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- holyskeleton, on 11/06/2008, -1/+89Can we download it?
“Yes we can.” - LlamaRiot, on 11/07/2008, -2/+35damn librlls and ur pirating, i got my mccain concession speech vhs fair and square!
- masterkenobi, on 11/07/2008, -0/+29Definitely not from McCain himself. I'm sure that his VCR is still blinking 12:00.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -3/+30Who wrote that speech, I want to know.
- clintmaher, on 04/21/2009, -6/+30The most impressive speech I have seen in my 31 years.
- martyFREEDOM, on 11/07/2008, -1/+21Barack Obama wrote it.
- luet, on 11/07/2008, -0/+18how is this ironic? obama isn't a fierce competitor of pirated data.
- artfuldodga, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13FYI i believe election coverage comes without copyrights, am i wrong?... torrent away. =]
- goldenhearted, on 11/07/2008, -2/+13The speech is, without a doubt, the most inspiring speech I've listened to in a long while. I wish the leaders in my country would have the same caliber of what it takes to be a good leader.
You probably heard it more than enough but thank you, America for bringing this man to the White House. - louse101, on 11/07/2008, -2/+13Maybe if you bend over far enough forwards you can scoop the ***** out of there while you're at it.
- AlanFang, on 11/07/2008, -3/+13Anyone have odds on Joe Biden trying to get the uploaders arrested?
- jrm125, on 11/07/2008, -2/+11See...bittorrent is GOOD!
- cquinnd, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9I believe the broadcast still falls under copyright, but as a public speech the license belongs to the American People. IMHO, it falls under the same category as a torrent of the Constitution or Declaration of Independence.
- roxgod666, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8Why
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spacing? - djAnakin, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Ha. I just finished downloading it and am watching it now, because I missed it on Tuesday night.
- KramitTheFrog, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6Maybe on Youtube, but Hulu.com is quite good.
- Spideristic, on 11/07/2008, -5/+11http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2 ...
CHANGE HAS COME
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
PARTNERS IN THE JOURNEY
A little bit earlier this evening I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin, for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House.
And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Auma, all my other brothers and sisters - thank you so much for all the support you have given me. I am grateful to them.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States of America. My chief strategist David Axelrod, who has been a partner with me every step of the way, and to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics - you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; it grew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organised, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the Earth.
This is your victory.
THE TASK AHEAD
I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
REMAKING THE NATION
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.
And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.
Those are values that we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours: "We are not enemies, but friends… though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection."
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too.
AMERICA IN THE WORLD
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those who would tear the world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we support you.
And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing - Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "we shall overcome". Yes, we can.
A man touched down on the Moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.
This is our time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can.
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America. - Kairon, on 11/07/2008, -3/+9Verry nice speech :)
- scarwars, on 11/07/2008, -3/+980's slow hand clap starting in 3.. 2.. 1..
- cougar618, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6I thought i also heard that some young guy co-wrote his speech.
But many of Obama's speeches are written by him. - PhoenixAvatar2, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5Buried for link spamming.
- thenativeraver, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6I love to see how pissed off and bitter this makes all the racist rednecks.
:-D It brings a huge smile to my face. - StacyWebb, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6We refer to that as a "Golf Clap"...
Now get off MY LAWN. - j3ff86, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6I'd rather ban jwoulf from Digg.
- DrThunder, on 11/07/2008, -8/+13I think he wrights his own speeches.
- pathouston22, on 11/07/2008, -4/+9Really? I thought it was an OK spech. His race speech was infinite times better than his victory speech.
- Whistend, on 11/07/2008, -2/+6Jon Favreau (27 yrs old) is Obama's speechwriter. Not sure whether he's the one who wrote the 4th Nov one, though.
More info about him:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/84756
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/fashion/20speech ...
Obama is fully capable of writing his own speech (as he did in his 2004 speech and also his two best-selling books), but I think running for president doesn't left him anytime to effectively write the speech anymore. - djAnakin, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4I didn't know it was on there... but someone might want to save it.
- AzureRise, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4He doesn't have technology that advanced.
- banthis, on 11/07/2008, -1/+5That's watching it, not downloading it dummy!
- MM983, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4I missed out big time. I live in the DC area and pass a million places in which I can stop by and get The Washington Post on my way to work. The paper, that costs practically nothing, that came out on Nov 5th is now selling for 50-60+ bucks each on EBay. DAMN.
- specialK16, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4And even so, that wouldn't be ironic.
- DrThunder, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4Better the VP with no power then the Pres with power. McCain was just as pro Copyright holder as Biden.
- demiurgency, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3Why at -2 diggs (currently)? I completely agree. His speech on race was far better, in my opinion.
His acceptance speech was excellent, but I found it a bit too sermon-y, once he broke in the waves of "Yes we can". - Jareth86, on 11/08/2008, -0/+3In a month or so when everyone's decided they don't like him anymore. Never misunderestimate the fickleness of digg.
- slyphin, on 11/07/2008, -2/+5cause streaming quality is ***** :D HD FTW!!
- malex, on 11/08/2008, -0/+3That's a pity. If you watched it, you would have heard him say this:
"Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.
"Those are values that we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours: "We are not enemies, but friends… though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection."
"And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too." - theOster, on 11/07/2008, -0/+3i read that Obama was looking at hiring a CTO - imagine if he gets someone with an OSS bent. i think it would be awesome to see the us govt move to linux.
- KramitTheFrog, on 11/07/2008, -2/+5Um, it's available for free on YouTube and Hulu.com why bother with torrents?
- digitronix, on 11/07/2008, -2/+5Whenever you watch YouTube videos, you're downloading them to your computer in the first place. (silly)
- digitronix, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2Speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHR8Zfb6Xw - harrisbradley, on 11/07/2008, -4/+6Thanks Bob the Builder.
- deepleet, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2BitTorrent ***** yeah!
- zenmasher, on 11/07/2008, -0/+2And his speech when he won Iowa...both of these were better than the acceptance speech, which was good...but I sat in the darkness listening to his Iowa speech knowing that I was listening to history being made.
- saucy05, on 11/07/2008, -2/+4Cause we sure do need them in case we want to shoot up our rival gangs ,or even better random civilians.
- inactive, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2It was OK but past Obama's speeches were so much better.
- jordn, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2available in 720p if anyone is interested:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4488847/Barack_Oba ... - zephyrnug, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2A download for sure. One of the most important moments in my lifetime, most have it to show my kids one day.
- ldkronos, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2I agree completely.His race speech (a more perfect union, as I've seen it named) was much better. I've been looking for an HD (720p) version of the speech to download, but I can't seem to find it. Anyone out there have a copy saved?
- geeke, on 11/08/2008, -0/+2 YYEEAAHH!!!! Yeah Obama! CHAAANGE! It's, it's CHAAANGE!
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