# State of the Union address Feb. 7, 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 8, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458 "2023-02-08T01:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/21 "2023-02-08T02:26:09Z")
Both Harris and McCarthy look like they studied old tapes of prior years and are channeling Pence and Pelosi for blinks and clap styles. Good work talking about the infrastructure projects. ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/22 "2023-02-08T02:28:15Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Jeez, what’s with McCarthy’s blinking? Morse code? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/23 "2023-02-08T02:29:08Z")
I get that reference. Good one. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/24 "2023-02-08T02:30:17Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Morse code? The blinks are slowing now! ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/25 "2023-02-08T02:31:28Z")
Battery running down? ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/26 "2023-02-08T02:35:15Z")
He’s pulling out the big guns: “If you try to repeal anything that makes drug prices cheaper, _I will veto it!_” ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/27 "2023-02-08T02:36:02Z")
Not as much as Yellow Butterfly Dress Lady! Her head was drooping. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/28 "2023-02-08T02:36:17Z")
I’ll believe it when I see it. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/29 "2023-02-08T02:37:14Z")
George Santos has already announced that his State of the Union Address was an enormous success. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/30 "2023-02-08T02:41:54Z")
Was that Manchin looking confused there? Also, could someone poke McConnell and make sure he’s still kicking? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/31 "2023-02-08T02:43:37Z")
Aww, someone took Marjorie Traitor Green’s balloon away! ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/32 "2023-02-08T02:44:10Z")
Was driving with speech on radio. How did the pubs react to the “buy American” and “lower drug prices”? I don’t see how he’ll magically lower the prices, or the American materials thing. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/33 "2023-02-08T02:44:26Z")
Hey Gramps, we’re going to need oil for more than the next ten years. ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/34 "2023-02-08T02:44:51Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Aww, someone took Marjorie Traitor Green’s balloon away! Was that her in the white furry coat? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/35 "2023-02-08T02:44:57Z")
Nice arm twisting on Medicare and Social Security. Good job. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/36 "2023-02-08T02:46:09Z")
Yup. So gaudi. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/37 "2023-02-08T02:46:10Z")
Yep, he got them good on that point. ---
**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 8, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/38 "2023-02-08T02:47:53Z")
Thanks. “If I can’t have my white balloon, I’ll wear my white ballooney coat!” ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/39 "2023-02-08T02:52:15Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Was that her in the white furry coat? Yeah, what the heck was she going for with that? ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/40 "2023-02-08T02:54:55Z")
Huh. To me, he just doesn’t seem quite ready for the bone heap yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=3)