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OverPowered · 2013-02-13 22:49:12

President Barack Hussein Obama spoke for about 45 minutes before Congress about his plans for the second term and the future. While there, he elaborated on the sequester, immigration, gun control, the minimum wage, education, partisanship, the military, gay rights, voting availability, and meritocracy.

http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse

I enjoyed the speech as essentially a detailed continuation of the speech given on Inauguration Day, which laid out his thoughts on the nature of government, welfare, and society. What did you guys think?

Flaming is punishable by defenestration.

zubblewu · 2013-02-13 22:57:46

and let the moderate flamewar commence

i haven't seen it yet but i really need to

soniku3 · 2013-02-14 05:10:04

why did i read state of unicorn

OverPowered · 2013-02-14 18:56:26

Speaking of unicorns...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/unicorns-exist-north-korean-state-news-agency-article-1.1212524
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I'd really recommend that you guys watch the State of the Union, especially American Scratchers, as it's kind of failing in your duty as a citizen of the United States not to keep yourself informed... hmm

stevetheipad · 2013-02-15 15:11:14

zubblewu wrote:
and let the moderate flamewar commence

i haven't seen it yet but i really need to

Oh wow

soniku3 · 2013-02-15 15:51:57

OverPowered wrote:
Speaking of unicorns...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/unicorns-exist-north-korean-state-news-agency-article-1.1212524
:3

cool :3 ( does Twilight exist then yikes )

BLU_Spy · 2013-02-15 16:41:45

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@OverPowered Oh, so I wasn't the only one who misread State of the Unicorn... tongue

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soniku3 · 2013-02-15 16:43:46

that's what you get if you are a brony tongue

veggieman001 · 2013-02-15 19:11:28

stevetheipad wrote:
zubblewu wrote:
and let the moderate flamewar commence

i haven't seen it yet but i really need to
Oh wow

What?

soupoftomato · 2013-02-15 20:30:05

OverPowered wrote:
I'd really recommend that you guys watch the State of the Union, especially American Scratchers, as it's kind of failing in your duty as a citizen of the United States not to keep yourself informed...

I already know his stance on most of the issues mentioned regarding the speech, and agree with him on quite a bit of it
Regardless, keeping yourself informed is a responsibility, while a duty implies that it is illegal to not do

OverPowered · 2013-02-16 11:32:46

soupoftomato wrote:
Regardless, keeping yourself informed is a responsibility, while a duty implies that it is illegal to not do

Not illegal, just egocentric and unthinking, because few people have work that is more important than the affairs of the world's economically largest nation...

What I wanted was to get people to hear the speech, learn the current leadership's views, and discuss them, because so few people have done any of the three... hmm

zubblewu · 2013-02-16 12:05:29

OverPowered wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Regardless, keeping yourself informed is a responsibility, while a duty implies that it is illegal to not do
Not illegal, just egocentric and unthinking, because few people have work that is more important than the affairs of the world's economically largest nation...

What I wanted was to get people to hear the speech, learn the current leadership's views, and discuss them, because so few people have done any of the three...

not everyone has time
for example, i've been busy with school
and was forced to go to bed early on the night of the speech because i was sick

soupoftomato · 2013-02-16 13:08:58

OverPowered wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
Regardless, keeping yourself informed is a responsibility, while a duty implies that it is illegal to not do
because few people have work that is more important than the affairs of the world's economically largest nation...

To play devil's advocate, on a larger scale, yes I have work less important than that.
On a personal scale, I need to get this 4 hour assignment due tomorrow made tonight, on the day of the State of the Union Address!

OverPowered · 2013-02-16 22:26:18

zubblewu wrote:
not everyone has time
for example, i've been busy with school
and was forced to go to bed early on the night of the speech because i was sick

I'm not asking that everyone see the speech while it's still live, just that they view it at all...
So few do, while half the nation finds a way to watch the Superbowl on the night it airs...

generosity · 2013-02-16 23:17:42

I think having everyone present do a Harlem Shake video would really have lightened up the mood during the address

OverPowered · 2013-02-17 12:52:26

generosity wrote:
I think having everyone present do a Harlem Shake video would really have lightened up the mood during the address

Lol. >_> Who should've worn the helmet?

And I love how this thread has touched on unicorns and dancing before the actual State of the Union... tongue

RoyalHi5 · 2013-02-17 13:08:16

Isn't this too political? There's not really supposed to be this kind of stuff on Scratch...

soniku3 · 2013-02-17 14:02:43

yeah , got a new idea , change it to '' lets discuss unicorns''

veggieman001 · 2013-02-17 14:31:18

OverPowered wrote:
zubblewu wrote:
not everyone has time
for example, i've been busy with school
and was forced to go to bed early on the night of the speech because i was sick
I'm not asking that everyone see the speech while it's still live, just that they view it at all...
So few do, while half the nation finds a way to watch the Superbowl on the night it airs...

I watched neither ^o^

OverPowered · 2013-02-18 21:21:24

RoyalHi5 wrote:
Isn't this too political? There's not really supposed to be this kind of stuff on Scratch...

Nope, Paddle2See said that non-flaming political topics are acceptable here.

soniku3 wrote:
yeah , got a new idea , change it to '' lets discuss unicorns''

We can multitask... :3

veggieman001 wrote:
I watched neither ^o^

You're quite impressively noninvolved, aren't you. :)

veggieman001 · 2013-02-18 21:26:17

OverPowered wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
I watched neither ^o^
You're quite impressively noninvolved, aren't you.

Indeed... or I'm just not that into television. I did watch a few of the presidential debates and did a bunch of research into the candidates' positions on the issues (and not just the Democrats and Republicans!) though, so I think I'm pretty good for now.

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OverPowered · 2013-02-18 22:09:27

veggieman001 wrote:
OverPowered wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
I watched neither ^o^
You're quite impressively noninvolved, aren't you.
Indeed... or I'm just not that into television. I did watch a few of the presidential debates and did a bunch of research into the candidates' positions on the issues (and not just the Democrats and Republicans!) though, so I think I'm pretty good for now.

It's good that you stay informed. smile Unfortunately, most people do not, with a mere 34 million watching the State of the Union versus 108 million watching the Superbowl... Thus, this thread is born.

Twenty posts in, people sill aren't discussing any of the proposals... Alas.
Does nobody have an opinion on raising the minimum wage or gun legislation?

zubblewu · 2013-02-18 22:12:33

still haven't watched it but
in terms of gun legislation
i think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right to not be shot by one. but maybe that's just me

veggieman001 · 2013-02-18 22:18:20

zubblewu wrote:
still haven't watched it but
in terms of gun legislation
i think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right to not be shot by one. but maybe that's just me

I agree.
I also agree with the minimum wage increase, although it only raises it in my state by five cents.

soupoftomato · 2013-02-18 22:28:04

veggieman001 wrote:
zubblewu wrote:
still haven't watched it but
in terms of gun legislation
i think the right to own a gun is trumped by the right to not be shot by one. but maybe that's just me
I agree.
I also agree with the minimum wage increase, although it only raises it in my state by five cents.

My brother was pretty happy about his five cent raise when he worked at McDonald's though.

Anyway, what argument is there AGAINST the raise? Other than like, 5 cents per person an hour employers aren't getting, which is really a drop in the bucket by the time you are an employer versus its significance as a minimum wage worker.

And the gun legislation won't take away any reasonable guns from people that like hunting or other sports.

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