'An insult to Ohioans': Romney auto lies draw brutal headlines - The Orange Mane

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 11-02-2012, 12:26 AM

Mitt Romney keeps getting deservedly hammered for his outrageous ads claiming that Chrysler and General Motors are moving jobs to China because of President Barack Obama's actions and that Romney, unlike Obama, would fight these moves. Being rebutted in thorough, humiliating fashion by Chrysler and GM was bad, but having newspaper editorials across Ohio and Michigan, the states whose voters he was trying to scare into vote for him, take up the issue has the potential to magnify that damage. According to a Toledo Blade editorial, "the Republican nominee is conducting an exercise in deception about auto-industry issues that is remarkable even by the standards of his campaign." The Youngstown Vindicator calls Romney's ads "an insult to Ohioans" which suggests that Romney "believes the voters of Ohio are not sophisticated enough to separate fact from fiction." Then there's the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which uses descriptions like "flailing" and "recklessly" and "masterpiece of misdirection."

Jonathan Cohn offers something else that points to the scale of Romney's error:

Irony of Romney's auto gambit: Chrysler, GM tried to stay out of presidential race, denied requests to use factories for events...
— @CitizenCohn via web

Way to go, Mitt! While most of the discussion of Romney's lies has revolved around the simple fact that Chrysler and GM are investing in creating jobs in the U.S., Marcy Wheeler points to another problem with these attacks:

China—and Japan and Korea—still protect their markets, meaning if you want to sell there, you’ve got to make cars there. Mitt has promised to get tough on China. But his series of auto ads have made no mention—not a peep!—of how he’ll reverse this practice and make it possible for Jeep to export cars made in Toledo. Indeed, when Obama launched a trade dispute over auto parts in September, Mitt scoffed at the effort (and ignored Obama’s decent and sustained effort launching trade disputes, one of which pertaining to specialty steel recently won at the WTO).

But Romney was never honest about his views on trade, and he's certainly not going to start being honest about that now as he doubles and triples down on his commitment to full-throated lying about the auto industry.

Rohirrim · 11-02-2012, 06:05 AM

He's a bull****ter. What can you say?

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 11-02-2012, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Rohirrim

He's a bull****ter. What can you say?

Not a very savvy one when you consider the importance of OH in the race.

Rohirrim · 11-02-2012, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Not a very savvy one when you consider the importance of OH in the race.

Yeah, but to paraphrase Captain Jack Sparrow, you can always count on a bull****ter to keep bull****ting.

baja · 11-02-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Not a very savvy one when you consider the importance of OH in the race.

He's not worried. He owns the voter machines

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 11-05-2012, 08:47 AM

gunns · 11-05-2012, 09:19 AM

The Republicans have always used fear to meet their ends. They also attempt to target the stupid with their lies, at least hoping everyone is so unknowledgable. I've often wondered how Republican backers feel about that but I guess you'd have to be smart enough to know you were being lied to....contending Obama is sending jobs overseas when his corp Bain did just that and that he'll keep them here. Hook em Gordon Gekko!

11-02-2012, 12:26 AM	#1
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,694	'An insult to Ohioans': Romney auto lies draw brutal headlines Mitt Romney keeps getting deservedly hammered for his outrageous ads claiming that Chrysler and General Motors are moving jobs to China because of President Barack Obama's actions and that Romney, unlike Obama, would fight these moves. Being rebutted in thorough, humiliating fashion by Chrysler and GM was bad, but having newspaper editorials across Ohio and Michigan, the states whose voters he was trying to scare into vote for him, take up the issue has the potential to magnify that damage. According to a Toledo Blade editorial, "the Republican nominee is conducting an exercise in deception about auto-industry issues that is remarkable even by the standards of his campaign." The Youngstown Vindicator calls Romney's ads "an insult to Ohioans" which suggests that Romney "believes the voters of Ohio are not sophisticated enough to separate fact from fiction." Then there's the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which uses descriptions like "flailing" and "recklessly" and "masterpiece of misdirection." Jonathan Cohn offers something else that points to the scale of Romney's error: Irony of Romney's auto gambit: Chrysler, GM tried to stay out of presidential race, denied requests to use factories for events... — @CitizenCohn via web Way to go, Mitt! While most of the discussion of Romney's lies has revolved around the simple fact that Chrysler and GM are investing in creating jobs in the U.S., Marcy Wheeler points to another problem with these attacks: China—and Japan and Korea—still protect their markets, meaning if you want to sell there, you’ve got to make cars there. Mitt has promised to get tough on China. But his series of auto ads have made no mention—not a peep!—of how he’ll reverse this practice and make it possible for Jeep to export cars made in Toledo. Indeed, when Obama launched a trade dispute over auto parts in September, Mitt scoffed at the effort (and ignored Obama’s decent and sustained effort launching trade disputes, one of which pertaining to specialty steel recently won at the WTO). But Romney was never honest about his views on trade, and he's certainly not going to start being honest about that now as he doubles and triples down on his commitment to full-throated lying about the auto industry.

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11-02-2012, 06:05 AM	#2
Rohirrim Partisan Human Cannonball Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Twixt Hell & Highwater Posts: 48,849	He's a bull****ter. What can you say?

11-05-2012, 08:47 AM	#6
L.A. BRONCOS FAN Mo' holla fo' yo' dolla! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a bunker in an undisclosed location Posts: 52,694

11-05-2012, 09:19 AM	#7
gunns I WANT DEFENSE! Defense, defense, defense Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Always Hoping Posts: 11,660 Adopt-a-Bronco: Defense	The Republicans have always used fear to meet their ends. They also attempt to target the stupid with their lies, at least hoping everyone is so unknowledgable. I've often wondered how Republican backers feel about that but I guess you'd have to be smart enough to know you were being lied to....contending Obama is sending jobs overseas when his corp Bain did just that and that he'll keep them here. Hook em Gordon Gekko!