# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/21 "2013-02-13T02:49:14Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Say, what’s with the green ribbons? Biden is wearing one and so is McCain; but not Obama or Boehner. I was wonding the same thing , Wikipedia already says it usually illness awareness but specifically Quote wikipedia During the state of the union 2013, many attendees wore green (and silver) ribbons to remember the victims of gun violence. Green and silver are the colors of Sandy Hook elementary school. Some fast editing over there, but probably not QC’d yet ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/22 "2013-02-13T02:49:51Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Say, what’s with the green ribbons? Biden is wearing one and so is McCain; but not Obama or Boehner. [To honor Newtown victims](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/02/12/biden-wearing-green-ribbon-to-honor-shooting-victims/%5B/url), apparently. ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/23 "2013-02-13T02:51:42Z")
Who was the woman wearing white they showed scowling and nodding her head as if to say “Screw that” to his mention of fair pay for women? ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/24 "2013-02-13T02:52:07Z")
And reading down the article on wikipedia on green ribbons, if there are any Canadians following along, it probably isn’t that. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/25 "2013-02-13T02:52:46Z")
Boehner didn’t even bother to clap when Obama mentioned tying minimum wage to the cost of living. ---
**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, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/26 "2013-02-13T02:55:22Z")
[Joe Biden’s erectile disfunction goes public and the SOTU gets weird.](http://www.theonion.com/articles/panicked-biden-interrupts-state-of-the-union-to-as,31271/) ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/27 "2013-02-13T02:56:02Z")
Military chap to other military chap " we better stand up and appluad the afganistan stuff" ---
**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, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/28 "2013-02-13T03:04:16Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > Boehner didn’t even bother to clap when Obama mentioned tying minimum wage to the cost of living. He has conspicuously kept his seat during a **lot** of standing ovations so far. ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/29 "2013-02-13T03:06:42Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > He has conspicuously kept his seat during a **lot** of standing ovations so far. A floppy-wristed clap while remaining seated… for _wounded vets_? Oh, John… ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/30 "2013-02-13T03:10:02Z")
There ya go. Gun Reform. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/31 "2013-02-13T03:10:44Z")
> [@YWalker](#): > > Who was the woman wearing white they showed scowling and nodding her head as if to say “Screw that” to his mention of fair pay for women? I’d like to know too. They (NBC) showed her at least one other time but didn’t show her name. ---
**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, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/32 "2013-02-13T03:12:07Z")
Hadiya Pendleton’s parents are wearing **gray** ribbons. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/33 "2013-02-13T03:13:33Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > I’d like to know too. They (NBC) showed her at least one other time but didn’t show her name. Is it Bachman? ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/34 "2013-02-13T03:17:33Z")
Winds up with an emotional one-two punch. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/35 "2013-02-13T03:26:51Z")
Sandy Hook families. Gabby Giffords. Aurora families. #TheyDeserveAVote ---
**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, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/36 "2013-02-13T03:29:50Z")
Might have been the first time the word “swipe” was used in a SOTUA. ---
**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, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/37 "2013-02-13T03:38:08Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hadiya Pendleton’s parents are wearing **gray** ribbons. 😕 Don’t see anything [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_ribbon) that would seem to apply. ---
**Author:** ![rogerbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/38 "2013-02-13T03:44:14Z")
Marco Rubio uses coded words to promote tax cuts for jobs creators, I’m shocked. ---
**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, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/39 "2013-02-13T03:51:15Z")
Wasn’t there also supposed to be a Tea Party response to the SOTU address? ---
**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, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/40 "2013-02-13T04:05:57Z")
Highlight of the night: Rubio’s dry-mouthed lunge for a water bottle mid speech. Holy shit I thought he was gonna take a pie to the face! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142.md?page=3)