They might as well buy time on a NASCAR event. What a waste of taxpayer funds . . .
From Planet Gore:
Peanuts, Cracker Jacks . . . and Elitist Green Transportation?
By Henry Payne
Detroit – Underscoring the perils of government ownership, GM will launch the new electric plug-in Chevy Volt with an ad buy during this month’s World Series.
That is, in the middle of the American pasttime’s premier event, Government Motors will use taxpayer money to buy premium ad time to pitch a money-losing, taxpayer-subsidized, Washington-approved, green automobile to America’s upper-class green snobs.
Rather than applause for good ol’ American know-how that GM anticipates, the public might well see the Volt as a symbol of government excess, more a federal-spending flop rather than the rebirth of a “high-tech” GM.
The ad buy may also endanger the Chevy brand. While the spots will trumpet Chevrolet’s 100-year heritage and a place in American culture next to baseball, that place is occupied by middle-American Chevy buyers. The Volt is priced for the BMW class and its elite tastes.
Will such consumers want a Chevy?
I hereby resolve to go out and buy the biggest Ford Truck or SUV with a 5.8 liter V8.
A 3500 GMC dually crew-cab with Duramax/Allison would be a much louder statement! Towing capacity of around 22,000#. Much stronger than a Ford.
Doyle Elkins
Prescott
Sorry, I’m not buying from GM. Ford, on the other hand, did not take the bail out from the Government:
http://reynosawatch.org/minstrel/2010/09/15/billboard-generates-more-business/
Worthless article. Keep drinking your tea-bags full of ignorance.
Funny how the right wing talks about being patriotic yet turn their back on one of the most important manufacturing bases in the entire country. Never mind the fact that almost all foreign auto makers receive bail outs from their own countries, on top of protecting their markets via trade policies and other practices that prevent competition in their own back yard (Germany, South Korea, Japan, China) yet most of you will gladly go buy a Toyota or Honda believing in the “free market”. There is no free market, and the whole “government motors” was only created as a political ploy for the right wingers to attack Obama, regardless that Bush had already “bailed out” the automakers as well as created more debt in this country during his 8 years than the entire history of the United States combined.
It’s maddening too listen to these people and even worse to see people actually believe what they’re saying and come on web sites siting “government motors” as if they’re some how smart.
You missed the point, Khadgars. The government bailed out the Unions which have been blackmailing American Auto Business for years. Obama doesn’t give a rip about GM or any other American businesses. He and the Democrats only worried about keeping the Unions tied to the purse strings of their campaigns.
Bringing up what happens internationally is completely irrelevant to this.
You keep drinking your Kool-Aid full of ignorance and I’ll keep calling it like I see it.
Sure buddy,
I think you’re in need of a history lesson and on the contrary, international affairs are completely relevant
It’s pretty clear by your comments that you don’t even know why you hate Unions, you’re just spouting out what the right wing has told you.
But the hatred of Unions started with Ronald Reagan, who knew they wouldn’t vote for him so he demonized them, cut funding to their programs and crippled Union membership.
Ronald Reagan did the same thing in California when he was Governor, except instead of demonizing Unions, this time is was COLLEGE STUDENTS and TEACHERS! He knew they wouldn’t vote for him so he demonized college graduates, cut funding and sent in police forces into any protest or rally.
Most of you don’t even know why you hate the Unions or what they even do, except they’re “evil and bad” for America. My god if you can’t see the connections here then you’re not “calling like you see it” but regurgitating what ever you hear the most.
I’m not saying all Unions are wonderful, but Unions are hardly what the right portrays them as, but it’s an easy target to rally mindless heads at. They do the same thing with Muslims, they whip up fear of Muslims while at the same time nudge you and say look at Obama’s middle name, he’s Muslim too. Even though being Muslim shouldn’t be a problem but Obama isn’t even Muslim in the first place.
RLY This is not the blog you’re looking for. Try the daily flog.
I’m not your buddy. Keep on slugging down the socialist B.S. and enjoy your obsolescence after November 2.
Tap Tap Tap this thing on?? This is not the blog you’re looking for.
Ewwww. I missed da troll. I can still smell it though. Ya gotta hit this blog with Fabreze or somethin’.
One of da coppas I woiked wit hadda brudda who was a big wig in da local UAW plant here. Some of the union stories…. sweet creamy butter ,,, they were thugs and drug dealors, scammers and lazy SOBs. Thought the world owed them a living. Well guess what. The plant is shut down and they’re all sucking wind now. Refused to reduce their ridiculous wage and benefit plans. These guys got 95% of their base salary while on lay off. $33/hr to sweep floors and that was almost 20 years ago.
Damsel sprayed the troll a couple of times.
You tell da best union stories I evah hoid.