McCain's 13 Cars Contradict His Boast About Buying American
Christian Church
September 22, 2008
DETROIT, MI - Newsweek reported yesterday that GOP hopeful John McCain owns an astounding 13 cars – a fact that contradicts much of what McCain has said in a recent TV interview. Not only does McCain own what most Americans would call "an astronomical number of automobiles," the McCain fleet includes three foreign cars. Yes, you got that right: three foreign cars. Well, most Americans own only one car – not 13. I guess this goes to show you just how out of touch John McCain is with the American people. And if that weren´t enough, this revelation follows McCain´s own admission that he doesn´t even know how many houses he owns. Can you imagine that? Talk about excess! I guess we can all assume McCain must own at least one car for each home, right? Well, if you don´t believe this story, you can read the salacious details yourself in the conservative Washington Post here.
Moreover, the Newsweek report also shows that McCain wasn't being honest with voters during a recent interview with WXYZ TV in Detroit when he said: "I've bought American literally all my life, and I'm proud." So why is McCain buying foreign products – and automobiles no less – when the American economy is going fast down the toilet? Well, no doubt, like his role model and tutor, George W. Bush, John McCain is apparently all too happy to send as many American jobs as he can overseas (while at the same time opening our borders to illegal immigrants!). What an outrage!
McCain made the comments about "buying American" while defending his purchase of a foreign hybrid vehicle – a purchase he denied making despite having bragged about it in South Carolina last year. So what gives, McCain? What are you hiding? Either you buy American or you don't. So did you buy that foreign car or not? You can't have it both ways.
In addition to the foreign car he bragged about last year, Newsweek reports that McCain's fleet of 13 vehicles includes a Lexus, a 2005 Volkswagen convertible, and a 2001 Honda sedan. We all know McCain is a life-long Republican who has an undisputed voting record of supporting George W. Bush 90% of the time. Experts agree that the historic catastrophic economic crisis facing our country today – and the taxpayer paid $700,000,000 Wall Street bailout proposed by the Bush Administration – is entirely and exclusively due to the failed "trickle-down" economic policies of the Bush, Reagan, and Nixon administrations.
In a conference call yesterday to respond to the news of John McCain again not being straight with working families, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said:
"In an interview a few weeks ago with a Detroit TV station, John McCain said, and I quote, "I've bought American literally all my life, and I'm proud." That may be a nice campaign line, but it turns out that John McCain wasn't being straight with the people of Detroit-in fact, John McCain owns 13 cars, including a foreign made Lexus, a Volkswagon, and a Honda Sedan-on top of the Toyota Prius that he bragged about buying just last year. People are free to buy any kind of car they want-that isn't the issue here. What is the issue is that the American auto industry, and American voters, deserve a president who will be straight with them. If we can't trust John McCain on something as simple as what kind of cars he owns, how can we trust him when he talks about investing in American jobs. "Buy American" can't just be a slogan that John McCain rolls out when he is in Michigan. It's insulting to our members. We need a president who's committed to rebuilding the auto industry here America, not a President who buys foreign cars and then lies about when he thinks autoworkers are watching."
You can read the Newsweek article here
You can watch McCain's interview here.
Moreover, the Newsweek report also shows that McCain wasn't being honest with voters during a recent interview with WXYZ TV in Detroit when he said: "I've bought American literally all my life, and I'm proud." So why is McCain buying foreign products – and automobiles no less – when the American economy is going fast down the toilet? Well, no doubt, like his role model and tutor, George W. Bush, John McCain is apparently all too happy to send as many American jobs as he can overseas (while at the same time opening our borders to illegal immigrants!). What an outrage!
McCain made the comments about "buying American" while defending his purchase of a foreign hybrid vehicle – a purchase he denied making despite having bragged about it in South Carolina last year. So what gives, McCain? What are you hiding? Either you buy American or you don't. So did you buy that foreign car or not? You can't have it both ways.
In addition to the foreign car he bragged about last year, Newsweek reports that McCain's fleet of 13 vehicles includes a Lexus, a 2005 Volkswagen convertible, and a 2001 Honda sedan. We all know McCain is a life-long Republican who has an undisputed voting record of supporting George W. Bush 90% of the time. Experts agree that the historic catastrophic economic crisis facing our country today – and the taxpayer paid $700,000,000 Wall Street bailout proposed by the Bush Administration – is entirely and exclusively due to the failed "trickle-down" economic policies of the Bush, Reagan, and Nixon administrations.
In a conference call yesterday to respond to the news of John McCain again not being straight with working families, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said:
"In an interview a few weeks ago with a Detroit TV station, John McCain said, and I quote, "I've bought American literally all my life, and I'm proud." That may be a nice campaign line, but it turns out that John McCain wasn't being straight with the people of Detroit-in fact, John McCain owns 13 cars, including a foreign made Lexus, a Volkswagon, and a Honda Sedan-on top of the Toyota Prius that he bragged about buying just last year. People are free to buy any kind of car they want-that isn't the issue here. What is the issue is that the American auto industry, and American voters, deserve a president who will be straight with them. If we can't trust John McCain on something as simple as what kind of cars he owns, how can we trust him when he talks about investing in American jobs. "Buy American" can't just be a slogan that John McCain rolls out when he is in Michigan. It's insulting to our members. We need a president who's committed to rebuilding the auto industry here America, not a President who buys foreign cars and then lies about when he thinks autoworkers are watching."
You can read the Newsweek article here
You can watch McCain's interview here.