Hoffman Takes Back His Concession Speech In NY-23

[meegbear]

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman tried to reopen the NY-23 race this afternoon. Two weeks after he conceded defeat to Rep. Bill Owens (D), Hoffman attempted to take it all back in an interview with Glenn Beck.

Beck who championed Hoffman during the race, asked Hoffman if he regretted conceding in the wake of new poll results that show him losing to Owens by a narrower margin than was projected on election night. Some Hoffman supporters have held out hope that the 10,000 absentee ballots currently being counted by election officials in New York could reverse the election night result, which saw Owens become the first Democratic representative from the district in over a century.

Today, Hoffman seemed willing to oblige their fantasies.

From Hoffman's appearance on Beck's radio show today (h/t ThinkProgress):

BECK: Alright, so let me ask you two questions. Are you currently bowing to me at the waist? (LAUGHTER) Have you bowed, or will you bow, to anyone, at the waist? No? Okay, good. Second question for you, are you officially un-conceding at this moment?

HOFFMAN: Yes, if I knew this information at the election night, I would not have conceded.

BECK: So are you un-conceding?

HOFFMAN: If that's possible, yes.

BECK: If the President can bow to an emperor and nobody says anything, yeah, I think you can unconcede.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/hoffman-takes-back-his-concession-speech-in-ny-23.php?ref=fpb

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[FARAFIELD]

1. THE way you wrote that has a BIG innaccuracy

There were about 10K ballots ISSUED, but only about 6K or so Returned, so there are only that many to count, not 10K, I see that reported all the time, but they always discoun the number returned when those are really the only ones that matter. Theyve already done the math he would have to get over 2/3rds and that is if the Rep. chick got zero.

[meegbear]

3. THE way Talking Points Memo wrote that has a BIG innaccuracy

[DainBramaged]

2. How about Al Gore taking back HIS concession speech

fucking clowns......

[KharmaTrain]

4. Jerk The Circle...

This mean zero...the race is over, Bill Owens has been sworn in (no protests from the GOOP) and removing him would require an expensive court case that would surely last well into next year's election. It's just riling up the dead-enders and shaking them down for cash for next year's "rematch". Hoffman better do it now cause in a few weeks he'll be passed over as more wingnuts try to be the "darling" of the moment...be it Rubio in Florida or Ron Paul's kid in Kentucky or any number of other teabagger candidates in the upcoming GOOP primaries.

[DainBramaged]

5. The GOPer with one brain cell is king for the day.....

[Javaman]

6. Would this then be his...wait for it...Consession stand?

:rofl:

I just couldn't resist!! LOLOLOLOL