McCain Lies: "I've Bought American Literally All My Life"

It seems John McCain's belief in "Country First" only goes so far.

Yesterday, we learned that not only does McCain own thirteen cars, but that the McCain fleet includes imports, a VW from Germany and a Honda from Japan. (His wife drives a Lexus, but that car is owned by her beer distributorship.)

And now it turns out that earlier this month he lied to Michigan voters about his car purchases, telling them "I've bought American literally all my life" during a September 7 interview with Detroit's WXYZ-TV. Earlier in the interview, he had told the interviewer "Cindy and I own an automobile that's American-made" which was about best an extremely misleading statement.

Let's face it -- the man is just a pathological liar.

Here's video:

The United Auto Workers pile on:

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger on Sunday once again accused John McCain of less-than-straight talk on the issue of buying American-made cars, after Newsweek magazine reported that the McCains own at least three foreign-made vehicles. [...]

"'Buy American' can't just be a slogan John McCain rolls out when he's in Michigan," Gettelfinger said Sunday. Americans are free to buy whatever they choose, Gettelfinger said, but he accused McCain of trying to mislead Midwestern voters about what vehicles he owns.

Comments

[Omama]

American car compnaies make crap cars no one wants. How can it be that Toyota, Honda... use american workers and build superior cars?

The big 3 are arrogant lazy jerks and the unions are jsut as bad.

It has nothing to do with competion and everything to do woth our resolve and lack of setting a goal to produce the ebst cars

[xn]

Sorry, "I've bought American literally all my life" is an unequivocal, bald-faced, pants-on-fire lie.

McCain and his defenders are asking us to believe that what McCain's statement meant was "I've bought American literally all my life except when I haven't bought American." He offered the statement in an exclusive context, that is, that buying American excludes buying non-American.

What if McCain had said, "I've told the truth literally all of my life"? Would we be expected to accept that that claim automatically comes with the unspoken qualifer "except when I lied"?

He was also faithful to his first wife literally all of his life. Except when he was cheating.

Oops.

Bad McCain. No Presidency.

[ProudAmerican23]

Actually if you check the facts... he is only registered as the owner of the Cadi.

[Stonecipher]

Just another in a long string of lies. The reality is John McCain thinks we're all stupid:

http://stonecipher.typepad.com/the_stonecipher_report/2008/09/dear-america-yo.html

[RealityBaseCamp]

Well, we do know he doesn't have to shop at Whale*Mart, so it may be easier to buy American most of the time . . .

[bdrocker]

we're counting lies this year over at:
http://liecount.com/

and technically this might not be a lie because they're registered to Cindy. the only one registered to john is the cadillac. it is certainly fishy, but we couldn't count it as an actual lie in our tally. More here:
http://liecount.com/2008/09/22/mccain-caught-in-2-car-almost-lies/

[RealityBaseCamp]

Has anybody checked to see whether the lobbyists are in her name too? We know some of THEM weren't bought by Americans.

[retspan11]

The truth is OUT THERE. It ain't in Bush/Cheney. It ain't in Sarah Palin. And it certainly ain't in John McCain!

[Mabila]

I can't tolerate blatant lies meant solely to deceive my vote!!


Obama/Biden08&12

[majorteddy]

He's LIED American just about all his life.

[gintheb]

He did qualify the statement by saying "literally". He is a poitician remember. Straight-talk express!

[seanseamour]

Lies lies and more lies. From cars, to the economy, from deregulation to social security privatized yesterday to today no longer. It is beyond flip-floping, he has effectively supported all the legislative measures that have brought us to this critical economic, political and security juncture, yet will lie about his record, lie about his beliefs, lie about anything that might stand in his way. McCain, regardless of claims to the contrary, is first feeding his ego then seeking to consolidate the seawalls protecting the status quo and those who benefit from it. This week we begin to pay the next trillion installment, price for the trickle down lollypop economic philosopy driving the power and greed hungry establishment. McCain and the GOP are wrong for the country and wrong for a world that will further marginalize the US just as Wall Street and the Dollar have lost their preeminence on the world stage. May the McBush ilk of liars loose these elections and be banned from public office as none knows shame starting with McCain.

[Oballin]

It truly is the Grand OLD Party

http://www.oballin.com/shirts/gop.php

[morefromLA]

Yes, the Grand Old Prevaricators.

[Tulka2]

He's proud.

It really sums it up doesn't it? In that moment, you can see he has complete contempt for ordinary Americans. He has gotten by with crap like this for his whole life, afterall. Why should he be nervous? Everytime he says he's "proud", read arrogant. The admiral's boy doesn't know the difference.

[shelobo]

BRAVO for the people who pay attention to this idiots LIES and let AMERICANS know about them !.

[ZimboChick]

tucker bounds say something already!

[Bitsko]

"Sarah Palin is an energy expert."

[applespider]

"When he was a POW, John McCain didn't have ANY cars."

[Decipherer]

Sure, I'll bet he didn't even have some of those spiffy and oh-so-supple $600 Ferragamo "slippers" (I think they call that footwear) McSame sports now.

[dwillisno1]

Hey Tucker Bounds, I use to know your brother Outa.

[pfc1369]

And your sister Leepzan.

[Dodge]

I once played basketball with his father "RE"

[Dodge]

Sorry folks... Tucker is a little gun shy right now...

http://gawker.com/5050339/mccain-spokesman-told-off-on-all-networks