Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
Don’t forget to time your travel around the State of the Union speech today. There’s sure to be beaucoup traffic, lots of influence wielding VIPs in big cars, metro rerouting and camera crews everywhere. And be sure to juice up your phone for tweeting your friends and rating the plays from the podium. You could even stock the TV tray with an Obama burger from Good Stuff. And of course there’s the State of the Union drinking game, a la Huffington Post.
Thanks to our friends over at We Love DC and Washingtonian, here’s a short list of local spots you can catch coverage of the speech and watch right along with rapt staffers and media junkies. Let’s hope there aren’t too many standing ovations, cheap pitchers of quality beer, and quality recaps by the industry’s more thoughtful commentators.
Where: Capitol Lounge
What: Enjoy 10 cent wings while watching the SOTU on flat screen. $5 Quesadillas Or Beef Taco Trios and $4 Coronas, Pacificos, Negra Modelos, Or Margaritas
When: 9pm till close
Where: Bullfeathers of Capitol Hill
What: Two-dollar mini-burgers and plenty of cheap beer.
When: 5 PM
Where: Tortilla Coast
What: Enjoy a margarita while discussing this year’s SOTU with fellow political hubs.
When: 8pm
Where: Hawk ’n’ Dove
What: Just a hop, skip, and a jump from the US Capitol. Enjoy pint glasses of Miller Lite for just $2.50 until the speech begins at 9. And it’s meatloaf night!
When: 4 PM
Where: Lounge 201
What: Show your party allegiance by ordering a martini ($7.50) in either red or blue. Half-price wine by the glass all night long.
When: 4 PM
Where: Union Pub
What: With more than a dozen televisions, there’s not a bad seat in the house. Drink specials include $2 bottles of Bud Light and $5.50 cocktails.
When: 4 PM
And another, more neighborly, option:
Where: around the DC metro area
What: Want to watch the President’s address with fellow neighbors? OFA has organized a neighborhood watch party. Log onto my.barackobama.com and sign up to attend a watch party in a nearby neighbor’s house.
When: 8pm
Let us know if you’ve heard of any events going on tonight.