DETROIT, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Newsweek reported
that John McCain owns 13 cars - and that contrary to what McCain said in a
recent TV interview, the fleet includes three foreign cars. The report
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."
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McCain made the comments while defending his purchase of foreign hybrid
vehicle - a purchase he denied making despite having bragged about it in
South Carolina last year.
In addition to the foreign hybrid 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.
In a conference call today to respond to the latest news of John McCain
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 Volkswagen, 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."
Read the Newsweek article here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/160091
Watch McCain's interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0QRapvB9xc
Listen to the entire conference call here:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/42d2c75ecce177d0f3_mlbrgaxho.mp3
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