Comments on: John McCain’s Classy Concession Speech

By: GayPatriot » On my Sadness at John McCain’s Loss

GayPatriot » On my Sadness at John McCain’s Loss — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:30:55 +0000

[...] The other thing that makes me sad is that, in the course of the campaign, I really grew to respect John McCain the man.Â I watched his classy performance at the Al Smith dinner, delighted in his self-deprecating humor on Saturday Night Live, revisited the story of his integrity and courage when captured by the North Vietnamese, and really, **REALLY** appreciated the love he felt for our country, a love that was made particularly manifest in that most gracious of concession speeches. [...]

By: North Dallas Thirty

North Dallas Thirty — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:09:49 +0000

The stories were held back until now, and they are nasty. Palin would throw fits because she felt she was not being handled fairly.

And of course, not a single person is willing to speak on the record.

Gossip by sore losers and McCain staffers who aren’t willing to admit how royally they fucked up, being eaten up by misogynist bigots like Boobie. Notice the use of demeaning terms like “throw fits” to try to denigrate Palin. It just shows how terrified he is of her.

By: GayPatriotWest

GayPatriotWest — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:05:49 +0000

Um, Boobie, did you actually talk to me? I defended Palin not on her ideology but on her record, her accomplishments as heard of the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission and as Governor.

I’ll have to check the Fox report before weighing in on that points.

By: Boobie

Boobie — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:59:20 +0000

I had a discussion with Gay Patriot West about how Palin was a losing person for the McCain ticket. GPW tried to argue that she was great and just misunderstood. Now Fox of all places is coming out with information about her inability to deal with knowledgable issues and how she was mucking up the campaign. I don’t blame her–she was in a situation beyond her control, but I blame McCain. The stories were held back until now, and they are nasty. Palin would throw fits because she felt she was not being handled fairly. Untimately I was right in this discussion but GPW seemed to want to believe so badly that she was great based on ideology. Sometimes ideology blinds us.

By: The_Livewire

The_Livewire — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:46:17 +0000

Ah, ok, away from work and censors…

What character assassination? The accusations that he couldn’t use e-mail? Or that his rival voted the party line 90% of the time, while he voted 96%? Or that he was Kato to the President’s Green Lantern?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:48:37 +0000

I’ll admit, I winced at boo-ing that took place during McCain’s speech. I hope that his speech has set what will be the tone of ‘our side’ in moving forward. I remember all the awful holidays spent with my family during the last eight years hearing “He’s not MY president” and a list of other gripes and complaints against the Bush Administration. I have committed to myself to give Senator Obama the respect his position commands when he is President. (It’s my private little F**k You to all of those who gave me a hard time for the last 8 damn years)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:40:49 +0000

river??

Maybe he meant rival…

By: The Livewire

The Livewire — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:10:54 +0000

‘river’?

Maybe that’s scooby doo speak for ‘liver’ and he thinks Sen. McCain drank too much?

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:15:20 +0000

I think “Character Killing Attack” is a move in Mortal Kombat. I remain baffled as to why McCain should choose to assault his river in such a manner.

By: Sean A

Sean A — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:03:00 +0000

#10: “How graciuos indeed his speech would have been if the â€STRAIGHT TALK man hadnâ€™t run character killing attack on his river.”

Ummmmmmm…….what?!

By: The Livewire

The Livewire — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:38:07 +0000

LNC,

I feel your frustration at this electoral decision. But he is our President, even if he’s Dhimmy Carter with less experience. What we can do is vent our frustration constructively, trying to thwart his agenda every step of the way.

I keep hope. We survived Carter. We can survive this.

By: Felix Jimoh

Felix Jimoh — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:36:41 +0000

How graciuos indeed his speech would have been if the ”STRAIGHT TALK man hadn’t run character killing attack on his river.

By: Felix Jimoh

Felix Jimoh — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:26:37 +0000

Jeb writes:
Unfortunately â€œboo-ingâ€ has become socially acceptable. We will not see civility increase over the next four years as the Bill Maher, Michael Moore and Keith Oblerman ilk continue their push for far left ideals.

Obama never condemned this behavior during the campaign and you should not expect him to speak out against this type of poisonous expression of ideas in the future.

Uh, unless its unleashed upon himself!

I hate when people lash out comment backed by ignorance and non-reserch.
Obama condemned booing during his campagn. I remember once he told the crowd, ”Don’t boo.. only vote”

By: V the K

V the K — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:21:16 +0000

I don't see much graciousness in the nasty comments posted by leftards to this story about Sarah the Governor returning to Alaska.

By: cme

cme — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:54:53 +0000

Jeb, you may be right. But I don’t think we gain anything by being rude in return. During the time between the election and when Obama takes office, I see no point in being anything other than classy.

By: Jeb

Jeb — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:50:37 +0000

Unfortunately “boo-ing” has become socially acceptable. We will not see civility increase over the next four years as the Bill Maher, Michael Moore and Keith Oblerman ilk continue their push for far left ideals.

Obama never condemned this behavior during the campaign and you should not expect him to speak out against this type of poisonous expression of ideas in the future.

Uh, unless its unleashed upon himself!

jeb

By: Fresh Bilge » McCain for DoD

Fresh Bilge » McCain for DoD — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:18:43 +0000

[...] stayed up long enough to watch McCain’s concession. Certainly it was a “class act,” though I hate that phrase. It also revealed that his heart was never in the contest. He felt uneasy [...]

By: cme

cme — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:08:25 +0000

While I agree with Pat on the boos from the McCain crowd, I know what Kevin is saying. I too wish the crowd wouldn’t have let their emotions get to them like that. It detracted from the graciousness of McCain.

McCain’s speech should be remembered as one of the classiest concession speeches ever. It wasn’t just a “congratulations to the other guy…thanks for supporting me” speech; it paid special honor to Obama and his supporters and was uniquely eloquent. I hope that our Republican senators and representatives in Congress show how to fight while being significantly in the minority. But for the time being, McCain is providing Republicans the sort of leadership we need—showing how to be gracious in defeat.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:29:17 +0000

Dan, I agree. That was one of the most gracious concession speeches I have ever heard.

Kevin, I don’t think the boos were so much against Obama as it was disappointment that their candidate lost. I also recall that when Kerry and Gore lost, people booed when either mentioned Bush in their concession speeches.

If I’m wrong, and people were really booing at the opposing candidates, keep in mind that it’s not always easy when opposing candidates are demonized up to election day, and then just turn it off and all of a sudden be polite when the election is over. Too bad the same civility that is heard during concession speeches doesn’t happen during the campaigns.

By: LesbianNeoCon

LesbianNeoCon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:23:16 +0000

Sorry, but I cannot choke on those words “my president”. obama will never be my president. I am an American. His political agenda clearly says he’s not.