# 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:** 4
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/61 "2023-02-08T03:25:09Z")
Gotta admit it was one of the better SOTU speeches I have seen in a long time. I’m not a huge Biden fan but he did well with this IMO. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/62 "2023-02-08T03:25:22Z")
Of course, that’s her perogative; I wasn’t suggesting otherwise. Fighting AIDS in Africa is a noble cause. Just not sure what it has to do with the State of the Union. ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/63 "2023-02-08T03:26:15Z")
People always underestimate him. They shouldn’t. In his mere 2 years, he’s been the most effective president of the last 50 years and accomplished more than most, especially given what he faced coming into office, with the narrowest of margins in Congress. I think he did great. ---
**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, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/64 "2023-02-08T03:26:57Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Just not sure what it has to do with the State of the Union. Does everyone the First Lady invites to the SOTU have to pass your eligibility test? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/65 "2023-02-08T03:30:22Z")
I remember when Bono teamed with Mike Piazza to unite America during the 2002 Super Bowl. ---
**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, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/66 "2023-02-08T03:33:04Z")
No, where did I say anything like that? It just seems out of place, is all. Congress, Cabinet, Supreme Court, Military. Celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/67 "2023-02-08T03:34:20Z")
You seem pretty upset about it. Write your congress person and tell them you need them to address this issue. ---
**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, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/68 "2023-02-08T03:34:29Z")
As a poster: > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > No, where did I say anything like that? It just seems out of place, is all. Congress, Cabinet, Supreme Court, Military. > > Celebrities. To you. * * * As a moderator: You’re getting dangerously close to a hijack. Let’s drop it now. You’ve made your opinion known. ---
**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, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/69 "2023-02-08T03:34:46Z")
There’s a lot more to Bono than his celebrity status. ---
**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, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/70 "2023-02-08T03:35:36Z")
Moderating: To all, let’s please drop the Bono discussion. He was a guest. The end. ---
**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, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/71 "2023-02-08T03:36:54Z")
Anyone sticking around for the Sarah Sanders rebuttal? ---
**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, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/72 "2023-02-08T03:37:19Z")
I will. I’d like to hear it. I really enjoyed Mr. Biden’s speech tonight, and I’d like to hear how the Republicans respond. ---
**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, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/73 "2023-02-08T03:39:52Z")
I’ll stick around for as much as I can stand. Her voice makes me grind my teeth. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/74 "2023-02-08T03:41:41Z")
This reminded me of parliament, the back and forth of it. I was waiting for the hurrumphs and hear, hears. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/75 "2023-02-08T03:42:06Z")
I took one for the team and watched a bit of the Fox News wrap-up. They are bashing the First Lady’s quote about education being crucial and juxtaposing that with how Biden’s Covid positions cost our kids so much schoolin’ time. mmm ---
**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, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/76 "2023-02-08T03:46:14Z")
I’ve got CNN on here. One of their commentators remarked that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shout of “Liar!” reminded them of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. “You know, where people yell at the screen.” Made me laugh, anyway. ---
**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, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/77 "2023-02-08T03:46:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > **Crayons:** [Sen. Patty Murray](https://twitter.com/PattyMurray/status/1623070444847865856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623070444847865856%7Ctwgr%5E196318e3948c9c560579f0d446718922a47c91da%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2023%2F02%2F07%2Fstate-of-the-union-live-updates-biden-faces-stubbornly-high-inflation-and-divided-congress-in-annual-address.html) (D-Wash.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and other [Democratic colleagues](https://twitter.com/clairevkao/status/1623143579475386368) wore crayon pins to signal support for [federal investment in child care](https://twitter.com/SenJackReed/status/1623074627642687488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1623074627642687488%7Ctwgr%5E196318e3948c9c560579f0d446718922a47c91da%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2023%2F02%2F07%2Fstate-of-the-union-live-updates-biden-faces-stubbornly-high-inflation-and-divided-congress-in-annual-address.html). Cool! ---
**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, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/78 "2023-02-08T03:47:45Z")
OK, heads-up, Sararah Huckabee Sanders has the Republican response. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/79 "2023-02-08T03:47:57Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Nice arm twisting on Medicare and Social Security. Good job. > [@DoctorJ](#): > > That was slick as hell. > “Some Republicans want to cut SS and Medicare.” > “Boo! Liar!” > “OK, so we all agree then?” Yeah, if anyone still claims that Biden is senile, just show them that. An awesome bit of rhetorical judo, getting the Republican party to publicly commit to not cutting medicare or social security. > [@aurora\_maire](#): > > That’s something _everyone_ can get behind. Not a good look for McCarthy to frown like he disagrees with that. Well, it does cut into corporate profits, so we’ve got to shut that shit down /s ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/80 "2023-02-08T03:47:59Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Anyone sticking around for the Sarah Sanders rebuttal? Not enough bourbon in my house. And to be clear, there is a _lot_of bourbon in my house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=5)