5 good reasons to blow off Obama's speech

investors.com ^ | Jan. 20, 2015 | ANDREW MALCOLM

[PROCON]

For once, Barack Obama pays attention tonight to the Constitution, which requires that a president "from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union."

There's nothing in that sacred document about turning it into a pie-in-the-sky, political wish list, criticizing Supreme Court justices to their faces or going on for over an hour on prime-time TV and pre-empting some of our most popular shows. There's not even any mention of a president delivering the required information in person or verbally -- very verbally.

Obama's State of the Union Addresses have been among the longest in modern history, averaging nearly 65 minutes. Not as long as the 71-minute average of Bill Clinton, who also liked to hear himself talk. But way surpassing the 37 minutes of Ronald Reagan, who was more interested in communicating.**

For most of the presidents from No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to No. 28 Woodrow Wilson, courier was a satisfactory means of meeting their Constitutional obligation. But when first, radio and then TV arrived, a personal appearance before a joint session of Congress became irresistible.

[FamiliarFace]

That’s the way I feel. I haven’t watched any speeches he gives when they air. At best, I’ll read it later.

[MEG33]

I have a movie evening planned...Any movie will do.

[wjcsux]

I was thinking about looking for re-runs of “Bewitched” or “I Dream of Genie” instead.

[varon]

I’d rather clean the cat box, scrub the toilets, shovel horse crap at a local stable, than ever listen to or see that National Socialist son of a bitch.

Amen to that.

[PROCON]

I was thinking about looking for re-runs of “Bewitched” or “I Dream of Genie” instead.

Hey pal, Mariann and Ginger are hotter than Jeannie or Samantha :-)

[Organic Panic]

He will hint I am racist
He will want more of my money.
He will say I didn’t create my business.
Republicans will clap like trained seals.
He will lie.

[CrazyIvan]

I’ll have to look that up.

[fivecatsandadog]

Exactly. Need to focus so I don’t mix up the laundry with the cat poop. Especially after last week, when I tried to put the toaster away in the refrigerator instead of its assigned cupboard. Getting old is not for sissies.

[Slyfox]

Tess's Henry is catching on and he is only five.

You know, I could somewhat tolerate Clinton when he talked, but this bozo in office now is absolutely intolerable. I can't switch the TV fast enough when he gets on.

[Seattle Conservative]

One of the comments on the site:

We’re starting a special hashtag on twitter in honor of Joe: #ObamaYouLie Use it liberally!

[wjcsux]

Tough choices! :)