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I can't stand John McCain. -- Harry Reid
John McCain has become the de facto running mate of George W. Bush. -- Mark Shields
I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. -- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
I like John McCain. He can always be counted on for a good quote. -- Ted Cruz
In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future. -- Rudy Giuliani
I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary. -- Lincoln Chafee
I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain. -- Brian Schweitzer
For a season, a gifted speaker can inspire with his words, but for a lifetime John McCain has inspired with his deeds. -- Sarah Palin
My wife used to be an anchorwoman in Arizona, so she knew John McCain, and she liked him, and I kinda liked him. -- Clint Eastwood
I represent the Democratic party... I've never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter. I support Barack Obama. -- Young Jeezy
Every time I nostalgically try to regain my liking of John McCain, he reaches into his sleaze bag and pulls out something malodorous. -- Dick Cavett
Economic conservatives like immigration reform, and in fact, many of them supported the bill that John McCain and I put together in the Senate. -- Chuck Schumer
If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. -- Douglas Wilder
In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change. -- Sarah Palin
If George W. Bush is the kind of person folks might like to have a beer with, John McCain is the guy you pray you don't get seated next to at a dinner party. -- Ellen Malcolm
Some of the reasons John McCain lost in 2008 were his lackluster campaign, his refusal to showcase Obama's extreme liberalism and, thus, his failure to demonstrate why he would make a better president than Obama. -- David Limbaugh
A strong economy depends on a strong middle class, but George Bush has put the middle class in a hole, and John McCain has a plan to keep digging that hole with George Bush's shovel. -- Rahm Emanuel
Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality. -- Roger Ebert
A troubled economy is always the sitting president's fault. It was when Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter, when Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush, and when Barack Obama defeated John McCain by running against George W. Bush. -- Mark McKinnon
In 2008 all the stars aligned perfectly for Obama's 6-point victory over John McCain. He was an inexperienced, untested neophyte, and successfully convinced enough voters to paint their own version of what hope-and-change was all about on the blank canvas he provided. -- Bob Beauprez
The Republican Party, which John McCain led as our nominee in 2008, is going to become irrelevant if we become the party of intolerance and hate. The party founded by Abraham Lincoln was a party that fought slavery and intolerance at every level. -- Ed Rollins
I used to like John McCain, too, but I must admit that was because he was bucking his party to do things I agreed with. I would not have had that reaction if, say, Bernie Sanders decided to rebel out of principle and support privatizing Social Security. -- Gail Collins
I think that Obama is very cool. And I think he's clever, and I think he can be witty. But I don't think he's funny in either the way that Reagan was funny - or John McCain and Dick Cheney are both funny in that ruthless, kind of mean way. -- Mo Rocca
In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. -- James Wolcott
I interviewed most of the presidential candidates about their positions on technology issues in the 2008 election. After those interviews I endorsed one candidate from each party - Barack Obama and John McCain. Neither of them were leading the primaries at the time, but they seemed like the best candidates, solely from a tech policy perspective. -- Michael Arrington
Palin was a political Hail Mary, a long bomb in the closing minutes of a game that John McCain and Co. were certain to lose. They didn't care if she had the policy or political or emotional capacity to serve as vice president, let alone president. They were willing to drive the country off a cliff, if that's what it took to win. -- Dee Dee Myers
John McCain has already tapped me -- Sarah Palin
John McCain was a prisoner of war. -- Fred Thompson
I would love John McCain as president. -- Kimberly Guilfoyle
John McCain... looks like a fraud to me. -- Young Jeezy
What did [Donald] Trump say about John McCain? -- Eric Bolling
John McCain has not spoken about my Muslim faith. -- Barack Obama
John McCain was victimized in the South Carolina primary. -- Mark Shields
I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances. -- James Dobson
He [John McCain] hit me - he`s not a war hero. -- Donald Trump
If John McCain were really a war hero he would've won Vietnam. -- Zach Braff
It's not because John McCain doesn't care. It's because John McCain doesn't get it. -- Barack Obama
John McCain and I, and our camps, are working together to get John McCain elected. -- Sarah Palin
I cannot, and will not, vote for Senator John McCain, as a matter of conscience, -- James Dobson
One can look at John McCain and say that he's not ready to be commander-in-chief. -- Rudy Giuliani
You can buy [John McCain's] book, but in a week and a half, he'll have another. -- Jon Stewart
I'll just say this: The last problem Paris Hilton has is being in a John McCain ad. -- Rush Limbaugh
It must kill George Bush that John McCain is the most popular and Beloved Republican in America. -- Paul Begala
The nomination of John McCain is another milestone. So whether black, women, or bald, yes we can. -- Donna Brazile
Barack Obama's busy moving into the White House. Earlier today, John McCain was blowing on his soup. -- David Letterman
Barack Obama may be black, but John McCain is the first Albino presidential candidate: he's completely see-through! -- George Lopez
He [John McCain] is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren`t captured. -- Donald Trump
John McCain is a liar and flip-flopper and panderer and bully and whiner. And it seems to be working -- Michael Tomasky
John McCain famously has been incredibly loyal to Sarah Palin ever since he picked her as his running mate. -- Rachel Maddow
President Obama finally has his own personal Twitter account. Even John McCain said, 'Welcome to the Internet, grandpa.' -- Jimmy Fallon
In 2008, Obama won 56 percent of the women's vote to John McCain's 43 percent. It was the critical difference in the race. -- Juan Williams
There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq, until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq. -- Barack Obama
I've been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain and others subsequent to my saying that. -- Joe Biden
Let's not play games. I was suggesting - you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. -- Barack Obama
John McCain will pay hundreds of dollars for his own shoes. But we're the ones who have to pay for his flip-flops. -- Bill Richardson
President Obama invited John McCain to the White House to give his opinion on Egypt, specifically what it's like to be a mummy. -- Bill Maher
John McCains choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palins ignorance of public affairs is monumental. -- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental. -- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain. -- Thomas Sowell
John McCain said that Sarah Palin is still a force in the Republican Party. Then he got in his car and backed over his mailbox. -- David Letterman
As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most - a respected, credible, morally strong America. -- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
When Donald Trump says women should be punished or Mexicans are rapists and criminals or John McCain's not a hero, he is showing you who he is. -- Tim Kaine
I really like John McCain. He's an awesome dude and was a lot of fun when he hosted "SNL." I'd love to see a McCain-Giuliani "rage" ticket. -- Tina Fey
John McCain turned 72 years old last Friday, but the Chinese are making him a birth certificate that says he's only 33 and then he'll be ready to go. -- David Letterman
John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives. -- Barack Obama
Who knows if John McCain could have won that presidential campaign [2008] in any circumstances when George W. Bush the outgoing Republican president had a 22 percent approval rating. -- Rachel Maddow
A "New York Times"/CBS poll found 59 percent of the country didn`t think Sarah Palin was prepare for the job that John McCain had picked her for. -- Rachel Maddow
If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have. -- Barack Obama
The American people need a strong leader who has the experience and the judgment to be the next President of the United States, and that man is John McCain. -- Katie Barberi
John McCain is now openly endorsing the policies of the Bush-Cheney White House and promising to actually continue the same policies over again? Hey, I believe in recycling but that's ridiculous. -- Al Gore
John McCain will follow the fanatics to their caves in Pakistan or to the gates of hell. What Obama wants to do is give them a place setting at the table. -- Mike Huckabee
There's two sides to the coin. I think I'm much happier that [Barack] Obama won over John McCain or Mitt Romney, because I think Obama did something culturally for the country. -- Eric Andre
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There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you - in places where winning means survival and defeat means death - and that man is John McCain -- Sarah Palin
John McCain said that Barack Obama is already measuring the drapes in the White House. That's what he said. I understand Sarah Palin is already driving McCain around to look at assisted living facilities. -- Jay Leno
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In the wake of newly-alleged prisoner abuse this week, Senator John McCain said that continued mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is hurting the nation's image. Also hurting the nation's image: letting people drown when it rains. -- Amy Poehler
John McCain knows as well as anyone that Sarah Palin has no business being anywhere near the Oval Office. I'm sorry, it's got nothing to do with the fact that she wears skirts - she's grossly unqualified. -- Ron Reagan
John McCain, who once called Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson 'forces of evil', has now come out for teaching intelligent design. That is sad, when smart people have to pretend to be so dumb to get elected. -- Bill Maher
This week Bill Clinton tweeted a photo of himself reading George W. Bush's new book '41.' Then George W. Bush responded to that post on Instagram. Then John McCain said 'You two are hilarious' by telegraph. -- Jimmy Fallon
John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off, be well off no matter who"¦ -- Joe Biden
Senator John McCain, who spent over five years in a Vietnamese POW camp, publicly releases 1,000 pages of medical records. Now people are left with only open nagging questions: what kind of freak has 1,000 pages of medical records? -- Jon Stewart
John McCain responded to critics who say he's too old for a sixth term by saying that his mother is 103 years old and doing well. The crazy thing is that even she is somehow younger than John McCain. -- Jimmy Fallon
I tell this joke about Barack Obama is the best communicator of our generation: The guy reads a teleprompter better than any Hollywood actor. John McCain, his opponent - Stevie Wonder reads a teleprompter better than John McCain. -- Frank Luntz
With the likely nominations of Barack Obama by the Democrats and John McCain by the Republicans, one of these two parties is headed for a 2009 crack-up that could prove as messy as any party civil war in recent history. -- Chuck Todd
In a recent interview, John McCain addressed Trump's campaign rally in Arizona and said that he just quote, 'fired up the crazies.' Not to be confused with Trump's show 'Celebrity Apprentice,' where he just FIRED the crazies. -- Jimmy Fallon
Last night, John McCain said that under the Democratic health care plan, a bureaucrat would stand between you and your doctor, as opposed to the Republican health care plan, where an accountant would stand between you and your health care. -- Jay Leno
Arizona Senator John McCain announced that he plans on running for a sixth term because he is concerned about the nation's security. He plans to help just like any other 80-year-old: by sitting on his porch with a police scanner. -- Jimmy Fallon
I have the good fortune of knowing both John McCain and Donald Trump well, both men have more in common than the today's media hype would have you believe. Both blazed trails in their careers and love our great nation. -- Sarah Palin
I recognize that folks in the press love to see Republican-on-Republican violence, and so you want me to say something bad about Donald Trump, or bad about John McCain or bad about anyone else, i'm not going to do it. -- Ted Cruz
You folks feeling the economic pinch? Are you a little fed up with the economic news? It's bad. The department stores, this holiday season, no Santa Claus. They're laying off department-store Santa Clauses. So more bad news for John McCain. -- David Letterman
I honor, we honor the service of John McCain, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign. -- Barack Obama
In 2008 all the stars aligned perfectly for Obamas 6-point victory over John McCain. He was an inexperienced, untested neophyte, and successfully convinced enough voters to paint their own version of what hope-and-change was all about on the blank canvas he provided. -- Bob Beauprez
I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain's campaign after the 2008 primaries. I still supported McCain, and voted for him, but I just didn't want to be the tip of the spear attacking Obama. -- Mark McKinnon
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I supported John McCain for president. I raised a million dollars for him. Still a lot of money. I supported him. He lost. He let us down. So I never liked him as much after that because I don`t like losers. -- Donald Trump
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John McCain addressed critics who believe he will be too old to run for a sixth term in the Senate, saying that he's still healthy and ready to go. Then people around McCain said, 'Why is he talking to that mannequin?' -- Jimmy Fallon
And I think more of a concern has been not within the campaign, the mistakes that were made, not being able to react to the circumstances that those mistakes created in a real positive and professional and helpful way for John McCain. -- Sarah Palin
Because John McCain stood up our country is better off. The respect he is given around the world is not because of a teleprompter speech designed to appeal to American critics abroad, but because of decades of clearly demonstrated character and statesmanship. -- Fred Thompson
I did work with John McCain. I did work with Jeff Miller over in the House. And we put together not the bill that I wanted, but probably the most comprehensive V.A. health care bill in the modern history of this country. -- Bernie Sanders
Remember, the first presidential candidate to reject public financing for both the primary and general election was... Barack Obama, in 2008. He did it, in spite of a flat pledge to the contrary, because his campaign saw that it could vastly outspend John McCain. -- Jeff Greenfield
A top McCain policy adviser claimed this week that McCain's work in the Senate helped create the BlackBerry, saying, 'You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create.' He then handed the BlackBerry to McCain, who attempted to withdraw $20 from it. -- Amy Poehler
John McCain from the very beginning has been unflinchingly loyal to Sarah Palin. He has never thrown her under the bus. He has never conceded it was a bad decision to pick her. He has never ever said a bad word against her. -- Rachel Maddow
Being politicians, they all got to sharing their personal stories. Obama talked about his mother's battle with cancer. Harry Reid talked about a kid with a cleft palate. And John McCain told how he once carried a brain dead woman through an entire campaign. -- Bill Maher
Republican hawks like John McCain and Lindsey Graham who are very skeptical of [Rex Tillerson]. At the same time the Democrats will portray him as a climate criminal because he heads a big oil company. So, he'll be in for really tough confirmation hearings. -- Rich Lowry
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Of course with John McCain out of the race, George W. Bush has to pick a running mate. Which is kind of a scary proposition when you think about it. I mean his dad picked Dan Quayle, an he isn't as smart as his dad. -- Jay Leno
I've been critical of Hillary Clinton and [Barack] Obama, for sure. But John McCain had a proven record as a senator. He also ran for president [in 2016]. But he got a lot of stuff done while he was a United States senator and still does. -- Jeb Bush
Last week John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. This week, he said it's the worst crisis since World War II. So he suspended his campaign, unless you count doing interviews, airing attack ads, sending out surrogates on TV to attack Obama. -- Bill Maher
Donald Trump got in some trouble for saying that John McCain is not a war hero, and said, 'I like people that weren't captured.' Not good. In fact, Trump's people are telling him to lay low for a while until this all combs over. -- Jimmy Fallon
[When a John McCain political campaign video that used her image] That wrinkly white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which means I'm running for President. So thanks for the endorsement white-haired dude, and I want America to know I'm like, totally ready to lead. -- Paris Hilton
My husband saw me go through the 2008 campaign cycle. We did it together for Sarah Palin and John McCain. It ended disastrously, and afterward I really wanted to do something different, so I started writing novels, and I imagined a fictional female president in my head. -- Nicolle Wallace
John McCain is falling down on the job. He has gotten weak. He has gotten old. I do want to wish him a happy birthday. He is going to be 80 on Monday and I want to give him the best birthday present ever, the gift of retirement. -- Kelli Ward
We are all socialists now, it seems. John McCain, David Cameron and Gordon Brown attack bankers' irresponsible behaviour and salaries, and call for state intervention in the financial markets. But these calls will not get them elected or re-elected if they are addressed only to the banking sector. -- Noreena Hertz
One independent expert - actually, the economist who advised John McCain in 2008, so, you know, not somebody that has any predisposition toward our side - but this economist did a study. He said under [Donald] Trump's economic plans, we would lose in America 3 and a half million jobs. -- Hillary Clinton
Believe me, blond hair can take you really far, especially with the older men. It can really distract from the face. I am convinced I could have had sex with both Tony Bennett and John McCain if we weren't each happily married at the time we all met. -- Amy Poehler
'Not again!' I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don't go right. -- Dee Dee Myers

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