Craig Ferguson speech Faneuil Hall Boston 4th of July 2008

[sdenny]

Well said Craig , Remember 1in 4 Americans have goid Scottish blood in them . All the way from Darroch way in our home town Cumbernauld ( Janice, your sister, was in my class at School

[BostonMike87]

people like that is what makes boston fun

[sabbathslaves]

Proud o ye Craig, 100% right The USAs declaration was based on the Arbroath Declaration of Independence, thanks to those founding fathers who came from Scotland. Let’s not forget the Alamo, where by far the majority that gave their lives for the USA were Scottish. Wid’ne have expected anything less from a Cumbernauld man. Freedom!!!!

[LoveSenseDimension]

Craig Ferguson! USA!

[Lordgeek4]

God Bless Craig And God Bless America, P.S. Craig needs to do that speech out here in California, Where some crazy America hating hippie freaks(not regular hippies) seem to refute everything Craig just said.

[chilich33z]

Awesome.

[loopyallie1]

Mumbles looks bored to tears. What a shame, such a good speech.

[NoName21234]

look at the faces of the women in the crowd: they all love him! there's just something pretty darn irresistable about this man, to women of all ages... so guys take note! ;)

[Nerokicksass]

Craig for President.

[mdumas43073]

Well, first we have to get to work on amending Article II Section 1...

[dalismers]

this is awesome . i did a research in school about the scottish independence . and watching craig FERGUSON reading the quote in the declaration of arbroath reminded me that the original copy of the declaration was lost, but the copy and the english translation was created by the keeper of records of scotland, sir james FERGUSON . both from the ferguson clan .

[mts1977]

You speak as if it happened last week. And we were conquered by the French and the Romans but you don't hear us bitching about it.

[joehughes9]

I saw Craig doing stand-up at the Edinburgh Festival about 1987.Nobody could have imagined that he would be in this position today.

He's a bit inaccurate with his history however.The Americans revolutionaries were not fighting the English in 1776 but the British.Scotland and England having formed the United Kingdom in 1707.There would have been Scots on both sides.We now tend to see the past through Mel Gibson's eyes and  blame the English for everything.

[Moireach1]

and irish, all empires have used the peolpe of those lands conquered !!

[TheSmacklin]

oh don't try to be so correct. we fought the english in the sense that the english were the policy makers. it's not through "mel gibson's eyes." the fact is that george and his cronies decided to send all their soldiers to fight the colonists. it's not like the scots and the welsh and irish wanted the war. it was the english royals whos friends were getting tarred and feathered who wanted it. when the colonists started acting on their own and flying in the face of ENGLISH policy, war began.

[seinfeld120]

proud to be an american and proud to be a bostonian. welcome to our country, craig.

[seinfeld120]

whos we? you just said you are irish, french, and scottish. if thats your ancestry, say its your ancestry cause i dont know what country youre talking about when you say we.

[richiesking]

having a dig at the english again..what a cunt.

[thikapuhnuh]

if the english had raped ,pilliged, and slaughtered here as they did in scotland we would probably hold the same grudge.

[superbedst]

Well spoken words Craig Ferguson.

[Malinky2Stoatir]

Such intelligence

Such enamor and emotion for America

It's brilliant to see a Scotsman so in love

so committed, so inspired

Now a beautiful American treasure

A speech that makes me well-up with pride

Makes my heart swell with joy

God, I love this country and this man!

Craig, thank you for being your best self.

[chianti95]

Definitely not spam, cant imagine why anyone would suggest it is. Mal shows deep respect for Craig and honors him with this commentary.

[shadowwbn]

@chianti95 people mark postings as spam if it is against their parties agenda. Sad but true!

[DUMBIEDYKE]

Makes proud I married a Scottish American, my husband became an American in that very spot.

[hugatree10]

Makes me proud to be a Bostonian. :-D

[StephieeihpetS]

ah! I was there!  :O :P

[lexrex3]

Many Americans forget the kind of oppression our ancestors went through to get to America. Some of us were exiled to America and if not born of noble blood we were not given the priveledges of those who were.

[ambicraig]

Thanks for sharing this with us all, darling! Craig did a gorgeous job with his speech. I really loved his heartfelt words and the way he presented himself. He really is a down-to-earth man full of pride and loyalty for both America and Scotland. It's a beautiful thing to see gratitude and love in a man's eyes. It was truly inspiring. I, too am proud to be American and of Scottish descent. God Bless America and Scotland! :)

[yubbadubbadubba]

He is very well spoken

[nits513]

beautiful to hear these kinds of words about america so close to 9/11 again. get teary every time i hear this. thank you for posting.

[thebiggestmoviefan]

actually, i found out this declaration exists only some time ago, and thought it's beautiful. and then, you upload this... CRAIG READING IT... god, tons of love for you... and craig. love ya. forever.

[mrskvacik]

Craig is a terrific writer. Is there anything he can't do?!?

[Frie234day]

Oh, Chianti!! you did it :) You know how big the Thank You is! :)

[MiracleMira]

Haha looks like he was a bit sleepy at the beginning: he kept rubbing his eyes and he wasn't sure what time of the day it was LOL. Anyway he's inspiring great to watch kindda makes me wanna become American.

[elliottbradshaw]

I think he needs some candy lol

[soulcornflake]

Thanks for posting this. I love the line 'we celebrate our history but are not slaves to it', and reading the Declaration of Arbroath at the end, wow.

[jendep]

We miss you at TWOP.

[soulcornflake]

I'm still lurking about there, just as someone else.

[petlovergirll]

What is TWOP? A fan site? I can always use a new Craig fan site!

[GordonFerguson]

Wow - he actually said that he thought he'd 'failed in his own country'. I watched his earlier stuff on TV at the time and thought it was great.

[quietbeauty1]

Wonderful words from a flawed man. I wish all Americans could appreciate the truth of his words.

[computerjunkie6]

man i love him he's so great

[liverpoolishgirl]

Wow!

[anarchy3E]

hahaha he goes everywhere they pay him! thats a true scotsman there lol

[joeblokes]

Sooner or later America always does the right thing? You've got to be kidding, Craig. You simply forget fast and just don't think about the people that were affected by America's blunders.

[jab070]

*sigh* every man should aspire to be like craig ferguson.

[L3Bprincess]

awesome! woo Boston!!! Love his pin :) lol

[Limecapp]

absolute awesome