Elizabeth Hasselbeck delivers her concession speech

[Not a robought]

with video at the link...

http://defamer.com/5077356/elisabeth-hasselbeck-delivers-her-concession-speech

If there's been anything more contentious and exhausting than the battle to become the nation's next president, it has been The View's high-octane coverage of the election. Emotions still ran high on today's show, as an overcome Sherri Shepherd cried on camera about the impact of Barack Obama's victory. Before that, though, Barbara Walters turned to Elisabeth Hasselbeck and rightly noted, "All eyes are gonna be on you."

Hasselbeck, dressed in a funereal black top (with a pirate-reminiscent ruffled collar!), took her cues from John McCain's gracious concession speech and delivered one of her own. "No one lost today," she said. "God knows I fought hard for the other side, but today is a victory for this country." Then, reaching deep inside, she even gave hated rival Joy Behar a fist-bump. Godless America, we have succeeded: Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a terrorist now. One of us. One of us.

[DrToast]

1. Whoa....didn't see that one coming.

[Tallison]

2. It's the RW stump to honor the Commander and Chief...

...unconditionally.

ETA: So when her young daughter asked her this morning, "If Obama won, who lost?"...Elizabeth said, "No one lost."

If that's true, that was classy.

[daninthemoon]

3. That was really cool. I'm hoping that most of the rest of the extreme

rwers, including the ones in every neighborhood, also find those feelings. I'm hoping President Obama is gifted enough to affect everyone like that, as he began in his speech last night. There has never been an election like this. America grew up quite a bit yesterday.

[mokawanis]

4. Can't stand her

I don't care what that lunatic has to say about anything. Are her 15 minutes up yet?

[daninthemoon]

6. I know exactly what you mean, but you should check out the vid.

It may have been manipulative malarkey, but she said some pretty touching things about this election and her daughter.

[mokawanis]

15. It's hard to get beyond my dislike for her

but I did watch the vid and will admit that her statements seemed sincere and were entirely appropriate.

[shaniqua6392]

5. She had no choice but to concede and sound humbled.

If she would have done otherwise, she would have to kiss her career goodbye. I wonder what she and Sean Hannity will talk about when he calls her every morning to give her the talking points of the day. Bitch.

[AtomicKitten]

7. I was fully prepared to howl, but what she said resonated and I appreciate it.

credit where credit is due

[AZBlue]

8. The only way it could have been better is if she'd also "conceded" her spot on the show.

:hi:

[AtomicKitten]

9. She was aggressively ugly during the election, so her response today was quite unexpected.

:hi:
:patriot:
:party:

[OneGrassRoot]

11. It was...it was very gracious, and it seems to make her shrill....

arguments about his "associations" null and void.

If she felt THAT strongly that he was a danger, she couldn't turn on a dime like that.

It shows it was just part of negative campaigning.

[AlCzervik]

10. i will believe she's sincere when she longer appears on Faux news blasting democrats.

[DeadElephant_ORG]

12. I'm torn. So what was all that Rev Wright stuff, and Ayers? Did you honestly believe O is anti-Ameri

anti-American?

If not, why did you say all those things. If so, how can you be happy for the country now?

My confusion aside, this is a very good thing for America that conservatives are speaking in this new way today. A very very good thing.

[cliffordu]

13. I hope that degenerate feels better soon.

:sarcasm:

[underpants]

14. So I guess for this week that is the RNC approach

next week it will be different

[mitchum]

16. That was just as scripted as the right wing talking points delivered by that bleached twit

[Rockholm]

17. Classy.

[Colobo]

18. It's beautiful to see them eat crow and yes, I still think she's a hottie.

[Elidor]

19. I hate it when assholes start playing nice

Be consistent, dammit. It's not fair. I don't want to have to acknowledge their magnanimity. My grudge needs nursing! I don't want to let go of it. I was thinking of naming it, maybe getting it a chew toy.

[graywarrior]

20. good for her