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From the Swamp:

MIAMI - At a packed rally at Florida International University in Miami, Cindy McCain repeated one of her most controversial lines this afternoon. “And yes,” she told the screaming, pom-pom waving crowd. “I have always been proud of my country.”

The line is a reference to something Michelle Obama said during the primaries. “For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback,” said Obama, taking heat for the remark.

Cindy McCain, who had just seen Michelle Obama say those words on television, when she walked into a rally earlier this year and said, “I have always been proud of my country.”

Her response created its own firestorm, with Cindy McCain’s words played endlessly on cable television.

Cindy McCain, June 18th, on regretting making the same comment earlier:

“It just spilled out of my mouth, and then I got back on the bus and I thought, ‘Oh my God, what have I done?’ I thought, ‘Oh, I should never have opened my mouth. How did that happen? I’ll put duct tape over it.’”

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