Discussion Thread: 2024 State of the Union

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Tonight, Joe Biden will give his fourth State of the Union address. This year's SOTU address will be only the second to be held this late in the year since 1964 (the second time being Biden's 2022 address).

The address is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Eastern. It will be followed by the progressive response delivered by Philadelphia City Council member Nicolas O’Rourke, as well as Republican responses in English (delivered by freshman Alabama senator ) and in Spanish (delivered by Representative Monica De La Cruz). There will be a separate discussion thread posted for live reactions to and conversation about the SOTU responses.

(Edit: The discussion thread for the SOTU responses is now available at this link.)

News:

• NPR: What to expect in Biden's State of the Union speech, according to his chief of staff (7 minute audio interview with transcript)

• The Washington Post (metered paywall): Biden to propose new $5,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers | The president will also add to earlier pushes to tame rent costs and boost U.S. housing supply

• AP: Biden will announce plans for a temporary aid port on Gaza’s coast as cease-fire talks stall

• AP: President Biden to make ‘unity agenda’ appeal to Congress in State of the Union

• CBS: In State of the Union address, Biden to urge Congress to pass measures to lower health care costs

• PBS: Who are the guests coming to Biden’s 2024 State of the Union?

News Analysis:

• AP: State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

• PBS: In Biden’s final State of the Union before the election, a look back at his inauguration pledges

Live Updates:

• NPR: State of the Union: President Biden will deliver his election-year address tonight

• AP: State of the Union 2024 live updates

• NBC: State of the Union 2024 live updates

• The Washington Post (metered paywall): Live updates and analysis of Biden’s address

• CNN: President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address

• The New York Times (metered paywall): State of the Union Live Updates

• USA Today: State of the Union live updates

• CBS: State of the Union live updates as Biden prepares to deliver 2024 address

Where to watch:

• The White House on YouTube: President Biden's State of the Union Address

• The White House: 2024 State of the Union (At this link you can live-react to the address with one of three preselected emojis).

• C-SPAN: President Biden Delivers 2024 State of the Union Address

• C-SPAN: Lawmakers React to State of the Union Address

Transcript

• AP: Transcript of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

[u/DawgPound919]

Biden is on fire. Does he stutter at times? Yes, but his content is on point. Speaker Douchebag behind him can't stand it. He's like, "I've done fucked up taking this job."

[u/MidniteLark → u/DawgPound919]

Yup! And the stutter comes when he gets impassioned - like he's so excited to get the words out he stumbles a bit. I'm okay with that.

[u/DawgPound919 → u/MidniteLark]

Yes! It shows passion.

[u/No-Gas9144 → u/DawgPound919]

I'm 37 and do the same thing in my job which is not nearly, not nearly as important.

[u/Jops817 → u/No-Gas9144]

I was about to reply same. Same age even. I took speech therapy in elementary school, pretty sure I didn't have dementia back then.

[u/BKlounge93 → u/MidniteLark]

Speech writers did him dirty with the alliteration there at one point 😂

[u/chucklefits → u/MidniteLark]

No doubt the trump team will use that in the debates, interrupting and instigating to try to trip up his stutter

[u/MidniteLark → u/chucklefits]

Probably - like the manipulative, abusive bullies they continue to choose to be.

[u/Mission-Check-7904 → u/DawgPound919]

At least he’s clapping occasionally, unlike many of his colleagues

[u/-jp- → u/Mission-Check-7904]

Remember McCarthy sitting there sulking until he was tricked into clapping for social security?

[u/DawgPound919 → u/Mission-Check-7904]

At times, but he's like, "Is Pappy Trumpy gonna insult me for it.

[u/NotaVortex → u/Mission-Check-7904]

Yeah agreed. There was some things in their that everyone should have agreed with but crickets.

[u/dancingmeadow → u/Mission-Check-7904]

Yeah, his was an interesting performance. I think he realized this was the actual big time.

[u/Diablo_Police → u/DawgPound919]

Does he stutter? Who tf cares? Only right wing nuts that punch down.

[u/DawgPound919 → u/Diablo_Police]

Right! It's not a fault.

[u/HeathrJarrod → u/Diablo_Police]

Have they not heard the Kings Speech?

[u/StrangeContest4 → u/DawgPound919]

He's talking directly to Mike Johnsons core, and Mike Johnson is melting before our eyes.

[u/Rapzid → u/DawgPound919]

Mike was agreeing with a lot of what Biden was saying. I was honestly surprised how many times he was nodding in approval.

[u/telephonebox31 → u/Rapzid]

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[u/dancingmeadow → u/Rapzid]

Me too.

[u/Unfair_Function_1154 → u/DawgPound919]

I was saying the exact thing. Love it, this is the energy he needs to present and he brought it!

[u/garibaldi18 → u/DawgPound919]

I would stutter too if I had to speak for 90 minutes straight until 10:30 pm and I’m not 81

[u/coordinatedflight → u/DawgPound919]

Smug motherfucker. That's all I could think.

[u/Penandsword2021 → u/DawgPound919]

He looked sooo uncomfortable.

[u/snarky_spice → u/DawgPound919]

I do think his stutter has probably gotten worse as he’s aged, and that’s fine. I want to live in a world where we elect the smartest, most qualified people, not populist ones who speak like snake-oil salesmen.

[u/[deleted] → u/DawgPound919]

Well Speaker Douchebag can be an adult and actually do his job instead being a paperweight

[u/Diablo_Police → u/[deleted]]

We are talking about Biden, not Trump though?

[u/Apotheothena → u/Diablo_Police]

This loser’s trying that line all over this thread. Talk about a lack of creativity; can’t even change the line after copying and pasting

[u/dancingmeadow → u/[deleted]]

We're supposed to take you seriously with that username? No.