done blowing smoke.

[Pollster1]

Obama has never been to Idaho, South Dakota, Utah, or South Carolina - he’s only seen 53 states total.

[McBuff]

[windsorknot]

A recording of an 0bama speech should be in every First Aid Kit to induce vomiting when necessary.

[subterfuge]

Obama will LECTURE on what HE will do, why WE should thank HIM for it since it will finally lead the country to the Utopia he promised. I’d watch if I could stomach it, but I can’t. The Jug Eared preezy loves the sound of his own voice, even above MusLim call to “prayer.”

[upchuck]

Rush: There are three other states he's [nobama] never visited. They're all red states: South Dakota, Utah, South Carolina.

And stay out!

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[When do we get liberated?]

“We are going to hell in a handbasket” That’s just the story put out by the government. I have no doubt we are going to hell, but I have seen no evidence of us getting the handbasket. If we do get one we will be taxed on it at the end of the year.

[mikrofon]

He should’ve scheduled this STFU speech for Halftime during this coming weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl – it has just about as much relevance, and is basically one long campaign ad anyway…

[Graybeard58]

I have seen no evidence of us getting the handbasket. If we do get one we will be taxed on it at the end of the year.

That's clever.............................and most likely true.

(Except the E.I.T.C. crowd which will be provided with a "free" hand basket) provided by those of us who actually pay taxes.