State of the Union
State of the Union
#1State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 3:55pm
To watch or not to watch? For me, the answer is a definite "maybe".
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#2State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 5:15pm
It will be all lies spewing from a Sociopathic Child Rapist who will brag about how the ratings for it were "THE BIGGEST OF ALLLLLL TIME". Please don't support that "human". I hope you are well, HG 
#3State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 5:15pm
Watching is not endorsement. We need to keep close watch. The state of the union is dire.
#4State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 5:35pm
Sutton Ross said: "It will be all lies spewing from a Sociopathic Child Rapist who will brag about how the ratings for it were "THE BIGGEST OF ALLLLLL TIME". Please don't support that "human". I hope you are well, HG"
I certainly agree with your comment. And, thanks, I'm still upright which is always a good sign. 
#5State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 7:32pm
Jay Lerner-Z said: "Watching is not endorsement. We need to keep close watch. The state of the union is dire."
But you don't need to watch it in real-time to give it ratings. I'm quite sure you can keep a close watch by following on your social media platform of choice. Or by reading the news analysis afterwards.
The only thing that I'd be sorry to miss is if he keeled over during the speech. And I'm sure there would be video of that.
TCM is airing "Gaslight". Watch that. It's good.
Matt Rogers
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/04
#6State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 7:53pm
I’d rather jump into a pool filled with sharks, piranhas, vomit and snot.
#7State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 8:56pm
A bit of trivia.
President Truman delivered the first televised SOTU (but not in primetime) on January 6th, 1947. I don't remember it because I wasn't born until three days later on January 9th.
The first SOTU I do remember was President Kennedy's in 1961 when I was 14. I stayed glued to the TV screen because I was absolutely infatuated with both the President and First Lady. I still am.
#8State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:09pm
The one good thing Trump did (for me) was strip the office of president of all prestige.
He taught me that POTUSes are just human beings, some even sub-human. I learnt NOT to fall for the cult of personality, and NOT to give any politician unquestioning loyalty. Past and present.
JFK was a sleazy adulterer who got to the Oval Office through family wealth and some pretty shady dealings.
#9State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:13pm
Jay Lerner-Z said: "The one good thing Trump did (for me) was strip the office of president of all prestige.
He taught me that POTUSes are just human beings, some even sub-human. I learnt NOT to fall for the cult of personality, and NOT to give any politician unquestioning loyalty. Past and present.
JFK was a sleazy adulterer who got to the Oval Office through family wealth and some pretty shady dealings."
ARE YOU DRUNK ?
#10State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:13pm
Esther2 said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "Watching is not endorsement. We need to keep close watch. The state of the union is dire."
But you don't need to watch it in real-time to give it ratings. I'm quite sure you can keep a close watch by following on your social media platform of choice. Or by reading the news analysis afterwards.
The only thing that I'd be sorry to miss is if he keeled over during the speech. And I'm sure there would be video of that.
TCM is airing "Gaslight". Watch that. It's good."
You are right. I tried to watch, but I can't. Endless applause and standing ovation upon his entrance… it brings me to the point of despair.
#11State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:18pm
Highland Guy said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "The one good thing Trump did (for me) was strip the office of president of all prestige.
He taught me that POTUSes are just human beings, some even sub-human. I learnt NOT to fall for the cult of personality, and NOT to give any politician unquestioning loyalty. Past and present.
JFK was a sleazy adulterer who got to the Oval Office through family wealth and some pretty shady dealings."
ARE YOU DRUNK ?"
No.
I recognize that JFK is a war hero. He was an eloquent and inspiring speaker. He had good points as well as bad. I'd like to remember him accurately is what I’m saying - flaws and all.
He wasn't a saintly myth.
#12State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 9:58pm
Jay Lerner-Z said: "The one good thing Trump did (for me) was strip the office of president of all prestige."
If anything good can come of this, it's that people will come to realize we need to tear down the current system and start over. A constitution that can put Trump into power needs to be shredded and replaced with something better.
#13State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 10:00pm
Also: you'd have to be a ****ing lunatic to want to watch Trump deliver a speech.
MysteriousLady
Featured Actor Joined: 10/24/20
#14State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 10:00pm
kdogg36 said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "The one good thing Trump did (for me) was strip the office of president of all prestige."
If anything good can come of this, it's that people will come to realize we need to tear down the current system and start over. A constitution that can putTrump into power needs to be shredded and replaced with something better."
That won't happen.
#15State of the Union
Posted: 2/24/26 at 11:02pm
One hour and 47 minutes. The longest SOTU speech in U.S. history.
#17State of the Union
Posted: 2/25/26 at 10:39pm
kdogg36 said: "If anything good can come of this, it's that people will come to realize we need to tear down the current system and start over. A constitution that can putTrump into power needs to be shredded and replaced with something better."
It's a piece of paper. An outline and guidelines. It didn't allow Trump, the people did. The people also allow him to ignore it.
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#18State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 7:16am
kdogg36 said: "If anything good can come of this, it's that people will come to realize we need to tear down the current system and start over."
A desire for change is admirable, but you don't offer any example of what that change should be. I've never been a fan of that tack as, without a plan or algorithm, it's just useless chatter.
Trump has already torn down the current system. He began by removing any/all checks and balances that were designed to protect the People.
Most significantly, the Republican representatives (for some god-forsaken reason) have decided that it's acceptable to relinquish/abandon their Constitutionally assigned authority (which they were elected to enact) solely to Trump. Currently, the US' separation of powers is completely out of balance. (see: journalist John Dickerson's appearance on Colbert's 'The Late Show')
How's that example of "tearing down" workin' for 'ya?
Our system of Democracy has never been perfect. It is immature thinking to believe it is, or ever was. But, the current goal for every US citizen, right now, shouldn't be "restoration". There is a larger threat looming.
That larger threat is in regards to our up-coming mid-term election process: The SAVE Act. (see: A Republican-backed bill would upend voter registration. Here are 8 things to know)
#19State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 8:22am
Why is okay for Donald Trump to have nuclear weapons, but not Iran?
Where's the consistency? Who do we think we are?
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#20State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 9:34am
Jay Lerner-Z said: "Why is okay for Donald Trump to have nuclear weapons, but not Iran?
Where's the consistency? Who do we think we are?"
You're viewing the issue in regards to "fairness" as to who is allowed to have weapons and who is not. That is not the issue.
We had an agreement with Iran called, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Its purpose was to limit Iran's nuclear program to peaceful purposes and extend the time it would take for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. All was "well" (in air-quotes) until Trump decided to withdraw from the agreement.
Now, Trump feels a need to negotiate an agreement from scratch (probably due to the fact that it's proven his earlier strike on Iran's nuclear facilities wasn't the "spectacular military success" he'd boasted about).
#21State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 9:42am
Yeah, but essentially that is what the issue comes down to. "Do as I say, not as I do".
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#22State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 11:19am
Jay Lerner-Z said: "Yeah, but essentially that is what the issue comes down to. "Do as I say, not as I do"."
I disagree. IMO, "Do as I say, not as I do"" doesn't apply.
IMO, this issue is completely about Trump's egotistical need to be thought of as "supreme" (you can fill in the blank with any number of nouns to follow that adjective).
Trump is the epitome of what it means to be a bully. It has been noted that he appears to derive satisfaction from his bullying behavior. There are professionas (both medical and social) who have written that he has "sadistic personality disorder" (a term that has been removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and was never put to use in clinical settings because psychiatrists believed it would be used to legally excuse sadistic behavior).
If you had suggested the adage, "might makes right", I might be more inclined to agree w/you, but even that isn't a correct application.
IMO, what the issue 'essentially comes down to' is that Trump is an ego-driven self-centrist, whose only use for the Presidency is for personal financial gain and name recognition.
#23State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 11:51am
You speak truth, but the whole Iran/nuclear thing pre-dates Trump.
#24State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 12:28pm
Iran has been "2 weeks from a nuke" for 2 decades. Empty threats from the world meant to intimidate.
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#25State of the Union
Posted: 2/26/26 at 1:03pm
Although I can agree with both of your statements (above), the "empty threat" from Iran being "2 weeks from a nuke" is status quo; in other words, "less concerning" (again, in air quotes).
Likewise, so is the fact that the "nuclear thing" pre-dates Trump because (to my mind) it's also a status quo observation.
What I find most critically worrisome is the situation of a man (I can't even bring myself to reference him as President), who demonstrates blatantly obvious ego-centric, psychological issues (and we haven't even mentioned the obvious signals of onset dementia), will choose to incite a war with Iraq if he feels it would be to his personal (emphasis on personal vs national security) advantage.
PS: I hope it's for reasons of respect for Charlie Sheen, and the struggle he endured re: his mental health battle, but I'm absolutely astounded that no one in the media has pointed out how disastrous it was for Sheen to adopt the catchphrase, "winning".
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