The Sad State of Affairs

Not even Bobby Jindal's bizarre yet comical republican response to Obama's "non-state of the union" address could lighten the mood of the nation. Obama's speech was eloquent yet grave; harsh yet hopeful. Rather than glaze over the recession, he presented our nation's problems and the sacrifices that we all must make in the upcoming months.

But back to the Republican Response.

Points of Interest:

* the entrance.
Bobby, where are you coming from? Are you aware that you are live in front of the nation? Is that your version of a dramatic entrance, because it looked like you were tying your shoe or grabbing a bite to eat in the dining room. Timing is important, according to Demetri Martin, and timing made you its bitch.

*The foyer
Um, whose house are you in? Are you lost? Who puts a flag on the end of their staircase? Described by other blogs and commentators as "antebellum", I half expected a Union soldier to waltz on down the stairs to join you.

*The Presentation
The Daily Show said it best. Note alarming resemblance to Kenneth the Page.
Just Creepy, awkward, and absurdly distracting.

*The Message
Oddly threatening and disapproving in an old Southern belle way. "Now Jimmy, we all know what happened last time you disobeyed. How about some pancakes?".


I thought Chris Matthew's response was dead-on, uttering "Oh,god," before he even opened his mouth to tell us about the mean ol' Democrats and big bad Katrina.

Politics are media circus, and last night Bobby Jindal's speech was the side show.