788 of the 789 dealerships that were shut down by the Federal Government had donated money exclusively to republican political causes!

After Chrysler announced that it would be filing for bankruptcy the Government said that it was prepared to step in, in order to save jobs, and Obama famously announced that Chrysler was "Too big to fail!".

Obama then announced a new car-czar named Steve Rattner to head up what came to be called the "Automotive Task Force" which would save both Chrysler and G.M.

A list of dealerships that were to be closed was published, and it was initially thought that the auto companies had put together the lists but The Washington Examiner, Newsmax, Fox News and a host of other news agencies soon published articles showing that the list of dealerships was actually put together by the "Automotive Task Force" which was headed by Obama’s new czar, Mr. Steve Rattner.

Which Dealerships Were To Be Closed And Why?

On May 27, 2009, The Washington Examiner and Newsmax broke the story that of the 789 dealerships slated to be closed by the federal government, that 788 of them had donated money, exclusively to Republican political causes.

The only "Democratic" dealership on the closure list was said to have donated $7,700 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and a little over $2,000 to John Edwards. This same dealership, reportedly, also gave $200.00 to Obama’s campaign.

Who Is Maureen White?

Well Steve Rattner is married to a Maureen White and she was the national finance chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and as such she had access to every campaigns’ donation records!

And Who Is McClarty?

If the link no longer works, although it should do, what was written there was:

RLJ-McLarty-Landers Automotive Group is a partnership between the RLJ Companies and McLarty-Landers Automotive.

The partnership combines the 10 existing dealerships owned by Mack McLarty, former Bill Clinton chief of staff, and his partner Steve Landers with a capital commitment from the RLJ Companies which will be used to acquire additional dealerships.

The partnership’s goal is to add approximately 20 dealerships to its current portfolio and increase its current revenue from approximately $400 million to more than $1 billion over the next five years.

None of the above dealerships got shut down, whereas all of the competing Chrysler/Dodge and Jeep dealerships in the area got closed!

Hopefully that tells you something and bells are ringing, loudly!

Who Owns Chrysler?

That’s right the UAW now owns 55%, Fiat 35% and the government and secured lenders own the remaining 10%.

Just Think!

If the all the above is accurate and it would honestly seem to be, then the Obama administration cost tens of thousands of people their jobs by closing down businesses just because it didn’t like they’re politics.

What Happened to Steve Rattner?

Rattner resigned on July 13, 2009 and was quickly replaced by former steel workers union boss Ron Bloom and according to CBS News, Rattner left "to return to private life and spend time with his family”.

Do a search for “Steve Rattner Investigations” and you most likely won’t be surprised at what you find!

The Czars

Obama has 32 personally appointed "czars" who answer to no one but him, all of whom are acting without any Constitutional authority whatsoever, but hey, we’re sure they all have "unique skills”, as Tim Geithner loves to say.

Is It All True?

I can’t guarantee that everything here is accurate because many of the actions took place behind closed doors, but if you know why something should be changed then just give me the proof and I’ll change it, and any similar information about GM closures would be great too!

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