Caught on video
"The Republicans have done it again when it comes to Sen. John Kerry's flip-flopping statements on owning an SUV," Washington Whispers columnist Paul Bedard writes at www.usnews.com.
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"In the latest installment, the GOP has found video of Kerry telling environmentally conscious New Hampshire voters that he sold his gas guzzlers to buy fuel-efficient autos, and just one month later, in Michigan car country, giving a long list of big-engine vehicles he owns — including two SUVs, one imported," Mr. Bedard said.
Ed Gillespie, the Republican Party chairman, was scheduled to present the videos last night during a speech in Sheldon, Iowa, the columnist said. "His point: Kerry says whatever he thinks voters want to hear. It's the latest twist in the SUV saga. First Kerry denied having one; then he said it was his wife's. Now, he's saying he sold his gas hogs only to brag a month later about owning a 'big Suburban.'
"In the new video, he's asked at a New Hampshire rally what he's done to reduce the dependency on oil. Says Kerry, 'I sold my gas guzzler and got a van and downgraded, that's what I did personally, in my own life. Also got an economical car in Washington and so forth so that I was trying to live up to that standard.'
"But in the second video, shot a month later in Michigan, he lists his autos: 'I own a Dodge 600 that I've had for about 20 years; I own a Chrysler 300M; we have a Chrysler van, a minivan; a Chrysler PT Cruiser (I guess Chrysler is making out here); a Suburban Chevy — big Suburban — and she has a Land Rover Defender.' " |
