# 2013 State of The Union - Let's Go **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 13, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142 "2013-02-13T02:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/1 "2013-02-13T02:13:13Z")
Okay, right off the bat, for a bit of superficiality, I officially hate Michelle’s hairdo. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/2 "2013-02-13T02:16:24Z")
Obama just did one of those explodey handshakes with someone in the crowd. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/3 "2013-02-13T02:17:11Z")
2013 drinking game rule: If President Obama mentions gun control you can have no more than ten shots, seven if you’re from New York. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/4 "2013-02-13T02:18:04Z")
Boehner introduces Obama. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/5 "2013-02-13T02:19:01Z")
Definitely not a “malaise” speech so far. Great booyah beginning. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/6 "2013-02-13T02:20:07Z")
What’s with the pastel ties on Biden and Boehner? They look like little boys dressed for Easter dinner. (Just to prove we can be superficial about male politicians, too!) ETA: Stop fidgeting, Biden, my boy! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/7 "2013-02-13T02:23:12Z")
We’ll be right back to the SOTU in a few minutes, but we’re going to cut back to our main story of a burning cabin in Big Bear. They should have done this tomorrow, so we could all see how many would keep the ashes. You know Biden would. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/8 "2013-02-13T02:25:01Z")
First salvo against the Republican’s military Fetish re: sequestration. Good. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/9 "2013-02-13T02:26:00Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Boehner introduces Obama. Well, that is in his job description, although I doubt if he took as much honor and pleasure in it as he said he did. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/10 "2013-02-13T02:27:41Z")
“Our Government shouldn’t make promises we cannot keep, but we MUST keep the promises we’ve already made.” ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/11 "2013-02-13T02:30:18Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > “Our Government shouldn’t make promises we cannot keep, but we MUST keep the promises we’ve already made.” Yeah, that went over like a lead balloon with the Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/12 "2013-02-13T02:30:38Z")
Does Boehner know cameras are on him? That orange scowling isn’t going to convince anyway that Obama is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/13 "2013-02-13T02:31:51Z")
I watch WAY too many political news and talk shows. I recognize someone in every reaction shot. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/14 "2013-02-13T02:33:31Z")
How the hell did they come up with a 140:1 return on investment on mapping the genome? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/15 "2013-02-13T02:35:08Z")
I see Boehner is just going to sit and scowl, whatever the President says. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/16 "2013-02-13T02:36:39Z")
Whew! I thought Obama was going to mention ‘clean coal’ there. Dodged a bullet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/17 "2013-02-13T02:38:26Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Whew! I thought Obama was going to mention ‘clean coal’ there. Dodged a bullet. 🙂 Yeah, but he had a lot of pro-fracking speech, so it’s a wash. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/18 "2013-02-13T02:42:36Z")
Say, what’s with the green ribbons? Biden is wearing one and so is McCain; but not Obama or Boehner. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/19 "2013-02-13T02:43:09Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Well, that is in his job description, although I doubt if he took as much honor and pleasure in it as he said he did. Was his dentist standing by in case of broken teeth? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/20 "2013-02-13T02:46:45Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Say, what’s with the green ribbons? Biden is wearing one and so is McCain; but not Obama or Boehner. According to Brian Williams, it’s to honor the victims at Newton, NH. Obama and Boehner aren’t outwardly opposed to dead school children. It’s a fact. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142.md?page=2)