Talk about it here. The Supreme Court Justices: Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan are all there. No Scalia, Thomas, or Alito.
1. Obama's voice seems strange. Here's the full text of the speech, by the way. You don't really need to sit through all of this.
2. "So let’s set party interests aside..."
3. "[D]eficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. A growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs – that must be the North Star that guides our efforts."
4. "A year and a half ago, I put forward an American Jobs Act that independent economists said would create more than one million new jobs. I thank the last Congress for passing some of that agenda, and I urge this Congress to pass the rest." That gets a huge laugh from Biden, and we laugh a lot at Biden laughing so much.
5. "After shedding jobs for more than 10 years... " I say: "Shedding? Maybe we should go back to the dog show." (I've got the SOTU and the Westminster Dog Show recording on the DVR. We can go where we want. I love that Tibetan Mastiff!)
6. Climate change. "Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense. We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence. Or we can choose to believe in the overwhelming judgment of science – and act before it’s too late." What?! What is the overwhelming judgment of science? He merely gave the impression of making an assertion. That's not the attitude of science.
7. "I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years." There's a modest goal. Why not cut all waste?
8. "Today, the Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act that Joe Biden originally wrote almost 20 years ago." Closeup on Biden, who looks elderly.
9. We should do "more to encourage fatherhood – because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child; it’s having the courage to raise one."
10. "And by the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over."
11. Closeup on John Kerry. I say: "He looks different." Meade says he had plastic surgery.
12. "Overwhelming majorities of Americans – Americans who believe in the 2nd Amendment..." support all sorts of gun control. "[I]n the two months since Newtown, more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun."
13. "But we were never sent here to be perfect. We were sent here to make what difference we can, to secure this nation, expand opportunity, and uphold our ideals through the hard, often frustrating, but absolutely necessary work of self-government."
14. Biggest cheer of the night: a 102-year-old lady who waited in line 6 hours to vote.
15. Weirdly, there's no cheering at all after the description of the police officer at the Sikh temple shooting, Brian Murphy, who who kept fighting "even as he lay bleeding from twelve bullet wounds. When asked how he did that, Brian said, 'That’s just the way we’re made.'" That was the last anecdote of the night.
16. "Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America."
February 12, 2013
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I think I can actually see the motherfuckers nose growing in real time.
Roberts is a weenie.
"Not a bigger government but a smarter government"
Astonishing coincidence.. DOW at a 5 year high, today.
Makes me want to throw up.
We are watching "The Man Who Knew Too Little."
We needed some laughs.
How big was the laugh when he said the state of the Union was good?
Gari said...
"Not a bigger government but a smarter government"
Astonishing coincidence.. DOW at a 5 year high, today.
Makes me want to throw up.
The stock market is speculative and volatile. We're approaching the same point where it crashed in '08.
You want to know how things really are, watch the bond market, which is going very bearish.
How have we cut the deficit by 2 trillion if he has asked to raise the debt limit?
Two minutes in and I realized that I already saw this one. It's the one about putting the country ahead of partisanship, and doing good stuff for the people.
That's one of my favorites. I like the part when Biden says to Obama: "That's a real good thing you done! Now wish it into the cornfield."
Someone leaked the seating chart for the address.
I did not attend to that event. After all, I had more than enough experience with habitual liars during my 34-years with Wisconsin's Department of Corrections.
Thank you, President Mom-Jeans. Best belly laugh all day.
"Independent economists" or "independent experts" always gives me a laugh.
I saw the State of the Union was on and rushed to Althouse... sorry I am not sticking around... no it isn't you. After 30 minutes of this I realize that nothing that he says really matters. #lightweight
For the love of God, do not refer to people as "folks" unless you are from Vicksburg, MS, and you are currently IN Vicksburg, MS.
The stock market is fueled by one main thing: There is nowhere else to put money and have any hope of getting a return. They simply expect to get out in time if it goes bad, and in stocks you can get out quick.
Bank deposits are losing to inflation, and precious metals have already gotten dangerously high. It's the only option for fence sitters and people with money are all sitting on the fence waiting for the insanity to run it's course.
OTW More of the same nonsense.
Obama said...
... the tax relief we put in place
When?
No Scalia, Thomas, or Alito.
After Obama's last performance no self-respecting justice will attend.
"There's a modest goal. Why not cut all waste? "
This will be enforced how? Great idea.
(Jay - that was sarcasm)
OH SNAP - I vote for live blogging the dog show! #moreinteresting
bag, the smart people got out long ago. The people in it now jump from one headline to the next.
Ann Althouse said...
No Scalia, Thomas, or Alito.
Only RINOs allowed.
"I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years."
Translation:
Think about me in the 80 degree White House when you have no heat next winter.
let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years
Um, who gets to define what *waste* is?
know-nothing, power hungry, self-interested politians.
PS They're showing "The Running Man" on cable now.
Barry's vision for us all.
What the fuck did "we" do in Mali?
That was all the Frogs, to their credit.
Lies and bullshit ... bullshit and lies. Why bother?
He's gonna raise the minimum wage and thinks that's gonna grow the economy & create more jobs?
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The last SotU speech I watched was the one where he called our the Supremes for Citizens United. Don't watch 'em anymore. At least not his.
I can't watch him. He is so disingenuous.
Obama is a good liberal Republican. Real good liberal Republican speechifer too.
"Responsible and balanced! Both Chambers"
"bag, the smart people got out long ago"
Well, thanks for the compliment, but I missed a fantastic run up over the last couple years, which of course, makes perfect sense in hindsight.
How about the Violence Against All People Act - bigots
"what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child; it’s having the courage to raise one."
I thought the village could take care of that.
I'm done listening to this clown. He hasn't said anything in 4 years, he won't start tonight.
This has to be one of the worst speeches he's given. It's like a cut and paste from a liberal Christmas list.
I get the sense he's flailing. The applause is tepid.
I am committed to ending waste and so this speech will end at the half way point. I will go back to the White House and fire half the staff. I will stop flying in someone from Chicago to cut my hair. We will not be serving vegetables any more - more than half of us are just pretending to eat them and they are wasted. Wasted , wasted, I want to be wasted, no, to end wasted lima beans
Vodkapundit:
“No one should take my word for it.”
I’m laughing like the Joker and crying like Smokey Robinson.
6. Climate change. "Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense.
I see we elected an anti-science zealot. Don't forget the near earth asteroids.
"what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child; it’s having the courage to raise one."
I thought the village could take care of that.
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You only get the chance to raise it if the vagina is happy.
Otherwise, it's not your decision.
The Bruins just scored 2 goals in the last couple of minutes of the game.
Much more enjoyable than watching President Lying-Sack-of-Shit.
You have my admiration, Ms. Althouse, putting yourself through it.
"let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years."
If the White House leads by example, then I'll start to listen.
Round up the usual suspects!
In the long run, Obama will puncture the myth of the Magic Negro with his predictable banalities.
“By this time next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over.”
But my nephew is being deployed for the second time in three years.
“We’ll remain the anchor of alliances.”
Wretchard covered this earlier today.
No one should trust us.
Did Obama talk?
Oh boy, another simpson/bowles for voting - he'll ignore it too.
Thanks for number one. Saves me a lot of time. So . . . you're going to give us a free link to Walden Two?
President-Mom-Jeans said...
What the fuck did "we" do in Mali?
That was all the Frogs, to their credit.
The Frawgs haven't done anything yet.
The crazies have retreated to the mountains and now is when the real fun begins.
“Let’s tie the minimum wage to the cost of living.”
Good idea. Like Social Security. No COL increase last year; 1.2% this year. That truly will save money. And take the COL out of the check before anyone sees it and apply it to Obamacare. Like Social Security. Santa time.
Lets cut waste by handing millions of tax payer dollars to wealthy democrat donors who run faux green energy businesses.
Good thinking.
Joseph Aldy, Obama's in-house "economist", is almost as corrupt and crazy as Paul Krugman.
Aldy has no problem with tax payer loss. He claims it was worth it.
Even though...The federal clean-energy loan guarantee program that gave you Solyndra wasn’t just a multibillion-dollar political debacle – it also didn’t create jobs, didn’t reduce carbon emissions and ran up financial risk for taxpayers.
Yet Another egregious example of Democrat types who gush with embarrassing enthusiasm in the presence of a black person who says some liberal things.
Closeup on John Kerry. I say: "He looks different." Meade says he had plastic surgery.
He's had a LOT of work done over the past few years.
Go Bull terrier!
@bagdad Yep, there's nowhere to go.
Bank deposits aren't losing to inflation, they are losing to the 5 years straight of free money the Fed has put out.
It's not people with money though, it's people with a little bit of money. People with money have been enjoying that free money for five years now.
I'll use these victims of violent people to steal your right to self defense - give it too me!!!
And we will if we're stupid
Who would watch this? Who doesn't know precisely what lies will spill from this hemmorhoid's Kobe-beef-hole at this point?
Do you suppose he's going to say something you haven't heard from him before?
What the goddamn fucking hell is wrong with you, Althouse?
Ugh. Newtown pandering. Gabby Giffords pandering.
This is horrifying.
$180 billion Head Start is a failure after 40 years.
Why fund it more?
They'd be better off block-granting it to the states after shaving $30 billion off.
We should do "more to encourage fatherhood – because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child; it’s having the courage to raise one."
Since when did men conceive? I thought that was one of the womanly prerogatives.
Vodkapundit:
“Gabby Giffords deserves a vote.”
WTF? Did she move and forget to re-register?
But how many times did she vote? That’s what I want to know.
Watching the dog show instead. Our standard poodles are fascinated by the dogs on tv and keep barking at the participants. The Portuguese water dog won the working group, so maybe that was a fix for Obama.
Looks like Dorner took some of the spotlight off Obama tonight (he got roasted in the cabin he was hiding out in.)
At least that was of some intertainment value cause Obama, well, he is as flat as a ten day open sprite up there.
Obama:
“Gabby Giffords deserves a vote.”
Vodkapundit:
WTF? Did she move and forget to re-register?
I think I can actually see the motherfuckers nose growing in real time.
I'm not watching yet I am aware off to the East of a strange pulsation and yes ... out the window, I see, a giant slim ?dirigible? ... it's sort of molesting the TV antennas, but now the sky lights up ... the nose is big as the Hindenburg and red as Rudolph and filled with liberal s... it's on fire ... oh God, the humanity
Seeing Red, ya got to it first
Tax guns bullets
Pubbies should propose taxing private pools.
It's for the children.
"Because what makes you a man isn’t the ability to conceive a child; it’s having the courage to raise one."
Unless it's one of his daughters or Julia being "punished" with a baby. Of course,Obama is "the man" according to the liberal elite and he man's up with our money.
Just checking in. The butthurt continues, I see. But don't worry, the President hasn't given up on you guys and neither have I.
Obama seemed particularly disinterested and bored giving this speech. Another one of those stupid duties he has to do.
VodkaPundit is hilarious.
Obama's meaningless cliché:
“‘The greatest nation on earth cannot continue drifting from one manufactured crisis to the next.’
(uh huh)
Vodka- .." This is like me berating the trash guys for all the empty liquor bottles they haul away from the end of my drive."
Now everyone's getting fat 'cept Mama Cass.
Let’s offer incentives,” says the man who was just bemoaning tax loopholes.
Vodka was good 2nite.
As Obama spoke a black policeman set himself on fire as a protest.
You couldn't pay me to watch it.
"[I]n the two months since Newtown, more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun."
Barack uses one kind of drone to kill in Pakistan and another kind, namely, his droning voice, to kill brain cells millions at a time at the SOTU. They played this speech to mice and they all got cancer except some that had Alzheimers.
So, let's see, raise energy prices which will raise food prices and raise the minimum wage?
Does this = profit?
Oh, yes, we'll become even more competitive, they'll be banging down our door to open up plants here.
I know what the problem was! Obama was dog-tired because he was up all night dealing with a crisis in the situation room! His weekend tee-time got canceled and he was looking for an opening.
"But we were never sent here to be perfect. "
But I'm the only one who is AWESOME.
Ann Althouse said...
I've got the SOTU and the Westminster Dog Show recording on the DVR. We can go where we want. I love that Tibetan Mastiff!
No Yorks?
Paul said...
Looks like Dorner took some of the spotlight off Obama tonight (he got roasted in the cabin he was hiding out in.)
Did he yell, "Top of the world, Ma!"?
somefeller said...
Just checking in. The butthurt continues, I see.
Perhaps you should borrow some lube from Christie, but, from the way you're always talking about it, I'd think you'd be the expert by know.
But don't worry, the President hasn't given up on you guys and neither have I
When you're in Dachau-on-the-Brazos with the rest of us, keep that in mind.
Damn. Looks like I should've followed the Vodkapundit live feed instead of Suzi Parker's.
Apparently she was wrong when she reported that Obama began the SOTU by admitting to being a space alien.
Why don't they just shoot magnesium flares into the house instead of "tear gas" and end the charade?
If your state, county and town is so incompetent that it takes you six hours to vote, is it the job of the president and the feds to fix that?
Althouse: 1. Obama's voice seems strange.
That's how he started. His cadence seemed different too.
2. "So let’s set party interests aside..."
It was also the most partisan segment of his speech. He seemed to get back his usual presentation after that.
I heard Obama replaced his speech writer Jon Favreau with a former Ted Kennedy speech writer. (Notice the allusion to JFK at the start.)
He might not have been so comfortable with his reading of the final draft, particularly the contentious part.
Rubio is on, but he is speaking in English.
Que pasa Rubio?
Man I read that Insty link on the CALI muni problem, kids are so screwed, but that's what they voted for!
Yet Another egregious example of GOP types who gush with embarrassing enthusiasm in the presence of a blond person who says some conservative things.
If you don't avail yourself of absentee or early voting, why is it the state's fault?
So when inflation officially hits, the minimum wage will keep going up?
This will work well.
Umm, and aren't most union contracts tied to the minimum wage?
That is insane.
Someone needs to start crunching the 70s inflation and what it would have done to us.
I'm thirsty. I must reach for water.
Glenn
re "folks"
it is not just Vicksburg. you know who else were big fans of the folk?
The National socialist Party remember ein folke ein reich ein fuhrerfol
Note to Marco: Next time, don't have the lights so close. They're pretty warm. Don't want to encourage flop-sweat.
"The butthurt continues, I see."
When it finally gets to teh libruls (if they're smart enough to recognize where it came from) we promise to be just as sympathetic as you've been. You're welcome.
This guy's a real piece of work.
Me and my gender neutral Coffee party group watched it from my 180 sq foot 'Bloomberg container' in Brooklyn. Ezra Klein didn't show, then I spilled some organic brew on my "No Labels" shirt, then some Greenpeace nuts got into a fight with Code Pink. La Raza stormed out, and a guy who looked liked Al Sharpton just stood outside with bodyguards the whole time.
We ran out of food and money. Not enough to go around.
Rand Paul SOTU response states "We will not tolerate secret lists of American citizens who can be killed without trial."
Republican, from Kentucky.
Two minutes in and I realized that I already saw this one. It's the one about putting the country ahead of partisanship, and doing good stuff for the people.
That's one of my favorites. I like the part when Biden says to Obama: "That's a real good thing you done! Now wish it into the cornfield."
bagoh20: Thanks for the laugh. I needed that.
So is it all going to come crashing down on Obama's head or will our government limp on til after he leaves? How long will it take Obamacare to put the last nails in the coffin? Or will people/countries stop buying our bonds? Or will taxpayers stop paying taxes voluntarily? Will it be students who are already bailing on their student loans? How about when there is no longer a need for 80% of the workforce due to automation. Will the senate pass a budget? Will Obama propose a budget that gets even one vote out of either chamber? Did he even mention our insane spending levels? Will he take credit for the double digit inflation that is edited out of the "Core CPI?" Will Republicans grow a pair and get some principles? What are their principles?
This is all a big joke. I wonder how long it will take our government to reconstitute itself when it fails.
garage mahal said...
Rand Paul SOTU response states "We will not tolerate secret lists of American citizens who can be killed without trial."
Republican, from Kentucky.
2/12/13, 10:18 PM
This should be bipartisan and unanimous. If Rand holds true to this type of thinking that puts the government in its rightful place - subservient to the people - I might not feel like I am voting for a bag of piss for once.
This should be bipartisan and unanimous.
But it isn't. Both parties are going to sell you right down the river.
Next week, privacy sucking CISPA will be re-introduced:
“Once in government hands, information can be used for any lawful purpose so long as a significant purpose is cybersecurity or national security.”
Link.
Call ur congresscritter if so inclined.
I was waiting for him to say "If I had a son he'd look like Michael Ward and Kenneth Williams"
Brought to you by Obama, garage.
What'd you expect?
Seeing Red said...
Tax guns bullets
Pubbies should propose taxing private pools.
It's for the children.
2/12/13, 9:20 PM
They should be proposing to tax carry-interest at ordinary income tax rates and eliminating the tax exempt status of muni bonds. That will really put the hurt on the rich donor rent seeking democrat donors. Too bad the pubbies are craven cowards and whored out.
This was the most boring speech I've heard him give, and that's saying something. Blahblahblahclimate change!blahblahblahguncontrol!blahblahblah. I thought it was only a bit better than his first debate with Romney. The applause was mostly unenthusiastic. Then, even on Fox, it's described as rousing. I don't get it. It was predictable, unmaginative, and bland.
Toy
Republican, from Kentucky.
And our next POTUS, if we're very, very lucky.
The bit about needing to cut military spending as well as entitlements was nice, too.
15. Weirdly, there's no cheering at all after the description of the police officer at the Sikh temple shooting....
Everybody hates people who wear funny hats. Look what happened to the Jews.
Ouch
Former Army staff sergeant Clint Romesha, who was awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday, has declined the first lady's invitation to sit in her box on Tuesday night during the State of the Union address.
My favorite part was where this mom got really mad because her daughter dropped her hat on stage and Abby said the one thing not do is drop the hat and the lady's daughter is an amazing dancer. Man, I could watch her all night. Well, her mom knows that Abby is going throw a fit about her daughter dropping the hat, even though she's top of they pyramid, so the mom, in a scene of emotion and anguish removed her daughter from Abby's school, which apparently is a top competing school. And every time those little girls speak they make so much sense. It's like they're sitting right here speaking conversationally with such level heads on their little shoulders. And then they go up there on stage and bend their little bodies around and keep impeccable time to the music, they're so responsive to instruction. They're all beautiful. And their mums glow with pride and it's the pride that comes from hard work and commitment. And of course a lot of money. I'm completely drawn in to how well the women raise their daughters and their fierce loyalty to each other. My own mum was supportive, and I love her for that, but nothing at all like these women.
furious, that's amazing.
You know there can be only one reason for that.
On immigration reform, he says that the people here illegally must go to the end of the line of people waiting to enter the country legally.
Of course, that is a lie. Unless you make them leave the country, and not come back until they can come here legally, they are entirely skipping the line of people waiting to enter the country legally.
Biggest cheer of the night: a 102-year-old lady who waited in line 6 hours to vote.
Where I live, the people around her would not be showing her support for waiting, they would be offering up their spot so she could move to the front of the line.
That's not to say that the local officials responsible for such inadequate voting facilities should not be out on their asses. But seriously, in a civilized society respect for your elders includes an understanding that waiting in line for hours is more of a burden for someone who is old and frail.
Iowahawk
Somewhere, a third-tier state cow college is missing an Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion.
"I wonder how long it will take our government to reconstitute itself when it fails."
If it fails, what makes you think our government would reconstitute itself at all? After a period of chaos and calamity a new governing structure would slowly coalesce and come into being, but it would not be "our" government as we have known it. It would be something else, and probably worse.
Thank you for watching this so I don't have to. Anything new ?
"Lem said...
Yet Another egregious example of GOP types who gush with embarrassing enthusiasm in the presence of a blond person who says some conservative things."
No, once again GOP types gushing for a colored person.
From furious_a's link:
College student Alan Aleman, is an illegal immigrant who used the administration's Deferred Action for undocumented youth to go to school.
So now we're celebrating lawbreakers at the SOTU. Niiiiiiiice.
Didn't watch.
I did see that the lady who runs the New Glarus brewery was there as a guest of the FLOTUS. I'm not sure if this means POTUS has good taste in beer or not, however.
was it the SOTU or Dorner's manifesto and how could you tell?
"I’m also issuing a new goal for America: let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years."
Ann Althouse said, "There's a modest goal. Why not cut all waste"
If "waste" means any use of energy that is less than 100 percent efficient then the only way to eliminate waste would be to eliminate the use of energy.
To state the obvious(?), zero waste is a utopian goal, and utopia exists only in erewhon.
Of course, the other thing that's obvious is that when Obama talks about "we," he means government. To achieve this "goal," he'd have government tax energy use (or simply mandate efficiency), and then provide government subsidies to those who could no longer afford minimal comfort after the taxes (or mandates).
Because government knows best. As compared with the messiness of markets, doesn't central economic planning consistently produce superior economic results?
No SOTU for me. My wife made me watch Downton Abbey instead. She assured me that if we had a son, he'd look just like Matthew.
The asshole-in-chief couldn't create a job if the instructions were written on the box.
Go Team Democrat!
"Illegal immigrant" is a contradiction in terms.
The proper designation is "illegal alien."
But how many times did she vote? That’s what I want to know.
You think she even knows?
Biggest cheer of the night: a 102-year-old lady who waited in line 6 hours to vote.
*************
WHY????
She's 102 - probably retired. Has all the time in the world - and she appearst to haved picked the busiest time to vote?
Why is her poor planning being applauded? Why don't people take advantage of absentee voting when available?
There is something so odd about trotting out these examples of "extreme voting" - as if we were a third world country.
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