Question for those watching the coverage

[WheresFanny]

Have they had the concession and acceptance speeches yet? I just came down a few minutes ago and saw the television, but it's hard to tell as they're just blathering on.

[WheresFanny]

Never mind, they just said McCain would be speaking in a few minutes.

And I happened to think after I posted that, if Obama had spoken yet, they'd be showing the afterspeech celebrating and confetti and whatnot.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Have they had the concession and acceptance speeches yet? I just came down a few minutes ago and saw the television, but it's hard to tell as they're just blathering on.

Not that I know of, but I was away from the TV for 20 minutes while I picked up Maddie from school.

[VAdame]

Senator McCain is conceding now.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

His speech is very sweet.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I feel bad for McCain right now. His speech is very classy.

[a1mamacat]

Classy Elegant concession speech.

A true gentleman.

I think he would have done better with a different running mate. His age made a strong VP essential, and too many people were worried about Palin's inexperience.


(ps, before blasting me for having an opinion, remember that geographically, what hits your fan, blows this way too. We have been watching most anxiously for our own safety.)

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

[quote="a1mamacat"]Classy Elegant concession speech.

A true gentleman.

I think he would have done better with a different running mate. His age made a strong VP essential, and too many people were worried about Palin's inexperience.


(ps, before blasting me for having an opinion, remember that geographically, what hits your fan, blows this way too. We have been watching most anxiously for our own safety.)[/quote

I agree with you.

I might have voted for him with a different running mate. I am sure that many people feel the same way.

[trevor_macfee]

McCain's speech reminded me of how much I liked the pre-this campaign McCain. I hope he can help to truly unite the country behind our new president, and I hope that President Obama can find some way to involve him in his administration.

(Edited to remove a less-than-gracious paragraph about Sen. McCain's running mate.)

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Emma said that she feels sad for McCain. She just watched his speech and said that he was the "sad grandpa" that he talked about on SNL.

[WheresFanny]

McCain wasn't bitter and Obama wasn't gloating and they were both gracious.

I try to have hope that their respective followers will take a page and follow suit, but I don't hold out much of it.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

[SportsFan68]

The local crowd followed the leads of the principals.

It was easy for us. We were delirious. We almost swept. One of our County Commissioner candidates lost to someone claiming to be a centrist (I'll believe it when I see it, but it could happen), and 59 went down.

There were a bunch of tch!s when McCain mentioned Palin as "an impressive new voice in our party for reform . . . "

We did have to agree that she's an excellent campaigner.

[madamemeisha]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

As would I. Attorney General and Resident Sad Grandpa, perhaps?

[peacock2121]

His speech is very sweet.

Sweet was not his first tool during the campaign.

[peacock2121]

I feel bad for McCain right now. His speech is very classy.

Defeat is hard.

He will be fine.

[peacock2121]

McCain's speech reminded me of how much I liked the pre-this campaign McCain. I hope he can help to truly unite the country behind our new president, and I hope that President Obama can find some way to involve him in his administration.

(Edited to remove a less-than-gracious paragraph about Sen. McCain's running mate.)

Dang, I love reading the less than gracious stuff typed by people who surprise me by being less than gracious.

Makes you human.

[peacock2121]

McCain wasn't bitter and Obama wasn't gloating and they were both gracious.

I try to have hope that their respective followers will take a page and follow suit, but I don't hold out much of it.

It starts with you.

Not just fanny, but each of you.

And calling your fellow follower on it when they are not.

[peacock2121]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

McCain should stay as Senator, as should Hillary.

Give Powell a job - that could excite me.

[MarleysGh0st]

A trivia question for those who watched the concession speech (I don't know the answer and would really like to): Did anyone recognize the music they played when McCain finished the speech? It sounded somber and martial, possibly from a war movie, but I can't place it.

[Bob Juch]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

As would I. Attorney General and Resident Sad Grandpa, perhaps?

And Palin as ambassador to Russia. After all she can see it.

[WheresFanny]

McCain wasn't bitter and Obama wasn't gloating and they were both gracious.

I try to have hope that their respective followers will take a page and follow suit, but I don't hold out much of it.

It starts with you.

Not just fanny, but each of you.

And calling your fellow follower on it when they are not.

I was not a rabid or devoted (or even strong) follower of either candidate, so I don't really have a reason to be bitter or gloating. But, yes, you are right on about the universal "you".

I think it will be interesting to see how particular supporters (I'm speaking within the confines of this message board, but the universal also applies) handle the victory or defeat in comparison to how they conducted themselves prior. I think that behaviour in the aftermath is more telling than behaviour in the heat of battle.

It will be interesting to me, at least.

[elwoodblues]

I feel bad for McCain right now. His speech is very classy.

Although I voted for Obama I have a lot of respect for McCain. He deserved better than the endless jokes about his age.

I cannot remember hearing any jokes on TV about Obama, even when he said he had been to 57 states.

[TheCalvinator24]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

As would I. Attorney General and Resident Sad Grandpa, perhaps?

You are awfully hateful for someone so young.

[TheCalvinator24]

I would love to see Obama offer some sort of job to Hillary and McCain.

As would I. Attorney General and Resident Sad Grandpa, perhaps?

And Palin as ambassador to Russia. After all she can see it.

Now, see, that may have been snarky, but at least it was funny.