So... When Obama Gets To The Part Of The Speech, "The State Of The Union Is ______ ."

[WillyT]

What do you think he says?

And what do you think he ought to say?

:shrug:

God I hope he doesn't say "good". I can already hear a country wide groan if he does.

[RedCloud]

1. One ugly motherfucker!

[WillyT]

2. LOL !!!

I'll take that as... what he ought to say.

:rofl:

:hi:

[peace frog]

3. Flushed down the crapper

[Winterblues]

4. On the road to recovery

What else can he say?

[WillyT]

7. Yeah... He Is Supposed To Be Hopeful In These Things...

And that's probably the best that can be said.

Good job.

Of course, people will want a map so they can determine just how long of a road it's gonna be.

:shrug:

:hi:

[gkhouston]

22. Every time I hear we're on the road to recovery, I imagine a GPS unit saying, "recalculating..." n/t

[Winterblues]

23. And she always sounds so very disgusted when she says that.

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

26. Oh, I thought that was personalized towards *my* inability to follow her directions.

:blush:

Glad it's not just me. Boy, it's fun when the GPS wants you to take an exit that no longer exists due to road work. I encountered a lot of that on a recent road trip.

[PJPhreak]

5. F.U.B.A.R.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

6. A damn lot better than it was a year ago.

[emilyg]

9. Tell that to the unemployed.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. Alright.

The unemployed are a damn lot better off than they were a year ago.

[emilyg]

15. I'll remind my next door neighbor who

is about to go into foreclosure.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

32. Great.

I hope your neighbor isn't as stupid as you imply he is, and blames Obama for his misfortune.

[emilyg]

34. Very nright woman. I don't know where she places the blame. Doubt

that's her major concern now. She's sinking.

[Echo In Light]

8. S.O.L.

[Fly by night]

11. " ... whatever the 41 seat Republican majority in the Senate says it is...."

[Fumesucker]

20. +1

[ellie]

12. fair to middlin'

[NYC_SKP]

13. "Transforming", "Recovering", "Adapting", some word denoting change without negativity.

He couldn't possibly use a word like, "Struggling", because leaders are expected to lift the spirit of the country despite realities.

And he's not gonna lie and paint too rosy a picture.

So, I expect a word will be carefully chosen that denotes hope and change without disregarding the reality that we've got a lot of work left to do.

Good question, I'm sure he's been thinking it over quite seriously.

recommended.

[Qutzupalotl]

14. chock full o' nuts.

[Throd]

16. "a dead armadillo putrifying in the Texas sun."

[Robb]

17. Strong.

Saying anything else would be theater.

[WillyT]

18. But 58% Of The Country Think We're Headed In The Wrong Direction !!!

You think "strong" isn't theater???

<snip>

Obama will be speaking to an American public that’s fed up with Congress, the country's two main political parties, and the federal government, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday.

Only 28 percent believe the federal government is "working well" or even works "okay," versus seven in 10 who think it's "unhealthy," "stagnant" or needs large reforms.

The percentage who believe the country is headed in the wrong direction now stands at 58 percent, the highest level of Obama's presidency.

<snip>

Link: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35096238/ns/politics-white_house/

:shrug:

[Robb]

24. You asked, I told you.

This habit of shouting down other opinions is growing tiresome.

[WillyT]

27. Didn't Realize I Was Shouting...

Thought I was responding...

Won't bother you again.

[Robb]

30. Multiple exclamation points suggest "exclaiming"

Perhaps I misunderstood.

[WillyT]

31. Now I'm Confused...

I always thought ALL CAPS was shouting.

I usually use three periods, three question marks, or three exclamation points...

It's my little homage to Herb Caen.

<snip>

Three-dot journalism

Caen often referred to his column as "three-dot journalism" since it mostly consisted of short items broken up by ellipses. He ran the popular "Namephreaks" feature which presented people whose names were related to their occupations or hobbies (such as Nancy Canceller who worked the cancellation machines at the post office). He regularly ran columns with this topic, one of his most popular. Entries were often submitted by Strange DeJim, who frequently sent jokes to Caen and who many suspected was not a real person but an alias Caen selected for himself. Strange DeJim revealed himself after Caen's death as a writer who lives in San Francisco's Castro District

<snip>

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Caen#Three-dot_journalism

No offense intended.

:hi:

[emilyg]

35. You weren't shouting.

[defendandprotect]

19. Obama should pull out an FDR speach -- 17.5% unemployment and more?

Trade agreeements not overturned -- !!

Health Care the nation needs so badly held up by corporate interests and

those legislators bought by corporations!!

[WillyT]

21. LOL !!! - I Love The Fact That This Got Unrec'd...

Rather straight forward question, I thought.

:shrug:

Craaaazy man...

:crazy:

[grahamhgreen]

25. How is that possible?

[grahamhgreen]

28. "better than it was, but not as good as it can be" is what he will say. Then, he'll sell us on

more neo-con policies.

[MyNameGoesHere]

29. To be honest it doesn't matter to me.

I never was on the hope and change bandwagon, I just wanted someone to go in there and do a better job than the idiot before. I feel like I did in 1978. No hope, embarrassed, and worn out. Fuck like i said a long time ago, put hope in one hand and shit in the other and see which gets full quicker.

[scheming daemons]

33. "Improved from where it was a year ago"

[NYC_SKP]

36. Interestingly, Obama never said, "The State of the Union is ___________"

Transcript: Obama's first State of the Union speech

Obama: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, our Constitution declares that from time to time the president shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For 220 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They've done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility, and they've done so in the midst of war and depression, at moments of great strife and great struggle.

It's tempting to look back on these moments and assume that our progress was inevitable, that America was always destined to succeed.

But when the Union was turned back at Bull Run and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach, victory was very much in doubt. When the market crashed on Black Tuesday and civil rights marchers were beaten on Bloody Sunday, the future was anything but certain.

These were the times that tested the courage of our convictions and the strength of our union. And despite all our divisions and disagreements, our hesitations and our fears, America prevailed because we chose to move forward as one nation, as one people.

Again, we are tested. And again, we must answer history's call.

One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression.

So we acted, immediately and aggressively. And one year later, the worst of the storm has passed.

But the devastation remains: One in 10 Americans still can't find work. Many businesses have shuttered. Home values have declined. Small towns and rural communities have been hit especially hard. And for those who'd already known poverty, life has become that much harder.

This recession has also compounded the burdens that America's families have been dealing with for decades, the burden of working harder and longer for less, of being unable to save enough to retire or help kids with college.

So I know the anxieties that are out there right now. They're not new. These struggles are the reason I ran for president. These struggles are what I've witnessed for years in places like Elkhart, Indiana, Galesburg, Illinois.

I hear about them in the letters that I read each night. The toughest to read are those written by children, asking why they have to move from their home, asking when their mom or dad will be able to go back to work.

For these Americans and so many others, change has not come fast enough. Some are frustrated; some are angry. They don't understand why it seems like bad behavior on Wall Street is rewarded, but hard work on Main Street isn't, or why Washington has been unable or unwilling to solve any of our problems.

They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it, not now.

So we face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope -- what they deserve -- is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences, to overcome the numbing weight of our politics, for while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same, the aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills, a chance to get ahead, most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.

You know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of adversity. After one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy building cars and teaching kids, starting businesses and going back to school. They're coaching Little League and helping their neighbors.

One woman wrote to me and said, "We are strained but hopeful, struggling but encouraged."

It's because of this spirit -- this great decency and great strength -- that I have never been more hopeful about America's future than I am tonight.

(APPLAUSE)

Despite -- despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the American people get a government that matches their decency, that embodies their strength.

(APPLAUSE)

And tonight -- tonight, I'd like to talk about how together we can deliver on that promise.

It begins with our economy.

Our most urgent -- our most urgent task upon taking office was to shore up the same banks that helped cause this crisis. It was not easy to do. And if there's one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans -- and everybody in between -- it's that we all hated the bank bailout. I hated it.

(APPLAUSE)

I hated it. I hated it. You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.

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