Pleasees and gentlemen, give a warm welcome to senator elect doug jones. [applause] [applause] doug thank you. Thank you, everyone, thank you. Thank you. Oh my. I have to tell you, i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i dont know just what the hell to say. [applause] doug if you will indulge me just a moment. Lets just get sworn in first. Folks, i am overwhelmed. Let me first make a couple of brief comments. I have said throughout this campaign that i thought that december 12 was going to be a historic day. [applause] doug but i have to tell you, and you know where i am headed, december 12 has always been a historic day in the jones family. This is, as you know, my and louises 25th wedding anniversary. [applause] doug i could not have done this without her. The love, support, encouragement. Earlier in the evening when she kicked me in the rear when i was down. This has been a wonderful night. I have to thank my family. My wonderful sons, my daughter, my beautiful grandd
Tonight, doug jones becomes the first democrat to be elected to the senate from alabama in 24 in 25 years. The seat vacated when Jeff Sessions left this year. Here is doug joness victory speech from birmingham, alabama. [applause] doug thank you. Thank you, everyone, thank you. Thank you. Oh my. You, i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i dont know just what the hell to say. [applause] doug if you will indulge me just a moment. Lets just get sworn in first. Folks, i am overwhelmed. Let me first make a couple of brief comments. I have said throughout this campaign that i thought that december 12 was going to be a historic day. [applause] doug but i have to tell you, and you know where i am headed, december 12 has always been a dis a historic day in the jones family. This is, as you know, my and louises 25th wedding anniversary. [applause] this i could not have done without her. The love, support, encouragement. Earlier in the evening when she kicked me in the rear when i
Paint is not bullets. Theyre shooting paint, first of all, theyre driving through and shooting paint and spraying people on the sides of the streets, and again he still you know, mika, its incredible. You have two candidates yesterday, and even for those who have the reality distortion fields around donald trump, its obvious even to them. You have two sets of candidates. One candidate is condemning violence from both sides. And he talks about protests that are reduced into violence and lawlessness will not be tolerated and he said they should be prosecuted. Yeah. On the other side you have another candidate, in this case the president of the United States, who refuses to condemn violence, who encourages people to go in and stir up violence. And i thank the wall street journal editorial page, i commend them i guess i should say for yesterday telling the president to cut that out because thats just stirring up violence. And then you have the president who still wont condemn a 17yearold b