OBAMA WINS: It Was a Brilliant and Gracious Speech
NOTE-- This is a 10 AM update -- I had accidentally posted a prior speech. This link now contains the one Obama delivered last night. Sorry about any confusion!
Print Version of this post, and the Full Text of the Obama Victory Speech is posted at this LINK: http://jaygaskill.com/ObamaVictorySpeech08.htm .
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[President Elect, Obama’s Speech, reproduced below – courtesy of the BBC - is public domain. No copyright is claimed for its reproduction here.]
IT WAS A BRILLIANT & GRACIOUS SPEECH
Lets’ Have Policy Discussions and Differences,
Not Petty Personality Politics, Pease…
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I felt privileged, having voted my doubts, to be able to suspend them while watching Barack Obama’s graceful and – dare I say it? - INSPIRING speech last night.
I propose that we all now simply focus, like a laser beam, on policy and not personality, and that we, like John McCain, put country first.
As Barack said at an earlier point:
And tonight I also want to thank the men and woman who took this journey with me as fellow candidates for president.
At this defining moment for our nation, we should be proud that our party put forth one of the most talented, qualified field of individuals ever to run for office.
I have not just competed with them as rivals, I have learned from them as friends, as public servants, as patriots who love America and are willing to work tirelessly to make this country better.
They are leaders of this party, and leaders that America will turn to for years to come.
And last night;
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
We who weren’t able to get on board the ‘Obama Express, whether democrats and republicans, conservatives or centrists, now owe the new president a concomitant measure of respect. Over the course of the campaign, candidate Obama’s foreign policy positions seemed to tack incrementally closer to John McCain’s. When president elect Obama said that “I have learned from them as friends, as public servants, as patriots”, I choose to believe he meant that in a much broader sense, one that includes the loyal opposition.
Events will test the new president and us. For now, he is due a rest and our fervent wishes and prayers.
JBG
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[President Elect, Obama’s Speech, reproduced below – courtesy of the BBC - is public domain. No copyright is claimed for its reproduction here.]
IT WAS A BRILLIANT & GRACIOUS SPEECH
Lets’ Have Policy Discussions and Differences,
Not Petty Personality Politics, Pease…
↓
I felt privileged, having voted my doubts, to be able to suspend them while watching Barack Obama’s graceful and – dare I say it? - INSPIRING speech last night.
I propose that we all now simply focus, like a laser beam, on policy and not personality, and that we, like John McCain, put country first.
As Barack said at an earlier point:
And tonight I also want to thank the men and woman who took this journey with me as fellow candidates for president.
At this defining moment for our nation, we should be proud that our party put forth one of the most talented, qualified field of individuals ever to run for office.
I have not just competed with them as rivals, I have learned from them as friends, as public servants, as patriots who love America and are willing to work tirelessly to make this country better.
They are leaders of this party, and leaders that America will turn to for years to come.
And last night;
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
We who weren’t able to get on board the ‘Obama Express, whether democrats and republicans, conservatives or centrists, now owe the new president a concomitant measure of respect. Over the course of the campaign, candidate Obama’s foreign policy positions seemed to tack incrementally closer to John McCain’s. When president elect Obama said that “I have learned from them as friends, as public servants, as patriots”, I choose to believe he meant that in a much broader sense, one that includes the loyal opposition.
Events will test the new president and us. For now, he is due a rest and our fervent wishes and prayers.
JBG
And tonight I also want to thank the men and woman who took this journey with me as fellow candidates for president.
At this defining moment for our nation, we should be proud that our party put forth one of the most talented, qualified field of individuals ever to run for office.
I have not just competed with them as rivals, I have learned from them as friends, as public servants, as patriots who love America and are willing to work tirelessly to make this country better.
They are leaders of this party, and leaders that America will turn to for years to come.
And last night;
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
