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Then, with no change in his expression, he asked McCain how he could reconcile his criticism of pork-barrel politics with the fact that &#8220;while you were chairman of the Commerce Committee, that committee set a record for unauthorized appropriations.&#8221; For a long moment, McCain was speechless. Carell started laughing. &#8220;I&#8217;m just kidding!&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t even know what that means!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a true fact, that question,&#8221; [then-head writer Ben] Karlin said. &#8220;And McCain was caught in the headlights. But we punctured it with a joke, so all you&#8217;re left with is funny and awkward. 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