Obama's State of the Union - what do [U]you[/U] think ?

Lamplighter · 01-25-2011, 09:20 PM

So what parts of the speech did you like or not like, did you think will help or not help ?

To start this thread, I'll just mention something important to me.
Obama linked the repeal of DADT to the return of ROTC on university and college campuses.

It's a small change, but I believe it's the way we will gradually eliminate this form of discrimination from our society.

What was important for you ?

TheMercenary · 01-26-2011, 09:05 AM

How about some fact checking....

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/FACT-C....html?x=0&.v=2

I would support suspending all federal funding for any university that prevents ROTC or military recruiting on campus, regardless of DADT.

glatt · 01-26-2011, 09:28 AM

I liked the fact that the two parties sat intermingled. I wish they would always do that. The applause was less subdued overall, because there wasn't that groupthink mentality where each party acted as a pact. People seemed to react like individuals. And there wasn't the obvious visible divide like there usually is in those speeches.

TheMercenary · 01-26-2011, 10:14 AM

I get the feeling though, that it really did not make a difference that they sat together. When they go back to work it will be the typical stuff of throwing barbs at each other based on party. I really wish the Republickins had won the Senate, but not by a super majority, then they would have been forced to work together. The whole sitting together just struck me as a kum-bya gimick.

glatt · 01-26-2011, 10:20 AM

Overall, it means nothing, but for the speech it was nice. The speech means nothing too, so you might as well make it a nice television moment.

Plus there's this idea of "fake it until you make it" where you pretend to be something and then you become it. I'm fine with forced kumbayah moments. There should be more of them.

wolf · 01-26-2011, 10:29 AM

It was too busy at the nuthouse. I am hoping to grab a transcript and will see about translating the doublespeak.

Juniper · 01-26-2011, 10:52 AM

My daughter is in JROTC.

Not that it's related in any way--I'm just proud and wanted to say it

TheMercenary · 01-26-2011, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juniper

My daughter is in JROTC.

Not that it's related in any way--I'm just proud and wanted to say it

You should be proud. I entered the service through ROTC in college. It was a great experience and provided me with a life time of experiences later in life. Keep encouraging her. Well done.

tw · 01-26-2011, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I liked the fact that the two parties sat intermingled. I wish they would always do that. The applause was less subdued overall, because there wasn't that groupthink mentality where each party acted as a pact.

It made the Congressman act more like adults. Or moderates. Not like drunken Greeks at a football game.

01-25-2011, 09:20 PM	#1
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Obama's State of the Union - what do [U]you[/U] think ? So what parts of the speech did you like or not like, did you think will help or not help ? To start this thread, I'll just mention something important to me. Obama linked the repeal of DADT to the return of ROTC on university and college campuses. It's a small change, but I believe it's the way we will gradually eliminate this form of discrimination from our society. What was important for you ?

01-26-2011, 09:05 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	How about some fact checking.... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/FACT-C....html?x=0&.v=2 I would support suspending all federal funding for any university that prevents ROTC or military recruiting on campus, regardless of DADT. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-26-2011, 10:14 AM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I get the feeling though, that it really did not make a difference that they sat together. When they go back to work it will be the typical stuff of throwing barbs at each other based on party. I really wish the Republickins had won the Senate, but not by a super majority, then they would have been forced to work together. The whole sitting together just struck me as a kum-bya gimick. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-26-2011, 10:29 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It was too busy at the nuthouse. I am hoping to grab a transcript and will see about translating the doublespeak. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-26-2011, 09:28 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I liked the fact that the two parties sat intermingled. I wish they would always do that. The applause was less subdued overall, because there wasn't that groupthink mentality where each party acted as a pact. People seemed to react like individuals. And there wasn't the obvious visible divide like there usually is in those speeches.

01-26-2011, 10:20 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Overall, it means nothing, but for the speech it was nice. The speech means nothing too, so you might as well make it a nice television moment. Plus there's this idea of "fake it until you make it" where you pretend to be something and then you become it. I'm fine with forced kumbayah moments. There should be more of them.

01-26-2011, 10:52 AM	#7
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	My daughter is in JROTC. Not that it's related in any way--I'm just proud and wanted to say it

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