Comments on: Ships Passing In The Night

By: 11201

11201 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:22:00 +0000

The prison rant was annoying. Agree w/you on what to expect from a SOS.

The ships were funny.

Silver was great. I am still laughing at how he slipped the rent control in there 3/4 into his words. (could determine by minutes but not obsessed w/this detail at the moment). I can see where he thinks it’s a fair exchange for tax caps.

I didn’t like Cuomo’s education incentive. You can’t be objective about something that is subjective. It sounded ridiculous. I will have to go back and read what he said but the last thing we need is competition. We already know someone loses.

That doesn’t solve the problem.

By: Buster

Buster — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:46:00 +0000

I liked the ships related slides. A lot of doom and gloom makes people irritable. Add to that Cuomo’s theatrics as he pandered to NYC about closing upstate juvenile facilities and many folks (including myself) were probably feeling cranky. The passing ships analogy defused the anger. It was amusing. It made folks more receptive to hearing what Cuomo had left to say. I’m not a big Cuomo fan, but he did well with his speech. I’d give it an A-.

BTW, I wonder if this was the first time that folks offended by Cuomo’s joke had ever watched an the SOS? Your standards may be a little too lofty. After seeing quite a few SOSs, your view of what’s acceptable might change a bit.

For example, there was one year when (current jailbird) Tony Seminario decided to tell Mario Cuomo what he thought of something Mario had said — right in the middle of the SOS. Barbs were exchanged. Classy of Tony, eh? Then there was Pataki who used to make snide and sarcastic comments while staring at the Dems while wearing a cockeyed smirk. Not exactly professional, either. Then Spitzer stopped his SOS to try to stir up applause like a cheerleader at a basketball game — for things in his speech that got little or no applause. After all that, Cuomo’s well-received satire of the often dysfunctional relationship between legislative leaders and the governor was pretty tame.

By: Dodder

Dodder — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:48:00 +0000

I am all for a sense of humor. But this SoS should have been as serious as a heart attack. Serious times. Andrew’s role model should not be David Paterson.

By: J. Myrle Fuller

J. Myrle Fuller — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:33:00 +0000

It’s telling that Skelos laughed as if in agreement and Silver just turned away…

By: cek

cek — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:01:00 +0000

I think this is one of the most memorable parts of a SOS address that will be remembered by a lot of New Yorkers, and in a way that SOS’s usually aren’t. Sometimes graphics, especially humorous and a bit crude or homemade, are far more expressive and effective than a tedious lecture, or list, or harangue. We’ve heard them all over the years. My guess is the PowerPoint drew a lot of people in who otherwise might have switched channels.

Who’s in it for the special effects? Get a grip, Guest. Better yet, get a broom and start sweeping.

I didn’t vote for the guy, but I believe he’s serious about changing state govt. I wish him, and us, the best of luck in the endeavor.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:17:00 +0000

This has got to be THE most ridiculous part of the speech. The PowerPoint in general was poorly made and not needed at all. But this sketch specifically was just immature and entirely inappropriate for the State of the State.