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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLongest SOTU
I was waiting to see if Trump "Broke the record" for the longest speech in terms of time. It seemed like it rivaled one of Clinton's marathons, although not in terms of total words. Man this guy talks slowly.
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Longest SOTU (Original Post)
zipplewrath
Feb 2019
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liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)1. I will listen to some of it.
If someone slows it down more so he sounds drunk. Ive found this is the only way I can listen to (and laugh my ass off at) him.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)2. He can only read so fast...
...guessing at a 4th grade level, at best.
Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)3. My US history is vague...
...but didn't one spend so long on an inauguration speech he caught pneumonia and died?
(OK, not SOTU but close)
unblock
(52,307 posts)4. william henry harrison caught pneumonia supposedly during his inaugural speech.
and died 31 days later.
he didn't catch the illness during the speech but it makes the story better that way....
it was the longest inaugural speech, 8,445 words
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_William_Henry_Harrison
Javaman
(62,532 posts)5. any time I see SOTU when it pertains to the orange asshole I think of STFU. nt
JHB
(37,161 posts)6. Don't know it it was longest, but definitely got the most...
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)7. The longest because hopefully, his last. Please Baby Jesus..n/t