State of the Union Address

Wow, I was impressed; I did not expect to hear what I heard tonight. The 1.2 billion for hydrogen fuel got cheers from my house, that's for sure.

Overall, I thought he did a really good job. I expected to be disappointed and not hear anything good; instead, I heard more than a few things that made me happy. I thought his message about Iraq was adequate and that Powell will be presenting our intelligence info next week was reassuring about that situation; it let me know that indeed, our country has its reasons for its actions.

He didn't make any big mistakes..that I noticed, at least. :D

I was impressed with the AIDs plan for Africa, myself.

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Originally posted by Jimmy Carter
that Powell will be presenting our intelligence info next week was reassuring about that situation; it let me know that indeed, our country has its reasons for its actions.

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About time, the state of the union has been "confused" IMO.

um i cant stand watching it

cause all those fucks are clap happy, and like to stand up to clap every two seconds

there is no fucking reason for that, shut the fuck up and let him finish his speech then clap

that makes the speech 3 times as long as it needs to be


If i was president I would tell those fools to wait until i was done and then clap

I missed it... what did I miss?

If you've the time/patience: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2704365.stm

Real A/V: http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/ev...nion/state.ram

Gon

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Originally posted by Strawberry Shortcake

there is no fucking reason for that, shut the fuck up and let him finish his speech then clap

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Well, the thing is, the clapping is very, very political. Every clap can be seen as an endorsement for whatever the president is running. For instance, you'll see the Republicans clapping for damn near everything he says, because they're expected to... but if you watch the rest of the audience, nobody else is moving unless it's a safe, acceptable policy-- otherwise it could be considered a political suicide for that individual to applaud.

I think the clapping is where the entertainment value comes from! The sort of unenthused half claps coming from the Democrats/Indys versus the child-like rabid enthusiasm of the Republican represenatives after every single statement is greatly amusing.

'THE COURSE OF THIS NATION DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE DECISIONS OF OTHERS'
*clapclapclapclapclap*

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Originally posted by Yeller_Dog
'THE COURSE OF THIS NATION DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE DECISIONS OF OTHERS'
*clapclapclapclapclap*

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And you'd rather us follow whatever course the UN would set for us?

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Well, the thing is, the clapping is very, very political. Every clap can be seen as an endorsement for whatever the president is running. For instance, you'll see the Republicans clapping for damn near everything he says, because they're expected to... but if you watch the rest of the audience, nobody else is moving unless it's a safe, acceptable policy-- otherwise it could be considered a political suicide for that individual to applaud.

I think the clapping is where the entertainment value comes from! The sort of unenthused half claps coming from the Democrats/Indys versus the child-like rabid enthusiasm of the Republican represenatives after every single statement is greatly amusing.

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I still find it annoying, Id rather read the shit, but thats just me :)

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Originally posted by Jimmy Carter
And you'd rather us follow whatever course the UN would set for us?

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Sometimes, yes?

I'm all for self-determination, but sometimes, when I think of renegade states, I sometimes think of the US.

Especially in the way that political Pundits describe "renegade."