A robot named Barack Obama has fared well against John McCain in the first presidential debate, according to polls, proving the McCain campaign's theory that robots can be used in a variety of combat situations, particularly if they are programmed well.

The Obama Robot repeatedly used the phrase "John is right" in the debate, indicating that programmers successfully tuned the machine to speak truthfully during much of the 90-minute session.

A frustrated McCain resisted the urge to grab the robot by the throat as it droned on about its Iraq War surrender plan, and audience members were seen trying to unplug the automaton known as Senator Obama. Security guards intervened to prevent the unplugging.

The robot also has a bracelet, just like Mr. McCain, and it wears a flag, too. Because of this patriotic aspect, many citizens are actually planning to vote for the robot.

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