Posted on 02/27/2010 3:31:34 PM PST by Chet 99
Reporting from Seoul and Los Angeles - A series of aggressive federal probes into the recalls of Toyota autos are looking at whether the automaker has been less than forthcoming about the safety defects in some of its vehicles.
But in Japan many believe it's the U.S. government that has something to hide. Congressional hearings on the recalls, they say, are part of conspiracy to help prop up Toyota's largest American rival, General Motors Co., which the government bailed out of bankruptcy last year, becoming the majority shareholder.
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Wouldn’t a more accurate headline be: “US Congress, Administration Viewed As Villains In Japan”?
When Bush was president, the media said that foreigners hated Bush. With Obama, they say foreigners hate America.
Funny how the LA Times gets it wrong. They report that there is a “belief” that US government ownership of GM and Chrysler are driving this witch hunt of Toyota. Of course it is not a belief, it is a fact!
But in Japan many believe it's the U.S. government that has something to hide. Congressional hearings on the recalls, they say, are part of conspiracy to help prop up Toyota's largest American rival, General Motors Co., which the government bailed out of bankruptcy last year, becoming the majority shareholder.As Glenn Beck said, it would be like Chevron holding hearings on how rotten Exxon-Mobil is.
Which of our allies have we not offended during the past year or so?
I wonder if the Okinawa base problems are factoring into this aggressive presecution of Toyota as well???
ditto
Isn’t it great that finally the world loves us again after that evil George Bush was evicted from the White House? /s
They have a point. How can a company fight against a government owned monopoly?
There will be more of this as this Administration continues to stab allies in the back. Propping up collapsing industry after being gutted by offshoring jobs with government heavy-handedness, the angry will only increase.
What is worse, with GS out there with their currency swaps ready to nuke the next target (read that, country) this will only increase. American WILL be hated, and the people who profitted from their crocked deals, who put the Zero in office, will skate.
So here it begins, but it’s going to get much worse, they will never forget how he was publically treated.
Ping.
The Obama Mafia is just driving up the value of its stake in GM, thats all.
No question that Government Motors is on Toyota’s case.
It’s the Chicago way. Eliminate competiton.
and I’ll keep buying my Toyotas
Yep, no argument there. The Toyota CEO should have told the “congressional committee” to pound sand. The only explanation they owe are to the consumers of the said bad product...not a bunch of grandstanding corrupt dirt-bags.
I will never part with my Toy Yoda either! :)
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