Kerry made his concession speach..and he called Bush to congrats him..for
me it an act of bravery..a good atttitude..a good values that we must take
example of..
budaya indonesia belum sampe kesana..azas sportivitas dan hati besar serta
lebih mengutamakan kep.umum bkn golongan..we have to learn from america..,
it's proven that calon2 presiden US emang the best choisen ppl..
"Rahadian P.
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Kerry
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ppiindia
Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you. I love you. I love you, thank
you. Thank you, thank you so much.
Thank you so much. You just have no idea how warming and how generous that
welcome is, your love is, your affection. And I'm gratified by it.
I'm sorry that we got here a little bit late and little bit short.
I spoke to President Bush (news - web sites) and I offered him and Laura
our congratulations on their victory.
We had a good conversation, and we talked about the danger of division in
our country and the need - the desperate need for unity, for finding the
common ground, coming together.
Today I hope that we can begin the healing.
In America, it is vital that every vote count, and that every vote be
counted. But the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted
legal process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we
would prevail.
But is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted,
which they will be, there won't be enough outstanding votes for us to be
able to win Ohio.
And therefore we cannot win this election.
My friends, it was here that we began our campaign for the presidency and
all we had was hope and vision for a better America. It was a privilege and
a gift to spend two years traveling this country, coming to know so many of
you.
I wish that I could just wrap you up in my arms and embrace each and every
one of you individually all across this nation. I thank you from the bottom
of my heart. ...
I will always be particularly grateful to the colleague that you just heard
from who became my partner, my very close friend, an extraordinary leader,
John Edwards (news - web sites).
And I thank him for everything he did.
Thank you, sir.
John and I would be the first to tell you that we owe so much to our
families. They're here with us today. They were with us every single step
of the way. They sustained us.
They went out on their own and they multiplied our campaign all across this
country.
No one did this more with grace and with courage and candor, that I love,
than my wife Teresa, and I thank her.
And our children were there every single step of the way. It was
unbelievable. Vanessa, Alex, Chris, Andre and John from my family, and
Elizabeth Edwards, who is so remarkable and so strong and so smart.
And Johnny and Kate, who went out there on their own, just like my
daughters did. And also Emma Claire and Jack, who were up beyond their
bedtime last night, like a lot of us.
I want to thank my crewmates and my friends from 35 years ago, that great
band of brothers who crisscrossed this country on my behalf for 2004.
They had the courage to speak the truth back then and they spoke it again
this year. And for that, I will forever be grateful.
And thanks also, as I look around here, to friends and family of a
lifetime, some from college, friends made all across the years, and then
all across the miles of this campaign.
You are so special. You brought the gift of your passion for our country
and the possibilities of change. And that will stay with us and with this
country forever.
Thanks to Democrats and Republicans and independents who stood with us, and
everyone who voted, no matter who their candidate was.
And thanks to my absolutely unbelievable, dedicated staff lead by a
wonderful campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, who did an extraordinary job.
There's so much written about campaigns and there's so much that Americans
never get to see.
I wish they could all spend a day on a campaign and see how hard these
folks work to make America better. It is its own unbelievable contribution
to our democracy and it's a gift to everybody, but especially to me, and
I'm grateful to each and every one of you.
And I thank your families and I thank you for the sacrifices you've made.
And to all the volunteers all across this country who gave so much of
themselves. You know, thanks to William Field, a 6-year-old who collected
$680 a quarter and a dollar at a time, selling bracelets during the summer
to help change America.
Thanks to Michael Benson from Florida, who I spied in a rope line holding a
container of money and it turned out he had raided his piggy bank and
wanted to contribute.
And thanks to Ilana Wexler, 11 years old, who started Kids for Kerry all
across our country.
I think of the brigades of students and people, young and old, who took
time to travel, time off from work, their own vacation time, to work in
states far and wide. They braved the hot days of summer avisited your
community halls, I've heard your stories.
I know your struggles, I know your hopes. They are part of me now.
And I will never forget you and I'll never stop fighting for you.
You may not understand completely in what ways, but it is true when I say
to you that you have taught me and you have tested me and you've lifted me
up and you've made me stronger.
I did my best to express my vision and my hopes for America. We worked hard
and we fought hard, and I wish that things had turned out a little
differently.
But in an American election, there are no losers, because whether or not
our candidates are successful, the next morning we all wake up as
Americans.
That is the greatest privilege and the most remarkable good fortune that
can come to us on Earth.
With that gift also comes obligation. We are required now to work together
for the good of our country.
In the days ahead, we must find common cause. We must join in common
effort, without remorse or recrimination, without anger or rancor. America
is in need of unity and longing for a larger measure of compassion.
I hope President Bush will advance those values in the coming years.
I pledge to do my part to try to bridge the partisan divide.
I know this is a difficult time for my supporters, but I ask them, all of
you, to join me in doing that. Now, more than ever, with our soldiers in
harm's way, we must stand together and succeed in Iraq (news - web sites)
and win the war on terror.
I will also do everything in my power to ensure that my party, a proud
Democratic Party, stands true to our best hopes and ideals.
I believe that what we started in this campaign will not end here.
Our fight goes on to put America back to work and to make our economy a
great engine of job growth.
Our fight goes on to make affordable health care an accessible right for
all Americans, not privilege.
Our fight goes on to protect the environment, to achieve equality, to push
the frontiers of science and discovery and to restore America's reputation
in the world.
I believe that all of this will happen, and sooner than we may think,
because we're America, and America always moves forward.
I've been honored to represent the citizens of this commonwealth in the
United States Senate now for 20 years. And I pledge to them that in the
years ahead, I'm going to fight on for the people and for the principles
that I've learned and lived with here in Massachusetts.
I'm proud of what we stood for in this campaign and of what we
accomplished.
When we began, no one thought it was possible to even make this a close
race.
But we stood for real change, change that would make a real difference in
the life of our nation and the lives of our families. And we defined that
choice to America.
I'll never forget the wonderful people who came to our rallies, who stood
in our rope lines, who put their hopes in our hands, who invested in each
and every one of us. I saw in them the truth that America is not only
great, but it is good.
So with a grateful heart, I leave this campaign with a prayer that has even
greater meaning to me now that I've come to know our vast country so much
better thanks to all of you and what a privilege it has been to do so.
And that prayer is very simple: God bless America.
Thank you.
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