*****Official Hillary Clinton Concession/Unity Speech Thread*********

[terrya]

I'll start it.

[BigDaddy44]

1. 12:15

She's 15 minutes late and hasn't left her HOUSE yet (according to the news)

Second thoughts?

[terrya]

3. No n/t

[ananda]

4. Yeah..

What's going on with that?

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Bitchin' hair doo.

[musicblind]

10. When I went to go see Bill Clinton speak in Asheboro he was almost

2 hours late but the speech was WONDERFUL!

I don't think it means anything. She is just a very busy person, and wants to make sure she is completely "right" and "ready" when she gives this important speech.

She is NOT having second thoughts. She has ALWAYS said she will support the Dem nominee. As will I :) :hug:

[jgraz]

2. Is anyone watching the MSNBC stream?

It's not working for me.

[gristy]

5. 1/2 hour away - MSNBC reported just now

She'll be starting her speech 45 minutes late, at least. What a flake.

[jgraz]

7. 45 minutes late? Make that 3 months and 45 minutes late.

[MH1]

8. Eh, it's typical for politicians to be late.

Let's hear her out before we start clubbing her today, okay?

[Doityourself]

13. I hate lateness. Show up late for court or a Drs appt , as a reg. Joe you are a leper!

[gristy]

14. This is different though

She has nothing else on her schedule today. She lives, what, 2 miles from the venue? Could she not find her car keys? Did her alarm not go off? Did she have the volume turned down too low on her clock radio?

:P

Jerry: (pause) So what happened? The snooze alarm, wasn't it?

Jean-Paul: Man, it wasn't the snooze. Most people think it was the snooze, but no, no snooze.

Jerry: AM/PM.

Jean-Paul: Man, it wasn't the AM/PM. It was the volume.

Jerry: Ah...the volume.

Jean-Paul: Yes, the volume. There was a separate knob for the radio alarm.

Jerry: Ah, separate knob.

Jean-Paul: Yes, separate knob. Why separate knob?! Why separate knob?! (frustrated)

Jerry: Some people like to have the radio alarm a little louder than the radio.

Jean-Paul: Oh, please, man, please!

Jerry: Don't worry, it's not gonna happen again. Not if I have anything to say about it.

[jgraz]

16. Maybe she needs to loan herself cab fare...

[Turn CO Blue]

29. Clintons are always late, have always been late.

Unfortunately, I have one side of my family notorious for always being very late. They think it's funny. Every single one of the siblings (my aunts) have even been late for their own weddings. I'm NOT making this up. We had to delay my grandmother's funeral because most of the aunts were running late. Not making this up.

[Kaleko]

287. Psychologists would call being consistently late a passive-aggressive

attention-getting ploy. A way to assert one's power over a "captive" audience.

But the Clintons are special cases, of course. :eyes:

[Turn CO Blue]

306. In our culture, I agree. But when you go to Italy, or Mexico

where the concept of being in a hurry, or scheduling out one's day is the antithesis of what life is really supposed to be about...it kind of makes you wonder why we're all so gung-ho on clock-watching and scheduling our lives away.

But to your point, I know some people at work who are always late to meetings, and it's more than passive-agressive - it's definitely a sign that these two just do NOT respect the time of the rest of us (they're MORE important and want us to know).

[Kaleko]

310. No matter what culture, it is always a sign of disrespect

to be chronically late.

It's called passive-aggressive because there is no active attack involved in simply holding other people hostage and stealing their time while they wait for you to show up.

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[Emit]

11. LINKS here

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22887392#22887392

[mystieus]

92. Thanks.

[musicblind]

Givin' it a K&R!

Unity rocks!

Lets win this thing!

Go Barack! Go Hillary!

[Mme. Defarge]

12. I am trying to refrain from making any kneejerk comments,

but it's tough.

[harun]

17. I'm trying... but not doing very well holding my tounge.

[Upton]

15. I'm missing Euro 2008, where in the hell is she?

[Captain Angry]

63. I'm watching Euro 2008 and reading this thread for updates.

The opening ceremony was fantastic. The match has been ok. Nothing spectacular yet that I've seen.

Swiss player injured and is crying on his way off the field at the halfway point. I feel bad for him. He looks to be the type that wants to walk it off so he can go back in, but the two doctors/trainers that are helping him walk make me think that it's not going to happen.

[Occam Bandage]

18. Wheels in motion!

[Mist]

19. Motorcade starting out! nt

[thewiseguy]

20. Thank god!

:toast:

[Schema Thing]

26. It's like a state funeral!

so exciting!


:popcorn:

[WillyT]

21. Has She Even Left The House Yet ???

:wtf:

[tandot]

22. Thanks for starting this thread, terrya!

:hi:

[busymom]

23. It is hard to lose.

Give her a chance to gather herself. I hope she can give a great concession speech.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

24. she starts gathering herself 20 min. AFTER the speech is due?

she may end up being 45 minutes late at this rate. and that is just rude. but typical.

[bluedawg12]

this is unity? LMAO. n/t

[crankychatter]

25. It's going to be a short speech... the media is super hyping expectations

She could do a perfectly acceptable speech... and if I give the media too much credibility, I'll be disappointed.

I think that's unhelpful.

[shadowknows69]

27. This reminds me of several Grateful Dead shows I went to

Except that there were about 60,000 more people and we were all high.

[WillyT]

31. Yeah, But At Least Somebody Passed Me A Doobie While I Waited

:evilgrin:

[EFerrari]

28. Hey -- how many people are at the venue? Looks like LOTS. n/t

[EFerrari]

34. Answering myself: The reporter is saying +/- 10k is capacity?

[LaurenG]

30. Thanks Terrya

I am sure she will be brilliant and make us all proud.

[LaurenG]

59. I feel sad about this and I didn't even support her.

:cry: :hug: Big hugs for all of her supporters!

[ronnykmarshall]

282. Thank you so much!

[terrya]

32. She's arrived...getting out of the car.

[Turn CO Blue]

33. ***ALL ABOARD THE UNITY TRAIN!!!!***

Ahem. Unity train running a few minutes delayed (tee hee hee)

[goclark]

35. Is it time yet?

I thought it was suppose to start about 35 minutes ago.

I've got to go to a Luncheon and I can't be late.

[EFerrari]

39. She just got to the building. These things are always late!

:)

[Turn CO Blue]

49. She just walked in. She's working her way through the crowd

[gristy]

36. MSNBC making excuses now for her being late

She was always shaking everyone's hand and this made her late for her next event. :eyes:

And this could apply to this situation... how?

[bluedawg12]

You want unity how? LMAO. n/t

[mopinko]

37. always a hard day.

for everyone.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
to all the hill fans.

join us when you are ready.

[Mist]

38. Olberman: "About 4 minutes until she speaks." It's like a space launch countdown. nt

[jgraz]

40. Ugh... the MSNBC feed is making me seasick.

Stop with the camera movement already.

[goclark]

44. to find out if she's there yet?

[Mist]

41. Finally!!! nt

[terrya]

42. Here she comes.

[busymom]

43. There she is!!!!!

[goclark]

46. Fantastic!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

45. and in the near corner, weighing in at 145 lbs, Senator . . .

let's get ready to RUMMMMMMBLE.

no, that's not quite right.
at least no sign of Terry MacAwfull.

[cabbage08]

47. Shes approaching the poduim

[Doityourself]

48. Le'ts Get This Party Started!!!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

52. clap clap, point point! clap clap, point point.

[cabbage08]

50. What time was the speech suppose to begin?

[jgraz]

55. February 19th.

[Kaleko]

298. LOL. I was looking for the exact date.

Thanx for sparing me a lengthy Google.

[Turn CO Blue]

51. SHE'S ON THE STAGE. Big crowd excitement.

[Turn CO Blue]

56. It's like a rally - like an Obama rally.

[rocktivity]

53. TRY to play nice.

All this attention for the loser--sheesh.

:)
rocknation

[shadowknows69]

54. Sheesh we didn't even spend this much air time on Chuck and Diana

And at least that had horses.

[cabbage08]

57. Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you

[busymom]

58. What a wonderful greeting.

[knixphan]

60. Ready.

:popcorn:

[goclark]

68. Here we go ~

Are we going to have a new thread .

I'm a Cube,please keep us updated

:popcorn:

[OzarkDem]

61. Huge crowd!

[EFerrari]

64. The hall is full -- there are about ten thousand people there. n/t

[jgraz]

62. Big cheer for arguing! rofl

[gristy]

65. Good start by afirming the worth of her supporters

"This isn't exactly the party I'd planned but I sure like the company."

[Turn CO Blue]

"See? You can be anything you want to be!"

Good line.

[terrya]

73. Nice speech so far

[femmedem]

66. Nice start.

I like how she acknowledged that this wasn't the party she'd hoped to have. She has to acknowledge, even lightly, her and her supporters' disappointment before she can move towards unity. :applause:

[knixphan]

67. John McCain shaking in his boots....

[Turn CO Blue]

74. Barack and Hillary both EXCELLENT speakers. McCain

couldn't speech-ify his way out of a paper bag.

[ronnykmarshall]

280. Cindy's face just fell.

[chascarrillo]

69. We've argued! YEAHHH!

[AspenRose]

80. I know!

That's a GOOD thing? :wtf:

[Generator]

70. "You can be anything you want to be"

As long as you marry a president first. Also being a child of one works too. WHAT A COUNTRY!

[cabbage08]

71. Nice suffrage reference

[gulfcoastliberal]

72. More about kids giving her money...

Tacky.

[Mist]

76. I truly HOPE she doesn't mention hillary.com. nt

[rocktivity]

81. And now about a voter who died

Guilt trip guilt trip guilt trip.

Then she mentioned the 18 million--still clinging to the popular vote fanstasy! If were Obama, I'd be seething.

:headbang:
rocknation

[ronnykmarshall]

284. Look in the mirror when you talk about tacky.

[gristy]

Story time!

I love a good story. Where's my milk?

[knixphan]

75. yes, please talk to those women in their 80's...

[goclark]

82. Has she mentioned the purpose of this rally yet?

[Turn CO Blue]

77. You have humbled me with your commitment to our country.

[gulfcoastliberal]

78. Still no mention of Obama... nt

[Mist]

85. He'll get a couple of sentences, I'm sure. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

304. the entire speech was about the importance of electing obama.

:eyes:

[panAmerican]

79. 18 MILLION OF YOU from all walks of life... haha. Some concession

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[panAmerican]

290. No, thanks, I have standards.

[ronnykmarshall]

302. Your VISA card limit?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

305. such grace in victory, i wonder how you are in defeat. nt

[panAmerican]

309. She took a long time getting to mentioning BHO.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

316. she thanked her suppporters. i am sure that is a huge sin in the minds of the insane. nt

[joshcryer]

83. Hillary is evil and shrill!!!!!111

[oviedodem]

90. Not necessary

[EFerrari]

96. (That was humor.)

[joshcryer]

133. To be precise, it was sarcastic satire of a certain majority here.

[EFerrari]

217. I've resembled that remark.

:)

[goclark]

94. Tick Tock

[joshcryer]

121. Hmm? Look at how people here are behaving.

I just wanted to put it into perspective.

[busymom]

84. Wonderful tribute to her supporters so far.....

[Turn CO Blue]

86. Gay and straight...

so glad she said that!

[knixphan]

87. the endorsement will be the act 3 climax...

[cabbage08]

88. Are we sure she is going to suspend her candidacy?

Doesn't sound like it yet

[terrya]

93. She's thanking her supporters.

That's as it should be.

[K Gardner]

95. *sigh*

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[gulfcoastliberal]

91. That singlemom is juggling 3 jobs b/c of your outsourcing & greed, Hillary.

You fought for the Indian CEOs, not working-class Americans!

[goclark]

104. Tick tock ~ are we there yet?

Purpose of Rally?

[cabbage08]

116. we are here or is it there?

[gulfcoastliberal]

187. How do we strengthen the middle class by outsourcing good paying jobs?

I guess she thinks getting rid of middle class jobs strenghthens the middle class, eh?

[rocktivity]

163. Dupe, sorry

..

[jsmirman]

97. So far this is an excellent speech

this is the first time I've *ever* found her moving.

[mystieus]

98. Isn't this suppose to be an endorsement? .... geez

[knixphan]

99. she just wants GD:P to last a few minutes longer...

[ronnykmarshall]

286. Bravo!

[4_Legs_Good]

100. So far, so good!

Nice Hillary, keep it up!

David

[terrya]

101. There it is!

[MH1]

117. Complete with...

a fair number of loud boos from the crowd. :(
Sigh.

[maddezmom]

119. and it was enthusiatic and heartfelt

:thumbsup: for Hillary

[MH1]

146. Yes! Yay!!!

Good job, Senator Clinton!!!!

:applause:

[harun]

102. FINALLY, she said it. Good for her.

[goclark]

125. What did she say?

[jgraz]

103. Damn, she's really doing it. Good on you, Hillary!

[Emit]

135. And she's not mincing words it seems

good on her

[busymom]

105. The way to accomplish our goals now...

is to do all we can and take all of our energy to elect Barack Obama the next president of the united states of america.

Gracious. I love you, Hillary.

I congratulate him..I endorse him and throw my full support behind him.

[cabbage08]

106. Done

[oviedodem]

107. She did a good job with that, some boos but that is expected.

[knixphan]

112. exactly.

[Turn CO Blue]

108. Our energy, our strength and do all we can to elect Barack Obama

the next President of the United States.

Today I endorse and throw my full support behind him!

[Willo]

109. There you go Hillary!

I didn't think she would do but that was perfect.

I am impressed with her for the first time ever.

[Mist]

110. OKAYYYY! Finally endoreses Obama, "throws her full support behind him." yay! nt

[Willo]

111. delete - dup. post

[rocktivity]

134. It would have been perfect if she hadn't mentioned the 18 million voters.

X(
rocknation

[Doityourself]

Were those boos?

[AngryOldDem]

137. I think so.

Jerks everywhere, I suppose.

[jsmirman]

113. Good for you, Hillary. You're finding dignity at the end. *

nm

[stray cat]

114. She is handling the entire speech with class and with appropriate pacing

[thewiseguy]

115. Is it me or some asshats are booing?

[MH1]

124. There are asshats in every crowd.

It's not just you.

:banghead:

[jgraz]

129. They'r not booing, they're yelling YOOOOOOONITY

:P

[sniffa]

276. I thought they were yelling BOOOOOOOOORACK

:D

[newmajority]

139. Yeah, I heard that too.

Contrast that with the response from the crowd on Tuesday night, when Obama was talking about Hillary.

Like I've said all along.... Hillary Supporters vs Hillbots.

And the Hillbots are fucking no class pieces of shit. They just proved that beyond any doubt.

[terrya]

118. Damn...this is good. The right words.

Exactly the right words.

[AngryOldDem]

120. Not exactly a resounding endorsement from the crowd when she announced she was supporting Obama.

But so far, excellent speech.

[oviedodem]

I expected that but she did as good a job as I thought.

[Peacetrain]

122. Thank you Senator Clinton..

thank you for the endorsement!!

[PeaceNikki]

123. :)

kick for unity.

[cabbage08]

Nice to see she is doing it in a classy manner

[shadowknows69]

126. Shit, I ran out of threads

I just wanted to say that Hillary made one classy exit speech, she is a true Democrat after all.

[H2O Man]

It's a good speech.

I think she is going to work for the party, and it is evident her supporters will, too.

[femmedem]

127. Today as I suspend my campaign...

She congratulates and endorses and throws her full support behind him. Lots of applause. She urges her supporters to work as hard for him as they have worked for him. Lots of applause. She is singing his praises in detail. Very very well done. Senator Clinton: :yourock:

[LBJDemocrat]

128. Is she deliberately trying to sound insincere when praising Obama? nt

[gulfcoastliberal]

161. I thought so too.

Totally insincere.

[ronnykmarshall]

314. No ..

You are just still a bitter asshole.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

317. dont blame her for your narrow minded perception

she sounded very sincere and passionate about obama. not to mention she pointed every practical reason for dems to vote for obama, even if some of us dont really like him.

[cbc5g]

130. I'm impressed with this speech even with those small amount of assholes booing

[ebdarcy]

131. Thank you, Senator Clinton.

[RiverStone]

149. I'll second that

Unity words...:pals:

[Turn CO Blue]

132. by ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the

Oval Office on January 20th, 2009!

[blondeatlast]

144. I teared up then--she's moving on to the future. nt

[lojasmo]

136. A truly awesome speech.

I can't believe people are booing Obama. I bet she's pissed.

[ronnykmarshall]

292. Barack did the same thing when people boo'd Hillary.

WE don't know what really happens. I am SURE that both Barack and Hillary respect each other.

Supporters? Well we see in here daily that some of them a total jerks.

[jsmirman]

138. It is weird though- she's talking waaaay faster at this point of the speech

it's like it's so difficult for her to do this part that she's racing through it. Pace it, Hillary.

[harun]

148. I noticed that too (n/t)

[jsmirman]

158. Like the tv was stuck on 1.5 speed. I wish she'd hammer home the: these are our issues

this is the man to support to see them come to reality...

[harun]

192. Very nice, thanks Hillary (n/t)

[MH1]

151. It might be relief.

She is passing a torch, and will not have to carry so much herself for the rest of this election.

That's got to feel good.

[jsmirman]

169. "Yes We Can"- now that is a great moment in the speech *

nm

[ronnykmarshall]

294. I jumped to my feet and cheered when she said that.

[godai]

154. This is brutal for her. You can see it in her face.

She has to do this but she never expected to lose and it's too early for her to be enthusiastic about Obama. There's no passion for Obama in her face or words for him.

[jsmirman]

195. I'm afraid that's what I'm seeing

she hits her pacing and has real feeling behind the words that are her own and for her supporters, but she's blowing through the Obama parts.

She needs to say, "I hear those of you booing out there. Please understand that THESE are the issues, this is what is important, you must move forward and I must move forward"

funny- just as I'm typing this she uses the "move forward" idea, lol, that's good...

[genna]

238. Ditto

:unity for what its worth:

[EFerrari]

140. That was very well done, Senator.

:applause:

[gulfcoastliberal]

141. Now we'll see if she really walks the walk. Talking the talk is easy. nt

[EFerrari]

152. This is the most important thing she can possibly do

and she's doing a good job.

[Turn CO Blue]

142. Ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the

Oval Office on January 20th, 2009!

[OzarkDem]

143. Focusing on the issues

that's what I'm counting on her to do to keep this race on track.

[cabbage08]

145. good speech so far

[Turn CO Blue]

147. Ensuring that Barack Obama walks through the doors of the

Oval Office on January 20th, 2009!

[femmedem]

150. "Today as I suspend my campaign..."

She congratulates and endorses and throws her full support behind him. Lots of applause. She urges her supporters to work as hard for him as they have worked for him. Lots of applause. She is singing his praises in detail. Very very well done. Senator Clinton: :yourock:

[Turn CO Blue]

153. You know I've been involved in politics or public service for 4

decades.

[Spazito]

155. Very impressive and classy!

I applaud Senator Clinton for this, she has hit all the right points in a very classy, dignified manner.


:applause:

[Willo]

156. I would have liked for her to address the boos but no biggie. nt

[cabbage08]

166. self delete

[goclark]

252. I saw Stephanie Tubbs clapping by herself

All the rest of her staff --- Abedin and other staff surraounding Tubbs were silent and glum unless I missed something.

That's what I saw when I walked into the room.

Then the camera panned to Bill and Chelsea and they were cheering her own.

That was welcoming. :hug:

[busymom]

157. honoring her husband too...

very classy.

[ErinBerin84]

159. "think of these lost opportunities over the past 7 years"

WE CANNOT LET THIS MOMENT SLIP AWAY.

[Turn CO Blue]

160. Just think how much more progress we could have made ove r

the last 40 years if we'd had Democratic presidents. The last 7 years, if we'd just had a Democrat.

We cannot let this moment slip away.

[jgraz]

162. She hits the SCOTUS. Nice one!

[Glimmer of Hope]

164. Yes we can! Great speech.

[Patsy Stone]

165. Very wonderful speech.

Thank you, Senator Clinton.

Now, let's go get McCain!

[terrya]

167. "Yes, We Can"!

Brilliant. :-)

[Recursion]

She sold that

I was impressed.

[Mist]

180. Yes, that was gracious and well-done. Props to HRC. nt

[cabbage08]

nice transition

[dana_b]

168. she is speaking to her supporters

we can't let this slip away. we have coe too far.

Obama and I share - YES WE CAN!! WOO HOO!!! GO HILLARY!!!!

[Turn CO Blue]

170. Standing with Obama to say YES WE CAN!

[Barack_America]

171. I think I know the guy standing just behind her....

He's one of our best Obama volunteers.

Why would he be there? (he should be studying, lol) I'm going to have to text him.

[jgraz]

172. YES WE CAN! Damn, she really deserves props for this speech.

[tpsbmam]

173. Bravo Hillary!

Not the end of the speech yet, but well done!

[tpsbmam]

253. Standing ovation from this Obama supporter. Outstanding speech!! n/t

[sktmax]

174. This is a great speech

[OzarkDem]

She said it

[newmajority]

175. Hey, she finally got it right..... YES WE CAN!!

Now if only she would tell that handful of delusional shit heads to STOP BOOING every time she mentions his name.

[femmedem]

176. Talking about what a different world it would be if we'd had democrats

for presidents consistently for the last 40 years. Talking about lost opportunities. Reminding supporters we need a Democrat in office now. "Yes we can!"

[OzarkDem]

191. We have to get our country back on track

We had such a good future ahead of us at the end of Clinton/Gore and so much to look forward to. Shame its been squandered.

[Turn CO Blue]

177. She's not equivocating at all. She's throwing it all to Obama

[knixphan]

178. she's gotta work on the 'yes we can' delivery...

[cabbage08]

that whole sincerity thing

:)

[shadowknows69]

179. She repeated the mantra

HER SOUL IS OURS NOW!!! MUHWAAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW

[Basement Beat]

210. LMAO!!!

It is done.

[babylonsister]

181. Thank you, Senator Clinton. Great speech; I know this must have been

difficult, but she did a great job. :thumbsup:

[dana_b]

182. Go Hillary!!!!

excellent backing of Obama and telling it like it is!! We must help elect BO as our President!

[stray cat]

183. She is doing very well - We could use her energy in this election whatever role she plays

[K Gardner]

190. Wow.. where has THIS Hillary been.. what a powerhouse !

[Politics_Guy25]

254. I totally agree-n/t

[terrya]

184. I think this is a very solid endorsement

Very impressive.

[uppityperson]

198. That is why we have to help elect Barack Obama President

This is a critical election.

[terrya]

201. And that's what I'm ready to do.

Solidly behind Obama now.

[uppityperson]

229. Good. Been over @ her website, reading comments.

They make me cry. I am hoping that people will be able to do that, once a bit of time passes and they realize how much McCain will hurt women's rights, wants to start the draft, etc etc etc. I am a cynic, am hopeful, am tired.

Good speech.

I wonder if she if offered a high cabinet or other position, if those "I'll never vote for BHO" people will actually do what she is asking and vote for Obama, or at least against McCain. She needs to continue to say "vote against McCain" too. It will be interesting to see HOW, what she does to support him now.

[RiverStone]

185. Today our paths merge - hope people remember that.

Moving on to kicking McBush's ass this fall...:grouphug:

[Turn CO Blue]

186. I forgive her completely for everything - for this speech!

[femmedem]

188. Yay! She's reminding us that Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility!

It's ours and we should own it. :bounce:

[OzarkDem]

204. Its all about the Democratic Party

the one thing that unites us and gets the job done.

[thewiseguy]

189. and that is why we have to help elect Barack Obama as our president.

[ronnykmarshall]

296. I loved that!

We kept cheering every time she said that.

[IDemo]

193. Maybe I'm not so opposed to a unity ticket now...

I'm sure the moment will pass. :)

[jsmirman]

209. I fear we can't lose site of reality. It's a great speech and a great job

but she will still dilute the message of the campaign. Don't forget reality.

I want her in the fold and as part of the Administration's future- in specific capacities- but not on the ticket.

[IDemo]

227. I hear you.

but this is quite a moment. She's really delivering a barn burner, and I'm looking forward (for the first time) to having her help with the campaign.

[knixphan]

194. mildly curious as to what's happening on that '44' site...

[RichardRay]

196. Bravo!! Bravissima!!

She's doing what she needed to do, and doing it well and without holding back.

[stray cat]

197. Its a tough loss but no one could ask for more from Hillary in terms of the speech

[Turn CO Blue]

199. UNITY TRAIN becomes UNITY JUGGERNAUT!!!!!

[terrya]

200. If it took her a little while to come up with this speech...it's worth it.

In my opinion. Very, very good. And gracious.

[LaurenG]

205. would you mind starting a thread 2 it's taking a long time to load the page.

:)

[terrya]

224. I can't....I've already used my 3 posts.

:-(

[LaurenG]

235. Oh shoot! Well I'll deal with this one then. It's a wonderful speech

and she has brought tears to my eyes. :cry:

[EFerrari]

211. I wonder if the text will be posted to her site. n/t

[Life Long Dem]

202. Good for her!

Damn, I think she does a better job campaigning for someone else other than herself. She sounds good all of a sudden... but that could just be me feeling good about what she just said.

[indimuse]

319. She SOUNDED Dif today!

I just wrote that in another post. Amazing!

[cabbage08]

203. best vice president?

[shadowknows69]

207. no

[cabbage08]

I thought that was where she was going with the speech

[michaz]

206. I am very pleased with her speech. n/t

[knixphan]

208. Sebelius is trying on the yellow suit...

I can see Hillary helping to get publicity for a woman Veep.

[cabbage08]

212. She looks tired

[Turn CO Blue]

213. But am I a woman, but like millions of women, I know that

are still biases out there, often unconscious, and I want to build an America with a better future.

We must make sure that women understand the struggle of their grandmothers and mothers.

Equal pay, equal opportunities and equal respect!

[OzarkDem]

219. The women's movement has been revived!

Glad to see it.

[Turn CO Blue]

221. Rock on, Sistah!

[rocktivity]

214. Once again, she doesn't quite stick the landing.

Clinging to her mythical 18 million popular votes, insisting that the race was close, blaming her loss on a glass ceiling--eww.

x(
rocknation

[Auntie Bush]

246. You stink as a uniter!

Holding nose!

[rocktivity]

313. I have no "uniting" to do--I bet on the RIGHT horse.

And if I hadn't, it wouldn't have taken me three months to arrive at that conclusion.

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[Recursion]

215. She's become a much better speaker over the course of the campaign

This and the past few speeches she's delivered really well. She's become a much better speaker than she was when the campaign started.

[Willo]

267. I agree. Her last speeches didn't contain all of the run on sentences. nt

[terrya]

216. "No Acceptable Prejudices".

Damn. :-)

[JackBeck]

232. I think the Democrats are re framing their position on Gay rights.

She mentions us twice in her speech, and all day long on CNN the pundits kept mentioning our voting potential.

I think we may have turned a corner.

[terrya]

237. I agree.

I think we have, also.

Very optomistic here.

[ronnykmarshall]

299. Terry, we went NUTS when she taked about gay rights!

I think I heard you in Chicago!

[terrya]

311. I BEAMED when I heard that.

Just...amazing, Ronny.

[NorthCarolina]

300. I certainly hope we've turned that corner

and although I have not been a Clinton supporter (Kucinich to Obama here), I have to give her credit for what I consider a pretty damn good unity speech. If only she would denounce the DLC and renounce her membership then perhaps I could see my way to actually supporting her for the Veep spot.

[Turn CO Blue]

218. No acceptable limits, no acceptable prejudices in the 21st century

[jsmirman]

220. She NEEDS to say that the candidate who will advance these women's issues is:

Barack Obama- and for damn sure not John McCain.

[knixphan]

222. YES!

[knixphan]

223. blast McCain now!

[OzarkDem]

225. Obama is the one who needs to say it

[jsmirman]

226. NO. It would break your heart if they vote for the guy who will set women's rights

back fourty years!!! Dang it.

[cabbage08]

228. blasting women into space

:evilgrin:

[cabbage08]

230. back to suffrage references

[jgraz]

231. Light is shining and filling us with hope???

Damn, a callback to the Rhode Island speech. :rofl:

[knixphan]

233. 18 million cracks - pretty good metaphor

[jgraz]

234. Not the best bumper sticker, though.

[cabbage08]

236. did she say 18 million?

I missed the reference

edit: got it

[knixphan]

yeah, the 'glass ceiling' for a woman pres - has 18 million cracks in it now

[OzarkDem]

243. great metaphor

and we will have a woman president some day soon.

[OzarkDem]

262. Great speech!

She will be the first woman president, if not this time, next time.

[cabbage08]

245. I caught it on the crawl under her speech

[rocktivity]

247. She thinks she won the popular vote with 18 million of them

But four of the states which had caucuses never reported their vote totals--therefore, we have no idea what the popular vote total actually is. Very tacky of her to keep running with it.

x(
rocknation

[LaurenG]

255. It's over - let her have whatever she wants - she kicked ass

and took names and has done a very beautiful concession speech. I admire her for the hard, hard thing that she had to do and she did it gracefully.

[dana_b]

239. no what ifs!!! good going Hillary!

[OzarkDem]

240. Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward

Good sentiment.

[Turn CO Blue]

241. What if? Don't go there. Every moment wasted looking back

keeps us from moving forward.

[jsmirman]

242. Ok, good semi-peroration there *

nm

[jsmirman]

260. Pretty great job. Should play "Why Can't We Be Friends"

that would kind of be a stroke of genius, but that may be too much to ask of her campaign folks...

[knixphan]

244. yes we can. ladies!

:pals:

[Mme. Defarge]

248. Un tour de force!

:yourock: C'est magnifique ma chère Hillary!! Merci milles fois!!!

Wonderful speech, magnificent endorsement.

[cabbage08]

249. Into the United section of her speech

:wow:

[cabbage08]

250. double post

:wow:

[jgraz]

251. Fucking MSNBC feed died!!!

[cabbage08]

256. Why did she only suspend, not end?

I know to raise funds, I was expecting more of a endorsement followed by Oboma speech

[thewiseguy]

261. Oh gee give it up.

[Fla Dem]

273. So she can continue to raise money to pay off her campaign debt.

I believe if she closed out her campaign she would not be allowed to raise any more money.

[Mist]

257. She actually looks more relaxed than she has for months. I guess this was

a catharsis. For her as well as us.

[chitty]

258. Where's Barack???????

[cabbage08]

263. good question

[EFerrari]

266. He's taking a family week-end, iirc. HIs daughter's birthday?

[marlakay]

272. I read article weekend off

date night with michelle fri night, golf with buddies on saturday, slumber party with 7 of his daughters friends for her b'day sat night, bike riding with the girls on sunday. family stuff, he needs it and so do they.

[gblady]

269. at home with his family....

This is Hillary's day....her speech.

[4_Legs_Good]

259. In honor of Hillary's GREAT speech, I'm clearing out my ignore list

Way to go Hillary. So glad to be on the same side again!!!!!!

David

[jonestonesusa]

264. Good speech - gracious.

"Shame on you, Barack Obama" was better theater, though!

Go Dems!

[ronnykmarshall]

265. I'm in tears ....

That was fucking fantastic!

[bleever]

288. Your girl done good.

:thumbsup:

[terrya]

291. Your girl went out with grace and honor.

I am so glad I saw that speech. One of the best.

[kwenu]

268. Great Job Hillary!!! You are a true leader! Thank you!

That was a wonderful and gracious speech of unity and hope for democrats and all Americans.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

277. wait. who once complained "its only a speech?"

I remember. It was HILLARY!

still, she did fine, better and nicer than I expected.

[City Lights]

270. Wonderful speech!

I got choked up many times listening. Thank you, Hillary!

:patriot:

[bleever]

271. She did an excellent job, and hit all the right notes.

Thank you, Hillary.

[Seabiscuit]

275. Yes. An EXCELLENT speech. Very inspiring. Thank you Hillary! n/t

[Sparkly]

274. Excellent speech!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

[WinkyDink]

278. She did the right thing, and STILL some here aren't satisfied: "spoke too fast"; "there were some

boos"; "not passionate about Obama"; etc.

Good grief.

[jsmirman]

283. I'm satisfied

and I sure hope it doesn't get floated as a Republican talking point, but it can't be denied that she sped through a particular section. I'm sorry, but I was on the money on that one.

[Fla Dem]

281. OK Olbermann still nitpicking Hillary and trying to stir up animosity.

He has so disappointed me. Matthews I expected to create controversy, he likes the drama. But, Olbermann....I really thought once she conceded he would stop the Hillary bashing. Good for Russert, "for those people who will try to find things wrong with her speech, it just isn't there" it was a great speech, everything the Obama people needed and wanted."

[jsmirman]

285. What did he say that bothered you? I thought he was pretty praiseworthy

nm

[shomino]

308. He said "self-congratulatory" which isn't necessarily bad, she deserves it. -nt

[marions ghost]

289. good speech

"There are no acceptable limits, no acceptable prejudices in the 21st century"...sounds good....but

Yes her candidacy broke more barriers for women, no question...but I don't feel so proud of her means. Why did we have to see that OTHER Hillary during the campaign? The one who didn't mind appealing to a few prejudices...?

If Hillary had stuck to the tone she hits in this speech I think she would have had more support, not less.

I can't give any sort of applause for this. All I can say is "the best human won' and thankfully for all of us Hillary has conceded.

Her concession was at least positive, if not her campaign.

[Jersey Devil]

293. Grand Slam!

Absolutely perfect in content, tone and delivery.

[endelfam]

295. What might have been...

If Hillary had sounded and acted like this in January, I would have had a very difficult decision to make. And I'm honestly not sure what the outcome would have been.

All in all, a class act.

[RamboLiberal]

297. This Obama supporter says Magnificent Speech

Thank you Senator Hillary Clinton!

I said earlier in the week I wouldn't mind seeing you as VP candidate even though there was much in your campaign I was critical of. Even more now I'd love to see you as VP.

Well done Senator Clinton and againg thank you! I hope all your supporters will agree and will bring unity to the party and a Democratic president in Barack Obama on January 20, 2009!

[shomino]

301. Hillary Clinton delivered a landmark speech as her concession.

She should be commended on a brilliant speech focused on equality and civil rights while rallying her supporters to Obama under that banner.

Bravo Hillary!

*applause*

[La Lioness Priyanka]

303. thats speech made lisa and me cry. it was gracious, strong and passionate

a class act for a classy lady. i am so proud that she is my senator.

:cry:

[shomino]

307. I was also deeply moved. -nt

[EFerrari]

312. KIck. Great job, terrya!

:applause:

[ronnykmarshall]

315. Re-united and it feels so gooooood!

[EFerrari]

318. Really. I'd rather have my wisdom teeth pulled again next time!

:hi:

[ronnykmarshall]

320. No kidding, huh?