Why all the hate? Not all used car salesmen are bad.

[Common Sense Party]

Or is everyone here going to say you have NEVER purchased a used car?

I have. Last time we got a great deal on a used van. They guy was straightforward, not pushy, and the vehicle was in excellent condition at a fair price.

Obviously, you have to be careful that the salesperson is being honest and that the car ISN'T a POS.

Sometimes, a buyer just WANTS to BELIEVE that the salesman is their best friend.

Caveat emptor.

[JNelson6563]

1. Just another term to help divide us.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Yep. n/t

[CJCRANE]

3. The previous owners tried to drive this car off the cliff

emptied the tank and ran it into the ground.

I think the guy who put the car back on the road deserves to be cut a little slack.

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. If he tows it out of the canal, hoses off some of the mud and advertises it as "showroom new"...?

... I think some of the criticism is justified. The observation that he wasn't the one who drove it into the canal is a weak defense.

[truebrit71]

10. ^^^This^^^ x 1,000,000,000,000

This is PRECISELY right...

But the 'bots don't' get the distinction..

[CJCRANE]

15. I'd rather be in a functioning car than stuck in the canal.

FWIW I don't agree with Obama's narrative on the Ukraine but I also don't see the need for namecalling.

[truebrit71]

16. And I'd rather not be lied to...

...but hey, I'm weird like that...

[CJCRANE]

20. Me too. But there is diplomacy and geopolitics.

How do you think Obama should approach the Ukraine/Crimea crisis?

I think it was due to neocon shenanigans but I'm not sure the POTUS can say that.

And I'm not sure that he can just let Russian expansionism stand.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

21. I think it's not a defense. It's a fact. Obama inherited a right wing nation, Neo-Cons with a lot

of $ for anti-Obama propaganda, and resistance from them at every turn. However, you are suggesting that somehow he had magic powers.

[lumberjack_jeff]

22. I'm suggesting that when the president says "I", he's speaking for the country.

I don't think we're far enough removed as a country from the Iraq fiasco to speak from a position of perfect innocence.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

23. And I suggest that unless you are confusing him for dictator or magician, you are expecting either

miracle work that no one else (including you) could perform.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. Well, it is a stereotype.

Obviously, very few groups 100% fit the stereotypes associated with them. I think this one was boosted along by a series of movies back in the 70s and 80s that reinforced the stereotype.

Working to commission is a very RW sort of idea - that rather than paying sales staff a decent salary simply to sell product, they should be underpaid and have the rest of their pay tied to sales, to 'incentivize' them. If the RW had their way, we'd not even have minimum wages, and everyone in every sales job, would only be paid if they made sales. 'Salary' would be reserved for people who could be then forced into massive amounts of unpaid overtime.

I missed whatever meta set off the original firestorm, but I still don't see why anyone thinks 'used car salesman' is 'racist', even when applied to the President.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. I've never purchased a used car

I purchase new and pay cash.

[Terra Alta]

7. I have to wonder if those calling Obama such divisive names

Would be happier with McCain or Romney at the helm. It seems some people are hell-bent on dividing DU with their over-the-top criticism of our President.

[Supersedeas]

12. not the same emotional investment in those candidates

it is the emotional investment which leads to the knee-jerk reactions

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Never trust anyone that is trying to sell you something.

words to live by.

[Supersedeas]

11. some politicians are bought lock, stock, and barrell

not a word they say is questioned but their most ferocious supporters

[Sarah Ibarruri]

9. I honestly do think you need to read this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1102&pid=15862

[Supersedeas]

14. thanks for the link Sarah

[Sarah Ibarruri]

18. You're welcome! nt

[pansypoo53219]

13. obama has to somehow spackle over georgee, to say anything about crimea.

its a DELICATE dance, tiptoeing thru the turds clinging to the Bush.

[1000words]

17. "Did you hear what I said? ..."

[Rex]

19. Evidently calling someone a 'used car salesman' over and over is a sign of racism.

I learned something today.