# How incredibly stupid will the SOTU be? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994 "2019-02-05T07:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/101 "2019-02-06T02:54:37Z")
I wore white on election day 2016. I was so proud to finally vote for a woman, a woman I respected. Alas… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/102 "2019-02-06T02:56:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Nah. They killed them _legally_. > > I’m not watching. What’s Nancy doing–what’s her expression? Does she seem to be listening or is she playing sudoku? Her eyes rolled all the way back up into her head when he mentioned “partisan investigations”, presumably to better see the thoughts that were no doubt flitting around in there. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/103 "2019-02-06T03:01:43Z")
I really dislike the human props at the SOTU. Yes: I dislike the practice no matter who does it. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/104 "2019-02-06T03:02:28Z")
It’s amazing to listen to him ramble about curing AIDS when the person who single handedly made the rate of new HIV infections in Indiana break records. I didn’t notice if Pence made scowl at that or if he kept his “i luv u” face going. And how can he babble about caring for sick kids when he tried (succeeded?) in getting his brother’s insurance revoked when his brother’s kid was critically ill? Oh, and the dead separated kids. But they’re brown. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/105 "2019-02-06T03:05:01Z")
Oh my god this is unbearable. Killing babies. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/106 "2019-02-06T03:05:23Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > It’s amazing to listen to him ramble about curing AIDS … Is that what he meant? Given the turnover in his staff and cabinet, I thought he was referring to “getting rid of _aides_.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/107 "2019-02-06T03:07:19Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Is that what he meant? Given the turnover in his staff and cabinet, I thought he was referring to “getting rid of _aides_.” > > 😉 hahahahahahaha My skin crawled at those fuckers all losing their shit on the abortion stuff. How many of them have uteruses or really understand how fucked up they can get? How many of them have gotten their mistresses abortions? Sit the fuck down. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/108 "2019-02-06T03:08:00Z")
Trump threatens a new arms race. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/109 "2019-02-06T03:08:37Z")
“Only I” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/110 "2019-02-06T03:09:59Z")
Are the Pubbies applauding a lot? Do most of them supportive? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/111 "2019-02-06T03:10:51Z")
I don’t think they’re going to have the success they want in trying to demonize \ socialism. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/112 "2019-02-06T03:11:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Are the Pubbies applauding a lot? Do most of them supportive? You got a tv? ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/113 "2019-02-06T03:12:05Z")
[From the FiveThirtyEight live blog:](https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/state-of-the-union-2019/) > [@](#): > > Seth Masket > 10:09 PM > > Immigrants are coming to kill us, the economy is great, don’t investigate me, our allies are treating us badly … Like Trump’s previous congressional addresses, this is a standard Trump stump speech with better grammar. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/114 "2019-02-06T03:12:38Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > “Only I” :rolleyes: Yeah, I caught that too, **Bo** , and I had the same reaction. You mean the Korean War II would be occurring _right now_, Mr. Trump, if it wasn’t for you? The hubris, it burns. Also, he clearly does not know what “socialism” means. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/115 "2019-02-06T03:14:14Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Also, he clearly does not know what “socialism” means. Yeah, socialism only is good when you declare bankruptcy and others have to pick up your tab. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/116 "2019-02-06T03:16:14Z")
This is going on too long. Boring. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/117 "2019-02-06T03:17:32Z")
Has anyone ever likened Trump to Ernest P. Worrell? I mean, Trump also wears the exact same outfit every day. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/118 "2019-02-06T03:18:47Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > [From the FiveThirtyEight live blog:](https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/state-of-the-union-2019/) 😃 > [@AnalogSignal](#): > > This is going on too long. Boring. Quite the coincidence - from the same source I linked to above: > [@Nate Silver](#): > > 10:15 PM > > I think I might pledge to vote for any president, regardless of party, who promises to keep the State of the Union to \< =30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/119 "2019-02-06T03:19:29Z")
So…are there names streaming by? Of all the donors? That’s the big question lol ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/120 "2019-02-06T03:21:14Z")
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