Gore Vidal Signs Open Letter to Obama Urging Him Not to Concede Even If He Loses

NewsBusters ^ | November 3, 2008 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

If Barack Obama loses the election, will he graciously concede? According to an open letter signed by author Gore Vidal and a gaggle of leftists, Obama should not concede under almost any conditions. If Jon Voight had signed an open letter to John McCain asking him not to concede, that would be big news. So far the only sound from the mainstream media to Gore Vidal's dangerous request is the sound of crickets chirping. Here is the open letter plea to Obama signed by Vidal among others (emphasis mine):

An Open Letter to Senator Obama and the Democratic Leadership:
On Election Night, DO NOT CONCEDE!

Even if Obama loses? This sounds like Vidal wants the aftermath of Election 2008 to be like the followup to Election 2000 on steroids.

“Eight years is too much” is how Barack Obama explained why we must win the coming election and begin to restore America. But, even if we receive the most votes, will we win the election?

According to the U.S. Constitution, you need the most electoral votes, not the most votes.

DO NOT CONCEDE!
Both of the last two elections were conceded by the Democratic presidential candidate. The 2004 election was handed to George Bush while votes were still being counted in closely-fought Ohio. While the 2000 election was contested to the Supreme Court, it too was ultimately conceded to Bush “for the good of the country.”

Some good.

[PJ-Comix]

This open letter signed by Gore Vidal borders on asking for insurrection if Obama loses.

[Past Your Eyes]

We need to get Ernestine Tomlin to give that boy a phone call.

[PJ-Comix]

PING!

[tommyboy]

I didn’t know Gore Vidal was still alive.

[tomymind]

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Well, that’s fine. Whether McCain takes the oath of office on 20 Jan 2009 or not is entirely uncontingent upon whether Obama concedes or not. If Obama chooses to live in a fantasy land for the next four years where he is really the President, then he’s free to do so. Unfortunately, it’ll be at taxpayer expense because he’ll be in some nuthouse somewhere.

[theDentist]

Gore Vidal? Is he the shampoo guy? /sarc

[PJ-Comix]

PING!

And thanx for the find.

[Tarpon]

Make your signs now Riala Odinga!, oh wait, it’s Hussein Obama!

So why exactly was Obama doing campaigning in Kenya and what was he learning in these trial runs?

[Vaquero]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122780/posts

Old Myra Breckenridge is a silly little fruit.

[Diogenesis]

SSDD

Obama on video campaigning for Marxist "cousin" Raila Odinga, Kenya's "Agent of Change"

[mmanager]

All this will do is extend the burning of our cities for an undisclosed period of time.

[Dr. Ursus]

Olde Queens don’t go gently into the nite!

[wiseprince]

but..but.. he’s up by double digits. Historic blowout, Reagan like landslide. Surely there is no need to contest the election...

[Past Your Eyes]

[reagan_fanatic]

So he wants to invalidate the election if things don’t go his way?

What is this - the United States of America or Bolivia?

[wny]

You don’t need to concede to lose. The Patriots didn’t concede to the NY Giants. They lost anyway.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bill Buckley nailed him.

[SumProVita]

Lol..!!!! She could ask him some rather humorous questions for sure...

[ripley]

another superior intellectual speaks for the oppressed peoples of the world.

(another scu&bag in action)

IMHO