The Obama-mobile: hypocrisy in shades of green

 
Democratic presidential candidate B. Hussein Obama recently pilloried U.S. automakers for their resistance to increased fuel efficiency requirements. Speaking in Detroit, Obama proclaimed that the auto companies had not met the challenge:

[he] delivered a stern message to Detroit auto companies on Monday, saying they had done little to lessen the nation’s dependence on foreign oil and needed to improve the fuel efficiency of their vehicles... While the American standard for cars has not increased in the last 20 years, both China and Japan have higher standards, Mr. Obama said. He maintained that cars in Japan typically achieved the equivalent of 45 miles per gallon. [Ed: debunked here]... In fact, the average fuel economy in 2006 for cars sold by all manufacturers in the United States was slightly more than 30 miles per gallon, higher than the federal standard requires...

Obama also failed to mention that his own vehicle is a 340-horsepower behemoth and not exactly a model for fuel efficiency.


This is not a picture of Obama's 300C; his car may, in fact, have a green exterior
The Detroit Free Press reports that Obama's vehicle says a lot about the candidate:

...his choice to drive a V8 Hemi-powered Chrysler 300C emits a whiff of hypocrisy along with its exhaust fumes. Obama's choice proves once again that fuel economy is seldom the No. 1 factor when Americans buy cars. The 340-horsepower 300C has plenty of room for the lanky senator, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters...

Obama's mindset is standard fare for the hypocritical "semi-green" Democrats. Never mind that the Democratic candidates rely upon a vast fleet of private jets, which are used as taxis. Just ignore the fact that the electric bill for Al Gore's mansion is $2,400 a month (including $500 a month for the pool house).

It's the typical Democratric mantra: "one set of rules for us, another set of rules for all of the little people."

More and more Americans are wising up to their ridiculous double-standards. Their pratfalls would almost be humorous were they not so utterly two-faced.

Hat tips: Blue Crab Boulevard and Larwyn