SOTU anyone?

[beetea]

I tuned in just in time to hear Joe say to McCarthy "I don't want to ruin your reputation, but I'm looking forward to working with you." 

[mrsd2006]

Just started watching. Biden gave a shout out to the female Iron worker

[beetea]

Feb 7, 2023 21:27:46 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

Just started watching. Biden gave a shout out to the female Iron worker

The "Coyboy in the Sky." I loved it!

I also love that this thread is dead because our government is being run by reasonable, decent people.* 😍

* except that motherfucker McCarthy

[mrsd2006]

Romney looks like an Oompa Loompa. Wtf

[minzy]

9:35 and he’s talking about climate.

[mrsd2006]

Feb 7, 2023 21:34:45 GMT -5 beetea said:

Feb 7, 2023 21:27:46 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

Just started watching. Biden gave a shout out to the female Iron worker

The "Coyboy in the Sky." I loved it!

I also love that this thread is dead because our government is being run by reasonable, decent people.* 😍

* except that motherfucker McCarthy

I'm mostly watching to see his sour face

[AAM2012]

Damn, he is on target tonight….quite frankly I don’t think he’s ever been so on point.


But, also…looking at his aging face and hands…it reminds me of the last 2-3 years I had with my mom.

It makes me sad for personal reasons but also makes me uncomfortable in thinking he can run again and have voter confidence.

[jackie011]

I told DH that you can tell a lot by the fact that there isn’t a SOTU post yet.

[AAM2012]

But also, this is so refreshing compared to Trump’s speech and the anger/rage it created for myself (and others).

[mpm]

I’m so glad we’re not watching TFG, of course. But this thread is 🔥

Initial text: “I'm looking at a transcript of Biden's State of the Union: It has four sentences on abortion rights. Four.
By comparison, the speech has 19 sentences on 'junk fees'
This is it? Half of the country has been stripped of their right be seen as a full human being and we get four sentences?“

[mrsd2006]

He seemed to go thru abortion and the border pretty quickly

[mrsd2006]

I'd rather gouge my eyeballs out instead of listening to SHS

[aurora]

I was kind of watching the first half with some extended family, then skipped the second and came here to see what I missed. Guess I'll have to check in with the main stream media!

[Patsy Baloney]

Well, abortion rights held the line at midterms more or less so that choice seems pretty out of touch.

[curbsideprophet]

I missed the beginning. I think parts of the speech were good. I think he did great with the heckling when he was talking about Social Security.

He continues to fail on Covid.

[maudefindlay]

Feb 7, 2023 21:35:53 GMT -5 mrsd2006 said:

Romney looks like an Oompa Loompa. Wtf

He did tell Santos he didn't belong there. That's about the only nice thing to say about an R.

[hannahgruen]

I thought it was a good, normal, run of the mill, SOTU. No surprises. He stated his accomplishments, and his future plans, without alienating his base. I was surprised (why, I'm not sure), by how rude some Republicans were. Biden is looking pretty old, and I worry that will make him unelectable.

[seeyalater52]

Feb 7, 2023 22:01:26 GMT -5 mpm said:

I’m so glad we’re not watching TFG, of course. But this thread is 🔥

Initial text: “I'm looking at a transcript of Biden's State of the Union: It has four sentences on abortion rights. Four.
By comparison, the speech has 19 sentences on 'junk fees'
This is it? Half of the country has been stripped of their right be seen as a full human being and we get four sentences?“

I’m a little bit here. ONE reference to LGBTQ equality - the Equality Act is not going to fix the genocide that is raining down in half the states in this country. No clear reference to any of that.

Everyone at work is celebrating because he mentioned “my thing” in the State of the Union (Medicaid expansion) and honestly I just want to cry. They are trying to kill us and it feels like most people haven’t even noticed.

Edit: for contrast, SHS didn’t mention it as explicitly but her speech ABSOLUTELY staked a claim on the “culture war” issues that Biden didn’t address head on, which is again, terrifying.

[neverfstop]

Hubby watched & I walked through the living room a few times...Biden looked old, I heard the GOP booing & heckling a few times and was just generally irritated.

Interesting out fit choice here

[imimahoney]

Republicans acted like horrible children. Biden seemed to love goading them.

My twitter feed loved the speech.

[mpm]

Also, all the pro-Biden/how dare we discuss a primary social media and media frenzy leading up to the speech really hit a nerve with me. I’m not trying to downplay his accomplishments, but I’m also really frustrated that somehow winning a presidential election has become a presumptive 8-year term rather than 4. He’s already 80 years old. Why can’t his legacy be handpicking and supporting a woman, or another POC, or a Hispanic or gay president, and working to unite the party to hand off the leadership to them? Why do we need another 4 years of an old white man in the White House and why are those who suggest this accused of trying to hand the keys to the GOP?

[Bad Dingo]

I'm just watching now.

Pre-speech thoughts:
1. I noticed the crayon pins, here's some other pin info www.axios.com/2023/02/08/state-of-the-union-joe-biden-1870-crayon-lapel-pins
2. Bernie was wearing an n95, good for him.
3. Did Jill and Doug kiss hello on the lips? How is that still (or ever?) a thing? Shudder.
4. I'm pretty sure Sinema made a snarky comment about Buttigieg when he didn't acknowledge her. I liked the other obvious snubs people were giving.

[Bad Dingo]

I'm fine with Biden and a 2nd term. He's accomplished a lot. If he dies next term, then the person I actually wanted to be president gets the spot.

[maudefindlay]

Feb 8, 2023 5:58:30 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

Hubby watched & I walked through the living room a few times...Biden looked old, I heard the GOP booing & heckling a few times and was just generally irritated.

Interesting out fit choice here

Apparently she was seen walking around holding a big white balloon. Perhaps she was also trying to dress like the spy balloon.

[maudefindlay]

Truer words have never been said.

[ECB]

MTG is a stain. Yes, the entire GOP is - but her especially.

The fact that the SOTU now has hecklers.... the utter lack of respect is very telling of where the GOP has fallen.

But yet their idiot supporters love all this.

[neverfstop]

social media was having a field day with the SOTU.

I'm rapidly becoming more "Joe biden needs to bow out gracefully, on top, while things are going well & do his best to ensure Democrats victory in 2024 and make a nice legacy for himself" instead of running again (also see Nancy Pelosi for tips on passing the torch to the next generation. If the GOP puts up somebody in their 40s or 50s, he's going to look decrepit next to them.

[wesleycrusher]

Feb 8, 2023 11:02:56 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

 If the GOP puts up somebody in their 40s or 50s, he's going to look decrepit next to them.

side note but DH and I were shocked a few weeks ago when we learned that Ron DeSantis is only 44. For sure we thought he was older than that.

[Velar Fricative]

I thought Biden did great. And I won't be mad if he runs again, even though I too would prefer he step aside. I just can't forget that the reason he won the nomination in 2020 was because he was the most popular choice for Black voters. Unless they've changed their minds about him en masse, I'll support him.

[Velar Fricative]

Feb 8, 2023 11:13:39 GMT -5 wesleycrusher said:

Feb 8, 2023 11:02:56 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

 If the GOP puts up somebody in their 40s or 50s, he's going to look decrepit next to them.

side note but DH and I were shocked a few weeks ago when we learned that Ron DeSantis is only 44. For sure we thought he was older than that.

It's because he talks like people's Fox News-watching parents and grandparents.