# 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:** 6
**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, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/101 "2023-02-08T04:03:45Z")
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this so-called response – especially when she got to talking about “the next generation” or something like that – will be used to test the waters for a run at the Presidency. ---
**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/102 "2023-02-08T06:43:56Z")
“Next generation”… Hmmmmm… I wonder what Trump thinks of that? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/103 "2023-02-08T11:36:03Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Nothing embarrasses the Huckabees. No-heart Huckabees? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/104 "2023-02-08T12:13:58Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > and then some story about cancer that doesn’t seem to be at all related to what Biden was talking about? > [@Horatius](#): > > Completely detached not just from Biden’s speech, but reality. There were others - the ‘response’ to the SOTU by both sides hasn’t been a ‘response’ in a long time (if ever). It’s pre-written speech with maybe some open spots where the speech-writers can shoehorn in something about what the President said. And I don’t know that it needs to be. The President is given 2 hours of prime time to talk about what he (and hopefully someday she) has done and plans to do. The ‘response’ is 20-30 minutes of time for the opposition - if they want to lay out their vision, more power to them. Or if they want to do whatever Sanders was doing with the time (like running for national office, also a tradition (and generally poorly done (see poor Bobby Jindal)), that’s fine also). They should probably stop calling it a ‘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, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/105 "2023-02-08T13:05:38Z")
Now I’m looking forward to all the Republicans talking about how “divisive” Biden was, despite _still_ promoting bi-partisanship throughout his speech, while Huckabee’s little rant wasn’t much more than “Biden hates us, hates you, hates the United States, hates FREEDUM!!!” ---
**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, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/106 "2023-02-08T13:09:06Z")
This is a rather long tweet thread showing how Biden worked the audience for more than an hour after the speech. Very impressive: > ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/107 "2023-02-08T13:48:06Z")
I particularly like this one: > ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/108 "2023-02-08T13:49:12Z")
They came to her with tears in their eyes and they said “Sir…” 🙂 ---
**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, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/109 "2023-02-08T14:22:41Z")
Short, sweet article in The Atlantic online this morning (gift link): > **[How Biden Successfully Baited Congressional Republicans](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/state-union-joe-biden-congress-republicans/672984/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share)** > > The old man has learned some new tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/110 "2023-02-08T15:03:12Z")
Are you sure that’s a gift link? It’s asking me to sign in for a free trial if I want to read it. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/111 "2023-02-08T15:43:01Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > This is a rather long tweet thread showing how Biden worked the audience for more than an hour after the speech. Very impressive: > > [https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1623161073879638018?t=TIyScQ1lUTi5YegwqXlR8g&s=19](https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1623161073879638018?t=TIyScQ1lUTi5YegwqXlR8g&s=19) For anyone who doesn’t think he has the stamina for this job, they should read this entire thread. He could have easily shuffled out of there, but stayed for a long time chatting and connecting with people. And shows how much he cares about other people. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/112 "2023-02-08T15:46:02Z")
I am amused by the thought that the Republicans claim that Biden is senile and mentally decrepit and yet he still openly outsmarted them. ---
**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, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/113 "2023-02-08T15:50:42Z")
Just more proof how disconnected they are from reality. Or, as we say here, just another Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Krupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/114 "2023-02-08T16:22:33Z")
The SOTU was incredible. It’s not a competition or a debate, but there’s no other way I can say it. Biden won. And the response afterwards was likewise a complete disaster, as others have said. I too thought she was going to add, “…and that’s why I’m running for President in 2024.” Yep…Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/115 "2023-02-08T16:30:02Z")
> [@Leo\_Krupe](#): > > I too thought she was going to add, “…and that’s why I’m running for President in 2024.” I thought she was going to end with: “We hates him! He stole the precious!” ---
**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, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/116 "2023-02-08T17:01:24Z")
Hmmm… no, sorry. I thought it was a gift link. Rats. Here’s a Twitter link. Maybe you can read the article by this route. > ---
**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, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/117 "2023-02-08T17:03:39Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Was that her in the white furry coat? Yes. She was bringing “boxer’s girlfriend” energy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/118 "2023-02-08T23:17:34Z")
Holy crap. This 4 minute clip absolutely embarassed the Republicans. Biden knows it and you can tell…McCarthy knows it. Biden absolutely killed them. He had a plan for their heckles. They had no plan. He slammed them. I’ve never seen a State of the Union like it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BKeYcFk3bTQ/maxresdefault.jpg "WATCH: ‘We all apparently agree’ on saving Medicare and Social Security, Biden teases at SOTU") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKeYcFk3bTQ) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/119 "2023-02-08T23:31:16Z")
I wish Biden could have somehow shown the clip of Mike Lee talking about phasing out medicare by pulling it out by the roots. I heard Mike Lee described as the “smart republican” today, but I don’t think you can pull something out by the roots and then claim you phased it out. He’s the one who pissed me off the most last night though. His reaction when Biden was talking about that made me want to throw something at my TV. I hear he’s also behind the fake elector idea. I hope he goes to jail. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458/120 "2023-02-09T00:41:14Z")
I know that The Lincoln Project is a bunch of Republicans, but they did this… (Just over one minute long.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cm_oBJeGj58/maxresdefault.jpg "So We're All In Agreement?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm_oBJeGj58) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458.md?page=7)