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[kehs]

Obama is Count Dokakkee.

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

That's the thing- if I'm going to a 4 year university- because that's where the majority of high school kids are pushed to go- I don't have the option of entering a trade. Kids who don't do well in school are directed towards trade schools.

Why not give kids steered towards university the option of majoring in or learning about a trade? A 4 year degree isn't required to be a machinist, but it's not required to be a broadcaster, a drafter, a programmer, or an accountant either.

People who want to learn a trade and take some interesting/socially enriching courses will go to community college. By your system, people would be spending tens of thousands of dollars more for the same amount of education and the same type of certification.

 

[The Chosen One]

Obama can even get away with telling bad jokes. If that had been Mittens, it would have been an awkward mess.

 

[kingocfs]

You could tell he saw that joke coming on the teleprompter and wanted to disappear.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Who the fuck is shouting?

 

[Downhome]

That was an awful joke.

What was the joke, I walked out of the room for a second.

 

[Volimar]

President reminding people that he actually has accomplished things.

 

[Buckethead]

Talks about financial oversight

Has JP Morgan exec as Chief of Staff


Lulz

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

WTF Boner. Sick kids and sick women are ok?

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

Mercury poison from his new light bulbs?

 

[Wes]

Someone forgot to proofread that joke section.

 

[ReBurn]

What was the joke, I walked out of the room for a second.

Two republicans walk into a club...

 

[ghstwrld]

lol Immunity

so fake.

 

[watershed]

all of this is complete bullshit.

his wording, "send me this bill" and "send me that bill" is just setting up congress to fail. congress won't do shit this year and he will campaign against a do-nothing congress. this speech is just a way to set up that argument.

this is a 2012 re-election speech, nothing else. he knows full well none of these things will be passed.

You're partly right but Presidents don't legislate, Congress does. Its always been the President's role to set the agenda then press Congress to turn it into a bill.

 

[Vire]

This is pretty awful.

 

[Kosmo]

Mercury poison from his new light bulbs?

Snap

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Definitely not his best SOTU

I was hoping the speech would be about income inequality well at least concentrating mostly on that.

But after watching some of Republican stump speeches, this is refreshing.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I'm okay with the booing after that joke.

 

[Oblivion]

I wouldn't mind a backway investment in green energy via the DOD, but even then will these dipshits in the house bother passing it? Even if the military says it, I'm sure they'd only want energy initiatives involving only the most potent cancer causing coal.

 

[jamesinclair]

I know that "in the long run" it will decrease traffic, but while the roads are being built the traffic gets worse.

False look up induced demand, traffic behaves like a gas

 

[kehs]

Law and Order font lol.

 

[Zzoram]

Obama can even get away with telling bad jokes. If that had been Mittens, it would have been an awkward mess.

That's because of the way Obama told it. His expression showed that he clearly knew it was a bad joke.

 

[s7evn]

Did they use the Law and Order font on these side panels on purpose? It's hilarious, Financial Crimes Unit!

 

[outunderthestars]

I know that "in the long run" it will decrease traffic, but while the roads are being built the traffic gets worse.

Roads have to be repaired/replaced.

 

[Plasmid]

I can't wait for the daily show opening tomorrow.

 

[Raiku]

Boehner needs to take a dump.

 

[Ziltoid]

Are people really booing for a consumer protection agency? really?
...
Really?

 

[faceless007]

I'm reading the text, not watching, but nothing seems that remarkable to me.

 

[MickeyKnox]

Blinking furiously

 

[Tamanon]

That's because of the way Obama told it. His expression showed that he clearly knew it was a bad joke.

He basically told it like someone's Uncle would tell a 20-year old joke that everyone's heard before.

And everyone then still laughs too.

 

[thekad]

Holder going after the banks? Did I mishear that?

 

[Kosmo]

Oh, NOW we are going after mortgage lenders ...

Don't worry about the Wall Street guys.

 

[ReBurn]

Financial secret police! Patriot act for the financial system.

 

[jamesinclair]

Mercury poison from his new light bulbs?

Leds have mercury?

 

[Plasmid]

Eric Cantor furiously swallows his pride to clap.

 

[outunderthestars]

Are people really booing for a consumer protection agency? really?
...
Really?

We already have the FTC. It's yet another expansion of government. We now have to staff up an entire new department.

 

[SoulPlaya]

God damn, he's been talking about fixing crumbling bridges for nearly 4 years now, when's it gonna get done?

Dude, this is a SOTU speech. Nothing gets done from it.

 

[ChiTownBuffalo]

I wish Rob Cordry was our financial watchdog in some weird way.

 

[speculawyer]

Mercury poison from his new light bulbs?

Using an incandescent bulb causes the power plant to spew more mercury into the atmosphere than is in a CFL bulb. I'd prefer to have the mercury in the bulb.

 

[makingmusic476]

He has an excellent vision of where we need to go.

But it's not like Congress is actually gonna write any of these bills.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Are people really booing for a consumer protection agency? really?
...
Really?

They're booing the recess appointment.

HOLY SHIT Cantor can move his cheek muscles and pretend to smile.

 

[TheHeretic]

Worst SOTU he's done by a fair margin. More complexity in the tax code, more industry subsidies, more short term redistributionism with no long term plan to tackle income inequality, free subsidies to homeowners. Everything thats terrible about the Liberal platform rolled into one.

Also throw in Xenophobia and the idea that manufacturing will return to the US (it won't get the fuck over it) .

He's come full circle now, just listing industries he wants campaign contributions from and keeping things as populist as possible.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Ezra says it best:

Most of these lines could be delivered by a Republican. And Republicans would clap for them. And in an election year, Democrats wouldn't.

 

[Cloudy]

Cantor looks mad lol

 

[Tamanon]

Definitely not his best SOTU

I was hoping the speech would be about income inequality well at least concentrating mostly on that.

But after watching some of Republican stump speeches, this is refreshing.

Well, there's more income inequality stuff coming up soon. Buffett Rule time ahead.

 

[Amir0x]

hehe i was just freaking out my fiancee because i had a small wireless headset in one ear on internet stream that was a few seconds ahead of the tv broadcast which was on delay, and I was predicting everything Obama was saying ahead of time and she was all like "what the fuck, how are you doing that?"

"I learned it in a magic book I was reading. It's a simple trick, I can teach it to you!"

Cheesy, but I giggled!

 

[Measley]

Definitely not his best SOTU

I was hoping the speech would be about income inequality well at least concentrating mostly on that.

Not going to happen. Most Americans are more concerned about jobs than income inequality.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

We already have the FTC. It's yet another expansion of government. We now have to staff up an entire new department.

Damn, where are we going to find those people???

 

[Phoenix]

Mercury poison from his new light bulbs?

You're not supposed to eat them nor insert them into an orifice.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Worst SOTU he's done by a fair margin. More complexity in the tax code, more industry subsidies, more short term redistributionism with no long term plan to tackle income inequality, free subsidies to homeowners. Everything thats terrible about the Liberal platform rolled into one.

The throw in Xenophobia, the idea that manufacturing will return to the US (it won't get the fuck over it) .

He's come full circle now, just listing industries he wants campaign contributions from and keeping things as populist as possible.

Don't worry, none of what he says gets done anyway.