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Rainn Wilson and his shades hit the Globes red carpet Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Rainn Wilson wasted no time in telling over a million of his closest friends about his Emmy nomination on Thursday morning.
"Hey, twitterverse, I just got an Emmy nomination!" "The Office" star Tweeted shortly after the nominees were announced.
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Rainn, who plays office eccentric Dwight Schrute on the NBC series, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - his third nod for the role.
"I am supremely honored to be nominated for an Emmy for the third time," the star said in a statement to Access Hollywood following his Twitter announcement. "They say good things come in threes, like comets, omens and Jonas Brothers. God bless these United States of America."
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But Rainn wasn't the only one Tweeting about his success.
"Hats off, queerball!" co-star Mindy Kaling Tweeted at him.
And Rainn got Twitter support from fans as far away from Hollywood as Capitol Hill, as Senator John McCain took a minute away from politics to congratulate the comedian.
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"Congratulations and hope you win!!" the former presidential candidate Tweeted at Rainn.
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truthfulgood for him.report abuseposted July 16, 2009 6:31 PM PDT
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StreetPeachesKudos from McCain would be a badge of shame for sure!!report abuseposted July 16, 2009 3:49 PM PDT
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TooGoodForYouBabyMay your Emmy rest at the beet farm....Where it so rightly deserves to be! You rockreport abuseposted July 16, 2009 1:27 PM PDT
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HaileyFACT! Dwight Schrute is the most awesome character on television! Congrats!report abuseposted July 16, 2009 1:13 PM PDT
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sarah ei love dwight k schrute, if you don't like the show perhaps your not smart enough to understand it.report abuseposted July 16, 2009 12:45 PM PDT
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memyselfandII have YET to figure out what is so great about this show. I've tried to watch it and it irritates the hell out of me.report abuseposted July 16, 2009 12:35 PM PDT
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