kallend 2,146 #1 January 29, 2008 Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #2 January 29, 2008 Quote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). As I mentioned in another thread, I think he does a great Frank Caliendo impersonation. He simply nails it! As for content, I especially liked the firm stance that he's outlined against earmarks. He demands that Congress put an end to them, after he's gone. And lastly, thank the manifestation of your God of choice that he didn't announce that he's starting another war. Let's hope he means what he didn't say. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
434 2 #3 January 29, 2008 Quote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). Al Quida is on the run? Lie number one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AWL71 0 #4 January 29, 2008 It was depressing. We are at a point in our history where we need leadership and we are getting none. The two opposing parties cancel each other out and nothing ever gets done. Just the same ole partisan bickering and politicians selling out to special interest groups.The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 January 29, 2008 I had decided that I wasn't gonna even bother. Watching WWE's Monday Night Raw show on the USA channel was much more entertaining. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #6 January 29, 2008 QuoteQuote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). As for content, I especially liked the firm stance that he's outlined against earmarks. He demands that Congress put an end to them, after he's gone. Funny, don't you think, that he didn't veto a single spending bill when the GOP was in control of Congress and spending like drunken sailors.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #7 January 29, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). As for content, I especially liked the firm stance that he's outlined against earmarks. He demands that Congress put an end to them, after he's gone. Funny, don't you think, that he didn't veto a single spending bill when the GOP was in control of Congress and spending like drunken sailors. AGAIN with the 'drunken sailor' stereotype? Enough with the PA's!!! -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para_Frog 1 #8 January 29, 2008 I watched a mini-marathon of Family Guy. Read the transcript this morning. Conglomeration of every press conference of the last 3 months. Yawn.- Harvey, BASE 1232 TAN-I, IAD-I, S&TA BLiNC Magazine Team Member Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 January 29, 2008 I think that the Union is still holding O.K, the Scots are abit upity, but that's nothing new. Nobody listens to the Welsh or the East Anglians. The Southerners are still a bunch of poofs and rely on us midlanders to keep the northern hoards out of the M25.. Is that what you were after or was this another yank thread? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #10 January 29, 2008 My favorite part was this mention of our "enemy" in Iraq. Did this "enemy" even exist when we invaded Iraq? And what portion of them weren't "muslim extremists" until we gave them a reason to be? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #11 January 29, 2008 That one is pretty simple. If they were already muslim, they were obviously extremists and obviously already our enemy... See, really all very simple. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #12 January 29, 2008 QuoteIt was depressing. We are at a point in our history where we need leadership and we are getting none. The two opposing parties cancel each other out and nothing ever gets done. Just the same ole partisan bickering and politicians selling out to special interest groups. The first signs of a decaying republic. The very processes instituted to establish a government of representation and protect our liberties have been usurped. They are now the tools of an industry of lobbyists that serve very special and very elite interests. This is a pattern that has repeated itself throughout history. As government becomes an industry in itself, it becomes all-corrupting, growing further away and identifying less all the time with the populace it was intended to serve. We haven't even put any new twists on it. Just another empire-building elitist-ruled nation that doesn't know when to stop." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AWL71 0 #13 January 29, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt was depressing. We are at a point in our history where we need leadership and we are getting none. The two opposing parties cancel each other out and nothing ever gets done. Just the same ole partisan bickering and politicians selling out to special interest groups. The first signs of a decaying republic. The very processes instituted to establish a government of representation and protect our liberties have been usurped. They are now the tools of an industry of lobbyists that serve very special and very elite interests. This is a pattern that has repeated itself throughout history. As government becomes an industry in itself, it becomes all-corrupting, growing further away and identifying less all the time with the populace it was intended to serve. We haven't even put any new twists on it. Just another empire-building elitist-ruled nation that doesn't know when to stop. Well said. Who wants to join me for a March on the capitol?The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #14 January 29, 2008 I cheered when President Bush proposed doubling funding for basic research funding in physical sciences! VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #15 January 29, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). As for content, I especially liked the firm stance that he's outlined against earmarks. He demands that Congress put an end to them, after he's gone. Funny, don't you think, that he didn't veto a single spending bill when the GOP was in control of Congress and spending like drunken sailors. And I'm sure that his departing executive orders will involve insuring that war spending is included in the budget, that the WH must comply with all subpoenas, and the the FOIA office be defunded. Ooops. Looks like they're not waiting for that last one. http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200801/012408e.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #16 January 29, 2008 Didn't watch it. Will just have to read others' earmarks.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #17 January 30, 2008 i was wondering...."who wrote this speech"???? there is NO way that G W B composed that... he barely could recite it... lots of "we're gonna do this and we're gonna do that"..... change our energy policies, bolster the economy re-invigorate scientific research, continue with the education policy of No child Left behind..... Hell he called THAT a success,,, when just about EVERYone I know, who is a teacher, or is otherwise involved in education,, cites that policy as , " non-viable, underfunded, steering AWAY from learning, and TOWARDS techniques for better TEST-TAKING..." when will ANY president give a S of T U address. where he says... This is what we HAVE DONE.... these are the recent ACCOMPLISHMENTS we have already made... and not just recite another numbing 'wish list'... all the phoney baloney applause.....i didn't understand THAT either....... reminds me of a bumper sticker i recently saw...it said... " Blindly following Bad Leadership, is NOT an indication of Patriotism..." another year..... may it pass quickly... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #18 January 30, 2008 Quoteanother year..... may it pass quickly... So we can get President 'More-of-the-same' with perhaps a different letter behind their name?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #19 January 30, 2008 Quotei was wondering...."who wrote this speech"???? there is NO way that G W B composed that... he barely could recite it... According to Michael Gerson, who wrote five of the SOTU addresses, Bush likes to see an outline before Christmas, talks to the writer about why some things are there or why others aren't, it gets worked some more, then it gets reviewed and commented on by every member of the senior WH staff in what is called the "staffing process". It's finished well ahead of time. The speech appears to be a White House staff product. I'm not sure if the winks and smirks during the delivery are written in, I'm guessing probably not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #20 January 30, 2008 What about lip-biting, fake tears and finger-pointing? Do they have special symbols in the teleprompter for those?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #21 January 30, 2008 QuoteWhat about lip-biting, fake tears and finger-pointing? Do they have special symbols in the teleprompter for those? Are you anticipating next November's result?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #22 January 30, 2008 Quote Discuss. (At least it wasn't full of lies untruths like the 2003 SOTU). This about sums it up: http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/20080128_sorry_state_of_the_union/"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 January 30, 2008 Aww come on now.. Mike and the other right wingers like the little pink balloon soooooooo much better...and they want us all to believe that is the ACTUAL state of the union..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #24 January 30, 2008 QuoteI cheered when President Bush proposed doubling funding for basic research funding in physical sciences! VR/Marg I like when he says things like that, but have become very cynical in thinking he often says what he thinks people want to hear. On this topic it is hard to reconcile with his previous comments about evolution. (He still thinks it is questionable)." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #25 January 30, 2008 QuoteQuoteI cheered when President Bush proposed doubling funding for basic research funding in physical sciences! VR/Marg I like when he says things like that, but have become very cynical in thinking he often says what he thinks people want to hear. On this topic it is hard to reconcile with his previous comments about evolution. (He still thinks it is questionable). This is a case of believe what I say and not what I do. The Bush administration's support for the sciences has not kept pace with inflation. It's also funny that those evil "earmarks" are included with the administration's numbers to make its support for the sciences look better than it really is.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
