Fake Obama Sells Kias in Dealership Ad

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17/06/2008 01:46. Car dealers are shameless. This isn't news to you. Still, we were a little surprised by the speed of this one:

A Dallas-area Kia dealership is using presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama to sell small SUVs. CNN explains, "'Even ordinary folks like you can buy a Kia! Yes you can!' says the Obama impersonator in a television commercial for Dallas-Ft. Worth area-based Central Kia, which uses a logo that resembles the Obama campaign's."

The Dallas Morning News adds, "On Wednesday night - the last day the commercials were to air - one version led off Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , exposing the clip to the rest of the country." Stewart, in mock indignation, insists that appearing on television to hock cars "is an honor that we have only bestowed on... // U.S. News Rankings & Reviews