toxicmedia
Gold Member
That whole "country on the wrong track" is the most misused poll ever.70% probably do feel the country is on the wrong track, but what makes you think the entire 70% blame Obama for that? With congressional approval rates in the teens and the presidents approval near 50% It's pretty dumb to try to lay that 70% on him. Of course, you are a teabagger, so I guess that is a little too complicated for you to understand. Of course he is trying to counter the misinformation from the right. Anyone who cares about the welfare of the country would do the same.I'm not sure I completely agree with the OP...but I have noticed some odd behavior from my Fox News watching friends in the last 24 hours.
I think the most difficult, yet potentially beneficial, aspect of the SOTU address was that Fox News isolationists had to venture out of the conservative cocoon, and see people clapping for Obama. That in itself was a shock to them. Furthermore, they heard Obama talk, which Fox News only allows in small out of context bits. When they do that, they can control the commentary to mitigate anything that might be positive. Basically, Fox News doesn't show Obama speeches much at all, instead, they tell you what he "really" meant.
So after this shock, my 2 room mates who walked out of Obama's speech in a huff, returned after the GOP response and demanded to put Fox News on. They looked confused and very frustrated. One of my room mates went from muttering about the real unemployment rate, to stomping around with resignation as if I could never understand. The other room mate tried to use the bathroom this morning, the same time I have taken a shower every day for the last 6 months, and when I shut the door in his face he said "this is two you owe me"...I know the first thing he thought I owed him was his sanity back, because of having to listen to Obama for 45 minutes.
But now, after work, they're starting to get back to normal. They're only giving me the stink eye when I catch them looking at me. But they're being about as cordial as people are towards others when they've squashed a disagreement. It's the look of moving on, but not forgetting what I've done to them.
When I watched Fox and Friends this morning with the one who tied to squeeze me out of my shower time, he pouted the whole time, as opposed to joking with me about which color dress looks good, or bad, on Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
Fox News and the GOP launched a huge narrative today, and that is simply "It's horrible right now, what was Obama thinking!"...that seems to give righties comfort. And as misguided as Fox viewers can get...I don't like seeing my buddies suffer. It wasn't near as bad as when Romney lost...they all went through the 5 stages of grieving...denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance...and that took a month.
So chin up righties...just you go on thinking Obama is a secret socialist Nazi communist Muslim. It pains me to see you all so blue.
Get well soon!
You must have been watching a different speech than I did. What I saw was a grossly out of touch individual, about 70% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track, he proved last night that he as yet to get a clue. I thought it was hilarious. All he did is try to position talking points for the commiecrats going into the 2016 elections and now he's hitting the campaign trail to push those talking point, knowing full well most of his crap is dead on arrival in the congress.
I think the country is on the wrong track too.
But it's on the wrong track because the GOP is in the middle of another over-reach. They've gerrymandered districts for the last 10 years, and because righties like to live in rural areas,
Well then you're on a short list of righties who watched the speech, didn't agree with it, and don't need Fox News to make them feel better.You're on the high functioning end of the Fox News viewership. You sat through the whole thing.I'm not sure I completely agree with the OP...but I have noticed some odd behavior from my Fox News watching friends in the last 24 hours.
I think the most difficult, yet potentially beneficial, aspect of the SOTU address was that Fox News isolationists had to venture out of the conservative cocoon, and see people clapping for Obama. That in itself was a shock to them. Furthermore, they heard Obama talk, which Fox News only allows in small out of context bits. When they do that, they can control the commentary to mitigate anything that might be positive. Basically, Fox News doesn't show Obama speeches much at all, instead, they tell you what he "really" meant.
So after this shock, my 2 room mates who walked out of Obama's speech in a huff, returned after the GOP response and demanded to put Fox News on. They looked confused and very frustrated. One of my room mates went from muttering about the real unemployment rate, to stomping around with resignation as if I could never understand. The other room mate tried to use the bathroom this morning, the same time I have taken a shower every day for the last 6 months, and when I shut the door in his face he said "this is two you owe me"...I know the first thing he thought I owed him was his sanity back, because of having to listen to Obama for 45 minutes.
But now, after work, they're starting to get back to normal. They're only giving me the stink eye when I catch them looking at me. But they're being about as cordial as people are towards others when they've squashed a disagreement. It's the look of moving on, but not forgetting what I've done to them.
When I watched Fox and Friends this morning with the one who tied to squeeze me out of my shower time, he pouted the whole time, as opposed to joking with me about which color dress looks good, or bad, on Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
Fox News and the GOP launched a huge narrative today, and that is simply "It's horrible right now, what was Obama thinking!"...that seems to give righties comfort. And as misguided as Fox viewers can get...I don't like seeing my buddies suffer. It wasn't near as bad as when Romney lost...they all went through the 5 stages of grieving...denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance...and that took a month.
So chin up righties...just you go on thinking Obama is a secret socialist Nazi communist Muslim. It pains me to see you all so blue.
Get well soon!
You must have been watching a different speech than I did. What I saw was a grossly out of touch individual, about 70% of Americans say the country is on the wrong track, he proved last night that he as yet to get a clue. I thought it was hilarious. All he did is try to position talking points for the commiecrats going into the 2016 elections and now he's hitting the campaign trail to push those talking point, knowing full well most of his crap is dead on arrival in the congress.
Count your blessings
The observations are mine, I haven't watched much news since the speech went off.