Nick Gillespie | January 27, 2011
John Stossel delivers his State of the Union in text today right here at Reason.com. And his show tonight on Fox Business features Reason's Matt Welch and Lisa Snell (she's the education expert at Reason Foundation, the nonprofit that publishes this website.
The show airs on Fox Business channel at 9pm ET and is run again at midnight. Don't miss it. Go here for more details and links to Stossel's great SOTU special from Tuesday night, featuring Ron Paul, Gary Johnson, David Boaz, and Nicole Kurokawa.
Here's Matt talking about the midterms last November on Stossel:
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Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 1:08PM|#
I wasn't speaking of Stossel, but okay, I'll watch.
Speaking of Stossel, that screen grab makes it look like Welch is on the witness stand. "Can you point to the man in the courtroom who stole your goatee?"
cynical|1.27.11 @ 1:29PM|#
They need to photoshop in The Judge to make the picture fit, Stossel is obviously an attorney.
Bee Tagger|1.27.11 @ 2:13PM|#
"How about this? Can you give this a break?"
Robert|1.27.11 @ 1:17PM|#
Darn, for a second I thought it concerned Jets fullback Matt Snell.
Tim|1.27.11 @ 1:46PM|#
WHy don't you guys just change the name from "Reason-free minds and free markets" to " Stossel- Stossel's mind and Stossel's markets" ?
Just funnin.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:01PM|#
Stossel brand scissors look unwieldy.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:05PM|#
As Ben said to Jerry, "Freeze it!"
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:05PM|#
Glenn is back on the sauce.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:06PM|#
Beck has his "I'm a libertarian right now" glasses on. He only wears them on Stossel and Napalatano
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:06PM|#
The Sputnik moment was when Tom Hanks said, "Kennedy, we have a problem."
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:08PM|#
Stossel's wandering a shopping mall anecdote didn't seem to have a point.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:08PM|#
Re: Nubiles
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:09PM|#
FDR's longterm Social Security plan was chronicled in the movie Logan's Run.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:09PM|#
Individuals? what are those? is that what you get when you chop up "The People" into little bits?
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:12PM|#
Stossel the Optimist? Give me a break!
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:16PM|#
He's replacing that catch phrase. He's gonna start holding up his comically oversized scissors and saying "More regulations?..Cut It Out"
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:19PM|#
He shouldn't run with that.
Fiscal Meth|1.28.11 @ 1:26AM|#
Brilliant. Savant even
Bee Tagger|1.27.11 @ 9:32PM|#
Good, I need more Dave Coulier in my life, even if its the litigious version.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:13PM|#
Little tiny umbrellas?!? Not all Chinamen are little tiny people...racist!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:13PM|#
Jokes about Tucson? TOO SOON!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:16PM|#
Stossel cutting NPR? Can't stand the competition.
|1.27.11 @ 9:16PM|#
I come for Stossel's mustache, but stay for the Welch Elvis Costello-esque visage.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:17PM|#
IT'S PITTSBURGH! GO STILLERS!!!
Stupor Bowl|1.27.11 @ 10:57PM|#
A homeless guy this morning told me it'll be 38-13 Jets over the Packers in the Super Bowl. I assured him that I would put money on it.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:18PM|#
We're getting no results in education for a simple reason: kids are morons.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:19PM|#
Overnight schools? Sounds hot
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:20PM|#
Goverment over reaching? Cut It Out!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:22PM|#
Government reaching around? Grip It and Rip It!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:20PM|#
Seems to be more commercials than usual. Beck must be expensive.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:23PM|#
BUT FOREIGN ENERGY DEPENDANCY!!!!nstuff
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:24PM|#
Welch, knot your tie!
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:24PM|#
He does NOT talk a good game
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:24PM|#
Obama isn't dumb. In fact, he won't shut up.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:26PM|#
He's not def either....yo
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:27PM|#
Comparing Obama's policy initiatives to Dubya's. Matt goes for the jugular.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:29PM|#
This uglu stuff looks fantasic. Beck can keep his Goldline. I'm hedging against inflation with UGLU
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:31PM|#
Half the deficit is still there, plus old people are now dying from eating too much cat food.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:34PM|#
and cats are forced to ration their diminished food supply
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:32PM|#
If Stachey really cared about the future of this country, he would loan his giant scissors to congress so they could cut their way to surpluss
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:33PM|#
If Europe had to pay for their own defense, that would end their ability to pay for month-long vacations! You monster.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:33PM|#
I've heard that farmer joke before from Matt. GET NEW MATERIAL!
Matt Welch|1.27.11 @ 9:38PM|#
GIVE IT TO ME
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:41PM|#
These liveblogs are full of it! So to speak.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:35PM|#
Mary nails the TSA and perverts in one joke. Nice.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:37PM|#
Why un-do that? The childrun of course
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:37PM|#
Special insight into the military-industrial complex? Cheney's up next!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:40PM|#
Dee! Fence! Dee! Fence!
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:41PM|#
mmmm cozy
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:43PM|#
Were we worried they were gonna shoot satellites at us?
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:45PM|#
Yeah, Eisenhower was proved wrong in his skepticism of the benefits of manned space travel in a little docudrama maybe you've heard of called Armageddon.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:49PM|#
I still don't understand why Bruce Willis can't be president. Or at least Will Smith. The world would get SO freakin saved
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:53PM|#
Will Smith? You can't have been a prince, fresh or otherwise, and be president. We don't go for monarchy here.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:46PM|#
We met at a military/industrial company picnic
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:47PM|#
You got your military in my industry.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:46PM|#
I don't blame you for carrying giant scissors around with you
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:47PM|#
Only Nixon could go to China sans Secret Service.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:50PM|#
Oh man, Stossel theater. Outstanding!
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:51PM|#
You can't show clips during the SOTU! Only shots of congressional reaction.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:52PM|#
HUD blows up buildings? I'm now a supporter.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:53PM|#
Boehner rolls his eyes
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:53PM|#
Biden Boos Amtrak slam thumbs down
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:54PM|#
Boehner moons camera in response to releasing nonviolent drug users
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:55PM|#
Biden shoots snot rocket at call for free market
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:55PM|#
Stossel wants to invite the Kaiser to march down Main Street, USA.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:56PM|#
Boehner takes dump on stage at suggestion to limiting military to defense rather than offense.
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:57PM|#
A lot of empty promises from President Stossel.
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:57PM|#
Biden applauds destruction of business and from upon realizing speaker was opposed to it
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 9:58PM|#
I think this was our best effort yet!
Fiscal Meth|1.27.11 @ 9:59PM|#
Was that Capitol l up there with the code name and the single solitary comment?
Fist of Etiquette|1.27.11 @ 10:02PM|#
I don't think so. The name is too humorous.
Barack Obama|1.28.11 @ 12:04AM|#
Not enough high speed rail.
|1.28.11 @ 12:51AM|#
Wow. If only you promoted Glenn Beck's show when featured Ayn Rand, Hayek and NICK GILLESPIE.
Yes, that's right, he's featured Nick's commentaries on Che Guevara.
thomas sabo |1.28.11 @ 2:47AM|#
good video!