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Obama's First GM Test
The Provocateur ^
| 06/03/2009
| Mike Volpe
Posted on 06/03/2009 9:53:29 AM PDT by fiscon1
(H/T to Hot Air) It appears that GM will keep its lobbying arm even though it will pay lobbyists with tax dollars.
General Motors will continue its multimillion-dollar lobbying operation in Washington, even after the federal government takes ownership of it. The automaker may even maintain its high-dollar lobbying contracts with some of the wealthiest and most influential K Street firms.
We believe we have an obligation to remain engaged at the federal and state levels, General Motors stated in an e-mail after President Barack Obama announced his plan for the federal takeover of the carmaker, and to have our voice heard in the policymaking
(Excerpt) Read more at theeprovocateur.blogspot.com ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: bailoutnation; economy; generalmotors; gm; michigan; porkulus
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posted on
06/03/2009 9:53:29 AM PDT
by
fiscon1
To: fiscon1
Oh boy. More Obama lobbyists
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posted on
06/03/2009 9:57:41 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com <----go there now, NOW)
To: fiscon1
GM survives just to pump money to the right people. The UAW is on that list. I guess K Street lobbyists are too.
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posted on
06/03/2009 9:58:56 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(No free man bows to a foreign king.)
To: fiscon1
(H/T to Hot Air) It appears that GM will keep its lobbying arm even though it will pay lobbyists with tax dollars. Well why not? Half the porkulus created jobs are for people to write grants for porkulus money. It's just one big circle jerk at this point and no one in Washington, save a handful, cares at all.
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:00:02 AM PDT
by
Dahoser
(The missus and I joined the NRA. Who says Obama can't inspire conservatives?)
To: fiscon1
>>We believe we have an obligation to remain engaged at the federal and state levels, General Motors stated<<
They own you. You are now a branch of the U.S.Government. How much more ENGAGED can you get?
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:03:52 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: fiscon1
Unreal corruption.
Third world here we come!
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:04:01 AM PDT
by
BJClinton
(One Big Ass Mistake America)
To: fiscon1; SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; ...
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:21:42 AM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: fiscon1
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:24:22 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: fiscon1
Well, it’s about time incest was legalized.
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posted on
06/03/2009 10:27:22 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(we also have the duty to avoid prostituting our Catholic identity by appeals to phony dialogue)
To: Bon mots; Nachum; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; BOBTHENAILER; Marine_Uncle; blam; ...
LOL....What a great LOGO...
To: Bon mots; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; tubebender
Why do I get the feeling,if we want to buy a good import, we might want to buy it soon?
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:29:21 PM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Does Zer0 have any friends, who are not criminals, foriegn/domestic terrorists, or tax cheats?)
To: Grampa Dave
Yup-—the obamination’s union hood squads will soon be on a path of import destruction. But of course, they’ll have to skip the White House and Congress parking lots which are filled with plenty a trendy high-end imports.
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posted on
06/03/2009 12:42:05 PM PDT
by
BOBTHENAILER
(the obamination will ruin this nation)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Chavez is so proud of him and Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, Vladimir Putin, and Dmitriy Medvedev, watch on with slitted eyes.
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posted on
06/03/2009 1:29:52 PM PDT
by
Marine_Uncle
(Obama should have taken up an acting career. Made more money doing what he does best.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; grellis
Thanks Ernest, and I agree. :’)
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posted on
06/03/2009 3:21:09 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Grampa Dave
We are entering the era of expensive Used SUVs and Pickups...
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posted on
06/03/2009 4:03:07 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Glock stole my tag line. Why! I ask, Why?)
To: Springman; sergeantdave; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; ...
If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.
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posted on
06/04/2009 6:08:25 AM PDT
by
grellis
(I am Jill's overwhelming sense of disgust.)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
General Motors will continue its multimillion-dollar lobbying operation in Washington, even after the federal government takes ownership of it. The automaker may even maintain its high-dollar lobbying contracts with some of the wealthiest and most influential K Street firms.
Thanks grellis.
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posted on
06/04/2009 9:30:51 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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