Gephardt is giving a very moving concession.

[elperromagico]

It's downright heartbreaking :cry:. It's terrible to watch a man's dream fall apart. Reminds me of the way I felt watching Gore's concession.

[Syn_Dem]

1. Yeah

Just saw it on the local news. Officially out now.

[seaglass]

2. Yes, he did.

I hate it when good guys lose:-(

[jmaier]

3. Yes, I agree.

Gephardt's speech was moving, gracious and focused on helping the Democrats beat Bush.

I've always been, and remain, a big fan. He's a democratic warrior.

[Doctor_J]

6. Yep

A partisan warrior, a populist, and a very honorable man. He will deliver MO in November, IMO

[JI7]

4. yes, made me tear up

had his lovely family right there with him.

[TheDonkey]

5. Very sad...

but what is great is that we have 7 other strong democrats to take the torch from him.

Gephardt is a true blue collar Democrat and should be praised. Definetly not perfect but I'd be proud to have him in the WH compared to chickenshit we have now.

[Democrats unite]

7. He just gave a awsome concession speech...

And the message is we (we meaning Democrats) must win the White House in 04! Some people here need to learn that also.

[knight_of_the_star]

8. He was beautiful

I saw parts of it, and that was enough to convince me that we have a good, solid warrior to help us out in Missouri in 2004.

ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB! ABB!

[LWolf]

9. I don't have the tv on.

Are you saying Gep has dropped out????

[elperromagico]

12. That was certainly the implication.

It's not official, but his words leave very little doubt. He seemed on the verge of tears, and I hate to see that.

[abburdlen]

10. Gephardt was a true patriot

many great years of service to democratic party.

[Jerseycoa]

11. What a class act this man is

I'm all teary. I am so proud of him this moment.

[Cocoa]

13. poked fun at his own "milk truck dad" story

:-)

Great speech. Loved hearing him say he's going to keep fighting for us, we need him. :toast:

[Gemini Cat]

14. Totally agree

He may not have been my first choice, but he was a strong second. He's always been one of the good guys.

:dem:

[MoonRiver]

15. It's sad but not as bad, not nearly as bad, as when Gore was cheated

out of the presidency, which he legitimately won, by a rightwing junta.

[pmbryant]

16. I will miss his presence in this race

He was never my top choice. But every time I heard him speak, I was inspired. I am sorry to see him drop out so quickly, but heartened, and not surprised, to see that his focus remains on the ultimate goal.

:thumbsup:

--Peter

[AnnitaR]

17. Damn fine Democrat!

I feel really bad that he has lost another shot at his dream of becoming President. He has wanted it for so long.

We should all be really proud that he is one of us. He has served his country and his party with honor.

Is he going to run for re-election or will he want a cabinet post when we take back our White House?

[Sly Kal]

18. Is he?

Did he talk about the deal he made with Kerry?