Mitt Romney Ad On Auto Bailout Slammed For Making Misleading Statements
Mitt Romney has released political ad in swing states that calls out Barack Obama’s handling of the auto industry bailout.
The only problem, critics say, is that the ad is intentionally misleading. As The Huffington Post points out, the ad uses clever wording to avoid an outright lie, but purposely misrepresents Obama’s actions in bailout out automakers.
The ad notes that Obama “took GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy,” which itself is true but fails to mention that the bankruptcy was part of a process that also included government loans to help automakers through the process.
Mitt Romney had advocated against government help for troubled automakers, saying the private sector should pay for the process, but automobile executives slammed the plan. Dan Akerson, CEO and chairman of General Motors since September 2010, was asked in 2010 what would have happened had Mitt Romney’s plan been followed. Akerson said that GM “would have been in bankruptcy for years and I think you could have written off this company, this industry and this country.”
The Romney auto bailout ad has more misleading statements. It notes that Mitt Romney is endorsed by the Detroit News,, but fails to mention that the editorial also slammed Romney for”wrong-headedness on the auto bailout.”
Another questionable claim from the Romney auto bailout ad states that Obama is selling “Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China.”
The Huffington Post breaks down this dubious claim:
“Again, this is technically true, but only according to a narrow reading of the language. Fiat, the Italian company that now owns Chrysler, is building Jeeps in China. But the company is not moving jobs from America to do it. Instead, Fiat is expanding current production in China for the purposes of catering to a growing Chinese market.”
You can check out the Mitt Romney auto bailout ad here:
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Posted: October 28, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012
Lord save us all should this man manage to win the Presidency.
Oct 29, 2012
To ALL you Un-Decided VOTERS who STILL HAVE NOT VOTED!
THINK Long and Hard….IF Willard is YOUR CHOICE?
Here is how Willard REALLY FEELS!
About People who ARE NOT of his Ilk! :
( 1 ) "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it…. My job IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE! I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." -Mitt Romney, in leaked comments from a fundraiser in May 2012.
( 2 ) "Corporations are people, my friend " —Mitt Romney to a heckler at the Iowa State Fair who suggested that taxes should be raised on corporations as part of balancing the budget (August 2011).
( 3 ) "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there." —Mitt Romney (January 2012).
( 4 ) "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me." –Mitt Romney, using an unfortunate choice of words while advocating for consumer choice in health insurance plans (January 2012).
( 5 ) "As president, I will create 12 million new jobs." —Mitt Romney, during the second presidential debate.
"Government does not create jobs." —Mitt Romney, 45 minutes later (Oct. 16, 2012)
( 6 ) "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised." —Mitt Romney, speaking about his Michigan roots during a rally in Commerce, Michigan, Aug. 24, 2012
( 7 ) Ann Romney's biggest concern if her husband becomes president would be his ability to maintain his "mental well-being," she said in an interview Thursday with KTVN in Reno, Nev.
Asked what her primary worry would be should her husband succeed in defeating President Obama on Nov. 6, Mrs. Romney replied, "You know, I think my biggest concern, obviously, would just be for his mental well-being."
( 8 ) "Is $100,000 middle income?" -George Stephanopoulos.
"No, middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less." -Mitt Romney, ABC's "Good Morning America," Sept. 14, 2012
( 9 ) "When you give a speech you don't go through a laundry list, you talk about the things that you think are important." –Mitt Romney, when asked about failing to mention the troops in his nomination speech at the Republican National Convention, Fox News interview (Sept. 7, 2012)
( 10 ) "I'll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry's come back." –Mitt Romney, on the American auto industry, despite having written a New York Times op-ed in 2008 titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," in which he said if GM, Ford and Chrysler got a government bailout "you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye".
( 11 )."I went to a number of women's groups and said 'Can you help us find folks?' and they brought us whole binders full of women." —Mitt Romney, on staffing his cabinet while he was governor of Massachusetts, presidential debate, Oct. 16, 2012
( 12 ) "There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip" –Mitt Romney, attempting to identify with the problems of average folk (January 2012).
Do YOU GET The PICTURE!
Oh….One LAST THING to WOMEN VOTERS! :
Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie told the Huffington Post that, while Romney would not repeal the Lilly Ledbetter Act, he “was opposed to it at the time” and would not have signed it.
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DO YOU WOMEN UNDERSTAND The ABOVE STATEMENT?
WHY? in The Hell would YOU VOTE for Willlard! WHY?
They WANT YOU ' Barefoot & Pregnant! '…..IGNORANT & UN-EDUCATED!
The TREAT YOU like 2nd CLASS CITIZENS!
IF you WOMEN HAVE NOT VOTED Yet?
Then KEEP READING The ABOVE STATEMENT! until in Sinks in! To OVERCOME Whatever HATE you have for The President!
And UNDERSTAND how the republicans FEEL about YOUR GENDER!
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Story Link : http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/10/17/1032001/romney-adviser-romney-would-have——— opposed-lilly-ledbetter-in-2009/.
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4 MORE YEARS!