So What is the Over/Under

[osoab]

.... on Obummer being late for the SOTU Address? ;D

So you can keep up with all the latest. http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2011

Start's at 9 pm EST. Get the popcorn and Cheetos ready. Vomit bag may be necessary too. :sicko

Since we don't get to see "Jack in the Box" Pelosi on stage tonight, will Boenner be swabbing his eyes every 2 minutes?


Oh, it is also date night at the SOTU Address. :lol
State of the Union 'Date Night': Lawmakers Court Seating Partners, Some to Go Stag (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-union-date-night-lawmakers-court-seating-partner/story?id=12747545)

[chad]

i heard he's going to be talking about making a lot of "investments in america."

this is code for QE3, QE4, QE5, etc.

[ShortJohnSilver]

I am ticked off because it will be pre-empting "V" which is the only intelligent TV show I watch.

Then again, Obummerstein is an alien ...

[osoab]

Should have added that I expect the big speech to start at about 9:20 EST. 20 minutes late.


i heard he's going to be talking about making a lot of "investments in america."

this is code for QE3, QE4, QE5, etc.


I have also heard that we get to here about "civility".

More SOCIALISM! Hooray!

[Silver Shield]

I just got word that an Academy member was invited to the SOTU. Don't know if his story will be featured in the speech. His clothing factory was saved from being shipped to China with the help of the Govenor and Senator. Wait till you here who he was making clothing for...

[osoab]

One hour to go folks. :D

[chad]

I just got word that an Academy member was invited to the SOTU. Don't know if his story will be featured in the speech. His clothing factory was saved from being shipped to China with the help of the Govenor and Senator. Wait till you here who he was making clothing for...


eh? do tell. i don't have a tv, so give me an update.

[Carbon]

ZeroHedge.com has the full speech:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/full-obama-state-union-address

[Cebu_4_2]

ZeroHedge.com has the full speech:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/full-obama-state-union-address


That man can read huh? Is there a shorter synopsis like 3 or 4 sentences or was it already mentioned above?

[osoab]

I copied it into word. Had 14 pages.
I put the speech in a grade level checker (http://www.addedbytes.com/code/readability-score/) about 9th grade average. Half the people listening won't have a clue what he is talking about. :oo-->

I am going to start posting snippets of the speech.




We are part of the American family. We believe that in a country where every race and faith and point of view can be found, we are still bound together as one people; that we share common hopes and a common creed; that the dreams of a little girl in Tucson are not so different than those of our own children, and that they all deserve the chance to be fulfilled. WTF are they going on about the girl from Tuscon?

[osoab]

Boenner doesn't look too happy.

[osoab]

We are poised for progress. Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing again.

But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise. By the opportunities for a better life that we pass on to our children.

The monkey pumpers on teevee sure have been hyping the DOW as our yardstick.

[Silver Shield]

Boenner doesn't look too happy.
seriously you need to stop tanning when white boy is darker than the black president.

[osoab]

The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.

Are we at war with the future now?

[osoab]

Our free enterprise system is what drives innovation. But because it’s not always profitable for companies to invest in basic research, throughout history our government has provided cutting-edge scientists and inventors with the support that they need. That’s what planted the seeds for the Internet. That’s what helped make possible things like computer chips and GPS.

Just think of all the good jobs – from manufacturing to retail – that have come from those breakthroughs.

Telling?


Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik¸ we had no idea how we’d beat them to the moon. The science wasn’t there yet. NASA didn’t even exist. But after investing in better research and education, we didn’t just surpass the Soviets; we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs.

This is our generation’s Sputnik moment. Two years ago, I said that we needed to reach a level of research and development we haven’t seen since the height of the Space Race. In a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology – an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.

Crap, now we are competing with Sputnik?

[osoab]

We need to get behind this innovation. And to help pay for it, I’m asking Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars we currently give to oil companies. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but they’re doing just fine on their own. So instead of subsidizing yesterday’s energy, let’s invest in tomorrow’s.

Why is he going after the oil companies? Posturing in a good speech?

[osoab]

The speech changed up.


Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America’s success. But if we want to win the future – if we want innovation to produce jobs in America and not overseas – then we also have to win the race to educate our kids.

.........


Think about it. Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school degree. And yet, as many as a quarter of our students aren’t even finishing high school. The quality of our math and science education lags behind many other nations. America has fallen to 9th in the proportion of young people with a college degree. And so the question is whether all of us – as citizens, and as parents – are willing to do what’s necessary to give every child a chance to succeed.

Where I dotted, I swear I heard him say that they were going to require post High School education. I will look through the rest of the posted speech and see if I can find it.

[osoab]

Now, I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration. I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows. I know that debate will be difficult and take time. But tonight, let’s agree to make that effort. And let’s stop expelling talented, responsible young people who can staff our research labs, start new businesses, and further enrich this nation.

:ROFL:

[ShortJohnSilver]

Silver went over $27 per ounce as he started his speech. Oil has gone up as well.

[osoab]

Now, I’ve heard rumors that a few of you have some concerns about the new health care law. So let me be the first to say that anything can be improved. If you have ideas about how to improve this law by making care better or more affordable, I am eager to work with you. We can start right now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses.

Interesting.

The line in blue got laughing from the crowd.

[chad]

Now, I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration. I am prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the shadows. I know that debate will be difficult and take time. But tonight, let’s agree to make that effort. And let’s stop expelling talented, responsible young people who can staff our research labs, start new businesses, and further enrich this nation.

:ROFL:


if you're "responsible" you don't break international border laws.

[osoab]

Within 25 years, our goal is to give 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail, which could allow you go places in half the time it takes to travel by car. For some trips, it will be faster than flying – without the pat-down. As we speak, routes in California and the Midwest are already underway.

That line got the crowd stirred.

[osoab]

Over the years, a parade of lobbyists has rigged the tax code to benefit particular companies and industries. Those with accountants or lawyers to work the system can end up paying no taxes at all. But all the rest are hit with one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world. It makes no sense, and it has to change.

So tonight, I’m asking Democrats and Republicans to simplify the system. Get rid of the loopholes. Level the playing field. And use the savings to lower the corporate tax rate for the first time in 25 years – without adding to our deficit.

This post and the last one were earlier in the speech.

Nice rhetoric so far.

[osoab]

So tonight, I am proposing that starting this year, we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. This would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, and will bring discretionary spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.

Wow, I bet the consensus of the forum, could find many more discretionary funds than this douche.

[osoab]

And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply cannot afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. Before we take money away from our schools, or scholarships away from our students, we should ask millionaires to give up their tax break.

It’s not a matter of punishing their success. It’s about promoting America’s success.


He is not at this point yet, but cry me a fricking river.

[osoab]

We live and do business in the information age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black and white TV. There are twelve different agencies that deal with exports. There are at least five different entities that deal with housing policy. Then there’s my favorite example: the Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them in when they’re in saltwater. And I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked.





Now, we have made great strides over the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. Veterans can now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse. We’re selling acres of federal office space that hasn’t been used in years, and we will cut through red tape to get rid of more. But we need to think bigger. In the coming months, my administration will develop a proposal to merge, consolidate, and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves the goal of a more competitive America. I will submit that proposal to Congress for a vote – and we will push to get it passed.

Selling property at a nice low in the property market.

[osoab]

We should have no illusions about the work ahead of us. Reforming our schools; changing the way we use energy; reducing our deficit – none of this is easy. All of it will take time. And it will be harder because we will argue about everything. The cost. The details. The letter of every law.

Of course, some countries don’t have this problem. If the central government wants a railroad, they get a railroad – no matter how many homes are bulldozed. If they don’t want a bad story in the newspaper, it doesn’t get written.

Is he poking fingers @ China?

[osoab]

That dream is why I can stand here before you tonight. That dream is why a working class kid from Scranton can stand behind me. That dream is why someone who began by sweeping the floors of his father’s Cincinnati bar can preside as Speaker of the House in the greatest nation on Earth.

That dream – that American Dream – is what drove the Allen Brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era. It’s what drove those students at Forsyth Tech to learn a new skill and work towards the future. And that dream is the story of a small business owner named Brandon Fisher.

Invoking a little MLK huh?

The brothers talked about are early in the speech.

I'm done posting on the speech. The above is near the very end of the speech. I will try to find the part where he was talking about requiring post High School Education.

[osoab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCyErL4FdEI


I don't know what to make of this.