publiusvarus wrote:
Locked,
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So none of those dealers were bankrupt? I just want to check.
Here ya go;
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Evidence appears to be mounting that the Obama administration has systematically targeted for closing Chrysler dealers who contributed to Repubicans. What started earlier this week as mainly a rumbling on the Right side of the Blogosphere has gathered some steam today with revelations that among the dealers being shut down are a GOP congressman and closing of competitors to a dealership chain partly owned by former Clinton White House chief of staff Mack McLarty.
The basic issue raised here is this: How do we account for the fact millions of dollars were contributed to GOP candidates by Chrysler who are being closed by the government, but only one has been found so far that is being closed that contributed to the Obama campaign in 2008?
Change you can believe in.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Furor-grows-over-partisan-car-dealer-closings-46261447.html
What a surprise the MSM isn't covering this.
Uh... so I was right? Chrysler went bankrupt, and its dealerships (well, 25% of them) are closing.
Here's a nice quote from the selection as well:
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"It shouldn't be any surprise, by the way, that car dealers tend to vote -- and donate -- Republican. They are usually male, they are usually older (you don't own an auto dealership in your 20s), and they have obvious reasons to be pro-business, pro-tax cut, anti-green energy and anti-labor. Car dealerships need quite a bit of space and will tend to be located in suburban or rural areas. I can't think of too many other occupations that are more natural fits for the Republican Party. Unfortunately, while we are still a nation of drivers, we are not a nation of dealers."
Also, amazingly, I didn't see a single cite for inflamed remarks like
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(T)he argument for closure has nothing to do with whether any particular dealership is profitable, but whether it is one more than somebody thinks Chrysler or GM should have in order to spread sales like Toyota does it.
There was no source to back this up. I'm wondering if you might have linked to a right-biased site? Huh.
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When the Examiner launched in late 2005, Washington City Paper writers Erik Wemple and Jeff Horwitz surveyed Washington, D.C. neighborhoods and discovered that free home delivery of the Examiner occurred in exclusively white, affluent neighborhoods, while "majority-black neighborhoods are lucky to get even spotty service."
Fascinating.
Edit: Ooo, and apparently the owner is a fervent gospel-education movie donator and Republican party donator, and has supported causes and websites against gay marriage, homosexuality in the media, single parent households, and abortion. Yup, gotta love that unbiased media coverage.
Edited, Jun 12th 2009 4:05pm by LockeColeMA