It's 2018 and the [State of the Union] is...

Athenor

(He's a great welder, told that by the owner)

Since passed tax cuts, 3 million workers have already gotten Tax Cut bonuses, many thousands and thousands per worker, and continuing to grow.

Name drop Apple about 350B investment in America, hire 20k workers.

ChillyWilly

Don't mention the 10s of thousands of people that lost jobs after the tax cut, though.

Just leave that part out.

Athenor

Exxon-Mobil just announced 50Bil investment in the US.

Gonna try to slow down, I don't want to dominate this.

"This is our New American Moment. There has never been a better time to live the American dream. To every citizen watching tonight, no matter where you've been or where you come from, this is your time."

You can dream anything, you can be anything, and we can achieve anything.

Athenor

Tonight, wanting to talk about what kind of future we will have, and nation we will be.

All of us together as one team, one people, one American family, can do anything.

We all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny, and the same great American flag (WTF?)

Athenor

Together rediscovering the American Way.

In America, we know faith and family, not gov't and buracrecy is the heart.

"The motto is IN GOD WE TRUST." bad yell into the mic.

Qanamil

Thank you @Athenor for willing taking this WIS and INT savings throw.

ChillyWilly

Athenor wrote: »

Tonight, wanting to talk about what kind of future we will have, and nation we will be.

All of us together as one team, one people, one American family, can do anything.

We all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny, and the same great American flag (WTF?)

He's mentioning the flag, I assume, because of the kneeling in the NFL.

Because only true Americans stand up and salute the flag every single time.

Styrofoam Sammich

I just want one denture slip, come on.

Elvenshae

Melania is not buying this. Like, every picture of her, she’s got a “please get me out of Here” look.

She likes the kid sitting next to her, though, who started a program to place flags on the graves of veterans.

Quid

The standing applause every ten seconds is annoying as hell.

Athenor

We celebrate our Police, military, and veterans who should get our total and unwavering support.

lonelyahava

Hey, for those of us who can't watch cause of reasons.

I love you guys. Thanks Athenor.

Godspeed

ChillyWilly

Trump, you're not even a Christian.

The pandering when you talk about how important faith is to you is blatant and ridiculous.

Styrofoam Sammich

Quid wrote: »

The standing applause every ten seconds is annoying as hell.

Public genuflecting is the entire point tho

Bursar

Paul Ryan does a "whoop de doo" finger twirl at the God comment, but pulls it at the last moment to make it look like he's trying to tell us where his god lives.

Athenor

Talking about a kid who started an organization that places flags at veteran gravestones. Ahh, this is the kid next to Melania, I thought that was his kid!

Automautocrates

Well, that'd be the first time I ever hissed at my computer monitor.

And yes WaPo is running a live fact check
Right Here.
Cant say I care for the format but it's worth a gander.

WACriminal

Athenor wrote: »

Tonight, wanting to talk about what kind of future we will have, and nation we will be.

All of us together as one team, one people, one American family, can do anything.

We all share the same home, the same heart, the same destiny, and the same great American flag (WTF?)

Translation: Blood and soil.

Athenor

Young Patriots are teaching us about our civic duty.

"Reverence" for those who served.

Yeah. Talking about putting hands on hearts, and standing for the National Anthem.

Elvenshae

Quid wrote: »

The standing applause every ten seconds is annoying as hell.

That’s what happens at every State of the Union, though, regardless of who’s in power.

Automautocrates

I'm going to watch one of Obama's SOTU's after this to cleanse my goosing soul. And for science purposes.

Fencingsax

He seriously cannot let that NFL stuff go.

Styrofoam Sammich

The Troop can never fail, only be failed.

ChillyWilly

NOW we get to the part about standing for the anthem.

Shut the fuck up, honestly.


America, land of the free (unless you want to actually want to have bodily autonomy)!

Athenor

They muted the mics a bit during that.

Americans deserve a government that shows the same love and loyalty in return.

Sought to restore the bonds of trust.

Working with the Senate, appointing judges who interpret the Constitution as written.

Talking about appointing judges, and how they've appointed the most ... missed the end staring at Gorsuch being stonefaced.

"Totally" defending Second Amendment, and protecting Religious Liberty.

Prohass

ChillyWilly wrote: »

Trump, you're not even a Christian.

The pandering when you talk about how important faith is to you is blatant and ridiculous.

the fact that evangelicals spent 8 years scrutinising obamas faith and basically saying he wasnt a true christian, yet Trump is embraced, tells you everything you need to know about evangelical faith in america

Automautocrates

Wonder what factors led to him being able to appoint all these judges... Hmm...

Athenor

Serving brave veterans, including giving them choice in health care (emphasis on Choice)

LostNinja

Quid wrote: »

The standing applause every ten seconds is annoying as hell.

Is there always so many standing applauses after every single statement, or is this just Congress critters pandering?

ChillyWilly

Trump, as a Christian, I need to tell you something.

We don't need any help with defending religious liberty.

We rule and we always have. We don't need your help or support in this matter.

Heffling

Qanamil wrote: »

Thank you @Athenor for willing taking this WIS and INT savings throw.

Call of Cthulu, Sanity Check.

Athenor

Good God he loves applauding into the mic.

lady checking her iPhone.

Now talking about VA accountability act.

Since its passage, admin has removed 1,500 VA employees who failed to give veterans care they deserve, and hiring talented people who love our vets as much as we do.

Elvenshae

Athenor wrote: »

Talking about appointing judges, and how they've appointed the most ... missed the end staring at Gorsuch being stonefaced.

“... including an amazing Supreme Court Justice.”

Automautocrates

LostNinja wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

The standing applause every ten seconds is annoying as hell.

Is there always so many standing applauses after every single statement, or is this just Congress critters pandering?

This is half of why I want to watch an old SOTU after. I dont want to pass judgement when the outright vitriol I have in my heart for this man might be tainting a normal happening.

Athenor

Will not stop until vets are properly taken care of, which has been promise since the very beginning of this great journey.

Athenor

All Americans deserve accountability and respect, and that's what we are giving our wonderful heroes, our veterans. (thank you)

Tonight, call on Congress to empower every Cabinet secretary to empower good employees, and remove public workers who fail the American people.

abotkin

Alright, I made it half an hour, but I already have high blood pressure issues and this talking garbage fire isn't worth risking my health over. Every other sentence I have to stop myself from just raging at the screen.

Thank you in advance @Athenor if you can keep it up and continue transcribing.

Athenor

Drive to make accountable, removed more regulations than any administration in the history of the country.

Bursar

"Remove government employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people"

Oh, uh. That's an ominous phrase, huh?

Elvenshae

We have ended the war on beautiful, clean coal.