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- aesus wrote
The blame for a present problem has to go to those presently in charge when nothing is being done!
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Reagan hasn''t been in charge for TWENTY YEARS.
Do you KNOW who the President is? Have you had a cognitive check recently? Are you senile? - Reply to this comment
- the unions also helped destroy America''s economy.
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- BWAHA
HAHA! You''''re still blaming things on REAGAN???
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The blame for a present problem has to go to those presently in charge when nothing is being done!
Simple - Reply to this comment
- ZOE2006, ANSWER MY QUESTIONS OR THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
How many civilians were driving Hummers during the Clinton years?
How many "monster SUV''''''''s" were on the road during the Clinton years?
How many alternative energy sources were developed during the Clinton years?
How much did our oil imports increase during the Clinton years? - Reply to this comment
- aeasus wrote
Our foriegn oil thirst grew during the Reagan years
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BWAHAHAHA! You''re still blaming things on REAGAN???
Do you realize that was TWENTY EIGHT YEARS AGO??? That would be like Carter blaming his problems on EISENHOWER...!!! LOL! - Reply to this comment
- txgrouch2006,
Our foriegn oil thirst grew during the Reagan years. Every president since has been an accessory to that. - Reply to this comment
- zoe2006 retorted
You have a problem with US goods and products produced in the US?
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So, then some PROTECTIONSIM wouldn''t hurt you if you''re buying USA anyway.
Answer my question. How do you feel about protectionism? - Reply to this comment
- zoe2006 wrote
The Bush Administration and their greedy oil friends killed the electric car, as did the previous ones designed by Chrysler, see "Who Killed the Electric Car."
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While you''re busy with Bush-bashing, ask yourself these questions:
How many civilians were driving Hummers during the Clinton years?
How many "monster SUV''s" were on the road during the Clinton years?
How many alternative energy sources were developed during the Clinton years?
How much did our oil imports increase during the Clinton years?
What did Clinton do to prevent sliding back into foreign oil dependency and the inevitable results WE ARE SEEING TODAY??? - Reply to this comment
- The Bush Administration and their greedy oil friends killed the electric car, as did the previous ones designed by Chrysler, see "Who Killed the Electric Car."
Posted by zoe2006 at 12:56 PM : Jul 24, 2008
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I''ve seen it. Very informative. White house sues Cali over car manufacturer state laws. Thank you (,,|,)Bush and Cheney
Still no excuse for automakers. They have all built prototypes. They have the engineering/blueprints. And now they spew excuses. When did sitting on your butt become a valid excuse? - Reply to this comment
- I think though the real problem with Ford and American Brands in General, is their lack of Quality and Lack of Design Vision.
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- six-six-seis wrote
unless of Course the Japanese auto manufacturers are using Chinese labor.
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I was talking about Japan, not China. Although BOTH countries lack workplace safety standards and environmental protections.
China is just walking the trail that was blazed by the Japanese. But not many of us are driving Chinese-made cars - yet... - Reply to this comment
- zoe2006 wrote
if you buy foreign goods (made in China) or shop at Walmart you are part of the problem.
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That''s it, start turning on each other. Just like they want us to.
How do YOU feel about protectionism? If you''re against it, YOU''RE THE PROBLEM. - Reply to this comment
- First GM, now Ford. You can''''''''t compete with foreign makers.
Why? Because our country CARES ABOUT THE WORKERS and CARES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, and we have LAWS to protect both. OUR FOREIGN COMPETITORS DON''''''''T...
thats totally Irrational, unless of Course the Japanese auto manufacturers are using Chinese labor.
you just raised an interesting point though,
how much of my Murano actually came from Japan...... - Reply to this comment
- darnedsocks wrote
SOCIAL ENGINEERING CAMPAIGN VIA NPR TO RAISE THE PRICE OF GAS AT THE PUMP TO $5 GALLON...
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LOL! In spite of your multiple posts, it''s probably true. - Reply to this comment
- aeasus wrote
Holy multi-post batman!!.... server lag and completely unintentional...sorry
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Apology accepted. And good information in you post, too.
Now let''s get back to the story... - Reply to this comment
- Thanks to certain individuals spamming the board with repeated posts, I''ll re-post mine so it isn''t buried under all the spam. On the Ford payroll, spammers?
First GM, now Ford. You can''''t compete with foreign makers.
Why? Because our country CARES ABOUT THE WORKERS and CARES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, and we have LAWS to protect both. OUR FOREIGN COMPETITORS DON''''T.
The result - a mass exodus of manufacturing jobs to other countries that DON''''T CARE. All in pursuit of the almighty buck - IT''''S CHEAPER.
And in the end, who is applying the pressure to favor cheaper prices over better protections? THE CONSUMER! And goodness forbid any politician should say the P-word - PROTECTIONISM! We would need trade barriers to protect our protections. But that would raise prices...
There''''s no such thing as a viable service economy unless you can develop a trade surplus on services to foreign economies. Stop fantasizing about the service economy. Without manufacturing, we''''re doomed. - Reply to this comment
- The Board of directors should hang their heads low as they fire themselves, This is lack of leadership and
thinking of the immediate gains with total disreguard for the worker.
In other countries, the whole board of directors
would have resigned in shame, - Reply to this comment
- Holy multi-post batman!!.... server lag and completely unintentional...sorry
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- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
- The Model U uses a 2.3-liter, I-4 engine, the same as the Ford Ranger of that year, only modified to run on hydrogen gas. The engine is supercharged and super-cooled and rated at 151 hp. The Ford Model U is able to achieve gas mileage of 45 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) and has a range of 300 miles.
This was 5 years ago,*** happened?
The Ford Ranger EV (Electric Vehicle) is a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company. It was produced starting in the 1998 model year through 2002 and is no longer in production. It is built upon a light truck chassis used in the Ford Ranger.
6 years ago...***? - Reply to this comment
