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Obama-era Car Ads

When Democrats went to war with the internal combustion engine

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Doug Ross
Nov 10, 2025
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Infamous for destroying American health care, Barack H. Obama is also painfully historic for trying to kill the auto industry. His arbitrary MPG mandates, ridiculous deadlines, and hyper-focus on tiny cars were all destined to crush consumer demand.

In those days, a young and ambitious illustrator set out to mock the stupidity of the Democrat Party’s Communist-style diktats.

Behold: government-approved car ads for the Obama era.

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