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Topic: Do I watch the State of the Union address or CSI?
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Michelle
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posted 23 January 2007 06:22 PM
Just curious - I'm noticing that Pelosi, sitting behind Bush, is clapping at everything he says, even stuff that isn't even close to progressive. Is it a protocol thing? She's clapping to increased enterprise, not government, no raised taxes, etc.Heh. Oh wait. I typed too soon. After one of the things he said, she didn't clap, and they panned to Hillary Clinton, who had this priceless expression on her face, an obviously disapproving smirk with pursed lips. 
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Michelle
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posted 23 January 2007 06:45 PM
This is true. Now he's talking about the Middle East and making noises about Iran. I've given up trying to interpret Pelosi's vigorous clapping for some stuff and nothing for other stuff. The vigorous clapping is for some of the more warmongering stuff, but then, Democrats are just as responsible for Iraq as the Republiscum, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. At one point in his speech they zoned in all of a sudden on Rice. She was leaning forward with what I realized after a moment was an intense look of concentration on her face, but it was startling for a moment because she looked utterly pissed off.
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John K
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posted 23 January 2007 07:22 PM
What a bizarre spectacle.Bush's hand-picked Cabinet appointees, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Supreme Court justices, real-life American heroes sitting beside Laura and Lynne. The speech reeked of American exceptionalism and hubris served up with platitudes and apple pie. I'll take the partisan heckling of the Canadian House of Commons any day.
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siren
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posted 23 January 2007 07:47 PM
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originally posted by Polly Brandybuck:
Poor Nancy. I think she was trying to clap for the good stuff but the Bush speechwriters had it all tangled into one long windy run on sentence and she had to wait for the end to lead the Dems in agree or disagree....
Yes, I agree. As when Bush started babbling about alternative energy, switch grass, etc. Pelosi was clapping and about to jump up and Bush ended with "nucular nergy". She looked like she wanted to sit down, but how can you? The heroes bit was especially heavy tonight -- 4 of them, right at the end to bring the whole event to a rousing bipartisan clapper.
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And Condi always looks like she wants to pull the head off a puppy. Tonight she looked particularily able to do so.
That's why they put her in a "diplomatic" role! [ 23 January 2007: Message edited by: siren ]
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