^ you asked for a history lesson.

you can't think of one thing JFK did right?

like anything else, we take from history whatever lessons we want to see.

>> ^StukaFox:
Bill O'Reilly: Y'ever hear of a little thing called The Cuban Missile Crisis? Yeah, the reason you've heard of it as history on TV and not as a story told by the shaman while you're living in a cave surrounded by softly-glowing ruins is because JFK kept the crisis from becoming a nuclear war.


Oh, so JFK took those missles out of Turkey out of the goodness of his heart, and not the pressure from Russia. Now I understand. Thanks for the history lesson, son.

>> ^SSIops:
I can't believe how rude some people were in the audience. I don't recall other concession speeches from years past being that way.


1. This is the Southwest, so if the stereotype holds true, they were all a bunch of rootin' tootin' Yosemite Sam cowboys.
2. This was more passionate of a campaign than most before, on both sides. These people had the same mentality of supporters of a World Series team

picture an obama-loss chicago
I have experienced the other side already
Walking through Five Points from class (ATL, boy was it a party) I was harangued by a few black men, asking "How does it feel to have a black president?!" I reminded them that we have a white president, but a black president elect.

Did I see Quantumshroom speaking up in a -negative- fashion against the *President Elect*?

Oh my goodness! He must be Un-American and Un-Patriotic, because ALL GOOD CITIZENS must blindly follow their President without question, lest be labeled as subversive Anti-Americans!

Tides have turned my friend.

"Laura and I extended an invitation to President-Elect Obama and his wife to come visit us in the White House. After we lock up all the silver and nail down anything stealable. Them people'll steal anything that ain't nailed down, yanno. I think it's genetic. Did I mention he's black? You people elected a black person! Dick Cheney is going to kill all you people in your sleep. He can do it, too -- he's a vampire, a goddamn unholy blood-sucking vampire! Screw it, I'm launching the nukes. Jesus, here I come!"

>> ^rottenseed:
It is He [the God of heaven]…who removes kings and establishes kings."
Then I have a bone to pick with "The God of Heaven" about the last 8 years...


Do you think that if Bush weren't such a screw-up for eight years Obama would be president-elect now? hmmmmm.

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I agree with maatc -- it's a *dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/President-elect-Barack-Obama-s-acceptance-speech. Sorry NetRunner.

>> ^bcglorf:
I was just thinking about how JFK was the last president to get this kind of response when he gave his nods to VP Biden. If that doesn't send a shiver down your back nothing will, here's hoping Obama lives a good long life.


And what exactly did JFK do for this country? (besides Marilyn Monroe, backing down from Russia, and running corrupt campaigns)

>> ^seltar:
Congrats America! I'm so happy for you!
and btw .. is that oprah at 6:00?


Yep, that's Oprah.

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my15minutes beat you by a few: http://www.videosift.com/video/President-elect-Barack-Obama-s-acceptance-speech

seems dupey to this one: http://www.videosift.com/video/President-elect-Barack-Obama-s-acceptance-speech

maybe m15 can update over there with this embed so its not 2 clips...