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Auto Trends Magazine » Chrysler to Shower Jeep With Some …

www.autotrends.org11/16/11

The Chrysler Group will be investing $1.7 billion in it hottest brand, which is Jeep. Today, CEO Sergio Marchionne announced that it will pour $500 million into its Toledo North Assembly Plant, create a second shift that will …

Chrysler, GM Closures Don't Faze Car Dealer-Focused VAR

www.crn.com5/15/09

The closures of more than 1000 Chrysler and GM dealerships will not have a devastating impact on one of the largest solution providers servicing that market, according to a spokesman for Reynolds & Reynolds, a Dayton, …

When this piece was first published back in July 24, 2010 it had many working links which supported statements in the article. In the last several months however more and more links went dead so I removed them. Articles and pages simply got removed? Possibly. Or were they intentionally removed? I personally prefer the latter explanation.

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!

Charles Krauthammer | Iran | Strait of Hormuz | The Daily Caller

dailycaller.com12/30/11

Krauthammer: Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz would 'start a war' | 'Iran could be making a huge mistake here, because if the bluff is called … the United States Navy will respond'

Sinking Gingrich Flails at Krauthammer « Commentary Magazine

www.commentarymagazine.com12/30/11

Politico reports that a statement issued by Winning Our Future, an independent group supporting the former speaker's candidacy, launched an all-out attack on columnist Charles Krauthammer for his criticisms of Gingrich. …

It will all be about the economy.

If you watch Fox News, even occasionally, then you probably know who Dr. Charles Krauthammer is, but you might not know that he is paralyzed from the waste down, something that was caused by an accident when he was in his early twenties.

Which is almost the opposite of many of his critics who seem to suffer some form of of paralysis from the neck up.

The administration has now decided to openly attack Fox News, which as many well known journalists have recently stated, "is juvenile, and like taking a knife to a gunfight".

Krauthammer is an MD and a lawyer, and won the Pulitzer Prize for his writing, and he is neither a fear monger nor an extremist.

He is a seasoned and highly articulate intellectual, who is both careful and forthright in his analyses, and he is never derogatory, and is a fiscal conservative.

He is reported to have made these comments when he recently spoke at a gathering of the Center for the American Experiment and I say "reported to have" because I wasn’t there, but there is no reason to suggest that the following isn’t true, and Krauthammer has made no move to deny the comments.

A Summary Of Charles Krauthammer’s Comments

1) Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a cool customer who doesn’t show his emotions. It’s very hard to know what’s behind the mask.

The taking down of the Clinton dynasty was an amazing accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit them. Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.

2) Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton . He has a way of making you think he’s on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES!

3) Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can’t be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along. He has a heavy hand, and wants to level the playing field with income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada .

4) His THREE main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government.

He doesn’t care about the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle growth.

Most scary is his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go through the roof.

The only way to control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada . God forbid!

 5) He has surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they are going to try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This obviously can’t work in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he’s a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left. Again, watch what he does, not what he says.

6. Obama doesn’t really see himself as President of the United States, but more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries and their agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America , as an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the first President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!

7. He is now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is reelected in 2012. He would like to blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego and I believe he is a narcissist.

8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge strong. Republicans are pining for another Reagan, but there will never be another like him.

Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts and info if she is to be a serious candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense, and state’s rights.

9) The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that we don’t have. This could lead to hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn’t work, nor will the stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get support for #4 above.

10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The people are in pain, and the mantra of change caused people to act emotionally. Any Dem would have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as it was.

11) In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power.

If it’s under 8%, the Dems continue to roll.

If it’s between 8-10%, it will be a dogfight.

It will all be about the economy.