UAW head chides McCain for Prius 'flip-flop'
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, Associated Press Writer 26 minutes ago (9/10/08)
LANSING, Mich. - The head of the United Auto Workers union says Republican presidential nominee John McCain
lost credibility by first saying he bought his daughter a Toyota Prius, then saying she bought it.
Ron Gettelfinger told reporters Wednesday in a conference call that motorists have a right to choose any car they want.
He added that McCain should be honest about who bought the Prius.
McCain last year told a student in South Carolina that he bought the car.
But when questioned Sunday by TV station WXYZ in Southfield, Mich., McCain said, "She bought it, I believe, herself."
Torie Clarke, a longtime McCain adviser and former Pentagon press secretary, wrote a book entitled,
"Lipstick on a Pig: Winning in the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game."
McCain himself used the "lipstick on a pig" line
in referring to a health care plan proposed by failed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Makes it kind of hard to take his outrage seriously... especially if you read Obama's words in context of his speech
as they didn't have much to do with Palin. If you can't win on issues just throw dirt in the air and see if it sticks.