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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Ichiban on July 10, 2009, 09:46:43 AM
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Can someone please tell this sorry POS that his fifteen minutes were over a loooong time ago.
I do like the spokeswoman's response.
Levi Johnson says Palin stepped down for money, family
Levi Johnston, the former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, on Thursday joined the crowd offering up potential reasons for Palin's decision to step down.
Johnston met with reporters to say that he heard her musing about a better life, one in which she could spend more time at home, reduce her stress, and accept the lucrative offers coming her way.
Back in December, a month after her election defeat as John McCain's running mate, Johnston said that Palin "had talked about how nice it would be to take some of this money people have been offering us and just run with it, and saying forget everything else."
Asked about Johnston's remarks, Palin's spokeswoman, Meghan Stapleton, said, "It is interesting to learn Levi is working on a piece of fiction while honing his acting skills."
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1135635.html (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1135635.html)
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A lot has gone wrong in his life:
1. He and his girlfriend experience the possible for their actions;
2. He gets thrust into the public eye over an embarassing and stressful situation ... and it won't go away;
3. He needs to listen to everyone determine (from all political bases) his future based on their value system;
4. Their relationship comes to an end for who knows what reason, but I refer to #2 & #3;
5. Ever since the break up he has been pressured by others to fight for this and fight for that;
6. And everytime something comes down the pipe with the Palin name on it he is hounded by reporters and reporter wanna bes for what is going on.
Take all of this, plus the 100 other reasons I didn't list, and he speaks as a young person that is tired of the situation. Perfect storm for emotional responses and out of context reporting.
I'm not giving him or her a free pass on this, but I am not trusting the media fully on this either ... Unless of course it is Geraldo, Oprah, Jerry or Dr. Phil, because we know they are perfect and only care about the well being of poor Levi, Bristol, their child and the Palin family as a whole :-\
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I wouldn't go so far as to give him credit for fifteen minutes of fame. I think it is more an issue of the best part of him dribbling down his leg after fifteen seconds heavy breathing. This is only speculation, because Bristol isn't talking, but you don't see or hear of her hounding him for more ;)
See you guys in the corner ... I know that the kegerators are full, but anyone that would like to bring something stronger is welcome. I got a new box of Macanudo Robust Portofinos ;D
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Consider the source
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So we have a kid, who may have an ax to grind, hounded by the media for a comment he may have heard over six months ago? He is a great source for media that is more interested in making (up) news rather than reporting news.
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So we have a kid, who may have an ax to grind, hounded by the media for a comment he may have heard over six months ago? He is a great source for media that is more interested in making (up) news rather than reporting news.
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Oh, yeah. I'm going to listen to an irresponsible youngster.
He has the inside track on why Sarah Palin does everything. Riiiiiight :-X
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Slow news day, they can't find any other smokescreen to cover the post turtles give aways to Russia and the finalization of the Auto Industry nationalization.
As you read this remember, These are the same assholes who lost money renting women and selling booze at the Mustang Ranch.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gm_bankruptcy
DETROIT – General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy.
Once the world's largest and most powerful automaker, new GM is now leaner, cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans.
But GM, whose 40 days under court supervision was far shorter than anyone predicted, faces the worst auto sales slump in a quarter-century.
At a news conference, CEO Fritz Henderson said the revamped automaker will be faster and more responsive to customers than the old one. It will generate cash and repay $50 billion in government loans ahead of a 2015 deadline.
The new company will build more cars and trucks that consumers want and launch them faster than in the past, the CEO said. GM also announced a partnership with online retailer eBay to test auctioning vehicles online.
"We recognize that we've been given a rare second chance at GM, and we are very grateful for that. And we appreciate the fact that we now have the tools to get the job done," he said.
Known for its sluggish decision-making process and bloated management ranks, GM will create a single, eight-member executive committee to speed up day-to-day decision-making, replacing two senior leadership forums.
Henderson said General Motors Corp. will streamline its bureaucratic management structure, cutting U.S. salaried employment by 20 percent, or 6,150 positions, by the end of 2009. The cuts include 450 executive jobs.
Henderson, who was promoted to chief executive in March, will run the global company and oversee its North American operations. GM's former chief operating officer, Henderson was chosen when President Barack Obama said former CEO Rick Wagoner's restructuring plans didn't go far enough.
Top executives at the new company will focus on business results, new vehicles, brands and consumers.
Bob Lutz, a legendary industry executive, was "unretiring" to become a vice chairman responsible for creative elements of products, marketing and customer relationships, Henderson said. Lutz had previously planned to retire at the end of the year after more than four decades in the auto business.
Nick Reilly, who has served as GM's Asia-Pacific president, will become executive vice president of GM's international operations based in Shanghai, China.
The new company will focus on customers, cars and culture.
"If we don't get this right, nothing else is going to work," Henderson said at GM's Downtown Detroit headquarters. "Business as usual is over at General Motors."
The automaker is launching a "Tell Fritz" Web site to allow owners and the public to share their concerns with senior management, and Henderson plans to go out on the road every month.
He said GM will partner with eBay in California to allow consumers to bid on vehicles just as they would in a typical eBay auction. They could also choose a "Buy it Now" option in an experiment to make car shopping easier. Dealers would still distribute the cars.
"As a culture, General Motors needs to be prepared to experiment and adjust," he said.
New Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. said GM's trip through bankruptcy protection had been extremely challenging. "There have been a lot of long hours, there have been a shuttering of plants, there have been painful layoffs."
Whitacre cited the "strong leadership" of Henderson and the management team, giving the CEO a vote of confidence.
The company's logo will remain blue with white underlined GM letters, although the company had considered changing the background to green to symbolize an environmental focus. GM has no plans to change the background, Henderson said.
He said the U.S. government, which owns a majority stake in GM, has vowed that it would not get involved in day-to-day decisions.
GM received $19 billion to $20 billion more in federal aid on Friday, the remainder of the $50 billion it will receive, Henderson said. A large part of the money will be held in escrow.
GM, in a viability plan presented to the government, said it would break even before interest and taxes next year, and be slightly above break-even for 2011 on a pretax basis.
"Sitting here today, I don't have any reason to disbelieve those numbers," Henderson said, giving no details of when the company would make a net profit.
Turning a profit will not be easy. GM has piled up losses and survives only because of government loans.
Besides the U.S. government's 61 percent controlling interest, the United Auto Workers union gets a 17.5 percent stake of the company through its retiree health care trust, and the Canadian government will control 11.7 percent. The remaining shares went to bondholders of the old company.
Concessions made by the United Auto Workers union just before the company entered bankruptcy protection have brought GM's labor costs down to where they are fully competitive with Toyota Motor Corp., Henderson said.
The parts of GM not moving to the new company will become part of "old GM," a collection of assets and liabilities that will be sold to pay creditors.
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At a news conference, CEO Fritz Henderson said the revamped automaker will be faster and more responsive to customers than the old one. It will generate cash and repay $50 billion in government loans ahead of a 2015 deadline.
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Turning a profit will not be easy. GM has piled up losses and survives only because of government loans.
They are making huge assumptions that Government Motors will even have customers. Anyone here willing to buy one of their first year "green" cars? The lameoids in CA might, but not here.
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The new company will build more cars and trucks that consumers the government wants people to be forced into driving.
Edited for accuracy.
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F O GM FIAT ;D
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F O GM FIAT ;D
Let's just say that the Cadillac I'm currently driving will most likely be my FINAL GM purchase.
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Domo Arigato Toyota san.