# State of the Union 2018 follow-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 31, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846 "2018-01-31T00:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/21 "2018-01-31T01:44:53Z")
I’m with you. Selected highlights later, maybe. We need a :sick: smiley. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/22 "2018-01-31T01:53:08Z")
My Govt. students have to report on the SOTU, but I told them not to watch it, just catch the low-lights online tomorrow. I wouldn’t wish a live watching on anybody. You know it’s off to a roaring start when the First Lady arrives by separate limo. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/23 "2018-01-31T01:55:06Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > My Govt. students have to report on the SOTU, but I told them not to watch it, just catch the low-lights online tomorrow. I wouldn’t wish a live watching on anybody. > > You know it’s off to a roaring start when the First Lady arrives by separate limo. I kind of hope she surreptitiously flips him off during the event. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/24 "2018-01-31T01:56:39Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I kind of hope she surreptitiously flips him off during the event. I kind of hope she tosses divorce papers on the podium. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/25 "2018-01-31T01:58:24Z")
Okay, the SCOTUS Justices are in; let’s get this thing rolling. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/26 "2018-01-31T01:58:33Z")
I should have had more wine. Not sure I want to watch this sober… ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/27 "2018-01-31T02:03:04Z")
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**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/28 "2018-01-31T02:05:46Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > I kind of hope she tosses divorce papers on the podium. 😃 Wouldn’t it be priceless for thump to be served divorce papers during the SOTU? That would go down in history. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/29 "2018-01-31T02:06:20Z")
I am boycotting it ! ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/30 "2018-01-31T02:10:53Z")
85,374 watching the CBS YouTube feed atm. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/31 "2018-01-31T02:11:45Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 85,374 watching the CBS YouTube feed atm. How’s he going to spin that into a big crowd? ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/32 "2018-01-31T02:12:40Z")
I think Trump could praise baseball, apple pie, ice cream, and Sunday afternoon drives and the Dems would sit on their hands. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/33 "2018-01-31T02:12:57Z")
89,377 as Trump starts speaking; I’ll watch to see what the peak is. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/34 "2018-01-31T02:13:52Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Wouldn’t it be priceless for thump to be served divorce papers during the SOTU? That would go down in history. Better yet, she manages to get the divorce announcement fed into the teleprompter and Trump mindlessly reads it. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/35 "2018-01-31T02:14:27Z")
“Less than a year”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/36 "2018-01-31T02:16:19Z")
_Pulp Fiction_ is playing on Sundance. Too bad it’ll end before the speech does. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/37 "2018-01-31T02:17:03Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > I think Trump could praise baseball, apple pie, ice cream, and Sunday afternoon drives and the Dems would sit on their hands. Are you actually watching? A glance at the screen tells me that this is plainly incorrect. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/38 "2018-01-31T02:17:35Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > I think Trump could praise baseball, apple pie, ice cream, and Sunday afternoon drives and the Dems would sit on their hands. Yes, because praising those things wouldn’t change who he is or anything about him. IOW Dems know exactly who they’re dealing with and won’t be fooled. (I’m not watching.) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/39 "2018-01-31T02:17:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > _Pulp Fiction_ is playing on Sundance. Too bad it’ll end before the speech does. Maybe not; they’ve said his speech is only about 50 minutes long. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846/40 "2018-01-31T02:19:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Maybe not; they’ve said his speech is only about 50 minutes long. Sadly, they’re at the restaurant robbery scene. Ten minutes to go. But I’m tryin’, Ringo. I’m tryin’ real hard… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-2018-follow-along-thread/807846.md?page=3)