Just curious. I'm not watching tonight for many reasons

[notdarkyet]

I can't stand his voice or phoney inflections (trying to tone himself down like he is a reasonable person which we know he's not).

His hair always distracts me. Is that a real color?

His speech is always the same. Build a wall, kill Obama care (it's a disaster folks)

Going to have the biggest military and the most nukes ever. We will win wars and take the oil.

Anyway, along those lines. I don't expect the dems to do anything unexpected because we are decorous in these traditional occasions when the leader speaks.

I will catch the highlights from DU, and Rachel and friends. Then I don't have to look or listen to his tinyness.

So, I'm curious, are you watching tonight? Why or why not.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Nope Bullwinkle cartoons.

[katmondoo]

19. Maybe I will watch with my finger on the mute button

I want to see what kind of reception he will have also who claps and who stands up. Tweety will be on after the speech with Rachel and Bryon, that's a problem as I cannot stand Tweety and Bryon is barely tolerable. I am still undecided.

[chillfactor]

2. I am with you....

I cannot stand to listen to or watch the orange one......and I like my TV...I do not want to destroy it by throwing something at it.

[Galileo126]

3. "Treasure of Sierra Madre" on TCM

Infinitely more interesting than CEO-wannabe Cheeto-boy.

[WiffenPoof]

17. Great movie....

I rank it among the top ten in movie history.

[hibbing]

54. Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges

[OKNancy]

4. We will try to find a movie on the free channels

and if that doesn't work, we'll buy on ONDemand

[notdarkyet]

6. Darn, I'm depending on people here to take the bullet and fill me in.

[OKNancy]

16. lol - ok, I'll go look on the tv guide for you

but maybe you should look yourself because you may not have the same access I do.

http://www.tvguide.com/listings/

I see a Thunder basketball game on.
A Hobbit Movie
The usual reality shows... oh, one I watch that is a guilty pleasure, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Re-run on PBS of Victoria

The Legend of Tarzan is on HBO - my husband would like that one

[lunatica]

43. If you like eye candy you'll like it too

[OKNancy]

44. Done!!

I'm old enough to say I do and my husband won't mind.

[unblock]

5. anything newsworthy i'll catch on a trustworthy news program like the daily show or samantha bee.

[salin]

28. I figure I will read about here, in the am.

[unblock]

36. that too, of course!

[JustAnotherGen]

7. I'm not

He's not legit to me. And - he won't be there that long. I'm not wasting my time on horse that is going to falter.

[SoCalMusicLover]

8. Watching What?

I'll probably do something more fun, like clean my toilet.

[leftstreet]

9. I'll rely on brave DUers with strong stomachs

I can't stand to hear him speak

On the other hand, if people start throwing rotted fruit at him, I'm watching!

[joet67]

64. I'm watching, despite my deep urge not to. I hate to give him the tv ratings he craves, but

I just have to see it. Our country is literally crumbling before us, so I have to see what is being spewed forth. That's the only way I can counter it.

Afterwards, I will be burning up the keyboard as necessary. My FB peeps are getting an earful, and have been for two years now.

[old guy]

10. No, but I can't recall ever watching one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I'm with you, notdarkyet.........we're not watching it either.

We might be watching a delightful series from Australia called "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries."

It's a great show, with good writing, wonderful sets and costumes and normally happy endings.

[leftynyc]

12. I will not be watching

I can't stand even looking at him and his voice even makes my cats fidget. I'll catch up on DU and a rerun of Rachel that goes on at 4AM.

[TexasTowelie]

13. Days of our Lives

Rafe and Hope enjoy a romantic evening.

Nicole makes one last heartfelt plea to try to persuade Chloe to give back her baby.

Kayla delivers unexpected news to Joey and Jade.

Sonny makes a pitch to Victor to make him the successor to Deimos.

[Siwsan]

14. Treasure of the Sierra Madre is on TCM, tonight, so golden nuggets vs Golden Showers

I choose the nuggets.

[yallerdawg]

15. I'm going to watch this historic event!

This is not a rally - this is not an inauguration - this is not a supportive crowd.

This is not your father's "State of the Union!"

[Iggo]

18. I never watch these things, even when it's our guy.

I read it afterwards.

(I've got like 40 episodes of New Girl backed up. I'll see if I can make a dent in that.)

[liberalhistorian]

20. I have no intention whatsoever of watching

or even reading about it. No reason and no point. And I'd like to keep my blood pressure under control. He is not my president and it makes me physically ill that he's even anywhere near the Oval Office, let alone its actual occupant.

I have plenty of other activities to occupy my time. Even painting a wall and watching it dry would be a better use of time.

[Hortensis]

47. Agree. Analysis of any surprises is enough.

But this speech to Congress is just going to be boring, sickening, depressing. And if anyone on our side does act out on camera, I do not want to know it.

I do enjoy some clips when he's off script, even guffawed at waking up to read this one to a roomful of governors about replacing the ACA: "We have come up with a solution that's really, really I think very good." "Now, I have to tell you, it's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew health care could be so complicated."

[progressoid]

21. Nope. Gin gimlet and taxes for me.

[Pacifist Patriot]

22. Not a chance!

His face and his voice are a trauma trigger for me. He literally generates a physiological response in me that is exceptionally unpleasant.

[notdarkyet]

23. Another reason I can't watch--hearing and seeing Repubs stand and

Applaud for him will make me throw up.

[JudyM]

35. Mcconnell's smug "I'm in power" smile is as revolting as tRump's disingenuous platitudes.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. I'm Not Watching For One Reason and One Only

The person giving the speech.

[ailsagirl]

25. A thousand times NO

Will maybe see about the highlights later but no live watching. I just can't take it.

[LWolf]

26. No.

I don't even know what you are referring to, but I don't watch Trump by choice. I can read anything he has to say without subjecting myself to that.

[Progressive dog]

27. Not watching

I'd prefer to watch horror movies about fictional psychopaths.

[salin]

29. I would rather swim in a vat of rotten tomatoes. Watching old China Beach

episodes I have had on the shelf for a year. Just started watching. Beautifully done show.

[Tiggeroshii]

30. I personally am not watching for many treasons, myself.

[EarthFirst]

31. That hair color your mention is called Bingo Hall Blonde

A slight sun-bleached hue with deep highlights of nicotine stains.

[pangaia]

32. No. I will be at a concert of the St Petersburg Philharmonic, Yuri Temirkanov, conducting.

Shostakovich 5th !!!

MORE PAUKEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brainstormy]

57. Now THAT is the very best reason of all. ENjoy!

[pangaia]

58. Thanks,,

I heard the Leningrad Philharmonic (same orch) play the Shost 5th in Leningrad in 1985..

So it will be a reunion of sorts...

What a BEAUTIFUL city.....

[Exultant Democracy]

33. I'll be watching the west wing. I trust the awoken media to give me the highlights

In text form so I don't have to watch that open sewer he calls a mouth spewing filth.

[Hekate]

34. Not a chance

[prairierose]

37. Nope...can't stand listening to...

his bs or looking at him. Besides, he never says anything new....same thing every time.

[lunatica]

38. I'll watch Lawrence O'Donnell

I like the way he tears Trump to shreds. He also explains what's between the lines.

[madamesilverspurs]

39. Yes, dammit.

Getting bit by my own karma. After bringing some younger people into the voting population and urging them to pay attention (as opposed to forming opinions based on other peoples' opinions), I'm being challenged to take my own advice. So, yeah, I'll be watching. Cringing, wincing, groaning, and guzzling rolaids, but I'll be watching.

.

[DinahMoeHum]

40. I'm at an IT seminar this evening and won't be back until late. . .

. . .and I'm coming back here to DU to catch up on what's up with the speech.

[Kimchijeon]

41. Probably not.

I will catch recaps and reviews/highlights later, most likely. Too boring to hear the same old blathering. Waste of time to watch it. Don't want to lend any ratings to it either.

[Tikki]

42. We have the Grandchildren tonight....Movies until bedtime.

Tikki

[lamp_shade]

45. Nope, and for most of the same reasons you listed, especially the

voice when he tries to speak softly. To me he sounds like Peter Griffin.

[Amaryllis]

46. No. Too hard on mental health. Will read about it later I'm sure on DU and HuffPo.

[NYETNYET]

48. NO ONE CAN MAKE ME!

I would much rather watch an infomercial on removing nose hair and bunions. They wouldn't lie to me as much as six words out of 'waste of air' leech lips.

[Talk Is Cheap]

49. I will be watching tonight because....

...we all have to know what he is saying so that we can fight it.

I don't watch and listen willingly however.... I'll have to be somewhat 'medicated'.

[jrthin]

50. Not Watching

I have to sleep tonight. If I watch the TURD I will stay away all night fuming. Instead, I'll watch the Food Channel of Impractical Jokers.

[hibbing]

51. Not watching

I haven't watched any of the "news" political shows since election night. I was a junkie before, every night for 3 hours. I just can't fathom him being in the White House.

Nice handle there btw, one of his saddest songs imho.

Peace

[hopeforchange2008]

52. I find his incompetent teleprompter reading replete with weird inflection to be nauseating /nt

[doc03]

53. I will find something on Netflix to watch, it turns my stomach to

hear him or see him.

[TreasonousBastard]

55. COWARDS! Although I never watch anything live, cablevision gives me 100 hours of recording time...

so I shall record his words of everlasting wit on PBS in the event something interesting happens. Like he gets the shits or passes out. I will probably switch over to C-SPAN at times for a giggle. Never any of the major or news channels, though. I don't give a damn if it's the Ghost of Cronkite or the sainted Rachel, I hate anyone wasting time telling me what I just heard.

Meanwhile, I assume it's just more of his standard bullshit

[Brainstormy]

56. Totally hear that

And I'm posting without reading the long list of responses your post has received. I want to be authentic here. And, like you, I'm on the horns of a dilemma. I want to be informed. My not watching tonight would not register as any form of protest. So, why can't I do it? Bottom line, I don't have anything to quell the nausea. I'm not sure my blood pressure won't spike. I'd be horribly unpleasant to my husband, before, and after. I can't. I just can't.

[lucca18]

59. I have absolutely no desire to watch this fiasco !

His lying and bragging about himself is just too much for me to handle.
I "do not" respect him.
He is not my President.

[notdarkyet]

60. You have helped me figure out what to do,so I am reading the history of the Cruise of the

Corbin expedition to the Artic in 1881,written by John Muir. Never heard of it but sounds good.

[alfredo]

61. I got to wash my hair.

[jmg257]

62. Yep I'm watching. Sure - its free and easy entertainment, so why not?

[rusty fender]

63. I plan to watch as much of it as I can stomach

It'll be like a car wreck: sometimes you just gotta look

[jayschool2013]

65. Gracias a dios

Mi clase de ESL empieza a las seis de la noche (a la hora montaña) and termina a las ocho.

Gracias a dios.

[elmac]

66. Not watching the bombastic Buffoon,

The BS meter on my TV would go into code red. Instead, I will be watching the movie Jackie.

[liquid diamond]

67. Nope. He was not legitimately elected.

and he is a racist and misogynistic piece of shit to boot. Why anyone would want to sit through one of his speeches is beyond me. Idiots and gluttons for punishment I suppose.

[edbermac]

68. Watching Rear Window again.

Not wasting my time with Donald's bullshit.

[Generic Brad]

69. First one I have skipped

He has made it abundantly clear he is only the president of white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Russian oligarchs, the billionaire boys club, and Republicans.

If he is seeking reconciliation and compromise - he has already screwed that pooch.

[BigDemVoter]

70. Same here.

He's a blithering, goddamned idiot. He lies and pretends to know a lot about many things. . . . He's a complete,, fucking fool. And ANYBODY who voted for that Pussy Grabber is just as much of a fucking idiot as he is.

I would rather pull my fingernails out than listen to that fat-assed, orange bristled buffoon.