# SOU address tonight -- what will W say?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 31, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384 "2006-01-31T18:42:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384/21 "2006-02-01T05:31:49Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Do presidents ever say anything unexpected during a SOTU address? Or use the occasion to announce bold new policy initiatives?

[This comic strip](http://www.abstractgender.com/?comic=100) quotes the begining of James\_Buchanan’s Address. 😛

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384/22 "2006-02-01T05:36:32Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> Hell, I’ll raise you a [Reagan](http://www.kinderhooksportsmen.com/Photos/reagan_hat.jpg).

And I’ll raise you [JFK](http://www.john-f-kennedy.net/tophat.jpg).

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384/23 "2006-02-01T05:41:40Z")

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> [@squeegee](#):
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> And I’ll raise you [JFK](http://www.john-f-kennedy.net/tophat.jpg).

Plus the requisite [snopes](http://www.snopes.com/history/american/jfkhat.htm) page on presidential hattery.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384/24 "2006-02-01T06:24:36Z")

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> [@squeegee](#):
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> And I’ll raise you [JFK](http://www.john-f-kennedy.net/tophat.jpg).

I suppose I have to raise you a [Clinton,](http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/music/clinton/clinton_hat.jpg) [then.](http://eventsandpersonalities.homestead.com/HomesteadFiles/ClintonHatRed_72.jpg)

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sou-address-tonight-what-will-w-say/342384/25 "2006-02-01T11:30:08Z")

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> [@asterion](#):
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> [Abramoff as seen worldwide after the guilty plea.](http://smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/05/abramoff6106_narrowweb__300x413,0.jpg) Kind of a shame, cause that’s not a bad-looking hat.

Know what would have been hilarious, would be if every Democrat had shown up wearing one of those hats.

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