“A Pretty Scathing Charge”: Hussein Questions McCain’s Patriotism
Obama Says McCain Puts Other Countries First
by Jake Tepper
September 12, 2008 4:05 PM
A pretty scathing charge from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this morning as he spoke to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and assailed Sen. John McCain’s, R-Ariz., position on free trade.
“Just ask the machinists in Pennsylvania who build Harley-Davidsons,” Obama said of McCain’s record. “Because John McCain didn’t just oppose the requirement that the government buy American-made motorcycles, he called Buy American provisions ‘disgraceful.’ Just ask the workers across this country who have seen their jobs outsourced. The very companies that shipped their jobs overseas have been rewarded with billions of dollars in tax breaks that John McCain supports and plans to continue.
“So, when American workers hear John McCain talking about putting ‘Country First,’” Obama said, “it’s fair to ask –- which country?”
Um … isn’t that pretty much the dictionary definition of questioning someone’s patriotism?
- jpt
Jake Tepper is ABC News’ Senior National Correspondent based in the network’s Washington bureau.
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