Mubarak speaking live

[snooper2]

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[MelissaB]

1. Yep.

I'm there.

[snooper2]

2. He's talking about the state police doing a good job

everything peaceful, until the ralley's turned to "riots"

[DearAbby]

3. Feed those who have no access please?

Please?

[snooper2]

18. It's bullshit..

He's basically saying sorry for people hurt on both sides (state police/protesters)

Understand concerns of people, jobs, class of living,

begs people of Egypt not to fall into Chaos..

Don't allow this "fear" to grip our people :rofl:

I've asked the government to resign and will make a new government tomorrow WTF ever that means

[ananda]

4. This guy is SO full of shit.

nt

[MelissaB]

7. I wondered what he 's say when he finally spoke.

Now we know he loves the steaming smell of shit.

[Thunderstruck]

9. I'll second that. Called on a few ways to end the protests except the most obvious...

And that would be the solution that requires Mubarak to resign as is the wish of the people.

[MelissaB]

5. He's not stepping down during this speech, is he?

[snooper2]

8. I don't think so, I think the bastard is trying to hold on..

we can do everything you want..

I got it under control...
no more chaos please...
Can we go back like it was last week?

[CabalPowered]

11. That's how I'm reading it

[Call Me Wesley]

22. "A new government as of tomorrow."

With him or his son as president. I think he just poured gasoline into the fire.

[Thunderstruck]

Nope. He named a couple of possible solutions, but not that one, the very one the people want. nt

[spanone]

6. it's 12:23 am in cairo.....

[Poll_Blind]

12. Yeah, I just noticed that too! Late Night with Hosni Mubarak

PB

[spanone]

23. pretty tense situation for the prez to go on teevee at such a time

[tekisui]

37. At the risk of tinfoilness, is there any way to know it was not pre-recorded

or even from another location? Did anything indicate it was live and it was from Cairo?

[jannyk]

10. He's talking like he thinks he's staying - doesn;t get the fact they hate him!?

[MelissaB]

16. He's trying desperately to hold onto power.

[MelissaB]

13. Calling on youth and everyone to work

for the good of Egypt. (Not a direct quote by far.)

[iamtechus]

14. Poor bastard doesn't realize that he is a dead man walking ...nt

[Call Me Wesley]

"Elect me the next time again,

because I gave you all the freedoms and always shed a tear for the poor. We will do reforms like we always did. We might buy more teargas made in the USA, though."

He's done.

[XemaSab]

15. This is the most lame speech I have ever heard

He may as well be telling them to go eat cake. :P

[bluedigger]

17. On the positive side - he's no quitter...

:shrug:

[jannyk]

19. Offering more freedom of press/democracy/unemployment fixes

- and we all know how well promises like that work out - don't we?

[gkhouston]

25. Yeah, I'm sure the Egyptians are tweeting each other about it right now. n/t

[pa28]

20. Sounds like he was listening to Clinton.

Clearly he's not going anywhere but he's promising to change.

[Tatiana]

Bagdad Mubarak. Wonder who prepared his words for him...

He should leave. At this point, no one is going to listen to him.

[MelissaB]

21. Shouldering his responsibility to maintain homeland security...

... will designate a new government tomorrow...

[Solly Mack]

24. K&R

Welll, that's a speech the requires reading between the lines....but he didn't sound like he was going anywhere, though.

[Call Me Wesley]

32. Pretty much 'double-talk,'

but he seems to be wishing to be president after all. I think his speech just poured more gasoline into the fires of the protests. Rhetorics will not protect him.

[Solly Mack]

34. Definitely. It's a costume change. ("I asked the 'government' to resign")

"I asked the government to resign" (snort)

I think we'll see the reaction to that speech tomorrow.

[Call Me Wesley]

35. I think it'll be all night, seeing the reactions by the people.

He'll be toast. There's also already rumors about the speech being recorded.

[Solly Mack]

36. Does seem so...news says the chanting getting louder already.

Curfew being ignored. Military presence not deterring.

[DearAbby]

26. Do you think this is a pre-recorded speech?

Stalling for time?

[PufPuf23]

38. Stalling for time til his generals get back from DC.

This does not look good because he should quit and longer the limbo the more likely poor result.

Looks like toast to me.

[elleng]

27. Mub not going anywhere; asking .govt 'to resign, new 'govt' tomorrow.

[spanone]

28. he's gonna change 'the government'...he's staying but isn't he the fucking gov't????

[jannyk]

29. Summary: Fucking Delusional!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

30. He sacked the government

but he's staying. That'll work.

[jonnyblitz]

31. Biden's kind words of support must have encouraged him!

:crazy:

[The Doctor.]

33. I'm sure this will turn out just swell!

After 30 years of oppression, how can they not just take him at his word and welcome him back with open arms?

Anyone starting to feel a song coming on too?