Posted on 05/12/2007 4:28:55 PM PDT by SandRat
The religion of the left seems to be environmentalism, and the everyone knows what happens when religious figures on the right are exposed as hypocrites. Ted Haggard, Jim Baker and others have claimed to stand for one thing and privately lived a life that conflicted with their stated beliefs, and the media covered it non-stop. In contrast, the media ignore that the darling of the Democratic presidential candidates has again been nailed as an environmental hypocrite.
Barack Obama was outed as an SUV driver in 2006, who said at the same time, "the blame for the world's higher temperature rests on gas guzzling vehicles." Now, a year later, the Detroit Free Press' on-line site Freep.com reported similar contradictory behavior today and stated, "his choice to drive a V8 Hemi-powered Chrysler 300C emits a whiff of hypocrisy along with its exhaust fumes." (emphasis mine throughout):
The Democratic presidential contender was in Detroit on Monday, oozing charisma and environmental awareness as he chided local automakers for building too many big vehicles and not enough fuel-efficient hybrids.
So 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. It gets 25 miles per gallon on the highway, good for a big sedan, but far short of hybrids and compact cars.
His campaign Thursday said it leases a flex-fuel vehicle, and Obama, whose family has just one car, "believes we need to work together to achieve energy independence."
Newsbusters blogged about this Detroit speech that this article referenced. Keep the description of Obama's car in mind when reading these excerpts of his the above-mentioned speech:
Obama this week flew to Detroit to deliver his message that the U.S. auto industry is the villain for "investing in bigger and faster cars while foreign competitors invested in more fuel-efficient technology."
"While our fuel standards haven't moved from 27.5 miles per gallon in two decades, both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon..."
So, while Obama is chastising the auto industry for making “bigger and faster cars,” he's driving a big, heavy Hemi V8-powered Chrysler 300C sedan that gets 25mpg, which is lower than the 27.5 mpg US standard that he says is too low.
Now, driving the same kind of car that one claims is responsible for destroying Earth doesn't raise the same level of interest to the media as religious leaders doing meth off of a prostitute's rump or defrauding little old ladies, but to the left, anthropogenic global warming has reached religious-like fervor. A Democratic pol who violates liberal environmental dogma should be treated the way conservatives are when their private lives appear to contradict their political beliefs or their party's.
Frankly, I don't blame Obama for driving the 300C; it's a pretty nice ride, but don't drive it if you tell the people who created it that they are doing something wrong and ruining the world by making it. Unlike with Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney's controversies, except for the Freep.com article, the media ignore this example of conflicting behavior and claims of double-standards; not even a belief in the overall social issue of the environment is enough to get them to cover the story.
In contrast to the examples of media coverage of hypocrisy on the right, the media have not pinned Obama down on his double-standard of chiding Detroit for making the same kind of “bigger and faster” inefficient carbon-spewing Earth-killer that sits in his drive way.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
“Do as I SAY, not as I DO”. I would say “Liberal Hypocrite” , but that would be redundant.
And he doesn't really have any justifiable "need" for that tank, other than that it looks like a Mafia staff car. What's his hurry?
I can justify my 4WD SUV because we do a lot of camping and off roading and I haul my retrieving dogs to hunt tests miles down unpaved roads in it! AND it just has the 6 cyl OHC Ford motor in it!
I would say that the Hemi is one fast engine. The new Dodge Charger has them. My husband rode in a new one that a police officer has.
What would Brian Peppers say to all of this? Could he relate to liberals feeling left out of mainstream society?
That last photo really is interesting. He actually has Vulcan ears.
japanese cars average 45 mpg ?
*5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 engine
* Electronically-controlled five-speed automatic
* Transmission with AutoStick®
* Rear-wheel drive configuration
* Short- and long-arm front suspension
* Independent five-bar multilink rear suspension
* Rack and pinion steering
* Front P245/45R20, Rear P275/40R20 tires
* Deep-dish 20"x 8" front/20"x 9" rear five-spoke wheels
* Dual exhaust
Chrysler 300-C
Nope - was debunked by a Jap Mfr rep on another thread.
They are reallu nice cars,but its seldom they reach 25 mpg.
I would say about 17 mpg is more like an average.
Still if a family wants a safe vehicle with power that can carry 4 comfortably, it the right buy.
But dont come out with this environmental horse hockey about being worried about not getting 40 mpg when you drive one.
Obama is typical of todays environmentalists who want to put me in a little death roller skate that hasnt got leg room for an 8 year old kid. or power enough to pull itself out of the way of an oncoming semi. While they ride in comfort and style.
Maybe when Obama starts buying carbon credits from Al Bore he will be ok.
They are the nouveau riche, the beneficiaries of affirmative action and other social policies, determined to hold onto their gains, at all costs. Weve had a revolution, and we can sure have another, if they are going to be so obnoxious.
Barack and I drive the same car! That’s one thing I like about him.
But I bet he sends AlGore lots of money to pay for carbon offsets! 8^)
Well, I can't justify my Hemi Ram 1500 4WD.
Nor my '69 Hemi Charger 500.
So I guess I am just not the wonderful citizen of the world that you are....bad on me.
BWHAHHAHA!
My Charger gets 17 mpg city and on a recent trip got ~28 on the highway.
“the blame for the world’s higher temperature rests on gas guzzling vehicles.”
Any man who does not know that climates on all planets of our solar system are controlled by the sun is an idiot.
I have a supercharged V-6 in my Monte Carlo (Earnhardt Racing Package) and it gets 27.6 MPG combined!
Well, it does when I’m not speeding too much!
“Any man who does not know that climates on all planets of our solar system are controlled by the sun is an idiot.”
Any person over 35 who is still a Liberal is an idiot.
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