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Re: give John McCain some credit
By:Cat
Date: 11/7/08 7:37pm
In Response To: give John McCain some credit (georgiajan)

I thought it was a terrific concession speech. He was gracious and comforting. If you don't pay attention to the rude invite-only, and probably totally blitzed audience that he had there that night, it's really a nice speech.
I am posting it here for all to see again. IMHO, it was that good.

11/4/08 Concession Speech Highlights:

"My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The American people have spoken, and they have spoken clearly," McCain said. "A little while ago, I had the honor of calling Senator Barack Obama to congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love."
That he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who once wrongly believed they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is something I deeply admire and commend him for achieving," McCain continued. "This is a historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight."
"Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt, many of those differences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight that I will do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face," McCain said. "I urge all Americans who supported me to join not only in congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and honest effort to find the necessary compromises to bridge our differences."
"I've always believed that America offers opportunities to all who have the industry and will to seize it. Senator Obama believes that too, but we both recognize that we have come a long way from the injustices that once stained our nations reputation and denied some Americans the full blessings of citizenship," McCain said. "A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt's invitation of Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House was taken as an outrage in many quarters. America today is a world away from the cruel bigotry of that time. There is no better evidence of this than the election of an African-American to the presidency of the United States."

Bless and Respect

Messages In This Thread

give John McCain some credit -- georgiajan -- 11/5/08 5:44pm
Stinging Talk About Obama? Never Mind Now -- MilwaukeeMike -- 11/8/08 5:40pm
Re: give John McCain some credit -- queenb -- 11/7/08 9:48pm
Re: give John McCain some credit -- vermontirie -- 11/8/08 1:25pm
Re: give John McCain some credit -- Roger -- 11/8/08 1:52pm
Re: give John McCain some credit -- Cat -- 11/7/08 7:37pm
No I don't -- central scrutinizer -- 11/6/08 6:03pm
All debts came due -- central scrutinizer -- 11/6/08 5:57pm
No matter what he said... -- aud -- 11/6/08 3:14pm
Re: No matter what he said... -- vermontirie -- 11/6/08 4:11pm
Re: give John McCain some credit-NOPE! -- MilwaukeeMike -- 11/5/08 7:19pm
Re: give John McCain some credit-NOPE! -- georgiajan -- 11/6/08 8:01am
Re: give John McCain some credit-NOPE! -- Roger -- 11/5/08 11:00pm
Re: John McCain -- MilwaukeeMike -- 11/6/08 9:08am
Roger -- Br -- 11/6/08 10:28am
i too was impressed georgiajan *NM* -- Sis Irijah -- 11/5/08 7:02pm
Re: give John McCain some credit -- rhonda -- 11/5/08 6:16pm
his best speech of the campaign!------WebKitFormBo -- Papi------WebKitFormBoundaryxmUxjSk7m7mYDY+m------ -- 11/5/08 6:02pm
Ya Mon! Peace *NM* -- Cat -- 11/10/08 6:41pm