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To: naturalman1975

It’s hard for Howard to speak - keeps being interrupted by calls from the audience.

Accepts fulls responsibility for the campaign, and for the defeat.

Cries of No from the audience.

The Liberal Party will need to choose a new Leader, and he endorses Peter Costello.

“The end of my political career.”

“I owe more to the Liberal Party than the Liberal Party owes to me.”

Cries of “We love you, John.”

“I will love the Liberal Party for the rest of my life.”

Thanks his family.

Thanks his personal staff.

Thanks his family.

His wife, Janette.

They’re holding hands.

“The love of my life. My rock, my adviser.”

“I owe everything to a wonderful strong family.”

“I want to say how much I love her, and how much I am in her debt.”

Says he may have lost his seat. But thanks the peopel of that seat who have elected him for 33 years.

“TO all the people of Australia, it has been a tremendous honour, privilege and opportunity to have served you.”

He is tearing up.

“I wish this nation well. I believe very profoundly that AUstralia’s best years lie ahead of it, and I wish the government elected today the very best in the time ahead of it.”


170 posted on 11/24/2007 3:48:22 AM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

I loved how his wife had a dig at him about the ‘had’ comment about their marriage. Easy to see those two are happy and comfortable in their marriage.


171 posted on 11/24/2007 3:58:01 AM PST by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today's.)
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To: naturalman1975; Dundee

I want to go on record thanking you both for helping us follow this election.


172 posted on 11/24/2007 4:02:30 AM PST by Dog (My writer ISN'T on strike...)
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To: naturalman1975; Dundee

Cut to the chase - - has Australia just elected itself down the socialist toilet of appeasement and mediocrity?

Thanks for the thread!

FRegards,
LH


185 posted on 11/24/2007 11:43:35 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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