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McCain is a Whiner

July 23, 2008 islamoyankee

Apparently when his base actually does its job and actually reports on news, rather than on McCain’s lies, he gets a little out of sorts. Maybe he should stop counting on the media to fluff him.

Remember, McCain wants to see more dead people.

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