Is it just me or does Obama pose for a picture after every comment….

LoL
You know what though? Bush also did the same thing, except it was a look of confusion as to what he just blurted out.

“Invented,” and “production” are two very different aspects.

yes LLLN3, but it didn’t have the name “automobile” until we started producing it, it’s semantics, but still, how many people actually know the history of the automobile?

Jindal/Palin 2012. The two shining stars of the GOP.

@ Xile, man, give it an effing rest would ya? Who the hell wants to vote for dumb and dumber anyway?

Didn’t the Germans invent the automobile? Henry Ford did streamline the car manufacturing process.
(I’m just trying to stick to facts.)

Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3 –
Didn’t you watch Jindal tonight? He was awesome. Jindal+Palin=Republican Magic Fever. Catch it.

you know, to me (and not being american or really watching the pres., just clips on the news and what not) that Obama’s “we are america” speaches are going to get annoying quickly… but i guess he is under alot of pressure to prove himself, so ill just deal with it.

yes, the americans probably “invented” the “automobile” since english is not the native language of germany, france, etc.. in reality, they were decades after europe on this thing. the only thing the americans invented were a way to mass produce cheap crap cars, something they still excel in today..

Yeah that pose he always does reminds me of the emperor from star wars. Its only a matter of time till he reveals his true identity and we are all doomed.

@No more oil for GM:

Germans invented the “automobil”. But I see how adding the “e” on the end in English (the language invented by America, not England) makes it a brand-new concept.

@Need more oil for GM is an idiot:

You mean when Darth Obama takes off his black helmet and reveals the white guy underneath?

Well, the “automobile” was named after a German named Nicolaus Otto, who invented the ICE, or Otto Cycle.

you guys are funny. but yes, autos invented in europe, mass production (manufacturing) invented in america; although the japanese and germans have since perfected it to a real art form.

If he really want American to revolutionize the auto industry again, he should put billions into hydrogen power research and development.

But I guess starting something that won’t see results until his 7-8th year in office isn’t something he wants to wait for.

Well Mercedes would probably like to argue that statement, and rightly so.

ricky_b
-So true, so true.

Other Man
-I’m sure they would, I mean they do have some very old cars, quite nice though, luxury and german engineering before henry ford… who’da thunk it?

350Zed
-Adding an “e” to the end of a word to claim invention of something…? Brilliant… I should try that with…. well anything. I shall invent the computere.

@Dante_JoseCuervo:

Too late. The Danish and Romainians are already fighting over who invented the computere.

LOL You tell those Germans, Obama!

No, no, everyone is all wrong. Americans did invent the automobile. Al Gore did so before he invented the internet. Duh.

Why cant we walk away from it, Obama? You seem to have no problem walking away from capitalism and toward söciälism.

POSident Obama = FAIL

@ NMOFGM

“the only thing the americans invented were a way to mass produce cheap crap cars, something they still excel in today..”

You mean like GM cars and trucks!

And since when did Germany perfect mass production. Mercedes is crap now, and BMW’s are always listed low on quality lists. Ford makes a finer “automobile” then both of them.

350Zed
-DAMN! Well, onto plan B, the mail boxe!

JakeK66
-I knew it! That sneaky man thought he could hide this from us…. but we’re onto him!

PearlJamFan
-Mercedes was very good at one point, I still have my mom’s ‘93 190E sport-line. That thing is a tank compared to any of my friend’s cars, and is solid… err it was till my brother drove it for about 10 years and destroyed most of the electronics and somehow clogged all the fuel lines. I really wish they would build Benzes like they did before. Those… were great examples of germaneering.

This is fitting: former VP invented Internet, current president assures us that we invented automobile. Next thing you know we’ll be declaring Fermi and Einstein national treasuries. Is this ignorance or arrogance?

“I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it” – a politician misinforming people, this is a new and interesting concept !

@PearlJamFan… you know quoted NO more oil for gm, not NEED more oil for gm

Yes Obama
Americans invented the automobile, but the Germans and Japanese are the ones who know how to make it. Just like the British invented football (Soccer), but it are the Brazilians that know how to play it.

He is so right, we should be running away.

You twinkle-toed import morons sure have a twisted way of thinking. By your logic, the Big Three also must have mass-produced lots of cheap, crap tanks and Jeeps during WWII. Your contempt for America and the automotive industry, which is the backbone of the country you live in, is clearly shown through your words. You sniveling idiots should just pack your bags and move to France where you belong.

RE: Xile, I think you’re joking about the Palin for prez ticket thing, so I will be more general in my reply. Anyone who wants to put someone as dumb as she is in the position to lead the free world is an idiot. I do hope she runs, though…I loved watching her short circuit out at “unfair media questions” like “What newspapers do you read?”

BUY USA your such an uneducated fool. Get your facts straight before you go saying the auto industry is the backbone of the country. If it was, its got a bad case of osteoporosis which should go well with the artificial hip america’s been living with for the past decade. Don’t give us any crap about patriotism or duty, it doesn’t work anymore. Where is GM’s duty to build reliable cars for its customers?? Where is Ford’s patriotism by using Swedish and Japanese manufacturing techniques for their own cars?? Time to step out of the past and realise that the US auto industry is on borrowed time, and it can’t even afford the interest.

@travis0017

Or you know, say something like “the nation that invented the automobile” was the USA or something as stupid as that in front of the world. Oh, that’s right, it was Obama. I’m not saying he’s stupid, he’s far smarter than me, but seriously?

Palin is not stupid. You should know better, she has taken much curroption out of Alaska than anyone ever before her. She’s going to be around if you like it or not.

Hey, Borat, if anyone asks, I’m claiming Einstein as an American… although born in the land of the “automobil”, he did eventually become a U.S. citizen.

And I believe Benz invented the automobile, although the U.S. was the first to mass produce it. Only to a select few would Obama’s claim seem out of place. We also didn’t invent the internet, the French did…. OK, so I made that up.

I think Obama’s remark that the U.S. automakers won’t be protected from their own bad practices was a little irksome, and politically charged. First of all, a global recession has a lot to do with D3 problems, but let’s put that aside. Did the D3 make bad executive decisions? Sure. But the vehicles that made bags of $ for D3 (trucks, SUV’s, etc.), but are now less relevant, were demanded by the consumer. What were the D3 supposed to do, not sell a willing family a Suburban?

And let’s not forget the jam the D3 are in because of legacy costs and union excesses. Decades of pushing back against the union, but ultimately caving in on many issues is now catching up with the automakers. But where were the politicians then saying that the U.S. labor cost had to be on par with the Hondas and Toyotas of the world, so cuts were in order. How many Presidents (particularly democratic) have been propped up by UAW support?

Just seemed that Obama was suggesting that the D3 will get government help despite the fact that they didn’t deserve it.

I’m just amazed at all the business that comes in through the door everytime President Obama speaks. I mean I can’t cover everybody.

Speaking of which, who in the hell wrote the speech for the Governer of LA? I completely agree with the principles he brought forth, but the delivery was awful. Governer Jindal’s speech opened up a ton of ideas for a Saturday Night Live opening.

Zcar, if they are coming thru your door they are going from Wall Street because everytime our shiny new POSident opens his mouth the market dips further.

Foreign cars are no better than American. To all of u foriegn driving freaks, let GM, Chrysler, or Ford fail and see how well these foreign F&%#ers do. Buy American. Its not only the coorporations livlihood but all employees and retirees. Right ON BUY USA.

I always knew obama was an idiot…this proves it

I don’t see how the President’s statement is false. Karl Benz didn’t invent the automobile, nor was he the only person to have that idea. Other people around the world came about similar ideas without knowledge of his work before and after his ICE powered stagecar. The automobile as we know it now is the result of the contributions made by the American auto industry.

Benz is a lot closer to the inventor of the automobile than any American…saying we invented the automobile is not factually correct…Benz patented his automobile in 1885…Ford began mass production in 1914…thirty years is a long time to ignore…

that said, i’m not piling on Obama for this mis-statement…in the grand scheme i’m much more pissed that Bush et al. flat out lied about the rationale for going to war in Iraq, which in my mind is something to actually get upset over and not this piddly sh!t you all are harping on…

really, any commentary about Obama this early in his administration is just sour grapes and you all seem to have washed your minds of the incredibly sh!tty past few years that are attributable to the past administration…

also, the market has done quite a bit of crashing while Bush was in office, mayer, don’t suggest Obama’s statements and the market are that closely related…the long downward spiral of the market started over a year ago and frankly nothing a president can say will change that course…it’s an illusion to suggest the president controls all the market forces at play…the market is bigger than that and it will recover when the opportunity presents itself…but blaming Obama when he was handed a big pile of crap for an economy is just dumb…

Uh, Leftwing…

Let us not forget who was in charge of Congress for the past 2 years, something alot of people forget to mention is that Democrats had both houses.

Romney will rise like a Phoenix and take back this country to where it should be – Free. Obama is most like 2 former Presidents – Jimmy Carter and Woodrow Wilson all over again, nice guys, intellectuals, just not Presidental material.

Scarface03, Einstein was Swiss citizen all his life. Internet was invented by some accounts by our DoD project and was used in US before it was “superhighway” in research and scientific communities, but was popularized by CERN (albeit using US developed technology: Unix & networking). CERN is in Switzerland.
Domestic 2.6 do have labor issues and high cost associated with it, but those issues are management creation. Labor constitute only 10% of car cost. yes, we can can blame those costs on union and we can state that for each car union legacy inflates cost by 2K. How so you justify Aztec? How much that cost? G5, G6 and bunch of other models that collect dust on parking lot? Who twisted GM hand in acquiring Hummer, Saab, 20% of Subaru; to pay 2 billion to FIAT; create Saturn 20 years ago to get rid of it today? Is it union fault? I am not a union fan, but I am not management fan either.

To quote General Nathan Bedford Forest: Git thar firstest with the mostest…. That’s why America will always prevail. That’s why the rest of the world hates America. Who really cares? The American Automobile put the WORLD on wheels….Back in the day, you could purchase a Model T Ford in just about every country in the world, even where there were no roads. And soon when we develop alternative energy sources (which really isn’t that difficult), the rest of the world can take an enema with their oil, and America will win another one, as we always have and always will. If you love America rejoice, if you hate America, LEAVE! We should do away with Congress….let the President put up his plan for a vote via computer or phone (with a pin number) and let the folks decide. We’d probably get a bunch more done quicker and cheaper.

@leftwingagenda

Benz may have patented his automobile in 1885, but like I said, he wasn’t the only one to come up with such a design. Other individuals, independent of him and his patent, came to similar methods of motorized transportation. To solely credit Karl Benz as inventor of the automobile does a great disservice to all others who contributed to its making. I didn’t credit any American as the inventor of the automobile (nor do I believe that one man can be given such credit) but to say that the automobile and the auto industry in general was shaped more so by American industries is no lie – from the general design and layout, to Henry Ford’s assembly line, and to Cadillac’s standardization of parts.

@ Jake666

The Dems may had both houses, but you still can’t overlook that Bush was still in play. For the majority of his time in office, his party controlled both houses, in full step with him. The Democrats didn’t get us to where we are today (although they may not have help so much when thy finally did gain control of both houses). And can we give Obama a chance before making judgements. He hasn’t even been in office long enough. . . If he isn’t Presidential material, what does that make Bush?

Nobody Important you stated it correctly: we (Americans) did not invent automobile but we shaped automobile landscape the most. Now to state it would not sound right, but would be accurate. Our former President was blamed for not stating things right, so the new one is considered much smarter by some and more of a visionary. Is it proper for him to misrepresent the facts (that we really DID NOT invent automobile, but improved manufacturing process) just to make a political point? And if we can’t get facts right, what are the chances of executing complex plan of reviving dying industry? And should we follow that path and why?

Damn right, Obama!

BuyUSA: well f*cking said, bro’!

You sniveling imports morons are still hung up about the cheap door panels on the Pontiac you bought 20 years ago. You can’t even put aside your own hatred for America to realize just how far the Big Three have improved in quality. You are still hung up on the EV-1 electric car that very few people wanted to begin with. It was simply a case of bad timing. Why don’t you badmouth Honda for killing that ugly Insight piece of garbage that nobody wanted either? Of course you won’t, you’d rather just blame America first and badmouth the automakers for building millions of SUV’s that were in high demand and selling like hotcakes. The fact is, the Big Three put this country on wheels and kept the economy strong for a very long time. It’s idiots like you who need to get an education, wake up, and stop blaming America first. If you are unable or unwilling to do so, get the hell out!

KARL BENZ invented the car and he was GERMAN not AMerican… so suck it

BuyUSA, are you related to NMOGM? Let me put this way: I don’t want to subsidize “domestic” car manufacturers with my taxes, although I will have to do so. They failed because they could not read market demands, overproduced cars & trucks nobody bought, could not compete in quality nor manufacturing techniques with transplants who are manufacturing cars in US, not Mexico, So. Korea etc. The fact is it was MANY companies that put this country on wheels and most of them are gone! Where are Packard, Olds, Cord, Auburn, Hudson, Plymouth,…..

You just demand public assistance to cover your hide. What did YOU and Big 2.6 did for this country? Did you serve? Are you a combat vet? If not shut the fack up and don’t tell me where to live.

Yes I did serve, 4th CEB ES Co., Marine Corps, Iraq. I am no longer active duty, I am in school full time. The point you make about market demands is complete B.S.; The Big Three were producing what the American public wanted at the time – Big SUV’s. Plenty of people happily swallowed up full size trucks and SUV’s. In terms of quality, they are second to none when it comes to full size trucks. Believe me on that, I have owned both Chrysler and GM full size trucks… one of them (my favorite) is a 2006 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbodiesel. I have driven quite a few HMMWV’s during my time in the military. Also, the point you make about Hudson, Packard, Auburn, Cord, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, etc. is mostly invalid because they were all either dropped or failed during different times under different circumstances. Right now we are dealing with the core 3 U.S. automakers; not 20 different start-ups,

Etymology of the word “automobile” – comes from Greek “auto” meaning “self” and Latin “mobile” meaning “movement”. The “automobile” moves itself with the engine, hence the word. And the French were the first to use the word “automobile,” not the Germans, nor the the Americans.

Now, what about “car”? Yeah, we invented the “car”. No, wait, “car” originates from the French “carre”. Darn it…

Vehicle? Nope. French and Latin.

Borat, let’s not forget DeLorean, Tucker, Edsel, Studebaker, Nash (which became AMC and then Eagle), and Deusenberg.

BuyUSA, Packard, Olds, Plymouth and Hudson were not “start-ups” by any means, neither were Deusy, Studie and AMC. In fact, back in its day, Hudson was the third largest make in the US, just behind Ford and Chevy. Olds had the first assembly line (not Ford), and AMC was a merger between Nash and Hudson (both very large), so I wouldn’t say any of those were “start-ups”. Hudson ran from 1919 to 1957 – 38 years before it merged with Nash, killed the Hudson name and created AMC. That’s a decent run. Packard ran from 1899 to 1958 – 59 years. Oldsmobile ran from 1897 to 2004 – 107 years. Plymouth ran from 1928 to 2001 – 73 years.

Packard, Nash and Hudson all failed in 1958 – three BIG automobile companies in the same year. But the free market reigned, and AMC was born from the ashes.

I’d love to have an old Hudson or Deusenberg…

“invented the automobile”? yeah, sure. it was the united states who invented slicing bread, too, right?
while the other things he said maybe well true, someone should help him get the facts right… THIS thing he said would go through as a 100% purebred bushism…

Many of those failed American auto companies had plants that were worn out due to World War II production and could not get help in rebuilding after the war. We the tax payers rebuilt Jap and German plants after the war but not our own companies plants who won the war!!!! What morons…. American auto companies all played by the same rules, but now we have unAmerican auto companies playing by their governments rules and our hired officials take kick-backs and just let it destroy our economy. Wake up folks B-4 its too late to reclaim our heritage. In its day, Deusenberg was considered the worlds finest automobile and that is why we still say…. man thats a Deusey….

Guys, imagine a giant supertanker in which the steering wheel is linked to the rudder by a giant rubber band. When there is an obstacle in the water the captain steers the wheel hard right and nothing happens. So he orders the helmsman to steer even more, and that rubber band builds up the strength of potential energy. The supertanker finally moves out of the way just a little bit, and the ship avoids tragedy. Yet, the rudder and rubber band has all that potential energy to deal with, and suddenly the rubberband produces its kinetic energy, and the tanker takes a hard right into the shoreline.

Remember this analogy in the middle of the next president’s term. It is so easy and so shortsighted to blame George W. Bush. When the man took over the country was on the cliff of a big recession, but his tax cuts acted as a tug boat to get the ship on its intended path. Clinton’s famed economy was a direct result of the economic policies that Reagan installed, and so forth …

What President Obama is doing will not see immediate effect until, depending if there is a second term, won’t be seen for the next 6-7 years. It will be devestating. Hopefully, he’ll be around to take the blame.

Folks, the point is that Bush had a minute part for the ailing economy, and the good stuff that he did do Obama will falsely claim credit. Oh, and don’t blame the War on Terror. Historically, wars have proven to mend ailing economies, and wars have been started by bad economies. The policies of former presidents and current members of Congress (In which Bush tried 11 times to abolish) caused this mess we’re in.

So all you members of the EU blaming the USA for this mess, your economies have been a drain on the world for almost a decade now. Your nationally mandated work weeks with entitlements, nationalized healthcare, over-inflated EURO (Thank you, George Soros), and illegal back door deals for petrol with Saddam Hussein during the Oil for Food embargo have all had their hand in this mess too.

hahaha, isn’t this the arguement we were all trying to present with the American auto-industry making bad decisions all this time and running themselves into the ground? Here the American president said it himself, it was the Big 3 that made all the bad decisions and bad practices. They shouldn’t be protected, they should be taught a lesson. This Obama is actually smart. I’m believing in him more and more! You tell your country! You tell them good! Just… remember, it was the Germans that invented the automobile and you’ll be good to go!