McCain concedes - Unexpected line: "The failure is mine, not yours." In all, a great speech for a man who loved, and served, his country. A real class act and true American.
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And frankly we must face the statistical unlikelihood of having a two-term Republican succeeded by another Republican administration. ULIM, that's only happened once for each party in the last 100+ years (FDR/Truman, Reagan/Bush).
Every now and then an operational pause is required for a new generation of voters to be reminded (painfully) of why a Democrat in the White House is a mistake (i.e., Obama voters who never 'knew' Carter).
An African-American in the White House will be a very cathartic experience for many, and I genuinely hope it results in a return to sane dialogue for a race-obsessed generation of Americans. Voting for someone based on the color of their skin is inherently dangerous & stupid.
And there are real dangers in the world. The North Koreans, Syrians, Iranians and ChiComs all understand very clearly that we've elected a pacifist for our president. This will be a factor in every aspect of their future interaction, not only with the U.S., but with those nations we have historically defended (Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, the EU, etc.).
Negotiating from a position of weakness has always been the surest path to war.
And frankly we must face the statistical unlikelihood of having a two-term Republican succeeded by another Republican administration. ULIM, that's only happened once for each party in the last 100+ years (FDR/Truman, Reagan/Bush).
Two-term Presidents of the last century: Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Wilson.
-Theodore Roosevelt was not a two-term president; he finished McKinley's 1st term and was elected once. -Wilson was not succeeded by a Democrat -Eisenhower was not succeeded by a Republican -Clinton was not succeeded by a Democrat -Bush was not succeeded by a Republican
Only FDR & Reagan were succeeded by a member of their own party.
You may have skipped past the premise that was only posted twice, in two posts: two-term Presidents who were succeeded by their own party.
There have been SIX two-term Presidents in the past century-plus: Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Wilson. Two of these (Reagan, Roosevelt) qualify. Four do not. Thus, we arrive at 33%. Which is not quite a "statistical unlikelihood." In gambling, it's difficult to get rich quick on 2-1 bets.
Incidentally, Attentive Reader, "Roosevelt" is not Theodore, but Franklin. I don't have my almanac handy, but I believe FDR was a 2-termer.
How does one describe this man who's used racial slurs to characterize some people? How does one describe this man who used the 'C' word to characterize his wife? How does one describe this man who ridicules a rival's federal appointee by smashing down the feelings of that same rival's young daughter? Yeah, some class act and true American. I'm glad he'll never know the launch codes.
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And frankly we must face the statistical unlikelihood of having a two-term Republican succeeded by another Republican administration. ULIM, that's only happened once for each party in the last 100+ years (FDR/Truman, Reagan/Bush).
Every now and then an operational pause is required for a new generation of voters to be reminded (painfully) of why a Democrat in the White House is a mistake (i.e., Obama voters who never 'knew' Carter).
An African-American in the White House will be a very cathartic experience for many, and I genuinely hope it results in a return to sane dialogue for a race-obsessed generation of Americans. Voting for someone based on the color of their skin is inherently dangerous & stupid.
And there are real dangers in the world. The North Koreans, Syrians, Iranians and ChiComs all understand very clearly that we've elected a pacifist for our president. This will be a factor in every aspect of their future interaction, not only with the U.S., but with those nations we have historically defended (Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, the EU, etc.).
Negotiating from a position of weakness has always been the surest path to war.
-SDDD
And frankly we must face the statistical unlikelihood of having a two-term Republican succeeded by another Republican administration. ULIM, that's only happened once for each party in the last 100+ years (FDR/Truman, Reagan/Bush).
Two-term Presidents of the last century: Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Wilson.
Wow, 40%. How statistically unlikely can you get?
33%, that is.
Note to Witless Anonymous Jackass:
-Theodore Roosevelt was not a two-term president; he finished McKinley's 1st term and was elected once.
-Wilson was not succeeded by a Democrat
-Eisenhower was not succeeded by a Republican
-Clinton was not succeeded by a Democrat
-Bush was not succeeded by a Republican
Only FDR & Reagan were succeeded by a member of their own party.
10%.
Dear Dummy,
You may have skipped past the premise that was only posted twice, in two posts: two-term Presidents who were succeeded by their own party.
There have been SIX two-term Presidents in the past century-plus: Bush, Clinton, Reagan, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Wilson. Two of these (Reagan, Roosevelt) qualify. Four do not. Thus, we arrive at 33%. Which is not quite a "statistical unlikelihood." In gambling, it's difficult to get rich quick on 2-1 bets.
Incidentally, Attentive Reader, "Roosevelt" is not Theodore, but Franklin. I don't have my almanac handy, but I believe FDR was a 2-termer.
FDR was a elected to 4 terms served3 fully and died in office.
Yes. Yes, he was.
McCain is a real class act and true American...?
Is this a cheap challenge or a pathetic delusion?
How does one describe this man who's used racial slurs to characterize some people?
How does one describe this man who used the 'C' word to characterize his wife?
How does one describe this man who ridicules a rival's federal appointee by smashing down the feelings of that same rival's young daughter?
Yeah, some class act and true American.
I'm glad he'll never know the launch codes.
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