The Reviews Are in: Kasich’s State of the State Was a Total Flop
By colin on 02/9/2012 @ 2:39 PM
In case you missed it, our out-of-touch Governor John Kasich held his second annual State of the State address this week in Steubenville.
In what should come as no surprise – it was a total flop. Don’t just take our word for it – ask the reporters who covered it.
The Associated Press called it a “rambling [and] unfocused,” adding, “His speech also included a few comments that puzzled listeners, such as when he said that he ‘never looked back’ when he left politics, presumably referring to his time in Congress. He was elected as a Republican governor in 2010. He also referred to people in California as ‘wackadoodles.’ And he had no sooner told the emotional stories of his first two courage award winners than he added, ‘We don’t want to see those on eBay, ladies.’
The Huffington Post described the “rambling 100-minute speech” as “a series of bizarre — and potentially offensive — statements and actions.”
And Business Insider opined, “IT’S OFFICIAL: Ohio’s State Of The State Was The Craziest Political Speech Of The Year.”
Their summary of his “address”:
- A reference to his “hot wife”
- Imitating someone with Parkinson’s disease
- Warning two recipients of the the Governor’s Courage Awards not to sell their medals on eBay.
- Calling Californians “a bunch of wackadoodles.”
- Referring to ethnic communities as “the ethnics,” and to God as a “lobbyist” for the “mentally ill, the disabled, the poor.”
- Giving a “shout-out” to virtually every person in the room — and multiple shout-outs to Ohio State President Gordon Gee
- Telling the people of Ohio that he wanted to “touch them.”
- Mentioning Galileo, Soviet gulags, John Adams and “Navy SEAL” — all in one breath.
- Crying
See for yourself here.
