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    Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"

    ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule

    Obama's Auto Task Force To Drive Chevy Volt Mule Tomorrow

    Obama's Auto Industry Task Force Drives Imports Like Everyone Else
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    Is the manual they're working from entitled 'How To Serve Man'?
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    He needs to knock off this car czar shit and get busy on directing Rush Hour 4.
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    03/16/09

    @Graverobber: COTMFD!
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    "Rattner, who was the desired choice of car czar until his wife's legal obligations forced a task force on the administration."


    Where the fuck does Obama find these people?

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/16/09

    @FromaBuick6: My current theory is behind Home Depot. In California you go behind Home Depot and you get day laborers. In Washington you go behind Home Depot and you get political advisers.


    In Detroit you go behind Home Depot and you get shot. In Key West you go behind Home Depot and you get blown.


    See, the theory works.

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    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: My best guess is The Barney Frank School of Scumbaggery. I hear that Blagojevich is being interviewed for Chancellor.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: Better than going inside Home Depot. There you might find "Minimum" Bob Nardelli.
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    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD and FromaBuick6: I prefer to combine your theories and assume that ol' Barney threatened to blow Rattner unless a task force was established.
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    03/16/09

    @FromaBuick6: Freep article says Rattner is a "Wall Street dealmaker", which nowadays is roughly as respectable as "clown/pedophile" or "mime with no arms"
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    Did anyone else notice his face only takes up the bottom half of his head, leaving a huge forehead?


    /Trying hard not to get in any arguments about bankruptcy vs. bailouts.

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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: The average human has their eyes in the middle of their heads. His face isn't small, nor his forehead abnormally large, that bastard's just going balder than my pecker when I was 8 years old.
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    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: I call this "5 head", as in his forehead is so big it's a 5 head.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: I could be wrong here, but I think Steve Rattner may be......THE LEADER
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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    03/16/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD:


    Steve, did you polish your head in the Shine-O Ball-O?

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    03/16/09

    @OldeEnglishD: So do I, but this is a sevenhead.
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    03/16/09

    @Scroggzilla: Why are his scrotum...?
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    03/16/09

    @FurtiveParsnip: At least
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    03/16/09

    @tenbeers: The un polished head of his brother
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/16/09

    @Everyone: Oh dear God, I can't stop laughing. My eyes are watering, my side hurts, people are coming over to check on me and all I can do is scroll up to the pictures and show them. They start laughing too.
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    Image of RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
    03/16/09

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - wants a Busa V8:


    What's up with Beavis's forehead?


    Did he go all cornholio face first through razor wire?

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    03/16/09

    @rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe: Nothing what a little Shine-O Ball-O can´t solve.
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    03/16/09

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - wants a Busa V8:



    now! with more lens flare!

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    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    Wait a minute, I thought bankruptcy was the cool law. You know, the one that says "Duuuude, don't worry, I got this."


    /GM spends over $1,000 a month on local wishing wells?

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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    When is this going to end? Either cut them off and let them die, or just give them the 100 billion they need right now. No more waiting bullshit, no more reports. Didn't see any of this shit with AIG, did you?


    Americans don't appreciate their car industry.

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    03/16/09

    In reply to Obama Auto Task Force Lead Advisor Claims "Bankruptcy Is Not Our Goal"
    Bankruptcy isn't our goal.....ok, great...


    What is your goal?

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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    03/16/09

    @Greater than a Ford Tempo: To exterminate Manbearpig once and for all.
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    03/16/09

    @Greater than a Ford Tempo: Spending my money.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    What did the auto task force member drive from GM to Chrysler? Crown Vics?
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    Image of cgarison cgarison
    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    Chapter 11 Bankruptcy of GM will wipe out the retirement funds of 50% of the Americans with a union pension. Barry O'Bama (I'm Irish so ;P and St. Patrick's day is a week away) won the office by getting vote of the Union supporters. Is he going to alienate those that voted for him? I think not.


    My only issue is the volt is a bandaid to our energy issue. Where is my fuelcell power Superduty and Chiver Silverado 2500???? Where is the super high torque fuel cell Ford Police Interceptor using an "ubertorquey" electric motor to eradicate criminals evading arrest? The world is ready for the next generation of car, but DC is not on board.

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    03/10/09

    @cgarison: Where is the fuel cell powered Tundra and Titan? Where is the super high torque fuel cell Volvo Police V70 using an "ubertorquey" electric motor to eradicate criminals evading arrest?


    Wait, oh, I remember now! The technology isn't viable yet. No one is dawdling, not even GM.

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    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    The ePRS (US Patent No. c11077983) worked all night to distill the press releases. Here is what came up with:


    GM:


    We would like to thank the Task Force for not making us get on our knees and "perform". We did have strippers located in a side room just in case, proving that we are planning for the future.


    Chrysler:


    We would also like to thank the Presidential Task Force for coming to visit us. We entertained them with how-to classes on building a bird house -- hosted by Chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli -- and an impromptu batting practice -- hosted by Vice Chairman and President Tom LaSorda. Vice Chairman and President Jim Press and Chief Financial Officer Ron Kolka reviewed our mythical...uh...we mean...future product plans with the Task Force.


    The meeting was concluded by us saying, in unison, "Can we have more money? Pretty please? Please? Please? Please? With a cherry on top?" in both English and Italian.

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    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule


    I don't want to get into an idological debate here.


    I sometimes agree with McCain. And I very much respect independent stances on issues.


    I strongly support Shelby/McPain in this case. What can I say, I'm a fiscal conservative.

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    03/10/09

    @Schm: Yes.
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    Image of WilliamG. WilliamG.
    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    They didn't have a Top Gear where four guys in suits were pushing the Volt into a garage, presumably because it ran out of go-juice, did they?


    And I'm assuming from the lack of the word 'hoon' in the write-up that there was no hoonage to be had. So sad.

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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    03/10/09

    @WilliamG.: No, Top Gear is a British program. As far as going out of one's way to disparage electric vehicles in America, well, that's done by the Jalopnik commentariat!
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    03/10/09

    @theeastbaykid: They'll be harping on the Ampera before too long.
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    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    If GM reorganizes, can they fire up the tooling for the Buick GNX and the GMC Typhoon, again?


    Please?

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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/10/09

    @my beater Mercedes lacks reverse: Only if that were true...
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    03/10/09

    @Pessimippopotamus will steal you a ★ for 50 coins:


    So far as I know, they still have the tooling necessary to create the cars. They just can't legally sell them, so there is no point in doing so.

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    03/10/09

    In reply to ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
    Actually, I agree with McCain.


    And despite voting for him, it's very rare that I say that.

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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    03/10/09

    @FromaBuick6: I am truly sorry for anyone who drinks from the Republican Cool Aide container. I thought GM should have declared Bankruptcy a couple of years ago, however, there is no way that GM will survive now if they declare bankruptcy now. Why do I say that? Well, there is simply no bank large enough to do debtor in possession financing. That means, no money to set aside for future warranties, litigation costs, product development, or past obligations (like parts, contracts, or utility payments).


    I should remind you all that the average American will not purchase a vehicle with absolutely no warranty, or with no net worth after the initial purchase. Remember Daewoo? When they started selling cars in the US, they undercut a lot of the competition (OK, but they weren't all that bad), but as soon as the Import Holding Company went bankrupt (after GM bought the company) the value of these cars virtually evaporated overnight.


    Within the next couple of months, take a look at the residuals for all the GM lines. They are starting to drop drastically now, as are Chrysler products.

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    03/09/09

    In reply to Obama's Auto Task Force To Drive Chevy Volt Mule Tomorrow
    Obama's auto task Force of bureaucrats, lobbyists, union lapdogs, natural-born experts, and the beautiful traveling companions will fly to dirty Detroit first class for free in Treasury BJ's (business jets). They'll get picked up by GM limousines at the private gate and whisked to Warren with a police escort, no doubt.


    GM's best and prettiest suck-asses will be their to greet 'em and see to their every pleasure. So is the primary objective of the Force to mine and milk this photo-op/dog-and-pony show for all the positive PR and personal political gain possible for their boss's, Obama and themselves? (After all, the bureaucrats' life and death mantra is "never pass up an opportunity to make your boss look good", since that is the ONLY criteria federal employees are evaluated by!!!). Or is it just to force GM to say "pretty please with brown sugar on top"?


    There will be a brief technical briefing created for the seventh grade reading level. Finger sandwiches, a few gourmet meals and the infamous all-expenses paid visits to the wonders of Windsor will also likely be equally important tasks for the Force. The whole schmeel of select Force members flyin' out to have a meetin', drive the Volt prototype that runs, and then listenin' to their own voices for the cameras will cost GM, club Fed and the City of dirty Detroit probably a quarter million buckaroos or so (since apparently not all members of the Force will make the trip). Award winning work, bravo!


    Hell, if I was a big super important irreplaceable gov't VIP retread with tenure, I'd pay a quarter mil to watch two fish fuck.

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    03/09/09

    @bigblockautoX: Sorry 'bout the double posts. All this freaking bullshit has me seeing red. So sick of the feds that caused all this crap then acting like fucking heros fiddling while Rome burns.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/09/09

    @bigblockautoX: I think they should print your comment and hand it out as the actual press release, because it is pretty close to the ugly truth.
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