State Of The Union 2019

**Diamondback** · 02-05-19, 19:51

Just thought I'd stick up a thread for this year's SOTU discussions. A few buddies on a politics chat andd I made up bingo cards, and if anybody wants to play along at home you can get a card at https://mfbc.us/m/gxfa62 .

So, what all are we expecting to see as highlights tonight? My money's on abortion and The Wall driving the bus, with judges a possible third... beyond that, with Trump's word-salad "fling shit at the wall and see what sticks" approach I'm placing no bets.

**HardToHandle** · 02-05-19, 20:35

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**AndyLate** · 02-05-19, 21:35

Luckily for us, the MSM will spend the next week splicing sound bites and explaining how the President is a Nazi and hates brown people (you know, like the lady whose sentence he commuted).

**Ned Christiansen** · 02-05-19, 21:47

Great speech.

You know, in a company, an organization, an agency-- or a government, behavior at the bottom usually reflects behavior at the top.

The overt acts of disrespect, the purposeful sourpuss looks of dissatisfaction, initiated and I believe even orchestrated from just over the president's left shoulder, showed a disappointing, disgusting level of selfishness and immaturity from the Democratic side. The Speaker's shaking head, pursed lips, mumbling to herself, fidgiting, shuffling papers and all that, should be way beneath the position. It was shameful-- but shame, they are woefully short on.

This does not go for every single Democrat. But a large segment of the party is not representing the party as whole, as a party of reason. And as far as I am concerned, behaving like spoiled brats means you are not representing the American people.

**AKDoug** · 02-05-19, 21:59

Right from the get go he made it a point to say he's willing to cooperate. He firmly put the ball in the democrat's court tonight. It was a good speech, but I missed a bit of it.

**rjacobs** · 02-05-19, 22:02

I lost it after 10 minutes... to many applause and standing ovations... every 10 seconds...

I will watch it tomorrow once an edited version comes out... I am guessing it will be about 11 minutes long.

**Grand58742** · 02-05-19, 22:07

Trump isn't the best scripted speaker and it showed tonight. However, I thought it was a pretty good speech and nothing crazy proposed. Kind of mild. I think it was his way of extending the olive branch to the DNC in a small way to see if it's reciprocated.