Left Blames Me for GM Volt Layoffs

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | March 5, 2012 | Rush Limbaugh

[Kaslin]

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RUSH: There was this headline. This was at a George Soros funded think tank called ThinkProgress. "Limbaugh Attacks Help Put Chevy Volt Workers Out Of A Job." You didn't see that over the weekend? Well, General Motors shut down Volt production until April because nobody's buying them. And so to fit the meme that had been established last week, it's my fault. And why is it my fault? Because I've made fun of the Volt. It's not that the thing costs more than people could afford. It's not that people don't want the Volt. It's not for any reason other than me and other media critics. General Motors is saying me and other media critics have poisoned people's minds against the Volt.

I predicted before they made it that it was not gonna be something that the American people make a mad dash for. There's no market demand for one of these yet. But I'm reminded of what Nancy Pelosi has said, that unemployment compensation stimulates the economy. So the right way to look at this is if I have helped put the Chevy Volt workers out of work then that's really not the case. These 1300 workers are getting unemployment checks and they can finally stimulate the economy. The headline ought to be: "Limbaugh Jolts Economy by Forcing Volt Layoffs." Folks, I'm telling you, if you're brand-new to the program, Nancy Pelosi of the Democrat Party, the former Speaker of the House has said time and time again, unemployment checks, extending unemployment beyond 99 weeks stimulates the economy, people not working stimulates the economy.

Well, if they want to blame me for 1300 layoffs at General Motors I'm gonna take credit for stimulating the economy, using their own words. The 1300 workers will get unemployment so they can finally stimulate the economy. "Volt Layoffs Jolt Economy," should be the headline. The problem with the Volt is just like all of Obama's green energy, there's no business there yet. There's no solar energy business yet. There's no wind energy yet. It's not there yet. But we can't have more oil. We can't have cheaper gasoline prices. Newt says that Obama wants nine-dollar-a-gallon gasoline. Newt says Romney doesn't care 'cause he's rich and could afford it. There is a Republican election coming up soon, by the way, folks. I've forgotten when it is, but I know it's soon.

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[BuffaloJack]

The left thrives on scapegoats.

[Squantos]

If the socialist lefts premise was true Obama wouldn’t be in office ..... Blame is in the mirror ya socialist democrat rat SOB’s !

The volt is a piece of crap !

The Democratic Party is a piece of crap !

The Precedent in the White House is a massive piece of crap !

Crap !....:o)

[Mark17]

The left thrives on scapegoats.

Yes they do. I am convinced, however, people are not buying them, because they are overpriced pieces of junk. Suppose?

[fightin kentuckian]

If prodution of the volt has stopped, they why are they still running volt ads.

[Carbonsteel]

It has NOTHING to do with that $47,000 price tag!! /s

[and so?]

So the meme changes from Bush didit to Rush didit...

Rule 13 in the Alinsky playbook.

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.

[Carry_Okie]

If prodution of the volt has stopped, they why are they still running volt ads.

Easy, they're planning on reVolting.

[Carry_Okie]

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.

Then they picked the wrong target. Rush won't freeze and blaming everything on him will depersonalize the attack.

[DakotaGator]

GM now has its very own “Edsel”.

Difference is, Ford lost millions of dollars of its own money on the Edsel. GM squandered billions of dollars of taxpayer money on the Dolt, I mean, Volt.

[longtermmemmory]

so Rush is now the object of the two minute hate?

pick a target, isolate it, and focus on it.

big obama loves you.

[combat_boots]

[Logical me]

Nobody wants this piece of shi!. Plenty of reasons but been hashed over and over. Rush has nothing to do with it.

[MestaMachine]

[and so?]

Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.

Then they picked the wrong target. Rush won't freeze and blaming everything on him will depersonalize the attack.

The rule is not designed to affect the target per se...the rule is designed to influence those useful idjits we know so well.

[silverleaf]

Rush, why don't you show your compassion and buy a Chevy Volt for Obama? The potus ought to drive green. doncha’ think?

Or at least start a fund for us to send money to buy obama a Chevy Volt so he doesn't have to wait until he retires

Kinda like you started a fund to pay for medicine for Dick Gephardt’s mother who couldn't afford her drugs without higher taxes

[Seaplaner]

I've said on other Volt threats, it's the one car that I would actually pay money NOT to own.

It has a useless mileage radius, and that's when the bats are new. The gasoline engine, which has to push extra weight, is a piddly 1.4L.

Actually, however, GM engineers (one suspects with thoughtful instructions from Obama Central Planning) have accomplished a rare motor vehicle miracle...

Throughout automotive history, this is the very first...

NEW CLUNKER!

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[Seaplaner]

Ooops! "threats" = "threaDs"

(dang)

[scooby321]

They are jealous Hitler could build a better car than Obama

[Kaslin]

Actually the VW was very successful unlike the Volt