LOL. I love it. From Rep. Vance McAllister’s (R – LA-05) Twitter page [1]:
I'm happy to announce that my friend, constituent & small business owner @williebosshog [2] will be attending tonight's #SOTU [3] as my guest.
— Vance McAllister (@RepMcAllister) January 28, 2014 [1]
CNN provides context [4]:
Now ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Willie Robertson will attend Tuesday night’s State of the Union address as a guest of Rep. Vance McAllister. Robertson campaigned [5] for McAllister, the newly elected congressman from Louisiana, last fall.
Robertson himself was called on by some in the GOP to run for the seat [6], but he backed his friend, McAllister, instead. McAllister won the special election in November [7] for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional district, a race that pitted two Republicans against each other.
In a press release, McAllister said he looks forward to “bringing some diversity to our nation’s capitol” Tuesday night with the attendance of his bearded guest.
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A big question for Tuesday night’s State of the Union address is whether Robertson will sport his trademark stars-and-stripes bandana. He’s worn it on red carpet events in the past, but will it fly in the more-formal House chamber?
And Sean Hannity will be in attendance [8] as a guest of Rep. Louis Gohmert (R – TX-01):
Heading to DC tonight to attend the SOTU address with @replouiegohmert [9]
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 28, 2014 [10]
Well, at least things won’t be a total bore now.
The President’s SOTU will be broadcast live tonight at 9pm on the “big three” networks and news networks. You can also catch it online via CSPAN [11]. The Wall Street Journal has excerpts [12].
PS: Interested in playing “State of the Union” Bingo? Click here [13].
UPDATE – 8:36 PM: Courtesy of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Willie Robertson’s wife Korie will also be in attendance [14].