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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 10, 2008

Of course I respect community organizers. Of course I respect people who serve their community. And Senator Obama's record there is outstanding.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 10, 2008

I think it's a pretty good timetable, as we should have our horizons for withdrawal. But they have to be based on conditions on the ground. This success is very fragile. It's incredibly impressive, but very fragile.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 10, 2008

My Democrat opponents who want to pull out of Iraq refuse to understand what's being said and what's happening, and that is the central battleground is Iraq in this struggle against radical Islamic extremism.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 10, 2008

I think a small-town mayor has very great responsibilities. They have responsibility for the budget. They have hiring and firing of people.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 10, 2008

Senator Obama was wrong about Iran, he was wrong about Iraq, and he has no experience. And more importantly, he lacks the judgment to lead this country.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

Your position is that you believe there's an exemption for rape, incest and life of the mother, but you want the platform that you're supposed to be leading to have no exceptions?

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

We will work for you, and we will put our country first, and that's what this campaign is all about, change and reform -- change and reform.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

Republicans did need a boost of morale. And in that sense they say Sarah Palin is a great shot in the arm.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

And I have fought corruption, and it didn't matter if it was Democrats or Republican, and so has Sarah Palin.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

In picking Sarah Palin he has convinced many of them, he actually does believe it, he actually does want the things what we want.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 9, 2008

This governor negotiated a $40 billion natural gas pipeline that will bring clean energy to the lower 48.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 8, 2008

Senator Obama was wrong about Iran. He was wrong about Iraq. He was wrong about Russia. He's wrong about America's national security challenges in the future, and he has no experience, and more importantly, he lacks the judgment to lead…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 8, 2008

Sarah Palin says that she does not believe global warming is caused by humans unlike John McCain who has actually worked to curb carbon emissions because he does believe humans are causing it.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 8, 2008

This is a tough issue for those of us in the pro-life community. I would remind that you these stem cells are either going to be discarded or perpetually frozen. We need to do what we can to relieve human suffering. It's a tough issue. I…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 8, 2008

If they want to question John McCain's honor and record of service, that's a debate we welcome.

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