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Auto dealers: sly gambit vs. Hillary Clinton

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According to Automotive News, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the National Automobile Dealers Association’s annual convention in New Orleans, she received several standing ovations.

So —  what did the car dealers association choose to feature on YouTube?

Not the ovations, but two moments during her speech when Clinton openly admitted she hadn’t driven a car since 1996, and spoke about her biggest regret — the tragic losses at Benghazi..

Disgraced former Republican House Speaker and current CNN commentator Newt Gingrich immediately seized on her remarks to try to embarrass West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who faces a tough fight for re-election this fall.

Newt Gingrich is closely allied with auto dealers, who give most of their millions in campaign cash to Republicans. See for yourself how he smirks over Hillary Clinton’s self-deprecating remarks:

Newt Gingrich seizes on Hillary Clinton’s remarks at national auto dealer conference

Car dealers select these moments in Hillary Clinton’s speech to post on YouTube

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car dealers: “no love for liberals”

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Keith Crain, publisher of Automotive News, the auto industry’s leading trade publication, knows the auto industry inside out. His response to auto dealers’ vitriolic reaction to Hillary Clinton’s being invited to address the National Automobile Dealers Association:

“If anyone doubted that Hillary Clinton is a polarizing figure, all he had to do was look at the brouhaha caused by the National Automobile Dealers Association’s selection of her as a keynote speaker at its convention next year in New Orleans…

The episode did demonstrate that the American new-vehicle dealer, who I’ve always felt is the last of the entrepreneurs in North America, basically has no love for liberals…”

Dealers Diss Hillary

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Angry auto dealers are threatening to boycott the National Auto Dealers Association’s annual convention in New Orleans next January, thanks to the NADA’s decision to invite Hillary Clinton to keynote the event.

In comments posted on the Automotive News website, dealers are sounding off, unleashing an angry tirade. One commenter writes:

         “Re: Shrillary…have we forgotten the nefarious Rose Law Firm, Vincent Foster, “Travelgate”, cattle futures, White Water, the seizing of FBI files of conservatives…all before the Benghazi 3:00am phone call.    “Phony scandals” don’t come home in body bags !!”

Other comments:

     “NADA moves one giant step closer to irrelevance with the selection of Clinton as a speaker. What part of political neutrality do they not understand? Every dealer I know is outraged….”

     “This hag needs to emigrate – now that would make me VERY happy.”

According to the report in Automotive News, “a Georgia dealer consultant who writes columns for auto industry publications, says he was deluged by profane responses to his Facebook post asking people what they thought of NADA’s pick.”  (Automotive News, July 29, 2013)

According to Open Secrets, auto dealers have a history of lavish donations to political candidates and parties –predominantly to Republicans.  During the 2011- 2012 campaign cycle, auto dealers gave $1,473,925 to Romney, but only a relatively paltry $118,394 to Obama.

Ironically, during the Clinton presidency, auto sales burgeoned and car dealers flourished. In stark contrast, George Bush’s economic policies proved disastrous for the entire auto industry, resulting in the bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler, and record numbers of dealer closings.