***We do not need to watch people walk into the room. I’ve successfully wasted 15 minutes of my day. Thank you, NBC.
9:16pm – Is BO finally gonna talk now? Seriously, this clapping is ridiculous. And what are people yelling at him?
9:17pm – The crowd loves his wife too. Of course, more clapping. I’ve been thinking about the economy so much, I’ve forgotten about all of the other problems this country faces…
9:18pm – Hell yeah, we will rebuild. We’d better. And if we’re not stronger, I’m moving to Costa Rica.
9:20pm – This country is built on paradoxes/contradictions. What a shame. I like the fact that BO is laying out our irresponsibility – as a nation. DAMN THAT CLAPPING.
9:22pm – Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. If he hadn’t done anything, things could be worse. I don’t necessarily agree with everything in that economic recovery stimulus thingy, but it’s better than nothing.
9:25pm – Quick shot at John McCain. He’s chillin’ of course.
9:25pm – “Nobody messes with Joe.” Oh my gosh, BO is crazy.
9:26pm – I appreciate the recovery.gov website. I need to know where my money is being spent.
9:28pm – We can’t move too quickly; we need to think before we act. Moving quickly is what got us into Iraq.
9:30pm – Everyone likes the “holding banks accountable” idea. Hooray! Everyone jumped up. Looks like everyone is getting a workout now. No one likes a selfish CEO. BO needs to regulate those jerks.
9:32pm – BO has his eye on the prize: govern with a sense of responsibility. It’s not about helping banks, it’s about helping people.
9:34pm – I wonder how long it will take for confidence to return to the American people. Yes – let’s get rid of the old, rusted ways of doing things. We need to find innovative solutions to problems that repeat themselves over and over again.
9:36pm – Our problems will take care of themselves? Perhaps, but it can’t hurt to nudge things along a bit. Sitting back and allowing things to get worse is not an option. I won’t stand for that.
9:38pm – Energy, health care and education. The big three.
9:39pm – Maybe I’m not patriotic or whatever, but why does America have to lead in everything? What happened to collaboration? China is head of us with this; Germany is ahead of us with that… let’s work with them – not against them. China still needs to straighten up with their human rights violations, but we can work with them on that topic too.
9:41pm – More efficient cars and trucks in America? Hahaha… Jeremy Clarkson is probably cracking up right now. Some countries make cars better than we do. We should be kicking ourselves for half-assing our job on a product we invented.
9:45pm – America is, by far, the most unhealthy country in this freaking world. Not only are we unhealthy, we have a shitty health care system. What the hell?
9:46pm – Hooray for my education! Will BO forgive my student loans? I still owe him about $65k. Whoever isn’t clapping about the promise for American children is a huge jerk. What kind of person doesn’t want the best education possible for American children? They should be stoned.
9:48pm – Okay, my favorite comment of the night: “Being a high school drop out is not only quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country.” F yeah, BO.
9:51pm – I’m so glad my parents took care of me when I was growing up. I had a father who always checked my homework (he was a fan of my math homework… until 11th grade – then he didn’t understand what I was doing anymore). My stepmom just made sure my homework was done. They were always hounding me about my schoolwork. It really sucked at the time, but after 6 years of undergrad + grad school, I’m thankful for the nagging. I probably wouldn’t be where I am now without it.
9:55pm – HOORAY! I have a check in the mail! I’m gonna need that money to pay for my student loans. Damn.
9:56pm – The budget includes the actual cost of the wars… Finally.
9:58pm – I don’t support the wars we’re fighting, but I damn well support those men and women who are over there fighting it.
10:00pm – “Living our values doesn’t make us weaker, it makes us safer. It makes us stronger.” Amen, BO.
10:02pm – The seats in that room are mad cramped. I feel bad for those people in the balcony seats.
10:06pm – That girl is completely blinged out (sorry – I’m starting to lose focus).
10:08pm – …and he’s done. He ended on a very strong note. I was just about to comment about how sermon-y he was starting to sound.Very Obama-y.
***I’m listening to the commentary now.
10:11pm – the first part of the speech was definitely a “report card”. It has only been a month, and BO has been nonstopping with action.
10:13pm – The economy will get worse before it gets better. Fo’ sho’.
***Okay, okay, who are we kidding. I can’t keep listening to this. I’ll read the paper tomorrow.
