Posted on 05/28/2009 5:51:17 AM PDT by icwhatudo
Michelle Malkin was on Fox and Friends this morning discussing the Chrysler dealership closings and credited Joey Smith (Freeper smith5460) for his work in examining possible political reasons for the closings.
Freeper smith5460 has created a blog to update us on his research:
http://chryslerdealershipshutdown.blogspot.com
His work was first picked up by Doug Ross and then RedState. It then went to Michelle Malkin and is now on Newsmax, and the Wall Street Journal among many many others.
I can’t get the bottom site to work properly today. I will send that link to my neighbor. The dealer he works for is closing in less than two weeks. I sent him an email the other day, and the owner had also gotten info from a sister dealer in N Texas about this issue. Laura Ingraham is talking about this on her show today.
Tubebender, thanks to smith5460, we now know why Lithia now has a Chrysler/Jeep Monopoly in Eureka.
http://chryslerdealershipshutdown.blogspot.com/search/label/Lithia%20Motors
Great work smith5460!
I don’t follow the local news, and some younger relatives were asking what I knew about 0b0z0 approve Chrysler Dealerships getting basically monopolies in parts of California, Oregon and Washington.
One younger relative, a refugee from the Green Commie Controlled state of Oregon, had heard from friends still behind the Green Curtain that funny things were happening re the closing of many dealers in that area.
Now we know what is happening here and there.
Last but not least, apparently a Chrysler dealer was closed in San Jose (White owners) and there will be a black owned dealership close to the closed dealership.
Great job by smith5460.
Maybe a lot of Freepers and friends/relatives of ours need to read up on how the Fascists in Germany and Italy ended up with their Fascist buddies controlling most of the industry in those two countries before and during WWII.
“Fascism comes to America. Not only do they lose their property, but BO puts an end to those contributions.”
Yep, socialism for 0b0z0’s voter peons of color and white guilt voters. Then, he brings Fascism for his rich friends and contributors.
Previous link is wrong....Sorry, I need more coffee!
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Thanks, but I have to look at that from home because of:
FLASH PLAYER REQUIRED!
This content requires the Adobe Flash Player
version 9
We don’t have that here and I can’t download it.
They easy to spot. Thanks.
It would be difficult to find, throughout history, any time that a collectivist gained power where he didn’t use the power of the government to punish and exterminate his political opposition.
It would be equally difficult to find a case where a classical liberal came to power and did the same thing.
bttt
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"PAPER: Furor grows over 'partisan' car dealer closings..."
But it is not complete yet as smith5460 has cautioned in one of his/her earlier blog posts. He/she has also noted that the review of the political contributions/leanings of those dealerships that remain OPEN has not been initiated yet. That is coming but we do not have it yet. When we do then the story can really be told and if the political bias is there it will be easily detected. And it will hard for even the MSM to ignore even though they are quite adept at doing so for any news that hurts their socialist agenda. Certainly talk radio and Fox News will have a field day with story.
H. Wayne Huizenga - AutoNation
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Investor Relations
History
Building America’s Largest Automotive Retailer
AutoNation’s roots trace back to 1996, when current Chairman H. Wayne Huizenga invested in an Atlanta-based waste management company that later became Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Republic Industries, Inc.
Republic Industries would go on to acquire most of the more than 321 new vehicle franchises the Company operates today, as well as several waste management and vehicle rental companies, before changing its name on April 6, 1999 to “AutoNation, Inc.”
http://corp.autonation.com/investors/history.asp
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AutoNation
From Knowmore.org
AutoNation
110 SE 6th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
33301
954-769-6000
http://corp.autonation.com
Type:
Public NYSE: AN
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the largest car dealer in the U.S. (ahead of Penske Automotive Group and Group 1 Automotive). It was founded by entrepreneur and ex-chairman Wayne Huizenga who also founded Waste Management and Blockbuster Video. Formerly known as Republic Industries, AutoNation “owns about 240 new vehicle franchises in some 15 states and online sales through AutoNation.com and individual dealer Web sites.
AutoNation operates under different brands (including Mike Shad in Jacksonville, Florida and Go in Denver) in local markets. In addition to auto sales, AutoNation provides maintenance and repair services, sells auto parts, and finances and insures vehicles.”[1]
Founder H. Wayne Huizenga, a large contributor to the Republican Party, is listed in Forbes as the 205th richest person in the U.S. with a personal wealth of $2.2 billion. He is the long time owner of pro football’s Miami Dolphins but in 2008 sold 50% of the team to real estate mogul Stephen Ross. Huizenga owns several private jets and a plush Gary Player-designed golf course.[2][3]
http://www.knowmore.org/wiki/index.php?title=AutoNation
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Wayne Huizenga , 71 (bio)
Miami Dolphins owner; businessman
NEWSMEAT Power Rank: 33
Election Picks: 89 wins, 51 losses
$470,870* Republican
$34,750 Democrat
$67,550 special interest
total: $573,170
http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Wayne_Huizenga.php
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HE’S A Billionaire and HUGELY successful entrepreneur and business owner. I think Huizenga’s a fighter ... I hope he is, now more than ever.
He and his family have given million$ to Pubbies. This one will be very telling to watch.
The Obama enemies list
The question is- were the majority of Chrysler dealerships owned by Republicans to begin with?
bttt
last campaign season they were posted on line and needed downloading.
They were very large files.
Found the info easily at the FEC link above.
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