(Note how they forget to put the party name (D) of the elected official, when it's a Democrat doing wrong......)
Lucas brings Hummer to news conference on gas
Aug 1, 2008 11:31 AM EDT
NORFOLK, Va (WAVY.com)--It was supposed to be a news conference by supporters for Democratic Senator Barack Obama.
They wanted to blast Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain's plan to give a brief 'gas tax' holiday.
When State Senator Louise Lucas showed up in a gas guzzling Hummer to blast McCain for his stand on the oil crisis, the story changed.
Lucas said, "While Virginia's families are confronting the reality of gas, the oil companies continue to record record profits."
That, from an elected official who showed up in a vehicle that gets some of the lowest gas mileage per gallon.
WAVY.com asked her about the image of that. She said, "I'll say this to you. The Hummer is not driven on a regular basis. It is only to come to functions like this. I have to carry a lot of stuff."
But functions like this is a news conference about Presidential Candidates gas plans, and gas prices, and solving the gas problem.
Behind Senator Lucas, up on the bridge, you could see all the vehicles stuck in the I-64 back up at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, also burning up some gas.
We asked Senator Lucas whether the questions about her Hummer were unfair.
"I don't think it's an unfair question. While we need to be driving more fuel efficient cars, for those of us who have SUVs and larger vehicles, we don't save money by trading those in when no one wants them to get smaller vehicles that end up costing us more."
The point Lucas wanted to make is the gas holiday proposed by Senator John McCain will save the average driver only $30 between Memorial and Labor Days. And will cost millions in lost revenues for roads.
But all that was lost in the shadows of a Hummer.
Story link on WAVY TV
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