Do you plan on watching the SOTU and or the surrounding comments/rebuttals, etc?

[old mark]

I might be in bed reading a book by that time.
I may come down to watch the President, but always try to avoid the commentary-most of it is pointless and much of it is quite stupid, and I have had too much of that in my life already.

mark

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I will be at a choir rehearsal.

But I'll check the intertubes when I get home.

[eleny]

2. No. I'm going to be reading, too

I've watched them for many years but can't bring myself to watch tonight.

[pinto]

3. I'll watch it. Am also interested in the whitehouse.gov stream, Q&A session mentioned here ->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x269054

[elleng]

4. Watch on PBS or C-Span; they don't interfere w real news.

[pinto]

6. Yeah, it'll be C-SPAN for me. (nt)

[maxsolomon]

5. I'd rather gouge my eyes out.

If he utters the words "cut" and "defense budget" in the same paragraph, let me know. I'm not holding my breath.

[Moondog]

7. No, I'll be giving the cat a bath . . . .

[gateley]

8. Yes -- we each interpret what somebody else says in our own way. I want to make up

my own mind whether or not to be pissed. :7

[Deep13]

9. Nope. I'd rather have a root canal.

At least that would accomplish something.

[grasswire]

10. I would have watched it if Keith were on.

But now I'll be watching Keith's Twitter feed of SOTU.

He will tell me the truth about the lies.

[flpoljunkie]

11. Yes.

[AtomicKitten]

12. C-SPAN for me for the SOTU itself, Rachel for commentary afterwards. nt

[quiller4]

13. Of course. I never miss it.

[Frustratedlady]

14. Absolutely. I wouldn't miss it. In fact, I'm already preparing food for supper...

so I can watch the pre/post comments, as well as the SOTU. I hope he knocks it out of the park.

[BonnieJW]

15. No.

it's all too painful. I am so disappointed in this country.

[Raine1967]

16. C-span for me.

and that is it.

I am way way over people telling me how to think, and what the POTUS *really* said.

[old mark]

17. I will probably record it off CSpan...don't care for the talking heads before and after...nt

[robcon]

18. I never miss the SOTU.

I'll be in front of my TV tonight.

[woo me with science]

19. Are they pre-empting American Idol?

:evilgrin:

[great white snark]

20. Yes.

Never miss it.

[nolabear]

21. TiVo. So don't spoil the ending for me.

[IcyPeas]

22. it's at times like this I wished I smoked pot

maybe it would calm me and mitigate the anger I anticipate. I am going to TRY and not watch.

[Clio the Leo]

23. if you dont want to watch the pundits watch the WH's Q&A.....

http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2011

[Bluenorthwest]

24. I'll read the text. All the dramatics and such annoy me.

They take forever to get around to the speech, it is all theater and affectation.

[old mark]

25. Especially with all the GOPers in the house...bullshit supreme.....nt

[pacalo]

26. The SOTU, you betcha. On C-Span; I can understand the SOTU without the parsing.

[girl gone mad]

27. No.

It's just political theater that has virtually no bearing on reality.

We'll be setting up proxy servers for some friends in Egypt, where real democracy is on display... for now.

[WiffenPoof]

28. Nope...not interested. n/t

[Fire1]

29. Yes I will. n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

30. I will watch his speech. I will not watch any of their rebuttal. There is enough fiction on TV.

[bigwillq]

31. No. I am at work.

Won't be watching, but will be checking out DU from time to time.

[WellsStreetHell]

32. no

Hell No.

[2Design]

33. Keith doing commentary - I won't watch anyone else

http://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann
http://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann

[totodeinhere]

34. I will watch it. And when it's over I will channel surf to see what kind of take the different news

channels have.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

35. Nope. Talk's cheap. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

36. Personally, I think this Date of the Union Address will look like a game of Whack-a-Mole.

This "who's sitting with who", and "who has cooties and who doesn't" has made what is a totally inconsequential few minutes into something akin to a sideshow.

Whack-a-Mole is what those who watch tonight will see.

I think I'd rather shave my dog.

[spanone]

37. hell yes!

[lynne]

38. No. I will read the transcript later. Saves a lot of time that way -

- and I don't have to listen to the drama, talking heads, etc.

[CakeGrrl]

39. C-SPAN for me.

[old mark]

40. Fell asleep while reading- the dog woke me up so I could let him out,

and I saw the last ten minutes or so...C Span and later a few minutes of C Span II...


mark