Althouse: "I'm really pumped up for tonight, Ann."

January 20, 2015

"I'm really pumped up for tonight, Ann."

Creepy email.

51 comments:

pm317 said...: I will be watching Bravo! and they are not planning on showing SOTU.; 1/20/15, 8:14 AM
MadisonMan said...: It's also creepy that they say Barack instead of The President. He's not your friend.; 1/20/15, 8:15 AM
pm317 said...: He's not your friend.

But, but.. he is everybody's boyfriend! Oh, that was so easy..:); 1/20/15, 8:16 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: Seems like they would know you prefer to be called Althouse.; 1/20/15, 8:21 AM
Jane the Actuary said...: Hey, anyone know when the transcript will be available for picking apart?; 1/20/15, 8:26 AM
Paul said...: I have no interest in watching Barry the Buffoon on TV.

And I bet SCOTUS and both republican houses of congress have no interest to.

Say, what if they gave a State of The Union Address and nobody came?

I'll be watching a DVD with wife cause I ain't coming.; 1/20/15, 8:34 AM
furious_a said...: The emailer is an imposter, Prof Althouse (auto-correct"Airhose").

The real Joe Biden would be "literally pumped up".; 1/20/15, 8:38 AM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: The only way I heard about it until yesterday was when they, creeplike, posted a tweet on the hashtag for the Patriots vs Colts game. Who needs that kind of creepiness and invasion into other spaces?; 1/20/15, 8:39 AM
chuck said...: Think I'll skip tonight's booty call and read about it later.; 1/20/15, 8:43 AM
Matt Sablan said...: I feel it's important to watch. I'll watch it, if I can find a stream.; 1/20/15, 8:50 AM
rehajm said...: so we can give our fellow Democrats that extra boost they'll need to persevere through 2015.

Translated: We need you to reload our Starbucks cards.; 1/20/15, 8:55 AM
Laslo Spatula said...: Ann,

Tonight, turn down the lights and light some scented candles: Barack is going to make sweet, sweet love to America.

Ann, when Barack looks into that camera realize that he is looking at you and you only: Barack knows your dreams and desires, and -- oh yes --you will feel the heat.

Listen as his words caress you in places that you never thought possible. For just a small donation you will experience the tingle only Barack can provide.

And -- while Barack will take his sweet, sweet time making you feel special all over, we need the money as soon as possible.

Joe Biden: Pimpin' Ain't Easy.

I am Laslo.; 1/20/15, 8:56 AM
eustace said...: I enjoy the liberal use of "us" when they're talking about obtaining "your" money.; 1/20/15, 8:59 AM
Known Unknown said...: GIRD YOUR LOINS ANN!!!!!!; 1/20/15, 9:05 AM
Laslo Spatula said...: Ann,

We Democrats need to keep Obama's pimp hand strong. The idea of you donating two-hundred dollars to the cause creates a stirring in my loins that I know you would appreciate: and -- for an extra fifty dollars -- Obama will undress you with his bedroom eyes. I knew you'd like that.

Joe Biden: Pimpin' Ain't Easy.

I am Laslo.; 1/20/15, 9:09 AM
mccullough said...: Lame Ducks speeches bore more than the usual speeches.; 1/20/15, 9:16 AM
Tank said...: Will there be a drinking game?

Oh forget it, I can't watch that s*** regardless.

Barf.; 1/20/15, 9:19 AM
MayBee said...: It's also creepy that they say Barack instead of The President. He's not your friend.

Imagine they are targeting people like Eleanor Rigby and it makes sense.; 1/20/15, 9:23 AM
Bobber Fleck said...: I'm amazed at the lack of Hans and Franz related comments.; 1/20/15, 9:26 AM
Unknown said...: free community college to folks who've earned it

So, no one then. See what Joe did there?; 1/20/15, 9:35 AM
Wince said...: How "pumped" can Biden be?

There was not one exclamation point in the entire missive!

Kind of reflects a latent acknowledgement that everything on Obama's agenda is a bunch of political posturing bullshit.; 1/20/15, 9:44 AM
Big Mike said...: So did you send the $200?; 1/20/15, 10:03 AM
cubanbob said...: As a private sector net taxpayer businessman why would I waste my time watching tonight?

I already know what he is going to say:
"Bob ignore your lying eyes. Things are so much better now than before I took office and things will get even better if Congress just passes everything I ask for. And stop fussing about raising your taxes, it's for the good of the people. You are for the good of the people aren't you?"

Democrats always expect the taxpayers to work for free but somehow their constituents not so much. If Obama wants to offer 'free' community college educations then those who work for the colleges ought to set the example by working for free.; 1/20/15, 10:17 AM
Thorley Winston said...: FX is starting the final season of Justified tonight.; 1/20/15, 10:19 AM
madAsHell said...: Is he talking about his inflatable penile implant??; 1/20/15, 10:29 AM
Original Mike said...: I'll try and watch, but I don't make it very far with him anymore. He has to be the most arrogant prick in politics. And that's saying a lot.; 1/20/15, 10:46 AM
Dave D said...: I love how Biden lists the cash and prizes you will get for simply voting democrats in to office. Pathetic......; 1/20/15, 10:54 AM
Anonymous said...: There's that word "folks" again.

They must have tested that word and found lot's of folks like to be called folks.; 1/20/15, 10:56 AM
Sam L. said...: I think he meant "pimped".; 1/20/15, 11:44 AM
YoungHegelian said...: "Tooo-night, tooo-night,
I'll get pumped up tooo-night."; 1/20/15, 11:47 AM
Anonymous said...: It's really creepy that someone who professes to be informed and educated about politics doesn't seem to know the difference between "Big Government" and "political party".

Tho maybe she does know the difference but chose to be untruthful anyways. After all, that Amazon portal runs a lot better when fed a steady diet of red meat.; 1/20/15, 12:07 PM
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of New York said...: After all, that Amazon portal runs a lot better when fed a steady diet of red meat.

Ha ha ha! Those ads really stick in your craw, don't they? Good.

You would probably get a lot further if you just stated your case against the tag. I sort of agree with you, except I was going to say "big data" instead of "big government."; 1/20/15, 1:57 PM
Marty Keller said...: Laslo wins the thread by a mile.; 1/20/15, 1:59 PM
Marty Keller said...: madisonfella said...

It's really creepy that someone who professes to be informed and educated about politics doesn't seem to know the difference between "Big Government" and "political party".

It's really creepy when any American doesn't know that the Democrats make no such distinction.; 1/20/15, 2:01 PM
Bruce Hayden said...: I am trying to understand why anyone is going to watch this tonight. We know what Obama is going to say already. And, that the Dems in Congress with enthusiastically applaud when he does so. But, absent a majority in either House of Congress, most of his proposals are going to be still born. No free community college. No tax increases on the middle class, and unlikely for the rich. Etc. It is pure theater, designed to rally the faithful, and, really, nothing more.; 1/20/15, 2:09 PM
Bruce Hayden said...: If you want to have fun, try this from the Atlantic: The Language of the State of the Union: An interactive chart reveals how the words presidents use reflect the twists and turns of American history.; 1/20/15, 2:14 PM
Anonymous said...: Why do ppl who write batch email feel the need to personalize it so many times? When you contact a real friend how many times do you use their name? Once?

It reminds me of conferences when you can tell people read a book on how to network and they keep repeating your name while making eye contact and lingering over the handshake.

( Brrr. Anyone else feel a chill?); 1/20/15, 2:16 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: Hitler knew about the effects of repetition too.; 1/20/15, 2:25 PM
furious_a said...: How "pumped" can Biden be?

This pumped.; 1/20/15, 2:52 PM
furious_a said...: I stopped watching the SOTU after I ran out of adding machine tape during Bush II's fifth address.

Hasn't gotten any better since.; 1/20/15, 2:54 PM
Bruce Hayden said...: I think that the way to watch the SOTU tonight is to follow people drunk blogging it. Not quite up for drunk blogging it myself. Part of the allure is to pick words that occur frequently enough in the speech that if you take a drink whenever you hear it, you will be quite plastered well before the end. I don't think though that "I" counts - or you would get drunk too quickly.; 1/20/15, 3:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Those ads really stick in your craw, don't they? Good

Monetizing her blog doesn't bother me at all. Rather it is the dishonest and slimy "clickbait" and "red meat" that Althouse is constantly creating that I find to be distasteful. It says a lot about her, both as a person and her opinions. She's simply shilling for dollars, with little to no regard for the truth.

And the way you took great delight because you thought something "stuck in my craw", even tho you agree she is bending the truth with the "big government" tag, says a lot about you as a person as well. Only difference being she actually gets paid for her evil ways while you are doing it pro bono.; 1/20/15, 3:47 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: Biden has been in the Imperial City for 41 straight years. Just think of how f-ed up things have gotten in that time. Cause and effect?; 1/20/15, 4:28 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: The last presidential speech I watched was when Bush announced the invasion of Iraq.; 1/20/15, 4:29 PM
Anonymous said...: "She's simply shilling for dollars, with little to no regard for the truth."

Because she equates the Democrat party with big government?

Way to set the bar so low.; 1/20/15, 4:41 PM
Meade said...: madisonfella said...
"Monetizing her blog doesn't bother me at all."

It doesn't? Well great then how about Quick Donate $10 to her Amazon portal? Maybe like big government loving creepy stalker sounding Joe Biden, it will pump you up.
madisonfella. You don't mind if I cal you you by your first name - madisonfella - do you, madisonfella?; 1/20/15, 7:26 PM
Meade said...: Thank you so much, madisonfella -- and don't forget to watch tonight.; 1/20/15, 7:34 PM
chickelit said...: Etymology of Madisonfella

noun, back formed from Madison (fourth US President) + fella, third person present of infinitive fellāre, perfect active fellāvī, supine fellātum; prostate fellātaman.

Usually considered vulgar; 1/20/15, 10:26 PM
chickelit said...: "Pumped up" translates as "aufgepumpt" in German.

That reminds me, Here's a message from Kaleefornia about the SOTU.; 1/20/15, 10:48 PM
stlcdr said...: Donate because...Democrats!1!111!1

As if the notion that a Democrat government is the only way to run a country.

We do have a big government and this is creepy.; 1/21/15, 4:31 AM
Known Unknown said...: Your tag "Big government sounds like a creepy stalker" needs to be changed to "Big government IS a creepy stalker."; 1/21/15, 10:24 AM