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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 12:52 PM Feb 2019

Is watching or not watching the SOTU important to you?

Whether or not you are going to watch or not watch, do you think that your decision is meaningful to you?


8 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
I am watching, and it is important to watch it
0 (0%)
I am not watching and it is important to not watch it
5 (63%)
I am watching, but it's not important to watch it
0 (0%)
I am not watching, but it's not important to not watch it
1 (13%)
This poll is too confusing.
2 (25%)
I like to vote!
0 (0%)
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hlthe2b

(102,525 posts)
1. I'm not watching, believe what happens is important but will see video compilations later
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 12:56 PM
Feb 2019

I will try to see the Dem rebuttal either live or via video.

It is important to me not to watch only because I can no longer stand to watch that lying, abusive, foul usurper of the Presidency.

Shell_Seas

(3,340 posts)
2. Maybe I'll watch, maybe not.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 12:58 PM
Feb 2019

I have little ones at home. After work, I got to cook and have stuff to do around the house. If I happen to have a minute to sit down and the SOTU is on, maybe I'll check it out. It's not important enough to me to order pizza and forego doing laundry, though.

Sneederbunk

(14,319 posts)
3. Truth be told how many of us have sat through any SOTU?
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 01:06 PM
Feb 2019

Repug or Dem. Anything important will be on a constant loop the next day.

2naSalit

(86,943 posts)
7. I do.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 02:18 PM
Feb 2019

I watch nearly every one, make a point of it. I just can't risk the triggering right now, my mental state is fragile after the past three years of this shit. I have to limit my exposure. Besides, it will be all we hear about for weeks now.

irisblue

(33,056 posts)
11. I did, early 90s till 2015.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 02:42 PM
Feb 2019

I almost saw it as a Civic High Holy Day. All 3 branches of our government meeting together to discuss the immediate future of we the people.

When West Wing did this, still I get goosebumps.

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
4. I was invited to a DeKalb County Dems SOTU (SOTF) watching party at a local bar.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 01:46 PM
Feb 2019

where we will sneer then cheer together. Gotta go to this.

GoCubsGo

(32,102 posts)
5. I'm not watching, and it's important to my TV set that I not watch.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 01:49 PM
Feb 2019

I can't stand the sight or sound of that orange motherfucker, and my TV would not survive me watching any of the speech. I can't afford a new one. I will be watching hockey, instead.

mokawanis

(4,455 posts)
8. My wife, who hates Trump as much as I do, is going to watch it
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 02:26 PM
Feb 2019

she will stick with it and watch the entire speech. I'll be lucky to last 5 minutes before I leave the room.

PRETZEL

(3,245 posts)
9. This will the first SOTU that I intend not to watch in a great many years,
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 02:27 PM
Feb 2019

normally, this speech is important in many ways, but I'm sorry, just don't see how I can do it. May watch during commercials of something else, but I'm not planning my evening around this.

will more than likely turn on MSNBC or CNN after I know it's over.

IcyPeas

(21,948 posts)
12. Seriously, what's the point?
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 02:43 PM
Feb 2019

Same ol' same ol' and as said by others it will be all over the cable new for days.

hunter

(38,350 posts)
13. The words Trump speaks have no more meaning than the quacking of an angry duck.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:02 PM
Feb 2019

It's nuts to try an attribute any deeper meaning to them.

Why would I watch that?

There's already plenty of videos on YouTube of quacking ducks.



https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=quacking+ducks

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