STATE OF THE UNION -- 2005 [Live Thread]

2/2/05

[Timeout]

The pre-spin: Bush will spend about 1/2 the speech on foreign policy, 1/2 on domestic, with heavy emphasis on Social Security reform. It's said he will provide a detailed tutorial on the SS system and its problems with a few details on his personal accounts proposal.

Laura's guests are said to be an Afghan voter and an Iraqi voter (too bad there's no Ukrainian wearing an orange hat!).

Should we start a drinking game on how many times the pool camera swings to Hillary? Hmmm. Probably not...it would likely hamper out typing ability.

Word on the blogs has it that the closing part of the speech is a hum-dinger. Set your VCR's.

Report here on outrageous MediaCrat spin before AND after the SOTU. Pictures and screen caps welcome.

[TexKat]

First lady Laura Bush applauds her husband, U.S. President George W. Bush, with her special guests Safia Taleb al-Souhail (L), leader of the Iraqi Women's political council; Homira Nassery (2ndR), a teacher at the University of Kabul School of Law and Political Science and Sister Constancia Parcasio (R) just before the State of the Union address in the House Chamber in Washington February 2, 2005. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Members of President Bush (news - web sites)'s Cabinet, and others, applaud on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 during the president's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Front row, from left are, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Tresury Secretary John Snow and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (C) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrive as Treasury Secretary John Snow looks on at the U.S. Capitol, before President George W. Bush's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, February 2, 2005. The State of the Union speech is an annual exercise to lay out the president's top goals for the year, and for Bush, will outline priorities for his second term. REUTERS/Luke Frazza/Pool

Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois, look on as President Bush enters the House Chamber before delivering the State of the Union address Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Members of the House Chamber hold up inked fingers to show solidarity with Iraqis at the beginning of U.S. President George W. Bush's State of the Union address in the House Chamber in Washington February 2, 2005. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

First Lady Laura Bush, right, shakes the hand of Army Staff Sergeant Norbert Lara, as Iraqi voter Safia Taleb al-Suhail, center, and New Mexico teacher Lorna Clark, left, look on at the State of the Union address Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

[BamaDi]

amen amen.... but i was born a Republican so i've never understood the mindset of these people. On top of that, I'm an AF brat and a 36 year federal employee so i'm Republican to the bone!!!! I just muted the Dims response - didn't want to puke up good red wine!

[Terriergal]

Condi'08

She could do it too. I haven't seen another woman I would want to run.

[Clemenza]

DEY TUK OUR JAHHHHHHHHBBBBBBBSSSSS!

I think many of the social(ist) conservatives like what Harry has to say.

[hipaatwo]

Bush said those very same words. And when he said it at the inaugural, he looked directly into the camera...it was the ONLY time that day he did that.

And now tonight, he did it again, except he singled out the PEOPLE of Iran.

HE'S CALLING FOR REVOLUTION IN IRAN!



Exactly the way I took it to mean.

[Howlin]

LOL......you are bad!

[silent_jonny]

I'm leaving it on, but they've been muted.

Same here. Since when is the rebuttal a tag-team match? Usually it's just one person.

[longtermmemmory]

Democrat Rebuttal Speech:



WE ARE DOOOOOOMED!!!

[mass55th]

This rebuttal is no more than a rehash of Kerry's election rhetoric.

[RightWhale]

THIS pathetic response

DNC boilerplate.

[hineybona]

yack yack yack dead weight ?/Yea he is..The suck W was awesomme

[Carolinamom]

The contrast is mind-bobbling. They're pigmies in the land of giants.

[mhking]

Geez, look at that fake smile plastered across Nancy Pelosi's face.

She looks like a refugee from an episode of Nip/Tuck...

[glocker23]

---He sounds like Mr. Rogers

LOL, I was thinking the exact same thing. It's amazing that they think by talking to you like a five year old and talking negatively they will regain power, they really have no clue

[SheWolf]

You know, I think Lieberman learned his lesson from the embarrassment of the Gore recount fiasco. I wouldn't doubt if he doesn't change parties in the next four years... He was the most gracious and honest of all the Libs in his response (applause and ovatins) to W's speech.

[Purrcival]

I'm listening at work. I don't know if I can stand this. Hope it's short.

[agincourt1415]

TIVO out of the Demo Response, LOL! Or jump on Freeper.

Lookout Syria and Iran, W has got your number!

[steveegg]

If he says, "I have a plan," I'm gonna hurl....

Hope you have a wastebasket handy.

[marajade]

Harry Reid is seriously out of touch.

[max_rpf]

They toek R jebs!

That is there response?