In the #tabletalk IRC chat room last night, some of us discussed the State of the Union as it happened. Some highlights:

[19:26] DanAtNR: So…who’s skipping the state of the union? :)
[19:26] dm42: Dat’d be me… I’ll read it later ;)
[19:27] Maria: bleh…politics…

[19:35] Kobra: Not me, Dan.
[19:36] Kobra: I’m interested in what he’s going to say about Iran.
[19:40] DanAtNR: I wonder how tough he’s gonna be on Hamas.
[19:41] dm42: That’s a good question.
[19:44] Kobra: Well, the position so far is that the US will not deal with Hamas until they withdraw their operating philosophy.

[20:08] DanAtNR: hmmmm I don’t see any NFL quarterbacks in the stands this time
(about being civil) [20:14] DanAtNR: you think he’s talking to Kennedy there? :)

[20:35] DanAtNR: ack hillary
[20:36] raceon4: yea i saw that too

[20:43] ScariSwede: the only thing i can’t stand more than sports is government politics
[20:44] ScariSwede: i have no desire to watch the sotu

[20:45] Kobra: Well, regardless of whether or not you support Bush’s policies, I don’t see how you could not call him a great leader.
[20:45] Kobra: With all the opposition he’s had to deal with, he’s held his course.
[20:45] raceon4: the speech isnt bad
[20:45] Maria: *shuts up*
[20:45] ScariSwede: even among his own supporters, kobra

[20:46] DanAtNR: he just rejected amnesty. That’s a shift.
[20:46] raceon4: of course a political science major would say that
[20:46] raceon4: yea i heard that
[20:46] DanAtNR: mr. president, could you please show me the line in the amended Constitution that guarantees affordable health care for the poor?
[20:47] DanAtNR: paid for by the federal government, I mean.
[20:47] raceon4: hes just making the democrats happy
[20:47] raceon4: liability reform is a good idea
[20:47] DanAtNR: indeed.

[20:48] DanAtNR: More spending.
[20:48] ScariSwede: more taxes
[20:49] raceon4: bigger deficit
[20:49] raceon4: no big deal
[20:49] raceon4: its really not as bad as it sounds
[20:49] DanAtNR: all unconstitutional of course. but no big deal. :)
[20:50] raceon4: eh congress still has to enact it

(regarding tech initiatives to get America off it’s oil addiction :roll:)
[20:50] DanAtNR: That can’t make Exxon happy. They’d better pocket that $10B
[20:50] ScariSwede: he’ll make an exec order

[20:53] raceon4: theres a mouthfull
[20:53] raceon4: american competitiveness initiative
[20:53] ScariSwede: what’s that mean?
[20:54] DanAtNR: wow that can’t make the libs happy
[20:54] DanAtNR: abortions going down
[20:54] raceon4: haha
[20:54] ScariSwede: good

[20:56] DanAtNR: why do i think sausalito when he says Sam Alito
[20:56] raceon4: i dont know one of my professors calls him scalito a cross between him and scalia

[20:57] DanAtNR: CIVIL RELIGION ALERT
[20:57] raceon4: human life a gift from god
[20:57] DanAtNR: LOL
[20:57] raceon4: haha

[21:00] DanAtNR: More spending for people who prefer to live underwater.
[21:00] raceon4: yea
[21:00] ScariSwede: new orleans?
[21:00] DanAtNR: yep
[21:00] raceon4: New Orleans should be moved
[21:00] ScariSwede: agreed
[21:01] raceon4: some of the areas like in Mississippi need the money though
[21:01] raceon4: its worse there than in New Orleans at least what I saw anyways

[21:03] DanAtNR: wow that didn’t seem that long
[21:05] Kobra: I think it was a good speech.
[21:05] DanAtNR: did he say the H- word?
[21:06] Kobra: Hamas?
[21:06] DanAtNR: aye
[21:06] Kobra: Yes.
[21:06] DanAtNR: I missed that
[21:06] Kobra: He said that Hamas must “recognize Israel, disarm, and work for peace.”
[21:06] DanAtNR: heh
[21:07] ScariSwede: let them fight their own wars
[21:07] DanAtNR: Unleash Isreal and Win Peace, to quote Limbaugh.
[21:07] ScariSwede: israel can take care of itself w/o american dispensationalism
[21:08] ScariSwede: american dispensationalism is the driving force to support israel not democracy