We wonder if the automakers wouldn't have such a hard time getting help, wouldn't be on the receiving end of an ultimatum, if they weren't such morons when it comes to presenting their case. All that being said, sometimes we wonder if the media isn't making them seem worse than they are. For example, Chris Matthews attmepts to go to a video of the Detroit CEOs testifying and that's not quite what they showed. You have to see it to believe it. [MSNBC]

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