# Obama congratulates McCain on Cheney endorsement

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 1, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630 "2008-11-01T21:07:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/1 "2008-11-01T21:07:49Z")

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> **[Obama, McCain campaign through swing states - CNN.com](https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/01/campaign.wrap/index.html)**
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> Just three days before Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain spent Saturday campaigning across battleground states.

Kiss of death?😃

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/2 "2008-11-01T21:09:09Z")

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Damn, he’s good.  
I think he convinced me to vote for him! 😃

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/3 "2008-11-01T21:11:32Z")

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At this point, no news is really going to make a difference, I think.

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/4 "2008-11-01T21:17:16Z")

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Does Cheney hate McCain that much?

This, coming a few days before the elections, reminds one of someone else being kissed a few days before meeting an untimely end.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/5 "2008-11-01T21:23:13Z")

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McCain’s airing an ad with an [endorsement](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/31/new-mccain-ad-obama-once_n_139566.html)from a socialist and terrorist sympathizer.

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**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-congratulates-mccain-on-cheney-endorsement/470630/6 "2008-11-02T10:33:32Z")

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In the linked article was this doozy:

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> “They are trying to take the low road to the highest office in the land.”

I can not fathom why people can not look at what Obama has achieved in his life and in his campaign and see greatness.

The best ground game of any presidential election to date-check  
Criticized for weakness in foreign policy, picked VP to fill those holes. -check  
Handles pressure and attacks with grace -check  
When baited to make a negative statement about Palin’s daughters teen pregnancy - Gave a respectful, honest response.  
Has gotten support from both sides in his endorsements. -check

Why the hell can’t anyone see? Him as a candidate is him in his life. Him as a President should follow suit.