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McCain says Chrysler unlikely to survive
The Detroit News | 2009-11-15

Posted on 11/15/2009 6:58:52 PM PST by rabscuttle385

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: automakers; bailout; bankruptcy; bushlegacy; chrysler; financialcrisis; flipflop; hypocrite; mcbama; mccain; mccaintruthfile; mcdemocrat; mcliar; mcqueeg; mcrino; mcsocialist; socialism; toolittletoolate
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To: imahawk

Yeah I said months and months ago that Chrysler is toast. Fiat is killing off models and will import Fiats to see in Chrysler showrooms. I bet UAW workers at Chrysler are getting full pay and doing nothing.

GM is not far behind. GM (Obama) was going to unload Opel AG. They figured suckers would but GM vehicles but many Americans are running away from Govt. Motors.

So Obama’s goons.czars realize Opel is actually a pretty good company with decent products and quality. Opel’s are working men cars in Germany where you get value for money. I would take German Fords over and Opel but that is another story.

Anyone know where GM Holden (Australia) stands? I assume it also makes money. The only other decent thing is Bucks selling in China but the Chinese will get the best of that deal.


21 posted on 11/15/2009 7:36:37 PM PST by Frantzie (Judge David Carter - democrat & dishonorable Marine like John Murtha.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Go away McLame.


22 posted on 11/15/2009 7:38:18 PM PST by caveat emptor
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To: mysterio

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23 posted on 11/15/2009 7:40:17 PM PST by JakeSladder
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain is neglecting the possibility of future additional bailouts of Chrysler and GM.

In both cases, Obama’s pals at the UAW are willing to spend as much of your money as needed to ensure their survival.

In the case of Chrysler, Obama gave his word and who knows what guarantees to the Italians to agree to invest in it.

I’d say there is a good chance that the taxpayers are going to be tapped for the UAW again- probably before the end of 2010.


24 posted on 11/15/2009 7:40:17 PM PST by I_Like_Spam
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To: Deagle

I guarantee some clown is still running around saying, “Any Chevrolet is better than any Ford.” Chevy used to have some of the most diehard fans on the Earth, they were like Obama loons.


25 posted on 11/15/2009 7:41:08 PM PST by RipSawyer (Trying to reason with a leftist is like trying to catch sunshine in a fish net at midnight.)
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To: mysterio

good riddance


26 posted on 11/15/2009 7:41:42 PM PST by Gapplega (j)
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To: umgud

I would’ve prefered it was a japanese mark that went away.


27 posted on 11/15/2009 7:45:32 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: Frantzie

GM is no where near the situation Chrysler is in.

You are just plain ignorant.


28 posted on 11/15/2009 7:45:50 PM PST by Reaganez
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To: Deagle
Way too many Americans will not buy from Chrysler or GM just because of the government bailout! That alone will put them out of business. That is also why Ford is doing so well.

I'm one of the many who will NEVER buy from Chrysler or GM. I don't think there are "way too many" of us. On the contrary, it's just the right number ... to kill two companies that deserve to die.

29 posted on 11/15/2009 7:47:01 PM PST by TurtleUp ([...Insert today's quote from Community-Organizer-in-Chief...] - Obama, YOU LIE!)
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To: Yogafist

You are praising the cummins engine, not the dodge truck.

http://www.sterlingtrucks.com/Trucks/Construction/StakeBody/Bullet.asp

The bullet pickup by sterling trucks is basically the same as a dodge ram. Same motor. If dodge trucks die off, sterling will still be around.


30 posted on 11/15/2009 7:48:10 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: rabscuttle385

Good. Any company that pays union wages deserves to die.


31 posted on 11/15/2009 7:48:16 PM PST by USALiberty
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GM market share is up from a year ago to almost 21%. It was just belwo 20%.

Chrysler market share is down from a year ago,almost to half at 8% and falling.


32 posted on 11/15/2009 7:49:13 PM PST by Reaganez
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To: Reaganez

Chrysler is toast but GM is not far behind. Are you a UAW stooge at GM? You boys killed it. GM is being propped up with taxpayer money - so don’t try to tell people they are ignorant.

The only things at GM making any money are probably Opel and Holden.


33 posted on 11/15/2009 7:50:24 PM PST by Frantzie (Judge David Carter - democrat & dishonorable Marine like John Murtha.)
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To: mountainbunny; okie01; cripplecreek; All
McCain is not only an idiot, he speaks with forked tongue...

Of course he does. He's a political opportunist with no principles other than getting re-elected, and as such he will say anything to accomplish that objective.

Let's review, shall we?

During the campaign:

McCain Backs Government Plan To Help U.S. Auto Makers (2008-08-22) (Dow Jones/CNN/Money)
"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in an important shift, said on Friday he backs a plan for the federal government to provide low- interest loans to struggling U.S. auto makers."

McCain Discusses GM's Situation [bailouts for GM] (2008-07-17) (The Wall Street Journal)
"I hope GM does not require it, but if it looks like it is approaching that, everyone has to consider every option."

McCain Talks With GM Workers [climate change alert] (2008-07-18) (The Washington Post)
"Speaking to a group of General Motors Corp. employees, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) promised to provide a $5,000 tax credit for Americans who buy electric-powered cars such as the future Chevy Volt and 'other automobiles that put us on the path to energy independence,' even as he suggested he might alter his climate plan to aid the auto industry."

After the campaign:

"The senator is opposed to the bill as it is written." (2008-12-11) (Politicker AZ)

And yes, McLame did back the TARP bailouts. He even went so far as to attack conservatives for opposing them. He also proposed that the federal government would buy bad mortgage securities directly, and while Obama was out pushing Porkulus Maximus last January, McCain was running around pimping his own $500 billion (give or take) Big Government "stimulus" plan...a plan that was summarily rejected by his Rat buddies in Congress.

34 posted on 11/15/2009 7:56:42 PM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: TurtleUp

You’re right there - but I do think that the number is higher than you might think!


35 posted on 11/15/2009 7:57:15 PM PST by Deagle
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I have not seen a Chrysler commercial in six months


36 posted on 11/15/2009 7:57:58 PM PST by takbodan (.)
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To: rabscuttle385

McLame also claimed to be a republican. OOOPS.


37 posted on 11/15/2009 7:57:59 PM PST by Texas resident ( Doing my part to piss off the heathen left.)
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To: Frantzie

“Chrysler is toast but GM is not far behind.”

And anyone that heard that the UAW union workers are not going to
give Ford the same terms they extended to GM and Chrysler...
will probably think twice before buying a Ford product.

(As soon as Ford recently announced that they’d turned a profit,
the UAW said they’d not agree to the “no strike at the end of the
contract” clause that the UAW at GM/Chrysler ageed to when the going
was REALLY rough.)


38 posted on 11/15/2009 7:58:44 PM PST by VOA
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To: mysterio

The last good car that Chrysler made was the 1957 DeSoto.The forward look !!!


39 posted on 11/15/2009 8:00:05 PM PST by Carl LaFong (Experts say experts should be ignored.)
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To: mysterio

I like the older one much better.


40 posted on 11/15/2009 8:00:35 PM PST by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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