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forestpath

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133. That's his idea of "fair," apparently. I think it is outrageous that seniors aren't considered

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:53 PM

Feb 2013

as worthy as the young and able-bodied (cause who else can perform all those new construction jobs he wants?)...it's like we just cease to exist to him other than as a means to show how "fair" he can be by cutting our retirement when we have nothing else to live on and he certaintly isn't offering any jobs programs for us.

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***** State of the Union LiveBlog Thread II ***** [View all] Coyotl Feb 2013 OP

THanks Coyoti! gateley Feb 2013 #1

You are welcome. Coyotl Feb 2013 #42

I came late so was happy to see the ***** OFFICIAL thread! Easy to find! :-) gateley Feb 2013 #100

I wish Biden would tell the orange man to stand up, you are on kandid camera. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #2

At least McConnell looks like he's listening. gateley Feb 2013 #3

Looks like he's constipated. llmart Feb 2013 #5

Actually I was thinking that -- exactly -- about Boehner. gateley Feb 2013 #10

These threads do fill up fast, don't they? Thanks. nolabear Feb 2013 #4

E. Warren is leading the standing ovations! annabanana Feb 2013 #6

I saw Al Franken lead one standing O! gateley Feb 2013 #13

I think he's sitting in front. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #18

Where the smart kids sit. :-) gateley Feb 2013 #33

Saw that too! TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #37

I feel like I KNOW so many of these people -- like they're my friends! gateley Feb 2013 #69

Twitter pic of Elizabeth and Elijah Cummings, annabanana Cha Feb 2013 #38

nice!! annabanana Feb 2013 #90

Michelle just looks better and better! NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #7

Sometimes she literally makes me gasp! Tonight was one of those times! Stunning! gateley Feb 2013 #19

Like the dress, but I don't think it's very flattering on her. Unless it was the angle of the shot. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #24

What is wrong with Boner's eyes? llmart Feb 2013 #8

looks drunk to me and wishes it would end so he could have another JI7 Feb 2013 #12

He's probably got a flask hidden underneath his seat. llmart Feb 2013 #17

Vodka in his water glass siligut Feb 2013 #59

He sure sounded drunk with his introduction. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #51

Here we go -- sticking it to Medicare and SS MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #9

By saying they must be protected? NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #21

Entitlement reform Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #22

Waiting.... gateley Feb 2013 #31

We "must keep promises already made" gets lots of applause. Coyotl Feb 2013 #11

First time in a while I'm not motivated to watch LittleBlue Feb 2013 #14

But you felt the need to comment in this thread? Javaman Feb 2013 #20

Seems that way LittleBlue Feb 2013 #41

Okay then Javaman Feb 2013 #46

I'm with you there. But I'm watching, anyway. SOTU speeches never change anything. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #35

I missed what he said abt Simpson-Bowles. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #15

He's calling that zombie back to life MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #25

That's what I was afraid of. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #40

Ditto MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #62

Yeah, me too. TDale313 Feb 2013 #131

Carl and Sander Levin (MI) together nt longship Feb 2013 #16

Colorful ties all around. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #23

"Entitlement reform" - there it is. Under the bus with you, seniors! forestpath Feb 2013 #26

you can have Entitlement reform without cutting benifits krawhitham Feb 2013 #50

I know, but President Obama doesn't think so. He's fixated on "fair share" forestpath Feb 2013 #67

How will he pay a fair share??? Plausible Feb 2013 #127

That's his idea of "fair," apparently. I think it is outrageous that seniors aren't considered forestpath Feb 2013 #133

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2013 #78

For a lot of people it is bluestateguy Feb 2013 #80

Not just seniors, but those who are struggling to make a living. npk Feb 2013 #53

I know, his obliviousness to the working poor is shameful. forestpath Feb 2013 #75

exactly and the public would back him to protect so called entititlements. Plausible Feb 2013 #122

Yay! Entitlement "reform" MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #27

K-Y time Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #55

I love a well crafted speech that makes it look bad to stay seated. nolabear Feb 2013 #28

Ryan and Cantor are some bitter looking mother fuckers. NT Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #29

Most Republicans are bitter..... llmart Feb 2013 #39

Perfect descriptor. Bitter. gateley Feb 2013 #49

i'm starting to feel worried about Boehner JI7 Feb 2013 #30

It was that long close up that did that huh? Yup. n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #43

I think he has to take a dump. liberalmuse Feb 2013 #61

Just watching his sour face is making me sick. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #70

F, no!! Simpson-Bowles!! davekriss Feb 2013 #32

Listen to the words krawhitham Feb 2013 #66

Cool! I did not hear that... davekriss Feb 2013 #103

Pay our bills on time Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #34

One manufactured crisis to the next - BAM! liberal N proud Feb 2013 #36

Repubs sitting on their asses are losing thousands votes by the second. tridim Feb 2013 #44

I wouldn't bet on that. Yet. (It'll take at least until the rebuttal speeches!) nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #52

Both of them Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #60

Boy Boehner looks like he ate a bad mouse. nolabear Feb 2013 #45

I keep waiting for him to cry... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #132

"Deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan." rocktivity Feb 2013 #47

"Deficit reduction alone is NOT an economic plan." NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #48

Wooohoo Agschmid Feb 2013 #54

Did all the Supremes show? (I missed the beginning.) Thanks! gateley Feb 2013 #56

I didn't see 3 or 4 of the conservative ones nt marlakay Feb 2013 #65

I read earlier that Scalia was going to skip. Don't know about Alito or Thomas. I saw Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #68

Is Scalia the one who never attends these? The Dems BETTER be there! :-) gateley Feb 2013 #77

Yes Scalia never goes. I think the last one he went to was either like 2002 NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #106

Alito is there. Don't know about Thomas. nt. hedda_foil Feb 2013 #129

Alito, Thomas and Scalia weren't there. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #142

Deficity reduction alone is not an economic plan!!!! Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #57

Boehner's glaring daggers Hayabusa Feb 2013 #58

He just wants another double. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #71

He's 50 Shades (of orange) . . . tilsammans Feb 2013 #85

Exactly! spooky3 Feb 2013 #126

Spam deleted by MIR Team terrygarcia Feb 2013 #63

loved it when the VP laughed n/t irisblue Feb 2013 #64

It was nice, wasn't it? gateley Feb 2013 #81

Could Teabaggers stop running for 2014 long enough to create some jobs, please? sfpcjock Feb 2013 #72

Republicans think big oil "tax expenditures" of the U.S. government are hotter and sexier than they' sfpcjock Feb 2013 #92

Bainer wants to repair every structurally deficient golf course in the country sfpcjock Feb 2013 #110

Boehner's got the Joker's lick tick going SydneyBristow Feb 2013 #73

Joe's taking notes lol smackd Feb 2013 #74

Is it just me or does Pres. O look really happy and energetic? nolabear Feb 2013 #76

He certainly sounds enthusiastic! gateley Feb 2013 #89

not just you.... dhill926 Feb 2013 #91

I think he had a Presidential nap. ReRe Feb 2013 #140

Every camera shot of Mary Landrieu, she either looks ill or bummed out. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #79

Standing ovation for "we must do more for climate change" Coyotl Feb 2013 #82

"market based solution to climate change" joshcryer Feb 2013 #83

Climate change gets its due! If they don't, I will! nolabear Feb 2013 #84

Liked the bits about manufactured crisis, new tech investments, and warming... n/t whatchamacallit Feb 2013 #86

"If congress WON'T act... I WILL." Fucking love it. NT Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #87

Grand Slam Homerun so far. nt stevenleser Feb 2013 #88

more fracking, yay joshcryer Feb 2013 #93

Did NY State just ban this? Saw it on Facebook might not be real... n/t Agschmid Feb 2013 #98

They delayed it for "more studies." joshcryer Feb 2013 #119

Boehner looks like he has a gas pain every time Obama says something great. MH1 Feb 2013 #94

Natural gas is clean? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #95

or the fracking fluid or the drilling mud. Javaman Feb 2013 #101

The President needs to watch "Gasland" nt Javaman Feb 2013 #96

Wait until it hits 2017.... ReRe Feb 2013 #141

I read something earlier today that Obama wasn't going to mention rocktivity Feb 2013 #97

Free our families & businesses from the spikes of gas prices....energy reform. Yes! nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #99

let's go for clean energy cilla4progress Feb 2013 #102

nt Javaman Feb 2013 #104

That was a lame-o joke... but appreciate some levity! Agschmid Feb 2013 #105

Infrastructure projects. I hope that happens. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #107

new thread? nt Javaman Feb 2013 #108

Got em on the Ribbon Cuttings liberal N proud Feb 2013 #109

Why do Republicans hate children? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #113

They don't have the money to own a Republican. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #117

Infrastructure! N/t politicat Feb 2013 #111

Everything POTUS is saying is 180 degrees opposite the Rethug agenda flamingdem Feb 2013 #112

"WHY would we be against that? Why is THAT a partisan issue?!" Grown2Hate Feb 2013 #114

He's being a tad rebuking to the rethugs, don'tcha think? Is that bad? Or good? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #115

***** State of the Union LiveBlog Thread III ***** Javaman Feb 2013 #116

Tie the minimum wage to the standard of living! rocktivity Feb 2013 #134

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Love this speech! gademocrat7 Feb 2013 #118

***** State of the Union LiveBlog Thread III ***** Coyotl Feb 2013 #120

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Texas will NEVER go along with pre-school for every child. Hell no nt Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #121

You got that right. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #123

Boehner looks as if he can't wait for his next martini spooky3 Feb 2013 #124

Love all this education talk, but Hayabusa Feb 2013 #125

The natural gas boom has led to us exporting record amounts of coal, for others to burn. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #128

Poor Chuck Schumer has the worst seat in the house! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #130

Difference in views.... ReRe Feb 2013 #135

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