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36. I'd agree but Scalia and Thomas have never gone anyway.

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:04 PM

Jan 2012

Personally I've always thought it's odd for the justices to be there. Yes, the SOTU is Constitutionally required (though an actual speech to Congress isn't), but in reality it's always a partisan, political event.

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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