Why am I even watching this speech tonight? Discuss.

[shadowknows69]

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. Because you are an American citizen?

I dunno!

[NYC_SKP]

2. To cleanse the palate of some of the awful tasting shit I've been reading and hearing today...

MSM, this board, etc...

Looking forward to the smart president that we for so long did not have, addressing a complex matter.

:patriot:

[shadowknows69]

7. Hearing stupid decisions from a smart President is worse than hearing it from Bush

At least we expected him to take us into disaster.

[90-percent]

3. I'm passing on the speech

But I'll be watching Keith and Rachel an hour later than usual.

-90% Jimmy

[Toucano]

4. Because it´s probably a good idea to hear it from the horse´s mouth

or so they say.

[Skittles]

5. because it is an important speech

[shadowknows69]

11. Why? We already know what is going to be in it?

Our President's expertise with our language isn't going to chnge my mind about the decision. Maybe that works for some people.

[Skittles]

18. I know it won't change my mind

but I still think he should be heard

[endless october]

6. will watch.

i at least want to hear the explanation.

my position is bring them home now.

[mother earth]

8. So that we can all realize, WE need to be the change we

seek. The illegal war(s) have gone on long enough, it's time to bring the troops home & to start caring and acting on behalf of this country. We are going to straight to hell & the money bleed is now a hemorrhage. I'll be watching and because of the supposed troop surge to be announced, I am no longer hoping that common sense and democracy will return.

All of the bums that voted against health care reform & even those who voted for the poor excuse we are left with, and all the warmongerers need to be voted OUT. I'm going green alright, and it will be third party if this BS continues.

ENOUGH!

[The Straight Story]

9. To see if he is channeling bush

:rofl:

[shadowknows69]

12. I suspect he's channeling the Military Industrial Complex at this point.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. To try and make sense of this thing...

I am torn on the matter.

[Nite Owl]

13. I want to make up my own mind

before the talking heads get at it. This is a very important speech and decision for everyone and while I want the war to end now I feel it deserves to be listened to first.

[dana_b]

14. because nothing goes better with a cold beer

than a war story??

[Bluerthanblue]

15. because you are a thinking person- and you don't take others

opinions as fact-

Listen to the man, then form your own opinion (as you are well qualified to do Shad).

Then you can back up your stand with first hand knowledge of what was said, rather than someone elses spin on it.

I'm going to shut up and listn myself now.

:hi:

[shadowknows69]

17. right now my opinion isn't very positive. 9/11 Bushco talk Deja Vu.

[optimator]

16. I only lasted about a minute

9/11 , terrorists, blah blah blah blah

I didn't believe Bush and Cheney's lies and this makes me sick to hear Obama repeat them.

[Kitsune]

19. Because I forgot about it and thought Olbermann was on

And oddly I haven't been bothered to turn it back off, as pissed off at Obama as I am.

[Blue_In_AK]

20. I've watched a few minutes,

but I really can't take much more of this. It sounds like every other "war" speech I've heard over the past 50 years. I'm sick of them.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Maybe so you can make your own decision after it's over

rather than jump to conclusions before it even happens?

[ShamelessHussy]

22. It concerns all of us, in matters of life and death

and listening for applause lines.