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Government won’t bail out GM, Bush says

07/16/2008, 11:07 AM

By paulee

President Bush does not believe in Government assistance for companies that contribute to the U.S. economy, General Motors included. This was made clear in the President’s response to GM’s Tuesday announcement of giant restructuring measures.

“Should the government bail out private enterprise? The answer is no, it shouldn’t,” Bush said. As for high gasoline prices and energy conservation, Bush’s opinion is “People can figure out whether they need to drive more or less; they can balance their own checkbooks.”

According to Reuters reports, the Bush administration is seeking congress approval of issuing an unlimited, temporary line of credit to mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, spurring questions and the debate as to whether it should do something similar for GM. Bush argues the helping hand extended to the mortgage company is not a bailout because shareholders still own the company.

Meantime, GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner mirrors Bush’s sentiments, stating GM needs to help itself, adding the company would welcome government assistance but is not seeking a full-blown bailout, like the government did with Chrysler back in 1980.

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07/16, 11:13 AM

posted by:

jayjc08

And like the government will not do with Chrysler again in 2010.

I don’t think GM will need a full blown bail out anyways. GM’s gotten some of their act together, but their still focusing too much on the unions and how to cut costs on their vehicles while coming out with decent products. GM needs to focus more on it’s management and more specifically where cost cuts are effective- whether or not it’s necessary, cutting jobs isn’t the only way.

07/16, 11:14 AM

posted by:

master_chen

“People can figure out whether they need to drive more or less; they can balance their own checkbooks.â€

Easy for him to say since he’s got money to burn. What about the rest of us who are working our asses off to make ends meet. I think it’s about time we trim the Bush!

07/16, 11:20 AM

posted by:

scottns

But it’s ok to give big oil huge tax breaks.. F**kin’ Bush…

07/16, 11:25 AM

posted by:

cdsmith

Bush is a retard. Like he knows anything about balancing a checkbook. His answer to all goverment problems is: “Hey let’s go print up some more money.”

07/16, 11:35 AM

posted by:

400horseSS

He’s so god*amn worthless its comical, he trying hard to eliminate middle class in his last couple of months, but he really is motivation to people with disabilities that you can achieve your goals even though you are retarded and slow.

07/16, 11:38 AM

posted by:

howsmydriving

Let GM sink or swim. No subsidies, not even for Volt.

07/16, 11:41 AM

posted by:

400horseSS

^ Republican ^ yeah letting GM die would do wonders for the economy, you dumbass.

07/16, 11:42 AM

posted by:

jumpoffit

how many more months do we have to wait until bush is gone again?

07/16, 11:46 AM

posted by:

ktulu

President Bush is full O’ ****. he believes N doing whbaterve for oisl companies.

“Should the government bail out private enterprise? No? What about bear stearmns?
the Bush will be trimmed!

Bush is a retard

07/16, 11:47 AM

posted by:

Fletch

It should be GM’s main focus to provide products that people want. I hope they don’t lose focus with all the cost cutting measures. This is not the gov’t responsibility, it’s GM’s.

07/16, 11:51 AM

posted by:

macabre

Is George W Bush so naive as to believe the American consumer can actually balance their own checkbook? Also last time I checked Fannie and Freddie are both private enterprises. They are receiving the biggest government bailout in human history.

07/16, 11:54 AM

posted by:

RaineMan

Yet we’ll happily bail out the towelheads over in Iraq. I swear that cowboy won’t be out of office soon enough… I just hope he doesn’t take the whole country down with him.

07/16, 11:55 AM

posted by:

xkr

haha! should of kept the EV1 you stupid bastards, die GM die haha…haha

07/16, 12:05 PM

posted by:

F451

U.S. citizens it time we start supporting our own! I am so sick of this administration, and still dumbfounded why we have not impeached both Bush, and Cheney? Bailing out Fannie and Freddie will cost us more in the long run than helping out GM and/or Ford.

07/16, 12:08 PM

posted by:

RaineMan

I will admit that much of GM’s problem is of their own doing. They have lagged behind in small car development for years while reaping the benefits of the SUV craze. Too bad they didn’t have the brains to re-invest the profits from all those Tahoes, Yukons, & Escalades back into R&D or a little bit of market research. Honda & Toyota are both on their second generation of hybrid vehicles and GM has yet to produce one.
What really gets me is why they haven’t taken some drastic measures to save themselves. GM’s European and Austrailian cars are competent offerings in their respective fields. Why not develop a crash program to get them up to US safety standards, slap a bowtie on the front, and start stamping them out over here? It would certainly cost less to convert a few of the truck factories over so they can produce rebadged Opels and Vauxhalls than to try and develop a whole new range of cars to “save the company”.

07/16, 12:10 PM

posted by:

injunraiv

“Honda & Toyota are both on their second generation of hybrid vehicles and GM has yet to produce one” Wrong!

07/16, 12:12 PM

posted by:

RaineMan

I’m with ya F451! We got all up in arms b/c Bill got a little head under the desk in the Oval Office… yet we sit calmly by while W runs our economy into the ground.
But hey, he’s a Christian with good morals and family values… that’s gotta be good for the country, right?

07/16, 12:27 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

And one man can run the country to the ground all by his onesies, huh? You know as well as I do that there is a whole congress that is helping out any chance they can get.

07/16, 12:35 PM

posted by:

Xile

where are all of the bush supporters? Come on, stand up for your great leader.

07/16, 12:38 PM

posted by:

fuk-u-asshole

kinda sucks when a country cant stand up 4 its own products.
shows how much faith the have in it

07/16, 12:50 PM

posted by:

elviososa

^…why should the tax payers bail out the company?? That’s non-sense.

07/16, 12:55 PM

posted by:

crackerhemi

GM going bankrupt wouldn’t do anything to our economy. So the 1,000 or so employees they still have working in American get laid off; that won’t make a dent. Now, the tens of thousands they hire in Canada and Mexico, that will affect their economy.

07/16, 1:11 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Strange Crapperhemi there’s 5000+ at my plant, HOME OF THE EXPRESS AND SAVANA gas guzzling FULL SIZE earth murdering van.

07/16, 1:11 PM

posted by:

inline6

I am so sick of sheeple watching propagandist documentaries and believing whatever they say carte blanche.

GM did not kill the EV1 because it’s in bed with the oil companies. They didn’t kill the EV1 to make more room to build SUVs. GM is not an evil empire. GM killed the EV1 for many reasons, most of which had to do with the sheer expense of the program, the fact that it never had a prayer to make any money at all. This BS about the major manufacturers sitting on all of this technology because they want to keep building gas engines makes me sick.

You don’t think that all the major automakers want nothing more than to finally take the automobile out of the environmental debate? The technology might exist to build electric vehicles on a cottage-industry level, but there are still enormous mass-production and infrastructure issues that are only now being looked at because there’s, ahem, consumer DEMAND for it now that oil prices are sky-high.

Consumers need to take responsibility. It isn’t the fault of the companies that there are SUVs in every garage. You had to part with your hard-earned first.

07/16, 1:41 PM

posted by:

cwa107

inline6: Although I agree with your overall sentiment, one wonders why they would have destroyed the vehicles rather than selling them to the buyers that wanted them (and as I recall, quite a few of them with very deep pockets). As I understand it, every last EV1 (as well as the electric offerings from Honda and Toyota) was destroyed, save for one model that was left in the Peterson museum – but was intentionally crippled. Seems more than a bit fishy.

07/16, 1:45 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

‘horsey’, ignore that ass-raped chimp, ‘crackerhemi’ … it’s clear by reading his post that he is dumber than the dogs that run through his trailer park.

07/16, 2:02 PM

posted by:

crackerhemi

400: Ahh, finally explains why you have the time to comment on every article. You are one of those lazy ass union workers bringing down GM. Glad to see you are so hard at work. I really doubt your job is in public relations, where you have to go defend all their cars.

Implusive: Glad to see you got the message where I called you a faggot.

07/16, 2:57 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

Glad to see you can read and understand the English language, chimp. Bend over … It’s about that time, bitch.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

07/16, 3:00 PM

posted by:

xyunya

Very entertaining: Bush is the cause of all the problems. Well, he was elected either by dumb and stupid nation or we got dumber and even more stupid since 2000. Reality is that he can not bail or not bail any company: it requires the act of congress. Very same congress who hates his guts and was elected by the same electorate who elected Bush. I happen to agree, that it is not function of government to bail out either banks or car companies. If they mismanaged – they deserve their faith.

07/16, 3:08 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

Although I object to the concept of taxpayers bailing out anything, I think GM should get bailed out because our stupid-ass illustrious leaders bail out everything else. Examples:

1) Lenders make bad loans, and the Fed gov bails them out.
2) People get themselves into to much debt, and the Fed gov bails them out.
3) People don’t buy adequate homeowners insurance in New Orleans, and the Fed gov bails them out.
4) Bear Sterns can’t manage investments, and the Fed gov bails them out.
5) People don’t go get a job, and the Fed gov bails them out (welfare).
6) Losers pop out more kids than they can pay for, and the Fed gov bails them out.
7) etc.

Everyone of those is a bad management decision, be it business or personal. Why should GM be exempt?

07/16, 3:15 PM

posted by:

global_lightning

Bailing out Bear Sterns, FreddieMac, and FannieMae are/were necessary because the alternative would have been a complete collapse of the U.S. economy that would have dwarfed the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Many people don’t realize how close we’ve come to a total market failure.
GM, on the other hand, can still pull their act together. Even if they were to go completely insolvent (which is highly unlikely), they’d have enough value in their assets to sell off that could sustain the economy. Even declaring bancruptcy wouldn’t be so bad, as it would let them renegotiate a lot of bad deals which have been bleeding them for decades (primarily unions and dealerships).
Another issue is politics. GM is the biggest employer of union labor, which has never been a Republican base. He’s not gaining any votes by bailing out GM, and if anything breaking unions would not be so bad in the standard Republican worldview.

07/16, 3:33 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Thats right Crapperhemi, 9.5 hrs a day equals 70k a year, so yes I am bringing down GM.

07/16, 3:34 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

And I have a Pocket PC so I can talk sh*t anywhere sprint goes.

07/16, 3:35 PM

posted by:

inline6

The reason GM destroyed the EV1s instead of selling them is because they would have become a nightmare to service and provide things like replacement parts for the future. When a manufacturer ends production of a vehicle, they continue to build spare components for said vehicles for YEARS.

GM built the EV1s as a pilot program to test the technologies as they were developed at the time. It was an R&D effort mostly, which has most likely led to GM’s industry leadership in Li-ION battery technology and hydrogen powertrains. GM’s got the most advanced program out there. GM should be lauded for the effort. Why isn’t anyone complaining about Honda dropping its EV Plus?

07/16, 3:37 PM

posted by:

Z06ified

Uh, the government just bailed out Bear Stearns, so Bush just contradicted himself. GM employs a helluva lot more people and is far more important to the U.S. economy than Bear Stearns is. Proof that Bush is an idiot. And I’m a republican saying this.

07/16, 3:56 PM

posted by:

xyunya

US government did NOT bailed out Sterns. It brokered a deal for a public institution (JP Morgan) to do so. I have no objection of Toyota buying out GM with government guarantees of about 1cent on a dollar.

07/16, 4:30 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

This proves, besides ‘crackerhemi’ being a worthless piece of horse dung, that rules and laws through government are NECESSARY and that the free market cannot roam free without chaos ensuing. Several examples have been provided above and I’ll add one more that many of you just LOVE so much … CAFE.

Face it chimps … humans have proven over and over and over again that greed and corruption leads few to riches and many to pain and suffering … government, done right, is good.

07/16, 4:42 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Funny, I was reading this while listening to the song “Hands Held High” by Linkin Park. I thought I’d share some of the lyrics:

“Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
**** that I wanna see some fists pumping

Miss something, take back what’s yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for

Cause I’m sick of being treated like I have before
Like it’s stupid standing for what I’m standing for

Like this war’s really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn’t cater the rich and abandon poor

Like they understand you in the back of the jet
When you can’t put gas in your tank

These ****ers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing their check
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect

For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
In their living room laughing like “what did he say?”

In my living room watching but I am not laughing
Cause when it gets tense I know what might happen

The world is cold the bold men take action
Have to react or get blown into fractions

Ten years old is something to see
Another kid my age drug under the jeep

Taken and bound and found later under the tree
I wonder if he thought the next one could be me

Do you see the soldiers they’re out today
They brush the dust from bullet proof vests away

It’s ironic at times like this you pray
But a bomb blew the mosque up yesterday

There’s bombs in the buses, bikes, roads
Inside your market, your shops, your clothes

My dad he’s got a lot of fear I know
But enough pride inside not to let that show

My brother had a book he would hold with pride
A little red cover with a broken spine

On the back, he hand wrote a quote inside
“When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die”

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay

And the rest of the world watching at the end of the day
Both scared and angry like “what did he say?”

With hands held high into a sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you”

07/16, 6:06 PM

posted by:

400horseSS

Yep xyunya Duh-bya won the election fair and square, he won because of the BS electoral vote, his goofy ass lost the popular vote, and I voted for Kerry b*tches.

07/16, 6:23 PM

posted by:

F451

@ xyunya, with all due respect, I do not think there is politician alive today worth a rat’s ass (well, maybe two I believe are genuine)! It is neither a Republican nor a Democrat issue—it is the fact that none of them truly give a damn about this country unless there are pursestrings attached to their cause.

07/16, 7:14 PM

posted by:

monte

“Government won’t bail out GM, Bush says” maybe he sould be more concerned about who’s going to bail out the government.

07/16, 7:34 PM

posted by:

VictorRaikkonen

“Honda & Toyota are both on their second generation of hybrid vehicles and GM has yet to produce one†Wrong!
Comment by injunraiv, posted on July16 at 12:10 pm

Actually.. Righe!… GM borrowed those hybrid engines and I believe it was from Honda… a copy they have borrowed engines from before, i.e. the previous edition 240hp Saturn Vue Redline used the V6 Honda Accord engine.

07/16, 7:48 PM

posted by:

monte

Actually wrong, the example you provide isn’t even a hybrid. GM has used their normal engines combined with electric systems they developed.

07/16, 9:52 PM

posted by:

HemiRoadRunner

What pisses me off is the gov’t will bail out peice of ****, **** you in the ass banks like freddie and such, but they won’t help out an industry that employs THOUSANDS. I’m all for buisiness’s getting on their own feet, but when the gov’t bails out banks, and gives special rights and privelages to MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS’S, well, it just pisses me off.

07/16, 10:01 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Holy crap! I didn’t know where to put this comment, so I’m putting it here. I just picked up the newspaper and saw an ad for an ‘08 Pontiac Solstice for $9,988. HOLY SH¡†! That’s less than half price! I’m thinking of running down there right now! Enclave is $15,988. That’s some seriously low pricing. I sure hope that’s not a bad sign of the future. It would be sad for anyone if it is. Injunraiv, please tell me things are looking good in your neck of the woods.

07/16, 10:13 PM

posted by:

tripleonefive

Its Gms fault that they are in a rut Bush shouldnt bail them out let them suffer for continueing to make unreliable crap

07/16, 10:33 PM

posted by:

Kiwiguy

Amen, gm are the idiots who got themselfs into this mess along with those dumass unions

07/16, 11:30 PM

posted by:

biff152

Not only can the government bail out banks, they can subsidize foreign companies to build factories here who operate with less expense because they pay their workers less. This allows foreign compamies to be more competitive than US companies on our own turf, lowers our wages, and puts more americans out of jobs than the new factories create.

07/17, 9:26 AM

posted by:

ihustle

What happend to GM doing good? Come on *BEATlejuice**MONT* wheres your explanations? Exactly everything is starting to unfold exactly the way i predicted. Ford is leading the way out of the big 3. Why would anyone talk about America bailing GM out? Theres an underlined problem there going un-noticed. There is a problem with GM. They own 8 Companys and not one of them have a best seller. NOT ONE VEHICLE OUT OF 8 COMPANYS!!!!! Wonder why theres trouble? The only vehicle they have worth wild is the corvette, if it wasn’t 60 G’s and above they might actually sell a few. ;)

07/17, 10:04 AM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Hey, my bitch is back!

I’m not a GM fan, so I don’t know why you think I would defend them.

But just to piss you off, let me correct a few things:

GM has 12 brands, Ford has 5. Even I know that, and YOU’RE the salesman.

One best seller is useless if you can’t move the rest of the inventory. Maybe Ford should just stick to the F-150 and Focus, and stop making other cars altogether, since nothing else is a best seller. By your logic, that would make perfect sense.

A three player team is still kicking the five player team’s ass, and it’s even beating the 12 player team to boot. Your “8 companys” logic makes absolutely no sense, especially coming from a robot.

Oh, and iHustle, you’re a horse’s ass.

07/17, 10:36 AM

posted by:

monte

I would like you to find one post where I said GM was doing good ihusle sales bot. Never happened. In fact you could find many where I said they were doing poorly finacially. Don’t put words in my mouth horse”s ass

07/17, 11:06 AM

posted by:

ihustle

“YOUR A HORSES ASS!!! YOUR A BOT!!” Very good, you impress me with your name calling ability HAHAHAhAHA horses ass???? Come on seriously, you have nothing better then horses ass? If your older then thirty you should probably kill your self. What r u and mont, like batman and robin? Or are you guys just ****ing eachother HAHAHAHAHA I forget you wrote a three paragraph thing on how im a robot HAHAHAHAHAHA You must really enjoy make believe land. You know the one where you guys are worth a damn, and beg for acceptance. See i live in real life, where i actually am the man, sell a ton of cars, make alot of money and get a ton of bitches…I dont need to make up a story where i have guns like you herbs.At least i have the balls to claim a brand i like…What do you guys like? You dont calim one because you cant stand the ridicule, i can ;) I actually enjoy watching to grown men make up a make believe world, quite amusing :) At least w4e have a best seller FYI Edge is also #1 so thats 3 :)

07/17, 12:09 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

You don’t get tons of bitches, you are MY bitch, Bitch! Get out there and sell some trucks for me, Bitch.

Actually, you are the dealership’s bitch when it comes to selling cars. Don’t you realize that you are only getting a tiny portion of the money you bring to your dealer?

I’m not loyal to any brand. I like the car, not the brand. There is nothing wrong with that. And I’m not a chicken because of it. At least I am not hypocritical, like you are, Horse’s Ass. Ridicule me all you want, it doesn’t bother me in the least. I have an opinion, and I share it, and I expect others to share their opinions, too. I have respect for those that share their opinions. What I do not respect is bitches like you that blindly believe in the sales brochure like it was a bible. Those things are written by people like me who know how to make $#¡t look good enough to eat.

I’m sorry that you consider anything over two paragraphs to be difficult reading. It must take you weeks to memorize those brochures.

Oh, and iHustle, you’re a horse’s ass.

07/17, 12:38 PM

posted by:

injunraiv

Wow… This guy almost makes 1115 look intelligent!

07/17, 1:25 PM

posted by:

inline6

Yeah, ihustle,

The Focus isn’t a best-seller at all. The Corolla and Civic sell at about twice the rate. Even the Cobalt does better.

GM sells more full-size pickups on one platform than Ford sells on two. The only reason Ford can claim “best selling” is because of its marketing.

The best-selling full-size SUV is the Chevy Tahoe (not to mention the fact that the Yukon is the same thing, so GM sells twice the large SUVs that Ford does). The best-selling full-size sedan is the Chevy Impala (how’s the Taurus selling, btw?). The best-selling full-size luxury SUV is the Escalade (how’s the Navigator doing?). The best-selling full-size CUV is the GMC Acadia (how is that Taurus X doing?). And I think the Aveo is still the best-selling subcompact.

The Cobalt is outselling the Focus. The Malibu is right with the Fusion. The G6 outsells the Milan by a factor of 4 to 1. Hell, the even Aura outsells the Milan by about 75%. The Impala outsells the Taurus and Crown Vic put together by a factor of 3 to 1. The Acadia outsells the Taurus X by a factor of 3 to 1. The Outlook outsells the Taurus X, too. Cadillac sells double the number of CTS’s that Lincoln does MKZs. The LaCrosse outsells the Sable MKZ put together, too. The Lucerne outsells the Sable and Grand Marquis put together. The Buick sells more Enclaves than Lincoln does MKXs. The Trailblazer/Envoy twins outsell the Explorer/Mountaineer twins. The Colorado/Canyon twins outsell the Ranger/B-Series twins. The Escalade outsells the Navigator 2.5 to 1. The EXT outsells the Mark LT by 2 to 1. Chevy’s selling twice the Tahoes that Ford is selling Expeditions. Throw in the Suburban (because Ford now offers a competitor), and it’s 3 to 1. Throw in the Yukon/XL and it becomes nearly 5 to 1. The DTS outsells the Town Car by 3 to 1.

The Escape/Mariner/Tribute may outsell the Equinox/Torrent/Vue, but not by much (about 5%). If we’re aiming the GM Thetas against the Edge, GM’s CUVs outsell it by about 50%. And the F-Series, with its two very different platforms, may outsell the Silverado (by about 14%). But throw in the Avalanche and they’re almost even. And throw in the Sierra on top of that and GM sells 27% more full-size trucks overall, and they’re all on the same platform.

The ONLY areas in which Ford outsells GM unequivocally are the aforementioned Escape/Mariner/Tribute triplets and the E-Series vans v. the Express/Savana. That’s it.

So sit down and shut up because GM has more best-sellers than you do and outsells you in almost every single category in which you both offer a vehicle.

07/17, 1:31 PM

posted by:

ihustle

horses ass awww is that the only word you know beat. YOU LIKE TALKING DIRTY HUH? Only im a guy, get off the dick i am not into the ****. That sucks your preference is guys, must be a ****ty way to go through life. Do you dress up like a female or does mongous???Just wondering, i guess this site doesnt protect against flamers, or guys that like ****ing horses. Do you F*ck alot of horses? Does calling a guy a bitch turn you on? Your definately a homo, anyone can insult on the computer. Thats what you do, you insult on the computer. IM sorry you like d*ck, thats your preference ;)

07/17, 1:47 PM

posted by:

ihustle

*Inline* Two words, prove it ;)

07/17, 1:50 PM

posted by:

The Stig

Ah, but bailing out Bear Stearns is acceptable. I guess if you’re high enough up the financial food chain you’re all good.

07/17, 3:18 PM

posted by:

inline6

ihustle,

Do your own damn homework. Go online to media.gm.com and view their sales figures for Sep ‘07-June ‘08. Then go to media.ford.com and do the same.

I’m right, you’re wrong. And I don’t sell either company’s cars. So it’s not like I have a vested interest in making one look better than the other.

07/17, 4:19 PM

posted by:

ihustle

getting upset inline????HAHAHAHA roller blading hasnt been cool since the 90’s

07/17, 4:34 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen rollerblades with 6 wheels. I’m pretty sure he was actually referring to engine type. Funny you didn’t know that, coming from someone “in the car business”.

And rollerblading is still cool to some people, just like everything Ford is cool to you.

And if you ever feel like you are alone, screaming at the world because they just don’t get it, chances are, you’re the one who’s wrong.

07/17, 4:59 PM

posted by:

ihustle

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA beat, im sorry you love the d*ck. FYI i havent cared and prob never will care, what you think. Your points are fabricated and invalid ;)

07/17, 5:13 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

You keep saying that I’m a fag, as if you wish it were true. Finally, someone is paying attention to you, and you don’t want to let go. Give it a rest, man. You brought up being gay, you fag, so it’s obvious you think that way. Sad, very sad.

I will say one thing in your favor: I wish the sales team at my station had half of the confidence in their brand as you do yours. I’ll give that to you, you are one confident son of a bitch.

But you’re still a horse’s ass.

07/17, 5:14 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Oh, I called you a bitch because you whine like a little bitchy girl.

07/17, 5:24 PM

posted by:

ihustle

You guys are so creative. Horses ass? Were still on you fuc*ing horses? Beastility is illegal, and being gay should be 2. You must have some warrants then.
FYI I love my brand, im one of the few that will admit the brand they support. Everyone else is a bunch of pu$$ys that cant stand supporting there own. I dont care if your white black or yellow, with americas economy where it is, if you dont support american then get the f*ck out. Nothing pisses me off more then watching these clueless americans driving foreign.

07/17, 5:29 PM

posted by:

monte

He’s getting more frustrated, it’s funny when he is proved wrong. And yes sales bot you are wrong, check the stats yourself.

07/17, 5:40 PM

posted by:

inline6

Ah, so ihustle has gone from spewing total BS and passing it off as facts, to insults. God forbid you prove your ridiculous claims! I’m so offended! Tell you what, I’m going to rollerblade to the store so I can buy some boots to quake in.

In the meantime, why don’t you add something to the conversation other than “Ford is awesome and everyone else sucks”. I’ve see that bumper sticker. And it’s a lot less annoying on a rusty, Hank Williams, Jr-bellowing, jacked-up, gunrack-bedecked ‘78 F-150 than you’re being.

07/17, 6:10 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

What’s even funnier is that we don’t “hate” Ford. It’s just YOU. Not Ford, YOU! Get it? Ford is fine. Ford makes some good cars and trucks, and some that I would consider looking at. But you are a horse’s ass, and you keep demonstrating that over and over. And what’s even better is how hypocritical you are, with comments like “Nothing pisses me off more then watching these clueless americans driving foreign,” but at the same time you write: “I’d rather Ford not move, them me taking money out of my account to buy my own stock”, and you seem to support the demise of GM and Chrysler. Way to support the American capitalist style economy, by wanting to kill off all other competitors and putting thousands out of work, thereby making Ford the “winner” and the only monopolistic competitor.

I don’t care who’s #1 in sales. I care which car has what I want. If the domestics have it (and I look there first), then that’s what I buy. If the foreign cars have it, that’s what I buy. I’m not loyal to any brand because brand loyalty can sometimes turn around and bite you. However, I really do want America to succeed. The only thing they can do to succeed is build cars that people want to buy. We shouldn’t buy cars just because they are American. We should buy them because we want them. But the American auto makers should build cars we want. The good news is that I’m starting to see a lot of American cars that I want to buy. I’m sure there are others that will agree.

But you need to lay off the sugar pills. They aren’t good for sales bots.

07/17, 6:51 PM

posted by:

inline6

^Nice post, beatus

07/17, 7:19 PM

posted by:

ihustle

Sugar pills? And horses ass? HAHAHAHa im not upset at all i find it quite funny how your boyfriend in you hate me so much. COME TO JERSEY AND DO SOMETHING!!!!!!! Theres a winner for you ;) you wont, we all know that. I love ford and i will be on here every single day saying the same things so get used to it :) “YOUR A HORSES ASS” HAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAHAHAHAH please keep them coming

07/17, 7:30 PM

posted by:

inline6

Then you’ll be wasting your time.

And GM will be busy making more money on their full-size trucks than Ford does, because they sell more, and because they only have to pay for one set of tooling for the one platform they’re on, rather than two sets of tooling for the “F-Series”.

BTW, it also costs your parts and service departments more to keep two sets of parts in stock for your two different trucks.

07/17, 8:03 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Your reading comprehension is way below average, even for a U.S. citizen, iHustle. And you’re writing is atrocious. It saddens me that you actually believe you are the cream of the crop, when you prove to the rest of the world how incredibly low your level of understanding is. You are the reason the world looks at our country and laughs. The only reason I repeatedly call you a horse’s ass is because that seems to be the only part of my posts you understand. I guess you feel important when I call you names. And you want me to come fight you? I won’t go near your dealership because you’re there. Yeah, I’m afraid… afraid that your utter stupidity will rub off on me. I’m afraid that if I step in the same room as you, my intelligence will leave my brain and fly away like a flock of birds fleeing from a tree after a gun shot. You really need to learn communication skills, as your inability to effectively get your point across is very profound. Also, you need to learn logic skills, because with improved logic comes understanding and appreciation of who you really are. Please, take some of the money that you “laugh all the way to the bank” with, and invest in higher education. Do more with your life. Sales is fine, for now. But better yourself by aspiring to other things, like owner of the company. Stop trying to prove how great Ford is, and instead try to prove to us that you are not a horse’s ass. Give us a reason to believe you are a better, smarter person. Become a true patriot, and improve your own life and the life of your family. Make your kids proud to be American, and not disappointed to have you as a father. If I were your child, I would most likely get out of the house as quickly as I could. Threatening people on the internet and challenging people to fights when they are thousands of miles away (and not willing to buy a plane ticket just to kick your ass) proves nothing more than what I’ve been saying all along: You are a horse’s ass.

07/17, 8:23 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

And to think that I even made a joke about you being a robot built by Apple. That’s giving you way too much credit. Apple would never build a robot with such low communication skills as yours. Especially when their stock is at $171 right now, and Ford is less than $6. I’m beginning to believe the reason for such a low number is because Ford has front-men like you as the liaison between Ford and the customer. Oh, and since you like to compare things that are completely different, Apple sold over 22,000,000 iPods in December 2007, and Ford sold 690,589 F-Series pickups in the entire year of 2007.

07/17, 10:34 PM

posted by:

A4

yeah that 600 bucks that never showed up is doing wonders for me too bush

07/18, 2:41 PM

posted by:

injunraiv

I say this only because I care… ihustle, there are some really good decaffienated brands out there that taste pretty good. I think you need to make a switch…

07/18, 3:17 PM

posted by:

ihustle

*Beat* Ive come to the point where your posts go unread. I could care less what you think. I find it very amusing that a grown man makes up storys about robots, and owning guns. It is quite sad. I dont understand how an adult could stoop to such childish extremes. I sell Ford and im proud of it. More then you can say about anything. I take pride in my product, as i should. I am a great salesman, and i wont lose any sleep by you not coming to my dealership. Your an outsider looking in. Im in the buisness, you opinions go un-noticed. Who the hell are you anyway? Your not in the car buisness, your just a guy who sits home on his computer, badgering others. I will continue to post everyday in hopes that it bothers you in some way. I would never buy an import, and it pisses me off when i see americans driving them. I support Ford, and i can take the ridicule. You claim nothing because cowards are cowards and theres no changing that. Continue to use my name at your pleasure, with make believe storys. I wouldnt expect anything intelligent coming from you anyway.:)

07/18, 3:31 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

“I will continue to post everyday in hopes that it bothers you in some way.” – It’s nice to see that you now have something to shoot for.

“HAHAHAHa im not upset at all i find it quite funny how your boyfriend in you hate me so much. COME TO JERSEY AND DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!”

“I dont understand how an adult could stoop to such childish extremes.”

“Theres a winner for you” – Damn straight.

Like Monte said, you’re the one you hate. Those are your words, not mine.

07/18, 3:46 PM

posted by:

ihustle

Lets try this one more time. I love my self, im the ****iest sob youll ever encounter.
*Beat* Ive come to the point where your posts go unread. I could care less what you think. I find it very amusing that a grown man makes up storys about robots, and owning guns. It is quite sad. I dont understand how an adult could stoop to such childish extremes. I sell Ford and im proud of it. More then you can say about anything. I take pride in my product, as i should. I am a great salesman, and i wont lose any sleep by you not coming to my dealership. Your an outsider looking in. Im in the buisness, you opinions go un-noticed. Who the hell are you anyway? Your not in the car buisness, your just a guy who sits home on his computer, badgering others. I will continue to post everyday in hopes that it bothers you in some way. I would never buy an import, and it pisses me off when i see americans driving them. I support Ford, and i can take the ridicule. You claim nothing because cowards are cowards and theres no changing that. Continue to use my name at your pleasure, with make believe storys. I wouldnt expect anything intelligent coming from you anyway.:)

07/18, 3:47 PM

posted by:

ihustle

Go get a gun, or write a book on how im a robot. Ohhh boyfriend? I thought monte was your girlfriend? maybe im mistake, who cares right? Same thing anyway i guess ;)

07/19, 3:21 AM

posted by:

monte

Your’re full of it sales bot, if his posts went unread you wouldn’t feel the need to respond to everyone of them. It’s sad to see you stoop so low. You know what they say, if you don’t like yourself you can’t like anyone. So keep it up, you are the one you hate.

07/19, 3:41 AM

posted by:

monte

Oh, and I love how you say “my product” as if you had anything to do with it being made. Ford would be exactly the same with, or with out you. You don’t know the first thing about the f150 under your feet. Prove me wrong, tell me why the engine, trans, rear axle, transfer case, front axle, body control, steering system, brakes, suspension, or HVAC and entertainment systems are better. PLEEEEEEAASE let me know so I can be as enlightened as you.

07/19, 8:28 AM

posted by:

ihustle

awww look at monte being a good little B*TCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAH Guess he can’t even fight his own battles. TO be honest Monte, if Beat doesnt matter, you dont exist. Your similar to Eor from frankenstein. HAHAHAHA Believe me, im the C0CKIEST SOB youll ever meet. I dont hate myself more then i can say about you :)

07/19, 10:41 AM

posted by:

injunraiv

REplace ‘****IEST’ with ‘Sorriest’, and you’ve got a point…

07/19, 11:23 AM

posted by:

monte

Still waiting……..

07/19, 1:29 PM

posted by:

ihustle

HAHAH EXACTLY!!!!!!!!! Waiting for what? When did i start doing what you ask. Who the hell are you anyway???? Do i look like beat???????

07/19, 11:07 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

God, I hope not.

07/20, 12:49 AM

posted by:

monte

Waiting for you to answer my post #81, so tell me why you are such an authority on automotive design.

07/21, 8:26 AM

posted by:

ihustle

I can write an explanation to any question you might ask. The question is will it be enough. I can list 1-1000000 reasons why they are. Obviously we dont get along, so no reason will be good enough and only up for your ridicule. It almost like wasting my breath. Want an anwser? Thats my anwser :) Now you’ll say i know nothing about the brand, which is totally false. But who are you anyway, right? I claim my brand as my favorite, which says more then what you got. A constant bashing of others opinions. I sell the brand, and do a great job of getting them on the road, complete with a professional walk-around that points out the +’s of why the vehicle i am showing is the vehicle for them. Whats a walk around? You would know what that was if you were in the buisness but your not. So that goes to show you, that you dont matter.

07/21, 9:43 AM

posted by:

monte

Nice, you just proved what I’ve been saying. :)

07/21, 10:34 AM

posted by:

ihustle

HAHAHA exactly whatever that means. Great one line comeback. You just proved my whole theory, thanks ;)

07/21, 7:17 PM

posted by:

monte

Thanks for repeating exactly what I said.

07/22, 1:10 PM

posted by:

ihustle

Are you 5 HAHAHA just repost the robot thing. Cause thats what the cool kids are doing.

07/22, 11:35 PM

posted by:

monte

I’m not repeating, I started the robot thing. I hope it sticks :)

07/23, 8:31 AM

posted by:

ihustle

exactly ashaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamed!!! Thanks for coming out though :)

07/23, 4:19 PM

posted by:

monte

Once again you make no sense. How could I be ashamed if
I openly laugh at it. You’re an idiot.

07/23, 8:26 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

LLN erased the original “Robot Post”.

07/23, 10:59 PM

posted by:

monte

I see that, seems LLN doesn’t like long drawn out posts. This one’s next.

07/23, 11:33 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

I don’t think so. I’ve seen quite a few other long, drawn out threads in here as well. However, one of the things I see in common with the two threads that were previously obliterated is that they both were in the “[Spied]” category. When the “[Spied again]” version of each was created, all our posts vanished without a trace. I don’t think this thread will go anywhere.

07/24, 11:04 PM

posted by:

monte

I think you’re right

 
 
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