Just out of curiosity, who plans to watch the Presidential Speech tonight? What are your expectations?

Just out of curiosity, who plans to watch the Presidential Speech tonight? What are your expectations?

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Well, this IS the compost heap.

when is he supposed to talk? what time that is. he is gonna mess up my tv plans

He is going to speak at 9:00 (eastern I think). I am going to listen to his speech because I am interested to hear what kind of aid that is going to be offered to the citizens of the Gulf Coast.

He is going to speak at 9:00 (eastern I think). I am going to listen to his speech because I am interested to hear what kind of aid that is going to be offered to the citizens of the Gulf Coast.
thanks!!:up: :up: :up:

I'm going to watch - and I'm going to try to watch objectively. GW usually does better when his speech writers get involved.

I'm not going to watch. I find his mannerisms extremely annoying. I'll read a transcript of it later.

I'm just glad he didn't cut into survivor I really don't care what he says....

I'll probably read the transcript later. He just makes my blood pressure go up.

*gasp* I thought it was a good speech. They interviewed LA citizens right after it aired and almost all of them said they liked it and that it brought hope for them. Yes, yes, I know everyone will say that he just has an agenda behind it, but I still thought he did a good job.

I find him tedious to listen to, and this one was no different.

I think he said what he thought he had to say. I just hope that he doesn't let all of his rich friends redevelop NO so that it becomes a white, wealthy city. But I can't imagine they're planning to pour all of this money into it to bring back the evacuees...

I'm not going to watch, but I may read a transcript later. I got plans tonight--shall we say it's more fun to participate in two-stepping than to watch it.

I make it a habit of never watching the current president of the unites states speak. When I accidentally happen to catch him speaking, I try and change the station before hearing very much of what he's saying. I started this self protective practice after his first few 'presidential' speeches made me want to bang my head against the wall or pull my hair out...and when backsliding for a while during the beginning of the War on Iraq (WOI), where he coined the phrase "shock and awe" made me want to bleed myself with leeches.

It's self preservation.

B

I can handle the clips of GWB that NPR plays. Unlike some venues, they generally provide a counter-analysis of the situation.

I do have to say one thing for the man--he's pretty consistent. Not that his worldview is completely consistent (whose is?), but we're not too surprised by much of what he has done and said in the public eye lately.