Biggest questions of night r: how Obama deals w/question of jobs vs deficits and how good a plan Secret Service has to deal with Ted Nugent.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 13, 2013
Joe Biden sneaking over to Ted Nugent to get him to sign his Stratocaster.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) February 13, 2013
Never thought I’d live long enough to see openly gay Marines. So there’s hope. #SOTU
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) February 13, 2013
Classy. RT @daveweigel: Ted Nugent does not stand and clap for “our brave men and women in uniform are coming home”
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) February 13, 2013
Just handed off my #SOTU ticket to Kelly Costello, whose wife is being denied a green card just because she’s gay. twitter.com/RepJerryNadler…
— Congressman Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) February 13, 2013
Who’s the woman scowling at idea of equal pay? Get her a fox show!
— Peter Beinart (@PeterBeinart) February 13, 2013
There’s been a long, heated debate in this country about whether we need a German-style approach to voc ed. That shout-out’s a big deal.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 13, 2013
We need to defeat German kids. #SOTU
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) February 13, 2013
Nugent has yet to applaud for anything.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 13, 2013
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We don’t need to send 10s of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad. We have killer robots. — davidfrum (@davidfrum) February 13, 2013
It’s not a kill list! It’s a disposition matrix! — Peter Suderman (@petersuderman) February 13, 2013
OBAMA: “We will ensure equal treatment for all service members and equal treatment for their families—gay and straight.” #SOTU #ItGetsBetter
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) February 13, 2013
Here you go, Internet: Sen. McCain dancing when Obama was talking about immigration reform – bit.ly/X0LwO5 #SOTU
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 13, 2013
Obama: “Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote.” #NowIsTheTime — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 13, 2013
This is one of the most powerful Obama riffs I’ve heard since the 2008 campaign. — Noam Scheiber (@noamscheiber) February 13, 2013
The story of Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old Florida woman who waited hours to vote nyti.ms/Y7Mrd3
— The Caucus (@thecaucus) February 13, 2013
RT: @mattspencedcJoe Biden is going to go flirt with Desiline Victor when this thing is over. #SOTU
— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) February 13, 2013
“Nice speech — now back to BURNING CABIN SWAT TEAM DEAD KILLER MANHUNT SHOOT-OUT.” — CNN — Dan Amira (@DanAmira) February 13, 2013
Best part of the night: Obama fist-bumping, then hugging, Sen. Mark Kirk, who is recovering from a stroke. — Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) February 13, 2013
GIF of the exploding fist-bump here.
(Top photo: Rock musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent listens to US President Barack Obama deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013 at the US Capitol in Washington. By Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
