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August 28, 2008 5:01 PM

McCain Congratulates Obama In New Ad

Posted by Brian Montopoli
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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by dnsallday August 29, 2008 3:04 AM EDT
John mcCain also called to congratulate Senator Biden after his VP candidacy was announced, right before McCain stabbed him in the back.
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by marshall65 August 29, 2008 2:30 AM EDT
I don''t know about McCain''s MLK vote, but he was absent on a recent vote to improve veterans care and like Bush, has worked to decrease their benefits so how does he come to the conclusion that he would be a better CIC than Obama.
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by ihave4rugratshelp August 29, 2008 1:40 AM EDT
i do wish obama''s name would quit getting lumped into the same group as lincoln and kennedy--if for no other reason than the fact that neither lincoln or kennedy would let their respective campaigns evolve into the psychoic circus that this one has.
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by vranger August 29, 2008 1:16 AM EDT
"McComa has a lot of experience"

Evidently you don''t realize that by pursuing the same tactic that most people grow too mature for by the age of 12 (name alteration as a put down strategy), you pretty much indicate that as in immature fool, nothing else you have to say is of any value either, right?

I''m sure you don''t, but now you know. ROFL

Yes, we are laughing AT you. ;-)
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by ihave4rugratshelp August 29, 2008 1:14 AM EDT
i would be careful calling mccain a phony considering obama''s acceptance speech stage was designed by the same people who brought you brittany spears last tour--that''s actually really ironic and funny if you think about it.
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by ihave4rugratshelp August 29, 2008 1:10 AM EDT
which means if the tables were turned and obama was the one issuing a congratulatory ad to mccain it would then be fair to assume that obama''s motives are less than honorable? or is that only reserved for obama''s supporters? in other words, if an obama supporter says anything negative and/or downright nasty about mccain (or bush for that matter), it''s understandable and mcain deserves every last bit of hate and venom spewed at him, but if it said about obama then one is being a racist and has little to no intellegence or social skills, probably is married to their sister, and their brain (what little they have)is rotting from a diet of nascar, wwf, deer meat and beer. of course, this is the voting block that obama has already alienated by calling them bitter religious nuts with a need for guns--let''s just see if obama will return the favor next week for mccain--i''m not counting on it.
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by juless5 August 29, 2008 12:33 AM EDT
He is the most inexperienced cnadidate with no leadership ability we have had in at least 50 years.

Posted by jschmidt27 at 08:39 PM : Aug 28, 2008
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McComa has a lot of experience: He has experience voting against a national holiday for MLK; he attempted to have the Arizona legislature pass a bill to NOT recognize the MLK Holiday; he voted against a bill GI Bill for Iraq veterans; he voted against offshore drilling, now he votes for it; he voted against equal pay for women; he voted against having heath care providers giving birth control pills for women, all the same time he was dropping Viagra.

McComa is a BIG PHONY
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by juless5 August 29, 2008 12:27 AM EDT
http://rednecksforobama.net/

HOW ABOUT THAT: Rednecks for Obama.
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by juless5 August 29, 2008 12:26 AM EDT
This is nothing more than a transparent political attempt by McComa to steal some of Obama''s thunder. He thinks we have forgotten that he voted against making MLK''s birthday a federal holiday. Then he led an attempt to not have it recognised by the State of Arizona.

McCOMA IS A BIG PHONY!!!
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by ioweign August 29, 2008 12:19 AM EDT
McCain---A true Gentleman.

Posted by mr2258 at 08:37 PM : Aug 28, 2008

Try telling that to Sen. Grassley or better yet - McCain''s first wife...
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