# Trump addresses Congress (2-28)- Doper real-time commentary thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 28, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029 "2017-02-28T13:48:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [March 2, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/161 "2017-03-02T15:59:41Z")
He talks about murder rate as though there was something he could do about it. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/162 "2017-03-02T16:48:46Z")
He could make it higher. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/163 "2017-03-02T17:05:27Z")
Making us afraid is doing something about it. Your frontal lobes function better when you are cringing! It is known! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/164 "2017-03-02T17:14:42Z")
Why should I care about the rate? You can only be murdered once. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/165 "2017-03-02T19:32:12Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Why should I care about the rate? You can only be murdered once. But a higher rate means you’re murdered faster. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/166 "2017-03-02T21:48:03Z")
I’ve seen comments on Facebook about Democratica not standing when the president entered or for the war widow. Is it possible to get the whole chamber view or are we stuck with what was broadcast? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/167 "2017-03-02T22:39:23Z")
I hear many people saying it… Where have _I_ heard that before? Sort of like Conway’s latest ‘alternative fact,’ her false accusation against Wasserman-Schultz. Nope, no agenda there… ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/168 "2017-03-02T22:54:20Z")
Thanks, almost forgot and stepped into a Facebook Echo-chamber. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029/169 "2017-03-03T00:25:17Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > I’ve seen comments on Facebook about Democratica not standing when the president entered or for the war widow. Is it possible to get the whole chamber view or are we stuck with what was broadcast? It’s a lie, of course. > **[FACT CHECK: Did Democrats Refuse to Stand for a Navy SEAL's Widow?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-stand-seal-widow/)** > > A demonstrably unrelated image of Keith Ellison and Debbie Wasserman Schultz was used to claim Democrats refused to clap for a Navy SEAL's widow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-addresses-congress-2-28-doper-real-time-commentary-thread/781029.md?page=8)