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Mitt Romney: Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/opinion/19romney.html?hp ^

Posted on 11/18/2008 9:08:55 PM PST by MittFan08

IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed.

Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automakers; bailout; romney; unionmadejunk
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To: truthguy

This is a flamebait post, seriously. Did you just sign up on FR ?


41 posted on 11/18/2008 9:41:54 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: yongin
Then the stock market cash came and those issues were knocked off the table. As result, Mac became unfocused and tried to shift focus away from the economy. Doing so made McCain look out of touch with the American people. That sealed the deal for Obama.

Consider, 1. James Simpson's "Crisis of Manufactured Crisis" articles and, 2. McCain shooting his chances in the foot by taking the wrong side on the bailout.

42 posted on 11/18/2008 9:43:07 PM PST by unspun (PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
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To: broncobilly

Maelstrom is one of the hardliners against Mitt, no matter what. If he sneezed and Mitt said God bless you he would take it as blasphemy.

I like Mitt myself.


43 posted on 11/18/2008 9:43:50 PM PST by libbylu
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To: truthguy
Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney

Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?

Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?

Romney Supporters Trashing Palin

Romney advisors sniping at Palin?

+ =

44 posted on 11/18/2008 9:44:16 PM PST by Diogenesis
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To: MittFan08
Mitt Romney is right. NO MORE BAILOUTS! But that's what John McCain voted for in September and which he seems all but set to vote for again.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

45 posted on 11/18/2008 9:44:46 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: org.whodat

I thought soros already did by us, the presidency anyway.


46 posted on 11/18/2008 9:45:03 PM PST by tioga
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To: Stunned
Ignore Romney's past abdication to Democrats - check
Ignore Romney's appointment of corrupt, liberal pro-criminal judges, overlooking GOP candidates - check
Ignore Romney's ignoring Mass Constitution - check
Ignore Romney's wussiness to criticism using tears and fabricated 'religious persecution' - check
Ignore Romney's use of fake law enforcement officers (caught in two states) - check
Ignore Romney is the MSM's choice because they have files already prepared against him - check
Ignore Romney's coverup of the "Big Dig" for donations - check.
Ignore Romney's bankruptcy of Mass for his HillaryCARE=RomneyCARE - check.
Ignore Romney's targetting of other GOP candidates - check
Ignore Romney's decimation of Mass GOP and that he couldn't win Mass to Hillary -check
Ignore Romney's real impact on Massachusetts - check
Ignore Romney's federal bailout of the Olympics - check
Ignore Romney's begging for a federal bailout of RomneyCARE - check
Ignore Romney's use of the Mormon card or CRYING to defect from his record or criticism - check


Novak: Fred Thompson drop-out rumors traced to Romney campaign

Said Novak: The rumors were "traced in part to Mitt Romney's campaign,
trying to stir up strife between McCain and Thompson
."

47 posted on 11/18/2008 9:45:55 PM PST by Diogenesis
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To: Diogenesis

Re: Your “conservative winner” who is my governor:

Passing a $500 million government subsidy for a Canadian company to build a gas pipeline that the oil companies (and gas owners) would build on their own—I might add with Democrat support and Republican opposition—is not my idea of “conservative winner.” I haven’t a doubt Sarah would bail out the auto industry just like she supported amnesty. If you liked McCain, you’ll love President Sarah. Only dumber. (If that’s possible.) Freepers are so stupid, they don’t know when the whole board has turned RINO. It really is stomach-turning.


48 posted on 11/18/2008 9:47:46 PM PST by Stunned
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To: Diogenesis

The only reason I can think of that makes people think Romney is a conservative is that he looks like a tough guy and talks like a tough guy. His governing policies were liberal and did a complete 180 a few years before the election to gear up as a conservative.


49 posted on 11/18/2008 9:48:46 PM PST by scfischer7
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To: truthguy
TG,

Mitt Romney came across as a Nixonian compassless "pragmatist" in recently purchased conservative clothing.

FR conservatives don't find that very appealing.

Shucks, not enough FReepers can even swallow much more of a government role than moralistic libertarianism -- even in state government. Mike Huckabee had a terrible time, here. Ronald Reagan, by his record in California would have been lambasted here! And with some reason. 8-o

50 posted on 11/18/2008 9:48:53 PM PST by unspun (PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
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To: MittFan08

Just an aside, has anyone noticed how lots of men hate Romney and lots of women hate Palin? Not necessarily anyone here, but I’ve noticed that a lot in the past year. Lot of player-haters out there.


51 posted on 11/18/2008 9:49:17 PM PST by Libertarian Jim (jim-rose.com)
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To: Stunned

Slick Willard knows how to lead. He led the movement to implement Socialism and bankrupt state government. Slick Willard knows how to lead. He was the best Democrat Governor of MA ever in willfully and deliberately making the GOP uncompetitive for any office of import for years to come. Slick Willard knows how to lead. He fired lots of people in private business and called it successful leadership. Slick Willard knows how to lead. He dispatched mentally-ill paid minions and sycophants all over the internet to lie and slime people that talk about his real record. Slick Willard knows how to lead. He tells a crowd one thing while telling another something else. Slick Willard knows how to lead. His Ruth’s Chris lunch was more important than taking the time to keep a leftist murderer-releasing judge from being appointed to the bench, the murderer of Brian and Beverly Mauck. Slick Willard knows how to lead.


52 posted on 11/18/2008 9:50:43 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Stunned

Well I’m glad that you have apparently personally met the Governor and can make a judgement call on her intellect. Guess you get a tingle up your leg when you hear Mitt talk eh?

As far as Mitt’s record you can’t call him a conservative either so thank you come again...


53 posted on 11/18/2008 9:51:10 PM PST by Lilpug15 (GIRD YOUR LOINS!)
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To: GOP_Lady
I heard that Mitt will be on Cavuto tomorrow to discuss this.

Also, Dick Armey's group, Freedom Works, is asking us to Say No to the Bailout.

54 posted on 11/18/2008 9:51:33 PM PST by redgirlinabluestate
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To: Diogenesis

I’m not as enamoured with Sarah Palin as you are. I have some very fundamental disagreements with her about the fundamental principles of our republic.

But, she’s certainly no Mitt Romney.


55 posted on 11/18/2008 9:53:28 PM PST by EternalVigilance ("Why lawyer up when you can pony up?" - IYAS9YAS)
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To: redgirlinabluestate
Thanks for the info. I'll be sure to watch Cavuto tomorrow. I LOVE him and his show. :-)
56 posted on 11/18/2008 9:53:35 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: fieldmarshaldj

And let’s not forget his amazing show of integrity and character when the prop 8 protesters were taunting and protesting the mormons - hmm... why didn’t we see him sticking up for his church or his religion?


57 posted on 11/18/2008 9:53:40 PM PST by Lilpug15 (GIRD YOUR LOINS!)
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To: yongin

I think the whole thing was a rope-a-dope. The media were happy to have him as the nominee since they knew he wouldn’t attack the Democrats and would play the role of graceful loser. He only deviated from the script for 5 minutes when he chose Palin. The media took care of that by destroying Palin and her family. He then went back to the script. Naah, he didn’t want to win.


58 posted on 11/18/2008 9:53:41 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Libertarian Jim

Actually, women like Gov.Palin, who is only hated
by Leper Romney and his banshee RomneyBOTs.


59 posted on 11/18/2008 9:54:15 PM PST by Diogenesis
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To: Libertarian Jim
Just an aside, has anyone noticed how lots of men hate Romney and lots of women hate Palin? Not necessarily anyone here, but I’ve noticed that a lot in the past year. Lot of player-haters out there.

You mean the "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" problem?

60 posted on 11/18/2008 9:54:38 PM PST by unspun (PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
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