The State of the Union

So, here's the question: In the age of Web 2.0 is there any point in watching the President's speech live? What might be the benefits of watching it live? What might some of the advantages be of reading the text of the speech which will surely be available on line sometime tonight, if it's not already available? I guess, I'm assuming that the text of the speech is important. Is it? Why is it? I guess I'll have to write about the State of the Union address tomorrow, in my newsletter. But, I'm not sure that I really want to do so. In many ways, I'm politicked out. (Did I just make up a word?) Does a speech have to be covered simply because it is given by the President of the United States?