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*****SOTU OFFICIAL THREAD***** [View all] msanthrope Jan 2012 OP
President Obama has left the White House. On his way to the Capitol. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #1
GO TO THREAD #2-- msanthrope Jan 2012 #185
C-Span has gone live to the floor of the House. Lots of milling about, msanthrope Jan 2012 #2
Watch here on DU (YouTube embedd): joshcryer Jan 2012 #3
Sorry, but that link isn't working, over subscribed, I'd bet. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #46
Call to Order by The Speaker. He's particularly Orange this Evening.... msanthrope Jan 2012 #4
I did notice the speaker was a little more orange than usual as well Greywing Jan 2012 #11
Joe Biden calls the Senate escorts...he looks good!.. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #5
Bonehead is pretty tanned/orange... one_voice Jan 2012 #6
He was chewing gum! HangOnKids Jan 2012 #70
I can not stand to see him behind Obama. n/t RebelOne Jan 2012 #137
Watching on C-Span because I can't stand Corporate Media spin. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #7
Dr. Biden has entered the First Lady's box..looks great in black, and Pearls....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #8
Jill Biden in, shaking hands, beside Gabby's husband. elleng Jan 2012 #9
The colors in Joe Biden's tie are going crazy on my computer! LOL :) n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #10
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corp called to the Speaker. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #12
Congresswoman Giffords has entered the room. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #13
GABBY IN! elleng Jan 2012 #14
Gabby Giffords is on the floor--spontaneous applause--nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #15
6 members of the Supreme Court have entered. ellisonz Jan 2012 #16
Why the angry face? We should be GLAD they're not there! NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #20
Disrespect to the Office IMHO. ellisonz Jan 2012 #26
I'd agree but Scalia and Thomas have never gone anyway. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #36
i believe they all attended the 1st & maybe 2nd. ellenfl Jan 2012 #197
Scalia didn't didn't attend any of Bush's: NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #199
i guess i'm thinking of alito. i thought scalia was a gwb appointee. ellenfl Jan 2012 #201
Indeed! Good ridance to bad rubbish! n/t hue Jan 2012 #35
Good riddance to the lot of them! LongTomH Jan 2012 #29
Let them make their crude remarks in some seedy bar instead of in the President's presence. undeterred Jan 2012 #78
Turds would just smell up the joint anyway. lonestarnot Jan 2012 #144
SCOTUS called to Speaker---Scalia not there, msanthrope Jan 2012 #17
Correct. Just 5 members of SCOTUS deigning to attend the Congress they just changed forever sfpcjock Jan 2012 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author ellenfl Jan 2012 #196
Gabby Giffords brings tears to my eyes! What a beautiful lady!! hue Jan 2012 #18
Yes, she is -- and so very brave! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #23
Michelle looks gorgeous!... one_voice Jan 2012 #19
MICHELLE!!! In Blue!! nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #21
Michelle stunning as usual!!! n/t hue Jan 2012 #22
Michelle looks fabulous! n/t politicasista Jan 2012 #24
You guys beat me to it. She looks radiant!!!! stevenleser Jan 2012 #27
Hee, hee politicasista Jan 2012 #193
from my experience locally CBS is live most accurately alp227 Jan 2012 #25
I'm always soo proud of Hillary Clinton!! n/t hue Jan 2012 #28
Damn She Looks Fab! HangOnKids Jan 2012 #52
Me too!!! Beacool Jan 2012 #107
Just looking at Michelle and Jill brought tears to my eyes & Gabby Gifford....too much emotion.. fadedrose Jan 2012 #31
who was the woman sitting behind flotus who was the spotlight ? long blonde hair. eom ellenfl Jan 2012 #198
Don't know.. fadedrose Jan 2012 #200
found out last night that it was steve job's wife. eom ellenfl Jan 2012 #202
The First Lady is a vision of beauty! qanda Jan 2012 #32
The cabinet is in!!!! OMFG....Hillary has a headband on... msanthrope Jan 2012 #33
LOL it's trending on Twitter! NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #76
No shit. Finally, I'm relevant to the Twit nation...nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #195
Ken Salazar looks fabulous Enrique Jan 2012 #34
Here we go... nt blaze Jan 2012 #37
Here we go--the President is here!!! nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #38
Havent seen the President in awhile MadBadger Jan 2012 #39
I worry for him even in this crowd Politicalboi Jan 2012 #40
there's some kind of rodent walking behind Obama Enrique Jan 2012 #41
Don't insult rodents! NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #42
Rattus cantorus highplainsdem Jan 2012 #47
Well played! n/t BadgerKid Jan 2012 #61
Michelle wearing bright BLUE Maven Jan 2012 #43
To me there is absolutely NO COMPARRISON between the Repuke pres (all Nutters) hopefuls & P. Obama! hue Jan 2012 #44
President of Sweden entering now , lol... sfpcjock Jan 2012 #45
where's Sonya Sotomayor? mucifer Jan 2012 #48
Working on an opinion? nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #59
LOL, Obama's gunna meet and greet everyone. :) joshcryer Jan 2012 #49
Awwwwww for that hug for Obama from malaise Jan 2012 #50
She seems to like him.. one_voice Jan 2012 #69
Lovely to watch malaise Jan 2012 #103
Nice red tie, Mr. President! How gracious to Madame Justice Ginsburg! nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #51
Wow, great hug between Barack and Gabby!!!! stevenleser Jan 2012 #53
I'd just like to note that by not watching the CNN link you are missing Phoonzang Jan 2012 #54
OMG...the prez and Gabby... one_voice Jan 2012 #55
Indeed. nolabear Jan 2012 #58
Me too ballabosh Jan 2012 #194
I think Hillary Texasgal Jan 2012 #56
I just commented the exact thing! HangOnKids Jan 2012 #80
Nice greet with Gabby!! nt blaze Jan 2012 #57
Hugs with Ginsburg and Giffords very moving BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #59
YES! elleng Jan 2012 #73
Great big embrace by Justice Ginsburg for POTUS! elleng Jan 2012 #62
Boehner sounds as if he's been drinking already. highplainsdem Jan 2012 #63
lol nt blaze Jan 2012 #71
Jeez--Boner just gritted his teeth....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #64
Gabby Giffords looks GREAT!!! So sorry to see her go. nt shcrane71 Jan 2012 #65
Speaker has a retractable desk? MadBadger Jan 2012 #66
Mebbe it's some sort of retractable mini-bar? Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #105
Go get 'em, Mr. President! nolabear Jan 2012 #67
"The President of the United States" Skinner Jan 2012 #68
You just know Moosepoop Jan 2012 #95
Nice tie, joe!!! nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #72
It look like it' flickering. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #94
Boner sounds a little high... sfpcjock Jan 2012 #74
Is he bawling yet. Hope he brought some fucking kleenex! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #92
He always sounds like a basset hound with a rubber ball in its mouth when he speaks IDemo Jan 2012 #115
Very Interesting that he starts with Iraq MadBadger Jan 2012 #75
And Osama. Niiiice.....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #82
THAT'S OUR DUDE!!!! uponit7771 Jan 2012 #77
He nailed the start malaise Jan 2012 #84
You know it! tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #89
Last troops from Iraq--he saw at Andrews. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #79
No troops fighting in Iraq. Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country. Skinner Jan 2012 #81
Loving the enhanced broadcast at whitehouse.gov SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #83
It's great, isn't it! Spazito Jan 2012 #101
"Imagine what we could accomplish if we follow their example." highplainsdem Jan 2012 #85
Tried watching on Current TV, but the right channel audio is muddy and crackles. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #86
I'm listening to current here...Keith Olberman and Sen Sanders will be on afterward w8liftinglady Jan 2012 #100
I'm in Chicago and have AT&T...the sound is awful. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #119
I am utterly smitten by our President Politicub Jan 2012 #87
You are definitely not the only one... tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #93
Imagine indeed, Mr Bonehead Boehner GoddessOfGuinness Jan 2012 #88
Nothing against Joe Biden, but its moments like these that I miss AL GORE. undeterred Jan 2012 #90
? nt blaze Jan 2012 #97
He was elected President. lonestarnot Jan 2012 #102
So true. undeterred Jan 2012 #111
It is so nice teach1st Jan 2012 #91
I couldn't agree more... ellisonz Jan 2012 #113
Boner's in the bag bagimin Jan 2012 #96
when is he not?? hue Jan 2012 #121
He just echoed Clinton's 'work hard, play by the rules...' msanthrope Jan 2012 #98
Al Queda is in irons and Obama plans to prosecute Bush and Cheney. sfpcjock Jan 2012 #99
Economy: "Let's remember how we got here..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #104
Let's bring the banksters to justice. n/t shcrane71 Jan 2012 #114
Ooh, Boehner didn't want to applaud "everyone plays by the same set of rules" Matariki Jan 2012 #106
Well, the class warfare is there....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #108
I doubt the MFing 1 % is taking their precious time to listen! n/t hue Jan 2012 #109
AMEN!! Start with 2008, not 2009 like Mitt has been doing uponit7771 Jan 2012 #110
He's really striking a chord here about the income gap Maven Jan 2012 #112
+1, this is how Ginrich won...Romneys numbers are plumenting with white working class uponit7771 Jan 2012 #122
"House of Cards." Well, he brought it. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #116
Dang. Crappy internet connection. cilla4progress Jan 2012 #117
YES!! Smack KKKons in dah mouF with job numbers uponit7771 Jan 2012 #118
POTUS is kicking arse stevenleser Jan 2012 #120
he's really striking a good tone Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #159
"I intend to fight obstruction with action" -- great line! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #123
Agreed. Skinner Jan 2012 #127
"Fight obstruction with action" NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #124
now you're talkin bagimin Jan 2012 #125
Obama channeling OWS: joshcryer Jan 2012 #126
Way at! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #132
President Looking Strong erpowers Jan 2012 #128
I know, archaic but some are still on dialup. Pls start a new "Official thread" at about 150 posts riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #129
Me, too! cilla4progress Jan 2012 #180
"Some even said we should let it die" -- Take that, Romney! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #130
LOVED that! tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #134
Why didn't Boehner clap for more jobs? NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #131
Auto industry...yes indeed nolabear Jan 2012 #133
I'm glad he is touting the rescue of the auto industry book_worm Jan 2012 #135
GM is the #1 automaker in the world again. baldguy Jan 2012 #136
Cuz they poo' poo'd the bailout... one_voice Jan 2012 #149
3 million jobs created. Now if Boehner wouldn't be collapsing government hiring sfpcjock Jan 2012 #138
Bitter pill for the repukes to swallow... one_voice Jan 2012 #139
Republicans don't applaud "We want a country where everyone gets a fair shot" NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #140
"We bet on American workers." Skinner Jan 2012 #141
Bring jobs back home!!! Masterlock is on the list!.nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #142
It can happen fully in WI once Scott Walker gets the boot! n/t hue Jan 2012 #143
Dig At Romney erpowers Jan 2012 #145
He sure did, without mentioning Mittens' name! MarkCharles Jan 2012 #156
Love the specifics. Masterlock. John Q Public will get that. nolabear Jan 2012 #146
"My message to business leaders:" Robb Jan 2012 #147
They keep booing him =( jennied Jan 2012 #148
Who? Guess I missed it SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #158
Not sure. More than one person.. jennied Jan 2012 #186
The Kennedy channeling was fantastic. stevenleser Jan 2012 #150
EVERY conservative should be clapping on the outsourcing issue uponit7771 Jan 2012 #151
Can we get a thread II now? lonestarnot Jan 2012 #152
Amen!!! n/t hue Jan 2012 #153
"Every multinational company should have to pay a basic minimum tax" highplainsdem Jan 2012 #154
New Thread for Dial Up Please!!!! nt blaze Jan 2012 #155
I'm watching on Current TV. n/t RebelOne Jan 2012 #157
Rattus cantorus is scowling. highplainsdem Jan 2012 #160
That's the face of a sociopathic, power-crazed weasel...nt GReedDiamond Jan 2012 #177
Cantor looks like he's sucking on a pickle....nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #161
I thought he looked like he was constipated Moosepoop Jan 2012 #176
MSNBC just panned Eric Cantor, he looks like he wants to cry. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #162
Camera shot of Eric Cantor not applauding not happy. Poor baby! n/t MarkCharles Jan 2012 #163
Is Boehner already crying? Or just on the verge? southerncrone Jan 2012 #164
Did you see Cantor's expression? LongTomH Jan 2012 #165
Not everyone is clapping for "tax reform." BadgerKid Jan 2012 #166
Sour face Cantor? Alameda Jan 2012 #167
Boner is about to lose his shit... tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #168
That's not a pretty thought Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2012 #174
Eric Canker doesn't look too happy. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2012 #169
LOL! Motherucking MORE tax cuts for corporations! What a surprise! nt Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #170
You even trying to pay attention? Rosco T. Jan 2012 #189
Are you? Who passed a three country Free Trade agreement back in October? Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #191
I am not shy to say amuse bouche Jan 2012 #171
Hey Eric Cantor, if you stop sucking on that lemon, you might be able to smile every now and then. stevenleser Jan 2012 #172
Obama has implemented FCPA beyond any President before him: joshcryer Jan 2012 #173
Time for a second thread? Control-Z Jan 2012 #175
"A Trade Enforcement Unit" n/t hue Jan 2012 #178
Obama: Bush was soft on China Enrique Jan 2012 #179
New thread. Link: highplainsdem Jan 2012 #181
He has mentioned NC multiple times. And named Raleigh specifically musicblind Jan 2012 #182
GO TO THREAD #2-- msanthrope Jan 2012 #183
PLEASE GO TO THREAD #2. For DUers on dialup... they can't load a thread that gets too large riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #188
You know, I just don't feel like making a "Siemens" joke that somehow involves "Boehner." HipChick Jan 2012 #184
MAKE IT ON THREAD # 2 msanthrope Jan 2012 #187
Arne Duncans thought bubble..."Charter Schools...Charter Schools...Rahm...Charter Schools..." Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #190
I was sorry to hear Obama endorse "fracking". INdemo Jan 2012 #192
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