Time for another Fisking. I'm setting the fiskomatic at full auto, and aiming at Crazy Cynthia's "concession" speech.(Yes, I think scare quotes are warranted)
Quiet, please. Listen. Listen closely.That's the history train -- and it's still rolling -- no matter what happened today.
I rode the history train to Congress in 1992, and many of you rode the train with me. And many more of you joined me along the way.
And while the tracks got a little rough this campaign, I am proud to announce: This train hasn't stopped. This train hasn't slowed down. We are going full speed ahead.
I want to congratulate Denise Majette. I may not agree with the kind of campaign she ran, but she will need all our prayers to face the coming storm. I spoke to her moments ago and congratulated her personally.
And assured her that I would not help the Republicans.
In Congress, doing what is right is not always easy. Sometimes you are faced with a choice between doing what is politically safe or doing what is right.
Sometimes you have to stand up to seemingly unbeatable odds, speak the truth to the most powerful interests, to do what is right.
Sometimes you win. And sometimes you lose.
Tonight I have lost an election. But I maintain my spirit, my courage, my dignity and my commitment to the truth, to peace and to the future. And I want to assure you that:
But I am hopeful, because we are all here for a cause much, much greater than ourselves.
I am confident that we will continue to make a difference in our community, be a voice for the voiceless and speak truth to power.
I am optimistic that although I lost an election tonight I will continue to fight for truth, justice and the American way[big link], and I will continue to stand up to anyone who seeks to rob us of our rights and deny us the opportunity to succeed.
I am proud to tell you tonight that I'm not getting off the history train just yet.
Somewhere tonight, a man is making himself a bed of newspapers and cardboard on the sidewalks of the city.
Today, even in defeat, I have been lifted.Lifted upon the shoulders of the people of Georgia.
I have been lifted on the wings of hope and justice and peace.
We are all on the train called History -- and we are ringing the bell called Freedom.
And even though I won't be in Congress for a couple of years, I will continue to be a voice, a champion, a warrior and a challenger. I will continue to speak truth to power and put what's right, what's true, what's fair and what's just over all else.