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Text of John Kerry's Concession Speech
Wed Nov 3, 4:14 PM ET
By The Associated Press

Sen. John Kerry's concession speech on Wednesday, as transcribed
by e-Media Millworks Inc.:

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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 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.

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
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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作者: burdette (3R連線世界無敵) 看板: a-bian
標題: Re: [情報] 凱瑞落選演說全文
時間: Thu Nov  4 14:23:14 2004

※ 引述《olenew (台灣大雷公)》之銘言：
: 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.
我覺得這一段話是重點,他很清楚的告訴支持者
民主黨在這次選舉翻盤的勝算微乎其微,遠比四年前高爾的機會小
他考慮到即使加進目前尚未計算的選舉票數
也無法改變他在Ohio落後13多萬票的事實
這才是他承認敗選的主要原因

當然他表現出來的風度也是很好的,他希望美國人不要因為這次選舉而分裂
這樣的精神值得國內各政黨人士效法

: 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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作者: LeonYo (空殼子) 看板: a-bian
標題: Re: [情報] 凱瑞落選演說全文
時間: Thu Nov  4 14:28:18 2004

: 這樣的精神值得國內各政黨人士效法
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
我只能說...
睏罔睏,麥暝夢阿拉

今天會不會暴動還不知道咧

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作者: akidds () 看板: a-bian
標題: Re: [情報] 凱瑞落選演說全文
時間: Thu Nov  4 15:01:55 2004

※ 引述《burdette (3R連線世界無敵)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《olenew (台灣大雷公)》之銘言：
: : 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.
: 我覺得這一段話是重點,他很清楚的告訴支持者
: 民主黨在這次選舉翻盤的勝算微乎其微,遠比四年前高爾的機會小
: 他考慮到即使加進目前尚未計算的選舉票數
: 也無法改變他在Ohio落後13多萬票的事實
: 這才是他承認敗選的主要原因
: 當然他表現出來的風度也是很好的,他希望美國人不要因為這次選舉而分裂
: 這樣的精神值得國內各政黨人士效法
: : 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.


    除了上述那段的重點   下面這段我看了也很感慨   雖然只是短短幾句

    Thanks to Democrats and Republicans and independents who stood
    with us, and everyone who voted, no matter who their candidate was.

    這段大家應該都看得懂
    我真的不懂    為何一個美國佬的談話
    會讓我看了有很想哭的感覺
    難道    真的是外國的月亮比較圓嗎?


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作者: elieta (扁版小白) 看板: a-bian
標題: Re: [情報] 凱瑞落選演說全文
時間: Thu Nov  4 15:22:23 2004

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.


這四段也不錯，帶有「美好的一仗已經打過」的感覺！！
（糟糕，我是不是入戲太深？？）

相較於我們的「反對」黨，
咳咳咳  ....    （搖頭吶）！！

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作者: olenew (台灣大雷公) 看板: a-bian
標題: Re: [情報] 凱瑞落選演說全文
時間: Thu Nov  4 15:30:01 2004

※ 引述《olenew (台灣大雷公)》之銘言：
: 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.

看完之後
印象最深的就是這段
就我的觀點
凱瑞並沒有輸，凱瑞只是沒有贏2004這場選舉
高爾也是一樣
他們沒有輸掉他們的尊嚴、人格
以及美國人民對他們的尊敬
高爾的落選感言本版前面搜尋一下就有
兩篇文章同樣令人感動
很羨幕美國的養成教育
能培育出如此崇高的民主素養
真希望台灣國也能有那麼一天
至於台支人，他們已經輸到太陽系以外了！！

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在武力的陰影下絕沒有真正的和平      ~~美國總統 羅斯福
我從不為行動擔心，只擔心不行動      ~~英國首相 邱吉爾
袖手旁觀、沉默以對的人無法得到和平  ~~美國總統 威爾遜
面對中國的飛彈，我們不能裝聾作啞    ~~台灣總統 陳水扁

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