The State of the Union – Still Enhanced For Your Viewing Pleasure (?)
Posted by David Bruggeman on January 20, 2012
Next week marks the second time the State of the Union address will be presented in an enhanced version for those viewing online. It’s the third time that the Obama Administration has presented a nationwide address in such a manner. While I know nothing of causation in this, other politicians have taken to making addresses with visual aids. Here’s the enhanced version of the President’s address from last September:
I remain disinterested in watching these things, but I think visual aids do make it slightly more watchable for most. If you want something more science-centered, you may enjoy RealClearScience‘s piece, part of a series of in-depth State of the Union addresses on various topics prepared by RealClearPolitics. Regrettably the piece lacks even the rudimentary enhancement of the actual State of the Union, and falls into the same tired rhetoric of impressive-sounding numbers and laundry lists of objectives that makes me sleepy.
To watch the address online, go to White House Live on Tuesday evening (Eastern time) to catch the video. It will end up on the White House YouTube page eventually.
And, for crying out loud, should you care to watch this online, disable the comments. Reading that does nobody any good and likely angers up your blood.
