The Wall Street Journal’s Dan Henninger recently crafed his idea of what Hillary Clinton’s “concession speech” would be like (complete with stage directions!):
This has been the most gratifying experience of my life. Together, we sent a message into this political system that will not be forgotten. (Pause for cheers.) That’s right. You will not be forgotten. Your hopes, your needs, your dreams. [Shout this line]: They know about them now, don’t they? (Pause for cheers.) …
We came up a little short. (Pause for booing.) But boy, we came close. …
I’m proud to be the first woman to almost win a presidential nomination. …
Some in the media said our primary victories were divisive. Really? We remember when these voters were called Reagan Democrats and voted Republican. I guess now they’d have to be called Hillary Democrats! My hope this fall is that they’ll be Obama Democrats.
Some will ask if I think Sen. Obama can win. It is my honest intention to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009 (pause for scattered boos). He’s going to make us proud this November. It will also forever be my intention to stand and fight for the future of the Democratic Party and the people of America. Your hopes. Your needs. Your dreams. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
(Sound system brings up “Here’s to the Next Time” by Elton John.)
Although this hews closely to standard boilerplate (second item), The Stiletto could not picture Hillary uttering that boldfaced bit. As a feminist, The Stiletto wanted Hillary to take the “I am woman, hear me roar†tack:Â
“As daughters, wives, and mothers women are nurturing and selfless. Carrying these traits into the professional world, women are expected to mentor younger and less experienced men to become the boss, and to be altruistic enough to sacrifice their own dreams and ambitions for ‘the good of the team.’ Well, NOT THIS TIME!
“Having come so very close to breaking the ultimate glass ceiling, I will not take a back seat to a man, even if he is African American. Our numbers are too big to ignore: Fifty-six percent of the women in this country are Democrats; there are more than 112.8 million women of voting age in the U.S.; and 65 percent of women voted in the 2004 election. Superdelegates: Do. The. Math.â€
According to conflicting press reports earlier in the day, Hillary either was or was not going to concede the nomination to Obama, and had volunteered herself to be his helpmeet – once more the woman behind the man – so The Stiletto wasn’t holding out much hope for this outcome.
Hillary’s speech (video link) in NYC last night was following Henninger’s script more or less, when without warning she veered off into FTS territory and told her supporters: “I will be making no decisions tonight†– the crowd went wild – “in the coming days, I’ll be consulting with supporters and party leaders to determine how to move forward with the best interests of our party and our country guiding my way.†(No doubt, the Obama team’s collective reaction was, “WTF?†and the champagne corks stopped popping, if only for a few minutes as they contemplated what Hillary’s defiance meant.)
You can bend but never break me / ‘Cause it only serves to make me / More determined to achieve my final goal.
You go, grrl!Â
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackQuite a good read.
Mrs. Clinton knew about Mr. Obama’s acceptance speech. This was his fourth one in the last two months.
She got what she wanted. The poisoned VP pill has now been swallowed by Mr. Obama.
An afterthought
Mr. Obama has been convinced – or misinformed -that Mrs. Clinton would concede.
Mr. Obama works from prepared scripts and is virtually unable to improvise.
Mrs. Clinton spoke a few minutes before Mr. Obama.
Mr. Obama does not seem to have swayed significantly from his prepared speech, which was based on incorrect assumptions.
I guess he got caught at his own misinformation game.
Obama did not indicate in his speech that Clinton is conceding.
Obama has made hundreds of improvized speeches durring his campaign. The one last night was a defining moment in his campaign. There is no reason why he shouldnt read from a carefully thought out script.
I’m not sure what Obama’s assumptions are that you are referring?
Obama isnt going to choose Clinton the way She is attempting to pressure his VP running mate will show he is weak if he chooses her. Also Obama supporters may not like the so-called “dream ticket”.
The “dream ticket” should be as it is, a dream.
Hillary’s speech last night has finally sent many Dems over the edge. Classless warped and weird it was. Still arguing who would be the best candidate after she has lost seems to be grounded in nothing resembling reality. In fact i was down right angry. I voted for her but after the math became what it was over two months ago i have watched her slide off into the land of the surreal. Changing the goalposts for victory, doing anything to win. Never again will she get my vote. Her need to hold onto her rabid fanbase as an ever present form of ego bolstering instead of what is good for the party has caused me to permanently change my mind about Hillary. Hillary what color is the sky in your world?
“Comeback kid Clinton” theater reaches climax with “Obama celebrates victory” act
“Clinton to exit race tomorrow” while “Obama celebrates victory” signals the final chapter of the “comeback kid Clinton as the last president of the US” script.
Reminder:
Obama’s main role is to confirm that voting machines count Clinton’s 5 pct votes correctly.
Ron Paul’s main role is to confirm that voting machines count McCain 1 pct votes correctly.
Main Role of senile McCain as alternative to next “elected” president Clinton is to prove that the illuminati can sell ANYTHING to the “human cattle”.
All has been explained long ago:
http://last-antichrist.blogspot.com/2007/05/hillary-clinton-2008-for-dummies-two.html
http://end-times-data.blogspot.com/2008/02/loser-john-mccain-to-clinton-horrible.html
http://end-times-prophet.blogspot.com/2008/02/hours-before-hillary-clinton-will-be.html
This country seemingly is making change but is still headed in the wrong direction if race and gender is the determining factor in who our democratic nominee is to be. When looking at the issues that are most important to this country – to us, both Obama and Clinton’s platform showed no discernible differences. We are Democrats and we need to act as Democrats by standing up for what we believe in and stop acting like whiny babies because our candidate did not prevail. This was a race. One of the Democrats had to win and one had to lose. They both couldn’t win. The numbers all added up for Senator Obama. Our main goal this fall is to put a Democrat in office, so why in the world would we cast our vote for a Republican or not vote at all, only to withstand four more years of the hardships George Bush has brought to the table? Cast your vote for our change agent- Barack Obama. We don’t have to second guess about what we have with the Republicans, but we will if we don’t vote Democrat. Let’s unify people! Divided We Fail!
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