Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

The willow is too close to the house.

Consistently wrong since 2002

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

This fight is for everything.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

The revolution will be supervised.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

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  1. 1.

    Mary G

    The picture is striking – a sea of men in dark suits on one side of the aisle and a lot of women in suffragette white on the other. Starts with unity but can’t resist a shot about immigration.

  5. 5.

    James E Powell

    No ha-Way! But I am eager to read this community’s reactions, comments, and cutting remarks.

  6. 6.

    Keith P.

    Dr. Ronny is putting in overtime tonight. Sniff counter is already being set off. Can’t wait for the dentures to come loose.

  11. 11.

    J R in WV

    OK, I confess, I watched about 45 seconds, mostly fake applause.

    No more. Shot of bourbon to cleanse my mind. Have a fire in the tiny wood stove, getting cool here, will be the coldest night since we arrived on the hillside in the Dragoons.

    Madame Speaker Pelosi does look fabulous tonight in blinding pure white !!

  12. 12.

    The Midnight Lurker

    D-day veterans and Buzz Aldrin (who looks like he wishes he was somewhere else).

    Sniff

  14. 14.

    TS (the original)

    I looked at the picture – not listening – someone sure spent time on the face color and hair.

  18. 18.

    Mary G

    From the WaPo liveblog while he reads bullshit boilerplate about compromise and we are all Americans:

    ALYSSA ROSENBERG, 8:49 p.m.: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may not exactly be looking forward to Trump’s address, but she’s definitely having a little bit of fun with her outfit for her first State of the Union. She’s wearing a cape blazer, a fashion-forward choice that’s also a nice little nod to her superhero status in the Democratic freshman class. A lot of folks seem to think it’s this Zara piece, which retailed for $99.99 before it sold out. Politicians who would like to steal some of AOC’s thunder should take note: One way to seem appealing to the public is to look like you’re having fun. AOC always does, and tonight, her ensemble is both a nod to the suffrage movement and a reminder that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look sharper than most members of Congress manage.

  20. 20.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I’m assuming this happened?

    Daniel W. Drezner @ dandrezner
    BREAKING: Trump saying “we must reflect the politics of revenge” made me laugh out loud.

    and that he came back with one of his patented “and reject, we must reflect and reject…”

  25. 25.

    Elizabelle

    I have the sound off. Watching Republicans hop up and down. Most exercise they get.

    He looks like il Duce. Except, Mussolini actually was kind of competent. At the outset.

  27. 27.

    Baud

    I hope the ratings are poor, and that Stacy’s ratings are through the roof.

    I’m somewhat tempted to troll this speech, but I’m tired and have to wake up early tomorrow. Will catch Stacy and Raul on the ole Tube of You tomorrow.

  30. 30.

    stinger

    Reading in the previous post that the D women will be wearing white, I turned the TV on but with the volume off. I’m interested to see how long it will take for him to realize that the sea of white to his right represents his “enemies”, and to what extent he will then face almost exclusively left, where pasty men in dark suits will be standing and applauding his every squirtmouth.

  33. 33.

    Keith P.

    The all-white suits sure as hell beats “Seersucker Suit Day”, a true national fashion nightmare.

  37. 37.

    Quinerly

    This is must see, bad TV. He is so bad. It’s like he’s play acting a dictator in a B rated, low budget film, robotic turns and head movements. Nancy looks fab, though. Trump is especially bloated and that damn tie is still fucked up in how it is hanging. Horrendous tie hang when he came in. Could that be a new expression? Obama gave good tie hang. ?

  38. 38.

    Mary G

    And economic miracle is taking place and the only thing that can stop it is foolish wars and ridiculous investigations. Silence. Even the Republicans can’t work up the energy for that.

  40. 40.

    James E Powell

    @Mary G:

    ALYSSA ROSENBERG, 8:49 p.m.: . . . One way to seem appealing to the public is to look like you’re having fun . . .

    One way to BE appealing to the public is to really give a shit about the public and act accordingly. That might not not occur to Village Courtiers.

  44. 44.

    Elizabelle

    @schrodingers_cat: Yes he was. (Albeit he got in trouble earlier in life for skipping out on military service.) Also a school teacher for a while, and apparently a talented journalist and editor.

    And then, alas …

  48. 48.

    Cheryl Rofer

    Here’s the full quote

  49. 49.

    poleaxedbyboatwork

    Gotta go so will take my answer off-the-air as they sez on the call-in shows, but: Is that Jefferey “Sex-Trafficking-Child-Rapist” Epstein I keep seeing in the crowd seated in front of Cruz?

  52. 52.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Cheryl Rofer: looks like they were ready for that one

    Nancy Pelosi @ TeamPelosi
    1m1 minute ago
    Republicans and this Administration like to say that ‘oversight’ and ‘investigations’ are the same thing. They aren’t.

    But if we need investigations, *we will* pursue them because this White House has engaged in a #CultureOfCorruption, cronyism and incompetence. #SOTU

  53. 53.

    Elizabelle

    I love the sea of women in white.

    What was everybody applauding? No sound, and I like it that way.

  56. 56.

    Mary G

    @Elizabelle: Alice Johnson, the woman he pardoned at Kim Kardashian’s prodding, and the crime bill. The one true bipartisan accomplishment in two years.

  60. 60.

    Elizabelle

    Thinking of Pence and Pelosi behind as his (gag) parents.

    Pence: “That’s my boy.”

    Pelosi: “That boy was kicked by a horse way too hard. Dropped on his head too … Can’t he do better?”

  63. 63.

    plato

    Nancy Pelosi @TeamPelosi

    Trump said that “we must be united at home to defeat our adversaries abroad.”

    Why isn’t he standing up to Putin? What does he have on Trump personally, financially, and politically? #SOTU

  66. 66.

    Mary G

    Immigration! Very dangerous southern border! Coyotes! Drugs! Large Caravans on the March! Drink!

  67. 67.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    McKay Coppins @ mckaycoppins
    Seems like he thought that “there can’t be war and investigation” line was going to be a bigger applause line than it was.

  69. 69.

    Elizabelle

    So it’s just the congresswomen in white? Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand both wearing black …

  70. 70.

    Nicole

    Thanks for the updates, everyone. The better half and I opted to sing karaoke in the comfort of our living room instead of watching.

  71. 71.

    Bill Arnold

    Stephen Miller part of the speech. Nasty stuff. Platitudes about legal immigration that are blatant lies given DJT admin policies.

  74. 74.

    stinger

    Nancy’s checking out who does and doesn’t stand to applaud on the R side, looking for potential allies. She never stops doing her job.

  76. 76.

    Bill Arnold

    I’m getting seriously annoyed at all the lies. And the demonization of immigrants is even worse.

  78. 78.

    The Midnight Lurker

    ‘1 in 3 immigrants coming to our southern border are sexually assaulted.’

    Has Trump been south of the border recently?

  82. 82.

    hitchhiker

    There’s just no way I could listen to him — still haven’t watched or heard more than a quick clip of him talking since early in the primaries in 2016, when it was still impossibly funny that he was taken seriously by anybody.

    I mean, what were they thinking? The press, the voters, all of them? He’s just so clearly a vulgar conman with no plans except to be praised and steal money.

    Anyway, thx for being here, even if it’s only to say that you’re not listening either. I’m rooting for a stroke.

  84. 84.

    Yutsano

    Oh drat. It errored out on me. What do?

    I just saw the exploiting the family and MS-13 bullshit. Not regretting missing anything more.

  86. 86.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Simon Maloy @ SimonMaloy
    ME: [reading tweets from people watching a speech] lol idiots watching a speech

    me, on my couch, reading tweets and threads about speech but listening to Lyle Lovett, chuckles

  88. 88.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Has anybody ever noticed that he has a really creepy way of saying, ‘sex’?

    And he says it a lot.

  89. 89.

    Aleta

    “Because I’m worth millions.”
    Republican Blonde. In two new shades: Inflicted Pain and Money Money Money.

  92. 92.

    Quinerly

    @The Midnight Lurker: you are on a roll. I already quoted you once on my Book of Faces page. I’m lazy tonight. Copy and paste job. I’m going let you just write “my” material tonight.

  97. 97.

    Elizabelle

    Ted Cruz’s beard. Is coming in white on the sides. Suits him for being of the 19th century mindset.

  100. 100.

    The Midnight Lurker

    …it’s a see-thru steel barrier, not just a simple concrete wall…You guys didn’t post enough ‘transparent aluminum’ jokes.

  101. 101.

    Elizabelle

    WaPost fact checking in real time.

    9:43 PM
    There is no new security crisis at the border
    9:41 PM
    Trump exaggerates on who was saved money by estate-tax reduction
    9:40 PM
    The other reason the Mexican government is escorting migrants to the border
    9:37 PM
    Statistic on sexual assault of migrant women is from an unrepresentative sample
    9:29 PM
    The unemployment rate has ticked back up

    Long drum solo on youtube.

  106. 106.

    Duane

    @Mary G: After his of demonizing people, conspiring with Russia, creating a humanitarian crisis, and too much more to possibly list, he should address those issues. We, the American people. Unbelievable.

  107. 107.

    The Midnight Lurker

    ‘El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country’.

    Yeah… it has been since Obama!

    And if I’m not mistaken – that’s Beto territory.

    At least he didn’t say San Antonio.

  108. 108.

    Bill Arnold

    OK, that was funny, all the new Democratic women in white stood up to thank Trump for their new jobs.

  110. 110.

    Mary G

    I am dying. “Women filled more than 58% of jobs filled last year,” and Dem newbies stand up and take bows.

    He is trying to personally take credit for the most women in Congress ever.

  114. 114.

    Elizabelle

    Nancy motioned them all up and the Democrats are chanting USA. Ivanka looks thrilled, and dressed for winter in Russia.

    What was that all about?

  118. 118.

    Bill Arnold

    @The Midnight Lurker:

    Awww… he gave a hat tip to the ladies. How nice.

    Yeah, but he did seem surprised at the early standup of the Democratic women in white. Who stood first? I didn’t catch it.

  120. 120.

    The Midnight Lurker

    …talking about how much the tariffs have added to our coffers.

    Billions and billions… he’s gone Carl Sagan on us.

  125. 125.

    Elizabelle

    WaPost fact checking.

    9:46 PM
    Trump exaggerates the effects of immigration on crime and the economy

  126. 126.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @stinger:

    Kasie [email protected] kasie
    Unintended consequence of that line: All the women who kicked Republican men out of their seats are cheering because well, yes, they did take most of the jobs

    James Fallows @ JamesFallows
    I can 100% guarantee this to you: the unintended / sarcastic reactions to this line, inside the hall, would have been gamed out in all previous White Houses.

    Let us hope a meme is born and he’s up all night on the phone with Hannity kicking a wastebasket around the living quarters

  133. 133.

    The Midnight Lurker

    He went from crumbling infrastructure to future technologies to drug prices in less than five seconds.

  135. 135.

    different-church-lady

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Gotta clear this up: the half-hour version was reportedly played as a slow blues. I’m sure Ringo’s hands were definitely beat up by the final take, but it wasn’t from the long version.

  136. 136.

    Elizabelle

    Youtube queued up All Along The Watchtower next. Jimi!

    The lyrics are perfect.

    There must be some kind of way outta here
    Said the joker to the thief
    There’s too much confusion
    I can’t get no relief

    So let us not talk falsely now…. Not so much.

  142. 142.

    Cheryl Rofer

  144. 144.

    J R in WV

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:

    Dude, if I look south from my foothill of the Dragoons, I can see deep into Mexico — there’s a city of 250,000 dreaded Mexicans right over there!!

    The American side of the border crossing has 9,000 people, mostly Hispanic… I’m not sure why the difference. One city is obviously doing better, and it’s the city on the south side of the Wall ~!!!~

  146. 146.

    Mary G

    Only one section of Republican men is applauding and standing up enthusiastically – must be the Freedum Caucus, and people like Mitt Romney are barely clapping and look like they’d rather be having a root canal.

  150. 150.

    Immanentize

    @Elizabelle: exactly!!

    And no words to sully the mood.

    Such beautiful non-digital synth work that Radiohead can only hope to imitate. Although the simian mouth thing of the drummer kinda distubs me.

  151. 151.

    stinger

    @opiejeanne: The D women grabbed his empty boast about job creation for themselves, standing unexpectedly and high-fiving each other; later he mentioned the record number of women in Congress. By then he’d gotten the “joke”.

  153. 153.

    Bill Arnold

    @The Midnight Lurker:

    He went from crumbling infrastructure to future technologies to drug prices in less than five seconds.

    I had the impression that he had zero thoughts about infrastructure or drug prices, was entirely focused on the delivery.

  155. 155.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    BREAKING NEWS

    bouiebaisse @ jbouie
    stephen miller can’t write and trump is still very bad at delivering scripted speeches

  161. 161.

    The Midnight Lurker

    …ripped from mother’s womb, minutes before birth.

    I pretty sure that’s called a C-section.

  163. 163.

    Mary G

    The Governor of Virginia said he would execute a baby after birth, finally gets real applause and enthusiasm.

  165. 165.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Jeff Greenfield @ greenfield64
    Wow, McConnell doesn’t applaud, and sit stony-faced when Trump says we’ll bring drug prices down and slaps Big Pharma…

    Daniel W. Drezner @ dandrezner
    Mitch McConnell looks embalmed tbh.

  166. 166.

    SiubhanDuinne

    I am the worst person in the world for even thinking this, let alone saying it out loud, but I hate him so much that he almost makes me want to reconsider my views on childhood cancer.

  169. 169.

    The Midnight Lurker

    He was making a point about children then started in on NATO.

    He’s the King of Segues. NOT.

  170. 170.

    different-church-lady

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: Here’s an on-line authority:

    The Beatles’ first attempt to record Helter Skelter took place on 18 July 1968. They recorded three takes, lasting 10’40”, 12’35” and 27’11” respectively; the last was the longest recording in the group’s career.

    A remake of Helter Skelter was begun on 9 September, and completed with some additional overdubs on the following day. The Beatles taped 18 takes, all considerably shorter than the 18 July versions.

    It was the September 9 recording (take 21) where Ringo bellowed his famous lament.

  179. 179.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Trump saved us from a nuclear attack from North Korea.

    Say ‘thank you’, you bastards!

  180. 180.

    Jeffro

    I tried to tell my kids a #faketrumpovnews bedtime story tonight, about the incredible brown hordes that are surging over the border to kill us all while we sleep.

    All three of us broke down laughing about what a moron this dumb fuck is until our sides hurt.

    I think we’re gonna win the battle AND the war, folks

  190. 190.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Now he touting the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem.

    And a couple of morons try to start the USA! chant.

    Jesus wept.

  191. 191.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    @different-church-lady:

    he has a really creepy way of saying everything.

    This is true. He’s also really creepy. Kinda like a c****n/conman combo.

    Oh hell, now I’ve scared myself, and likely Omnes too. Help.

  193. 193.

    Bill Arnold

    I'm not going to say that Nancy's necklace (two red balls on a blue necklace) is a metaphoric trolling of Trump accomplished live on TV but wow do a number of people messaging me think so— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 6, 2019

    (If somebody didn’t link already)

  195. 195.

    opiejeanne

    @Mary G: There was a tweet from Nancy Smash urging us not to believe the lies that linked to a fact check site, and the tweet looks like she sent it from behind Trump during the speech. I’m not sure, because I only saw it after a friend retweeted it.
    I laughed, thinking she was tweeting while It was bloviating.

    I just checked, and yes, she was tweeting while he was speaking.

  197. 197.

    Elizabelle

    What I am missing by listening to Edgar Winter:

    WaPost fact check:

    Fact-Checking and Analysis
    10:11 PM
    Trump’s proposal would not provide humanitarian assistance to Central American children
    10:10 PM
    Trump gives confusing numbers on immigrant arrests and charges
    10:09 PM
    Trump’s claim on MS-13 members being removed is dubious
    10:08 PM
    A wall wouldn’t necessarily stop the entry of illegal drugs
    10:07 PM
    Trump exaggerates the possibility of war with North Korea

  203. 203.

    Mary G

    This foreign policy section is completely nuts. I mean, more nuts than usual. Like Venezuela is landing socialist commandos, but we'll never bow to Red Dawn 2.0.#SOTU— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 6, 2019

  207. 207.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Mary G: I went for a cheap joke when you mentioned her face upthread, but I just saw a picture and if she hadn’t been standing with Jared I wouldn’t have recognized her

  209. 209.

    Elizabelle

    Which do you think are the Congress members and Senators and audience types most likely to be wearing Depends tonight?

    This is a long effing speech.

    The Supreme Court robes would be good for that.

    And: Scalia is still dead. Never forget.

  213. 213.

    Quinerly

    Pence looks like he has a phart caught in him crossways.
    (H/t to my now deceased dad. Old Southern expression.)

  217. 217.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Now introducing a S.W.A.T. officer who was shot several times. Didn’t catch in what.

  220. 220.

    mad citizen

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I just listened to the deluxe white album version last weekend–was slow listening to the last couple “Sessions” discs. But it leaked out a few years ago anyway so I had heard that one before.
    http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-helter-skelter-sessions/
    I turned on the speech thinking it was about over (and time for the Response), and ABC has a helpful side list of topics, but I couldn’t take more than a minute. Back here on BJ.

    Next year the Response should just be encouragement of, and how, to vote.

  224. 224.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Now he is introducing a survivor of the Synagogue shooting. The gallery is singing ‘Happy Birthday’.

  225. 225.

    Mary G

    How he has the balls to condemn anti-Semitism and have heroes from the Pittsburgh police and synagogue there I will never know. Survivor who also survived the Holocaust is 81 today and entire Congress sings Happy Birthday to him.

  227. 227.

    Elizabelle

    WaPost:

    Fact-Checking and Analysis
    10:16 PM
    Administration wouldn’t defend ACA and preexisting-condition protection
    10:14 PM
    The U.S. has not spent more than $7 trillion in the Middle East
    10:13 PM
    The U.S. has reduced ISIS’s territory
    10:13 PM
    Apprehensions are down in fenced border areas — also in areas without a barrier

    If you tire of Trump, these are the other trending stories:

    Victim ‘aggressors ‘Seal poo USB Vape pen death Closet ghost Cigarette ban Wearing white Mountain lion Louis C.K. Teachers Oscars John Wall

  229. 229.

    J R in WV

    By talking on and on and on, surely his audience is dropping faster than he spews lies ~!!~ Down to a few thousand viewers now?

  232. 232.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Now he is introducing another holocaust survivor and a U.S. soldier that liberated the camp.

    Did Trump win WWII?

  233. 233.

    trollhattan

    Why is Trump using the Holocaust to troll for applause? Why? Is Trump declaring war on Hitler tomorrow?

    Or is this a loooong buildup to war on Iran?

  234. 234.

    Yarrow

    @Mary G: I’ve got something on the DVR paused because if I stop it the stupid SOTU will show up automatically on whatever the channel is. Just need to know when it’s done so I can stop it.

  235. 235.

    Elizabelle

    “I got blisters on my fingers!”

    The fact checkers sure do.

    You may be a lover but you ain’t no dancer.

    Discuss.

  236. 236.

    The Midnight Lurker

    It’s wonderful to honor these fine people, but what has it got to do with the SOTU?

  239. 239.

    Immanentize

    I think he is trying to stretch out the speech as long as possible to keep people from hearing STACY!

  240. 240.

    The Midnight Lurker

    He’s going on and on about D-Day! This is the fucking History Channel.

    Excuse me… fucking drunk History Channel.

  241. 241.

    chris

    @Elizabelle: About the only part of that book that I remember from 50 years ago. Well, that and i could use some soma right now. will he ever shut up.

  254. 254.

    trollhattan

    “Squander our inheritance or declare we are proud Americans.”

    Weirdest argument against inheritance tax I’ve ever heard.

  258. 258.

    geg6

    Has this disgusting mother fuck not stopped yet? Seriously, will he ever shut up? I want to see Stacey before I go to bed, dammit! I keep hitting the “previous” button and I hear about half a second and it’s all I can do not to throw up the lovely wine and stuffed Cornish hen we had for dinner.

  260. 260.

    WaterGirl

    I had Stacy Abrams speech from 30 years ago open in a tab — I watched it just now. Wow, what a firebrand! I got goosebumps watching her.

  267. 267.

    ThresherK

    Was it 1997 when Bill Clinton gave a long SOTU which pundits hated and yet the TV audience Loved?

  268. 268.

    Aleta

    Trump de Puppet wanted a wall
    Trump de Puppet had a great fall.
    And all the Koch’s money
    and all Putin’s men
    Couldn’t put Puppet in office again.

  270. 270.

    WaterGirl

    I googled Stacey Abrams a few days ago to make sure I was spelling it right. Yep, there is an “e” in there. Then I saw Baud spell it Stacy, thought maybe it was a typo, then I watched the speech and the sign there said Stacy, no “e”. I googled again, and I’m not crazy, it appears there is an “e”.

    Too much work!

  272. 272.

    mad citizen

    Oh my, I had to go back and see Nancy’s blue chain/red balls necklace–friggin’ awesome! Remember when Queen Elizabeth trolled Trump with accessories?

    When they panned the audience the difference is so striking between the parties–one, lots of women, diversity; the other, a bunch of white men, mostly old. I recognized one of my R Senators and it looked like he had brain damage. Senator Todd Young.

  274. 274.

    WaterGirl

    Just turned on the TV for Stacey Abrams, and there was Trump’s ugly mug and a bunch of other old white men filling the screen. Ugh.

  278. 278.

    Aleta

    That last bunch of lines was –seriously– like someone typed out 20 inspiring lines from leaders sprinkled with hymnal, and ran it through some language shuffler to change every sixth word. Even the Republicans went slack jawed.

  286. 286.

    TriassicSands

    @Bill Arnold:

    No way, the balls are much too big. If she were trolling Trump, there would be many large blue balls and two tiny red ones.

    @different-church-lady:
    I’m glad you graciously acknowledge that the slats are beautiful, but did you forgot their “power?”

    @different-church-lady:
    Every year this becomes more embarrassing. The competitive cheering and applause is idiotic. Next year I suggest the addition of Blue and Red cheerleading squads.

    I’ve always hated the chant of “USA USA USA.” Bringing it into the halls of Congress is (to me) depressing. (I don’t hate the US; I hate chauvinism.)

    If aliens from another planet wanted to see how human children behave, they could do worse than watch the two parties at the SOTU address. Sadly, they’d witness kids behaving badly. And they’d conclude that intelligence was not a human trait.

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