What Kerry should have said.
 

What Kerry could have said, but has too much class.

My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken, and spoken with a clear voice. So I am here to offer my concession. [Boos, groans, rending of garments]

I concede that I overestimated the intelligence of the American people. Though the people disagree with the President on almost every issue, you saw fit to vote for him. I never saw that coming. That's really special. And I mean "special" in the sense that we use it to describe those kids who ride the short school bus and find ways to injure themselves while eating pudding with rubber spoons. That kind of special.

I concede that I misjudged the power of hate. That's pretty powerful stuff, and I didn't see it. So let me take a moment to congratulate the President's strategists: Putting the gay marriage amendments on the ballot in various swing states like Ohio... well, that was just genius. Genius. It got people, a certain kind of people, to the polls. The unprecedented number of folks who showed up and cited "moral values" as their biggest issue, those people changed history. The folks who consider same sex marriage a more important issue than war, or terrorism, or the economy... Who'd have thought the election would belong to them? Well, Karl Rove did. Gotta give it up to him for that. [Boos.] Now, now. Credit where it's due.

I concede that I put too much faith in America's youth. With 8 out of 10 of you opposing the President, with your friends and classmates dying daily in a war you disapprove of, with your future being mortgaged to pay for rich old peoples' tax breaks, you somehow managed to sit on your asses and watch the Cartoon Network while aging homophobic hillbillies carried the day. You voted with the exact same anemic percentage that you did in 2000. You suck. Seriously, y'do. [Cheers, applause] Thank you. Thank you very much.

There are some who would say that I sound bitter, that now is the time for healing, to bring the nation together. Let me tell you a little story. Last night, I watched the returns come in with some friends here in Los Angeles. As the night progressed, people began to talk half-seriously about secession, a red state / blue state split. The reasoning was this: We in blue states produce the vast majority of the wealth in this country and pay the most taxes, and you in the red states receive the majority of the money from those taxes while complaining about 'em. We in the blue states are the only ones who've been attacked by foreign terrorists, yet you in the red states are gung ho to fight a war in our name. We in the blue states produce the entertainment that you consume so greedily each day, while you in the red states show open disdain for us and our values. Blue state civilians are the actual victims and targets of the war on terror, while red state civilians are the ones standing behind us and yelling "Oh, yeah!? Bring it on!"

More than 40% of you Bush voters still believe that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11. I'm impressed by that, truly I am. Your sons and daughters who might die in this war know it's not true, the people in the urban centers where al Qaeda wants to attack know it's not true, but those of you who are at practically no risk believe this easy lie because you can. As part of my concession speech, let me say that I really envy that luxury. I concede that.

Healing? We, the people at risk from terrorists, the people who subsidize you, the people who speak in glowing and respectful terms about the heartland of America while that heartland insults and excoriates us... we wanted some healing. We spoke loud and clear. And you refused to give it to us, largely because of your high moral values. You knew better: America doesn't need its allies, doesn't need to share the burden, doesn't need to unite the world, doesn't need to provide for its future. Hell no. Not when it's got a human shield of pointy-headed, atheistic, unconfrontational breadwinners who are willing to pay the bills and play nice in the vain hope of winning a vote that we can never have. Because we're "morally inferior," I suppose, we are supposed to respect your values while you insult ours. And the big joke here is that for 20 years, we've done just that.

It's not a "ha-ha" funny joke, I realize, but it's a joke all the same.

Being an independent candidate gives me one luxury - as well as conceding the election today, I am also announcing my candidacy for President in 2008. [Wild applause, screams, chants of "Fel-ber! Fel-ber!] Thank you.

And I make this pledge to you today: THIS time, next time, there will be no pandering. This time I will run with all the open and joking contempt for my opponents that our President demonstrated towards the cradle of liberty, the Ivy League intellectuals, the "media elite," and the "white-wine sippers." This time I will not pretend that the simple folk of America know just as much as the people who devote their lives to serving and studying the nation and the world. They don't.

So that's why I'm asking for your vote in 2008, America. I'm talking to you, you ignorant, slack-jawed yokels, inbred drones, you redneck, racist, grade-school grads. Vote for me, because I know better, and I truly believe that I can help your smug, sorry asses. Vote Felber in '08! Thank you, and may God bless each and every one of you.

Good speech. :up:
The whole red/blue split thing is a bit much though imo, that's almost like falling back to the North/South split of civil war times. I can't see that really it'd help anything, just create more hate and division of a people that need to hold together.

That's also why we have compulsory voting here, to try and make the vote truly representative. All the lazy people have to get off their arses and vote too.

Although there are arguments against compulsory voting as well. People complain that if you don't know anything about the candidates, for instance, and don't follow politics then what's the point of making a random, likely wrong vote.
Maybe knowing basic current politics should be compulsory too. :p

MagnumOne Gets His Visa Out...
 

And Orders..Cases Of These.....For all my forum companions.. LOL!!


DNC Crying Towel.....For all your Democrat friends who can't stop crying about the last two National elections

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more than 90% of you democrats still think that gay marriage had something to do with Kerry's loss. I'm impressed by that, truly I am.

Moral values had everything to do with Kerry losing the election, you can give links all you want arguing otherwise but it's the fucking honest truth.

Shoudln't "moral values" be in quotes? ;)

"all men are creqted equal" yea...unless you happen to love another man.

On West Wing there was an interesting point. A senator wanetd to start a bill cutting the government's involvement in all marriage. If they can't support all forms, don't support any. Leave it up to the casions, shopping malls, and churches.

i like, totaly agree MStar :)

This is called libertarianism.

Unless 'The Donkey' cuts lose a bunch of special interest groups, gets in touch with American morals and starts nominating moderate canidates (which Kerry was not), I can fore see Magnum One handing out a lot more towels in the future.

I offered links to articles to back up my assertions, where are yours?

He has none.

He must think that since he said it, its the "fucking honest truth".

And if you do have them, Germ..as the saying goes, put up or shut up.

I'm pretty sure the the fact that every single gay marriage ban that was on the ticket was shot down is proof enough.

I already posted proof to dispute this...see here

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=198284

The Democrats OBVIOUSLY didn't want the gay marriage as well.

lolololololololol