# Hillary's concession speech **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 9, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239 "2016-11-09T17:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/1 "2016-11-09T17:35:48Z")
[Link](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/clinton-to-offer-remarks-in-new-york-city/) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead Very gracious sentiment which could perhaps be imitated by some of the members here. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/2 "2016-11-09T17:39:23Z")
> [@](#): > > One of the things I’m gonna do if I win… is I’m gonna open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We’re gonna open up those libel laws.” I personally think that people here should be very careful about what they say going forward. Trump has bragged about how vindictive he is, and how he relentlessly goes after anyone who criticizes him. He’s thin-skinned, and takes every negative comment personally. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/3 "2016-11-09T17:41:01Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > [Link](http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/09/politics/clinton-to-offer-remarks-in-new-york-city/) > > Very gracious sentiment which could perhaps be imitated by some of the members here. That would be a whole lot easier if I hadn’t already read his books, listened to his speeches, and understood that for most of his life his idea of the perfect deal was to say anything to get what he wants, then do anything not to have to pay for it. Can you give me a good reason why I should believe he has suddenly changed? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/4 "2016-11-09T17:43:17Z")
I have every reason to believe he’ll have that chance. What he does with it is entirely up to him. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/5 "2016-11-09T17:48:28Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That would be a whole lot easier if I hadn’t already read his books, listened to his speeches, and understood that for most of his life his idea of the perfect deal was to say anything to get what he wants, then do anything not to have to pay for it. > Can you give me a good reason why I should believe he has suddenly changed? Maybe he will. It’s gotta be pretty overwhelming to become president. Whatever you do is going to be written into the history books and you have to have that on your mind; if you fuck up, it will be known for a long, long time. That has to be some incentive to get things right. If I’m not optimistic, I’ll throw up again. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/6 "2016-11-09T17:54:16Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > I have every reason to believe he’ll have that chance. > > What he does with it is entirely up to him. If you have a dog that has a life history of turning on people and attacking them, do you leave it in a room full of children to see if that will change its attitude? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/7 "2016-11-09T17:55:56Z")
President Obama has also congratulated Trump and has vowed to work with him to ensure a smooth transition. > [@](#): > > “It is no secret that the President-elect and I had some pretty significant differences,” Obama said. “I have instructed my team to follow the example that President Bush’s team set eight years ago and work as hard as we can to make sure this is a successful transition for the President-elect.” > > “We are all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country,” he continued. > **[President Obama Vows to Work for ‘Successful Transition’ of Power Following...](https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/president-obama-post-election-speech-donald-trump-1201913862/)** > > Moments after Hillary Clinton gave her concession speech, President Obama addressed the American public from the White House Rose Garden. Gracious and presidential to the end. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/8 "2016-11-09T18:08:39Z")
i will be as open minded as the senate majority leader was with pres. obama. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/9 "2016-11-09T18:27:01Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > If you have a dog that has a life history of turning on people and attacking them, do you leave it in a room full of children to see if that will change its attitude? I appreciate what you’re saying and don’t disagree. It does not bode well. But lest we become that which we abhor, it behooves us to respect the tradition of peaceful transfer of power in this democracy. If past is prologue, I have little doubt that Trump will step on his own dick again. Almost certainly well before his inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/10 "2016-11-09T18:28:26Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i will be as open minded as the senate majority leader was with pres. obama. [ > [@KellyAnne Conway](#): > > Give him a chance as your president-elect like we all did with President Obama and we all did with President Bill Clinton. ]([/ccpa/](http://triblive.com/politics/politicalheadlines/11448157-74/trump-conway-clinton))Facts do not matter. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you can move on. To what, I have no idea, but you will surely be able to move on if you can simply grasp the fact that facts do not matter. ETA: Or, fuck it, take Mrs. Conway at her word and give Mr. Trump the same chance that the GOP gave Obama. See how that works. /shrug ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/11 "2016-11-09T18:34:33Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > Very gracious sentiment which could perhaps be imitated by some of the members here. It’s a tough choice. Do we believe that Trump is going to do the things he’s said he’ll do? If so, then he’ll be a terrible President. Or should we hope that Trump has been lying to us all along? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-concession-speech/771239/12 "2016-11-09T18:59:13Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > It’s a tough choice. Do we believe that Trump is going to do the things he’s said he’ll do? If so, then he’ll be a terrible President. Or should we hope that Trump has been lying to us all along? He’s been lying. He never shows all his cards. Which way he goes is still a mystery but the last thing I expect is for him to follow his campaign rhetoric directly. He has a baby bird clenched in his fist. Is the bird alive or is it dead? The answer to that is entirely up to him.