Game Change Page #13

Is the governor giving

a concession speech or not--

I've already sd d this

five times already.

She is not giving a speech.

Well, she seems

to think otherwise.

Well, she's not.

What do you want me

to tell her?

Tell her she's not

f***ing speaking!

Okay, well, you both

seem pretty certain--

well, let my certainty

supersede her certainty.

God damn it!

( Indistinct chatter )

Steve.

You want to see me?

Yes. This way.

Steve:

Excuse us a moment.

I understand you've prepared a speech.

Is that correct?

Yes, I have.

I want to salute John

for everything he's done

for this country.

It's not going to happen.

You're not giving a speech.

And why is that, Steve?

You're not giving a speech

because the vice

presidential candidate

has never given a concession

speech on election night.

It's not about you.

It's about the country.

Yeah, well, there's a lot of

things never been done before.

Governor...

This country

has just elected

the first African-

American president

in the history

of its existence.

And it is

the concession speech

that will legitimize

his succession

as commander in chief.

It is a serious

and solemn occasion,

and John McCain,

and only John McCain,

will be giving

this sacred speech.

This is how

it has been done

in every

presidential election

since the dawn

of the Republic,

and you, Sarah Palin,

will not change

the importance

of this proud

American tradition.

"We fought-- we fought

as hard as we could."

And though we feel short,

"the fail--

the failure is mine."

- ( Laughter )

- Oh, jeez, no--

John:
I don't feel

that short, mark.

- ( Door opens )

- "Fell short," boss.

- Yeah, thanks.

- "Fell short." It's a typo.

- John.

- Hi, Sarah.

Well, we fought

the good fight.

Mm-hmm, we did.

Now I'm just gonna get out

there and thank America.

I can't wait to get

out there and thank you.

I have a speech written

that is a real tribute to ya.

No, I think these guys

have that covered.

Right, Steve?

Yes, sir.

We have it covered.

I just wanted people to know

what a great man you are.

I appreciate that,

but these guys got it

all worked out.

Yeah, you know, we probably

should get going now, sir, so...

All right. Good.

- Okay. We'll see you afterwards.

- I'll see you out there.

You're one of the leaders

of the party now, Sarah.

Don't get co-opted by limbaugh

and the other extremists.

They'll destroy the party

if you let them.

Remember,

you're a hockey mom.

You just wanted

to make a difference,

and you did.

A big, huge difference.

I'll always be grateful.

Thank you.

- We should go, sir.

- Thank you, John.

My friends, we have--

we have come to the end

of a long journey.

( Crowd moaning )

The American people

have spoken,

and they have

spoken clearly.

A little while ago,

I had the honor

of calling

Senator Barack Obama...

- ( Crowd booing )

- ...To congrat--

please.

To congratulate him

on being elected

the next president

of the country we both love.

( Crowd groaning )

John:

Whatever our differences,

we are fellow Americans.

- ( Crowd cheers )

- Man:
Yes, sir!

John:
I am so deeply

grateful to all of you

for the great honor

of your support

and all you have

done for me.

I am also, of course,

very thankful to

Governor Sarah Palin,

one of the best campaigners

I have ever seen.

( Crowd cheering )

Still think

she's fit for office?

Eh, who cares?

In 48 hours, no one will

even remember who she is.

John:
We can all look forward

with great interest

to her future service

to Alaska,

the republican party

and our country.

( Applause, cheering )

Crowd:

Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!

( Stopwatch ticking )

There were numerous instances

of her saying things

that were not accurate

that opened the door

to criticism

that she was being

untruthful and inaccurate.

And I think that is something

that continues to this day.

And you think

that's fair criticism?

I think that's

fair criticism.

Early on, though,

you apparently said

she doesn't know anything.

In the immediate aftermath

of her selection,

it was clear to us

that we...

Had a lot of work to do.

For you, picking Sarah Palin

was about winning an election,

not necessarily about who's gonna

be best as vice president.

My job is to give

political advice.

We needed to do

something bold

to try to win the race.

If you had it

to do over again,

would you have her

on the ticket?

You don't get to go

back in time, Anderson,

and-- and have

do-overs in life.

( Music playing )

God bless America

again

you see all the trouble

that she's in

wash her pretty face

dry her eyes and then

God bless America again

God bless America again

you see all the trouble

that she's in

wash her pretty face

dry her eyes and then

God bless America again

wash her pretty face

dry her eyes and then

God bless America again.

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