This is reminiscent of Obama’s ‘100 year war’ lie:
Now, when John McCain came to Michigan in January and said that we couldn’t bring back all the jobs that had been lost back to America, he was right. We can’t bring back every single job. But where he’s wrong was in suggesting that there’s nothing we can do to replace those jobs or create new ones, to build off the incredible skill of the workforce here in Michigan and throughout the Midwest and to build off the expertise that we’ve created in manufacturing over decades here in this region.
Here’s the Detroit News article on McCain’s controversial remarks. (The piece is no longer available for free at the News site):
He [McCain] said he realizes Michigan is hurting and has lost jobs. He said he will not forget jobless workers and pledged to create a community college-based federal program to educate and retrain them for new jobs. True to his straight-talk image, McCain also said Michiganians have to realize the old jobs are gone for good.
Here’s McCain in Michigan a week later:
McCain also tried to deflect some criticism he’s taken from Republican rivals in recent days over his suggestion that some Michigan manufacturing jobs are gone forever. “I know the old jobs are gone, but there will be new jobs created, and I believe we are on the threshold of a great new day for Michigan,” he said.
McCain didn’t say anything like what Obama is claiming he did — either in the initial appearance, or on further reflection. Just another case where the Obamesiah fails to live up to his billing.
