4 thoughts on “State of the Union Drinking Game

  1. I’m drunk right when this happens: Just after 9 p.m., as the President reaches the door to the chamber,[11] the Majority Floor Services Chief and House Sergeant at Arms stand shoulder-to-shoulder just inside the doors, facing the Speaker and waiting for the President to be ready to enter the chamber.[10] When he is ready, the two officers jointly announce his presence, with the Floor Services Chief loudly stating the phrase: “Mister [or Madam] Speaker!”, to which the Sergeant at Arms rejoins: “The President of the United States!”[11] (The announcement of the President was solely the role of the House Sergeant at Arms until 2007, when cloakroom manager Barry K. Sullivan was accorded the honor of uttering the first part by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.[12])

    … source: wikipedia

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