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The Wizard

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15. My doctor told me

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:36 AM

12 hrs ago

to change the channel when I hear his voice or see his face. He gives this advice to all patients being treated for hypertension.

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Who here skipped Trump's SOTU? [View all] Botany 13 hrs ago OP

I missed it MoseShrute 13 hrs ago #1

I would not watch that worthless piece of garbage. Trueblue1968 3 hrs ago #185

I did! What would be the point of watching it other than hope for a trainwreck? Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #2

I skipped it. That "thing" has nothing to say that I wish to hear. Glorfindel 12 hrs ago #3

never planned on watching in the first place. I was also busy frying ice. CTyankee 12 hrs ago #4

To remain somewhat sane, I make it a rule to never watch Trump speak, will only read excerpts from the transcripts. sop 12 hrs ago #5

I couldn't watch some blathering idiot Emile 12 hrs ago #6

My exact sentiments! Wuddles440 12 hrs ago #7

Volunteered to work jonstl08 12 hrs ago #8

Not gonna watch him ever newdeal2 12 hrs ago #9

Exactly what I did. Far less painful chicoescuela 12 hrs ago #40

I had a book to finish The Blue Flower 12 hrs ago #10

I did laundry BonnieJW 10 hrs ago #108

✅️ Native 12 hrs ago #11

Dammit, missed it! bagimin 12 hrs ago #12

I didn't waste my time RainCaster 12 hrs ago #13

I don't watch reruns. Especially when it sucked the first time. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #14

My doctor told me The Wizard 12 hrs ago #15

My doc said the same, but added: Keep going to the protests, they are REALLY helping you conditions. Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #159

My son had it on in the kitchen while I was in my den watching Turkish TV series with English subtitles. I had to put on Pepsidog 12 hrs ago #16

My perfect counter programming choice: Queer Eye (Netflix) Auggie 12 hrs ago #17

Me! Me! Me! PCIntern 12 hrs ago #18

I went to bed just before 9 pm EST BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #19

Similar story here. mwooldri 11 hrs ago #56

Same here. My mom always said ... FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #182

I have the eBook version of "1929" by Andrew Ross Sorkin BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #187

I would have watched it, if they'd guaranteed it would be his last. dem4decades 12 hrs ago #20

May it be so! A-Schwarzenegger 11 hrs ago #72

I did what the entire Democratic House and Senate should have done yaesu 12 hrs ago #21

no Streaming service Homoudont 12 hrs ago #22

Us - me and my hubs. lark 12 hrs ago #23

I did. Of all the things I contemplate doing at 3 A.M. DFW 12 hrs ago #24

I make a point of not listening to pedophiles. CapnSteve 12 hrs ago #25

I skipped it. Good God in butter, why would I waste an instant on that mess? Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #26

"Good God in Butter" that is a brilliant line. Botany 12 hrs ago #47

I have to admit I have borrowed that line a few times. Botany. Diamond_Dog 12 hrs ago #49

I watched a new series "Law & Order: Epstein Victims Unit" Ritabert 12 hrs ago #27

I gladly skipped this stupidity LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #28

I didn't watch it. Trueblue Texan 12 hrs ago #29

Didn't miss a thing C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #30

When it comes to Krasnov, I prefer STFU over SOTU. Prof. Toru Tanaka 12 hrs ago #31

Nah, I was watching "Waking Ned" Conjuay 12 hrs ago #32

I didn't miss it. I declined to be held hostage for nearly two hours of the American version of a Kim Jong Un Texin 12 hrs ago #33

Nope. Ugh, just the thought of listening to him ramble on incoherently makes me cringe. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #34

Hand Raised ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #35

It's as though... GiqueCee 12 hrs ago #36

The sound of his voice makes my teeth itch Klondike Kat 12 hrs ago #37

I checked a couple of times to see if it was over. Ilsa 12 hrs ago #38

When was it on? Last night? Yonnie3 12 hrs ago #39

MEEEEeeeee lamp_shade 12 hrs ago #41

Hand Up. obnoxiousdrunk 12 hrs ago #42

I did't wendyb-NC 12 hrs ago #43

I didn't watch it but... Dave Id 12 hrs ago #44

Me. But I watched Kimmel's coverage afterwards. ChicagoTeamster 12 hrs ago #45

That made me so sad and so angry at the same time. I have a beautiful trans granddaughter and her parents generalbetrayus 6 hrs ago #151

It was painful to watch. I think everyone could see with their own eyes how staged that was. And, she wasn't part of it. ChicagoTeamster 6 hrs ago #157

We skipped it and will not watch or read commentary on it AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #46

The SOTU was on? Prairie_Seagull 12 hrs ago #48

🙋🏼 Clouds Passing 11 hrs ago #50

I watched the alternative programming Martin Eden 11 hrs ago #51

Netflix had on a documentary on Homo naledi that is older than Homo sapiens by @ least 150,000 years .... Botany 11 hrs ago #61

✋🏼 UpInArms 11 hrs ago #52

I did. I'm going to watch Rachel's panel discussion right now over coffee. Greybnk48 11 hrs ago #53

... catbyte 11 hrs ago #54

I didn't watch Marthe48 11 hrs ago #55

Oh, was that on TV recently? SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #57

I'm still sane...didn't even think of watching... MiHale 11 hrs ago #58

I listened to APM's Marketplace instead SouthBayDem 11 hrs ago #59

I couldn't put blinders on and cup my ears. Omnipresent 11 hrs ago #60

I avoided any exposure to the Creep. tonekat 11 hrs ago #62

Trump's SOTU... what's that? Montauk6 11 hrs ago #63

Didn't watch a single second angrychair 11 hrs ago #64

I'm not interested in anything he has to say - TBF 11 hrs ago #65

I watched The People's State of the Union instead EuterpeThelo 11 hrs ago #66

"These are not normal times." BarbD 10 hrs ago #103

I was too busy MaineNative 11 hrs ago #67

Carcinogenic air( waves) pollution BattleRow 11 hrs ago #68

Yup! Trump is a cancer. Botany 11 hrs ago #76

I have more important things to do like watching grass grow or gargling razor blades. state of stupid 11 hrs ago #69

Didn't watch. MontanaMama 11 hrs ago #70

Me! Delmette2.0 11 hrs ago #71

I can't hear his voice LittleGirl 11 hrs ago #73

Me! City Lights 11 hrs ago #74

Oy! WestMichRad 11 hrs ago #75

Put me in the didn't-watch column. democrank 11 hrs ago #77

Me Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #78

I was pushing the SOTU alternatives, so naturally I skipped TSF's shitshow. nt Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #79

I did cate94 11 hrs ago #80

Call me a wimp, but I don't handle pain and suffering very well. So no, I didn't watch it. I'd rather have a root canal. Fil1957 10 hrs ago #81

Oh yes! ChazInAz 10 hrs ago #82

Me, but now I hear the recaps -- the screeching insults and Nixie 10 hrs ago #83

me. myself and i.:) AllaN01Bear 10 hrs ago #84

I did.. Playingmantis 10 hrs ago #85

Yeppers I watched Forensic Files TommieMommy 10 hrs ago #86

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes Danmel 10 hrs ago #87

Didn't miss it MurrayDelph 10 hrs ago #88

Why would Rebl2 10 hrs ago #89

Watched alternative SOTUs on YouTube DinahMoeHum 10 hrs ago #90

No way I was watching that garbage. Six117 10 hrs ago #91

Instead I watched DownriverDem 10 hrs ago #92

When was it? bif 10 hrs ago #93

I listened to the first half hour on my local NPR station. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #94

Couldn't face it. Can't stand even looking at him. Bobstandard 10 hrs ago #95

Didn't watch tRump Wolf Frankula 10 hrs ago #96

I can't listen to him for any length of time. cab67 10 hrs ago #97

I literally saw maybe 5 secs Roc2020 10 hrs ago #98

🤚 sarchasm 10 hrs ago #99

My hand is raised. Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #100

Stopped watching all of them since 2000. BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #101

oh snap RANDYWILDMAN 10 hrs ago #102

I fell asleep as soon as he started talking. colorado_ufo 10 hrs ago #104

Me. nt LAS14 10 hrs ago #105

Watched Oak Island Mopar151 10 hrs ago #106

Got a link? That sounds interesting. byronius 10 hrs ago #113

I said they will find treasure... Chemical Bill 3 hrs ago #178

Skipped IbogaProject 10 hrs ago #107

I did. Dulcinea 10 hrs ago #109

My sock drawer wasn't going to sort itself. mac56 10 hrs ago #110

I've heard him lie before NewLarry 10 hrs ago #111

Raises hand here. Didnt waste my time with that virgdem 10 hrs ago #112

Me ellemb 9 hrs ago #114

Me. greatauntoftriplets 9 hrs ago #115

I skipped it, watched some of the democrats on YouTube Tree Lady 9 hrs ago #116

I was watching basketball. kentuck 9 hrs ago #117

Me! LogDog75 8 hrs ago #118

I watched Paradise emmybee43 8 hrs ago #119

I watched the classic film "Gaslight" on TCM, instead. Knew I'd catch the allegorical oracle 8 hrs ago #120

Ooo! Ol Janx Spirit 8 hrs ago #121

Are you channeling "Welcome Back Kotter"? llmart 7 hrs ago #137

watched grass grow. B.See 8 hrs ago #122

I chose to have a colonoscopy while getting a root canal while listening to nails scraped across a chalkboard, instead. Buddyzbuddy 8 hrs ago #123

OMG! lol vapor2 5 hrs ago #171

Watched pro wrestling. Much more believable than listening to trump Callie1979 8 hrs ago #124

I watched Robert DeNiro Felicita 8 hrs ago #125

I didn't even remember it was on... mike_c 8 hrs ago #126

My kitchen floor mgardener 8 hrs ago #127

me samsingh 8 hrs ago #128

I can't stand to even hear that idiot's voice. Warren_Pointe 8 hrs ago #129

Didn't waste my time charliea 8 hrs ago #130

👋 i just cannot abide hearing his voice. Puts my stomach in knots. Nt Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #131

I did not watch or listen. No clips or news, either. Talitha 8 hrs ago #132

Missed it Colorado Liberal 8 hrs ago #133

Me! Owl 8 hrs ago #134

I watched Miles Taylor's "State of the Swamp" instead. CousinIT 7 hrs ago #135

ME!!! llmart 7 hrs ago #136

Include me. I did something beautiful instead. NNadir 7 hrs ago #138

Seeing/hearing him makes me nauseous -- actually nauseous. pat_k 7 hrs ago #139

Had to give my pet raccoon a sponge bath! FireUpChips10 7 hrs ago #140

Proud to say I watched none of it and don't care what he says - even a little. mdbl 7 hrs ago #141

I did, and I'm so glad of it! Sogo 7 hrs ago #142

I watched the defiance one and skipped watching the 🍊🐖💩 kimbutgar 7 hrs ago #143

I watched about an hour I think... EndlessMaze 7 hrs ago #144

No way could I listen to 107 minutes of the Orange Shitgibbon's verbal diarrhea. MuirHero 7 hrs ago #145

I didn't watch it. Beacool 7 hrs ago #146

can NOT listen or look Jimmy76 7 hrs ago #147

I watched college basketball instead... maspaha 6 hrs ago #148

Nope DiverDave 6 hrs ago #149

My girlfriend and I made it through the verbal diarrhea OJC spewed last night until 10:18 PM EST generalbetrayus 6 hrs ago #150

I watched a happy movie about a boy and his Dog. Flash953 6 hrs ago #152

Not completely. carpetbagger 6 hrs ago #153

Aye. Exp 6 hrs ago #154

Moi Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago #155

I did MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #156

Me, too. I am barely browsing headlines.... Bread and Circuses 6 hrs ago #158

Skipped. BHDem53 6 hrs ago #160

I cannot listen to him at ALL Skittles 6 hrs ago #161

Best Option for me stillspkg 6 hrs ago #162

I've never been into masochism... regnaD kciN 5 hrs ago #163

I refuse to even read anything he says Sweet Rosie Red 5 hrs ago #164

I got myself nearly killed on my bike just to avoid hearing him talk again. Wonder Why 5 hrs ago #165

I did watch to see who was present from SCOTUS but watched season 4 of Heroes the rest of the time vapor2 5 hrs ago #166

Saw bits and pieces of it in commentaries on YouTube Rob H. 5 hrs ago #167

I did. BlueKentuckyGirl 5 hrs ago #168

I deliberately switched to Netflix--can't stand listening to Trump and watching his facial expressions. . . . h2ebits 5 hrs ago #169

Of course I did. I'm not a masochist. I've read the analysis and summaries, an that's enough. Martin68 5 hrs ago #170

Me. Ugh. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #172

I skipped his rant Progressive dog 4 hrs ago #173

missed it on principle oldinmtdem92 4 hrs ago #174

My blood pressure can't take even 5 minutes of his bragging and lies. appleannie1 3 hrs ago #175

I did. CozyMystery 3 hrs ago #176

I did! PJMcK 3 hrs ago #177

I can't do videos of him JBTaurus83 3 hrs ago #179

Thanks to DUers and Thriends for posting updates. Nt spooky3 3 hrs ago #180

Yo mahina 3 hrs ago #181

So busy, so busy! Aussie105 3 hrs ago #183

Did laundry. Watched some Three Stooges on YouTube Blumancru 3 hrs ago #184

Missed the whole thing! Sancho 3 hrs ago #186

Former political junkie hibbing 2 hrs ago #188

My wife and I watched it. We ended up yelling at the TV a lot. But Maddow did a good recap with the MS Now crew. PatrickforB 2 hrs ago #189

Skipped indigoth 2 hrs ago #190

Me. love_katz 2 hrs ago #191

I watched the ENTIRE THING AND I SCREAMED And THREW THINGS at my TV YoshidaYui 1 hr ago #192

One more nice thing about Hawaii - 5 hours behind EST. waterwatcher123 1 hr ago #193

We did debsy 1 hr ago #194

I did Faux pas 1 hr ago #195

Yes- I don't know who's more infuriating, Trump or the sycophants cheering. kerry-is-my-prez 1 hr ago #196

I did iemanja 1 hr ago #197

Actually Timewas 30 min ago #198

Meeeeee! zok21 15 min ago #199

I didn't want my temper rising BunnyMcGee 12 min ago #200

I did not watch. Instead, evemac 7 min ago #201