Jp2's Comments (103)

“Look out, your naivete is showing.”

“read a couple new books about the media that are really great:

"The State of Confusion: The Political Manipulation of the American Mind" is a good place to start.”

“Yep. All those auto workers are going to be so mad at our President for saving their pensions and health Care.

They are all calling the White House now, yelling at him for not letting the auto industry go belly up like Republicans wanted him too.”

“By the way, "maddow" is not the news. I think we have found the problem.”

“I would love nothing more. Although a bit unfair wouldn't you say? Two that speak truth, and two that spew lies?...hm­mmmmmm....­...serious­ly???? Maddow take Beck apart ??? Would she "quirk" him to death?”

“The righties'd never go for it. Olbermann and maddow are Real People. billo and glenda are cardboard cut-outs.”

“The GOP win elections by stoking fear into their base. They've been genius at getting people to vote against their own best interest by using wedge issues, most of which fall under the dictates of religion. Keep the people divided and the powerful maintain their power. People should wake up and see that we've all been hoodwinked into fearing each other and voted away our power to the true enemies.”

“Yup, keep them dumb and hungry, they'll work for peanuts.”

“It's all about slave labor to feed the southern gents. Just this time around they are not picky as to the color or ethnic background of the slaves. So long as they work long hours and keep high production all for $2 a day. Less if they get all uppity.”

“Coincidentally (ha!), several Southern senators (some of whom are on your list) also have foreign car plants in their states. Wouldn't want to get the competition's panties in a twist, now would we? Though i suspect that those companies aren't exactly losing sleep over whether GM survives to build a hybrid Cadillac Escalade or a Flex Fuel Chevy Suburban.”

“Please start using your brain, because you obviously have put away to make such comments”

“Oh great another anti-free trade. Seriously, I am going to have come up with a template to defeat all your arguments. Right now, I simply do not care to engage you”

“All the jobs that O intends to create will be gobbled up by H1-B and L11 visa holders the corporations want to bring in plus all those who wander across the borders. Citizens need not apply.”

“I'm getting sick of Obama sitting on the sidelines also.
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Well, that's too bad because at this point that's about all Obama can do unless he wants to perform a coup 30 days before inauguration. Unfortunately George Bush is still President and still in charge. Also, I think that Obama has been quite clear in what he would like to see happen in regards to the auto industry. George Bush simply doesn't care. He doesn't care if another 3 million Americans lose their jobs. Why should he care about that? He's worth 80 million dollars so why should he care that you have zero. George Bush has never cared about the people in this country. All he cares about are the corporations and his rich friends.”

“Anyone against free trade is a dinosaur. Protectionism is for neanderthals.

Does Jp2 stand for Jurassic Park 2 ?”

“where do you get this crap? did you add in all the perks that congress gets???”

“YOU answered you own question. The 14-16 MILLION HIGH PAYING, or better yet the 14-16 million over paid and under productive UNION JOBS making our products uncompetitive. THE word FEATHERBEDDING IS UNIONISM AT IT BEST.”

“Free trade is not always good nor always bad.

Fair trade should be the goal but even that wouldn't change the fact that GM is screwed. They can't hold onto their market share here.”

“I agree with your point about the federal government policies. But both parties have had a hand in the globalization that has taken place. And I am not "you people who want to blame the unions". Hell, if I was a union boss, I would try to get whatever I could for the workers, as long as the management was willing to pay it. Furthermore, leave the unions out of this completely for the moment. It is the job of the people running the company to be able to see five, ten, even more years down the road to ensure long-term financial viability. And in that, the executives clearly failed. They have known for years that they were losing market share, that their salaries and benefits (and executive compensation) were totally out of whack with what they would be able to pay and still make a profit. The execs should have told the unions, "look, we want to work with you.... but at this rate, our numbers are unsustaina­ble." Again, it is not the Federal Gov's job to prop up poorly run companies, and in this case, I would say that GM falls squarely into that category.”

“I agree but, they wouldn't get anything done. Washington isn't welcoming to the average citizen.”

“Ted Kennedy is the biggest healthcare advocate around, and he is a millionaire and has not had to struggle to pay bills. You do not have to be poor or middle class to understand what they are going through.”

“I would like this too.
This would be a dream.
A 'Joe the Plumber" type with brains.
Even a Jesse Ventura with a few more brains.

But it doesn't seem likely.
I have read the list that Paterson was considering before the entrance of Kennedy into the fold.
None of them are inspiring figures.

We are going to have to choose between people who either are millionaires, or who can raise about $30,000,000. Them's the facts. Of the possibilities before us, I think Kennedy is the closest we can get to a true breath of fresh air.

Now if we can only get Ralph Nader to be taken seriously by the so-called progressive left that has done nothing but trash him, we might eventually have a chance to elect the kind of people we would like - people who run on their ideas. But until then, I'll take Kennedy over the alternatives without hesitation.”

“You mean you did not approve of Millionaire Clinton in the seat?”