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August 28, 2008 5:01 PM

McCain Congratulates Obama In New Ad

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Brian Montopoli
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The McCain campaign today released a new ad, "Convention Night," in which John McCain directly congratulates Barack Obama on becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.

"Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America," McCain says in the spot, speaking directly to the camera. "Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight Senator, job well done."


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by wtf121-2009 August 29, 2008 2:16 PM EDT
Howzilla you suck hard! You haven''t commented on the article at all. You should take your Anti-Obama tactics to another website. You''re the worst!
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by rkimball3 August 29, 2008 12:26 PM EDT
as mlk once said"i have a dream"
may mc cane''e gesture be recieved by obama & both parties set all differences asside for the good of the country no matter who wins.
yes,we can do better. obama is right on this key issue.
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by concerns47 August 29, 2008 11:43 AM EDT
Blacks are 12% of the population, bleeding hearts are 40% of the population, socialism may win. Biden is from Scranton, excuse me no reason to vote for him, I lived in Scranton, terrible city with a great deal of low educated people.

McCain is not prize, but at 72, he has accomplished a lot by working hard in a bi-partisan way which is on record, no earmarks and so he has the right to own as many houses as he wants, wait until you see how many Obama will have by that age if he gets elected and Rezko cuts him a break from prison.
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by wilder5121 August 29, 2008 10:01 AM EDT
John W McCain makes Bob Dole look like a winner.

What a jerk...no thanks, John W McCain. You''ve already proven what a slime you are with the campaign you''ve run. Go away.
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by ustaxpayer August 29, 2008 8:16 AM EDT
It seems the democratic replies on this site are very mean spirited. Their confidence seems a little over the top and there is still alot of time before the election. This country is facing big concerns no matter who wins.
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by sistatee-2009 August 29, 2008 4:44 AM EDT
I can''t wait to see who takes all my money; Obama or McCain.
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by broadwayphi August 29, 2008 4:36 AM EDT
I like John McCain. He is to be credited with a gentlemanly ad -- just as Obama is to be credited with his respectful but hard-hittng criticism of McCain and the G.O.P. tonight.

None of that will alter the fact that this is going to be a long and bitter struggle.

I believe -- especially after tonight -- that Barack Obama will win this contest. He has better ideas and his heart and mind are focused on the thngs that matter the most to most Americans.

Nice to relish a moment of civility, though.

Kudos to both good men.
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by foxmulder33 August 29, 2008 3:44 AM EDT
Awesome. McCain can be a class act. It would be too much to hope the tone stays like this.
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by b0ludo August 29, 2008 3:07 AM EDT
Truthmatters: McCain is a true gentleman who speaks his mind and has voted with his heart. In fact, he voted against the tax break for the extra-wealthy and even according to Clinton''s speech last night, he does not vote with the Republican Orthodoxy. But hey, as long as the media says he is identical to Bush, it must be true. They already made up their mind, and you know how much of a hold they have on illiterate America.
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by b0ludo August 29, 2008 3:04 AM EDT
emokev: Hey, stop it, Barack has done his duty to his country for, uhhmmm, was he in the Malaysian boy scouts? Well, anyway, he is a good looking, well spoken African American (Not my words, Biden''s)... And that is enough reason to elect him. Got that? OK.
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