I hope that this time, unlike the inauguration, all Democrats will attend. And get up and walk out when he starts to lie. Which means they’ll have to be there for a maximum of 30 seconds.
(Protocol dictates that those in attendance have to stand and applaud when the President comes into the room. But nothing says that their applause actually has to make any sound.)
He wants Dear Leader to lay down the law and tell everyone who is “good” and who is “bad” (democrats.)
He realizes that the only way for Trump to “get ahead of the story” of the flagrant, insane lies he is telling is to give him an even BIGGER stage to spew them from (and the resultant, fawning wall-to-wall media coverage it will entail.)
We are now seeing the “Constant Campaign” idea come to fruition along with the “BIG LIE” concept.
They need the BIG LIE shouted from the hilltops to drive it into the brains of the budding brown-shirts and encourage them to begin “spying on their neighbors” and “reporting Un-American activities” to the new/old FBI director and new CIA director.
America, it was a great idea while it lasted…
The State of our Union is carnage…
Will it be televised? If it is, will everyone be required to watch?
Actually they’ll be there for a maximum of -10 seconds.
Isn’t that technically known as the SOTU address? Or is it atypical to do a joint session address at the start of one’s Presidency? Trump needs a captive/adoring audience. He can’t have a situation where he has to answer tough questions/be held accountable for his statements and actions. He’s probably feeling pretty fortunate that he doesn’t have to deal with lawmakers like Prime Ministers in the UK have to deal with.
“YOU LIE!!!” will be shouted I’m sure.
Well, I figure it will take some time for the Repugnants to quiet down, and then the Groper-in-Chief will thank the Speaker and the Majority Leader, and tell everyone how great Melanomia looks, so it will take a little while for him to start lying.
Trump will come. He’ll use the opportunity to clarify that he’s playing TrumpState. It’s like the old Boy’s State or Model U.N., some people may remember from high school in which inexperienced, but highly motivated youngsters try their hand at government. It’s like that, but when playing TrumpState, you use self-obsessed white nationals and oligarchs.
TrumpState usually takes a weekend to play, but can go on longer if the players don’t render Earth uninhabitable.
No, it’s the STFU address.
Bibi was unavailable?
Protocol is now completely voluntary. I saw Micturition Man prove that last Friday. And again on Saturday. Basic decency? Also now voluntary. Maturity? Same. The list of voluntary niceties is now officially endless.
The State of the Union is a disaster, in carnage, and “I alone will fix it.”
I wonder if he’ll be sporting his new 'do by then?
Just a thought. Wouldn’t it be easier if he just did his rant on national television and then had it rebroadcast on jumbotrons across the country? You know, cut to the chase and insult everyone in one fell swoop.
how exciting ! One of the finest Political Orators in our time will get an opportunity to spread his words of wisdom to an appreciative audience, I can’t wait !
Dommyluc would like to ask a hypothetical question, almost koan-like in its Zen-ness:
"If Donald Trump falls over during a joint session of Congress after 242 Democrats and Independents yell “YOU LIE!”, does he make a sound?"
I suppose I could think this is Loyal Soldier Ryan’s invitation for General Trump to come out and jawbone reality into submission. But I wonder if the motivation is quite that straightforward. Weasels are weaselly but not stupid.
A huge WHINE - as a matter of fact, you can expect a whine no matter what…
It’s pretty common. Obama did it in January, 2009. Of course, we were kind of in a converging shitstorm of multiple crises he’d been elected to unfuck and despairing people desperate for hope were eager to hear from him. But Trump was . . . well, whatever you call losing the popular vote by three million votes and still becoming president . . . to a deal with a number of imaginary crises and a majority of Americans are already literally repulsed by the very sight of him or sound of his voice, so in Alternate Facts World, its exactly the same.
It will take five minutes. Destroy Government as we know it. Turn it all over to big business. Resign.