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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Oct 29, 2008

We are going to carry Ohio and win the presidency and we need you out there working every single moment.

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Oct 28, 2008

As with other infomercials, he's got a few things he wants to sell you. He's offering government-run health care, an energy plan guaranteed to work without drilling, and an automatic wealth spreader that folds neatly and fits under any bed.

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Oct 28, 2008

We're still the underdog. We're now two or three or four points down. We've got six days to go to make that up. But it's not a matter of worry.

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Oct 28, 2008

Our national security is dependent on our economic security. And the plans of a Democratic-dominated Washington would harm both. Raising taxes and unilaterally renegotiating trade agreements, as they have promised, would make a bad economy…

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Oct 28, 2008

What's disturbing about it is that he signed a piece of paper back when he was a long-shot candidate. And he signed it, said, I won't -- I will take public financing for the presidential campaign, if John McCain will. I mean, that is a…

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Oct 28, 2008

Oh, he's inspired a lot of Americans. He's very eloquent. He's, I know, a good father to his children. He has done a remarkable job in getting people involved in the political process.

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Oct 28, 2008

I believe I'm going to win this race and I believe that at the end of the day, that the American people will make the right decision.

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Oct 28, 2008

By growing the economy, by growing the economy. When Reagan came to office, inflation was double digit, interest rates were, unemployment was double digit. Everybody said you can't do it by cutting taxes and by increasing wealth and having…

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Oct 28, 2008

I think that's a very intelligent campaign tactic on the part of the Obama campaign. Moveon.org a long time ago ran the ads of President Bush and I together. But I think that the American people realize that I'm very different in many…

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Oct 28, 2008

He has a record of voting against tax cuts and for tax increases.

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Oct 28, 2008

I do believe that he has been in the far left of American politics.

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Oct 28, 2008

I didn't think she would be so controversial but I've got to tell you every time I'm around her I am uplifted.

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Oct 28, 2008

I have never seen anything like this where a major media outlet has information and a tape of some occasion, maybe it means nothing.

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Oct 28, 2008

I guarantee you, if there was a tape with me and Sarah Palin and some neo-Nazi, or one of those, do you think that that tape wouldn't be made public?

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Oct 28, 2008

The question is whether this is a man who has what it takes to protect America from Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda and other grave threats in the world. And he has given you no reason to answer in the affirmative.

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Oct 28, 2008

In his first address to the nation, an infomercial -- and by the way, I will never delay the start of the World Series for an infomercial.

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Oct 28, 2008

Whenever you have hundreds of millions of dollars, undocumented, in campaign contributions, these are the -- quote -- 'small contributions' -- of course, it opens itself up to question.

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Oct 28, 2008

As with other infomercials he's got a few things he wants to sell you, he's offering government-run health care, an energy plan guaranteed to work without drilling and an automatic wealth spreader, that folds neatly and fits under any bed.

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Oct 27, 2008

We've got to stop spending $700 billion a year to countries that don't like us very much.

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Oct 27, 2008

We're going to fix it, and she's going to show them what reform is all about, the same way she did in the state of Alaska, my friends.

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Oct 27, 2008

Senator Obama is running to punish the successful. I'm running to make everyone successful.

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