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From John Kartch on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:35 AM
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On Tuesday at 9:00 PM Eastern, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress.  To help get you through the 50-minute speech, use our handy Bingo card  to check off terms and phrases likely to be used. As a bonus, print out the different versions of the card and watch the speech with your friends or family.

 

 
KEY:
 
“Since the Great Depression” – The economic one, not the feeling you’ve had since he signed the “stimulus” bill.
 
“Save or create” jobs – Obama’s new metric whereby he can claim credit for the outcome no matter what happens (how exactly does one determine the number of "saved" jobs?)
 
“Crisis” - Excuse to hike taxes and grow the government per Rahm Emanuel’s theory: “Never let a crisis go to waste."
 
“Stimulus” – The 1,000 page Pelosi-Reid-Obama pork bill rushed through in the dead of night with no transparency and that not a single member of Congress who voted for it actually read.
 
 “Hope” – The optimistic expectation, against all evidence that this government will be the first in the history of time to succeed in spending its way out of economic problems.
 
“Change” – Take-home pay of future generations due to massive spending increases and government expansion.
 
 “Bipartisan” – "Pelosi and Reid get to decide what we'll do, but I'll have you over for tea first."
 
“Children and grandchildren” – The people picking up the tab.
 
“Shovel-ready” – Vital projects that somehow are not important enough to receive funding through the regular appropriations process at the local, state, or federal level.
 
“Toxic assets”-  Now the responsibility of those who followed the rules and made wise decisions.
 
“Failed policies of the past” – An overspending problem by George W. Bush to be expanded by Obama
 
“Investment” – Government spending.
 
“Sacrifice” – Tax hikes.
 
“As I’ve said before” – Prepare for a poll tested line from stump speeches.
 
“Make work pay” – Writing welfare checks through the tax code (and then calling it a tax cut).
 
“Climate change” – (Formerly known as Global Warming) The natural cycles of the sun and the four seasons.
 
 “FDR” – The last President to attempt and fail to spend the country’s way out of a hole.
 
“Let me be clear” – Warning to “have your shovel ready.”
 
“Executive pay” – A serious problem because large cash awards are only appropriate when politicians dole out taxpayer money to the pet projects of their sons, brothers, wives, or campaign contributors.
 
“Protecting responsible homeowners” – Forcing you to pay your neighbor’s mortgage. 
 
“Trillion-dollar deficit that we've inherited” – Bush overspending – which Obama just doubled.
 
 “Essential services” – Government programs that employ unionized bureaucrats.
 
“Vulnerable Americans” – People that Obama wants to make dependent on the government.  
 
“Tax cuts to 95 percent of working families” – See “Make Work Pay”
 
“Alternative energy”– Energy that is either too expensive or hasn't succeeded in the free market on its own (if it worked, it would just be called “energy”)
 
 

 

 

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We are literally now having a State of the Union/Bingo party tonight at our house thanks to this! I forwarded it to friends of mine out of state and this will make it bearable for us all to watch this 50 minutes of party indulgence.
>> Life, Liberty and the Pursuit Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:20 PM

This is BRILLIANT! I will be printing a few of these because it is family night.
>> Brighteyes Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:29 AM

Brighteyes, Glad to see you like the game. Be sure to come back after the speech and let us know how the game went!
>> Adam Radman Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:51 AM

OBINGO for OBONGO's 'address'! Great a way to kill time while he is doing his double speak. Amazing he can go from the largest check writer in human history in one week to becoming a fiscal financial genius and saying we all need to live within our means!!! LMAO HE IS A JOKE! GO OBONGO!
>> Mike Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:26 PM

Now this is humor! Thanks for the game. My sincere hope is that someone will do the right thing in our government. The reality is that overspending isn't just a Government problem; it's an American problem. We've all been guilty of it. We're simply playing follow the leader now. To fix this mess that we're in, we're all going to have to get a lot more honest with our own self before we start pointing out the problems in everyone else.
>> anotherUScitizen Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:55 PM

So if we get a Bingo, does that mean Obama will stop all spending and repeal the recently signed stimulus, er, I mean porkulus package? Or, does this mean that now, I too can be a Peggy the Mooch and Obama will fill my gas tank and pay my mortgage?
>> Kathy Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:14 PM

I love this!!! I forwarded your website to all my family and friends and encouraged them to "play" tonight while BHO is double-talking . . .
>> Marc Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:07 PM

was not looking forward to the speech tonight, but now I am! this will be a fun way to get through the rhetoric.
>> Robin Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:53 PM

One can tell what this site is for. Those few extremists who are still hanging on. Have fun wholling in your anger.
>> Jean Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:16 PM

This is soooooo racist. Everyone knows that BINGO was a monkey.
>> Pablo Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:55 PM

just dont do shooters every time he says one of those phrases or youll bedead
>> kjh Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:13 PM

Great idea, Obama would make a great bingo caller that is not above his level of incompetence or his pay grade. He would probably tax every winner not just those over $1200 and redristribute the winnings to all the players.
>> Thegre8_1 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:20 PM

hey Jean, for your info it is spelled "wallowing".You sound like a lotta' fun(ha,ha) maybe instead of being zombified in front of your t.v., listening to the messiah repeat himself over & over again, you should pick up a dictionary ?
>> Jane Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:27 PM

THIS IS FANTASTIC. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN STAND WATCHING HIM FOR THAT LONG. MAYBE IF THERE WERE A PRIZE. GREAT JOB. AG
>> ArmyGirl Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:32 PM

Cover all???
>> Randy Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:35 PM

Jean you complete dolt! Some of us actually care about this country enough to point out when a politician is trying to pull the wool over our eyes. There are many more of us than there are you zombies.
>> JohnQPublic Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:42 PM

Jane, thanks for clearing up what Jean meant -- I have trouble understanding liberals. Not sure I can go the full 50 minutes since we've heard it all before.
>> Jackie Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:50 PM

The creator of this game forgot the biggest one. Transparancy. If I hear that word from him one more time my head will burst.
>> Vicki Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:59 PM

A quick glimpse of tonight's speech: http://tinyurl.com/afml5j
>> George Orwell Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:27 PM

Om! This is totally hilarious! My husband came home from work and told me we are playing O-Bingo tonight and started downloading papers...now I get it!!! lol I can't wait!
>> Bev Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:28 PM

This is flippin' brilliant!!! Probably the only thing that could actually get me to watch the speech. :)
>> megscole64 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:51 PM

Sorry to nitpick, but from a game perspective it seems silly to have both "change" and "climate change" on the same card.
>> anon Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:53 PM

change and climate change are different things, ya nimrod!
>> Arock Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:18 PM

Yeah, but when he said "climate change" he also said "change". I'm taking the twofer!
>> Pablo Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:58 PM

Great Bingo cards. Can we have one that says "boldy" on every space? He says it at least once in every sentence so I should have it filled quickly.
>> Randy Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:02 PM

What a surprise, I didn't win during the speech (did anyone win with the proposals he mentioned?) Too bad, we had planned turning off the tv as soon as someone got BINGO, instead, we had to watch the whole speech!
>> IdaHermie Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:59 PM

i saw great depression, thanks to the conservative right of the last 8 years we now have the greatest depression...jane and jackie???your g.e.d. is showing through again..
>> bob Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:16 AM

To Pablo: "There was a farmer had a DOG and Bingo was his name-O." When was Bingo ever a monkey? However,I wouldn't insult dogs by suggesting they had anything to do with the current powers-that-be.
>> WowmoM Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:05 AM

I hate Obama!!!!
>> billy bob Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:53 AM

WTF is this S***? What is the world coming? The F***ing USA is turning into a Solcialism Dictatorship!!!
>> Bob Billy Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:57 AM

I believe that jefferson was absolutly right when he said the US government would only work until the people figured out how to mess with the system(like O F***ing bama).
>> Mike Hunt Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:03 AM

I needed him to say "failed policies of the past" to win... I can't believe it. My wife needed a simple "change" and NOTHING! Can you believe that he never mentioned one of the 2 parts of his platform that got him elected??
>> Jay Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:07 PM

they should make one with pictures of his hand gestures!
>> meh Wednesday, February 25, 2009 4:51 PM

how is it that in a matter of weeks the gov. can come up with billions of dollars to bail out the rich of this country but in 40 years we cant find any money to create a better health care plan or to save the social security program for the working people of this country. If the stimulus package was to just give every U.S tax paying citizen 1 M dollars each to stimulate our economy and put back all the lost money into the system that it would would only cost this country less than 300 M dollars
>> sam Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:06 AM

What ever happened to having respect for the presidency and his office? Regardless of being a Republican or a Democrat, whatever happened to having some faith and common coutesy. Let's face it, Obama didn't get us into this mess and I only hope we all realize the monumental undertaking he is facing and take some personal responsibility for our predicament. Stop with the sour grapes and pray we can work together to make our nation what it once was.
>> Kitty Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:57 PM

Kitty, we respect the office, not the man. obama is trampling the Constitution and steering us to socialism. This isn't sour grapes, this is outrage. Look at the facts - at NO TIME in history have we been able to spend our way out of a problem. I for one applaud the Republicans for fighting against him.
>> JustACitizen Friday, February 27, 2009 9:36 AM

.............We told ya so?? Years ago??
>> Jeff Thursday, March 5, 2009 12:16 AM

Bush signed in more executive powers to the Presidency, to "fight terrorism". Now it's gone beyond that, and Obama's going to use the same powers to abuse his position, and [TRY TO] turn this country into a communist cess-pool.. Yeah good luck with that buddy.
>> Jeff Thursday, March 5, 2009 12:22 AM

Was this supposed to be funny? I think this was supposed to be funny. Funny, but trenchant. Keep at it kids — you'll get it right one of these days.
>> Sean Casey Thursday, March 5, 2009 11:59 PM

I was not planning to watch the address this evening but now I am gleefully anticipating the speech from the great one!
>> Joanne Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:38 PM

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