Tired, but holding himself together, McCain is conceding in Phoenix..booing early on, when he mentions Obama and he tries to calm them, but the best he gets is stony silence
Hes generous about Obama, still a bit quirky….’this is a proud day for African Americans’ – well particularly them but for everyone surely
He talks of the racism that disfigured America and that doesnt get much support either…the idea of overcoming it, gets tepid applause…
Mentions Obama’s grandmother, maybe to shame them into some sort of fellow feeling…
The failure is mine – they now chant ‘John McCain’ in support
He mentions Palin and the whole place goes spack ….gee that must hurt
‘I don’ t know what more we could have done to win this election’ …..competence would have helped
He rounds out the speech well about it being a privilege to serve….
‘americans never quit, we never hide from history, we make history….’
Now he is history.
But a generous and well-made speech, held together well.
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All I wanted to say was: fantastic victory; fantastic coverage. I thought they might not do it. The odds seemed too great. Too many rednecks; too many uneducated morons prepared to vote early and vote often. It would be marvellous if American’s were starting to grow up. And one question, although you never answer them. How will the Senate vote go?
PS: Third line down, American’s should read Americans.
VJBA
Guy
You deserve mor than a chinese feed in a cardboard container. Go and grab a couple of Old Heurich beers (one of the best in the area) and celebrate a job well done. Great sustained coverage and I wll buy the book. Over here in Kabul its being regarded with great hope by the locals I have talked to. Good result all round I reckon.
Now for the real work………..