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Former Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain meets with President-elect Barack Obama at Obama’s transition office in Chicago, Illinois, Monday.

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| Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium |
November 17th, 2008 6:04 pm ET Can’t I be your puppy? See, I can give a paw! |
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| Pamina |
November 17th, 2008 6:07 pm ET I knew “my friends” wasn’t working when I saw my poll numbers go like this………. |
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| Erik in Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 6:08 pm ET You know Barack – Can I call you Barack? – All those things I said during the campaign – No hard feelings, right? |
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| Mike from MD |
November 17th, 2008 6:09 pm ET I should have picked Kurt Warner to be my VP!! |
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| Dakota S |
November 17th, 2008 6:10 pm ET McCain: See, Your experience with the economy is at this level right here. St. Clair, Missouri. |
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| Mike from MD |
November 17th, 2008 6:11 pm ET McCain – “I’m getting the new Verizon Storm this weekend.. What will you be using next year?” |
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| Lamont austin |
November 17th, 2008 6:11 pm ET Obama: “John it was so much fun kickin your butt, i thought i invite you over and rub it in” |
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| Erik in Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 6:13 pm ET Well, at least one good thing came out of it — I DO get a killer deal on my plumbing! |
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| Erik, Portland, OR |
November 17th, 2008 6:14 pm ET “Before we get started, would you prefer to be addressed as President-elect Obama or That One?” |
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| Mark Peter Drolet |
November 17th, 2008 6:14 pm ET If you bring me in, I’ll teach the whole cabinet some of my old school breakdance moves. Mark Peter Drolet |
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| Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium |
November 17th, 2008 6:15 pm ET It’s not really a POW bracelet, but a tracking device so that Cindy always knows where I am. |
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| Anthony - Apex, NC |
November 17th, 2008 6:15 pm ET “Whata you say we go double-or-nothing? If you win you can be President AND Governor of Alaska!!” |
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| Javier H. Dalton, Georgia |
November 17th, 2008 6:16 pm ET “let’s be BFF’s” |
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| Deanna Burr B.C. Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:17 pm ET In an effort to relieve tension, McCain demonstrates how Weebles wobble…but they don’t fall down. |
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| Javier H. Dalton, Georgia |
November 17th, 2008 6:18 pm ET “Look I made you a friendship bracelet. Let’s be BFF’s” |
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| Mark Miller, Shreveport LA |
November 17th, 2008 6:18 pm ET McCain: “Well, Barack, just take a lesson from the Republicans. When people come around and ask the government to do something for them, pat them on the head just like this, promise them the world, make them feel better, then do absolutely nothing. If you do this, then I think we can work just perfectly together.” |
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| Mike from MD |
November 17th, 2008 6:19 pm ET “I kinda want a new job…Can you help me?” |
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| Ajita (Wappingers Falls, NY) |
November 17th, 2008 6:20 pm ET McCain: “I would’ve liked to punch you, but I hurt my right hand” |
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| Cindy |
November 17th, 2008 6:21 pm ET Don’t worry, I’ll work with ya my friend…I’m so far left of my party I’ll fit right in with you! Cindy…Ga. |
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| Kevin Haggith Toronto |
November 17th, 2008 6:21 pm ET It appears the story of “McCain and Able” isn’t qite over yet! |
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| Anthony - Apex, NC |
November 17th, 2008 6:22 pm ET President-elect speaks with his top pick for Secretary of All Things Maverick |
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| Kris - Apex, NC |
November 17th, 2008 6:24 pm ET So what do you think of my new career…DJ Maverick “put the needle on the record” |
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| Jack Raiden - D.C. |
November 17th, 2008 6:24 pm ET If you can’t beat’em, Join em. |
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| Joanne, Solvay, NY |
November 17th, 2008 6:25 pm ET May I have the top hand on “the shake” for this photo op Barrack? |
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| Cindy |
November 17th, 2008 6:25 pm ET With your economic ability and my foreign policy experience we can make one heck of a president! Cindy…Ga. |
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| ronny hyman |
November 17th, 2008 6:26 pm ET forget secretary of defense, just let me be secretary, that way i can get into the oval office. |
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| Mike from MD |
November 17th, 2008 6:27 pm ET “As soon as I picked Palin we went….” |
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| ronny hyman |
November 17th, 2008 6:27 pm ET can me and cindy get a night in the lincoln bedroom? |
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| Michael Kajdas Chicago, IL |
November 17th, 2008 6:28 pm ET So we have this opening for a janitor and I remembered you were interested in cleaning up Washington. |
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| Linda Bartlett Keys |
November 17th, 2008 6:29 pm ET Yo, yo, yo, B.O.! Johnny Mac is in da house! |
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| Brad from MD |
November 17th, 2008 6:29 pm ET Barak: “I apologize about ur loss..” |
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| Javier H. Dalton, Georgia |
November 17th, 2008 6:30 pm ET “I’m sowwy B” |
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| Barb, Des Plaines |
November 17th, 2008 6:30 pm ET Paper! I win! |
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| Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium |
November 17th, 2008 6:30 pm ET Ok, let’s settle this the RIGHT way: rock-paper-scissors. |
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| Mickey Sevart |
November 17th, 2008 6:31 pm ET McCain: Read my I.D. bracelet; I am not George Bush! |
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| Natalia Bradford, Blackburn, England |
November 17th, 2008 6:32 pm ET “You know Barack, you could always get a pony…some of them only grow to this big.” |
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| Kevin Haggith Toronto |
November 17th, 2008 6:32 pm ET “Come out from behind the flag , Sarah…we know it’s you because we can see the price tags still on your new shoes sticking out from the bottom.” |
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| sam |
November 17th, 2008 6:33 pm ET “Hey man, congrats. Remember those things I said about you being a terrorists and what not…let’s just forgive and forget…pretend to be friends and talk about the Chicago Bears” |
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| Ben Kayser from Omaha, Nebraska |
November 17th, 2008 6:35 pm ET Hey Barack, don’t leave me hanging. slide me some skin brother. |
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| Amy Hardy, Knoxville TN |
November 17th, 2008 6:37 pm ET ” My friend, would you like to see the John McCain version of the Macarena??” |
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| Gary Chandler in Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:38 pm ET Then I went down like this….. |
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| San, Miami, FL |
November 17th, 2008 6:39 pm ET Not only is an imaginary dog hypoallergenic, but you never have to feed it! |
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| Gary Chandler in Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:40 pm ET airplane crashes … campaign crashes … they all go the same way … down like this |
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| Benjamin Racine,WI |
November 17th, 2008 6:42 pm ET Cant we make some cool hand shake up like all the hip kids are doing? |
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| Greg Myers |
November 17th, 2008 6:42 pm ET I’ll trade you Joe The Plumber,for a maverick to be named later. |
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| Martha(from NashvilleTN) |
November 17th, 2008 6:43 pm ET That’s funny,John,I’m not going to let you nknow my cabinet choices–you’ll have to waiy like everyone else. |
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| Vickie MO. |
November 17th, 2008 6:43 pm ET You find me a place on the cabinet and I promise to stay out of sight. Can we shake on it? |
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| Lisa-Tampa |
November 17th, 2008 6:43 pm ET Paper covers rock. |
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| Mark - Santa Fe |
November 17th, 2008 6:43 pm ET President-elect is wondering: “How many more times am I going to have to listen to this story about how his plane went down?” |
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| Terry Kappel - Woodstock, IL |
November 17th, 2008 6:45 pm ET How about two out of three in a game of rock, paper, scissors, to re-decide the election, Barack? |
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| Edgar Diaz Huntington Park, Ca |
November 17th, 2008 6:45 pm ET John McCain with all due respect, don’t call me Obama, call me Barack the President. |
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| Xavier Loza from Santa Barbara, CA |
November 17th, 2008 6:46 pm ET McCain: “wanna play “connect the age spots” on my hand?” |
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| Gary Chandler in Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:46 pm ET whether it’s a jet going down in flames or a campaign crashing, I have the experience to know, my friend, that when they reach this angle of descent there is Palin out… |
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| Lupe M. Oakland, CA |
November 17th, 2008 6:46 pm ET Look…it’s down hill after inauguration for the President of the United States. |
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| BARRY / BOSTON |
November 17th, 2008 6:47 pm ET I didn’t understand the “Joe the Plumber” thing either. |
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| Sandra |
November 17th, 2008 6:47 pm ET Ok now that the election is over, Senator Obama, who really makes your suits. |
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| Susan, Missoula MT |
November 17th, 2008 6:47 pm ET “Can’t I be your family’s new puppy? I’m White Housebroken.” |
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| Terry Kappel - Woodstock, IL |
November 17th, 2008 6:48 pm ET I was going to ask you to kiss my ring, but I lost that too. |
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| BARRY / BOSTON |
November 17th, 2008 6:48 pm ET So we looked at the Governor to nowhere and said “No thanks!” |
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| BARRY / BOSTON |
November 17th, 2008 6:49 pm ET I got this bracelet from the Palin-Neiman Marcus collection |
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| Corey Cleland, Sevierville, TN |
November 17th, 2008 6:50 pm ET Come on Barack, I would make a great DJ for all those White House parties. Check me out, I’m the next Jam Master Jay! |
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| Gary Chandler in Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:50 pm ET When it was going down in flames like this, my friend, I tried Palin out, but the stick was drilled down. |
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| richard brown holiday,fl |
November 17th, 2008 6:50 pm ET Mccain: i heard you’re having trouble finding a sec. of state. ill do it for you, here lets shake on it. |
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| Thomas Ropp/Villa Nueva, Costa Rica |
November 17th, 2008 6:51 pm ET After realizing they had absolutely nothing to talk about, Sen John McCain entertained President-elect Barack Obama with the |
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| Erik in Upper Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 6:51 pm ET You know, Barack, sometimes during the campaign it seemed like you could do no wrong! You weren’t born in a manger by any chance, were you? |
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| Gary Chandler in Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:52 pm ET ‘ There was no ‘Palin out’ when it was descending at this angle. |
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| Erik in Upper Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 6:53 pm ET Family dog? Well, let me just put it this way, a pitbull with lipstick might not be the best choice! |
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| Ron San Bruno ca |
November 17th, 2008 6:54 pm ET Senator McCain , show’s President Obama what you do when you have an ” Encounter Of A Third Kind “. |
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| Clarence Albuquerque |
November 17th, 2008 6:54 pm ET When I shine your shoes, I’ll use the right to left motion. |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 6:54 pm ET John McCain is seen here paling around with presidents. |
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| Erik in Upper Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 6:55 pm ET I’m sorry John, as I said before, the Vice President position is already filled! |
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| Jaime from Surrey, BC |
November 17th, 2008 6:55 pm ET McCain: “You must have been this tall when I first became Senator.” |
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| Santhosh Xavier, Guilderland, NY |
November 17th, 2008 6:55 pm ET McCain: Hey Barack, this Mac will be back after 4 years |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 6:55 pm ET “Pull my finger.” |
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| al fernandes, Los Gatos, CA |
November 17th, 2008 6:56 pm ET So you’re going to cut taxes for 95% percent of the people, wow I didn’t know that. |
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| MPalalay (California) |
November 17th, 2008 6:56 pm ET If you won’t give me a position, hey, I can always go back to doing Saturday Night Live with Tina Fey. I can tolerate her doing a Sarah Palin much, much better than…you know, THAT Sarah Palin.–McCain |
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| Mark Toronto Canada |
November 17th, 2008 6:56 pm ET After my experience my best advice to you on your cabinet selections is vet, vet, vet. |
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| Mabel - VA |
November 17th, 2008 6:57 pm ET Why did the politician cross the road? Because he lost the race . . . |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 6:58 pm ET So then I told her to carve a backwards B on her face. |
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| Nina |
November 17th, 2008 6:58 pm ET McCain said NeNe’s “goin’ down” tomorrow when Obama started talking about The Real Housewives of Atlanta. |
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| Timothy Gibson |
November 17th, 2008 6:58 pm ET This is the direction your dreams and the dreams are headed my friend. Tim Gibson |
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| Marcio Lopes From Bridgeport, Connecticut 371 Lexington Ave 06604 |
November 17th, 2008 6:58 pm ET John McCain- Did you see the New England Patriots they need Tom Brady back! But The Dolphins are very good. |
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| Suzette M |
November 17th, 2008 6:59 pm ET I’d like to take my fist and punch ya this high, but I can’t, so Congratulations again on being President-Elect! Suzette, Honolulu Hawaii |
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| Minnie Chatham |
November 17th, 2008 7:00 pm ET Hey, Obama I know you won. Now stop all that smiling and let’s work together and put country first…hehehehe! Temple, Tx. 76501 |
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| Jeff Powers, Tyler TX |
November 17th, 2008 7:00 pm ET We still have a pile of Sarah’s clothes back at headquarters! What size is Michelle? |
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| Pj Carter |
November 17th, 2008 7:01 pm ET You down with that, Bro Bama? |
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| Clarence Albuquerque |
November 17th, 2008 7:01 pm ET This invisible dog has been with me the whole time and I’d like to offer you one of his/her puppies. George Bush said its hypo generic. |
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| Brooke Wilson - Honolulu HI |
November 17th, 2008 7:01 pm ET Check my rhyme Obama…what’cha got! |
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| Mani, Laconia, NH |
November 17th, 2008 7:01 pm ET No pie for you John after all that palling around with Palin. |
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| Maren in Oregon |
November 17th, 2008 7:02 pm ET Yeah, we just nose-dived in Ohio, and that was pretty much that. |
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| claryssa |
November 17th, 2008 7:02 pm ET “My grandson is this big, and he already won The Beat 360 Challenge.” |
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| Janine from PA. |
November 17th, 2008 7:02 pm ET And after that fundamentals of the economy are strong comment, my polls shot right down. |
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| Mark, Boardman OH |
November 17th, 2008 7:03 pm ET McCain demonstrates his famous “reach across the isle” for Barack. |
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| Roseanna Wlanut Creek, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:04 pm ET This is me, reaching across the aisle! Now you try it. |
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| joe lighthouse |
November 17th, 2008 7:04 pm ET mccain: “and then i dove down on the target” |
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| danny jodoin |
November 17th, 2008 7:04 pm ET as she entered the room i dove under the desk. stayed there till she left. |
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| Adam Ane, Toronto Canada |
November 17th, 2008 7:05 pm ET Now that I’ve got nothing to do, I took the time piece off my watch! |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:06 pm ET Is there a way we can just outlaw Sarah Palin? |
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| Janet Thompson Moeller |
November 17th, 2008 7:06 pm ET If you reach to the bottom of the barrel…I’m sure you could find me a position…please?! Janet |
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| Marco G (Windsor, Ontario) |
November 17th, 2008 7:06 pm ET John McCain – “Paper covers Rock…. I win!” |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:06 pm ET See? Barney bit me too. |
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| Muneeb Malik |
November 17th, 2008 7:06 pm ET No flag pin?! No pie for you John! |
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| Pamina |
November 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET I knew once the economy went like this, not even Maverick Man could come to the rescue! |
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| Ellen, Las Vegas, NV |
November 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET McCain to Obama: You know, you really should consider finding a puppy about this tall, it can double as a pony for your daughters! |
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| marcus porum oklahoma |
November 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET My friend, this is what you’ll look like after your first term as president. |
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| Joe Fuller Bellingham, WA |
November 17th, 2008 7:07 pm ET The economy basically made my campaign head this direction. |
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| Charles in Harbor Springs, Michigan |
November 17th, 2008 7:09 pm ET John McCain points to the direction his campaign took after adding Sarah Palin to the ticket. |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:09 pm ET So I told the kids to get off my lawn! |
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| Jerry from Hoboken |
November 17th, 2008 7:09 pm ET John, thought I’d let you know, “That One” house I’m moving into is better than all 7 of yours. |
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| Bob - Massillon, OH |
November 17th, 2008 7:09 pm ET It’s just like guys to rehash the game. |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET Lincoln is my hero too. We went to high school together. |
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| Charlotte D |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET This is how my plane went down and I was a POW for 5 and a half years. Did I mention that before, that I was a POW? Speaking of that, what branch of the Service were you in? Oh that’s right you were a commmmuuuniiitttyyyy orgaaaanizzzeeeerrrr. Oops, strike that, I forgot for a sec that the campaign is over. Does this mean I fail my job interview? |
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| marcus porum oklahoma |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET barrack my chances of being president were this high! |
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| Sarah R, Toronto ON |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET …and paper covers rock. Now, let’s rock, paper, scissors for the presidency. It’s not too late, right? |
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| Ed T, Salt Lake City, Utah |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET My Friend….The whole Palin thing….Cindy is the one that made me pick Sarah…but lets just keep that on the down low. |
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| Tom from PHilly |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET McCain: “its a down hill ride from here” Obama: “well we will see mr doom and gloom, but this my second meeting without preconditions went really well,” says while singing to himself ‘I’m right you’re wrong, I won you lost’ |
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| Cindy Panackia |
November 17th, 2008 7:11 pm ET As soon as Colin Powell endorsed you, our campaign spiraled down, down ,down |
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| Nancy, Canada |
November 17th, 2008 7:12 pm ET during a game of rock, paper, scissors McCain suggests : Paper covers Ba-Rock. |
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| Cindy Panackia |
November 17th, 2008 7:13 pm ET See my left fist clinched, good thing you’re not sitting any closer!!! |
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| Judy S Missouri |
November 17th, 2008 7:13 pm ET my friend, so glad we are having this meeting. Judy |
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| al fernandes, Los Gatos, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:14 pm ET I’m willing to bet, Sarah would love to be Ambassador to Russia, heck, from what I hear she can see Russia from her house. |
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| Lori - Pennsylvania |
November 17th, 2008 7:14 pm ET Water under the bridge, John. Water under the bridge. |
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| Xavier Loza from Santa Barbara, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:14 pm ET McCain: “gimmmie some skin borther!” |
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| Anne Morgan - GA |
November 17th, 2008 7:14 pm ET If you give me a cabinet position, I’ll give you one of my seven homes….and all the beer you can drink. |
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| Ron in Oakland, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:14 pm ET You were only this high when you palled around with terrorists? |
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| Janine from PA. |
November 17th, 2008 7:16 pm ET As commander in chief, make sure you develop a nice crisp salute, something like this. |
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| John Pitcock |
November 17th, 2008 7:16 pm ET Get the girls a pit bull. They’re about this tall and I can get you all the lipstick you want from the RNC. |
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| Mark Allendale, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 7:16 pm ET Yup, Barack my friend, — this was my plan all along, I was actually planning to run in 2012 ………. you fell right into my trap. |
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| Sandy Pennsylvania |
November 17th, 2008 7:16 pm ET What do you say, how about the best two out of three? |
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| Will, Exeter, NH |
November 17th, 2008 7:17 pm ET Obama can’t help but smirk as McCain finally makes eye contact with that one. |
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| Elizabeth -TEXAS |
November 17th, 2008 7:17 pm ET John, my friend, you’ll have to come to the White House and bowl a game with me. |
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| Laura |
November 17th, 2008 7:17 pm ET Listen sonny, I’ve been running for president since you were yay high! |
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| Mary Jean Baxley from Columbia S.C. |
November 17th, 2008 7:18 pm ET When all is said and done two gentlemen who are both great Americans can talk about working together to serve the best interest of our great nation. The flag unites us all. |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:18 pm ET It’d be funny if you named your dog Sarah. |
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| Tinsae |
November 17th, 2008 7:18 pm ET My friend, do you think I should take off this bracelet since the game over? Houston, Texas |
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| DAVIES-WINFORD, Montreal, Quebec |
November 17th, 2008 7:18 pm ET Hey Barack, what are those shoes? |
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| MPalalay (California) |
November 17th, 2008 7:18 pm ET I can see you’re really getting into the groove of the presidency now. You even synchronized your tie with the stripes of the flag. Niiice, my friend!–Sen. McCain |
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| Anne Morgan - GA |
November 17th, 2008 7:19 pm ET John McCain responds with a hand gesture when asked about his current relationships with Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Tom Ridge. |
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| Phil in York PA |
November 17th, 2008 7:20 pm ET Sure they called you ‘The Messiah’, |
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| Steve, Bend OR |
November 17th, 2008 7:20 pm ET Senator McCain proves that the loser is always first to reach across party lines. |
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| Jen Clark |
November 17th, 2008 7:21 pm ET So, now that the campaign is over, can you show me how to throw that “south side” sign? |
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| Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh. |
November 17th, 2008 7:21 pm ET What you need Barack is a good old Navy pilot to pull the economy out of its scary dive and keep the dollar afloat. |
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| Jake Short |
November 17th, 2008 7:21 pm ET Your are on top today but believe me my friend, it is all downhill from here. |
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| Mark, Boardman OH |
November 17th, 2008 7:21 pm ET “Larry Craig showed me how to make these shadow puppets during our last lame duck session.” |
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| Stephanie, Villa Hills, Kentucky |
November 17th, 2008 7:21 pm ET Barack, (hand signal from McCain), see, you have to learn the language of the Big Boys now |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:23 pm ET So anyway, I can’t believe Spencer got Heidi fired. |
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| MPalalay (California) |
November 17th, 2008 7:23 pm ET “Senator, all the stuff you said about me during the campaign…they were just for show, right? I mean…you’ve come to take them back, haven’t you?” –President-elect Obama |
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| Elizabeth -TEXAS |
November 17th, 2008 7:24 pm ET Barack, I just want you to know Palin never spoke for me. |
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| Manuela |
November 17th, 2008 7:24 pm ET This is the friendship bracelet that Sarah Palin gave me, you know…….like we are BFF.What are you laughing at? |
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| Roberto in British Columbia |
November 17th, 2008 7:24 pm ET Barack, you want to know why I don’t support bailing out Ford? Well I had a Maverick back in 69, nuff said! |
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| Anne, Iowa |
November 17th, 2008 7:25 pm ET Would someone let Jim Lehrer know that they are finally talking to each other. |
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| Larry Clasen, Lake Oswego Oregon |
November 17th, 2008 7:25 pm ET Obama: “You were right all along John. I met the real George Bush last week.” |
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| Fritz California |
November 17th, 2008 7:25 pm ET You see, kid, it was facing upward for most of the late 80’s so I had to have it surgically fused this way to send a message. |
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| Beverly Stansfield Lindenhurst IL |
November 17th, 2008 7:25 pm ET Listen Barack, you did not have to chain me to the chair with this black arm band. |
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| Lynette from Michigan |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET “See Obomber, Mavericks can look rivals in the eye, Staredown!” |
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| Jean |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET Let’s do the shake! Jean, Ottawa, Canada |
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| Ron in Oakland, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET You are smart not to bite the hand the needs you! |
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| Bob - Massillon, OH |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET Do you suppose this meeting was with preconditions or unconditional? |
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| John in Valhalla, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET JM: According to Sarah….once you get over the election euphoria….it’s all up hill from there. BO: Yeah, but according to Joe the plumber…..the stuff you’ve been selling always runs down hill. |
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| Bill Tippit |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET “And as soon as Sarah started going rogue on me and talking off topic….BOOM, my numbers went down just like this. I haven’t seen anything like it since the last President Bush approval ratings.” |
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| Kimberly, OH |
November 17th, 2008 7:26 pm ET “Please Barack, won’t you show me that fist-jab just one more time? I’ve almost got it now.” |
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| Dave, NH |
November 17th, 2008 7:28 pm ET I have you right where I want you, Obama! Don’t count out this under dog! |
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| Marc (Alexandria, VA) |
November 17th, 2008 7:28 pm ET McCain: “…here’s your face, here’s my fist, pretty boy!” Obama: “…dude, it wouldn’t matter; I still beat you!!!” |
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| Andrew from Victoria Canada |
November 17th, 2008 7:28 pm ET “… and as soon as Sarah walked on the stage, my poll numbers went like this.” |
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| Pat Fresno, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:28 pm ET As you can see on a map, its all downhill from Alaska. |
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| Corey Cleland, Sevierville, TN |
November 17th, 2008 7:28 pm ET Just make sure you don’t get yourself involved in any controversies like Clinton and that intern… if you know what I mean, eh! |
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| richard wagner |
November 17th, 2008 7:29 pm ET Ok John, I hear what you’re saying but remember , I WON THE ELECTION |
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| Andrew from Victoria Canada |
November 17th, 2008 7:29 pm ET Take your hand in marriage? I thought you were against gay marriage? |
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| Max |
November 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET THAT actually SOUNDS interesting. |
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| Ishani,CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET My friends!!! guess who won the “Popular Vote”…….THAT ONE!!!!!! |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET “…that’s why I always bring a flag everywhere I go.” |
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| Alisha Cordell - Raleigh NC |
November 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET “Shame on me and smack my hand” |
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| Scott Smith |
November 17th, 2008 7:30 pm ET After I picked Sarah Palin for VP, the polls started heading in a downward direction, like this … |
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| Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh. |
November 17th, 2008 7:31 pm ET Barack, I suggest you extend the bailout to cover the Chicago Bears! |
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| Jean |
November 17th, 2008 7:31 pm ET And then, my friend..my campaign took a nose dive. Jean, Ottawa, Canada |
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| Jarel, Houston, Texas |
November 17th, 2008 7:32 pm ET I was a republican when you where still this tall wearing diapers |
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| Mark Miskiel, Cornville, AZ |
November 17th, 2008 7:33 pm ET What do say we slide on down to the next AIG convention and check it out? |
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| Patrick New York, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:34 pm ET Look, I can help you. My friend, I taught DJ Grandmaster Flash how to scratch the hook. |
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| Alisha Cordell - Raleigh NC |
November 17th, 2008 7:34 pm ET I’d bump fist with you Mr. President-Elect, buy I really hurt my hand shaking hands at all those rallies. How about a “low” five instead? |
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| Gary - Woodhaven, Michigan |
November 17th, 2008 7:35 pm ET Then I chose Palin and my numbers went in this direction. |
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| Erik in Upper Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 7:35 pm ET Now that we’re friends, I’ll let you in on a little secret — see this arm — it’s bionic — I’m the original Six Million Dollar Man! |
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| Maura |
November 17th, 2008 7:36 pm ET …and right after I picked Palin, the campaign went just like this… |
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| Deirdre H, Ireland |
November 17th, 2008 7:36 pm ET McCain: “Ah Barack, cant you see since my defeat I have been comfort eating? First my jacket pops and next my belly will be out to…here.” |
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| Greg, Texas |
November 17th, 2008 7:38 pm ET McCain: Thx for offering me the presidency Barack but after seeing the downward spiral of this economy I’m afraid you’re stuck the job. |
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| Mark Davis |
November 17th, 2008 7:40 pm ET McCain: Don’t come across this line, the race may be over but you and me arent done yet! Mark Davis |
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| Suzanne |
November 17th, 2008 7:40 pm ET It was the economy, you know? |
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| Jay from Germany |
November 17th, 2008 7:40 pm ET “You know who’s got to work 20 hours a day while I’m playing golf? Exactly….that one!” |
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| Darlene, Canada |
November 17th, 2008 7:41 pm ET Aw c’mon. . .Rock, paper, scissors, winner takes all! |
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| Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh. |
November 17th, 2008 7:41 pm ET The worst dive I ever saw was when the Bears went down 37-3 to the Packers yesterday. |
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| Tim - NJ |
November 17th, 2008 7:41 pm ET “Look! I told Tood Palin I had some Moose Jerky, and he gnawed off my pinky!!!” |
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| Fromas of Austin, TX |
November 17th, 2008 7:42 pm ET Can I pet the new puppy? Pleeeease? |
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| Jay, United Kingdom |
November 17th, 2008 7:42 pm ET You know what my friend,… it was joe the plumber,.. a little bit of palin,.. too much of bush,… and a whole generation of spirited kids,… hence the reason i went splat… |
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| Sandy Pennsylvania |
November 17th, 2008 7:42 pm ET Expect your approval rating to start nose diving on February 1st if you haven’t gotten everything straightened out by then. |
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| Motun West Haven,CT |
November 17th, 2008 7:43 pm ET McCain: put it there my brother!!!!!! |
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| Charles in Harbor Springs, Michigan |
November 17th, 2008 7:43 pm ET “Well my friend, I don’t want to imply that the poll numbers disheartened us but we did consider “No, We Can’t!” as a campaign slogan!” |
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| Kathi Fullerton Calif. |
November 17th, 2008 7:44 pm ET Beautiful picture!! |
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| Alisha Cordell - Raleigh NC |
November 17th, 2008 7:44 pm ET I played on the Mavericks team when I was a boy. I can still dribble and pass the ball like I did when I was 8. –McCain |
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| Giorgia, Irvine, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:45 pm ET Barack, you are the new president but I’m and will always be a Maverick |
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| William Albuquerque, NM |
November 17th, 2008 7:45 pm ET You know what really burns my ……Mortgage debt about this high. |
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| Monica Chapman - Milford, CT |
November 17th, 2008 7:45 pm ET Yeah Barack, my campaign was all downhill in the end. |
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| Terri Ohio |
November 17th, 2008 7:45 pm ET All those hand shakes, and now my hand is stuck this way, What ’s a Joe to do? |
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| Michael, Dresher, PA |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET “I promise bi-partisan support on the sale of Alaska to Russia.” |
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| Brenda Harris |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET Well MY Friend! At least they won’t be able to say that I”ve got 8 houses now will they. |
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| Hana |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET My wrist pain has gone down since I started wearing this metal bracelet… |
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| William, Honolulu, HI |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET “And with this handshake, I give you my Maverick-al powers.” |
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| Farhana from Atlanta, GA |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET Yeah, I swooped in and got this suit out of Todd Palin’s closet..can’t let him keep the clothes my friend. |
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| Jesse Dang |
November 17th, 2008 7:46 pm ET See my hand – that’s why I can’t send email. |
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| Michael, Dresher, PA |
November 17th, 2008 7:47 pm ET “And then she went to Nieman Marcus! Crazy broad I found, huh?” |
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| Alejandro(Wisconsin) |
November 17th, 2008 7:48 pm ET Congratulations Barack, I will see you in 2012. |
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| Diane Horne Lindenhurst, IL |
November 17th, 2008 7:48 pm ET I’m taking Sarah on a downhill ski trip and there are plenty of trees there and better yet I don’t ski. Wink Wink! |
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| Terri Ohio |
November 17th, 2008 7:48 pm ET Hey if you can’t find a puppy my firend. I do a great imatation of one , see I can give you my Paw. |
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| Wayne from Fullerton, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:48 pm ET “And I’m real good with shadow puppets.” |
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| Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY |
November 17th, 2008 7:48 pm ET Obama: “Bush told me if I get bored, just veto something.” |
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| Elizabeth -TEXAS |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET John, this is great. It took 3 debates and now you can look at me when you’re talking to me. |
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| Michael, Dresher, PA |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET “I am not kidding, Thompson really was sleeping during the debate. And, Romney and Huckabee wanted to tickle him. I told you the GOP was fun.” |
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| Erik in Upper Saddle River, NJ |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET This one was actually broken twice, once in Hanoi and once by a jealous woman! |
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| Giorgia, Irvine, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET During this transition time President-elect Obama decides to reach across the aisle and starts palling around with Mavericks |
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| David Cho (Ithaca, NY) |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET McCain: “Let’s just say my poll numbers became the new Dow Jones Index and it wasn’t a bull market!” |
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| John |
November 17th, 2008 7:49 pm ET “You see when it got this deep on election night, I knew it was time to give you a call.” John |
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| Mike B. Ojai, CA |
November 17th, 2008 7:50 pm ET This was our hand signal to stop Palin when she went rogue. |
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| Elizabeth -TEXAS |
November 17th, 2008 7:50 pm ET I told all my friends, “That One” was going to win. |
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| Jacqueline |
November 17th, 2008 7:51 pm ET McCain: Give me some skin. Now give me five on the black-hand side. Obama: Oh, John! You still don’t get it. You’re just so out of touch. That phrase is so 70’s. It’s the fist bump, now. Get a clue, my friend. |
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| Jason W, St. Petersburg, FL |
November 17th, 2008 7:51 pm ET “Well, John, I’m glad the election is over and you can finally look me in the eyes again.” |
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| Lisa, Virginia |
November 17th, 2008 7:51 pm ET Get a couple of Rottweilers about this high, name them all Barney, and let ‘em loose on the lawn when you want all the reporters to go home. |
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| Susan, Florida |
November 17th, 2008 7:51 pm ET Obama to McCain…..we need an Immigation Amnesty program and grant citizenship like Regan did. By doing this the U.S. will have future home buyers and tax payers. God Bless American!!!! |
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| Elizabeth -TEXAS |
November 17th, 2008 7:52 pm ET You can call me “Mac”, I’ll call you “That One”. |
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| Jason W, St. Petersburg, FL |
November 17th, 2008 7:52 pm ET “Hey, Obama, see my fingers? Read between the lines…” |
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| Ron, Germantown, Ohio |
November 17th, 2008 7:52 pm ET No, I said Cindy gave me a good Gruen. |
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| Jamie in WA State |
November 17th, 2008 7:53 pm ET McCain: “Boy, those SNL skits were sure funny. That Tina Fey does a great Sarah Palin” Obama: “Yeah, that was funny” |
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| Angelo, Reno, NV |
November 17th, 2008 7:53 pm ET “So basically I took a nosedive in Pennsylvania and you won.” |
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| Don, WA |
November 17th, 2008 7:53 pm ET “Yuh see the ball went down at this angle like this Barack, my people tell me that’s the wrong trajectory to sink a three-pointer from where you were standing on the court – I intend to expose you Obama.” |
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| david d |
November 17th, 2008 7:53 pm ET Thanks Senator McCain, for that Palin thing. I owe you one. |
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| Mirav - Denver, CO |
November 17th, 2008 8:29 pm ET (Senator McCain): …and remember: Never give them the “limp fish” handshake. Like this — see? The ‘bone crusher’, on the other hand, always gets their attention… |
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| Ruben Quero |
November 17th, 2008 8:29 pm ET After the country got to know Sarah Palin, my campaign took a nose dive reminiscence of my old aviation training flights. Ruben |
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| Betty Ann, Nacogdoches,TX |
November 17th, 2008 8:30 pm ET You took me down Barack. Just like a Pitbull. . . without lipstick. |
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| mary mognoni |
November 17th, 2008 8:30 pm ET Yes Barack, Sarah is going way down for how she behaved during this campaign! |
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| George F |
November 17th, 2008 8:32 pm ET I was ahead of you until the economy took a dive. |
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| Mark - Santa Fe |
November 17th, 2008 8:32 pm ET You see my friend…it’s all a shell game. |
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| Susan, Novato CA |
November 17th, 2008 8:33 pm ET And then the economy went down like this… |
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