blogs.usatoday.com - 5/8/2008
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John McCain "announced" last night on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that his Republican running mate will be Dwight Schrute (ask a fan of NBC-TV's The Office who that is if you aren't sure). Stewart had another idea: How about Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton? "You would win this election," Jon said."That's one I never contemplated," said McCain. And no, "I don't want to look ...
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Dwight Schrute to be McCain's VP?
"The Office" Blog - A Townhall.com user blog —
... "The all-but-certain Republican nominee did reveal a few tidbits. His Secret Service code name, he thinks, "is 'jerk,"' and his choice for a vice presidential running mate is Dwight Schrute, a character on the NBC sitcom, "The Office," played by Rainn Wilson." USA Today has more.
McCain Likes Dwight Schrute?
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... The announcement was made on the Daily Show, and was, of course, intended to be just a joke. Still, we were surprised this related story from USA Today didn't garner more clicks. ...
Dwight Schrute Accepts John McCain’s Vice Presidental Nomination
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Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, John McCain, made a bold announcement last week when during an interview on THE DAILY SHOW he announced that Dwight Schrute would be his running mate on the ticket come November. It was an obvious choice and one, frankly, we all saw coming. But what Senator McCain didn’t anticipate was the list of demands that Mr. Schrute would enforce prior to agreeing to appearing on the ticket as the nominee for Assistant President. Last night on THE TONIGHT SHOW, Dwight K. Schrute’s spokesperson, Rainn Wilson, read off a statement from Mr. ...
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