# Will Gore concede with class? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 13, 2000, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404 "2000-12-13T20:43:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/41 "2000-12-14T02:17:33Z")
THAT was one class act. My dad said after the speech ended. “Wow, he really screwed Bush into the ground on that one!” (my dad is a big fan of Gore.) ---
**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:** [December 14, 2000, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/42 "2000-12-14T02:20:28Z")
class, total class. ---
**Author:** ![Freedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/43 "2000-12-14T02:21:01Z")
> [@](#): > > [homer voice] > IN YOUR FACE, FREEDOM2! > [/homer voice] Gore may have risen up and acted like a man, but you filled in and gave me the performance I had been expecting. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/44 "2000-12-14T02:25:34Z")
Now it’s time to watch the Shrub struggle to read a speech. I wonder how many words he’ll mis-pronounce…? ---
**Author:** ![hansel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@hansel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hansel)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/45 "2000-12-14T02:28:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Freedom2 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > [homer voice] > > IN YOUR FACE, FREEDOM2! > > [/homer voice] > > Gore may have risen up and acted like a man, but you filled in and gave me the performance I had been expecting. \*\* Take a joke, already. I thought my following comments showed that I’m no Gore junkie. THIS JUST IN: Gore didn’t mention the Popular vote, but NBC did. I guess since Gore didn’t fuck up, they felt they had to. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/46 "2000-12-14T03:02:18Z")
I said it in another thread, and I’ll sya it here: Classy. Very classy. Kudos. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/47 "2000-12-14T03:21:03Z")
I’d say it was about what I was expecting, aside from the fact that he sounded more honest than I’ve ever noticed before. Actually seemed relieved to be over with everything, which I’d imagine was part of the reason that he waited so long (after deciding to concede). I wasn’t overwhelmed by its classiness or anything. From what I can tell, he gave the sort of speech that served him and his party best. Which is exactly why it didn’t surprise me. Damn, I should have been online earlier to make bets. I could have cleaned up on this one, I think. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/48 "2000-12-14T03:47:00Z")
Wow, **Tampa**. That’s possibly the most disgusting sentiment I’ve seen posted on the internet, ever. What’s more disturbing and dispiriting is that you probably meant it in jest. 180[sup]o\*\* from **Tampa** Mr. Gore was a good man tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Freedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/49 "2000-12-14T03:50:58Z")
Final score: No “Will of the people” reference. No popular vote references. No full and accurate count references. 2 flags. Tipper shot, no hugs, but a mention. No pistols. No penis. He did concede. He did use the phrase “President Elect-Bush”. He did call for unity. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/50 "2000-12-14T04:37:35Z")
Excuse my towering ignorance, but what was Tampa referring to? (A link would be fine.) ---
**Author:** ![Freedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/51 "2000-12-14T04:48:56Z")
Just scroll up, it’s all there. I’m on my best behavior tonight, so I’m terrified to comment on it.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/52 "2000-12-14T05:31:07Z")
That sneaky Gore. Just when you think you have him pegged, he turns around and behaves decently. You just can’t trust the man. As atonement for being wrong about his speech, I offer him the following suggestion for an '04 campaign theme song. He might want to use the Buck Owens version to help nail down Tennessee. [http://shrike.depaul.edu/~mnichol1/fnj/act.htm](http://shrike.depaul.edu/~mnichol1/fnj/act.htm) ---
**Author:** ![brionl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@brionl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brionl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/53 "2000-12-14T05:49:16Z")
I can’t believe they pre-empted The Simpsons to show his speech! 8-(🙂 It did seem to be fairly reasonable, even though Gore was his usual stiff self. Nice and short, to the point. ---
**Author:** ![jamesglewisf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jamesglewisf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jamesglewisf)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/54 "2000-12-14T06:18:35Z")
I think he definitely conceded with class. I wouldn’t have changed anything he said. It was a very good speech. BTW, I voted for dubya. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/55 "2000-12-14T14:29:39Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Freedom2** _ > > Not mention the Popular vote. > Use the word concede. > Throw his full support behind Bush and call him President-elect. > Urge concillation and acceptance by his supporters. > > That would do it for me. It makes me so glad that you were so wrong. Well done, Mr. Vice President, and well played. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/56 "2000-12-14T15:01:26Z")
It was good. It was difficult, I beleive, for him, hence the too many stiff smiles. It made me feel sad. I feel somehow uneasy; like, are we going to be in good hands now? At least, I don’t feel guilty. Being in Ohio, my vote wouldn’t have helped Gore, and my Nader vote Didn’t hurt him. I’m sorry he didn’t win. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/57 "2000-12-14T15:46:06Z")
I thought it was one of the best speeches I’ve ever seen from Al Gore. Classy, and conciliatory even when it must have hurt. Well done, Al. In the end, you chose to serve the country, and not partisan divides. I salute you. My beliefs don’t lend themselves to any one party’s platform, although I generally characterize myself as a conservative. For example, I disdain abortion, believing it to be the terrible taking of a sacred human life… and I disdain the death penalty, believing it to be a terrible taking of a sacred human life. It’s hard to find candidates that support human life at both the beginning and the end like that. While I voted for Bush, I did so with much distress. Now that he’s won the election by such a razor-thin margin, I sincerely hope he respect the “mandate” that he’s been given: govern from the center, include both parties in his Cabinet, and encourage House and Senate leaders to share power with the Democrats as well. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/58 "2000-12-14T15:59:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bricker \* > \*\*In the end, you chose to serve the country, and not partisan divides. \*\* I believe he chose to serve the country all along, and for a great many years, not just in the end. Congratulations to Vice President Gore. He did us all proud last night. I wept, and still weep for his loss - and for ours. I hope we don’t suffer too greatly for it. ---
**Author:** ![Freedom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/59 "2000-12-14T16:02:52Z")
> [@](#): > > It makes me so glad that you were so wrong. I see you missed the spirit of the night as well. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404/60 "2000-12-14T16:06:36Z")
Why did you assume that was a slam against you and not praise for Mr. Gore? Got issues? :rolleyes: Esprix [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-gore-concede-with-class/45404.md?page=4)