On the Show:

--There's no internet at David Pakman Show studios and plenty of other problems today.

--Reviewing Barack Obama's State of the Union address, including the good and bad, why Republicans won't clap for almost anything, Obama talking fair taxes, and the corrosive influence of money in politics.

--Mitt Romney releases his tax returns, and they're disturbing, not because he makes a lot of money, but because he pays less taxes than people who make 1/365 of his income, wants to lower his taxes even more, and is keeping his money in European banks after talking about how bad it would be to be more like Europe.

--Moderator Brian Williams talked about the same amount as Ron Paul in a recent NBC debate.

--Rick Santorum's Honorary Florida Chairman is a pastor who says "gays make God want to vomit."

--Newt Gingrich promises a moon base by the end of his second term.

--Did Newt Gingrich commit a felony by saying he would offer Sarah Palin a major role in his administration?

--After benefiting greatly from audience applause, Newt Gingrich threatens to boycott debates without applause.

--Nancy Pelosi insists she knows something about Newt Gingrich that would prevent him from becoming President.

--David gets some birthday gifts from fans in the mail.

--A marijuana-based prescription drug could get FDA approval, and we discuss how this would affect the war on drugs.

--Scientists claim a major breakthrough in seaweed biofuel.

--When we read that a political staffer's cat had been killed and a political message was scrawled on his body, it was obvious that the perpetrator was a conservative and the victim a liberal.

--The Colorado Republican Party is now pushing for guns in kindergarten classrooms.

--Emails about David being an idiot.

--On the Bonus Show: Gay adoptive parents make as good or better parents than heterosexual couples, the behind the scenes about the new studio and problems at the show.

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