Mike Huckabee's Concession Speech

The concession speech I chose to write about was Mike Huckabee's concession speech in the 2008 Republican primaries. Huckabee starts his speech with a quote from the famous baseball player George Brett, talking about how George Brett would want his last play in baseball to be were he gets out, but he still would run as hard as he could towards first base. This is a smart quote by Huckabee it was simple, clear and very American and it showed that Huckabee despite losing gave it his best shot. He carefully congratulated Senator McCain and sounded very sincere and asked his supports to rally behind Senator McCain. He came off as very genuine and sincere throughout his whole speech, he also uses many quotes from history and the bible to help emphasize his point. He also uses some jokes to help lighten the mood of a defeated campaign. After thanking his supporters he ends his speech talking about the Alamo and the greatly lopsided battle that took place there February 23, 1836. He alludes to how his campaign is similar to battle of the Alamo, it was unlikely Huckabee would win, but that he tried his hardest and never stopped trying. Then he is careful to once again ask his supporters to help McCain to get elected into the White House. A very good speech, didn't sound like a sore loser, and stayed positive during the majority of the speech.


here is the speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2en7F-4Xoxk