Something To Keep In Mind
When you watch the pundits after the speech:
Who are you to going believe?
*** Update ***
We’ll just use this for the speech open thread.
February 24, 2009 8:40 pm
Posted in: Media, Politics
315 Comments
315 Responses
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 8:43 pm · Link
Clown pundits of course. They always show the way for laughs.
which is always more important than 6 sides of cured porkulous, or a years supply of Wingnut Tea Parties.
TenguPhule - February 24, 2009 | 8:44 pm · Link
Is this a trick question?
TenguPhule - February 24, 2009 | 8:46 pm · Link
Obama SOTU Drinking Game:
Drink to having an adult in charge and making the speech for the first time in 8 years!
ronin122 - February 24, 2009 | 8:48 pm · Link
I’m going to believe the morons in clown shoes who are out of touch with everyone else in the nation, who thinks this stimulus bill was a Republican victory, who thought that Obama’s mandate means we have to do what the Republicans want, and who were the same people who thought in the debates that McCain tied or even won even though most thought otherwise. Why not, isn’t it our job to listen to these dipshits whose job is to glance over a list of talking points (though the more experienced ones hardly need them, hell they’re usually the ones writing them!) and try to remember them while yelling them out by rote as loud as they can?
Oh it isn’t? You mean I can think for myself and not listen to the pundits? Well never mind, I don’t think I will listen to them. Not that I ever did but hey now I won’t feel as guilty for not reading the op-eds or watching cable news.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 8:55 pm · Link
OT—so am I crazy to think that the fact we are getting out of Iraq in 19 months is good and not as Rachel Maddow say a total slap in the face of the progressives. 3 months is a slap? Huh?
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 8:56 pm · Link
Well Keith and Tweetie are bashing the crap out of Jindal and the Republicans right now.
Lovin it.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 8:56 pm · Link
@valdivia: Nope, Rachel is a professional concern troll.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 8:57 pm · Link
a people meter on MSNBC! I thought we were done with those for 3 years.
John Cole - February 24, 2009 | 8:57 pm · Link
I think most of us like Rachel Maddow, but as was noted during the campaign, she scares easy.
update- or what zzyzx said.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 8:58 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
whew. Sometimes I need to check because if one listens to the pundits one begins to doubt one is sane.
Napoleon - February 24, 2009 | 8:58 pm · Link
@valdivia:
I didn’t see her, but I would bet part of it is that he is only withdrawing something like 2/3 the troops.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 8:59 pm · Link
Clowns are scary.
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 8:59 pm · Link
Nancy looks very happy to no longer be sitting next to Dick Cheney.
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RandyH - February 24, 2009 | 9:00 pm · Link
Watch it on C-Span and listen to real people call in and talk about what they thought afterward. It’s much more interesting to me to hear a cross-section of America (including the crazies) rather than a bunch of Washington Bobbleheads.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:00 pm · Link
@John Cole:
I have deep respect for her too but so many times she gets very very (negatively) excited about things that seem pretty good to me.
so why are they clapping so hard for the supremes? (I am watching Cspan now, can’t stand the people meter)
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:00 pm · Link
Oh look Justice Ginsburg gets cheered! Nice!
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:01 pm · Link
Hulu.com is streaming the Fox coverage. Kind of disappointing, but still a place to watch online if you have problems with CSpan.
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Tymannosourus - February 24, 2009 | 9:02 pm · Link
I wonder if Michelle Bachman will be waiting near the center aisle to make out with the new president…
AhabTRuler - February 24, 2009 | 9:02 pm · Link
@JGabriel: Do you know how hard it is to wash the smell of sulphur out of your clothes?
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:03 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat:
You saw that too? I just emailed you about that. Ha!
John Cole - February 24, 2009 | 9:03 pm · Link
Is it just me or does Hillary look about ten years younger than she did during the campaign and far less stressed? Although if I had to spend every day with that idiot Mark Penn I would probably look like shit, too.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:04 pm · Link
My girl is a huge Rachel fan so I’ve been exposed to her charm too, but remember, "Clinton is not going to drop out?"
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:04 pm · Link
Fuck. Blitzer. FUCK!
Edit: Sorry, that was stream of consciousness…
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:04 pm · Link
@Rome Again: Yeah, Tweety about Bobby Jindal:
"I am not impressed with him at all!"
Ha-ha!
RandyH - February 24, 2009 | 9:05 pm · Link
@JGabriel:
CNN and MSNBC also offer live feeds online. I think all of the broadcast networks are carrying it live as well.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:05 pm · Link
did anyone catch the idiotic smile on justice Thomas when Michelle walked in? Hilarious to see that.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:06 pm · Link
@John Cole: She looks great. Maybe that stress of needing to be president has gone.
She looks very happy.
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
AhabTRuler:
Unfortunately, yes. But I’m having a few codec problems with the CSpan site, and thought it might be a good idea to share the Hulu info in case anyone else had the same problem.
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AhabTRuler - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
I like the CSPAN feed. The stupid is orders of magnitude lower. That is, until they open up the phone lines, but I’m gone by then.
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
And the First Lady wears a bold, sleeveless dress. I’m guessin’ she’s the first to do that, and the only sleeveless one in the room.
That’s gonna strain some tongues.
I love it. (Also love the color of Pelosi’s suit.)
Fashion chat now concluding.
CaseyL - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
I’m watching on C-SPAN, because I hate the bobbleheads, even though they might be useful to tell me who’s who. I can’t identify most of the people milling around – they’re probably Representatives, because I think I know what most of the Senators look like.
Tymannosourus - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
HD is awesome for a lot of things…
politicians’ faces is not one of them.
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
@RandyH: Thanks, Randy!
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demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:07 pm · Link
Yes, it’s B-rock!
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:08 pm · Link
@demkat620:
Yes, I LOVED that. More of this, please. ;)
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:10 pm · Link
Oh jeez look at Richard Shelby. What an asshat.
Does he have that spray on hair?
D-Chance. - February 24, 2009 | 9:10 pm · Link
LOL!
They introduce the cabinet members, CNN announces that the president is next once the cabinet gets to their seats, then…
the cable went out. Every channel = nothing.
I’m sure it’s just coincidence.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:10 pm · Link
It’s so weird watching the intro to the state of the onion and not freaking over out how much I hate the President… No need to shoot my ray gun prop at the tv…
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:10 pm · Link
Call me a sap, but this is bringing tears to my eyes, people.
CaseyL - February 24, 2009 | 9:11 pm · Link
Aww. Love watching him work the crowd. Do Presidents usually do that? It’s, oh, 8 years or so since I watched a President give one of these speeches.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:12 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat:
I am sap too. Crying.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:12 pm · Link
I love Michelle’s dress. She looks great.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 9:13 pm · Link
One word: Aubergine!
gbear - February 24, 2009 | 9:13 pm · Link
@Tymannosourus:
She’s hiding a whip cream pie and laughing wickedly on the inside while staying cool and calm on the outside. Her moment is coming…
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:13 pm · Link
Hee, Obama’s so cute when he messes up like that. Awwww Michelle got a standing O :)
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:14 pm · Link
Wow, even the R’s stood up. A rare moment of graciousness.
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Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:14 pm · Link
I wonder if any wingnuts will note the bound-rods (fasces) decorative motif on the fromt of the podium…
ChrisB - February 24, 2009 | 9:14 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat: You’re a sap, but I’m raising my arms in triumph once again.
CaseyL - February 24, 2009 | 9:14 pm · Link
AHHHHHHHHH
What a romantic!
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:15 pm · Link
And he’s off and running! :)
Time to enjoy someone speaking in full sentences that we can understand.
Ash Can - February 24, 2009 | 9:15 pm · Link
I’m going to reiterate a link I posted this morning, to an outstanding and insightful article by linguistics expert George Lakoff on how Obama communicates. I recommend it especially to anyone concerned that he doesn’t say enough of the right things. You may feel differently after reading this.
PS: I can’t watch the speech myself because Bottle Rocket is doing his homework, so I’m enjoying the commentary here. Many thanks, all.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:15 pm · Link
@Zzyzx: "Nope, Rachel is a professional concern troll."
Eh, she has a show. It comes with the territory.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:16 pm · Link
I think I prefer when he can talk without the stupid jumping-jack interruptions.
Josh Hueco - February 24, 2009 | 9:16 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
My laptop is grateful that Obama is giving the SOTU speech, meaning that I’m not tempted to pick it up and throw it against a wall, as I often was while watching Bush give the speech in years past.
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:17 pm · Link
@demkat620: Here’s hoping she gives Bunning a kick in the junk.
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:17 pm · Link
"Take responsibility for our future once more."
Damn right.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:17 pm · Link
Does anyone else feel like Biden always looks like he’s in on a great joke and he knows you aren’t?
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 9:18 pm · Link
@Ash Can: Thanks. I clicked thru to that this morning, let it sit open all day intending to get back to it, and never did. Appreciate the re-prompt.
(Edit: Pelosi just can not stop smiling. She, too, looks 10 years younger. She likes the dude sitting next to her for a change. That helps.)
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:18 pm · Link
@Ash Can:
I read it this morning. Awesome. Thanks for posting it.
Ugh - February 24, 2009 | 9:18 pm · Link
who is this black man on my teevee claiming to be the president?
must. cut. down. on. everclear.
let’s try another channel – WOW! Same dude!
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:19 pm · Link
Weird that the McCain voters are giving Obama better reviews than the Obama ones on the MSNBC dials… I think they’re broken as the red line hasn’t left the top.
Edited to say, no it moved now… They’re just liking Obama.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:20 pm · Link
@Ugh: Nomination for PotD.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:20 pm · Link
That’s right assholes, sit on your thumbs like you did for the prior 8 years of profligate spending.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:20 pm · Link
@TheFountainHead: Always.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:20 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
That’s a good sign.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:21 pm · Link
so the reps stayed seated eh?
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:21 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat: Man up!
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:21 pm · Link
Goddam, those Republicans look absolutely ridiculous sitting there silently while the room applauds the stimulus.
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:21 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
It’s a cornspiracy to make it look like Rushubs are supporting Obama!
/wingnut
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:22 pm · Link
Ha! Republicans not applauding tax cuts. That’s gonna hurt Mitch McConnell.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:22 pm · Link
take that pawlenty!
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 9:22 pm · Link
This is scary. I can get the stream via Hulu over at Shakes—but it’s Fox. And it’s a few seconds ahead of MSNBC.
(I usually can’t get Hulu from Canada. Is it just because this is a speech of global importance?)
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:22 pm · Link
Hee…. "Nobody messes with Joe."
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:23 pm · Link
Oh I love it!
Nobody messes with Joe!
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 9:23 pm · Link
"because nobody messes with Joe" ROTFLMAO who’d a thunk a SOTU speech could be funny!
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:23 pm · Link
Earl…Jabba….Earl….Jabba…Earl…Jabba…
????
JL - February 24, 2009 | 9:24 pm · Link
@Laura W: Pelosi looks like she is wearing a hoodie to me. Of course, my tv set is not very big.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:24 pm · Link
.. that’s why I’ve asked Vice President Biden to take the Republican leaders in Congress quail hunting..
CaseyL - February 24, 2009 | 9:24 pm · Link
Oh, hell. I have to leave – made arrangements to go to a show and forgot all about it.
Heh. I’m gonna made my ride listen to NPR the whole way.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:24 pm · Link
Wow, an actual explanation of root causes? Is that allowed?
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:25 pm · Link
The red line is above the blue when Obama is talking about banks. WOW!
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:25 pm · Link
But… but… Jesus didn’t need car loans.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:26 pm · Link
A few Repubs standing this time. I think it’s killing them to sit there and pretend that they aren’t in manlove with this guy.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:27 pm · Link
@Zzyzx: New rules, my friend, new rules.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:28 pm · Link
@Jon H:
LOL.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:28 pm · Link
Barack is going to hold the banks responsible! YES!
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:28 pm · Link
.. and fifth, we’ll pay Republicans $1000 for every abortion clinic they blow up.. (red line appears above Obama’s head)
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:28 pm · Link
Wow, look at the dials.
"Those days are over." They really liked that line.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:29 pm · Link
Yes. And then, off with their heads!
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:29 pm · Link
Fxd.
Good grief. I can’t believe I’m watching the President speak and not cringing.
4tehlulz - February 24, 2009 | 9:29 pm · Link
@Jon H: NOT TRUE. It’s a little known fact that the Jesus went apeshit at the Temple because his car loan application was rejected.
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 9:30 pm · Link
What’s Lieberman sucking on?
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:30 pm · Link
will not govern out of anger. I love that.
Obama doing Econ 101.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 9:30 pm · Link
Laura, I’m trying to be good here …
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:31 pm · Link
Neither line has once come close to the 0’d out mark, let alone negative territory. This would have been more fun two years ago, with one line at the bottom and one at the top.
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:31 pm · Link
@Laura W:
Crow.
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Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:31 pm · Link
@Laura W:
Republican dick.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:31 pm · Link
@Laura W: Lol! I was just about to ask that?
Ash Can - February 24, 2009 | 9:32 pm · Link
@4tehlulz: LULZ indeed!
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:32 pm · Link
@4tehlulz: "It’s a little known fact that the Jesus went apeshit at the Temple because his car loan application was rejected."
This is a widely-held misconception.
He actually was pissed off because they wouldn’t let him open a Christmas Club account.
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:33 pm · Link
@Laura W: He’s got one of Cheney’s pubic hairs stuck between his teeth.
Oh look, the 21:40 handbasket to hell is here early.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:33 pm · Link
Sen. McCaskill is live tweeting the address from the chamber, if you’re interested.
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 9:33 pm · Link
The Republicans look super confused right now. They keep standing up and applauding in sporadic bunches which means they all have to stand, and then they just look desperate.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:34 pm · Link
@Laura W: His liver.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:34 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
Those lines are both hanging around at the top. Absolutely amazing. If McCain voters are responding this way, I think Repubs are in a hell of a lot of trouble.
Couldn’t happen to a better bunch.
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 9:34 pm · Link
@demkat620: I was trying to guess how many answers I’d get in the first minute, and how many variations on a theme would be offered. Never disappointed around here.
DougJ - February 24, 2009 | 9:35 pm · Link
I was thinking that too.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:35 pm · Link
This is what we have been waiting for. Gobama!
That last section was just great.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:35 pm · Link
@4tehlulz:
you guys are killing me here tonight. too funny.
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:35 pm · Link
Call it:
Which fReichtard will be the first to find the OMINOUS MEANING in the fact he mentioned the Civil War?
I’m putting all my money on Cornfederate "Take Yer Gun 2 Daycare" Wanker.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 9:36 pm · Link
You gotta know that the Republicans are feeling shitty about having to stand up over and over and applaud this guy but he isn’t saying anything they could complain about. I frikkin love it
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:36 pm · Link
That bit about our hybrid cars’ batteries being built in Korea had to ring home. Well written.
NonWonderDog - February 24, 2009 | 9:36 pm · Link
Barack somehow got the entire Republican delegation to stand and applaud something that sounded exactly like nationalization of failed banks. Funny, that.
Nicole - February 24, 2009 | 9:36 pm · Link
Oh my God, thank you for not listing Defense as one of the three areas not to abandon. I actually got anxious for a moment there.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:36 pm · Link
I thought she was wearing a duvet cover.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:37 pm · Link
@Laura W: "Also love the color of Pelosi’s suit"
Looks like neoprene. She scuba’d up the Potomac to get there.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:37 pm · Link
Oh that can’t be right, he mentioned climate change and the red line is still at the top. Huh?
DougJ - February 24, 2009 | 9:37 pm · Link
And let’s face it, he pretty much phoned in the whole Messiah thing after they capped his salary at 500K.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:38 pm · Link
OK, there is NO way Obama is this popular with Republicans. I’m not buying the line…
gbear - February 24, 2009 | 9:38 pm · Link
Since when???
jnfr - February 24, 2009 | 9:38 pm · Link
@Laura W:
I love the fashion chat, Laura. Michelle looks great, but then she always does.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:38 pm · Link
Me too, I think they are well and truly phukked.
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 9:38 pm · Link
Shit, now he’s got the Republicans applauding en masse for everything. This guys is pretty good. He might go somewhere in life if he gets his act together.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:39 pm · Link
@TheFountainHead: "That bit about our hybrid cars’ batteries being built in Korea had to ring home. Well written."
I dunno, Korea? Sounds like batteries might not be a godly industry. Could even be pagan boodist technology.
We may not want to get mixed up with that.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 9:39 pm · Link
I think somebody stole John Boehnor’s mojo. Maybe he will cry.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:40 pm · Link
He’s explaining things again. This is weirding me out.
Republicans all sat for SCHIP.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:40 pm · Link
"Healthcare reform," and he looks directly at the Republicans, and they stand up!
This guy IS Jesus!
kay - February 24, 2009 | 9:40 pm · Link
@Andrew:
It’s a good speech.
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:40 pm · Link
@NonWonderDog: Tomorrow they will all claim their diapers were chaffing and anyone who says they were giving O a Standing O is a liar!
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 9:40 pm · Link
Health care, here is the meat.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:41 pm · Link
One day, they’ll just remain sitting and the whole stand-applause-sit thing will be CGI rendered.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:41 pm · Link
I’ve never seen Pelosi clap so enthusiastically before.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:41 pm · Link
@Rome Again: Half the McCain voters are trying to use their dials as a television remote. The other half are scratching with them.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 9:42 pm · Link
He speaks, the audience monitor lines peak, everyone applauds, stands up, sits down, he speaks some more, everybody stands up and sits down—so when does everyone get some wafers and wine? Or loaves and fishes, at least?
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:42 pm · Link
@Comrade Stuck: "Maybe he will cry."
Oooh, maybe his tan will streak.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 9:42 pm · Link
Let’s predict Jindal’s response:
"We cannot spend our way out of this problem. What we really need right now is lower taxes!"
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:42 pm · Link
Throwdown!
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 9:43 pm · Link
@Jon H: Listen, it takes a certain skin tone/hair color and eclectic sense of personal style to wear Exorcist Green well.
(The style is bizarre and not so flattering…but I’m all about chartreuse green wherever I find it.)
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 9:43 pm · Link
"Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year" I think I am in love. THUD.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 9:43 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
After 8 years of hearing "It’s hard work I tell ya, hard work" for detail, it is kind of surreal to have an intelligent brain talking to me.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:43 pm · Link
The Republicans are thinking "Shit, this is better than the Unification Church!"
PsiFighter37 - February 24, 2009 | 9:43 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat: He just did it again.
The GOP is boxed in and they know it.
kommrade reproductive vigor - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
For those of you just joining us, a summary of the speech so far:
"Help me fix this mess, stand aside, or feel my boot up your ass."
You’re welcome.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
not to gush but I love this man. Great speech, with force without sounding angry.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
@Comrade Jake: "Only lower taxes and the faith of America will exorcise the demons from our economy.."
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
The dude is lethal with words. Absolutely lethal.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
Jindal is fucked. What is he gonna say?
"Hell no we don’t want healthcare, education and energy reform, tax cuts bitches!"
I can’t wait to hear his EPIC FAIL.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:44 pm · Link
Okay, what is Bobby Jindal thinking right now:
"Whiskey or Xanax?"
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 9:45 pm · Link
I wonder if Republicans really don’t realize they look like huge assholes when they don’t applaud healthcare for children.
I’m counting the number of single issue 2010 election ads you could make from the footage of the Republicans acting a fool and I’ve run out of fingers and toes.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:45 pm · Link
@Just Some Fuckhead:
Well, they aren’t Repubs, they are independents who voted between Obama and McCain (at least the meter on MSNBC is) but, if independents who voted for McCain are responding this way, I’m amazed.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 9:45 pm · Link
@Comrade Jake:
Lemme guess. Nah it’s too easy.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:45 pm · Link
Fuck. I just came.
gbear - February 24, 2009 | 9:45 pm · Link
I wonder if Shrub is watching this? He’s enough of a dick that he wouldn’t.
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:46 pm · Link
If that red line is right, the Rushubs are truly fucked. They are rating him higher than the Obama voters! That has to piss the wingnutz off.
Great!
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:46 pm · Link
If Jindal is smart, he’ll just say "I can’t think of anything to contend with".
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:47 pm · Link
@gbear: "I wonder if Shrub is watching this?"
It’s past his bedtime.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:47 pm · Link
Now he’s calling out legislation by name…yeesh.
John Cole - February 24, 2009 | 9:47 pm · Link
Probably both and a wetsuit.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 9:48 pm · Link
Good luck to the little Indian dude who’s got to follow this. I think he’s probably looking for a stand-in from Slumdog Millionaire.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:48 pm · Link
Looked like Orrin Hatch was tweeting.
Seanly - February 24, 2009 | 9:48 pm · Link
Can I haz vote 4 Obama agin?
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:48 pm · Link
Wow I couldn’t see the lines there for a second because they completely topped out.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
@Rome Again:
Maybe he will just request a Mulligan
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
THAT WAS FANTASTIC!
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
Damn he is good!
"With the defecits we inherited…"
YAY
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
@Rome Again: If he were smart, he’d never have agreed to make a speech tonight.
He’s not, and so …. we wish him the best of luck.
Heh.
Heh heh.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
Repubs refused to stand when he said Dems inherited this deficit. OMFG!
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
what was the line that got all that applause?
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 9:49 pm · Link
Hooboy, the Supreme Court justices are a tough fucking crowd.
pattonbt - February 24, 2009 | 9:50 pm · Link
@Comrade Jake:
And…
States rights….
Limited executive power….
Also
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:51 pm · Link
Lieberman clapping at the "no no-bid contracts" line looked like he was passing a stone.
Bad Horse's Filly - February 24, 2009 | 9:51 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat: I was just going to sit quietly and let you guys entertain me, but this had me rolling. So I had to at least say, thanks.
Ash Can - February 24, 2009 | 9:51 pm · Link
After reading the commentary here and at the GOS, I had the same thought that a few folks above had: Right now, Bobby Jindal has the worst fucking job in the entire world.
Sir Nose'D - February 24, 2009 | 9:51 pm · Link
Jindal will need to use the wookie defense.
Josh Hueco - February 24, 2009 | 9:51 pm · Link
‘no-bid contracts in Iraq’
I need a cigarette.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:52 pm · Link
Who just made that expression? Ship our jobs overseas made the lines go away again.
Cris - February 24, 2009 | 9:52 pm · Link
Oh no, he’s talking about raising Joe the Plumber’s taxes again
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 9:53 pm · Link
What can a wingnut do. Obama is drawing a map to the Shining City on a Hill.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 9:53 pm · Link
@Sir Nose’D: I’ don’t think even that can save him.
I think he picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 9:54 pm · Link
god. our President is a master politician.
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 9:54 pm · Link
Surprised to see the R’s applaud the line about "no longer hiding" the war’s price.
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Andre - February 24, 2009 | 9:54 pm · Link
I think Jindal’s going to go down the "OBAMA IS TEH BESTEST! But government is bad (except when it’s Republican.)" route.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 9:54 pm · Link
Repubs now are looking at each other ….. should I stand now?
This is fabulous.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 9:55 pm · Link
Generals are slouchy.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 9:55 pm · Link
Yes
ChrisB - February 24, 2009 | 9:55 pm · Link
Thought bubble over the republican leadership: We cannot let him succeed.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:56 pm · Link
@Comrade Stuck:
They got nothing! ;)
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 9:56 pm · Link
I’m half expecting a "Yes we can" chant to break out here.
Ash Can - February 24, 2009 | 9:56 pm · Link
I just read some wag on the GOS wishing it were Joe the Plumber giving the GOP response tonight. Beautiful.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 9:56 pm · Link
Damn, now he is raising soldiers’ pay. Truly the Rs are fucked!
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 9:57 pm · Link
Living our values doesn’t make us weaker!
Ho00000ooooolllyyy fuckin’ Moses this is uncharter territory folks…
trollhattan - February 24, 2009 | 9:57 pm · Link
Has Malkin’s embolism bust yet?
Cris - February 24, 2009 | 9:58 pm · Link
"America does not torture." OMG he’s plagiarizing GW
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 9:58 pm · Link
@Ash Can:
LMAO. Jindal is the supposed hopeful to contest Obama in 2012 at the moment, if NJTNP is preferred for the response, that’s a telling thing.
gwangung - February 24, 2009 | 9:58 pm · Link
I think Jindal is wishing that as well…
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 9:59 pm · Link
I think the MSNBC lines have both disappeared somewhere up inside of Joe Biden.
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 10:00 pm · Link
Pelosi has a smirk on her face that shows she is enjoying this. McCain has that look of a forced smile, phony as shit.
Damn this guy can speechify. I am loving every minute of this so I know the wingnutz are not.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 10:00 pm · Link
Wait—a bank president giving his $60 million bonus away?
gbear - February 24, 2009 | 10:01 pm · Link
I’m kinda wishing it was Michael Steele.
Arlen Spector’s got to be feeling a little bit giddy this evening.
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 10:01 pm · Link
THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT TORTURE!
Holy fuck.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 10:01 pm · Link
@Andrew:
Those lines looked like a couple of inch worms doing the Talango.
Fencedude - February 24, 2009 | 10:01 pm · Link
I think Biden’s thinking he should get a lift installed in his chair for next year.
ChrisB - February 24, 2009 | 10:02 pm · Link
CNBC shaking its head in shame at that bank president.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:02 pm · Link
A guy who gave away lots of money to those who had less than he did gets standing ovation by everyone. :)
A new respect for sharing is on the horizon.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:03 pm · Link
"Also the fact that all the networks played the President’s entire speech just shows again how the media is in the tank for Obama also!" /Sarah Palin
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:03 pm · Link
The red line has been above the blue for almost the entire speech.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 10:03 pm · Link
@Conservatively Liberal: Being tortured by your captors must have been good life experience for tonight.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 10:04 pm · Link
President Obama: Republican Kryptonite
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 10:04 pm · Link
@Rome Again:
four letter word in wingnuttia
Fern - February 24, 2009 | 10:04 pm · Link
This is a masterful performance.
The republicans are well and truly fucked.
Bad Horse's Filly - February 24, 2009 | 10:05 pm · Link
The mom in me is loving that Michelle has wrapped her arms around that high school student and held her hand the whole time the President was talking about her.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:05 pm · Link
@Rome Again:
You realize what that CEO did, right?
OMG HE SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND!
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:06 pm · Link
A truly awesome speech!
Dave - February 24, 2009 | 10:06 pm · Link
Obama owned. What the hell do the GOP say now??
He totally neutered them.
Ash Can - February 24, 2009 | 10:06 pm · Link
@Rome Again: Actually, by "GOS" I mean Daily Kos. The gist of the comment was, "wouldn’t it be priceless if.."
And on that note, holy shit—I also just read someone saying that Jindal’s speech was pre-recorded. Holy crap, is that true? If it is, he’s fucked seventeen ways to Friday.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 10:06 pm · Link
Hell I think I might even go check out FAUXNOOZ just to see their heads explode.
Fern - February 24, 2009 | 10:07 pm · Link
@Bad Horse’s Filly:
wish I`d seen that.
Comrade Stuck - February 24, 2009 | 10:07 pm · Link
And with all the traffic it is an added omen for success that Balloon Juice didn’t crash. Knocks on wood/
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:07 pm · Link
@Comrade Jake:
Oh yes, I realize. :)
It’s astonishing, really.
Andre - February 24, 2009 | 10:07 pm · Link
The fact that Obama is being given more airtime than McCain is just further proof that the Liberal Media hates America.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 10:07 pm · Link
Takeaway: Presidentin’ ain’t hard work when ya hire someone qualified.
Brick Oven Bill - February 24, 2009 | 10:08 pm · Link
I am a fan of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. The President told us that it was built in the midst of the Civil War. He is full of crap. Theodore Judah did a lot of leg work during the civil war, and is a true hero, a la Sullenberg, but this was the permitting and funding phase.
In April 1865, Collis Huntington drew a line from Sacramento to Salt Lake City. Thirty one miles of the Central Pacific was built as of January 1st, 1865. The transcontinental railroad was completed on May 18th, 1869. I have been to Promontory Point and have watched the two engines join. It gave me goose bumps.
The inauguration was six minutes late, opening a Constitutional question for a period of time. This time the delay was sixteen minutes. I have previously explained about academics in executive positions. He is on teleprompter again, you can tell by the alternating forty-five degree eye shifts. This disturbs me.
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 10:08 pm · Link
Man that was so good! We can haz more of this pleaz?
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 10:08 pm · Link
Absolutely awsome speech, if any repub goes hard line after this they are utterly screwed.
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 10:08 pm · Link
How many SOTU speeches have gotten multiple laughs, to say nothing of the number of total, bipartisan applause lines?
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:08 pm · Link
@Ash Can:
I know what Great Orange Satan is.
And yes, Jindal is screwed.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 10:09 pm · Link
You know what I missed? The random Bush wacky issue like human/animal hybrids or steroids in baseball. What is John Stewart going to mock?
Polish the Guillotines - February 24, 2009 | 10:09 pm · Link
The Chinese?
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 10:09 pm · Link
Excellent speech, now for the commentary…
Andrew - February 24, 2009 | 10:10 pm · Link
DougJ, your Brick Oven Bill personality escaped from the dungeon again.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:10 pm · Link
@Rome Again: I like the fact that he walked down and waded right into the Republicans.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:10 pm · Link
@Brick Oven Bill:
You can’t be serious.
Ned R. - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
So what I’m getting from you, BOB, is you fear teleprelompters and like trains having sex.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
Jim Lehrer helpfully pointing out Obama’s Secret Service guy.
Ana Marie Cox is going to twitter Jindal’s "rebuttal".
She tweets:"I hope Bobby Jindal’s underwear is made of steel because I bet he is shitting bricks."
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
@Zzyzx: Mars bitches!
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
The Republicans are asking him for autographs.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
@Brick Oven Bill: You’re cute. For a spoof troll.
Dave - February 24, 2009 | 10:11 pm · Link
Ah, here comes BOB.
For the record, building the railroad started in 1863. If I remember correctly, that leaves a little more than two years before the war ended.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:12 pm · Link
Oh goody, BoB’s here to make arguments that only make sense in the echo chamber that is his brain. Good times.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:12 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat:
He is NOT afraid. ;)
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 10:12 pm · Link
Isn’t that the crazy Republican House chick from Ohio, asking Obama for an autograph?
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
@Rome Again: He’s not serious, he is a failed spoof.
Ned R. - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
Whew I spelled that one word wrong.
Dave - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
@Polish the Guillotines:
Hey! Don’t forget the plucky Irish!
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat: I’m pretty sure Obama just signed eleven affadavits swearing he is not a citizen of the United States.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
The Kraut said it wasn’t a great speech
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 10:13 pm · Link
Everytime Obama signs an R’s program, I imagine another e-bay auction for it.
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Andre - February 24, 2009 | 10:14 pm · Link
@Rome Again:
It’s an irrefutable truth of the Internet that even if he was joking, there would be someone else out there making that same argument in complete seriousness.
Note that this same rule works when dealing with "joke" sexual fetishes, like balloons and sneezing.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 10:14 pm · Link
No panties thrown. Lehrer notes that there seem to be more autographs being sought than usual.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:14 pm · Link
And the Far Right is even more marginalized now. Oh yeah!
TR - February 24, 2009 | 10:14 pm · Link
Out of the fucking park.
Bostondreams - February 24, 2009 | 10:14 pm · Link
BOB:
Wrong, Bill. The new president’s term begins as soon as the old one’s ends. Amendment 20, Section 1: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."
The ‘swearing in’ is basically a formality at that point.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 10:15 pm · Link
If Jindal really is pre-recorded, this could be the speech that finally tops Dion’s cellphone video.
Jon H - February 24, 2009 | 10:16 pm · Link
@Just Some Fuckhead: ROFL.
valdivia - February 24, 2009 | 10:17 pm · Link
@sgwhiteinfla:
you serious? what did he say? (and thanks for watching so I don’t have to)
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:17 pm · Link
@Andre:
It’s called conservation of wingnut.
sgwhiteinfla - February 24, 2009 | 10:18 pm · Link
Tweet from AnnaMarie Cox
Fucking classic!
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:19 pm · Link
@Andre:
Oh I’m sure crazy can be found all over the net. Just check out Free Republic.
gbear - February 24, 2009 | 10:19 pm · Link
@Dave:
edit: ‘BOB’ is a link. It doesn’t show up very well.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:20 pm · Link
@Rome Again: And here comes Bobby to finish them off ….
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:20 pm · Link
@TheHatOnMyCat:
That’s obvious darlin’ ;)
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 10:20 pm · Link
Shouldn’t we have a new post-coital thread by now?
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garyb50 - February 24, 2009 | 10:21 pm · Link
FINALLY ! ! !
CLASS WARFARE ! ! !
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 10:21 pm · Link
Wow, the dials can go to neutral… didn’t know that was possible.
PC - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
Jindal, MAKE IT STOP!
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
They want this guy to be president? WTF?
TR - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
Does Bobby Jindal play Kenneth the Page from "30 Rock"?
Dave - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
Shorter Jindal: "I’m the Republican Obama!!"
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
Oh my fucking god, tell me this fool isn’t saying what I hear.
From the lunch counter, to the Oval Office?
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
"Hi. I’m Bobby Jindal. Happy Pancakes and Beads-for-Boobs Day. And hey—our president is black. Isn’t that wonderful? Too bad he’s wrong …"
demkat620 - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
I think he choose the whiskey! OMG, this is comical.
Polish the Guillotines - February 24, 2009 | 10:22 pm · Link
@Dave:
True enough. But as a Californian, I gotta shout out to the guys who worked their way over the Sierras.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
Wow Jindall is a horrid speaker. I didn’t know he had a squeaky voice. I thought he was supposed to be amazing or something…
Common Sense - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
WTF is with this accent?
NonWonderDog - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
I had no idea Bobby Jindal was such an uncharasmatic douchebag. I knew he was a crazy wingnut, but I’d never heard him talk.
Conservatively Liberal - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
Right before Jindal started speaking, someone on MSNBC said "Oh God"...lol!
Jindal sounds like a dork. Sorry, a real dork.
Andre - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
@JGabriel:
That would be the equivalent of jumping out of bed straight away to fix a sandwich and a Coke! Just lie here with us for a while and talk about your feelings.
John Cole - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
Is Jindal addressing the nation or auditioning for the job as Mr. Rogers replacement? WTF is up with this sing-songy delivery? He sounds like he is addressing gradeschool kids.
Then again, maybe the Republican voters tuned in for him, so maybe he just knows his target audience.
PC - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
@TR: Win.
Litlebritdifrnt - February 24, 2009 | 10:23 pm · Link
@TR:
Ditto. I cannot say how much this was a home run of home runs.
Jindal already screwed up he called it a "state of the union" baby conceived prior to his parents arrival in the US, couldn’t get health insurance due to "pregnancy" being a pre existing condition, this is going down hill Bobby, quit now, you are not helping.
TheFountainHead - February 24, 2009 | 10:24 pm · Link
I can’t stop thinking of Woody from Toy Story when listening to Jindal…don’t know why.
Was this really pre-recorded?
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 10:24 pm · Link
Ugh, Jindal really sucks. He sounds like he’s in a school play.
TheHatOnMyCat - February 24, 2009 | 10:24 pm · Link
Want your paycheck to dwindle?
Vote for Jindal!
Dave - February 24, 2009 | 10:25 pm · Link
Wow…a folksy southern GOP governor. That worked out so well last time.
And what the fuck does this damn boat story have to do with salvaging the economy?? Oh, and nice way to remind all of us about Katrina.
Bad Horse's Filly - February 24, 2009 | 10:25 pm · Link
This guy is the savior of the Repub party? Makes me long for Palin’s wink and a smile.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:25 pm · Link
This response is hilarious. OMFG! I’m rolling here.
Ninerdave - February 24, 2009 | 10:25 pm · Link
I think I had an Obamagasm.
Oh wait! No, that was just relief that adults are in charge again.
MaurS - February 24, 2009 | 10:27 pm · Link
Brian Williams just asked Rahm about "bipartisanship"and "How will Obama get the Rethugs to work with him??? " Do ANY of the media EVER get out of Washington and out into the real world? The man could not be more tone deaf to what is actually going on outside the Beltway. It is truly nauseating to listen to an anchor of the network news ask such a asinine question. Have to hand it to Rahm, though. He cut Brian right off and pointed to all the support the Recovery Act received by Republican governors.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:27 pm · Link
I fucking called this Jindal response at post #136.
ChrisB - February 24, 2009 | 10:28 pm · Link
@Bad Horse’s Filly:
Great observation.
Mike in NC - February 24, 2009 | 10:30 pm · Link
This is very good news for John McPOW and Caribou Barbie.
Zzyzx - February 24, 2009 | 10:34 pm · Link
Did you know that Americans can do ANYTHING?
Too late for a drinking game.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:35 pm · Link
I think the boat story is code for: "The Revolution begins at home!"
JGabriel - February 24, 2009 | 10:37 pm · Link
Someone should tell Jindal that lying about a train from Vegas to Disney isn’t going to help his pleas for trust.
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Farley - February 24, 2009 | 10:38 pm · Link
@TR: Yes.
Except Kenneth doesn’t lie about what the other pages do.
Comrade Jake - February 24, 2009 | 10:39 pm · Link
Shorter Gergen on Jindal’s speech: What The Fuck?
Waingro - February 24, 2009 | 10:40 pm · Link
Yes! A Ravi Shankar/Mr. Rodgers hybrid.
It’s freaky hearing an Indian guy with a Southern accent. That shit is just weird.
Rome Again - February 24, 2009 | 10:41 pm · Link
@Zzyzx:
That’s because the people who told you Sarah Palin was a wonder to behold said so, and their opinions keep getting regurgitated.
flavortext - February 24, 2009 | 10:43 pm · Link
@Brick Oven Bill:
You forgot to mention that Obama has also started putting rainbows in our water. This too, disturbs me.
Laura W - February 24, 2009 | 10:50 pm · Link
@Andre:
I need a cigarette after your comment. Fun-ny!
garyb50 - February 24, 2009 | 10:52 pm · Link
I can do anything ! ! !
garyb50 - February 24, 2009 | 10:57 pm · Link
Oh, and Jindal says Washington can’t solve anything… he says he/they (locals) stepped up after Katrina & did what had to be done. Then I hear the Feds spent $152 BILLION?
WTF ???
Mike in NC - February 24, 2009 | 11:00 pm · Link
I remember Jindal when I was working at Unisys on the Medicare mess in Louisiana almost ten years ago. Total douche! Yeah, he’ll be GOP presidential material in about 30 years…
Chuck Butcher - February 24, 2009 | 11:01 pm · Link
Re Jindal, Rachel is speechless – despite being paid never to be so.
Chris Matthews after Obama = he’s cut off all the political ground for Republicans except far right.
Matthews after Jindal – WTF??? A Republican uses the Republican response to Katrina to attack government’s ability. Not to mention WTF re: deficits, R allowed themselves to be led to pork & deficit – led by whom?
Obama brings an absolute confidence without a speck of bluster – damn refreshing. I’ll admit to being 55 so time passes a bit quicker but the last 8 years felt like an eternity in hell.
RandyH - February 24, 2009 | 11:03 pm · Link
Someone alert the wingnut american-blood purists!
During Jindal’s response, he admitted that his parents immigrated to the US while his mother was pregnant with him. That can only mean…...
He’s an anchor-baby!
Oh NOES!
Chuck Butcher - February 24, 2009 | 11:21 pm · Link
RE: Chuck on Jindal
WTF??? Please please please Republicans run this guy just like this. Somebody tell me how this guy has more of a clue than Palin? McCain looks positively professional and Presidential.
D-Chance. - February 24, 2009 | 11:21 pm · Link
Caught the speech via CNN Livestreaming… had it in the background while surfing elsewhere.
Great oratory. Now, let’s see if The Party has the convictions of its beliefs. They can do anything they want, and the Republicans can’t do a damn thing to stop it. The Democrats OWN the government right now. They want all this, go for it. If they don’t get it, it’s their own damn fault. If it works, great; if it fails, it’s THEIR failure and theirs alone.
But I’m keeping my money tight to my vest. The only safe place for your assets right now is in your mattress. Anyone throwing more money out there right now is a fool. Keep it in cash, horde it at all costs. At best, it will be another 2-3 years before this unwinds… IF, IF, IF it ever unwinds in any meaningful or positive way, which is highly doubtful.
Neal - February 24, 2009 | 11:26 pm · Link
I didn’t know Bobby Jindal was an anchor baby.
Joshua Norton - February 24, 2009 | 11:30 pm · Link
He does realize that Katrina was botched by a 100% republican administration, doesn’t he? An administration which was intent on screwing things up just to prove that "big government" didn’t work, I might add.
Just Some Fuckhead - February 24, 2009 | 11:47 pm · Link
Spend a little and replace the vest.
Farley - February 25, 2009 | 12:02 am · Link
@Just Some Fuckhead: I think that is wingnut code for suicide-bombing the banks.
Cain - February 25, 2009 | 12:21 am · Link
waaah! I missed it… anybody spot me some video??!
cain
Delia - February 25, 2009 | 12:59 am · Link
@Cain:
Well, you can watch the repeat on MSNBC right now. (10:00 p.m. PST)
Cain - February 25, 2009 | 1:17 am · Link
@Delia:
Hi Delia! I watched it on CSPAN! It was a great speech. I wish I could have watched it and chatted on here. Oh well.
cain
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » The Jindal Response - February 25, 2009 | 9:38 am · Link
[...] That was Chris Matthews, and while the folks on the right will be screaming about liberal media bias, they might be wise to remember that Matthews is a superficial twit, but he was responding to the optics of the entrance, which was not good. Watch Jindal goofily lope in his weird gate out to the microphone with that weird smile on his face- all of which happened after Obama’s command performance in the regal chamber in front of hundreds of clapping people. “Oh, God” is right. And then he started to talk. My snap reaction: [...]