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Newsweek: Vehicle Records of McCain's 13 Cars Contradict His Boast About Buying American

McCain made the comments while defending his purchase of foreign hybrid vehicle - a purchase he denied making despite having bragged about it inSouth 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 ofDetroit-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 inMichigan. 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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