"Senator McCain is absolutely right"

[oberliner]

Why does he feel like he needs to say that so often?

I don't hear McCain reciprocating.

[Peregrine Took]

1. DUP - please delete.

backfire on him - reminds me of Al Gore's sighing.

Just stupid and makes people think "If "John" is right so much - maybe I should just vote for HIM!"

[dogpatch]

4. ack!

I agree, he's being way too accommodating to McLame!

[Peregrine Took]

2. Its obviously a strategy as he's saying it so much!! I'm pretty sure it will

backfire on him - reminds me of Al Gore's sighing.

Just stupid and makes people think "If "John" is right so much - maybe I should just vote for HIM!"

[sofa king]

3. I think it's to confuse the authoritarians.

Right-wing authoritarians were recently reported to actually gravitate toward misinfomation when it is refuted. Call it a lie, and the knuckle-draggers will actually change their mind and start believing the lie. Perhaps it's also not a coincidence that he uses the adverb "absolutely," which is very popular amongst authoritarians because it's unambiguous (see, e.g., Dwight Shrute).