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The State of The Speech

Okay, did anyone else find that moment when the Iraqi human rights activist hugged the mother of a fallen Marine just a little bit tacky...let alone further proof that Bush's people made sure the Iraqi vote happened on the 30th and no later if only to HAVE that moment at the State of the Union?

And who else noticed the Iran bit? Please tell me the Daily Show's fantastic editing team is putting together-or HAS put together-clips from the Iraq SOTU and now the Iran SOTU. The man pretty much said "Iran, if you don't clean up your act, or even if you do but we don't think it's enough, you're NEXT!" Cause yes, George is trying to take over the world. That's not Democracy, it's GEORGE IS ON THE MARCH! (run! run!)

In the "backround check, anyone?" category, on the cover of the Boston Herald (of all papers), has a column detailing the story of Willie Dunn. Willie Dunn was seated behind Laura last night and was invited to the State of the Union as an example of a young man who has found God and changed his life around. Well, the mother of the two kids that Dunn shot and killed before his transformation apparently was not pleased...

I did not see the speech, but I did see the clips this morning on the Today Show and Good Morning America. I want to assume that a combination of growing horror over this Administration as well as your Congressfolk getting LOTS and LOTS of e-mails and phone calls and such from their constituency led to a couple of fine moments during the speach. 1) at one point, as the Republican Senators rose to applaud one of Bush's statements, all 45 Democratic Senators remained seated, and 2) When Bush declared that Social Security would be bankrupt soon (despite Social Security's own actuaries saying that things are good for some time), the Democrats all said "No!" Bob Schieffer remarked that through all the State of the Union speeches he has seen (and come on, the man's been a around a while), he has never once seen the President heckled. Matt Lauer said it made him feel as if they were all at British Parliament. I say we need a LOT more of that from our people. Perhaps you ought to send them a little note saying THANKS FOR MAKING SOME NOISE...and to CONTINUE DOING THAT...

Speaking of people making some noise...I think y'all got to read these articles from Molly Ivins and Mark Morford about the vote in Iraq. And then there is also Robert Byrd'sremarks from the floor about his issues with Alberto Gonzalez. (And can I thank my friend Fred for turning me on to Common Dreams in the first place?)



Also, on Stephanie Miller this morning, apparently she recieved quite the flood of calls about the speech, mainly from a lot of people who could not watch the speech, many due to sudden attacks of nausea, to which she responded with how she watches these moments "so [we] don't have to". Please, send her a note and thank her for the sacrifice. And if there was a way to thank one of her callers...For some time I have been (half) joking about the possible affair between George and Condoleeza. A caller mentioned that when she was publicly sworn in, she was making her post swearing-in remarks, and instead of saying how she planned to help "my President..." as best she could, she slipped and said "my husband..." and then in her usual unflappable manner corrected herself and continued. Okay, if anyone has the video of this, send me the link, man...and once again, I am upping my bet that there's an affair (anyone have the Vegas ods on this?)...My mother can see the affair, but feels Condi is a little "cold". I figure George may have caught her at the piano (she did train to become a concert pianist before joining the dark side), releasing a little tension, perhaps tossing her head freely to the intensity of the piece (that George wouldn't recognize), allowing her flip to get ever so slightly mussed, and as she finished, George found himself aroused enough to say "Wow, Condi...uh...you play the piano real good..." Condi is embarrassed to be discovered, even by her good friend, and tries to fix her loosed flip and rebuttons her navy blue blazer. "That was really cool," George says as she stands up. "Thank you Mr. President," she says, blushing. "I really should get back, I just left Kim Jong Il alone in the Roosevelt Room." - "Aw Condi, we have negotiators for that, can't you spare a moment...for your old friend George?"...and that's how it could have begun...

All right...they are making me do my JOB today so i can't add much more, but I of course have to add that you must KEEP E-MAILING!!! E-mail, call, fax, write you friends and family, your Congressfolk and the press. LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION!!! Apparently, it's working, if the Dem reaction last night was even a slight indication. We must keep up the fight people, or George will get away with the policies he spoke of last night...and you KNOW that that cannot happen. Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on.

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:41 AM