"It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens." -Baha'u'llahI like the State of the Union address; it’s interesting how those writers can use so many words with so little actual content. It’s beyond me to understand I guess. I came in late on the speech, forgot it was on, or got distracted by a video game or something less ‘patriotic’.
Here’s how I look at the SOTU address; bull hockey! Every time, it’s just this guy claiming that he’s done really neat stuff, and we’re all great and that’s he’s going to do all this other neat stuff. So what. Talk until you’re blue (or red) in the face, but your actions or miss-actions are what really defines the state of the Union, or the Union of the State.
Listening and reading the speech I came across two things that kind of made me wince … and think to myself … “oh, Dubya … you did NOT say that?!?!”
- “I will continue to reach out and seek your good advice. Yet, there is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success, and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. (Applause.) Hindsight alone is not wisdom, and second-guessing is not a strategy. (Applause.)” translated: “quit picking on me, I’m just doing what Dick and God are telling me to do, I’m Commodore in Chief, I can do what I want .. neener neener neener!”
- “Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research: human cloning in all its forms, creating or implanting embryos for experiments, creating human-animal hybrids, and buying, selling, or patenting human embryos. Human life is a gift from our Creator -- and that gift should never be discarded, devalued or put up for sale. (Applause.)” WAIT! Did he say Human-Animal Hybrids? Way Cool … you mean I could be working along side a Goat-Man or Llama-Lady? …. Somebody needs to check the desk in the Oval Office for those X-Men Comic books!
My final statement on Geo Bush’s love-lecture: BORING! He should have phoned that one in, and not pre-empt my rerun of the Simpsons.
Fun Dubya tune: W’s Duty file : lyrics
Misstatement of Union by Factcheck.org
Dead Man Talking by Joshua Holland
State of the Union, Sliced and Diced by Think Progress
Whitehouse.org’s parody of the SOTU Address .. that’s PARODY people .. remember? part of our freedom of speech, just like wearing T-shirts with fun facts and statements.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
ReplyDelete"The State of the Union has turned into a poll-tested pep rally designed to boost ratings, instead of a forum for offering real solutions to our nation's problems."
Sometimes, not always, she makes me glad I voted for her.
oops! Attributed that quote to the wrong person. That actually came from Rep. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma, whom I, living in Bellingham, did not vote for.
ReplyDeleteStill, Patty Murray was right on when she said: "As I listened to the president's speech tonight, I felt a real disconnect between his priorities and the challenges facing working families in Washington state, Americans across our country, and those fighting for our freedom abroad. ... I fear from the lack of attention paid to their sacrifice in tonight's speech that the president will again submit a budget that will mean longer lines and more out-of-pocket costs for our veterans. ... We have a health-care crisis in America, and the president didn't even offer a Band Aid to stop the bleeding."
Oh, good grief! Sorry to pollute your blog.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't Adam Smith of Tacoma either.
It was Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver.
(At 41-years of age, these senior moments are a little disconcerting.)