Expect nothing more than a rambling speech ….
Oh, and attacks on the Democrats and a boast that he beat the rap on keeping his job….
He won’t acknowledge that the impeachment charge sticks….
Anybody remember anything about the last State of the Union speech from this guy?
Surreal will be the word of the evening as President Trump marches into the same House chamber where he was impeached just seven weeks ago to address the nation even as he is on trial for high crimes and misdemeanors on the other side of the Capitol.
The president’s annual address on Tuesday comes after two weeks of arguments on the Senate floor about whether he should be removed from office and a day before a scheduled final vote. With acquittal virtually assured, Mr. Trump will use his speech to set the terms for the remainder of the year as he heads toward the November election in search of a second term.
The basics.
What we’re expecting to see: Mr. Trump will deliver his third State of the Union address and his fourth speech to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber.
When we’re likely to see it: The speech will begin around 9 p.m. Eastern and will be followed by responses by two Democrats, one in English and one in Spanish.
How to follow it: The New York Times’s White House and congressional teams will be following all of the developments of the day around Washington and providing real-time analysis during the speech. Visit nytimes.com for coverage throughout the day and a live stream of the address in the evening.
On trial by day, on the dais by night, Trump will use his speech to move beyond impeachment.
While tempted to show up at his Senate trial to defend himself, Mr. Trump deferred to lawyers and advisers who warned against it. But in effect, the defendant will now appear in the Capitol in a different format to offer the best case for his presidency, all without having to worry about cross-examination.
Many inside and outside the chamber will be watching to see how or if he directly addresses the constitutional showdown that has been playing out for months. Mr. Trump had hoped to have the trial behind him by now so he could use the nationally televised appearance as a show of victory, but senators delayed a final vote until Wednesday to give speeches explaining their decisions.
As a result, during the day on Tuesday, senators will rise one after another on their side of the Capitol to announce whether they support conviction or acquittal on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from Mr. Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to help him tarnish Democratic rivals. Then, after dark, the same president they are judging will make his way down the House aisle, shaking hands with lawmakers and laying out his agenda for the year….
Note…
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be sitting behind him during the thing….
image from 2019 State of the Union….CNN.Com
Gallup now has Trump at 49/50, a five point increase. They have him a point higher than Rasmussen now.
Rand Paul outed the whistleblower on the Senate floor today. What a piece of shit!
If we had a real President and a real Republican Party they would demand he resign. Of course they are all pieces of shit too.
Vote blue no matter who.
Where’s Rand’s neighbor when he’s needed??
Behind bars?
Not that he’s needed.
Based on his comments about his experience last night,Joe Walsh appears to have left the Republican Party.
He labelled it a “cult”(Gee sounds like me) and calked for the creation of a new part for conservatives like him and I presume CG.
Meanwhile, Bill Kristol, the publisher of the late Conservative journal,The Weekly Standard says he’s a Democrat, at least for now.
I’ve used the word cult many times too.
Kristol has a new site too:
https://www.presidentpence.com/
“Mike’s Alright Given Alternative”
Trump will deliver the State of Union Address shortly…..
Most of political media and social media will be about Democrats and Iowa
No….
This dog is NOT watching the guy talk garbage ….
Will add to this post or do a new one later or in the morning….
I can ONLY stand so much…..
Since nobody watched, I will summarize the key events
– Trump refuses Pelosi’s offer of a handshake when coming up the podium (he also does not shake hands with Penec, who seemed to be in on the plan)
_ Pelosi does not introduce him with the typical flowery language the Speaker always does at these events
-Trump does not mention Impeachment at all
-Trump sounds like a conservative Republican
– Trump sounds like a liberal Democrat
-Trump says unifying things
_Trump acts like an asshole (not hard for him)
-Rush Limbaugh is pinned with the Congressional Medal of Honor by Melania and pretends to be surprised, even though it was said on tv before this speech this would happen
– A mother and her young children are “surprised” by their husband and father coming home from war live in the gallery
_Pelosi spends much of the speech reading from or pretending to read the advance copies of the speech, often holding it over her face
_As soon as Trump finishes speaking, Pelosi angrily rips up the speech
_Trump leaves the podium without shaking the hands behind him
DAMN!….
POLITICO
@politico
Immediately after Trump finished his #SOTU address, Speaker Pelosi stood up and ripped what appeared to be a copy of his speech https://politi.co/2RWiR17
Chris Cillizza Retweeted
Mary Bruce
@marykbruce
Asked why she ripped up Trump’s speech,
@SpeakerPelosi
said because it was “a courteous thing to do considering the alternative. It was such a dirty speech.”
What was the alternative?
Clearly it would be less courteous if she shit on it. I don’t see how you could disagree.
LOL
Sorry, El Rushbo was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the speech.
Gretchen Whitmer gave the Democrats response. I didn’t even really get to catch it.
Other thoughts-
Trump looked horrible physically and sounded low-energy for most of it
It was designed to appeal primarily both to the “base” and African-Americans. He genuinely seems to thinks he is going to win a lot of black votes
He proposed something about trees
For all the legitimate dislike of Trump, Bernie Sanders is not going to beat him. Any Democrat is going to have to work to beat him. He and his people are very shrewdly able to use far-left positions that Democrats have taken (such as the intra-party squabble Democrats have about Medicare for All) and something like “sanctuary cities” and uses it as a major wedge.
This was basically a campaign speech in many places. He spoke about himself :”I”. and not “we.” Then again, Obama did the exact same thing at the 2012 SOTU and it was heavily remarked upon at this time
His rhetorically flourishing ending about the greatness of America contained several lines that a political junkie like me could almost swear were lifted directly from Ronald Reagan and the George Bushes. Maybe someone can do the research and look into that.
All that anyone will remember is that Trump refused to shake Pelosi’s hand and then she ripped up his speech when he was still up there.
People here don’t like to hear it, but a pox on both their houses.
That piece of shit has no business getting the same award Rosa Parks did.
But like I have said over and over again, Trump is the end game of people like Rush Limbaugh taking over the party.
Trump changed Rush more than Rush changed Trump.
I will have sympathy for just about anyone facing a personal crisis or the potential end of their life and will continue to hope for Limbaugh’s recovery, That is what my faith teaches me and that is how I was raised, but giving him that award in that venue reeked of opportunism and was tacky as heck.
Can I make this into a post from U CG?
Or u rather I didn’t?
Just leave it as a regular comment. Thanks.
Just leave it…
K….
Lots of “reality show” like things happened.
He also “surprised” a young African-American girl with a Hope Scholarship after talking about how the Democrats had denied to her through their policies.
Pelosi did not applaud or even look in her direction.
This whole speech had more “gotcha moments” for Democrats than an FBI wiretap in Chicago’s City Hall. Definitely a commentary on the politics of today.
Rashid Tlaib stormed out when Trump mentioned Bret Kavanaugh.
She’s a real piece of work.
So did Tim Ryan., a moderate Democrat.
And no Democrat, moderate or otherwise, yelled, “you lie!”
Although there were any number of false equivalencies repeated and some brand new ones presented.
Maybe they are both offended by drinking games.
Tim Ryan did not leave because of Kavanaugh. He had every right to walk out if he wanted.
There were definitely some moments of “demonstration” y the House Democrats. I wish somebody would have yelled “you lie.”
Tlaib going on CNN and saying she was “triggered” by the mention of Kavanaugh was pretty sad for her though.
Since Sen. Kirsten Sinema (D-AZ) stood and applauded on camera a few times (as most Democrats remained seated and silent), some Trump fans are convinced she is going to vote to acquit and potentially switch parties.
He spoke of a “Trillion Trees Initiative” and I swore he was saying “Treason.”
Pelosi and her party are going to really wish she had those few seconds back when she reacted that way. She let him get under her skin.
All of this speaks to how Democrats would be best off picking an “outsider” and someone who has never worked in Washington as the alternative to the kind of things we saw tonight.
That leaves Bloomberg and Buttigieg. Would they be able to be a ticket or would that be too much “white male”, despite the 40 year age difference and the Jewish and gay aspects? (One is married, one is “living in sin.”)Probably couldn’t happen.
Andrew Yang is also an outsider.
Deval Patrick less so: although he held Massachusetts state office as Governor, he had also worked at the Justice Dept in Washington.
Thirteen things left our of the SOTU (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/politics/trump-state-of-the-union-omissions/index.html