You probably recall that we tried this for his opening statement earlier today, though in full disclosure, we missed the first thirty seconds. Tonight, however, we're lucky enough to have embeddable video for his entire appearance at the press conference, and will provide a corresponding synopsis. In particular, watch the magic that happens after the asterisk below. As before, all extraneous words have been omitted.
(deep breath)
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Those last two minutes are downright magical, aren't they? Like the orgiastic climax of a great fireworks show.
(Terrorist fist jab for video: Blog Ten Football)