State of the Union address

I wonder how many watch the whole SOTU address in its entirety and how many see it through the lens of media analysists - CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc.? I have watched President Bush's last one (my first time since I arrived in 2007), and everyone since then. I missed watching it live twice, but have read the transcript or watched it later. As I am doing now. And until I watch, I don't read any of the stuff, usually on NPR. I always remember Mr. P from my history class's voice urging us to "watch for yourself, judge for yourself, think for yourself, no one can take that away from you, unless you let them."

It goes with any speeches really, even when the RNC and DNC hold their events, I watch C-SPAN. Hubby loves switching from CNN & Fox News. All I hear is shouting and yelling and no one actually sharing the original source. But I also get that not everyone has time to sit and analyse. I feel they have abused the responsibility placed on them. Fox New is entertainment and no further comment from me on them and CNN has stumbled a few too many times in my book to watch.

I don't know the point of this post. I guess I did take a glimpse of CNN this morning when N turned it on. And I am just ranting/rambling.