Posted on 05/26/2009 10:09:11 PM PDT by STARWISE
What the hell do you mean ,”SOUNDS LIKE?” IS!!
Has anyone called the major news networks and demanded to know why they are not covering this?
&&&&&
This is something that we Freepers can and should do on a local basis all across the country. Forget the gatekeepers at the major network newsdesks. A phone call to the newsdesk of a local tv station will get a conversation going at least. I live in the reddest of red states, and so far there has been no discussion of this wholesale confiscation of Americans’ property by friends of barack.
BTTT.
Excellent idea. I will be calling mine today!
If what seems to be emerging is true, then I don’t see why it is so blatant. This is something that can easily be noted (as it is now) and verified with statistics.
Why would this pattern be so obvious with no attempt to conceal it? Is it because the decision-makers have no fear of the public, or of prosecution? Do they feel that secure?
Disgusted ping.
OK. I have an idea. I am not sure it would work, but, we are in no worse shape if it doesn’t, or isn’t able to so here goes.
Because I know nothing about how a television station is born, this may be irrelevant so bear that in mind.
What if we as a collective group, all put a few hundred dollars in the pot. If we had a million conservatives that were willing to do this, we could end up with 200-300 million dollars. What if we then invested that into a cable news channel that reported this stuff? What if we could get a channel on comcast cable or some other that was national, or on satellite? Is that even possible to do? Are there any tv people out here that know if it is possible? I know off the bat we would have at least 1,000,000 viewers if we had that many investors. You each tell a conservative friend and then we double, and so on and so on. We then become competition to the MSM, and the truth, well, at least it would force them to report on some of it because they would lose viewership because they kept getting scooped. Could this work?
Obama is playing war and nobody is fighting back
I note Auto Nation on that list.
If he still owns it, Wayne Huizenga from FL,
owns the Dolphins, among other many businesses
(started Blockbuster), is a HUGE mega-billionaire,
started Auto Nation years ago, gathering up
car dealerships.
He’s a legitimate tycoon .. also a HUGE Pubbie and donor.
Hmmmm......
Does not surprise me at all. But do you really expect this to get any play in the media? Heck no.
Welcome to fascism, baby. Hope you enjoy it.
In the end, the free market will still triumph. Government Motors will make crap, and no one will buy it. No matter what happens, I will never, ever buy GM or Chrysler again. Even though it will cost all of us about a trillion dollars, eventually GM and Chrysler will die.
Just look at British Motors. All we need is Sarah Palin as our Margaret Thatcher and no more Government Motors.
It already DID work... for a while,
until the FNC regulars decided they didn’t like criticism from the left.
Do they feel that secure?
&&&&&
I believe so! The demonization of the “rich” has progressed almost to the French or Russian revolution stage - in terms of being able to convince the masses that “killing” the rich is a valid idea. There is a large majority of Americans who are happy that “finally” some rich people are feeling the loss of income that the ‘poor’ experience on a regular basis.
Obama, Ayers and the Obama insiders understand this dynamic. They also know that the media are gatekeepers for their position, and against anything that interferes with the Obamanization of our country.
I believe the left is simply using “the rich” as a proxy for their political opponents.
Collectivists, historically, always seeks to use the power of the state to punish and exterminate their political opponents.
This is just how they’re attempting to get permission from the masses to do so.
Nothing More than a shakedown!
FWIW, the co-owner of the Ozark dealerships was found shot dead at his business a couple months ago, shortly after layoffs were announced, and then the businesses closed shortly thereafter.
Nobody arrested yet. No comment from LEO whether self-inflicted.
Of course! Rich democrat donors are exempt from all discrimination or demonization.
Monday, May 25, 2009
RED ALERT: Did anti-Obama campaign contributions
dictate which Chrysler dealers were shuttered ?
_ _ _ _
Critical Updates Below: Red State, American Thinker, Joey Smith and Reliapundit provide anecdotal and quantitative evidence that would appear to confirm a decided bias against dealers who donated to GOP causes or to anti-Obama Democrats.
Special note for moonbats: no one here is saying that the sole criterion for closing a dealership was partisanship. What we ask is: does it seem odd that the list of closed dealerships appears to have contributed a grand total of $200 to Barack Obama and millions to GOP candidates/causes?
Quote from an attorney who Deposed Chrysler’s president last week: “It became clear to us that Chrysler does not see the wisdom of terminating 25 percent of its dealers... It really wasn’t Chrysler’s decision. They are under enormous pressure from the President’s automotive task force.”
Stay tuned. Data crunching is underway.
_ _ _ _
A tipster alerted me to an interesting assertion. A cursory review by that person showed that many of the Chrysler dealers on the closing list were heavy Republican donors.
To quickly review the situation, I took all dealer owners whose names appeared more than once in the list. And, of those who contributed to political campaigns, every single one had donated almost exclusively to GOP candidates. While this isn’t an exhaustive review, it does have some ominous implications if it can be verified.
However, I also found additional research online at Scribd (author unknown), which also appears to point to a highly partisan decision-making process.
Consider the partial list of Chrysler dealership owners, listed below. You’ll notice that all were opponents of Barack Obama, most through sponsorship of GOP candidates and organizations, but a handful through Barack’s Democrat rivals (Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in 2008, for example).
• Vernon G. Buchanan: $147,450 to GOP candidates and organizations
• Wallace D. Alley and Family: $4,500 to GOP.
• Robert Archer: $4,600 to GOP and conservative causes.
• Homer S. Higginbotham and Family: $2950 to GOP.
• James Auffenberg and Family: $28,000 to GOP; $6,000 to one Democrat candidate.
• Michael Maroone and Family: $60,000 to GOP; $8,500 to two Democrat candidates.
• Jerome Fader: $6,500 to Democrats; $2,500 to Independent Joe Lieberman.
• Stephen Fay and Family: $13,500 to GOP.
• William Numrich: $20,000 to GOP.
• Robert Carver: $10,000 to Democrats including $1,950 to Hillary Clinton, nothing to Barack Obama.
• Robert and Linda Rohrman: $24,000 to GOP.
• Frank Boucher, Jr. and Family: $18,000 to GOP, $1,000 to one Democrat candidate.
• Scott Bossier: $4,300 to GOP.
• Todd Reardon: $17,000 to GOP; $2,000 to one Democrat candidate.
• Russ Darrow and Family: $78,000 to GOP.
• Bradford Deery and Family: $24,700 to GOP.
• Charles Gabus and Family: $30,000 to GOP.
• Brian Smith: $15,500 to GOP.
• Michael Schlossman: $14,000 to GOP; $14,000 to three Democrats ($12,500 to Sen. Russ Feingold).
• Don Hill: $11,000 to GOP; $12,800 to conservative incumbent Rep. Heath Shuler.
• Don Miller: $2,000 to GOP; $1,000 to Feingold.
• Eddie Cordes: $2,150 to GOP.
• Robert Edwards: $1,100 to GOP.
• James Crowley: $19,100 to GOP.
• Stanley Graff: $2,200 to John Edwards (2008 Presidential Run); $500 to GOP.
• John Stewart: $10,500 to GOP.
• John Fitzgerald and Family: $4,600 to John McCain (2008); $2,000 to Hillary Clinton (2008); nothing to Barack Obama.
• William Churchill and Family: $3,500 to GOP.
• Thomas Ganley: $9.450 to GOP.
• Gary Miller: $20,000 to GOP.
• Kevin and Gene Beltz: $18,500 to GOP.
• Arthur Grayson: $14,000 to GOP.
• Eric Grubbs and Family: $26,000 to GOP.
• Michael Leep and Family: $19,500 to GOP; $4,800 to three Democrats including Sen. Evan Bayh.
• Harry Green, Jr.: $10,000 to GOP.
• Ronald Hoover: $5,250 to GOP.
• Ray Huffines and Family: $18,500 to GOP.
• John O. Stevenson: $1,500 to GOP.
• James Marsh: $8,200 to GOP.
• Max Pearson and Family: $112,000 to GOP.
I have thus far found only a single Obama donor (and a minor one at that: $200 from Jeffrey Hunter of Waco, Texas) on the closing list.
Chrysler claimed that its formula for determining whether a dealership should close or not included “sales volume, customer service scores, local market share and average household income in the immediate area.”
In fact, there may have been other criteria involved: politics may have played a part. If this data can be validated, it would appear to be further proof that the Obama administration is willing to step over any line to advance its agenda.
It bodes poorly for America and the rule of law.
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/05/red-alert-did-campaign-contributions.html
To make the charge really stick somebody has to do a thorough review of that data. A couple points.
1. Chrysler dealers in general (like all business owners) are probably far more likely to donate to Republicans.
2. Dealers in rural areas are probably even more likely to be Republican.
3. Dealers in rural areas are probably smaller volume and thus more vulnerable.
I doubt there was an effort to target Republican donors specifically. However I do not doubt that a big Dem donor or two pulled strings to make sure they were safe.
ping
If this is true
It’s DISCRIMINATION, pure and simple. Aren’t there anti-discrimination laws?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.