5:45 PM PT: Welcome to the State of the Union, 2014 edition! And, yeah, the GOP has already gone batshit insane:
On floor of house waitin on "Kommandant-In-Chef"... the Socialistic dictator who's been feeding US a line or is it "A-Lying?"
— @TXRandy14
That's a real Republican congressman, folks.
5:49 PM PT: Seriously, I haven't seen the president's prepared remarks, but I hope to high heaven that he reads that M.F.er's tweet.
5:50 PM PT: Interesting shot there of Mitch McConnell shaking hands with James Lankford who wants to take Tom Coburn's seat.
5:52 PM PT: Ted Cruz (who went nuts on Obama in the same spirit as that Texas congressman above, if not in with the same words) is in the building.
5:57 PM PT:
Boehner's got a good slur going to start the evening's announcements. #sotu
— @LauraClawson
6:01 PM PT: The Supreme Court has been ushered into the chamber, and the president will be coming up soon. First Lady Michelle Obama just took her seat.
6:02 PM PT: And now the cabinet making their way in.
6:08 PM PT: I'm looking over the prepared remarks, and while I haven't read them all, at least in some parts a clear message shines through (and please pardon my language): Fuck Congress.
6:10 PM PT: "Mr. Speaker: The President of the United States!" And here comes the president.
6:11 PM PT: Obama is wearing a blue tie. None of that purple or red nonsense.
6:14 PM PT:
The GOP brought a dude from Duck Dynasty as a guest, to make a point. I think the point was "I'm a petulant homophobic 12 year old." #sotu
— @advodude
The president is at the podium.
6:14 PM PT: And now Speaker Boehner: "I have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the President of the United States." More applause.
6:17 PM PT (Barbara Morrill): New thread here.