# Obama's SoTU Speech Analysis **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 28, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715 "2010-01-28T02:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/21 "2010-01-28T02:35:49Z")
Go nukes! Drill, baby, drill! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/22 "2010-01-28T02:38:27Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > OMFG > > how are we paying for all of this shit? > > we are so fucked (yes, i understand these speeches are high on platitudes, not so high on practicality, but still) It’s called investing in your country. The free ride is over, repairs need to be made _now_, and I think the bill is worth paying. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/23 "2010-01-28T02:39:56Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > why wait? > > [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/state-of-the-union-2010-full-text-transcript\_n\_439459.html](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/state-of-the-union-2010-full-text-transcript_n_439459.html) Where’s the part about repealing DADT? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/24 "2010-01-28T02:42:04Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Where’s the part about repealing DADT? here > [@](#): > > ill work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/25 "2010-01-28T02:44:09Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It’s called investing in your country. The free ride is over, repairs need to be made _now_, and I think the bill is worth paying. yeah, except it’s a free ride when he’s giving tax credits and incentives left, right, and center. i don’t mind the spending part - it’s the spending and cutting taxes part that never goes over well. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/26 "2010-01-28T02:45:07Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > here OK. I was searching for the wrong phrase. That’s a little vague, though. ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/27 "2010-01-28T02:46:17Z")
Michelle looked like she was constipated there. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/28 "2010-01-28T02:46:59Z")
> [@Laudenum](#): > > Michelle looked like she was constipated there. no wonder she gets embarassed 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/29 "2010-01-28T02:48:08Z")
> [@](#): > > I think Congress should STFU while the speech is going on. Their incessant applause annoys the fuck out of me. It’s like the political equivalent of a sitcom’s laugh track, designed to tell the American people where the good bits are. Hey, assholes, we can work it out for ourselves. > > I’ll read a transcript later on. No shit. I always think I am going to be a responsible society member and watch the thing this time. Then within 2 minutes I remember why I don’t watch them. The asinine pep-rally atmosphere. I half expect the president to come out some year and say, “Wooohooo Glad to be here in the Capital, the rockingest Legislative building in the world!!” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/30 "2010-01-28T02:49:43Z")
At least he’s easy to listen to. I couldn’t stand listening to Bush or Clinton or Bush. Reagan was OK. ETA: OK, here comes the Bush-bashing part. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/31 "2010-01-28T02:51:05Z")
[QUOTE=President Obama] Thank you. God Bless You. And God Bless the United States of America. [/QUOTE] Is it traditional to say that at the end of the address? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/32 "2010-01-28T02:52:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > At least he’s easy to listen to. I couldn’t stand listening to Bush or Clinton or Bush. Reagan was OK. > > ETA: OK, here comes the Bush-bashing part. Sometimes the truth hurts. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/33 "2010-01-28T02:52:31Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Is it traditional to say that at the end of the address? Yeah. They all say it. It’s like they’re required to by the constitution. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/34 "2010-01-28T02:58:59Z")
OK. what’s in the note that was just passed to Pelosi??? ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/35 "2010-01-28T03:17:49Z")
Was there heckling earlier? I thought I heard someone say “howya gonna pay for it”? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/36 "2010-01-28T03:21:11Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > OK. what’s in the note that was just passed to Pelosi??? McCain wants to know if she likes him. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/37 "2010-01-28T03:38:54Z")
> [@Rumor\_Watkins](#): > > i don’t mind the spending part - it’s the spending and cutting taxes part that never goes over well. I wouldn’t worry about that, only republicans cut taxes and increase spending at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Rumor\_Watkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/38 "2010-01-28T03:42:49Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I wouldn’t worry about that, only republicans cut taxes and increase spending at the same time. Right? I’m afraid not. ---
**Author:** ![HISSNLISSN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed8c4c/32.png) [@HISSNLISSN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HISSNLISSN)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/39 "2010-01-28T03:42:52Z")
Not Sure addressing the Americans of 2505. ---
**Author:** ![Jorge\_Burrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Jorge\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorge_Burrito)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715/40 "2010-01-28T03:43:01Z")
While I understand why they did it after Jindhal’s disaster last year, I think the whole I am going to give my response in front of all my family and friends who are going to clap for me even if I go onstage and take a giant deuce is a bit too much. At least he could of given it in front of his state legislature or something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715.md?page=3)