There sure is a shit ton of clapping...

Is this your first State of the Union you've watched? I can't remember a State of the Union speech where they didn't clap a "shit ton".

Did you guys see the Republicans? There sure wasn't a "shit ton" of clapping coming from them.

I say we round up all of 'em, let 'em choose weapons based on rank and/or # of electorial votes, and have 'em go at it gladiator style in one big melee pay-per-view event!

The only moment I enjoyed was when Obama looked at the supreme court and uttered something (I think) about reversing their absolutely ridiculous decision to allow corporations to fully buy their candidates publicly (instead of partially in the public like they do now). Who the hell knows anymore though, every politician is a corporate pawn.

"With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. (Applause.) I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. (Applause.) They should be decided by the American people. And I'd urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems."

Whatever you might think, him saying this is incredibly awesome. I hope this spurs some change or at least awareness of corporate interests in politics.

Yeah, awesome in a whole going around the idea of checks and balances.

I think Obama's statement is hypocritical since special interest groups like ACORN and the SEIU helped get him elected.

I'll break down the state of this union in layman's terms:

The dems get a grand idea to help your average American out, only thing is they can never execute it without disrupting the economy, raising taxes, or basically figuring out how to satisfy every person in their party. The republicans come along get the propaganda machine going telling everyone that the dems are trying to screw you over. Meanwhile they are basically really doing the bidding of corporate interests while posing as moral watchdogs.

Basically this goes back and forth with each side blocking each other and nothing gets done. That is until an election year, when the majority side takes it on the chin and is blamed for everything. Teams then switch and the other becomes the majority, repeat, wash, spin...... Only real losers are the u.s. citizens as the rich stay rich and the poor and middle class get poorer.