For those of you who need more evidence to explain how the nation’s Big Three Automakers ended up in such financial strife, take a look at the video I shot as the only journalist attending the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis. It shows union heavyweight Jerry Tucker “spilling the beans” [...]
Labor Boss Acknowledges Own ‘Lambourghini Health Plan’ at Single-Payer Strategy Conference
November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Ford Workers Not Afraid of a Little Competition
May 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Many Americans were surprised when Ford Motor Company turned down offers of federal bailout money at the same time General Motors and Chrysler accepted the strings-attached cash. As the parody video below demonstrates, the venerable automaker isn’t afraid of taking risks and doing things a bit different than its “Big Three” brethren. And it’s not [...]
Tags: · auto workers competition, automaker, bailout, bailout money, big three, chrysler, Ford, ford focus, ford motor company, ford plants, general motors, Parody, parody video, strings attached, the onion
Congressional Motors Promotes Pelosi GTxi SS/RI
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
As someone who has been critical of both Congress and the Big Three Automakers over the years, I found myself stepping back from that criticism after watching the promotional video (a.k.a., “car commercial”) above for the Pelosi GTxi SS/RI Sport Edition from Congressional Motors. In other words, I’m sold on the soon-to-be-available opportunity to purchase [...]
Tags: · american digest, big three, big three automakers, Congress, Congressional Motors, iowa hawk, Nancy Pelosi, odd-numbered saturdays, Pelosi, Pelosi GTxi SS/RI
‘Driving Tips’ Offered to Big Three Auto Executives
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Despite two recent trips to Washington, D.C. — first by private jet, then by electric vehicle — Big Three executives seem incapable of turning around the no-longer-profitable domestic automobile industry in the face of stiff competition from foreign manufacturers. To help them out, I translated eight winter driving tips (shown in BOLD TYPE below) into [...]
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Is Big Three Bailout Plan Another ‘Ponzi’ Scheme?
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s understandable if some Americans find themselves confused as they try to understand the financial headlines making news this morning: An enormous “Ponzi” scheme, allegedly perpetrated by a long-trusted Wall Street legend and former chairman of the NASDAQ, continues to make headlines since becoming public four days ago. Other news articles focus on the possibility [...]
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Observations Offered on Six Morning Headlines
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Six news articles published today highlight the upside-down nature of politics and the world in which we live today. Below, I offer some observations: Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate (Washington Times) — Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union [...]
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Michigan CEO Slashes Prices to Attract Customers
December 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The chief executive of a six-year-old Michigan company is employing a business tactic he hopes will be more successful than the ones used by the state’s Big Three Automakers: He issued a news release today to let the world know he’s cutting his company’s prices in half. “Our economy calls for creative marketing,” said Intellx [...]
Tags: · big three, big three automakers, brian osterberg, chrysler, condoms, creative marketing, dealership, electric car, Ford, general motors, gm, intellx, Michigan, petoskey, price, price matters, state of michigan, volt
