Join Reason for State of the Union Liveblogging Tonight at 9 P.M.!

Join the Reason staff for a State of the Union liveblogging extravaganza tonight, right here at the Hit & Run blog at 9 p.m. We promise to offer you all the snark and/or sincere interest we can muster. 

Last year's Statler and Waldorf treatment of the big speech is here.

Last year's SotU drinking game is here. Updates?

Comments

[sage]

I remember Jon Stewart making fun of Bush for saying "The state of our union is strong" like three speeches in a row. Yet, I remember Clinton saying the same thing, and I'll bet Obama does it tonight too.

[Rich]

I'll raise you. I'll bet he gives a broad smile after saying it.

[Joe Biden]

You'll be seeing my chompers a lot, too!

[Libertarian]

But at least Pelosi won't be standing next to you. Baby steps. Baby steps.

[Mike Laursen]

Hit & Run snarkfest!

[Triumph]

To poop on!

[Jim]

To me, the State of the Union address is nothing but a stump speech. Since I started following politics, I don't think I've seen one that gives an honest assessment.

Of course, I tuned out on it years ago.

[J sub D]

I won't be here.

Insert a random J sub D "Give me a fuckin' break" or "What a crock of bullshit" at appropriate times.

Save the "Fuck you Asshole" until he start talking about our progress in Afghanistan.

[Mr. FIFY]

Me, either. I'm having a huge nachos, beer, and corned beef and cabbage lunch today, just for the occasion.

I will be done shitting, hopefully, in time for The Onion SportsDome on Comedy Central.

[Destrudo]

I'll also have better things to do than watch this and be irritated. It's Burns Night!

[Montgomery Burns]

Eeeeeexcellent. Smithers... release the hounds.

[Cy Nickelfuque]

Reason endorses drinking responsibly; how else will you know if the president is trying to pull one over on you?

Even when I'm pie-eyed I can still see his lips moving.

[P Brooks]

Drinking game addendum:

Any reference to the "Tragedy" in Tucson.
Two drinks if the tragedy is "horrific".

[Rich]

Three drinks if a victim is shown in the audience.

[Ice Nine]

"If"?? I can't think of more certain givens. You dudes want to get shit-faced early.

I'm thinking O ought to try to get a live cam on a drooling, propped-up Giffords in her ICU bed. He would put it in one of those little corner of the TV dual screen windows and while the audience goes wild over what a "fighter" she is, the main camera repeatedly pans over those violent and uncivil Republicans for the subliminal edification of the TV audience.

[S. Sqrrl]

As long as we look to legislation to cure poverty or to abolish special privilege we are going to see poverty spread and special privilege grow.

[Libertarian]

Drinking game:

"Invest" (in our infrastructure, education, etc.)

"Sacrifice" (without saying who -- because, if he had his way, no one would. e.g. $250 checks to social security recipients because COLA was 0).

"Tough choices" (ditto above)

"Jobs" (better substitute your whisky with ice tea on this one to avoid alcohol poisoning)

[Almanian]

*passed out already*

[Wind Rider]

I may watch. But if his opening isn't "fuck this shit, I quit", I'll probably do something more useful, like surf pr0n.

[Barack Obama]

Thanks, Wind Rider!

I'm changing my opening to: "There are some who say, 'Fuck this shit, I quit.'"

[Digital Ruse]

Drink for:
"Let me be clear..." and link to CATOs list of "Sunshine before signing" info.

[P Brooks]

Maybe he'll use the Moscow airport bombing to announce a vast new domestic security initiative. JOBS, BABY!

[Jim]

Everyone must now submit to a security background check before driving onto airport grounds.

But this doesn't restrict your freedom of travel because you can always drive, right?

[Almanian]

Oh, too bad you can't afford car insurance and a car!

But you can still walk, so it's all good.

[Butts Wagner]

You can still take the high speed rail...

[mike]

Is Reason providing free puke bags too?

[Almanian]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This is a libertarian site - you have to pay for the barf bags.

Free minds, free markets - but no free barf bags, bitches!

[Au H20]

I believe the libertarian philosophy is best sumrised as, "Ass,gas, or grass, no one rides for free."