++++OFFICIAL SPEECH THREAD++++

[nadinbrzezinski]

You folks know what to do... and yes I am pulling the trigger fifteen minutes away from it.

[bluestateguy]

1. I'm just going to get some aspirin now

Not for the speech, but for what I am expecting around here...

[JuniperLea]

2. I hope to be in my car and on the way home soon after this starts...

So if y'all hear about some crazy lady screaming and crashing her cute little fuel efficient Mazda on a freeway in Los Angeles cuz she was shaking her fist in the air and her pudgy cheeks covered her eyes (as they oft want to do whilst smiling, yelling, etc), effectively blinding her at a most inopportune moment... that would be me:)

Or... not!

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Honolulu, 2003

Mission Accomplished Speech. I almost went off the bridge over H-1...

That was the LAST speech I listened to from Bush. The rest I read.

If this is necessary, wait for the transcript.

[babylonsister]

6. Oh no!

:rofl: Don't do that, JuniperLea! It will be okay. The talking heads will either love it...or hate it. Same as it ever was.

:hug:

[DainBramaged]

3. Free speech on DU?

A Nanny-less DU?

:hi:

[beforeyoureyes]

5. America is not more secure

The Iraqi people are not better off.

War crimes remain unpunished and our international treaties remain dishonored.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Minute to go... Keith going over the time line

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. And we are ON

[malaise]

11. He dismissed Bush faster than Usain Bolt

broke the world record. :rofl:

[flvegan]

13. Was that a dismissal?

I was in the kitchen and thought he validated W. I obviously heard it wrong, thank the gods.

[one_voice]

9. He sounds a little..

hoarse to me.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. He was talking with troops this morning

and has been over the last 48 hours using that voice box. And there is emotion here.

[one_voice]

20. Ah, that makes sense.

[Urban Prairie]

18. +1

President Obama definitely sounds a bit hoarse.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Spare me the history lesson Mr. President

unless you are going to go into the lies... of course not.

[babylonsister]

30. This is on a lot of channels; you may know your history, but

many people don't.

[nolabear]

12. Ya know, I'm still glad he's the president.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. McCain would not be doing this

granted.

[one_voice]

44. He'd probably be trying to justify..

a third war. Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran sounds very familar.

[nolabear]

21. Wonder who the flag fluffer is. That eagle looks AWESOME.

[yeswecanandwedid]

34. Expensive, looks very nice in 1080p. Hand sewn in the USA? nt

[bdamomma]

58. me too but I want justice to be served to Bush and the rest of the neo cons

I am not ready to turn the page

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

15. Sounds like the war worked out pretty good for the Iraqi people.

Good to know.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Yeah I know the bombs,

well he is acknowledging this...Of course he is giving a nice narrative that I am not sure will work long term.

[kratos12]

23. Yep

The ones who lived.

And weren't maimed.

Or didn't have their loved ones killed or maimed.

Or had the homes destroyed.

Or became refugees.

Or live in fear of sectarian violence.

Yep, those Eyerackis sure do got it gooooood.

[valerief]

26. Yeah, who needs electricity? And limbs. nt

[Bluebear]

32. And children. nt

[Bluebear]

41. /

:silly:

[Blue_In_AK]

17. I forgot about it.

Turned on the TV to watch Keith and turned it right off when I saw it was the speech. I'm not believing pretty words anymore.

[Pirate Smile]

40. Wow

:eyes:

[lunatica]

19. This is one promise he kept

He said the combat troops would be out. They're out.

Transitional troops are still there, but they will leave at the end of next year.

I think this is a momentous day. A formal end to the Iraq war.

[babylonsister]

25. I do, too, lunatica. For those folks who haven't been paying

attention, if they are now, they know. Even faux is covering it, or was.

[Arkana]

24. Oh, dear...he spoke to Bush.

I can smell Jane Hamsher wetting her pants from here.

[nolabear]

28. At least his wasn't burning, like Beck's

[babsbunny]

27. a W love fest

I have puked my dinner right back up!

[blogslut]

39. What W love fest?

He said he spoke with Bush and that Dubya cares about soldiers and American security. What Obama said is basically the same as when my mother would comment on someone she didn't like by saying "Bless his heart."

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Ah now we move to the other war

he promised that... so no shock there... not happy 'bout it, but he promised that.

[babylonsister]

31. He just said we're outa Afghanistan, too, hopefully by his

original timetable. That's something positive.

Imagine, no American involvement in war? AWESOME!

[El Supremo]

33. "Nobody can dispute Bush's commitment to our troops."

Yeah, sure. He could have cared less.

I guess Obama had to pull out something nice to say.

[valerief]

37. Nobody except 310 million t*tsuckers. nt

[Arkana]

43. Yeah. Gotta be respectful, and all that--can't exactly call the guy

a dickhead on live TV, even if that IS how you feel.

[nolabear]

35. Sorry. Twitched.

[nolabear]

36. Hmmm...he seems to be sneaking up on an economic statement.

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. My lord moving to the butter issues

free clue, you CANNOT spend on both butter and guns and do well. Johnson learned that.

[OneGrassRoot]

42. Oooh, nice touch....

saying we must do better here, and come together, to honor the troops. Good move.

:thumbsup:

[nolabear]

45. How about that DADT thing?

[Bluebear]

46. 'A better life is available to anyone who is willing to work for it.'

:silly:

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. On the college education, MY Hubby is NOW

going to College on that new GI BIll... and on that, THANK YOU... to the tax payers and those who made it possible.

[Urban Prairie]

48. "Our most urgent task is to restore our economy"

Yes it definitely is, but how does he propose to do it in a so-called global economy?

Lowest common wage and benefit denominator?

[Catshrink]

49. This is boring.

His delivery is flat, emotionless. It's like he's afraid of criticism or something.

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. Concentrate on the words

that is what i am doing. Trying to get the message.

[OmahaBlueDog]

57. I think the intent is to be somber

They have been hitting the "this is not a victory lap" meme hard.

This is not "Mission Accomplished"... this is "Time to Turn The Page."

[SnoopDog]

50. So, Mr. Obama, what's the jobs plan?

We have very productive workers, yet our corporations hire only overseas workers...
Going to do something about that?

[valerief]

56. Yeah, the banks are hanging on to their money, so

where's the money going to come from for new small businesses?

[nadinbrzezinski]

52. And it is DONE

he did manage to get economics message in there...

[nolabear]

53. Well, that was understated. I hope the message to turn the page toward the economy got through.

[Arkana]

54. Keith isn't screaming to the heavens tonight--I think he might have liked this one.

[Imajika]

55. Excellent speech...

I thought he did a great job. A little hoarse, but otherwise very good.

[spanone]

59. i was hoping he would initiate hearings into why bu$h* & cheney started a war that killed 5000

of those brave souls.....and a hundred or so thousand killed iraqis.....


but i'm a dreamer