"....I'm laying 25 to 1 he tells more than 30 lies"
Posted on 01/20/2015 7:10:03 AM PST by 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.
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Maybe "Gilligan's Island" reruns instead.
Does anyone need 5 reasons?
My favorite part of the SOTU speech is when Ruth ‘Buzzi’ Ginsberg falls asleep.
For every minute you watch Obama you loose an IQ point.
I don’t need someone pissing on my leg and telling me it’s raining.
I have butt pimples that need attention.
My number one reason for not watching Barry speak is that Barry will be speaking.
I can read the lies later at my leisure.
LOL! Does anybody need ANY reason? Maybe self preservation, but I can wait to hear the pundits take on it tomorrow. Or ignore it which is the most likely trail I’ll take. Nothing he says will make any sense. Will the mb family be sitting with moochie? Sure won’t be Darren Wilson or Taya Kyle.
When my kids were little, during Clinton, I would have them all take their socks off and see if they could hit Clinton's nose. My kids have incredible aim. Last year when I painted the den I found three rolled up socks behind the TV/bookshelf.
This was a meaningful stewardship of the president at a time when it was difficult for Congress to learn about events of the United States as a whole. Now Congress pretty well knows about everything important already.
I have five reasons why I will not watch the SOTU speech.
O-B-A-M-A
Unless there’s a drinking game this year count me out.
I’m more angry and put off that the GOP house RINOs did not disinvite him to enter the House chamber.
He can only address a joint session in the House chamber if he is invited and the GOPe in charge don’t have the balls to tell him to piss off and hold a press conference or send it in writing.
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.
Only five?
We have decided tonight is the perfect night for American Sniper.
"....I'm laying 25 to 1 he tells more than 30 lies"
You too?
A freak show.
I don’t. I have only one. Reading gives more comprehension and less biases than watching.
I dont have cable.
PROBLEM SOLVED!
I won’t compromise my health to watch the megalomaniacal serial liar speak.
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