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McCain's 'Nothing Is Inevitable' Concession Speech: More Code?
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by Scrivener | November 5, 2008 at 07:55 am
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• Don't we remember the last thing said, rather than preceding platitudes?
Whoever wrote John McCain's gracious concession speech crafted poignant prose that hit all the right notes. But perhaps the most telling phrase happened at the very end, when McCain reverted to his defiant late-campaign declaration that "nothing is evitable here. We never quit. We never surrender."
In the context of a pre-election clarion cry, the phrase works as an appeal to fight on, to believe that victory is still within reach.
But to repeat the pre-election mantra that "nothing is inevitable here" after an overwhelming electoral defeat, after the people have rendered their verdict... was McCain's choice of words yet another coded message in the manner of his disdainful debate reference to Obama as "The One"?
"Nothing is inevitable here" -- was McCain signaling that Obama's ascendancy to the highest office in the land could yet be prevented by other, unspecified means?
Call me cynical, but that's the way his remark struck me. And I'm wondering how it was taken by extreme right-wing factions who might regard the comment as tacit approval to continue to oppose Obama's ascension to the presidency.
For all the joy among Obama's supporters, I wonder if some of them are naively assuming that those who vehemently oppose Obama will just accept the election results and fall in line. What if some of them reject the election results as somehow illegitimate, or in opposition to what they perceive as "God's will"?
Did McCain innocently slip back into his pre-election stump rhetoric by force of habit? Or did he know exactly how some of his followers might interpret his final words... mitigating the politically correct verbiage that preceded it?
Did anyone else here take away that same impression? And if I'm wrong, what DID McCain mean with yet another declaration that "nothing is inevitable here"?
A CONFESSION. When I wrote this past summer that "Obama is unelectable," I really believed it. Because, in the syntax of our current leader, I "misunderestimated" the collective goodness and judgment of the American people.
For that, I apologize. I'm glad I was wrong.
BUT WILL THE ELECTION EVEN MATTER? Not when government-supported extrajudicial "vigilante injustice" squads are "gang stalking" American citizens, making a mockery of the rule of law:
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/american-gestapo-state-supported-terrorism-targets-u-s-citizens
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WHAT IF THEY COULD SHOOT YOU
WITHOUT LEAVING A TRACE?
THEY CAN.
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at 08:19 on November 5th, 2008
It's an interesting (and terrifying) theory. But the mandate has been received - what could the opposition do?
at 09:06 on November 5th, 2008
May I refer you to the links at the bottom of the story?
at 09:19 on November 5th, 2008
Yes, I saw those. But is there really a belief that there is/ will be an organised campaign to kill President Elect Obama?
at 09:32 on November 5th, 2008
Where did you come up with that notion? I've never written any such thing, "general decay."
at 09:38 on November 5th, 2008
No.
at 09:50 on November 5th, 2008
Ok, I think this is a really important issue the day after the election, so I'm going to ask you to state clearly what you think that those who oppose Obama's victory can do/ may do to prevent the President Elect reaching office.
I'm sorry if I misread any of your links - they contain a lot of information.
at 10:02 on November 5th, 2008
Go conduct your interrogation somewhere else, please. Or let me ask you a question: which was the question originally posited by the column: What do you think McCain meant when he said "nothing is inevitable"?
at 10:11 on November 5th, 2008
Scrivener, I'm on your side! I would be devastated if anything happened that would prevent Obama from getting to the White House. I'm ecstatic that he's been elected.
But, frankly, your piece has interesting (and frightened) me, and I want to understand more. I am not familiar which this line of thinking at all. This is not an interrogation. This is a sincere request for more information.
In answer to your question. I listened to McCain's speech, and I thought (perhaps naively) that it was genuine. I didn't ascribe any meaning to his statement 'nothing is inevitable' other than his concession that he believed that he was destined for the presidency and learned yesterday that nothing, including that, is inevitable. But, like I say, I don't know much about the line of thinking you allude to, so that is perhaps why I thought his speech was genuine when in fact it was, potentially, not.
Thanks,
Alice
at 10:18 on November 5th, 2008
So sorry but I find your post disingenuous. Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by.
at 10:22 on November 5th, 2008
Look through my posts on NP. I'm very left wing. This very morning, I thanked America, here on NP, for voting in Barack Obama. This was long before I noticed your post.
If you don't want to engage with me on this discussion, or inform me on this line of thinking, that's fine. But don't accuse me of being disingenuous to avoid it. I have been a member of NP for a long time, and I have a long record of honesty here on the site.
Thanks,
Alice
at 10:47 on November 5th, 2008
I'm not accusing you of being dishonest; I just found your post disingenuous. When McCain said, "nothing is inevitable," you really believe he was talking about his winning not being inevitable? Here's another word: Incredulous.
I do think both you and I have spent enough time on this. I'm not being paid for this! Have a nice day.
at 10:49 on November 5th, 2008
For the record, I did. I admitted above that I was possibly naive in my interpretation of his speech (benefit of the doubt etc.), and I'm questioning that now. I'm not a McCain supporter in any sense of the word - I'm quite the opposite - but I did think that his speech was genuine. Then again, I don't have the knowledge that you have, which is making you (perhaps rightly) think otherwise.
at 10:23 on November 5th, 2008
n/a
at 10:26 on November 5th, 2008
:) Ok. There's nothing more I can say. I will try to investigate this issue elsewhere. Thank you for your time.
at 10:14 on November 5th, 2008
I am not making duplicate posts, but somehow my posts today are being posted twice. Could it be that some entity is once again mirroring my pages and making mischief?
Do some entities think they are above the law? If so, they have little respect for the integrity of their superiors. Or the Constitution of the U.S. and international laws and treaties.
at 10:16 on November 5th, 2008
Scrivener, it may be a bug in the system. Double comment posts happen occasionally. If it continues, I would ask Jordan - he's the IT expert.
at 11:01 on November 5th, 2008
I'm glad there is so much discussion going on on this post, however it's important to remember that if you post something that is your opinion and could be considered controversial, that members are going to question it - that's such a great part of NowPublic. Let's keep the discussion going here on the story and not about questioning the validity of other members' accounts.
Also if there is a double post, just drop me a line and let me know.
thanks
at 09:22 on November 5th, 2008
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at 09:07 on November 5th, 2008
Scrivener, that's not what we do. We watch and see what comes. Right now, benefit of the doubt. The next Federal Budget will be presented next year and then we will know. In the meantime the Federal Government will continue as it has.
at 09:38 on November 5th, 2008
I am providing some busy time work for the disinfo brigade, Moon.
What a waste of resources. Maybe someone should investigate that.... Will a President Obama realize that valuable resources are being squandered by the thought police?
at 15:13 on November 5th, 2008
Moon... your really outta' line with remarks like you posted to Fairbanks, totally uncalled for.
INEVITABLE: Impossible to avoid or prevent. Yes, I did find McCain's closing statement to be a bit strange. Being that McCain comes from a long lineage of Navy hierarchy, it brings into question was the Navy's secret counsel, known as the "Black Hat" delivering a subtle message?
Sure hope not, as the fragile threads of hope that binds American's together following his speech on the eve of his victory would destroy the garment that desperately needs mending.
Crazies exist, history proves that, and the Secret Service doesn't need another stain on their record and it's my understand his security has been doubled. <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />America doesn't need another martyr, nor believe we could handle one! Not this time!
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at 18:34 on November 5th, 2008
And a tip of the "black hat" to you for that... but he could have simply lapsed into his oft-repeated stump speech, as I wrote... the problem is "unintended consequences" though...
at 01:36 on November 6th, 2008
Intelligence can't defend against crazies, as they're generally outta' the intelligence loop, acting within their own demented world out of "justice" or "revenge" and self-absolved of blame, such as, the school shooters. Individuals that have often never committed a crime. Infiltrating every potential group that poses a threat is impossible, law enforcement is stretched beyond its limits dealing with narco-states, organized crime networks (foreign and domestic), to street gangs and common criminals. The worst threat – “the lone assassin” – seeking fame with the mindset of a suicide bomber who can produce, as you say the "unintended consequences."
Believe generaldecay has correctly interpeted McCain's statement, meaning, "I didn't ascribe any meaning to his statement 'nothing is inevitable' other than his concession that he believed that he was destined for the presidency and learned yesterday that nothing, including that, is inevitable.
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at 08:04 on November 6th, 2008
Interesting... in an earlier post you said that you found McCain's "nothing is inevitable" remark "a bit strange."
But freedom of speech does allow one to "revise and extend" one's remarks. That's the beauty of a system that demands respect for the constitution and the rights it guarantees all citizens.
Have a nice day, "BallyZACA."
at 03:44 on November 8th, 2008
Now that it is all over, the election that is, and the next President to lead this nation and the world has been chosen... it is my firm belief that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />America's consciousness has been raised. We are entering a time when EVERY citizen in this nation has got to begin to assume responsibility for – “their time they spend and the space they occupy" -- if the values this nation was founded upon are to survive. Only time will tell if we will have stumbled and succumb to our own fears and petty jealousies, and continue with the finger-pointing of blame; or, if we have the noble ability to rise above fray and become a United States of America once again.
And with that Scrivener… “You also have a nice day!” -END-at 19:43 on November 13th, 2008
McCain has made remarks related to the movie "The Matrix" an awful lot. Maybe he's trying to show that he a "hip" old man. Or maybe he's itching to mix it up with Agent Smith.
But if already called Obama "The One", then he might be playing either Morpheus, or a machine. Or, perhaps McCain is the frenchman, and Palin is the frenchman's wife.
Now, given that information, somebody should be able to correctly decode McCain's remarks. Care to give it a shot?