Bill Clinton in front of an American flag (creative commons)

In his attempt to gain favor over Ohio voters, Romney’s campaign has endorsed a message to defend Romney’s stance on the auto bailout. 

The ad attacks Obama for driving GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy while counter claims are made for Romney fighting for all American jobs.

In response to this ad, former president Bill Clinton and current Vice-President Joe Biden both released their own comments. 

From CNN, Clinton discussed a phone call he had with President Obama:

"I saw the reports of Gov. Romney's latest ad saying that the president had allowed Jeep to move to China," Clinton said. "And so this morning, before [Obama] left Florida and went back to Washington, he said, 'You know, of all the things Gov. Romney has said, that probably hurts my feelings the most'."

Clinton continued: "[Obama] said, 'You know, I never had any money when I was a kid. And the first new car I ever owned, I was 30 years old. And it was a Jeep. I would never move Jeep to China."

Clinton followed up the sentimental story with a hammer.

"Now it turns out, Jeep is reopening in China because they've made so much money here, they can afford to do it and they are going on with their plans here," Clinton said.

Chrysler Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Gualberto Ranieri, also tried to set the record straight in an online posting saying, "Let's set the record straight: Jeep has no intention of shifting production of its Jeep models out of North America to China."

Vice President Biden also referenced this quote and went on to make his own defense.

From CNN: 

"Ladies and gentlemen, have they no shame?" Biden said, lumping Romney and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan together.

"Romney will say anything, absolutely anything to win, it seems."

Biden and Clinton also slammed Romney for, what the campaign asserts, are changing explanations over his initial opposition to the auto bailout.

They both referenced Romney's now famous 2008 op-ed, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt."

SEE ALSO:  Romney Ad Pushes Back On Auto Bailout Attacks.

Romney’s campaign quickly responded with Romney spokesman, Ryan Williams, "Today, Vice President Biden falsely claimed that Mitt Romney wanted to 'liquidate' the auto industry, and was dishonest about the Administration's own record…The Obama campaign is less concerned with engaging in a meaningful conversation about his failed policies and more concerned with arguing against facts about their record they dislike. Ohioans see these desperate arguments for what they are, and will choose Governor Romney's positive agenda over President Obama's increasingly desperate attacks."

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