THE STATE OF THE UNION as translated by a Don Surber reader:

Hope and change, blah, blah, blah, False choice, yada, yada, yada, Deficit reduction, uh, Let me be clear, blah, blah, yada, yada, Make no mistake, uh, uh, Unprecedented, blah, uh, yada, uh, This isn’t about me, I, I, I, Hitting the reset button, uh yada, blah, yada, Reaching out to the other side of the aisle, uh, blah, yada, yada, Failed policies of the past, uh, uh, I, Teachable moment, blah, blah, blah, Tax cuts, I, uh, I, uh, Transparency (pause for applause) Accountability, yada, yada, uh, Stimulus uh, Shovel-ready jobs, yada, yada, I, Green jobs, blah, blah, I, uh, Saved or created, uh, I, blah, yada, yada, Recovery!!! (pause for applause) Jobs funded, uh, I, uh, It won’t happen overnight, yada, yada, yada, Progress!!! (pause for applause) Cynics, blah,. blah, blah, As I’ve said before, uh, uh, Acted stupidly, yada, yada, blah, blah, Back from the brink!!! (pause for applause) No longer a Christian country, yada, yada, yada, Non-defense, non-discretionary budget freeze, blah, blah, I, I, I, uh, Salary freeze for WH and political appointees, yada, yada, yada, Tax cuts and credits aimed at the middle and working classes!!! (pause for applause) Education funding, blah, blah, blah, I, I, Call for Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell repeal,, uh, uh, I, uh, Call for amnesty, uh, I uh, Call for legislative attack on the financial industry!!!! (pause for applause)…….. Thank You CLEVLAND,,,, GOOD NIGHT!!!!

It’s about what I heard, too.