#SOTU

I didn't watch.

It's not pride in not knowing, it's pride in not watching. A lot of people are 100 X smarter about politics, so here is my Twitter feed on the subject. They want their observation broadcast, they used the tag #SOTU.

And they do go on.



Newest first, so stuff about rebuttal, where I stopped reading Twitter and it ends at the speech's beginning. Remarks on Twitter probably haven't stopped. These tweets stripped of Twitter stuff.

Mickey Kaus : Obama snipes @Trump. At least the GOP rebuttal...well, it sniped @ Trump too. And they say there's a DC establishmnt http://www.politico.com/blogs/state-of-the-union-2016/2016/01/haley-seems-to-knock-trump-on-immigration-in-sotu-response-217665 …

Benjy Sarlin : So basically tonight was two different State of the Union responses to President Trump

Alan Gomez ‏: @BarackObama makes no mention of the Syrian refugee he invited to sit in the first lady's box tonight. This guy: http://usat.ly/1OZ1yQU

Less Gov. More Fun :'We Cannot Continue To Allow Immigrants To Come Here Illegally' -Nikki Haley

NBC Nightly News : WATCH: Pres. Obama addresses politicians who insult Muslims.

Dr Hugo Hackenbush ‏: God almighty, he starts talking foreign policy and his voice went up two octaves and the whinING commenced.

Michelle Ray : He trusts Iran more than he trusts law abiding American gun owners. 

Just sayin. 

Dana Perino ‏: No mention of San Bernardino. I'm just dismayed that everyone seems to have just forgotten about that terrorist attack. (no sotu tag)

George Eliseo ‏: Wait, I always thought the idea of the Republican response to the SOTU was to criticize the OTHER party?

SFK : I'll be interested in "new politics" when Dems stop lying about this: 

       Hillary Clinton : Couldn't agree more with @POTUS: We need to make voting easier, not harder.               #SOTU

National Review ‏: Making America Grate Again http://natl.re/0Zx1tg   (photo of Obama index finger + evil eye)

Less Gov. More Fun : Obama, #Founders didn't say we need 'debate meaning of liberty'. They knew what it meant, although you don't. ( Photo of O. with text: O, the founders didn't say we need to 'debate over the meaning of liberty'. They knew exactly what liberty meant -- even though you don't. 

Less Gov. More Fun: Obama - 44% of your twitter; documented fake. Did your staff create them? Buy them? (2 screen captures of real VS fake with numbers in low millions 56% real and 59% real (followers) 

Walter Shapiro ‏: This speech by Nikki Haley is the rare SOTU response that enhances a political career rather than mars it.

Paul Ryan ‏: Meet my #SOTU guests Sr. Veit & Sr. Marguire. Seeking relief from the health care law. (photo of Paul Ryan with two nuns with gray headscarves like Muslim women wear. Psych! Like nuns wear. 

BBC Breaking News : Some highlights from President Obama's final #SOTU address (photo of sotu with bullet points * authorise (sic) use of military force against IS * Begin national effort to find a cure for cancer. * Close Guantanamo Bay prison * Lift embargo on Cuba.

Justa Nothermo : How long would your parents let you sit in jail if you called for bail?

Probably not as long as @BarackObama has let Iran hold our men. (no sotu tag)

Holly Renee: If you missed the #sotu, here's a summary: Obama killed bin Laden (he just wanted to remind us), he also cured Ebola, Biden is going to cure cancer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg allegedly stayed awake the entire speech, Nancy Pelosi can't move any of her face muscles, Muslims are not to be questioned or criticized, Michelle Obama has fabulous bangs and scary biceps, there was some bragging about Obamacare, but I couldn't hear it over the roaring destruction of my healthcare plan that I liked, you shouldn't be belittled or bullied due to your religion (unless you are a Jew or a Christian probably), everything should be free (unless you are one of those white privelegey folks) and if you deny climate change you're worng and alone.

Max Boot : 10 sailors missing from US Navy tonight. Also missing from #SOTU.

Less Gov: #Hillary R U ready for #BigHouse? And we're not talking 'bout the white one: RT - http://bit.ly/22YL1H6 

#SOTU (not clear how it relates to sotu)

Erin : So I guess everyone is done talking about Obama's SOTU and 10 sailors being held in Iran?

Chris Loesch ‏: Instead of watching the worst POTUS in our nation's history give his last #SOTU, we celebrated by getting another puppy! 

Max Boot ‏: By declaring war, Obama is giving cancer exactly what it wants. #SOTU

MSNBC: Obama chides GOP in early excerpts of his #SOTU speech released by @White House (Getty pic)

Patricia Mazzei: I spy differences on immigration from GOP SOTU responses in Spanish vs. English 

Sam Stein ‏: The Democrats in my twitter feed who cheered Obama’s call for less partisanship have quickly turned to mocking Gov. Haley. (no SOTU tag)

Twitchy Team: 'Nailed it'! Mary Katharine Ham perfectly sums up Obama's final #SOTU http://bit.ly/1UNFvRD

Roger Simon ‏: Obama ignores what happened on the streets of Cologne. (no SOTU tag)

Ben Gross : A gentle reminder that #Nixon called for a #moonshot-style war on #cancer in his #SOTU speech 45 years ago! #histSTM  (photo of Nixon + quote: I will also ask for an appropriation of an extra $100 million to launch an intensive campaign to find a cure for cancer, and i will ask later for whatever additional funds can effectively be used. The time has come in America when the same kind of concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon should be turned toward conquering this dread disease. Let us make a total national commitment to achieve this goal. Richard Nixon Jan. 22 1971)

Rick Swift : While other people were watching Obama lie to America, I was watching @michaelbay's tribute to her finest operators. #13Hours (no SOTU tag)

Buck Sexton : Obama, who managed not a single truly bipartisan accomplishment in 7 years, now wants to lecture us on "a better politics" (no SOTU tag)

The Scandalous DJT ‏: whatever. 

I guess claiming things that aren't true is the most important part of "Shaping the Narrative." (no SOTU tag)

The Scandalous DJT : this nikki haley Trump Rebuttal is some huge shakes, according to the Rubio Boys, huh?

Omri Ceren : In fairness to Haley, there's little daylight between Trump & Obama on key issues, so difficult to untangle.  in response to this: 

     Laura INgraham: Establishment fave Haley put up its own wall in rebuttal … but it was more of a rebuttal to @realDonaldTrump than to Obama. 

T. Becket Adams : WHAT ABOUT A STATE OF CONFUSION??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxHgd0dg7eY …  in response to this:

     Fox News: @tedcruz: "This was less a State of the Union than it was a state of denial."#Kelly file

Aaron Skeletor : I prefer STATE OF DELUSION myself. It rhymes better

Mollie ‏: I hate SOTUs so much that I now retroactively hate Reagan's SOTUs and some of those were great.

Mike McIntyre ‏: Obama's Final SOTU Is a Dud, Like His Presidency http://reason.com/blog/2016/01/12/obamas-final-sotu-is-a-dud-like-his-pres …

Aaron Gardner : If Nikki Haley is now considered establishment, after the crap they put her through in her elections, it is absolutely meaningless. (no SOTU tag)

Kristen S Anderson : The speed with which reporters in my feed are starting/pushing the "the base hated Haley's response" narrative is breathtaking.

Amanda Carpenter: Nikki Haley's speech wouldh've been good except for the GOP self-loathing.

C-Shell: I'm catching bits and pieces of SOTU and I can't even handle that...I can't figure out if he's a child or if he thinks we are

Todd McIntyre ‏: Take the #ZeitchikChallenge 

Recall a line from Obama's "great" 1st SOTU. From memory... No googling. 

GayPatriot : What a whiny asshole. I can't wait until he's gone. #SOTU

Jonah Goldberg ‏: Did anyone else notice that Obama rhetorically conceded that immigrants reduce wages?

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/429677/obamas-sotu-fail …

Steven Zeitchik: Began his presidency with a great speech, is ending it with the same @sotu

Free Beacon ‏: Chuck Todd: State of the Union was 'greatest hits' list of what Obama hasn't accomplished http://freebeacon.com/politics/todd-greatest-hits-list-obama-hasnt-accomplished/ … 

nyccookie : Did Obama Take His ‘Cure Cancer’ Line From A ‘West Wing’ Episode? http://dailycaller.com/2016/01/12/did-obama-take-his-cure-cancer-line-from-a-west-wing-episode/ … 

Jonah Goldberg ‏: My quick, dyspeptic, take on the last SOTU http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/429677/obamas-sotu-fail …

Dana Loesch : How do you not mention that the country to which you’re giving billions in frozen rev and nuke capability has 10 of our sailors?

Manu Raju ‏: An audible gasp from Rs when Obama suggests it's "hot air" that enemies are getting stronger and U.S. is weaker

Jared Wyand ‏: FUN FACT

The man who burned down the Mosque Obama is talking about...was a Muslim!

http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Federal-officials-arrest-man-in-connection-with-6727623.php …

M. Menard ‏: Fact Check: Top 10 Lies in Obama's State of the Union - Breitbart http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/12/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2016/ … 

Fox News : A.B. Stoddard: “The president actually said he regrets that he couldn’t make a post-partisan government. I think that was surprising.”

Mark Knoller ‏: Ryan says "as usual, the president tried to manage people’s perceptions instead of confronting reality."

Dan Scotto ‏: Useful lesson in Nikki Haley speech: use specific examples, tell stories. A lot of times the responses feel just like scattered rebuttals.

James Taranto ‏: List of SOTU guests who symbolize Obama-era division: Little Sisters, Kim Davis, CAIR execs--others?

Julian Sanchez : Not sure why Obama asked for an AUMF when the next line is "but I'm gonna do the same thing either way... (no sotu tag) 

Rupert Murdoch : O speech proclaims great virtue of Iran nuclear deal.

Tomorrow's headlines: "Iran grabs ten US sailors"!

John Nolte : SHOCK: 

Obama Ignores 10 US Soldiers Held Hostage by Iran 

              The Associated Press : BREAKING: President Obama to say US faces choice between fear of change and confidence in its future

SFK : America is in the greatest shape ever, but voting rights remain inexplicably mired in the 1950s, per our 1st black president.

Michelle Ray : "That young girl might some day cure a disease."

58 million aborted not available for comment. 

SFK : My lovely fiancée has turned me into a conspiracy theorist abt big money making sure there's no cure for cancer. (no sotu tag)

SFK : Honestly, the least annoying of his #SOTU addresses.

T. Becket Adams : I started "Lawrence of Arabia" at the same time that the #SOTU speech began. The movie is over now.

SFK ‏: Next year when Pres. Trump has midgets jumping through rings of fire during this speech we'll be wistful for a simpler time.

SFK : What most of you don't understand is just how badly I would like to believe he's sincere about Americans working together. But...

Jim Antle : You believe a bunch of stupid stuff that nobody else believes...  I'm sorry division has gotten worse. (no sotu tag) 

Tom Shillue : Watching #SOTU from my couch. Mr President If I wanted to be scolded I'd have stayed at work!

James Perry :  Im loving how Paul Ryan is looking at him like "SHUT THE HELL UP"

SFK : Ah...the Dem fairy tale about it being difficult to vote in America in 2016. Also...leprechauns & unicorns.

SFK ‏: At this point, Mr. President, I can honestly say I'm motivated by malice.  

Sara Miller : The most divisive president ever, who spends most of his time calling dissenting voices names, is demanding we all get along?

SFK : A KID WAS CALLED NAMES?!?! THE HORROR!!!!!!!! That sound you hear is ISIS laughing

SFK ‏: Easily the most tepid applause breaks from the Dems of any of his #SOTU addresses. #Hope #Change #GoHome

SFK : Geez, I remember Dems mocking ppl who were worried about Ebola. Now it's a big deal The Lightbringer handled it?

Tony Katz ‏: But what if I want to ask Ambassador Chris Stevens? @93wibc 

SFK : Democrats never meet an illogical premise they don't immediately embrace.SFK : Yes we're the most powerful nation on Earth. That doesn't mean our enemies aren't getting stronger. What an idiot. 

John Tabin ‏: the way he describes it solar power sounds awesome enough to thrive without government subsidies but idk

jon gabriel ‏: Now that oil is so cheap, we need to abandon it. ??? 

SFK ‏: Some "moderate" Jihadi will cut your head off long before the polar ice caps melt. 

el Sooper: 'Troops coming home" huh Obama?

Kelly Torrance: Did the president actually just tout veteran care as an accomplishment??

SFK: But not to refuse to bake cakes for whomever we choose.

jimgeraghty: Paul Ryan's look: Serene disregard.

Michelle Malkin: Bwahahahaha: Obama just talked about "our commitment to the rule of law." Cough. Snortle. Choke

Lem: Obama: "I want to focus on the next 5 years…" Attorney Gen Lynch said something similar.

Michelle Malkin: When & why is it federal govt's job to "help students learn to write computer code" and "personalize medical treatments for patients"? 

Los Feliz: Drink a shot of wheatgrass every time the word "diversity" is said.  

el Sooper: i have to admit i miss the drunken surly visage of speaker boehner smirking behind obama 

Donny Ferguson: Bernie Sanders listening intently. (photo of muppet in theater balcony)

Jonah Goldberg: Paul Ryan's ability to do ab-flex exercises without changing his expression is really impressive.

Popehat: Congress cheers the line about dissolving the council and sweeping away the last remnants of the old republic.

SFK : He promised so many free party favors to kick that off he should have made some fucking balloon animals right after. 

SFK: The guy who turned the space program into a climate hysteria propaganda agency is touting our space prowess w/ climate joke.

SFK : "I believe a thriving private sector is the lifeblood of our economy." Best joke he's told in 7 yrs.

SFK : Seriously, what in the hell would Dems run on if SS & Medicare ever actually become strong? It benefits them to keep them shaky.

SFK: "What does 'El Chapo' mean? Russian is hard."~Biden, right now.

SFK :"Economy...technology...climate...OMG DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ISIS, IRAN, OR SHIT PEOPLE ARE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT!"

Caleb Howe : #SOTU Also magnets. How do they work?

SFK ‏: Yes, we're doing well relative to places that are about to implode.

SFK : I'm tweeting. Technology is working for me. #SOTU

SFK ‏: The Iowa line was decent

SFK : So are we gonna get folksy, drop-the-g's Obama or will he be <chokes down laughter> professorial?

SFK ‏: Has @Salon written its glowing advance review of The Kenyan Retard's 3rd grade speech-giving skills yet?

Jedediah Bila : The #SOTU needs a disco ball. And snacks. And music. And a different President.

SFK : Sad to think this will be the last #SOTU where I'm in a pool to pick at what point Crazy Joe the Wonder Veep will eat a booger.