McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession

McClean, VA -- Continuing a trend begun several days earlier, presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered what his campaign called a "prebuttal" to New York Senator Hillary Clinton's concession speech to Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama Saturday.

As thousands began to fill the National Building Museum just off Washington, DC's, famed National Mall to hear Clinton (D-NY) deliver her words of endorsement to Presumptive Democratic Nominee Barack Obama (D-Ill.), McCain spoke in front of several dozen supporters at what used to be a Famous Footwear just outside the city.

Standing in front of a neon-orange backdrop that read "A Concession We Can Believe In," the color seemingly turning the 72-year-old Senator's hair a sherbert hue, the former Vietnam POW was resolute that he alone offered what America was looking for is a presidential concession speech.

"Hillary Clinton today may say she joins millions of Americans in supporting Barack Obama as president, but for months she's said he's not ready to be president," McCain said. "That, my friends, is not a concession we can believe in."

Seeming to riff on a leaked transcript of the Clinton's prepared remarks, McCain often seemed troubled by the TelePrompter set up before him, mumbling at times and at one point admonishing the machine to "type louder."

"Hillary Clinton says she wasn't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling," McCain said. "I promise you, friends, that a President John McCain won't get a mere '18-million cracks' in the glass ceiling. I will shatter it, and be a female president you can believe in."

At times, the audience for McCain seemed agitated, as if trying to prod the Maverick Senator with boos, cheers and unrelated requests for 'Freebird'.

"The Democrat Party says I'm going to be the third term of George W. Bush. My friends, that's ridiculous," McCain said to various hoots from the audience. Then, several in the crowd suggested he continue the speech, but this time in a flower shop, in the charactor of a flamboyant dance instructor from Venezuala.

"My friends, I think you're looking for the improvised theatrical comedy group next door. And though they claim to offer Second-City-style comedy, it's not mild entertainment you can believe in," McCain scolded, as they filed out of the room.

McCain closed his remarks on a typical refrain, calling for a strong military, decreased spending and saying that America requires a president with experience.

"Hillary Clinton offers words of consolation and concession, but remember -- I lost to a guy of significantly less experience a full eight years ago." McCain said. "When America needs a leader to be someone other than who they actually want to lead them,, I have the experience of being that unwanted leader."

He later added: "Hillary Clinton says she'll do everything she can to get Barack Obama elected president. My friends, that's not good enough. I, John McCain, promise to do much, much more to get Barack Obama elected president. Beginning with this speech."



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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (2.00 / 4)

Yes it's snark.


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by Lettuce on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:24:06 PM EST

Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (2.00 / 1)

best part was the closed shoe store in a strip mall :)


by zerosumgame on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:00:12 PM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (2.00 / 1)

Answered before Mr. Snark could ask..hmm?  ;-)

Nicely done.


by Renie on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:14:30 PM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (2.00 / 1)

Consider it a presnarkal.


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by Lettuce on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:15:22 PM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

Wow, I totally failed to realize this was snark. That's...sad.


by Geiiga on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 12:07:11 AM EST
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Good snark (none / 0)

it is witty.


Student Guy=JoeMentum. No really Student Guy=JoeMentum, after all JoeMentum was an embarrassment so is Student Guy. This sig is FAIL!!
by Student Guy on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:27:00 PM EST

Snark we can believe in!!! (2.00 / 1)

Well done.  


The future is unwritten
by Strummerson on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:28:05 PM EST

Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (2.00 / 1)

thats some tasty snark.


by alyssa chaos on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:31:20 PM EST

Longform at Second City?! (2.00 / 2)

Bite your tongue, sir or madam.  It's Improv Olympic that refined longform to true art.  Second City does shortform with hooks.


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by mistersite on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:31:51 PM EST

Re: Longform at Second City?! (2.00 / 3)

You must know the first draft had the phrase "That's not a Harold you can believe in."


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by Lettuce on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:34:27 PM EST
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Re: Longform at Second City?! (2.00 / 2)

Awesome.  It would probably have been too obscure for 99% of DD's readership, but I would have laughed like a loon.


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by mistersite on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:38:16 PM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

"Freebird"...lol,lol


by Roberta on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 10:42:23 PM EST

Jesus. (none / 0)

don't do standup.


by frankly0 on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:01:39 PM EST

Re: Jesus. (2.00 / 1)

This is disheartening.

I had hoped writing a news blog diary in which I misspelled 'sherbet' might provide the big break I was waiting for.

I knew I should have waited a bit after hitting 'publish' to quit my day job.


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by Lettuce on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:13:40 PM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

What's this?  Humor at MyDD?  It's more startling than all the unity diaries and mea culpas that have been floating around here lately.

Well done, Lettuce.


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by haremoor on Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 11:26:59 PM EST

Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

Thanks!

I have to admit, while I love the unity, I do miss some of the more good and not-so-good-natured digging. I spent the 90s watching Seinfeld, darn it, not 7th Heaven.


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by Lettuce on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 08:02:36 AM EST
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Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

HA! I started reading and got a sentence or two in before it hit me. Nicely done.


by animated on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 12:40:38 AM EST

Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

McBush gets worse and worse at his speeched, and yes I know this is snark.  I myself don't think it is a good idea to give hot bottled water to dehydrated babies.  LOL.


by Spanky on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 10:05:57 AM EST

Re: McCain 'Pre-Buts' Clinton Concession (none / 0)

That's truly a rich clip. I'm just surprised McCain didn't follow by recommending the babies of New Orleans recieve some 19th century infant nerve tonic or air-tempered badger-oil enema or something.

Huckabee could then take the stage and offer his own mixture of oil-popped squirrel essence and cool-air bellows as a patented cure-all for taxes, bedtime indelicacies and other liberal-caused maladies.

Either way, the GOP could use the cash.


Fight the Smears!
by Lettuce on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 10:13:51 AM EST
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i picked up (none / 0)

on the snark, but the sad thing is, with McCain being so disgruntled and bordering on dementia, i could actually believe him saying some of that stuff.


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by sepulvedaj3 on Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 10:55:06 AM EST


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