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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 05:59 PM Original message |
Top Republicans Call for GM to Declare Bankruptcy |
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bookman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Union Busting |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What these f'n clowns don't realize is that a GM bankruptcy will destroy the 'non-union' shops |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Chapter 11 bankruptcy would not wipe out suppliers' receivables |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They need bankruptcy to eliminate half the GM dealerships |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
47. Don't forget the legacy costs, which is what Bankruptcy is all about. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. GM will never get debtor in possession financing |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. As far as I can tell, the f'n clowns could care less what they destroy. They are posturing. |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I agree. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 07:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
51. Given the results of the last two elections... |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Exactly, they want to see the UAW go down |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
52. Legacy busting. |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. ooooh ... a Michigan ReRushlican is afraid he'll lose his position ... |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. screw the republicans. |
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Optical.Catalyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. The Republican Party is self destructing before our eyes |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Some want to change the Democratic Party to accomodate those |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. Just think, that clueless oaf could have been *President* McCain't |
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Doctor Cynic (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The Dow would be at 600 something instead of 6000 something... |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I don't get why someone from Ohio would have this position |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Quotes from a guy that doesn't know how many houses or cars he owns |
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Optical.Catalyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. If General Motors goes bankrupt, they get to re-negotiate the union contracts |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #8 |
43. Bingo! The Party of No. |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. I call for the Republican Party to file for moral bankruptcy. |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. So taxpayers dump billions into a failing company to save the UAW |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. How's that? You sound like Senator Shelby who blames auto workers for .... |
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Brucie Kibbutz (704 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. There's a surprising amount of union haters here. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. I can't respond to ignored, so - save good union jobs? |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. Don't put words in my mouth. I don't blame GMs poor sales on the UAW. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. I'd rather save ordinary rank & file workers than banker billionaires. ymmv, of course. n/t |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. What the hell is a "Top Republican"? |
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rambler_american (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
42. If I recall |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. GM says: "You first". nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. I call for McCain's head to roll! Literally! |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ahh, nothing like a greasy Boehner in the morning. nt |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. Funny we don't hear them saying that about the banking industry |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Yes, that is sort of....peculiar.....isn't it? |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Actually these two also called for letting Citi and BoA go down. |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
55. You must not read the news |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. Go back to making propaganda films for the Vietcong Johnny Boy! |
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dothemath (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. what a waste of air ............... |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
27. I wish these repubs would hand over their keys, benefits, and absolutely outrageous |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. McCain and Shelby are constituting a shadow government. |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. What about all those pensions GM wants to do away with |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
34. bankruptcy, better than ... loan after loan after loan |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
36. I wish even half the "union supporters" here had UAW-assembled cars in their driveway |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. My Ford car was built in Dearborn Michigan, and my Dodge truck was built in Warren Michigan |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Absolutely :) |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
39. Anything to bring the middle class to their knees. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
40. Let's get some universal healthcare and increase social security pensions first, okay??? |
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shaniqua6392 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
41. We should bail out the auto companies with LOANS |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. GM lost like $30 billion last year alone. If we loan them money and they still go under... |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. Why does the GOP hate America so much? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. The GOP's Grand Agenda in Taking Workers Rights Away from EVERYBODY |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:42 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. GOP loathes the working class |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
50. So why are they NOT calling for AIG to go into bankruptcy? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-10-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
54. Oh, that's gonna win 'em a lot of friends. n/t |
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