State of the Union

[pete rose]

"everything's fine here, folks. nothing to see here. move along."

 

[vodkazvictim]

:wtf:
There's a pattern here. What's going on; since I stopped posting nonsense threads you all decided that you'd start?

 

[ApolloBalboa]

:wtf:
There's a pattern here. What's going on; since I stopped posting nonsense threads you all decided that you'd start?

Alright, who squealed?

 

[lurkingdirk]

Is it me, or does Biden look like he may have filled his pants about 10 minutes in? Dang, that guy should not be in front of the camera.

 

[Baill Inneraora]

No comment until the Buckeyes are done beating the Boilers.

 

[Shifty]

Is it me, or does Biden look like he may have filled his pants about 10 minutes in? Dang, that guy should not be in front of the camera.

:rofl:

 

[Ace Bandage]

No comment until the Buckeyes are done beating the Boilers.

Pretty sure they've done that already. Unfortunately, only JaJuan Johnson made the trip to Columbus tonight. The rest of the goddamn team is still in West Lafayette. What a fucking joke.

 

[lurkingdirk]

I'm going on record saying that Biden's glass is full of martini, not water.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

I find it really strange Obama urged everyone to work together. What does he think America is, a democracy?

 

[Deepcover]

America needs to work together in order to achieve. If the US weren't lacking in sperm they would hit the pussy right on the money and there wouldn't be shit to fuss about. Instead you got both parties arguing if they need sperm donners or not, or if anal should be legal or illegal

I'm sorry but the new house speaker looks like a douchebag and Obama needs to stop trying to please Republicans, just stop it ok lol.

 

[Jagger69]

The speech was a microcosm of his first 2 years in office. Brilliant, motivational rhetoric with little substance. I applaud his continued appeals to get us to all work together but I fear that we have simply become too polarized to be capable of galvanizing ourselves as a unified people anymore. Now, we have a republican House that will steer revenue bills. Their agenda will assuredly be a serious counterbalance to the last 2 years. My guess is we'll see more of the same government inaction except the roadblocks will be more in the hands of the democrats and the blame game for what doesn't get done will be reversed. Same shit as before....just that now the pubs have the ball and the dems are playing defense. In 2 more years, they'll punt and we'll do it all again.

Good speech, though. Above and beyond anything else, Obama is a terrific orator. Probably the best we've had in a president since JFK. :clap:

Otherwise....:dunno: My guess is the status quo will prevail. This nation is in serious trouble.

 

[wolverine83]

sorry, I'm having trouble breathing over here. I'm allergic to all the left and right wing bullshit. I love how they both admitted in their speeches that they fucked America out of its budget surplus in 2000 because of all the shoddy spending, bad loan practices, and general thievery they committed in the space of 11 years. :violent:

I think the entire government needs an enema.

 

[John_8581]

I was in a live cam show with my Sweetie, Rachel Aziani, so who really cares about what the President said... lol.

 

[knowone]

Is it me, or does Biden look like he may have filled his pants about 10 minutes in? Dang, that guy should not be in front of the camera.

How would you look if you had to sit next to that whinny bitch John Boehner?

 

[Facetious]

I find it really strange Obama urged everyone to work together. What does he think America is, a democracy?

E-gads, I hope not! :angels:

 

[vodkazvictim]

I think the entire government needs a bullet.

Fixed.

 

[xfire]

Ending two wars would go a long way toward cutting deficit spending.

http://costofwar.com/en/

The whole proposition that republicans are going to cut anything is laughable at best. The most profound line in Obama's speech last night was when he said if they send him a budget with earmarks he would veto it. The nickel supports the dollar and the only way for the American economy to recover is to stop buying Chinese, reel in every job that's been outsourced and start building our own shit again. Anything less than that will be utter and total failure.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Ending two wars would go a long way toward cutting deficit spending.

http://costofwar.com/en/

The whole proposition that republicans are going to cut anything is laughable at best. The most profound line in Obama's speech last night was when he said if they send him a budget with earmarks he would veto it. The nickel supports the dollar and the only way for the American economy to recover is to stop buying Chinese, reel in every job that's been outsourced and start building our own shit again. Anything less than that will be utter and total failure.

Smart ideas there. I wish our British government would do it, but no, "call me Dave" recently went over to china to drum up trade despite the fact that the chinese have been busily selling the taliban the latest body armour and 20MM anti armour rifles (you're not safe from one unless you're in a tank)

 

[Bearded_Menace]

Ending two wars would go a long way toward cutting deficit spending.

http://costofwar.com/en/

The whole proposition that republicans are going to cut anything is laughable at best. The most profound line in Obama's speech last night was when he said if they send him a budget with earmarks he would veto it. The nickel supports the dollar and the only way for the American economy to recover is to stop buying Chinese, reel in every job that's been outsourced and start building our own shit again. Anything less than that will be utter and total failure.

:clap:

 

[Hot Mega]

The speech was a microcosm of his first 2 years in office. Brilliant, motivational rhetoric with little substance.

I agree. I was pretty dumbfounded with his invocation of Tunisia and it's fledgling democracy. The average American can't spell nor find a country our troops have been dying in for the last several years and the O man is playing on the T (Tunisia) word in his SOTU???

I applaud his continued appeals to get us to all work together but I fear that we have simply become too polarized to be capable of galvanizing ourselves as a unified people anymore.

Well, polarization is currency for some...primarily on the right. In fact, I don't believe many on the right could even exist in a least polarized environment. We know their game and how it's played. Stage 1. Galvanize their side against someone or something. Stage 2. Overrun the complacent, middle of the roaders and bully them into conceding or not caring. Stage 3. Wrest away control from the grown ups.

Otherwise....:dunno: My guess is the status quo will prevail. This nation is in serious trouble.

I don't know yet. Let's revisit this...in '12 or '16. The hope of Obama was that he could lead the US to being closer to one nation around shared dreams and values. He hasn't changed. However, the right's mission has been from day one to paint him as whatever they could rally against. Truth or sense be damned. Obama for his 'credit' has helped them in every step by surrounding himself with establishmenters and former Clintonites. I can understand his rationale in wanting to unify the Demos behind him...but I fear it came at the expense of his ability to engender fresh thinking in Washington. Also, how does he hold true to pushing aside the old Bush/Clinton political climate by building his administration around it??

But it's clear Obama's message won't change. The question now is for how ever long his presidency is, can his successes come fast enough for Americans to believe in his message.