Rick Cook wrote:
Erma1ina wrote:
JerryMouse wrote:
Florida Patriot wrote:
SAN JOSE, California (CNN) -- Former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca,
who backed President Bush four years ago, switched sides and endorsed
Democratic Sen. John Kerry for president Thursday.
Sure, makes sense. Iacocca bankrupted Chrysler then got a government bailout
from a Democrat administration (Carter, 1979).
The certainty of your assertions is exceeded only by your IGNORANCE OF
THE FACTS. Consequently, and obviously, you support George "Dumbya". LOL
http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/pa_lai.htm
If you care about the facts -- which I doubt, considering the nature of this
thread and the content of your message -- I would strongly suggest you read David
Halberstam's "The Reckoning" for a more accurate picture of Iacocca's tenure at
Ford and his effects on the company. Readers with more discernment than you have
displayed might also read Iacocca's autobiography. If you have any ability at all
at reading between the lines, Iacocca's work is extremely enlightening. What you
have quoted is a standard PR puff biography.
(Halberstam, be it noted, is a card-carrying member of the 'liberal establishment'
and the author of "The Best And Brightest", about the Vietnam war. The book was
also written a number of years ago.)
--RC
LEARN TO READ, IDIOT.
At issue was:
1. "JerryMouse"s ignorant claim that "Iacocca bankrupted Chrysler then
got a government bailout..." As any FACTUAL (rather than ideological)
biography of Iacocca would show: Iacocca did not join Chrysler until
late 1978. Obviously IdiotMouse didn't have the most basic knowledge of
Iacocca, yet felt free to offer his idiotic, ignorant opinion -- like
you.
2. Iacocca's endorsement of Kerry in 2004 vs his endorsement of Bush in
2004. As the man who DID turn Chrysler around in 5 years and, in doing
so, change the automobile buying habits of the U.S. consumer, his
LEADERSHIP skills are undeniable. No one is nominating him for
sainthood. As I said: Iacocca was a leader; he knows a leader when he
sees one; he sees one in John Kerry, not in George "Dumbya" .
By the way, as for business acumen and patriotic practices: YOU should
do a little research on
1. George "Dumbya"s role in Harken Energy.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3...eopold20020718
http://foi.missouri.edu/enronandetal/bushharken/
2. the Bush family (including "Dumbya")/Cheney and the Saudi's.
http://www.prospect.org/print/V14/9/steinberger-m.html