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[MIMIC]

WASHINGTON - President Bush will tell Congress and the nation Wednesday night that Social Security is headed toward bankruptcy and is in need of “wise and effective reform.”

With four years left to build his legacy, Bush’s speech writers were up to their 20th draft of his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress and a national television audience, which will begin about 9 p.m. ET. Bush practiced the speech one last time Wednesday in the White House family theater.

Aides said the 40-minute address would also make the case for staying the course in Iraq, push for democratic reform abroad and urge lawmakers to pass an array of domestic initiatives. But his proposal to overhaul Social Security since its inception 70 years ago was to be Bush’s signature message.

It's on.

 

[WedgeX]

And to go with it, The Drinking Game.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Any live video feeds online? PEACE.

 

[RiZ III]

He seems to be pretty serious about "changing the world" and "spreading freedom." Wonder what hes planning...

 

[MIMIC]

:lol

Chris Matthews said they'll be counting how many times they applaud.

 

[MIMIC]

Any live video feeds online? PEACE.

CNN's homepage has one.

EDIT: N/M. You have to pay for it.

 

[Socreges]

Oh God they cheer him? I'd like to see this out of twisted curiousity, but I wonder if I can watch the entire thing.

 

[Phoenix]

CNN's homepage has one.

EDIT: N/M. You have to pay for it.

Try MSNBC.

 

[Pimpwerx]

CNN's homepage has one.

It tells me i need a subscription. PEACE.

 

[teiresias]

Oh God they cheer him? I'd like to see this out of twisted curiousity, but I wonder if I can watch the entire thing.

At least one side of the chamber always cheers, no matter who's in office.

 

[Phoenix]

CNN (and other news outlets) already have the transcript. CNN has exerpts here:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/02/speech.excerpt/index.html

 

[Manabanana]

Try MSNBC.

Doesn't support OSX :/

Edit:
Here we go
http://www.cspan.com

 

[Phoenix]

Bush sure is big on sending people to community college.

 

[Pimpwerx]

MSNBC works with IE. Thanks. I don't feel like going to the living room. PEACE.

 

[impirius]

When I become President, I'm going to ask everyone to hold their applause until the end of the speech. Anyone who doesn't... that's a paddlin'.

 

[MIMIC]

:lol One side stands, the other side stays.

That was a great view.

 

[Phoenix]

OMG... did he just say nuclear?

 

[Manabanana]

:lol Does he think he's serious about any of this healthcare stuff?

 

[Pimpwerx]

Cut and paste from the last couple SoU's I see. PEACE.

EDIT: Uh oh. Drug dealers and terrorists in the same sentence.

 

[Manabanana]

He's pretty well spoken this year. It's a bit slower, but it's more coherent.

 

[Socreges]

:lol @ the division

 

[Mrbob]

Bush has his A game going tonight so far. We'll see if he can keep it up for all 45 minutes.

 

[Phoenix]

He's pretty well spoken this year. It's a bit slower, but it's more coherent.

Yes, its like Bizarro universe Bush has taken over the country

 

[AssMan]

Was he just getting negative responses when he talked about cutting benefits from S.S., and how's he going to cut the budget defict if Bush wants to take out 2 trillion dollars that comes from the payroll tax to save S.S.?

 

[impirius]

What's "rother"?

 

[MIMIC]

What's "rother"?

:lol

 

[Pimpwerx]

Was he just getting negative responses when he talked about cutting benefits from S.S., and how's he going to cut the budget defict if Bush wants to take out 2 trillion dollars that comes from the payroll tax to save S.S.?

Duh. He meant to say that SS is in trouble b/c of his incompetence. Look at this shit now. Yay! Personal savings accounts. I can fucking do that already. Why can't I do that AND have SS waiting for me? I'd rather they cut fucking defense spending. PEACE.

 

[nathkenn]

I'd watch but I got enough of that fuck during the debates. He fills me with a kind of indescribable rage that could only be sated by walking outside and murdering the first person I see then drinking their blood. So instead I'll go play burnout as sort of parallel to where our countries headed.

 

[MIMIC]

Uh oh...he's pushin the Constitutional ban on gay marriage.

 

[Manabanana]

What's "rother"?

I think he used "opid" as an adjective earlier, too. It's not even a word :/

 

[AntoneM]

my god! i've gotta go take a shower and get the bullshit out of my ears!

 

[ShadowRed]

Wait what if my faith says it's ok for gay people to marry. Wouldn't an amendment to the constitution banning gay marrages infringe upon my religious rights?

 

[Phoenix]

Duh. He meant to say that SS is in trouble b/c of his incompetence. Look at this shit now. Yay! Personal savings accounts. I can fucking do that already. Why can't I do that AND have SS waiting for me? I'd rather they cut fucking defense spending. PEACE.

While I need to do some due diligence now, what he is saying makes sense. What he's saying is that you should be able to take some of that money that they are ALREADY taking and put it in a savings account that the government cannot touch - that last piece being the key, it would no longer be a matter of what benefits you ge in the future because the money would already be there.

Now, whether or not that would actually work is up in the air and I'll start looking into that myself because there is still a lot of 'funny numbers' going on there.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Who's wearing the fishnets behind Mrs. Bush there?

 

[AssMan]

Uh oh...he's pushin the Constitutional ban on gay marriage.

Banning studies on human embryo to save peoples LIVES here...Well looks like the Christian Coalition got their way this time.

 

[MIMIC]

Ryan White....I remember reading his book.

 

[Manabanana]

How about you keep young men off the streets with, you know, education? Speaking as a FAFSA applicant, I COULD SURE USE THE GOD DAMN MONEY.

 

[Phoenix]

Dude, you can't be free from fear and still be a human being....

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

This shit's worse than Nintendo PR.

 

[Pimpwerx]

That's right Dubya, play to their fears. They're too stupid to read a fucking newspaper or website and find out you're fucking lying. Ugh, why am I doing this to myself? I gotta smoke. PEACE.

 

[Phoenix]

Our goal is to end tyranny in our world? When did that get on the agenda?

 

[Outlaw Pro Mod]

That's right Dubya, play to their fears. They're too stupid to read a fucking newspaper or website and find out you're fucking lying. Ugh, why am I doing this to myself? I gotta smoke. PEACE.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Manabanana]

Since when is the US not forcing democracy on Iraq?

 

[ShadowRed]

Since when is the US not forcing democracy on Iraq?

Exactfuckingly!!!! Does this nut even know what he's saying?

 

[Phoenix]

Uh oh, here we go. Iran has been called out by name

 

[teiresias]

Has he mentioned suspending all future elections due to national security reasons yet?

 

[Pimpwerx]

You know. It's not the first time he's said this and not been called on it, but how are you gonna justify causing a war in another country just to keep terrorists from our country? Iraq didn't have terrorism like this until after we fucked up the place. Why hasn't he been roasted for this? PEACE.

 

[Phoenix]

Has he mentioned suspending all future elections due to national security reasons yet?

Lets not be silly now, he can't suspend elections. The president lacks that ability.

 

[teiresias]

You don't watch enough Star Wars.

 

[ShadowRed]

You know. It's not the first time he's said this and not been called on it, but how are you gonna justify causing a war in another country just to keep terrorists from our country? Iraq didn't have terrorism like this until after we fucked up the place. Why hasn't he been roasted for this? PEACE.

Nevermind that the bulk of the "terrorist" were already in Afganistan. The same terrorist that are in Iraq now would have been in Afgahanistan, there was no reason to attack Iraq to bring them out when we were already at their fucking house.