Several politicians have made references to the phrase in aspects of their campaign outside radio or television advertising . In the 2006 elections , Senator Joseph Lieberman declared " I approve this election " in his acceptance speech , following his victory as a third party candidate ( Connecticut for Lieberman ) . Just before the 2008 Democratic National Convention , Hillary Clinton made news by announcing that " she did not approve this message " in reference to the John McCain campaign using clips of her attacking Barack Obama during the Democratic primaries
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
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