Irony: A Clinton ad mistakenly using a factory sold out during Clinton era.

[mckeown1128]

Video of the Indiana a is at the link. Here is the transcript:

Hillary Clinton:
Right here over 200 Hoosiers built parts that guided our military’s smart bombs to their targets.
They were good jobs, but now, they’re gone to China.
And now America’s defense relies on Chinese spare parts.
George Bush could have stopped it, but he didn’t.
As your president, I will fight to keep good jobs here, and to turn this economy around.
I’m Hillary Clinton and I approve this message because American workers should build America’s defense.


Here is the truth:


The Magnequench factory (originally known as UGIMAG) was sold in August 2000 to a consortium that included Chinese interests. In 2001, it was announced the plant would be shut down.

In 1995, Beijing San Huan New Material High-Tech Inc. and China National Non-Ferrous Metals Import & Export Corporation partnered with investment firm the Sextant Group Inc. to acquire Magnequench and established the new entity as Magnequench International Inc.

The 1995 sale required approval from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S., or CFIUS. The CFIUS is an inter-agency committee chaired by the secretary of treasury, tasked with conducting reviews of foreign acquisitions that might threaten national security


More including video goodness at this link:

http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/04/24/clinton-to-keep-defense-jobs-here/

[rateyes]

1. Hey, Hillary, one question:

George Bush might have been able to stop it. YOUR HUSBAND most CERTAINLY could have stopped it, but he didn't. Where were you when all this was going on?

Oh, that's right...you were stumping for NAFTA.

[Thickasabrick]

2. LOL....that is hysterical. Was she standing outside the abandoned plant?

[mckeown1128]

3. Nope but it was loaded with slo motion video...

of the run down looking plant... same generica plant closing political comercial.

[razors edge]

4. Maybe she wasn't lying this time.

I could see a scenario where she, Bill, and W were hanging out at the Kenybunkport Holiday In Express doing shooters and playing quarters, W missed the glass and the Saudis lost the bet.

They all had a good laugh, another round, and a few more lines of junior's Bolivian marching powder.

[depakid]

5. When will this campaign learn to vet the stock footage!

You'd think they'd learn after the 3 am embarrassment.

[KoKo]

10. It almost makes me think she's being sabotaged by her own...what's with them that

they don't check things out before they do ads. Sounds very Mickey Mouse for a campaign that should have access to the best. :shrug:

[mckeown1128]

12. Maybe it was the money problem...

Maybe they couldn't afford different stock footage. :shrug:

[Egnever]

6. They are stuck on stupid

how many times now have they kneecapped themselves with their own adds. For a woman that is supposed to be bright her campaign is a freaking cornucopia of armature mistakes.

[bvar22]

7. Another Hillary blunder?

Yes. This qualifies.

Olberman should be notified.

[ShortnFiery]

8. Only the Clintons can get by, hell promote such bunk as "God Given Facts"

:crazy:

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

9. This is definitely worth a

K&R
:kick:

[tokenlib]

11. She should get a refund for the sloppy campaign she bought..

...she should have buyers remorse and fire everyone!

[catgirl]

13. Will MSM pick this up

or are they too busy trying to make Obama look unelectable?

[gal]

14. Sloppy management.

She can't run her own campaign let alone the government.