Obama's Rhetoric is the Real Catastrophe

[AGDee]

I thought the whole thing was odd. I like Obama and believe he's trying to do what's will help the most people in this country. However, I am not a fan of hijacking prime time TV for these things. I don't ever feel like I'm hearing anything new and if I want to watch this stuff, I'll watch CSPAN. I surely hope this does not become a regular thing.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I surely hope this does not become a regular thing.

It already is a regular thing. The State of the Union Address/first speech of a President to a joint session of Congress has been highjacking prime time TV for decades.

[AGDee]

I honestly had not heard last night's talk addressed as "The State of the Union Address". All of my TV listings said "Presidential Speech to Congress." Previous presidents have not done a state of the union address the year that they were elected. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/sou/index.html) That site lists the Inaugural Address instead for those years.

This is the third time (including Inauguration Day) that he has hijacked prime time and he's only been in office for 6 weeks? That's what I meant when I said I hoped this didn't become a regular thing. He was just on all the stations a week or so ago to plug the stimulus package.