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Old 11-21-08, 09:15   #188 (permalink)
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Re: Should the government bail-out include domestic automakers?

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Originally Posted by SamIam View Post
Come on, there is a huge difference between the President riding on Air Force One and and Larry, Curly and Moe flying a luxury business jet to Washington to ask for a hand out. If they had presented a plan, I would call it a bail out. They want a hand out

At the least they could have "jet pooled"
They all have a plan, and the plans have been in implementation already, but the way all four of them, including UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, presented thing was half-assed to say the least.

I'm sitting around at home, trying to send out resumes, because I've been out of work for over a year, looking at the them droning on and on....and I've got several thoughts racing around my head.

One, I'm thinking...if I did this bad a job making what amounts to a sales presentation, I'd never have got twenty-five years experience under my belt. I'd have been bounced out on my @ss two decades ago, by the very auto company engineers, supervisors and skilled trades people I dealt with. God Almighty, have you guys ever seen such a poor public speaking job in your lives? Where the hell is Lee Iaccoca when we need him?

Two, I'm thinking as well...if all of us who depend on these buffoons to at least get a temporary safety net, and maybe see things through until 2010, then we all be in big trouble. Might as well think about renting a big f***ing trailer, empty the house and hand the keys over to the bank.

Three, I'm wondering what Australia would be like to live in. Because between these three companies screwing the pooch, yet again, Congress's reaction, and my fellow American's "Detroit car companies can go to hell" attitude, I'm not feeling real positive about things.
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