Obama Jobs Speech Live-Slog

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so do i have to constantly refresh it then?

sepiolida on September 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM

@ 1, yep.

Matt from Denver on September 8, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Some sort of blather about a Homeland Security alert on NBC...

Big Matt G on September 8, 2011 at 4:04 PM

gotta say i like the other format.

sepiolida on September 8, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Howdy spepiolida:

We figured the commentary wouldn't be as hot and heavy as during the Republican debates, so Cover It Live might be unnecessary. Do let us know what you think at the end, though. It's a learning process!

Paul Constant on September 8, 2011 at 4:09 PM

the way president obama says "thank you" cracks me up.

AmyC on September 8, 2011 at 4:10 PM

this live slog sucks! Pleeeeeease change it back!!

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Well, at the beginning, I think this new format sucks. I'm a bi-partisan snark provider! But maybe I'll actually watch this speech and reserve my final judgment til the end, as Paul suggests.

DannyG on September 8, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Is Boehner checking out Obama's ass?

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:11 PM

"Washington hasn't always put [working families] first."

Christ, Washington hasn't put them first for 30 years.

Matt from Denver on September 8, 2011 at 4:12 PM

This format sucks

Chef Thunder on September 8, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Mitch McConnel looks like a sad little turtle.

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:14 PM

my browser never lets me see stuff after the jump - all i can see are Constant's comments. i have no choice but to go back to working on billable things. boo.

Max Solomon on September 8, 2011 at 4:16 PM

@11, that liveblog thingy costs money. Keck's got a boat payment due this week, so suck it up.

gloomy gus on September 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM

This is 'merica and every child deserves to be modernized. bleep bloop beep.

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 4:17 PM

that texas republican and a mass dem line gave me a big boehner.

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 4:19 PM

yay, moar child labor for the kids building ladders...

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 4:21 PM

@14: CiL doesn't cost money. Honestly, we're just trying different stuff out and seeing what works. I'm noting your protests, but we can't start up a liveblog in the middle of this speech.

Paul Constant on September 8, 2011 at 4:23 PM

I feel so left out. So many smartass things to say and no one to share them with!

DannyG on September 8, 2011 at 4:24 PM

how do I get the satisfaction of having my witty comments posted on liveslog???

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Is it normal that he gets so many standing ovations, or is it like Catholic church, where you just kind of have to?

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 4:25 PM

my ustream lagged at such a point that I think I know what Obama would look like as he prepared to give a blow job. Mmmm mmmm.

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:27 PM

@18, not to get meta, but I wasn't bothered, I was poking fun at 11 seeming to be. Thanks for caring tho.

gloomy gus on September 8, 2011 at 4:28 PM

warren buffet is like OBL.... think about it. pon raul sayz.

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 4:30 PM

whoo, patent reform! I was hoping to hear that.

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 4:30 PM

@ 21, it's normal.

Matt from Denver on September 8, 2011 at 4:30 PM

About this "Made in America" bit... I find it funny because Fox News just today published an article claiming that Obama was deliberately trying to derail that. Let me find it...

Matt from Denver on September 8, 2011 at 4:32 PM

@23: D'oh! Everything is moving so quickly I don't have time to register fun-poking. Sorry.

@21: This kind of applause is pretty normal for this kind of thing. It's weird.

Paul Constant on September 8, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Here it is.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/…

Matt from Denver on September 8, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Obama is KILLING IT in this speech! Maybe it's because I'm watching and not being an online asshole throughout it, but I think this is a very effective speech. So I imagine the talking heads on tv are getting ready to tell me how much it sucked.

DannyG on September 8, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Michelle looks like she's falling asleep. Or bored to death. Do you think he talks like this at the dinner table all the time?

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Biden is like the bass drum. His part is simple, but focus and commitment are key. Nod. Nod fervently. Nod. Nod fervently. Nod and Clap.

Bigsfrottin on September 8, 2011 at 4:41 PM

Lift every voice? Is that a dog whistle to his supporters in the Black church?

DannyG on September 8, 2011 at 4:41 PM

While you guys were looking one way, the Congress just usurped the Constitution and rewrote the patent process into a system of private taxation.

Senate Passes Biggest Overhaul of Patent System Since 1952

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg…

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on September 8, 2011 at 4:43 PM

Oh, Sweet Jeebus! Now NBC is talking about the lovely lightning show that is going on in DC right now. Happy news for happy people!

Big Matt G on September 8, 2011 at 4:44 PM

yeah, it was pretty o.k., kinda needed more applause for executions tho.

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 4:47 PM

@34

Equating higher patent fees to "private taxation" is a pretty laughable stretch.

The CHZA on September 8, 2011 at 4:47 PM

Well, that was rousing. I'm wondering how Republicans will spin this into an example of the anti-Americanism that's driving the country into the toilet? Oh well, I'm sure they'll find a way.

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 4:48 PM

@34: Did the patent office reject your Sad Bachelor brand one-person microwave again?

Ziggity on September 8, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Where the hell was this speechwriter for three years? Glad to see Obama finally breaking it down to simple talking points. He's usually way too cerebral for most Americans, but this was perfect. Time to bring back Bush-era drinking games for all this new repetition of buzzwords and key phrases.

Subdued Excitement on September 8, 2011 at 4:53 PM

O/T: 4th District just tossed out the Cuccinelli (& McKenna, et al) challenge to O'care.

RonK, Seattle on September 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM

@40 I drank every time he said "America" but I thought that was low hanging fruit.

DannyG on September 8, 2011 at 5:02 PM

+1 for the new live slog format. i didn't have any interest in watching the speech, but it was fun to read the commentary afterwards without waiting for the damn thing to load.

Valkyrie on September 8, 2011 at 5:10 PM

#37, 39

Dudes. Haven't you noticed the grade curve going up and up here on SLOG...sorry if "your best" comments now only rate a Gentleman's C.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on September 8, 2011 at 5:22 PM

re: the new format, I think it's pretty good for something short, like this, where more people will be willing to read it after the fact, like @43. It was a bit of a hassle, but still, I commented, which I never do with live slogs, so yay for me. Thanks, Paul!

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 5:24 PM

I like Obama, and I hope the jobs plan is passed. As for the speech, saying "pass this bill right away" over and over irritated me eventually. Also, Obama's delivery sounded not quite sincere to me, which I've never felt before.

Betsy Ross on September 8, 2011 at 5:29 PM

There is no way in hell he's gonna get this thing passed. First, it's not "paid for." Second, it repeals the Bush tax cuts. And finally, nobody has any guarantees that this money will create any real job growth. Good speech; lousy plan. It's dead in the water.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on September 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM

Boy, the teleprompter was really cooking tonight!

Spindles on September 8, 2011 at 6:15 PM

@48: I'm sure you know he actually ad-libbed a few bits.

venomlash on September 8, 2011 at 6:23 PM

yeah, and what is up with that darned teleprompter leaving out all the juicy bits about the evil autistic risks of vaccines??

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Matt from Denver @29, thanks for the link. It's an interesting story, unfortunately marred by their disingenuous paranoia. Since when does Fox News give a damn about keeping jobs in America?

Irena on September 8, 2011 at 7:12 PM

@ bailo : you can finally make your millions on that jump to conclusions mat idea of yours.

pissy mcslogbot on September 8, 2011 at 7:28 PM

Unfortunately, the Joint Committee has 6 Republicans on it who have--as Obama noted--sworn to not raise taxes. That means not lifting tax exemptions from corporations, because that would be considered new taxation. This is not going to be a big win for the Dems, it is only a repeat of what was done 2 years ago and didn't work, and it will only give the Republicans more ammunition about big-spending government.

sarah70 on September 8, 2011 at 8:10 PM

I just don't give a rat's ass what Obama says in a speech.

dwightmoodyforgetsthings on September 8, 2011 at 8:21 PM

Paul Constant didn't actually deny that Tim Keck has a boat payment due.

rob! on September 8, 2011 at 9:34 PM

"It's the Pass This Jobs Bill Jobs Bill!"

..... but other than that, when do we find out what it is? Is it like O'Bama care (only shorter)? Do we have to pass it to find out what it requires?

sigh.....

on September 9, 2011 at 12:37 AM

O/T: Correction: Not the same suit at all.

RonK, Seattle on September 9, 2011 at 10:42 AM

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