Tonight I’ll open this thread for “live-commenting” during President Bush’s State of the Union speech at 9:00 p.m. EST. “Listening” to you instead of watching these events on television and live-blogging has become a tradition on the LBC.
And live-blogging is too much work. 
Note: HaloScan users, to trackback to this post, use SimpleTracks. Word Press and HaloScan don’t get along well.
Related posts: Live-Commenting Right Here! (3rd presidential debate and follow-up post) and Live-Commenting the Debate! (2nd debate). I didn’t live-blog the first debate, but I live-blogged Rush Limbaugh the day after. I was bored.
And last but not least, I live-blogged the election, that happy night when Florida went to Bush. The post generated over 600 comments.
Live-bloggers: John Hinderaker Power Line will be live-blogging. Kevin of Wizbang won’t be live-blogging, but he’ll link you if you contact him. Captain Ed will be live-blogging. Blogs for Bush has a round-up. GOP Bloggers are live.
Ankle Biting Pundit will be live-blogging the Democrats’ rebuttal. Good luck with all that…
Vodkapundit is live-blogging. I think he’s “live-mixing” spirits, too. How about some Lockjaw to go with your drink?
Also see Patrick Ruffini and MUSC Tiger (Go Clemson!).
Speech excerpts from a reliable source:
One of America’s most important institutions — a symbol of the trust between generations — is also in need of wise and effective reform. Social Security…on its current path, is headed toward bankruptcy. And so we must join together to strengthen and save Social Security….In the long term, the peace we seek will only be achieved by eliminating the conditions that feedradicalism and ideologies of murder….The only force powerful enough to stop the rise of tyranny and terror, and replace hatred with hope, is the force of human freedom….
The goal of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace is within reach — and America will help them achieve that goal….
We will succeed because the Iraqi people value their own liberty — as they showed the world last Sunday….The new political situation in Iraq opens a new phase of our work in that country…we will increasingly focus our efforts on helping prepare more capable Iraqi security forces — forces with skilled officers, and an effective command structure….We are standing for the freedom of our Iraqi friends, and freedom in Iraq will make America safer for generations to come.
These may only be talking points and not the actual text of the speech.
Update: The thread is now open. If anyone is really watching this thing, tell me what’s going on.
Another Update: I hope the Instapundit readers live-comment.
Yet Another Update: Text of the speech.
Final Update: Command Post has a chat room set up for you night owls.
Read Michelle Malkin’s wrap-up. Also see Betsy’s Page. Also see Wizbang’s round-up of SOTU reactions and reactions to the Democrats’ response. INDC Journal has some terse words for Wonkette.
