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| Empty Suit to host Empty Chair at State of the Union |
| 2016-01-12 |
| [Wapo] President Obama is hoping absence will speak louder than words on Tuesday. For his last State of the Union address, he'll be leaving one seat empty in Michelle Obama's guest box "for the victims of gun violence who no longer have a voice," according to the White House. It will be at least the second time a State of the Union seat has been left purposefully empty, reports The Post's Juliet Eilperin. One empty seat in Laura Bush's box in 2003 symbolized "the empty place many Americans will always have at their tables and in their lives because of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001." Empty chairs are hardly original in politics, though they're not always used in such a formal situation to illustrate such a somber point. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 An empty presidential limo pulled up and 0bama left it. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-01-12 19:08 |
| #10 The shadow had entered unheeded; No face, no identity -- sheeted! Not scary black rifles But angry black trifles Invited the spook to be seated. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2016-01-12 16:30 |
| #9 One of the things I like is that Paul Ryan has invited two nuns from the Little Sisters of the Poor to sit in the Speaker's box. I really doubt that Obama will acknowledge them. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2016-01-12 16:19 |
| #8 It's sad that he can't find anyone willing to sit next to Michelle Obama. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-01-12 15:31 |
| #7 Maybe we can convince our Senators and Congress-critters to do the same thing with their own seats? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-01-12 14:01 |
| #6 Clint Eastwood was right, & that's Zero's chair. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-01-12 13:06 |
| #5 Proco, that would be a most dangerous drinking game. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-01-12 11:22 |
| #4 I, for one, am glad the WaPo explained it for me. If I were to watch the speech, I might have assumed no one wanted to sit next to the scowling FLOTUS. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-01-12 11:20 |
| #3 Anyone doing a count on "Me, myself, and I" used in the time filler between commercials? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-01-12 09:11 |
| #2 I have a few candles left from Christmas, I suspect Many of you do as well. We could get the old gang together and gather at the |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-01-12 07:56 |
| #1 Actually, I like the concept! Can we make it two or three dozen chairs instead? Last man standing gets the magnum of Chateau Margaux. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-12 07:22 |