John McCain
Nuclear Power Plant Tour
Newport, MI 08/05/08
TRANSCRIPT:
DAN FAROUGH: Well you know I think what McCain is doing is really trying to change the focus. If you look at his record on energy, you know what you will see is a advocate of big oil, protecting big oil's profits, and so what we feel in Michigan is that this visit to the nuclear power plant is really an attempt to disguise his real record which is again one of protecting big oil and big oil industry profits. The other piece of it that's a big concern to Michigan and Ohio I believe as well is where do you stand on the auto industry? You know you have this amazing resource, some of the best trained workers in the world right here in the Midwest. We could be making the cars and trucks of the future. Fuel cells, hybrid vehicles, that would break our dependence on foreign oil. Unfortunately, Senator McCain -- I'm sure he doesn't want to talk about- but consistently opposes measures to retool the auto industry. In fact Senator McCain has said that he's supported the outsourcing of jobs. You know that that's a viable economic decision. That's killing Michigan. It's hurting Ohio and what we need to see from public officials is a willingness to make these tough decisions and stand up to special interests like big oil. [...]
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