KPCC Election 2008
Reporter's Notebook--Adolfo Guzman-Lopez at the McCain CA Party
Some eyes welled up under a tent at the Irvine Hyatt as Senator McCain conceded the presidential election just before 8:30 p.m. West Coast time. This speech from Phoenix is the last thing these people wanted to see and hear tonight. Some saw it coming weeks ago. There are several hundred Republicans faithful under this small tent. Most here knocked on doors, donated small and large amounts of their money, and some ran for office under the GOP ticket. The most vigorous applause came after Senator John McCain talked abut the bright future in the party for his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin and after McCain finished his concession speech. Vietnam veteran Manny Montanez of South Orange County told KPCC he’s disappointed in the presidential loss but he remains loyal to the party.
People booed minutes ago, when Brack Obama began giving his victory speech. The chair of California’s Republican Party, Ron Nehring, said “OK, we’ve heard enough of that.” And the audio of Obama’s speech was immediately cut off. California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, a Republican, is at the podium telling all those gathered that the problem is with the Republican leadership in Washington D.C.
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- November 4, 2008 9:07 PM
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Although Obama has supported the Akaka Bill previously, one can only hope that he lives by his racial unity rhetoric ("out of many we are one") and refuses to create a separate race-based government in my homeland of Hawaii, which both Barack and I are natives of.
It always puzzles me how the idea of equality and civil rights got turned into a practice of racial preferences and race-based privileges. When the Democrat party finally embraces this idea of equality under the law, they'll get my vote.