Have you guys read this one yet?
Chrysler is facing a backlash from taxpayers and conservative groups after the ailing auto company took out a series of full-page newspaper ads last week to thank Americans for “investing” in the company through the government’s $17.4 billion auto industry bailout plan.
Critics say the company, which is expected to receive about $4 billion of that bailout money in the near term, should not be spending its already limited resources on pricey advertisements.
Ya think?
The bailout business is a crock-o-you-know-what!
It’s as if they took out a full page add to thank America for their generosity AND their stupidity all at the same time.
Ugh!
Those “thank you” ads are wasteful. Our government is wasteful. The American people are wasteful. On top of that, our government is just plain ol’ dumb. I will refrain from commenting on the American people until Obama has completed his first 100 days in office.
The ads ran last week in several major daily newspapers, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since USA Today and The Wall Street Journal are two of the highest-circulation newspapers in the country, full-page ad rates are steep. A full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal runs between $206,000 and $264,000, and a full-page ad in USA Today runs between $112,000 and $217,000.
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, said in a written statement to FOXNews.com that Chrysler should give back the money.
“Years ago there was a robber who was really polite. He said please and thank you while he was robbing people. At the end of the day, people had their money stolen. Saying thank you doesn’t make it OK. They should give the money back,” Norquist said.
They should give the money back. Our government should make them give the money back right now! Who is watching to make sure that they are spending this money wisely? Oh sure, take my money and do whatever you want to with it. Not!?
Nobody wants to buy a more economic and attractive car right now. Our economy is in shambles and this is NOT the way to jump start it. How many people do you know that are in a position to buy a car right now? Even if they were in a position to buy, the banks are not lending! On top of that, why should the banks lend to somebody that can’t afford to make the payments?
Jump starting the economy is not about dumping money into an industry that does not have the ability to do squat for 100% of those that are living on the streets, living in homeless shelters, depending on food banks, the uninsured, etc.
WASTEFUL!
“On behalf of the 1 million people who depend on Chrysler for their livelihoods, thank you for investing in Chrysler, and America,” says the statement, signed by CEO Bob Nardelli.
Investing in Chrysler is NOT investing in America.
I think I’ll go PUKE now.