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You’ve seen the Obama video “Yes We Can.” Now see the McCain knock-off.

I think my favorite part is the guy blowing into the paper bag at the end. And remember, we were on the scene for that “100 years of war” comment, and we asked McCain if he stood by it. Not only did he stand by it, he endorsed “a thousand years” or “a million years” of war.