State of The Union Address, 1/31/06 Options

[Levy2k6]

Bush just addressed the country... or he was talking to someone. haha.

i liked his idea of economy! just.. the E.U. and China are catching up on us, we must stay on top.

yes, less drop the middle eastern oil thing and develop new sources.

yes, let's drop the politics with the military and that good stuff..

yes... i forgot what but i'll edit this in a minute..


anyways.. what y'all think?





p.s... where does this topic go?

<<< texan. lol.

[Smoogrish]

Hahah, I had to watch that crap for World History homework.. half the time, it was clapping. Hahah. My sister was like, "Is that wine or water? He looks intoxicated!"

[EddieV]

I didn't feel like watching it. I was watching a re-run of Royal Rumble 2006.

[voguelove]

eh, i hate watching bushs speeches. theyre so dull and boring. so i missed this one.

[Levy2k6]

eh, i hate watching bushs speeches. theyre so dull and boring. so i missed this one.

haha, they usually are but i found this one very interesting.. he covered alot of stuff..

the response thing was very dull.. i didnt like the guy.. he said "commonwealth" and what was it.. virginia alot. haha.

[KrunkMuzik]

eh, i hate watching bushs speeches. theyre so dull and boring. so i missed this one.

I hate presidential speeches in general. Unless it concerns me as an individual or my peers, I have no interest in it.

[*RiC3xBoy*]

To be honest, I am never really fond of him or his speeches, but I do agree that relying on oil from the middle east should be a thing of the past.

[Chii]

i'll probably catch part of a rerun since i'm going to be 18 soon and will have to look into political issues because it'll be my duty as a citizen to vote...

in my class, this one girl asked the teacher what the state of the union address was... that's so stupid, it's self explanatory!

[Gypsy Eyes]

Ah it was a good speech, but for a good quarter of the time he was preaching religious ideals and about how amazing the patriot act is. I threw pillows at the tv.

[misskentucky]

"America is addicted to oil."

I really do think that "water" on his podium was spiked...

[FoxBandCutie08]

We're watching it in Honors American Government right now. I am not too fond of president bush, it seems like he's repeating himself to reassure us of what he's doing. He also says evil a lot, it scares me.

[De112]

bush always screws up on his grammar during addresses.

[Levy2k6]

"America is addicted to oil."

I really do think that "water" on his podium was spiked...

that quote was actually like on a promo for the speech.. i heard it on the news before the speech and I was like.. man i hope that's a good paragraph.. lol.

[stevemcqueen72]

The "my dad's two favorite people are turning 50 this year" joke was pretty good. One thing I didn't like was when Hilary and crew jumped up and applauded after he said that about the social security bill not being passed last year. I thought it was very in very bad taste. I know a lot of people don't like him but, come on, he still is the president.

[slut]

a bunch of broken promises =[

[eunie03]

Ah, I just love to see the interest of America's future leaders...

No human-animal hybrids... I especially loved that part. Hoo-rah.[/end sarcasm]

Can those of you that don't like Bush tell me exactly why you don't like him? Besides his grammar, which most of you don't seem to like. How can you judge him without even listening to the address?

[cLinT_wEStw0oD]

i can't take the clapping. they dont even let him finish his sentance. i would slap a nigga if he didnt stop clapping at my speech.

[eunie03]

i can't take the clapping. they dont even let him finish his sentance. i would slap a nigga if he didnt stop clapping at my speech.

As much as I detest the wanksta-ness, I have to agree on those insistent standing ovations. They may as well be on leashes.

[lisaaaaaaa]

i had to watch the whole thing for my social studies homework.
man. i was so bored that i fell asleep for 10 minutes of it. we have to do a 1-2 page report on it.

[sprezzatura]

I have to watch it for my history class too. My history teacher criticized this speech as BS.

[Chii]

"America is addicted to oil."

I really do think that "water" on his podium was spiked...

why? is there something wrong with that statement? it's true.

[innovation]

Can those of you that don't like Bush tell me exactly why you don't like him? Besides his grammar, which most of you don't seem to like. How can you judge him without even listening to the address?

It's not that I dislike him; it's that I dislike his policies. I can rant on and on about this, but basically, rather than collaborating with the international community to amass the intelligence that one needs to eliminate terrorism, Bush violated national sovereignty and invaded Iraq. He practiced hostility rather than diplomacy, particularly during the 2003 DPRK negotiations, when he implied regime change rather than focusing on policy change. Furthermore, he seems to have this idea that the U.S. is exempt from international law. Rather than taking the responsibility to lead the international community as a world power, Bush has constantly pushed for American supremacy, both militarily and politically, and implies that American sovereignty takes precedence over all else--including international law and world order.

By the way, I missed the SOU because I had to finish my essay...stayed up until 4 AM. Bleh.

[fameONE]

In my Social Issues course, we're doing a 3day study on what was (and wasn't) talked about in the address.

To sum it up, he's full of shit.

[*mipadi*]

I'll admit that I didn't even watch the Address. Partly that's because I had projects and meeting almost the entire day yesterday; but mostly it's because Bush's State of the Union address, like almost all of his speeches, are absolutely pointless. Bush's poll numbers have sunk so low that he's spending most of his time trying to convince the American people that "liberating" Iraq was the right thing to do, even without evidence of weapons of mass destruction. He's trying to divert attention away from the lies that got us to Iraq, or the investigation into the Valerie Plame incident, or sugar-coating his illegal domestic spying order, that he can't even focus on any important issues.

Free ourselves from Middle Eastern oil? Great idea, Bush. People have been saying that for years. Why don't you take it one step further and free ourselves from oil, period? Oh, right. You're so deep into the pockets of the oil industry that you can't do that. The best you can manage is telling us to ween ourselves off of Middle Eastern oil while kicking back subsidies to the oil industry (note that while the oil industry claims to need tax breaks to keep production up, Exxon recently posted record profits—for any American company, ever—for the second or third year in a row) and opening on ANWR for drilling. Way to pull the wool over our eyes.

In short, the speech is nothing but a long-winded talk in Doublespeak. I've long become convinced that the key to addressing real issues, such as alternative energy or the budget deficit crisis, is not through government. Politicians are incapable of thinking more than 2-6 years down the road, and even then, several of those years are spent on campaigning for re-election. And when you break it down, is there any real difference between the two major parties? In the late 80's, the Republicans accused the Democrats of being "tax-and-spend liberals" and advocated fiscal responsibility; fifteen years later, when the Republicans are in power, the roles have swapped. Twelve years ago, the Republicans pioneered the use of the filibuster, prompting attack by Democrat leaders; now it is an effective tool of the minority party in the Senate. The government is only around to give the illusion that someone is working for the public good. Really, it's only working for the good of a select few.

[fameONE]

I'll admit that I didn't even watch the Address. Partly that's because I had projects and meeting  almost the entire day yesterday; but mostly it's because Bush's State of the Union address, like almost all of his speeches, are absolutely pointless. Bush's poll numbers have sunk so low that he's spending most of his time trying to convince the American people that "liberating" Iraq was the right thing to do, even without evidence of weapons of mass destruction. He's trying to divert attention away from the lies that got us to Iraq, or the investigation into the Valerie Plame incident, or sugar-coating his illegal domestic spying order, that he can't even focus on any important issues.

Free ourselves from Middle Eastern oil? Great idea, Bush. People have been saying that for years. Why don't you take it one step further and free ourselves from oil, period? Oh, right. You're so deep into the pockets of the oil industry that you can't do that. The best you can manage is telling us to ween ourselves off of Middle Eastern oil while kicking back subsidies to the oil industry (note that while the oil industry claims to need tax breaks to keep production up, Exxon recently posted record profits—for any American company, ever—for the second or third year in a row) and opening on ANWR for drilling. Way to pull the wool over our eyes.

In short, the speech is nothing but a long-winded talk in Doublespeak. I've long become convinced that the key to addressing real issues, such as alternative energy or the budget deficit crisis, is not through government. Politicians are incapable of thinking more than 2-6 years down the road, and even then, several of those years are spent on campaigning for re-election. And when you break it down, is there any real difference between the two major parties? In the late 80's, the Republicans accused the Democrats of being "tax-and-spend liberals" and advocated fiscal responsibility; fifteen years later, when the Republicans are in power, the roles have swapped. Twelve years ago, the Republicans pioneered the use of the filibuster, prompting attack by Democrat leaders; now it is an effective tool of the minority party in the Senate. The government is only around to give the illusion that someone is working for the public good. Really, it's only working for the good of a select few.

Well said. You would've been annoyed if you watched it and disgusted if you had the read the transcript over and over again to examine his 'key points.' The war on terror is really redundant the war on terror.

[eunie03]

It's not that I dislike him; it's that I dislike his policies. I can rant on and on about this, but basically, rather than collaborating with the international community to amass the intelligence that one needs to eliminate terrorism, Bush violated national sovereignty and invaded Iraq. He practiced hostility rather than diplomacy, particularly during the 2003 DPRK negotiations, when he implied regime change rather than focusing on policy change. Furthermore, he seems to have this idea that the U.S. is exempt from international law. Rather than taking the responsibility to lead the international community as a world power, Bush has constantly pushed for American supremacy, both militarily and politically, and implies that American sovereignty takes precedence over all else--including international law and world order.

The thing that surprises me... All it took for the world to even think about impeaching Clinton was a sex affair.

Exactly how many laws did Bush break? I haven't heard the word 'impeach' once.