Tag: automakers

Obama bombs: Autoworkers boo when he makes a joke about the car they make

Obama told the automakers “that the recovering U.S. economy took a hit that even a Jeep Wrangler couldn’t rebound from quickly.” Didn’t go over well.

Know your audience. That’s the basic rule of public speaking that President Obama violated in Toledo on Friday.

He told a audience of autoworkers who build the Jeep Wrangler “…that the recovering U.S. economy took a hit that even a Jeep Wrangler couldn’t rebound from quickly.”

He hasn’t dropped a bomb this big in Libya.

But putting his lousy joke aside, does it not appear that his Teleprompter isn’t working? He’s delivering his remarks with the same hesitance and awkwardness that are usually the hallmarks of a recalcitrant TOTUS.

http://youtu.be/Px20jWN4ifQ

Hypocrisy: Head of DNC, who knocks Republicans for not supporting US carmakers, drives a Japanese car

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz rails on Republicans for opposing the administration’s giveaways to the autoworkers union. But she drive a Japanese car.

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Barack Obama’s brand new, hand-chosen Chairwoman of the Democrat National Committee, spoke at a forum sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. She was fired up. She was angry. She took the Republicans to task for opposing the administration’s giveaways to the autoworkers union.

“If it were up to the candidates running for president on the Republican side,” Wasserman-Schultz said, “we would be driving foreign cars.”

Why, those damn Republicans! Those evil conservatives! Those awful import-buying, Tea Partying …

Unfortunately, reporter Michael O’Brien of The Hill followed Wasserman-Schultz into the parking lot to see what kind of car she was driving.

Oops.

The Congresswoman climbed into 2010 Infiniti FX35. And last time we checked, the Infiniti was a Japanese car.

This woman could make the Democrats think of the good ol’ days when Howard Dean was the party’s chairman.

Delusions of adequacy: Eleanor Clift and Bill Press say, “U.S. auto industry stronger than it ever was”

Eleanor Clift and Bill Press actually claimed on PBS’ McLaughlin Group that the United States auto industry has never been stronger. No. Seriously.

There’s the intellectual equivalent of an arms race going on in the land of liberal television. Except the competitors seem to be racing to see who can say the dumbest thing possible.

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz got out to a big early lead, but Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift is coming on strong and liberal radio host Bill Press is keeping pace.

On Friday, for example, Clift and Press actually claimed on PBS’ McLaughlin Group that the United States auto industry has never been stronger.

No. Seriously. That’s what they said. We realize you doubt that anyone could be that delusional and still maintain a regular gig on network television, but we herewith submit the following transcript and video clip as proof.

Good lord, what morons.

Press: Then there was the auto bailout. Our auto industry is stronger than it ever was today. It was a George Bush program continued by Barack Obama. If he had not continued those two programs, we’d be in the toilet still today.

McLaughlin: (dumbfounded) You say the auto industry is stronger than it ever has been?

Press: Yes, it is.

Clift: Yes, it is.

Buchanan: No, it is not.

Crowley: No.

Press: GM reported its first profits, John.

McLaughlin: I know that. I know that.

Clift: Well, General Motors now has a nice fat share of the market in China. They have recovered, excuse me, and millions of jobs have been saved.

Why stop with millions, Eleanor. As long as your fantasizing, why not make it billions of jobs? Maybe even trillions of jobs.

The only question is, how do you keep yours?

H/T: NewsBusters.org

Cash-for-Clunkers: Wrong for so many reasons

Barack Obama learned absolutely nothing from the failed economic policy Soviet Union, because Cash-for-Clunkers clearly demonstrates central planning at its worst.

Cash-for-Clunkers, or as Lenin called it, Наличные-за-старье
Cash-for-Clunkers, or as Lenin called it, Наличные-за-старье

For the moment, let’s just ignore that the Obama brain trust developed a program that was designed to run for three months but ran out of money in four days, and what that might tell us about their ability to forecast anything about the economy or their ability to administer your healthcare.

Seriously. Let’s just put that aside for the moment, because there are lots of other reasons to cringe at Cash-for-Clunkers.

Far as we can tell, Barack Obama learned absolutely nothing from the failed economic policy Soviet Union, because Cash-for-Clunkers clearly demonstrates central planning at its worst.

What the Obama administration saw as a devilishly-clever way to add another $1 billion (now increased to $3 billion) to the automakers bailout will also have the unintended consequence of distorting markets for years to come.

  • By selling cars at artificially-depressed prices, it subsidizes weak dealers who will be able to keep their doors open and compete against stronger dealers.
  • By artificially increasing demand now, it will artificially reduce demand in the future.
  • By artificially reducing the supply of used cars, It will artificially increase the demand for and price of the remaining used cars.
  • By mandating the destruction of used cars, Cash-for-Clunkers will unintentionally distort the market for spare parts and auto repairs.
  • By providing what is, in effect, a $4500 tax cut for those who can afford to purchase a new car during a recession, it punishes those who may need help the most.

Ironic, isn’t it, that the same man who appoints so many czars should make the same mistakes as the Russian communists who replaced the czars.

Source: Examiner.com

Sneak preview of the first car developed by Obama Motors (formerly General Motors)

(Originally published three weeks ago, we felt today would be an appropriate day to rerun it)

It’s sleek. Powerful. And comes with a remarkably fuel efficient ethanol engine. It’s the 2010 Czar Car from Obama Motors.

obama_motorsDesigned by well-known automotive designer Barack Obama, the Czar Car simultaneously protects the environment and the President’s union constituents.

The Czar Car runs on ethanol and gets a million miles per gallon. Once a decade when your gas tank gets low, just pull into the cornfield in your neighborhood and say, “Fill ‘er up.”

The 2010 Czar Car is currently just a prototype, but you’ll soon see if being driven by members of ACORN as they travel around the country performing census duties and counting people who don’t exist in Democratic districts.

Best of all, the Czar Car comes with a lifetime guarantee supplied by the government of the United States of America.

And since it comes from the same people who brought you the Post Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles, we suggest you keep that warranty handy at all times.

Obama takes control of auto companies, Chavez tops him by taking control of oil companies

"Good work, mi amigo. How about if I take over the healthcare industry next and you take over the media."
"Good work, mi amigo. How about if I take over the healthcare industry next and you take over the media."

Please allow us to talk out loud while we try to make sense of this:

When Hugo Chavez nationalized the oil companies in Venezuela and said he was doing it for the good of the country, that’s bad. But when Barack Obama nationalized the car companies in the United States and said it was for the good of the country, that’s good.

Here’s how CNSNews.com reports events in Venezuela:

The BBC recently carried this headline: ‘Chavez seizes oil service firms.’ The article describes how the president of Venezuela “sent troops to take over companies that provide services for the oil industry.” This is the kind of stuff which used to make headlines, back in the days when it was rare for central governments to take control of private companies. But, these days it passes almost without comment. Chavez didn’t try to couch the takeover in terms of TARPs or Stimulus Packages or Stress Tests. Chavez said, “This is a revolutionary offensive.”

Oh, just imagine the laughs these two amigos will share the next time they get together.

Unfortunately, the laugh’s on us.

Source: CNSNews.com

Associated Press thinks Michael Moore’s opinion is 2.1 times more important than Ted Nugent’s

ted_nugent1 The Associated Press makes it pretty clear where they come down politically. In fact, they couldn’t disguise it if they tried.

Take Saturday’s AP story on Detroit, for example. They asked three homegrown Detroit celebrities – Michael Moore, Ted Nugent, and Mary Wilson – about the city’s troubles.

They lead off with liberal fantasy moviemaker Moore, giving him seven paragraphs and 204 words. Yet conservative Motor City Madman Nugent merits only two paragraphs and 96 words (previous article). Even politically unannounced former Supreme Wilson tops that with four paragraphs and 104 words. The story even allowed Moore a chance to promote his new “documentary,” but mentioned no current or future projects from Nugent nor Wilson.

We’d like to propose a debate between the Moore and Nugent. A ten round debate. Mary Wilson can be the ring girl. Sell tickets. Bingo. Detroit’s financial problems are solved.

Mortgage your house. Put the money on Nugent.

We’re geniuses.

Source: Associated Press

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