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		<title>By: BargainCountertenor</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712572</link>
		<dc:creator>BargainCountertenor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Geez, who stole your candy, Albert?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of us don’t have an option to take our assets out of the country.  For most of us, our biggest assets are our homes (I can’t take that out of the country), my retirement account (not under my control, and no way I can get it under my control), my social security account (way out of my control), and my deferred compensation retirement account (I can control that one.  It’s also the smallest or second smallest of the four.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What do I do, assuming for the moment that you’re right and that Barack Obama is just another stooge?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Geez, who stole your candy, Albert?</p>
<p>Some of us don’t have an option to take our assets out of the country.  For most of us, our biggest assets are our homes (I can’t take that out of the country), my retirement account (not under my control, and no way I can get it under my control), my social security account (way out of my control), and my deferred compensation retirement account (I can control that one.  It’s also the smallest or second smallest of the four.)</p>
<p>What do I do, assuming for the moment that you’re right and that Barack Obama is just another stooge?</p>
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		<title>By: AngryB</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712546</link>
		<dc:creator>AngryB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;McCain doesn’t matter, but his followers do and will be and are the most dangerous thing this country has to face, because they believe that it is either their way and no way.&lt;br /&gt;
My sincere hope is that President Obama (that does sound nice), nor congress, will not tolerate that demeanor. And the ONLY WAY THAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON ALL OF OUR POLITICIANS. We must not allow the dems to give in to the repubs, in any way that will harm our objectives.  We voted for progressive policies and we need to hold the politician’s feet to the fire to ensure that is accomplished, most importantly regarding selection of future SCOTUS, and economic benefits for the middleclass at the sacrifice of the wealthy, if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McCain doesn’t matter, but his followers do and will be and are the most dangerous thing this country has to face, because they believe that it is either their way and no way.<br />
My sincere hope is that President Obama (that does sound nice), nor congress, will not tolerate that demeanor. And the ONLY WAY THAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF WE KEEP THE PRESSURE ON ALL OF OUR POLITICIANS. We must not allow the dems to give in to the repubs, in any way that will harm our objectives.  We voted for progressive policies and we need to hold the politician’s feet to the fire to ensure that is accomplished, most importantly regarding selection of future SCOTUS, and economic benefits for the middleclass at the sacrifice of the wealthy, if necessary.</p>
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		<title>By: newtonusr</title>
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		<dc:creator>newtonusr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Got passport?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: albertchampion</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712461</link>
		<dc:creator>albertchampion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;yes,john mccain did as he was instructed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;a friendly acquiescence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;just as david rockefeller scripted it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;hold on for the real catastrophe. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and you still think that barry is a free spirit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i would recommend that you get all that you can out of the usa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;barry will be the continuation of george bush. oh, i know, you don’t want to accept that. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but never forget, obombya has never repudiated the invasions of afghanistan, iraq. and in fact, has suggested that we should invade pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;he has never repudiated the “drug” war.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;he has never any aspect of the bushit’s warmongering.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;neither has he questioned the bushit lies concerning the events of 11/09/01.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what did you think you voted for today? i think you voted for an illusion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;some years from now i think that you will say, “what the fuck did we do?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;but, i pray that i am wrong. i think not, however, david rockefeller, zbig brezinski laughs at our mental foolishness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;if i were you, i would figure out how to get your assets out of the usa. a hard wind is going to be blowing. taking out whatever assets you have.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;enjoy the evening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;in the weeks to come, i think you will notice that obombya is just another gangster.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes,john mccain did as he was instructed.</p>
<p>a friendly acquiescence.</p>
<p>just as david rockefeller scripted it.</p>
<p>hold on for the real catastrophe. </p>
<p>and you still think that barry is a free spirit.</p>
<p>i would recommend that you get all that you can out of the usa.</p>
<p>barry will be the continuation of george bush. oh, i know, you don’t want to accept that. </p>
<p>but never forget, obombya has never repudiated the invasions of afghanistan, iraq. and in fact, has suggested that we should invade pakistan.</p>
<p>he has never repudiated the “drug” war.</p>
<p>he has never any aspect of the bushit’s warmongering.</p>
<p>neither has he questioned the bushit lies concerning the events of 11/09/01.</p>
<p>what did you think you voted for today? i think you voted for an illusion.</p>
<p>some years from now i think that you will say, “what the fuck did we do?”</p>
<p>but, i pray that i am wrong. i think not, however, david rockefeller, zbig brezinski laughs at our mental foolishness.</p>
<p>if i were you, i would figure out how to get your assets out of the usa. a hard wind is going to be blowing. taking out whatever assets you have.</p>
<p>enjoy the evening.</p>
<p>in the weeks to come, i think you will notice that obombya is just another gangster.</p>
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		<title>By: BargainCountertenor</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712391</link>
		<dc:creator>BargainCountertenor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The man is a spell-binder.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was tearing up as I typed that.  My wife is crying, wondering if this was how people felt when Kennedy was elected.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The man is a spell-binder.</p>
<p>I was tearing up as I typed that.  My wife is crying, wondering if this was how people felt when Kennedy was elected.</p>
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		<title>By: BargainCountertenor</title>
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		<dc:creator>BargainCountertenor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Obama’s Victory Speech:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hello Chicago!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama looks relieved more than anything.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If anyone doubts America is a place where all things are possible, tonight is your answer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s the answer told by lines stretching around schools and churches.  By people who waited three hours, four hours.  Because this time things must be different, that this time their voice could make the difference.  Americans sent a message to the world, we have never been a collection of red and blue states.  We are and have always been the United States of America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is the answer to those who have been cynical about what we could achieve.  It’s been a long time coming, but change has come to America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A little bit earlier I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen McCain.  He has fought for the country that he loves, enduring sacrifices we can scarcely imagine.  We are better off for his service, looking forward to working with them to renew the Nation’s progress in the months ahead.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks Vice President Elect Joe Biden.  Thanks Michelle, the rock of the family, the love of his life.  Tells daughters they’ve earned the new puppy coming to the White House.  Thanks his grandmother and family, acknowledges debt to them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks his senior campaign staff, esp David Plouffe.  “The best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The victory truly belongs to you (meaning us).  I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.  It was built by working men and women who gave $5, 10, 20 for the cause.  It grew strength from millions who volunteered and organized.  Who proved that government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the face of this earth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know you didn’t do this for me.  We know the challenges tomorrow brings are the greatest of our lives.  Two wars, a planet in peril, and the worst economic crisis in a century.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are schools to build, threats to meet, etc.  I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.  Crowd chants, Yes We Can.  There will be false starts and setbacks.  Many won’t agree with every decision I make.  I will always be honest about the challenges we face, especially when we disagree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end this autumn night.  It is the chance to make the change we seek.  It can’t happen without you, without a spirit of sacrifice.  We must look out no only for ourselves, we must look out for each other.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We rise or fall as one people.  Don’t fall back on the pettiness of partisanship.  Invokes Lincoln.  While we have won a great victory tonight, we do so with a sense of humility and a desire to heal the divides.  Quotes Lincoln again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Says to opponents: I may have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I heed your vote.  I am your president too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To the world: our stories are singular, but our destinies are shared.  To those who would tear the world down, we will defeat you.  To those who seek peace and security, we support you.  Our power derives from our ideals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The true genius of America is that it can be changed.  The election had many firsts.  Tells the story of Ann Nixon in Atlanta, 106 years old, born a generation after slavery.  She couldn’t vote because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.  Reflects on all she has seen in 100 years in America.  The story of America, Yes We Can.  Saw women’s suffrage, the dust bowl, world war II, the Civil Rights movement, A man on the moon, the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Today she cast her vote, Yes We Can.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We have come so far, seen so much.  Yet there is much to do.  If our children should see the next century, what change will they see?  What progress will we have made?  This is OUR time, this is OUR moment, to reclaim the American Dream.  YES WE CAN!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you, God bless you and may God bless the United States of America.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama’s Victory Speech:</p>
<p>Hello Chicago!</p>
<p>Obama looks relieved more than anything.</p>
<p>If anyone doubts America is a place where all things are possible, tonight is your answer.</p>
<p>It’s the answer told by lines stretching around schools and churches.  By people who waited three hours, four hours.  Because this time things must be different, that this time their voice could make the difference.  Americans sent a message to the world, we have never been a collection of red and blue states.  We are and have always been the United States of America.</p>
<p>It is the answer to those who have been cynical about what we could achieve.  It’s been a long time coming, but change has come to America.</p>
<p>A little bit earlier I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen McCain.  He has fought for the country that he loves, enduring sacrifices we can scarcely imagine.  We are better off for his service, looking forward to working with them to renew the Nation’s progress in the months ahead.</p>
<p>Thanks Vice President Elect Joe Biden.  Thanks Michelle, the rock of the family, the love of his life.  Tells daughters they’ve earned the new puppy coming to the White House.  Thanks his grandmother and family, acknowledges debt to them.</p>
<p>Thanks his senior campaign staff, esp David Plouffe.  “The best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics.”</p>
<p>The victory truly belongs to you (meaning us).  I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.  It was built by working men and women who gave $5, 10, 20 for the cause.  It grew strength from millions who volunteered and organized.  Who proved that government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the face of this earth.</p>
<p>I know you didn’t do this for me.  We know the challenges tomorrow brings are the greatest of our lives.  Two wars, a planet in peril, and the worst economic crisis in a century.</p>
<p>There are schools to build, threats to meet, etc.  I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.  Crowd chants, Yes We Can.  There will be false starts and setbacks.  Many won’t agree with every decision I make.  I will always be honest about the challenges we face, especially when we disagree.</p>
<p>What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end this autumn night.  It is the chance to make the change we seek.  It can’t happen without you, without a spirit of sacrifice.  We must look out no only for ourselves, we must look out for each other.</p>
<p>We rise or fall as one people.  Don’t fall back on the pettiness of partisanship.  Invokes Lincoln.  While we have won a great victory tonight, we do so with a sense of humility and a desire to heal the divides.  Quotes Lincoln again.</p>
<p>Says to opponents: I may have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I heed your vote.  I am your president too.</p>
<p>To the world: our stories are singular, but our destinies are shared.  To those who would tear the world down, we will defeat you.  To those who seek peace and security, we support you.  Our power derives from our ideals.</p>
<p>The true genius of America is that it can be changed.  The election had many firsts.  Tells the story of Ann Nixon in Atlanta, 106 years old, born a generation after slavery.  She couldn’t vote because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.  Reflects on all she has seen in 100 years in America.  The story of America, Yes We Can.  Saw women’s suffrage, the dust bowl, world war II, the Civil Rights movement, A man on the moon, the fall of the Berlin Wall.  Today she cast her vote, Yes We Can.</p>
<p>We have come so far, seen so much.  Yet there is much to do.  If our children should see the next century, what change will they see?  What progress will we have made?  This is OUR time, this is OUR moment, to reclaim the American Dream.  YES WE CAN!</p>
<p>Thank you, God bless you and may God bless the United States of America.</p>
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		<title>By: Bustednuckles</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712287</link>
		<dc:creator>Bustednuckles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;President Obamas acceptance speech right now.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: DrBong</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712274</link>
		<dc:creator>DrBong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;unitary executiveness ROOLZ!!!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;dork&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>unitary executiveness ROOLZ!!!!!</p>
<p>dork</p>
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		<title>By: BargainCountertenor</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712269</link>
		<dc:creator>BargainCountertenor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The shots of Sarah Plain’s [sic] face showed a mixture of shock, disbelief and calculation for 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have a difficult time believing that she really thought she and the geezer would win this thing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain by comparison appeared to be more relieved than anything.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The shots of Sarah Plain’s [sic] face showed a mixture of shock, disbelief and calculation for 2012.</p>
<p>I have a difficult time believing that she really thought she and the geezer would win this thing.</p>
<p>McCain by comparison appeared to be more relieved than anything.</p>
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		<title>By: MarktheSpark</title>
		<link>http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/04/mccain-concession-speech/#comment-1712268</link>
		<dc:creator>MarktheSpark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I agree. Gramps is history, but at least went out w/ a bit of grace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Palin, Mittens Romney &amp; snakehandler Huckabee are all plotting for the nomination in 2012. The Lizard Brains will not tolerate for their to be peace, kindness or tolerance in this country. The GOoPers are now an all-Southern lynching party. They’ve still got Faux News and Wall St. behind them, &amp; can (&amp; will) do much damage in the coming years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let’s hope Obama doesn’t disappoint us too much and actually embraces CHANGE!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree. Gramps is history, but at least went out w/ a bit of grace.</p>
<p>Palin, Mittens Romney &amp; snakehandler Huckabee are all plotting for the nomination in 2012. The Lizard Brains will not tolerate for their to be peace, kindness or tolerance in this country. The GOoPers are now an all-Southern lynching party. They’ve still got Faux News and Wall St. behind them, &amp; can (&amp; will) do much damage in the coming years.</p>
<p>Let’s hope Obama doesn’t disappoint us too much and actually embraces CHANGE!</p>
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