Live Thread II: State of the Union Address - Starting Now

[Jean S]

Starting now.

The pre-speech festivities

The Democrat Response Thread

[Choose Ye This Day]

Bono should be happy. We are a decent, kind country.

It doesn't all have to be done by government fiat, however. Let the private sector and religions help out. Don't make it all compassion-by-coercion.

[tet68]

All right here we go.

[Constitution Day]

Not yet

[Terriergal]

I have no problem with AID for AIDS as long as we're honest with people about how they should avoid contracting it. But they are always gagged when it comes to that.

[FreepEverything]

Bono's been talking to W I see.

[hole_n_one]

[Mr. Mojo]

Geez....a bunch of money for African AIDS. Big Gov't Palooza. ...And a standing ovation for it, no less. What ever happened to limited government Pubbies?

[Darlin']

"Excessive litigation - it must stop. Nobody has ever been healed by a frivolous lawsuit (tons of applause). "

He is knocking it out of the park with every point, every proposal

[OneLoyalAmerican]

End terrorism!

[Howlin]

No, they are not standing very often...and they do not appear to be happy.

[Optimist]

her ewe go - TERRORISM - "WE ARE WINNING"

[rs79bm]

BTTT

G.W. the man!

[azGOPgal]

"The war goes on and we are winning"

Bravo!

[looney tune]

Here comes the war talk! The war goes on & we are winning!

[sweetliberty]

"the Dems are looking like they should have at the Wellstone Funeral"

If they're unhappy, that means we have reason to be happy!

[P8riot]

And innocent friends that got it from a blood transfusion.

[eabinga]

IN AN AGE OF MIRACULOUS
MEDICINES, NO PERSON SHOULD
HAVE TO HEAR THOSE WORDS.
AIDS CAN BE PREVENTED,
ANTI-RETRO-VIRAL DRUGS CAN
EXTEND LIFE FOR MANY YEARS, AND
THE COST OF THOSE RUGS HAS
DROPPED FROM $12,000 A YEAR TO
UNDER $300 A YEAR.
WHICH PLACES A TREMENDOUS
POSSIBILITY WITHIN OUR GRASP.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SELDOM
HAS HISTORY OFFERED A GREATER
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO MUCH FOR
SO MANY.
WE HAVE CONFRONTED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO CONFRONT HIV-AIDS
IN OUR OWN COUNTRY AND MEET A
SEE VER AND URGENT CRISIS
ABROAD, TONIGHT I PROPOSE AN
EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF,
A WORK OF MERCY BEYOND ALL
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA.
THIS COMPREFF -- COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN WILL PREVENT SEVEN MILLION
NEW AIDS INFECTIONS.
TREAT AT LEAST TWO MILLION
PEOPLE WITH LIFE-EXTENDING
DRUGS, AND PROVIDE HUMANE CARE
FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
SUFFERING FROM AIDS AND FOR
CHILDREN ORR FANNED -- ORPHANED
BY AIDS.
I ASK THE CONGRESS TO COMMIT
$15 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS, INCLUDING NEARLY $10
BILLION IN NEW MONEY, TO TURN
THE TIDE AGAINST AIDS IN THE
MOST AFFLICTED NATIONS OF
AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
THIS NATION CAN LEAD THE WORLD
IN SPARING INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM
A PLAGUE OF NATURE, AND THIS
NATION IS LEADING THE WORLD IN
CONFRONTING AND DEFEATING THE
MANMADE EVIL OF INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM.

[doug from upland]

THE WAR GOES ON AND WE ARE WINNING!!!

[Indy Pendance]

WE ARE WINNING!

[MaeWest]

Has anyone noticed the audio on CBS a NBC is different? They've flattend the range so the voice is flattened. Compare it to FOX.