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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

pro journalist tip: this, my friends, is how you cover a speech after you fell asleep on the couch 30 minutes into it

Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Well to be fair, you probably could have covered it, even if you hadn’t turned on the TV. It was a whining, lying, grievance session, during which he accused his opponents of doing exactly what he does, while his sycophants stood up and applauded his bullshit. So in other words, it was just another day in Trump‘s America.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

which is why I decided it would be more interesting to cover when went on -around- the speech

Maureen's avatar

The nodding and smiling by Mike Johnson was particularly painful to watch. He looked like he was fondly thinking about his Grinder account. And I won’t even comment on JD, except to say that I kept thinking of him in Southpark.

Joyce's avatar

Did Holy Brother Mike actually hear anything that was said? Did he actually see Donnie Demento at the podium? Did he actually know there was a State of the Union address last night? Has he read it yet?

verne's avatar

'' i'm not sure what you're talking about, i haven't heard anything about it.''

Lady Emsworth's avatar

That's the mantra drummed into you if you want to belong to MAGA. It goes all the way from the base having no idea that a tariff is a tax because "i'm not sure what you're talking about, i haven't heard anything about it.'' through to Mikey's denial of ANYTHING trump says or does.

Susan Jane's avatar

He couldn't really see the podium. He lacked a booster seat.

DR Darke's avatar

More like Donnie Darko's dumber cousin, "Donnie Dummo"?

Picture in the Notes! 😁

Bob's avatar

He and VD were quite the pair.

Susan Jane's avatar

They acted like two jerks seated in the last row of the school bus.

Lady Emsworth's avatar

Surprised they didn't whack each other with their satchels. . .

Sara Toye's avatar

Why does JD always look like he is in pain? Is he nearsighted? Did he get mascara in his eyes? What “is” his problem?

Karen Leeds's avatar

He’s just concentrating - he’s thinking up his fourth name.

Sara Toye's avatar

Karen, I have great difficulty imagining him either concentrating, or, especially, thinking.😉😏

celeste k.'s avatar

he's daydreaming of the orange idiot finally dying, and instead of the SOTU, he's taking the 'oath'...the oath we won't honor, either.

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

Methinks the better question, Sara would be: what ISN'T his problem. He's such slime I suspect he does imagine having the oval office as 'mine, all mine' but then realizing that the entire country hates his guts without having a clue as to why.

Teri Gelini's avatar

maybe he's constipated???

Stephen Brady's avatar

Yeah - a massive overdose!

Bob's avatar

How about just some botulism?

Bonnie Council's avatar

So glad I didn't watch. Those two alone would have made me puke up my nice dinner, not to mention what's trump's never ending smarm would have done.

Teri Gelini's avatar

I could not watch for the same reason

celeste k.'s avatar

I was spared the whole thing. I got 8 hours of wonderful sleep, and didn't miss a thing.

Dr J's Sanity Space's avatar

Same!!!It helped that I am in London!

KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

JD was bursting with joy. He couldn't contain himself. Stupid grin.

Ellyn's avatar

Dreaming of his wedding with ek, maybe??

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

Yeah- she seems to have patented that 'dabbing just beneath her carefully made-up eyes' thing, doesn't she? THEN she seemed to realize they'd moved on to a separate grief-stricken woman standing next to her and 'voila' her eyes were magically dry and in no need of 'dabbing away invisible tears'. These fakes are SUCH pukes (as well as bad actors).

CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

yea the both don't want to be associated with that, but that will stick to them forever. Is Burger King hiring???

Patricia Williamson's avatar

Mike was looking at Trump with love in his eyes. I truly think Mike is in love with Trump.

DJ Headthrob's avatar

A veritable MAGA bobblehead.

bruce somers's avatar

I didn't watch... Colbert was hysterical, haven't seen the rest,I don't watch legacy anymore,(well,they really don't exist anymore, because I guess now the DENIAL of the mouth diarrhea is good enough for them, nothing to see here...),I watch the comedians,and maybe some progressive media.

Permian Extinction's avatar

Watched Colbert and that was more than enough. Will no one rid us of that smirking Mikey?

bruce somers's avatar

Pretty much all of them have that smug, arrogant little smile,the 'we're untouchable, above the law,and have adequate security' smile.

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

Oh, now I HAVE to catch Colbert - somewhere. Anyone have a link? My computer is barely allowing me to click on anything - and I'm being knocked offline constantly. Doesn't faze hubby in the least since I have to piggyback off HIS optimum online initially installed by his corporation for his work-at-home. He NEVER gets knocked offline, only me. While I'm in my 'begging for help' phase, might anyone tell me how to post photos from my Iphone here? I'd like to show a better photo of my sweetheart Luka and OUR version of the blizzard. Our local report listed Patchogue (next town over) as getting 27. something inches of snow but of course NBC didn't mention that at all. We're forgotten out here on lon guy land. ;) We now have a path with 3-4 foot walls of hard-packed snow we can walk through and I spotted a couple of the kitties going in and out of their wee heated houses to get the food I put out for them, so I'm content enough.

MmeRose's avatar

I love that Jimmy Kimmel calls Mikey the Squeaker of the House.

Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Yes! This was far more entertaining!

Ellen H's avatar

Absolutely correct, Stephanie. Every accusation is a confession.

I think I am most disappointed by the USA men's hockey team (minus 5 players who declined the invitation). They allowed themselves to be part of a fascist shitshow. It will forever be a stain on their win.

Susie's avatar

Planning to Google the names of the 5 who declined right now and send them props!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thx.

Kim Steeves's avatar

I'm assuming the 5 that were absent, needed to get "home" as the games start again tonight.

Deb (WATDmedia)'s avatar

There were no games yesterday.

Kim Steeves's avatar

No, your right, they start tonight!

Mary Boudreau's avatar

The PBS Newshour reported on their Oval Office visit. It showed Drumpf wearing medal of one of the players. I wonder if he got it back.

The team doesn’t seem to know what’s going on in the world.

Patricia Williamson's avatar

Did they go to the White House and get cheeseburgers and fries for dinner?

bruce somers's avatar

Funny 'partisanship' is only bad when Democrats do it.

john augustine's avatar

it was basically a despotic variety show on delusional steroids

bruce somers's avatar

'That was a little over the top,even for us'

Signed, North Korea.

Bob's avatar

The whole charade on the GOP side would make Stalin proud.

Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Jim Jones is giving the whole circus a big thumbs up from beyond the grave.

bruce somers's avatar

'Charging for the Kool-Aid!!! Why didn't I think of that??!!' Jim Jones

Keith's avatar

mike johnson is a howdy doody look alike that smiles like the stepford wives do!

i had a choice and i should have chosen the root canal!

today's sign

1 hr 47 min

???

your boy

suks!

CroneEver's avatar

I agree, except that we have the real howdy doody lookalike in South Dakota's Howdy Doody, Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Keith's avatar

OH KRAP! ANOTHER PANDEMIC! THEY'RE BREEDING!

where are GODZILLA and THE CREATURE FROM the BLACK LAGOON when we really really REALLY NEED THEM??

Unity In Defiance's avatar

You weren’t the only one Jeff—did you see Tom Snoozi, whoops I mean Tom Souzzi? He was sawing logs.

And he wasn’t the only one.

I think those MAGA republicans had to keep clapping and standing up non stop so they could stay awake.

Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Mike Johnson: “If we lost the midterms — heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House — it would be the end of the Trump presidency in a real effect.”

is that a promise, Holy Mike? ….some real wisdom yes I did not say wisdumb, which there was way too much of last night, with applause meter which must be broken because it didn’t move from 0 all night!

Keith's avatar

he is #2 on the donnie replacement list

just wonderful, bad enough we've had to deal with donnie dikwit for the last 50 years and now we might have to deal with tattoo

with howdy doody ready to reign over the peanut gallery!

democrats better get their shit in order ... and that doesn't mean nominate AOC for the potus gig.

she will be a much more effective as a US SENATOR!

ynot1965's avatar

‘Heaven forbid’?! Holy Mike’s version of heaven, I’m sure, resembles a country club where women know their place and only the white…sorry right..people get in.

bruce somers's avatar

And unlimited gay porn.

Unity In Defiance's avatar

wisdumb lmao that is so very accurate!!!

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

I was so astounded...first that he said that quiet part out loud. Secondly that he actually thought it was 'a bad thing', LOLOL. Every single one of US whom I know was shrieking with delight at the very thought!

bruce somers's avatar

Threatening us with a good time again.

Jane S.'s avatar

To be fair, Donny wouldn't have lasted 30 minutes if he were watching his own address.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Adderall is good shit

bruce somers's avatar

Him and Junior... sampling the product too much...at least he got that deviated septum fixed....the Trump's may have had more plastic surgery than the Kardashians.

Jane S.'s avatar

and all of it is gender affirmation treatment, including Katherine Leavitt's lip plumping shots.

bruce somers's avatar

Definitely DJT is the ugliest transvestite I've ever seen.

Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I think they're just mainlining coke into his veins at this point.

Ellyn's avatar

That’s my perspective as well.

Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

Just have to say, he should take more. Will not affect his lucidity one bit. I stopped taking it a few years ago because of the danger to my heart.

MargaretT's avatar

He also wouldn't have lasted 30 minutes without his diaper...

P123Sunny's avatar

You made up for it with the TCM post 🤘

Pamela Van Sickle's avatar

Yep, loved that point, MargaretT

Mateo gee's avatar

The only thing anyone will remember a year from now about last night is Al Green and his sign. Republicans trying to violently rip it away from him is all you need to know about the state of the union right now.

George in Atlanta's avatar

All the little chicken-shit Dem 'Strategist' bedwetters who bleat that Al and Pramila and Rashida are being "unhelpful" can please just fuck all the way off. Nobody likes you and you'll be spending lunchtime stuffed inside your locker.

Mateo gee's avatar

💯 why didn’t all of the Democrats have signs similar to rep Green? They could have unfurled them one at a time to be escorted out until there was no one left. I guess this would have required some type of smart leadership, which the Democratic Party unfortunately is sorely lacking at this time. Just sit there looking sad guys. Great strategy. 👌

George in Atlanta's avatar

Here's what we've got: no leadership. They desperately want to fight the last war (or three wars back), they bring nothing and are frozen in fear and confusion. It's all us, we're the ones who would give them spines they could stiffen.

Smarter people than me (David Hogg, looking at you, hoss) have been making this call for maybe 10 years: the Democratic Party is a rotten tree, a good storm will bring it down at the roots. We might as well fire up ye olde backhoe, because it is of no use at all to us or the Constitution. I don't even think it will exist in its current form in 10 months.

bruce somers's avatar

I believe the average age of Congress is 65, the oldest ever,not to sound ageist,and I'm 64,shitcan all of them, they've all failed miserablely,and start over again,give someone else a try,you don't reward failure with another 10 attempts, that's why we ended up with Trumps.

George in Atlanta's avatar

I am 69 and I would NOT vote for me.

Ellyn's avatar

YES!!

Now, let’s not let up on the Dem leaders so we can truly have an impact this year & ‘28.

They need to take our wishlists and craft the 2026 Bill of Rights- and detail the playbook to replace project 2025.

There are NOT that many items and we could make this into a presentation so simple even tru…

I mean- so simple even the village idiot could grasp it (we all know it’s beyond trump’s grasp even if we used kindergarten words).

Keith's avatar

pssssssssssssst, the donkey boys and girls aren't ...

aren't ORGANIZED!

and STILL STUCK on the DNC OLD GUARD!

this country doesn't need leaders in my age group.

we are OK being on the council of elders.

WE NEED NEW BLOOD!

CA Productions/Carol Ann's avatar

Agree the party is over you had your moment now move the fuck out of the way.

Ellyn's avatar

Move the fuck out of the way to make room for WHAT?

More dictators?

Leigh Hamilton's avatar

For whom? Because I'll be glad to vote for that person, but I have yet to know who that person is. AOC? She's too young, and besides, as I've been admonished earlier, men still prefer voting for men and the numbers of the 2024 election prove it.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Dems are in disarray. And rain is wet.

bruce somers's avatar

The freakin' 'establishment' that gave us Republican presidents who didn't win the popular vote,and yet installed the Supreme Court justices who have been trying to take our rights away for 30 years now...can pound sand.

DuduLovesBubu's avatar

All the Dems should have been vigorously thrusting their middle fingers like that meme Jeff likes to use.

Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I agree with you on so many levels, (so many lockers, so little time) but consider this: The Dems have the political winds at their backs right now. We're mopping the floor at the state and federal levels in special elections. Our state is purple, so our Dem Senators and Reps need to stay in office, and in order to do that they need to anger as few people as possible. That means you George in Atlanta, and me, Leigh from Georgia.

Even if they are a buncha pu$$ies, would you vote for a Republican? I'd vote for cat poo before I'd vote for a Republican.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

But if we keep voting for pu$$ies, that's all we'll ever get.

Leigh Hamilton's avatar

Agreed. It's why I'm looking for dynamic Democrats (no capes, lol) who call out what's really happening. Good examples are Adam Schiff, Jasmine Crockett, J.B. Pritzker, Gavin Newsom...there are more of course.

My point was that in states like mine (GA) where Jon Ossoff is up for re-election in the mid-terms, now might not be the time to anger too many "undecideds" or people who may want to vote for someone other than a Republican, but don't have a "centrist" enough alternative.

People are definitely turning against old white men like Chuck Schumer. He needs to go. I want candidates who are willing to fight.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

But "willing to fight" and "centrist" are pretty much mutually exclusive terms.

By and large, the DNC is centrist at best, but as often as not, right of center. That's how we got the Felon---the Dems weren't willing to embrace bold new ideas. Until we voters demand more thinkers like Schiff, Crockett, Pritzker, and so on, we'll keep getting the equivalent of more Schumers and Jeffries.

bruce somers's avatar

There's a group in the Democratic party, maybe not large,but in close elections, significant,that think sitting out elections and not voting at all, is an appropriate form of protest, they were 'Bernie or Bust' in 2016, they were 'Biden is Old and Icky' in 2020, and they were 'ahhh,we're liberals,but still not liberal enough to vote for a woman' in 2024,(deal with it),and of course there's still the pretend Democrats, the 'tell them what they want to hear to get elected' crew like Manchin,Sinema, Gabbard,Stefanik,

Fetterman,etc, who are so without principals who ever has the largest sack of untraceable cash gets their vote. I'm an unaffiliated voter,I vote down-ballot for who I think who is appropriate for my local district and state,but nationally DEMOCRATS HAVE TO HAVE UNITY, because damn sure Republicans will.

Leigh Hamilton's avatar

I do deal with misogyny every day. YOU deal with it, too, because we're in the middle of a fascist coup as a result of those men not liberal enough to vote for a woman and women are getting pretty sick and tired of being told to deal with it. How about the men who can't bring themselves to vote for a woman deal with their insecurities?

I'd like to stop blaming the people who voted for Harris, and start blaming those who didn't. They're the ones who put us here.

Dem voters should start focusing on what Democrats have as opposed to what they don't have. Our attitude that we have a bad attitude and are in "disarray" (we're not) is what defeats us every time. I will say Schumer fucked us.

I don't disagree with you.

Ellyn's avatar

This is the issue:

Do we have time to “perfect” the Dem party for ‘26? I can see crafting younger, more on target for ‘28- but ‘26 is like NOW. 🤷🏻‍♀️

bruce somers's avatar

Oh,voter turnout out in 2020, 66%, voter turnout in 2024, 63%, Biden voters didn't turn out for Harris.

Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Pelosi had the brilliant idea for Democrats to wear white buttons in protest. Anyone care what for? Nope.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Sort of ambivalent about her. She engaged in meaningless attempted symbolism who only the 'true insiders' would get (appeals to the would-be Cool Kids Club). She was also an excellent street-fighter and would mop the floor with R's who dared cross her. Her snark was thermo-nuclear.

Enough? Oh hell no. But more than we have now, for damn sure.

Kim Steeves's avatar

Oh good, I seemed to notice most of the female Dems wore white, so white buttons on their lapels really stood out?? Right???

bruce somers's avatar

I believe that would've been Jeffries who was saying that.

bruce somers's avatar

North Korea called,even they thought it was a little over the top.

Bill Corbett's avatar

I'll give him credit for one thing and one thing only; he spoke for almost 2 hours and didn't slur his words at least what I saw and listened to. After an hour and a half of it, I had enough, and it was time for bed. The whole thing was what I expected, a Trump Epstein rally and the cock sucking republicans ate it up along with our disgraced hockey team, fuck them and the gold shit they rode in on. Release the Epstein files.

bruce somers's avatar

I used to get a little angry being called a radical lunatic by an insurrectionist rapist,but now I just laugh because he's a rotting corpse waiting for the down escalator...

Bill Corbett's avatar

Bruce, that's a good way of looking at it and all the way to hell on that ride.

P123Sunny's avatar

Yeah but we’re still waiting on that fate ‘for Mitch’…😒⁉️

Bill Corbett's avatar

He's not long for this world and his ride to the bottom.

P123Sunny's avatar

Sadly, we seem to also provide the ‘bad guys’ with Cadillac health insurance (better than ours???) 🫠 I mean

Cathy Wray's avatar

Bruce, good one!! 😆

Keith's avatar

i couldn't understand a single word from his whatever

i gotta get new batteries for my hearing aids ... someday, HA!

Bill Corbett's avatar

You might want to wait awhile.🤔😂

zuzu's avatar

Wonder what they pumped him full of?

Bill Corbett's avatar

I often wonder the same, remember his first administration and Ronny Jackson throwing drugs around like candy.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

CouchFuck nodded off a few times

Maria 🇮🇪's avatar

He needed a couch to keep himself awake!

Anastasia Pantsios's avatar

I saw zero minutes. I did watch some of the alternative event – SO many black quilted parkas! There were some really good speakers though. I keep getting more and more impressive by Pramila Jayapal who I used to have a grudge against for encouraging people to boo Hillary Clinton. But it was really more Rashida Tlaib so I'll continue to despise her.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Us libs in the future could hold an alternative event, like those turds did for Super Bowl halftime. Ours could have Springsteen and DeNiro, etc.

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

You know - MANY MANY people boycotted his blathering? There were so many events being conducted by DEMOCRATS specifically not to show up to his shit-show. Separately - and this isn't pointed at you but others here: There's a point where the insults towards our long-term hard-working Senators, FEMALE Speaker of the House, other long-term congress-people begins to get a bit old for someone like me who has supported not only them but ALSO the new and younger people like David Hogg (a Parkland School survivor) just because THEY are reaching certain ages, all while the orange doofus is turning 80 and half of those who support him are also getting old. Can't we all stop attacking democrats, good people who GOT US to where we literally had a black woman Vice President and then SHE ran for President (only not to have sufficient time to run a full campaign). Instead of insulting and blaming people who've worked their asses off for decades in some cases, can we support ALL of our lawmakers, any one of whom is worth a ton more than ANY of the repukes? THIS is what pisses off so many of the voting public out there: that democrats turn on their own while the repukes NEVER DO! No matter how vile their wanna-be dicktator is, they're all in for him - with only a couple of exceptions such as Liz Cheney, Thomas Massie and Adam Kinzinger. George Conway is actually going to run as a DEMOCRAT for Jerry Nadler's seat. George isn't young, but he's smart as a whip. I'm a bit torn because I do like Jack Schlossberg (Caroline's son) - also throwing his hat in the ring...but shouldn't we want a seasoned attorney who truly KNOWS the law AND how frump thinks and despises him enough to change parties? I like George a lot - you don't have to. I'll tell you all this, though - I'm heartily sick and tired of the attacks on our NY Senator who's been nothing BUT helpful to me every step of the way. Perhaps because I'M older I appreciate seasoned and learned wisdom. I also appreciate a fighter for our rights, which is why 'I've' been out there doing the fighting for my entire fucking life. Perhaps it's time for those of you who're complaining the most to get out there and fight as well - instead of expecting congress and the Senate to 'do it all'. No! WE the PEOPLE have to do our part! Have you any idea just how much work it is to be a Congressperson or Senator? I do!

Abby From Maine's avatar

I slept. It was lovely :-)

Jodi Richard's avatar

I am so happy to hear that you fell asleep and did not watch/listen to the whole thing. Although, how in the hell did you fall asleep listening to the noise that comes out of its mouth? I’d rather listen to Quint run his nails down a chalkboard over and over than listen to that 🍊💩👜’s voice.

Lauralite's avatar

I'd rather masturbate with a cheese grater.

HI2thDoc's avatar

I saw a female comedian, can't remember who, who trolled men by saying,

"What would I do if I had a penis for one day? I wouldn't masturbate because frankly, it's not as good. Sorry, guys." Huge laughter from the audience

Cathy Wray's avatar

Lauralite, OUCH!!!

Denise Donaldson's avatar

What IS it about his voice? He could never, ever sound presidential. Just terminally repugnant.

Carthago Delenda Est's avatar

It's that braying Queens accent.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

Is that it? To my knowledge, I'd never heard anything specifically called a Queens accent before. Most unattractive. Also something about how he paces his speaking. It's just off. I pay particular attention to voices, and even if he was the best president ever, I still couldn't listen to him.

Carthago Delenda Est's avatar

Native NYer here.

Absolutely such a thing. I mean, I'm from Brooklyn and I can tell the difference between Brooklyn, Queens, the Island and Manhattan accents. It's, like, a thing.

And don't get me started on New Jersey.

Denise Donaldson's avatar

Very interesting. Apparently, Rump's family were proud of their origins and never saw a need to get him elocution lessons....

Joyce's avatar

I'm not sure whether it was on CNN or MS-NOW, as I was channel surfing about 2 hours before the Snore of the Union came on, but the anchor promised that, coming up next, the station fact-checker was going to fact check the speech before Donnie Demento even gave it, because everyone already knows that he will be saying the same old shit (well, she didn't use that word, but it's what she meant).

That might be the first sign that someone, somewhere, might be getting slightly closer to "what the fuck is wrong with you?"

cablecargal's avatar

Lucky you! I watched the whole damn thing and I'm pissed. This is why I have always "missed" the SOTU every year. That's two hours I'll never get back.

And I couldn't even read (a book) through it because I was yelling the whole time.

Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Cable, it just might have been his last one.

Leu2500's avatar

that's what happens when you give a low energy speech. And a boring one.

bruce somers's avatar

I was wondering if HE could somehow figure out how to fall asleep during the speech... inquiring scientist want to know...

Lucius's avatar

Oh god, did having his voice playing in the background give you nightmares?

ELEANOR CURRY's avatar

I fell asleep-on the couch-about 30 minutes in.

Karen Barrett's avatar

Polymarket odds on Dems taking control of the House in the midterms are at 86% this morning … up from 80% before the speech.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

there were two special elections in Pennsylvania yesterday where the Democratic candidate outperformed Kamala Harris by 20 points or more

Terry O''s avatar

SOS, just another day! 🤮

arne link's avatar

I am so afraid that we won't get to vote. They see the handwriting on the wall. The Fascists see where this is going. What will he do? What will we do?

Veronica von Bernath Morra's avatar

WHAT WON'T THEY DO? LET'S BE PREPARED, SCOUTS!!!

Paula Dean's avatar

If they can find any way to prevent the midterms, you know they will. I wonder what the betting odds are?

Keith's avatar

i'm on point ...

Cat Cafe's avatar

We will, among other things, support Marc Elias at DemocracyDocket.com, who has been at the forefront, on the front lines fighting for democracy since 2016. Definitely someone to follow and definitely someone to support. WE CAN win and we WILL win.

Morty's avatar

Don’t worry you’ll get to vote. If they’re good fascists, they’ll let you vote, but then they’ll throw out the results.

DebJS's avatar

THIS^

Don't believe for a second that the only way the repubs are cheating so they won't get blown out this November is gerrymandering with wild abandon. And who did that directive come directly from? The same guy who called up all the Republicans after losing in 2020 and asked them to find votes and have alternate electors for him on standby. And if it also involves a little impromptu violent voter intimidation well, that just makes for great TV!

Diana Hembree's avatar

or they will deny you a ballot, if Trump forces his voter ID law through. There has been more and more voter suppression in the last 15 years, and I could see people being denied the right to vote because their passport expired, their drivers license 'looked funny,' anything....especially in certain districts.

Dave the Spot-on Moron's avatar

What do you think they could do to keep you from voting? I live in a solid blue state and our reps and senators are Democrats, so I’m not too worried, but if I lived anywhere with even a snowball’s chance in hell of switching from red to blue, I’d crawl through flaming broken glass and swim through acid to cast my vote AGAINST these fascist fucks. This shit is happening. Some ICE fuck faces hanging out at a polling place ain’t gonna do shit.

Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

donny demento knows that women invariably are the majority of those out protesting AND will vote against him, so their plan is to ensure that our birth certificates don't match our current 'voter id's' - IF we've taken our husband's name, that's their sure-fire excuse to exclude us. I do have a fairly recent passport (might expire this year - I need to check), BUT my birth certificate certainly doesn't match. It's how they'll manage to remove MILLIONS of married women nation-wide. Of course, forcing ANYONE to pay for ID they cannot afford constitutes a poll tax which is entirely unconstitutional, so EVEN the current 6 conservative Scotus members might rule against his regime on this, but it needs to be taken there pronto. I believe either Marc Elias OR my other favourite Scotus attorney Neal Katyal are in that process now.

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

You’ve likely been denied already by one of the GOP faithful as an illegitimate voter Arne…

Susan P Thatcher's avatar

People still have to do the "vote" part. Things seem to be too good, they forget they have to cast a ballot.

bruce somers's avatar

They will...maybe only 66% of them,but they will, adulting is hard, social media is easier.

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Remember to check your voter status early and often…how many checked to see if their vote counted last election?

Mary Boudreau's avatar

I’m in the habit of it. Always check to see that my vote is counted.

Tracey Johnson's avatar

I got redistricted to lessen poll locations and got a new voter id card in the mail so 🤞 im still registered by the election

Kate's avatar

Can we please not normalize these betting markets?

Deborah Hunter's avatar

We need both. Not controlling the Senate doesn't help the overall situation much. Especially if Trump could nominate another SC judge if one dies or retires.

Jeffrey Oswald's avatar

I’d like to contrast the response message given by Governor Spanberger this year with the so-cringe-I-wanted-to-vomit response by Senator Britt two years ago.

David Skoglund's avatar

Grateful for this community. It’s always a palate cleanse after eating this shit sandwich everyday.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I'm also grateful for this community

Veronica von Bernath Morra's avatar

On behalf of your legion of readers and following fans, you are very deservingly welcome !!

Pamela Van Sickle's avatar

And we are grateful for you, Jeff. Always remember that. We are always in your corner. Btw, get your patio cleared? That was some snowstorm!!

Maria 🇮🇪's avatar

And None of us would be here without Ye Jeff. TY for the laughter,especially through your pain.

Veronica von Bernath Morra's avatar

David Skoglund: I do not ike your answer. I love it! Great line. You nailed this one!

Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Seems like every day is another bite David

Unity In Defiance's avatar

Mark Wayne Mullin: too many names and not enough brain cells.

One of the worst Nazi MAGA bootlickers—besides Moses Mike Grindr Johnson.

HI2thDoc's avatar

He's another self-righteous, religiously corrupt, taint licking hypocrite who is a lot dumber than he thinks he is.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

He’s a fucking plumber so unfortunately his taint is always showing 🤮 🤢 🤮

steve robertshaw's avatar

That's funny! But there is a real question as to whether this guy ever actually worked as a plumber (which I respect) or was simply born into a plumbing business family and placed in charge of marketing of the company after college (which I don't respect nearly as much).

David Skoglund's avatar

He inherited the business from his old man.

Irascible Ink's avatar

"who is a lot dumber than he thinks he is"

OMG I am so stealing that. 😂

HI2thDoc's avatar

Be my guest. That description applies to many over thar in delusional, dishonest sycophantic dumbshit land

Keith's avatar

what? oh krap! not another white christian nationalist ...

bruce somers's avatar

He's definitely joining the Tuberville school of politics.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Alabama’s next governor - I am fucked compounded hourly

bruce somers's avatar

I think Kate Ivey died 3 years ago,no one noticed.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Is this country MEGA-fucked by MAGA or what?

bruce somers's avatar

I think it might be like being sprayed by a skunk,it might take some time to get rid of the smell,but eventually you'll get there.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Too bad toe-mater juice ain’t wash off Drumpf’s stink

Pamela Van Sickle's avatar

Good one, Joe Witkowski! And, I would add, the answer is a resounding yes, sadly.🤬

HI2thDoc's avatar

The firehose of bullshit was on full blast

Applauded by an adoring cast

They received him with elation

Ignoring his predation

But of those files we have not heard the last

Barbara Ferrara's avatar

I loved how he kept shaking his head at the Democrats for not cheering for him. “They’re not clapping” oh, and the tiny tear Erika Kirk wiped from her eye.

HI2thDoc's avatar

Erika had better hope there's no special hotter-than-normal region of hell for fake religious grifters who capitalize on tragedy

Paula Dean's avatar

If there is such a Hell, it's about to get really crowded.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

When Couchfuck saw her he had to wipe his thigh with his pantleg

george  campbell's avatar

Yeah ; did everyone notice that ? . Last time they were on the same stage , I needed to flip the channel quickly so the grandchildren didn't see the stuff that went on .

bruce somers's avatar

I guess when he mentioned the Dow Bondi clapped...the only one... she's special.

zuzu's avatar

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS!

arne link's avatar

Really? That is so funny.

bruce somers's avatar

I guess about 50 Democrats didn't show, still pretty weak...but made it look like one of his rallies...empty seats.

HI2thDoc's avatar

More of them should have ditched the lie-fest. What a waste of time.

bruce somers's avatar

At least once Democrats should show some unity and all walk out...even prevent a quorum...and show they're not going to give up their lunch money,for at least one day.

HI2thDoc's avatar

If the rethugs try to censure Al Green again, NO FUCKING DEMS HAD BETTER VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. Ten of them did the last time: Bera, Case, Costa, Gillen, Himes, Houlahan, Kaptur, Moskowitz, Perez, and Suozzi. FFS!

george  campbell's avatar

Wow . That sums it all up . You are the man .

-Comment-'s avatar

I didn’t watch it, but I’m dying to know who wore the most makeup: JD, Grindr Mike, or Trump’s hand?

Susan Niemann's avatar

I couldnt watch it. I mean, everyone knows it was going to be a glorified rally. I'm catching up with anything consequential here. And how about Spanberger!? 💙💙

If America does manage to save itself from fascism, it wont be because of anything done by Hakeem or Chuckles. I'm sick of their polite approach to losing democracy. Al Green is the hero!

Paula Dean's avatar

Spanberger nailed it.

bruce somers's avatar

So many really decent Democrats...so many really awful Republicans.

Dave Drell's avatar

ALL the Republicans are awful… it’s at their core “ we are stupid & awful”

bruce somers's avatar

Can't argue with that Dave,it couldn't be more obvious MAGA stands for Making Assholes Go Apeshit.

David Skoglund's avatar

He has been kicked out twice now.

George in Atlanta's avatar

Says Al: "Not impressed. Been kicked out of classier joints before!"

bruce somers's avatar

'Any group that wants me as a member,I would never join'

Joe Witkowski's avatar

At least in terms of duration, Spanberger aligned with the nanosecond attention span of the median or average room temperature IQ and literacy level of over 140 million American voters. This country is a composite “Dumb and Dumber”, its people in charge are a composite Beavis and Butthead. The Dems in Congress would be Wayne & Garth except that Canada dwarfs the intellect and integrity of this shithole.

Charles Austin's avatar

Chuck and Hakeem are useless.

Mike Hammer's avatar

Did not watch, waited for this!

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

now I have retroactive performance anxiety

Mike Hammer's avatar

Opposite “Gaslighting” they could have booked “Incredibly Strange Creatures” or “Scrotal Recall”.

Margaret MacKenzie's avatar

Wag The Dog should play on a continual loop since it feels like that’s what we’re living through, one distraction after another to divert attention from, hum…what are they called. The Something-stein files?

Cheri Collins's avatar

YES! I have been saying this is Wag the Dog since 2016.

Margaret MacKenzie's avatar

My husband and I watched it on Sunday, Sept 9. 2001

On Monday, Sep 10, there was a terrible economic report and,I said "Bush needs a war to distract from this." Wink, wink. The next day, everything changed.

bruce somers's avatar

At this point, I'd prefer some 'Scanners' action.

Tess's avatar

Both are perfect!!!!

Sharon Senkiew's avatar

Or “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”.

Neal Stiffelman's avatar

The DSM5 has to include that in their next update.

Veronica von Bernath Morra's avatar

We could use a gazillion clones of you!!

Maria 🇮🇪's avatar

Thank God I live in Ireland

Jan Moon's avatar

I lasted about five minutes. Did watch Robert Di Niro and some others. Refreshing. Then I went to bed. From what I have read today it looks like the lying liar lied ad nauseam. You could have patched together 125 . . . 107!!! minutes(SORRY) of his other lying lies and gotten the same lying outcome.

Jayme Wolworth's avatar

The best part of last night was on the Jimmy Kimmel show when they AI'd Just Dumb Vance humping his chair behind Trump. I scared the dog I laughed so hard.

I love the poll this morning from CNN (lookout CNN!) that had his speech rated the lowest ever at 38%. I still will never understand how he gets that much support.

2 Dems won their state seats last night in PA to keep the majority there.

November can't come soon enough.

I will be early voting to replace MTG and if we can take her seat in this 70-30 district then the sky's the limit. Let's go!

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Irascible Ink's avatar

Holy shit, I gotta go find that. I'll warn the cats. 😂

Jayme Wolworth's avatar

It's hillarious! And he shows it two different times.

Runfastandwin's avatar

the fact that every last Democrat didn't stand up and walk out the minute tangeranus started talking I swear to pete what is wrong with our party? they don't even try to fight back. Tlaib and Omar and Green are the only congresspeople that have a backbone. the rest are business as usualing us right into the graveyard.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

Only 4 SCOTUS SCROTUMS showed up. That fat bitch MAGA cheerleader in the red dress who took up 3 seats next to them made up for the other 5. Did they serve Big Mac supersized extra value meals before the drivelfest?

HI2thDoc's avatar

Three scrotums: Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Boney Karret. The fourth was Elena Kagan, decidedly not a scrotum. The other three scrotes (Gorsuch, Alito, and Uncle Thomas) couldn't be bothered.

bruce somers's avatar

I saw an MTG interview yesterday,did she get some semblance of sanity back!!! WTF!!! It's like she got blasted with a Jewish Sanity Space Laser or something.

Jeanne Leduc's avatar

Tangeranus!! Love that! 🤣🤣

Terri Nighswonger's avatar

So my thoughts. If I were there and am sure I would have been removed inside of 15 minutes.

Michael Schoonover's avatar

Glad to see Omar and Talib heckle the huckster.

arne link's avatar

Bravo to those who showed resistance. I just wish Dems had walked out one by one. Why don't they DO something? Why?

george  campbell's avatar

One by one would have been perfect . DT would have been distracted to the point that the Adderal would not help any longer .

john augustine's avatar

they follow their overpaid consultants and donors advice

Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

And muttering in unison, “quiet, piggy.“

Keith's avatar

why? because most of them are cut from the same cloth ... red or blue and sometimes green.

very few politicians can stand on their own.

bruce somers's avatar

The SOTU should have been STFU.

Kathleen Clarke- Anderson's avatar

💯 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

George A. Polisner's avatar

Thank you Jeff.

The "SOTU" is a reminder of the failed news media landscape. "Can this speech make the pedophile criminal-elect Presidential?"

Sure. We'll dismiss and trivialize the lawlessness, corruption, cruelty, and incompetence if he can form a coherent sentence that isn't dripping in toxic and blatant lies.

You can go back to every campaign speech. Is this the one where it all turns around asks (enter any news organization's name here).

The media, the Roberts Court, Aileen Cannon, his billionaire supporters, his apologists and co-conspirators in the GOP are all accessories to this weakening and destruction of the United States. The State of the Union is they can all go to hell on the next SpaceX flight.

Keith's avatar

the sex predators run all the way to the supreme court.

"Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?" says clarence to anita

MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

“why does this fuckwaffle continue to get invited onto every show, week after week? he has absolutely nothing of value to say”

I’d suggest that’s precisely why they invite him on their shows: They know he’ll say something stupid, but that’s known as “giving good quote” — that is, saying stupid shit that will go viral BECAUSE it’s stupid shit and thus their faces and media logos will go viral, too, and that’s the name of the game.

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

The state of the union's a joke

If I didn't throw up, I would choke

I'm just gonna nap

'Stead of watchin' this crap

The whole GOP is a joke!

They stand and they roar, it is clear

'Cause it's the Orange Dorito they fear

This egotist maggot

Why can't he just bag it?

And disappear for the next fifty years!

The GOP's 'fraid of that Nazi

They don't see that they've gone Kamikazi

The lunatic's orange

A fat fucking sporange

I didn't watch, instead I played Yahtzee!

P.S. SPORANGE -- a sac of spores

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Dave Drell's avatar

3 for 1 Frosty Special!

I thought no word rhymes with orange!

Frosty McGillicuddy's avatar

It took some time for me to find one.... there's also "door hinge." Have a good night!

Jennifer's avatar

Thanks for taking one for the team. I caught one minute of it and the instant standing ovation he got from half the House for managing to spew out a lie was enough to make me sick. All I could think of was the victims in the Epstein files--those named and the countless many whom we never knew existed (and no longer exist)--and it just makes me sick. They know who's in there. They know HE's in there. And yet the dog and pony show must go on.

History will judge him unfairly but history will also wonder why the hell we aren't marching daily to burn it all to the ground.

Joe Witkowski's avatar

I don’t think even MS Now flashed a camera on any Epstein/Trump victims in the gallery. Are Nazis managing them like CBS & CNN now , too?

Jennifer's avatar

Probably. The whole thing, and I mean the WHOLE thing, is set up to protect the powerful. Individual journalists might want to tell the real story, but their bosses, connected to power, do not.

Kathleen Clarke- Anderson's avatar

I wanted to know that as well- it has me extremely concerned. They didn’t show the survivors.

Tess's avatar

I watched 2 hours of the MoveOn/MeidasTouch People’s speeches…was good, but I couldn’t stay up for the rest of it…(getting old?! lol) Your summary is perfect Jeff—-thanks!

Kathleen M Kendrick's avatar

I watched it for a bit, too. I was disappointed. I wanted more substance, less rah-rah.