Tears. Jim Webb just brought me to tears

[Stinky The Clown]

Eloquent strength.

Thank you, Senator Webb. :patriot:

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

1. That's my senator!! Awesome speech!!!

[venable]

4. Great speech

Great Democrat

Makes you proud

[underpants]

39. Oh my GOD was that great

Wow just perfect in every way.

and YES it was condescending, as it should be.

[Olney Blue]

2. Love you, Virginia, for giving us this stateman.

[FrenchieCat]

3. That's what happens when you get a hard hitting Democrats out there.....

And don't think that his reference to the 1952 election and Eisenhower...the General who got us out of a war as coincidental!!

Go Webb!

[venable]

6. Totally agree

he hits hard and true

that's what we need

[sampsonblk]

23. Damn straight

When the poll numbers arrive, this may be seen as a watershed moment.

[caligirl]

5. the command voice, not politician crap. an Officer with integrity, truth.

[Ninja Jordan]

8. Webb appears like a real commander-in-chief!

[Tin Man]

14. That was my thought, too. The contrast between the two speakers tonight was striking

[mtnsnake]

16. Bush: as unpresidential as it gets. Senator Webb: Very Presidential

[caligirl]

22. Lets hope more voters learned the difference by watching this.

[bleever]

7. First class leadership.

Thank you, Sen. Webb.


:patriot:

[Crunchy Frog]

9. I'm going to have to wait to see it, till it's posted to YouTube.

Unless they're going to rerun it. :cry:

[salin]

10. Agreed. And... WOW.

Impressive - and moving.

[jasmeel]

11. I liked the personal touch of his dad's/son's story.

[Stinky The Clown]

13. That's where my eyes first got wet ......

The picture of his Dad, carried for fifty years.

Mention of his son, following in the family tradition. The brother. His Mom ...... the whole family thing. So personal and yet so much the story of Everyman ......

[citygal]

17. The story of real lives who believe in the integrity of the military and make it a family value.

And the cowardice of this administration to tarnish their loyalty and trust.

[Leilani]

32. Exactly!

Webb is able to make this speech, all the while knowing the danger his son is facing right now.

And as angry as he is at Bush, that's how proud he is of his Dad & his son.

[tex-wyo-dem]

41. so true, citygal, so true

And welcome to DU!

[mtnsnake]

12. Senator Webb's closing line: "If you don't do it, Bush, we'll show you the fucking way."

Well it was something like that, anyway. Webb started out kind of calmly, built it to a crescendo and delivered a knockout in his final minutes, punctuated with a finale that blew me away.

[citygal]

15. I have a whole new level of respect for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Excellent speech. Excellent Senator.

[Pawel K]

18. Webb called Bush on his bullshit

I respect Webb very much for it. Great choice to give the rebuttal.

[ms liberty]

Wasn't he just AWESOME!!! He called them "robber barons!"

He called the corporatocracy ROBBER BARONS!!!

And then he said that if Bush didn't lead us out of Iraq - WE'D SHOW HIM THE WAY!!!!

WOW!!!! Can you tell I'm stoked? I think I'm in love!!!!

[blm]

27. That was always one of my favorite lines from 2004 - I wish MORE Dems would

use it, because robber barons fits to a tee.

Webb really knocked it out tonight.

[ms liberty]

30. Average Americans understand it...

They get the whole complex situation in one phrase...it should be used by every Democrat in Congress, every Democratic Presidential candidate, every single time they speak about the economic realities we are suffering from.

I'm just giddy about him using it, and his whole speech was terrific. I've already sent him an email, thanking him!

[JohnnyLib2]

19. Oh! There might be a real leader in this country.

And we'd about given up hope.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

20. He had the power and serenity of those who are completely comfortable

that they are speaking truth just to do it - not to shock, not to self-aggrandize, not to self-promote but because it is what it is.

Wow! And finally, someone addressed head-on the inequality of a CEO earning 400 times the wage of a worker and the erosion of the working and middle class.

A Leader. This is what one looks like.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. That's a very important point ..... Webb is a whole lot more than just an anti-Iraq-War guy.

He's been preaching economic equality at least as much - maybe more - than 'get out of Iraq'.

[Faryn Balyncd]

21. There were tears here, too...... Jim Webb is the real deal......"Gore/Webb 2008 !".....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3073286

[GenDem]

25. It was a great response by a great American

A true hero in every sense of the word. I too wiped away a few tears.

[readermostly]

26. I couldn't agree with you more. Best rebuttal that I can remember. n/t

[Jennicut]

28. I love Jim Webb!!!

:patriot: That man is a true patriot. His father sacrificied for this country, he sacrificed for this country, his brother, his son...it made me cry listening to him speak. The speech was incredible. We have been yearning for 5 years for someone, anyone to speak up about Bush's free pass to the "robber barons" and his idiotic war. FINALLY someone spoke up and gave it it like it is. Now that is putting passion into politics. I got chills there at the end. Smart, intelligent man. By the way, Tweety, I don't think Webb is as conservative a Dem as you make him out to be. He is a populist!

[Leilani]

29. When you look & listen to Webb, you are struck by how much

he loves his country, & how much his family has given back.

And when you look at Dubya, you see how much his family has gained from this country. Generation after generation the Bushes have become richer & richer, playing the system.

Jim Webb makes me proud to be an American, just as Dubya makes me embarrassed.

They are truly polar opposites, & someone more eloquent than me could express this much better.

[Stinky The Clown]

33. "Polar opposites"

Indeed! :thumbsup:

[ihelpu2see]

31. Great speach!! nt

[calimary]

34. And VERY VERY nice that he went second. POWERFUL speech,

letting him point out with subtlety how much time his family has given to military service to his country - establishing his credentials, versus the "service" given by bush and cheney.

He had a WONDERFUL, in fact SUPERB closing line - "if he does (basically come to his senses on the war), we will join him. If he does not, we will be showing him the way."

And he went second. He had the last word. THAT'S the last thing you heard, and the freshest point you'll take away from tonight.

[pstans]

35. I am watching video of it right now

It is a great speech and very moving. We are so lucky to have Webb in the Senate. His message is right on when it comes to foreign policy and the economy.

[pstans]

36. Wow, what an ending!

These presidents took the right kind of action, for the benefit of the American people and for the health of our relations around the world. Tonight we are calling on this president to take similar action, in both areas. If he does, we will join him. If he does not, we will be showing him the way.

:applause: :toast: :party: :woohoo: :yourock: :applause:

[frogcycle]

37. i was on the edge of my seat

afterward I ran around the house yelling WOW!


i was nervous when he brought out the picture - afraid it was going to be something that would come across contrived - but he did it beautifully. And in the context of what he was about to say, it was ever so appropriate. His family's years of service contrasted with the shrub and cheney - well - lest it have gotten by anyone, tweety reiterated and explained nicely.
Webb very politely made the point that he had a right to say what he was saying, and any damned "swiftboat" shit was going to go right down the throat of whenever tried it.

[Imagevision]

38. Webb said more in 8 minutes then * did in 50...! powerful closing!

[Leilani]

40. I just watched Webb's speech again.

This wasn't a speech as much as it was a talk from his heart.

No speechwriters producing gooblygook. Just his own quiet eloquence.

He blew me away!

[LuckyLib]

42. Sent him a hearty thumbs up! Here's the link!

http://webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm