Revisiting The Generous Salesman

The People Helped By One Washington Car Salesman Come Back With A New Lease On Life

(CBS)  Car salesmen get called a lot of things. “Living saint” is rarely one of them.

And yet CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman says he really does believe that’s what he found at a Chevy dealer outside Portland, Ore.

His name is Korry Holtzlander.

“There are no bad men. There are no bad men on the planet,” Holtzlander said. “There're just those who are lost."

By all accounts, this married father of two has always had a good heart. But it swelled to greatness after a series of three chance encounters at work -- the first, about a year ago.

Last December Holtzlander found a homeless man sleeping in one of the cars on his lot.

But instead of giving him the boot, Holtzlander gave him a cup of coffee, talked to this guy for two hours, and eventually helped him find an apartment. t was such an amazing story, that homeless man told another homeless man.

His name is Don Pechum.

“Yea, Don showed up here about a week later and says -- I got a son, he's graduating and he said I haven't been there for him and I really want to do something for him,” Holtzlander said.

Don was thinking a new pair of shoes. But Holtzlander was thinking bigger.

“Means a lot to me because he gave me an opportunity to give my son ... look where he's at,” Pechum said.

Hartman said, “wait your son works here” at the car dealership?

“Yes,” Pechum said.

Korry gave Don’s son a job as a lot attendant. He also now mentors the boy. Again, such a wonderful story that Don passed it on to this guy he met in jail -- Sean Wood -- a former meth addict and convicted thief.

Holtzlander gave Wood a sales job and a car to get to work.

The guy’s just out of jail -- when Holtzlander didn't know him at all he gave him a job selling cars?

“What’s my other choice?” Holtzlander asked.

“To not give him the job,” Hartman said.

“That’d be the wrong thing to do,” he said. “Here's a man in front of me asking for help and I say no?”

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Read Hartman’s last story about Holtzman, "A New Lease On Life."
Click here to find out how you can help or to simply send Korry Holtzlander an e-mail.

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Understandably, word of this good Samaritan salesman started spreading through the homeless and prison communities. And the more people showed up the more people showed up, the more Holtzander gave.

Andy Garcia was living in his van with his wife and two little kids when Holtzander gave him a sales job and a month’s rent.

“So within five hours ... he hired me at 11:30; by 3:30 we were back in our duplex,” Garcia said.

In total, about 50 people have come to Holtzlander for help. In some ways its been a real sacrifice.

How much money has he spent out of his own pocket?

“Everything we have,” Holtzlander said.

But in other ways, he says it’s paying off in spades. It's been two months now since we first told that story. And so much has happened.

Last we saw Don Pechum, the man who just wanted shoes for his kid, he was out of work and living in a tent.

“This is what I do now instead of holding a sign on the freeway," he told Hartman.

The people at West Coast Sand and Gravel saw the CBS News story and offered Pechum a job cleaning up their shop. But he was such a hard worker they’re now training him to be a diesel mechanic.

And finally, the brightest news of all -- frustrated by the lack of transitional housing available for all the homeless people he’d met -- Holtzman took matters into his own hands, and actually bought a house.

"They're not homeless anymore, they have a home," he said.

It sleeps five. And quite comfortably.

“These towels are like super fluffy,” one resident said.

Holtzlander said guys will stay here just long enough to get back on their feet. And then make way for the next person in need.

“We've had a lot of people say where do you stop,” Holtzlander said. “If it's really in your heart you want to do more. It's uncomfortable if you're not doing something.”

Sounds like Hartman might be doing another update soon.

[mellie1957]

Ok all you "prophets" out there, can''t you keep politics out of your posts for once ! All politicians are crooked & all self professed prophets are phonies !

Back to the story at hand. May God bless Korry Holtzlander & all those impacted by his kindness.

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Amen

[wogerwabbit]

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[logicanada]

This guy should hook up with the Mexican migrant who saved the young boy in the desert.
Imagine what they could accomplish together.

[likeitis5050]

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[toolmangler-2009]

I have a neighbor just down the street who is just like Holtzlander, if he sees a need that he can help with, he does, he taught me what real Christians are all about. I try to be like him but fail miserably.

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We could use more people like him...

[fairprophet]

RON PAUL WINS BIG IN NATIONAL POLL
The results of a nationwide telephone poll, announced by Zogby on November 19th, reveals that Americans want to vote for a candidate who protects liberty; who wants to shrink government; and who wants to immediately withdraw our troops from Iraq - positions of Congressman Ron Paul. As part of a blind-bio, spread poll, likely voters (from all parties) were provided with descriptions of four different Republican candidates and asked to choose who they would vote for based on each one''s resume and political platform. 33% of pollees chose Ron Paul, 19% chose Rudy Giuliani, 15% chose Mitt Romney and 13% chose Fred Thompson. The results clearly illustrate that the country is crying out for Ron Paul, which is why mainstream media has launched a public relations offensive to marginalize his accomplishments and suppress the Congressman''s name recognition. In a seperate question, over 49% of pollees said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who would begin an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. In fact, Ron Paul won in every demographic of this poll including, but not limited to, religious voters, NASCAR fans, military families, African-Americans, etc..

[greatprophet]

WILL CLINTON MAKE THIS A THOUGHT CRIME?
While CBS was busy pretending all other news didn''t exist during the California wildfires, our Constitution was burning on the floors of Congress. On Oct 23, the House overwhelmingly passed HR 1955, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act. This Bill is one of the most blatant attacks against our right to freedom of speech ever devised by Congress. The Bill actually defines different types of thought as "homegrown terrorism," and unlike previous anti-terror legislation, it specifically targets U.S. citizens. The Bill uses extremely vague language to define "terrorist propoganda" as any speech which promotes an agenda that the government considers an "extremist belief system." Since the bill doesn''t specifically define what an "extremist belief system" is, it will be entirely up to the interpretation of government officials. Isn''t that comforting? Considering how much the government has done to desecrate our Constitution lately, they would surely have to define this post as promoting an "extremist belief" system, since it promotes the restoration of civil liberties--something not en vogue these days. As disturbing as this Bill is, so to is the additional requirement that there be a seperate, "public version." In other words, the Bill we see is different from what Congress is seeing. Why''s that necessary? Whatever the reason, I predict this Bill will become Law soon while CBS focuses the country''s attention elsewhere

[truthprophet]

RON PAUL TAKES-ON FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee Chairman, Congressman Ron Paul on November 8th, and had to face some tough criticism concerning the fact that the Fed has been increasing the money supply while at the same time refusing to raise the Prime Interest Rate in order to curb inflation and devaluation of the Dollar. Paul accused the Federal Reserve of "robbery," telling Bernanke, "There''s a dollar crisis out there and people''s money is being stolen," Paul said. "People who have saved, they''re being robbed. I mean, if you have a devaluation of the dollar at 10 percent, people have been robbed of 10 percent." Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attempted to dispel that notion by explaining, "If somebody has their wealth in dollars and they''re going to buy consumer goods in dollars, then the only effect it has on their buying power is that it makes imported goods more expensive." Paul disagreed, reminding Bernanke, "Yeah, but not if you''re elderly and you have your wealth in CDs. Their cost of living is going-up no matter what your CPI says," adding finally, "Their cost of living is going up, and they''re hurting. And that''s why the people of this country are very upset."

[fairprophet]

RON PAUL IS THE TAXPAYER''S BEST FRIEND
If he is elected President, Ron Paul will work to abolish the Federal Reserve System as well as the IRS, returning our country to the Gold Standard. He believes, as I do, that our current Income Tax System is unconstitutional, because it is a direct tax that is not equally apportioned as The Constitution requires. Whenever taxes are raised by the federal government, it should be done as The Constitution does require--in an indirect way, which is equally apportioned. This system would benefit all of us, creating more individual wealth, and allowing us to make more decisions for ourselves about our lives. As President, Ron Paul will also work to abolish the Federal Reserve, a group of private banks, run by unelected officials, which loans our government unbacked money which they are allowed to essentially print out of thin air, making each dollar in your pocket worth less all the time, and increasing our national debt to these banks. Worse still. Most of our debt is owned by China (25%) and Saudi Arabia who finance our runaway military spending overseas. This is a threat to our nation. We need to bring our troops home from overseas, and use the trillions we would save thereby to reduce our debt, and to re-invigorate our currency. We can use this money to ensure that Social Security and other essential programs will still be solvent in the future. Vote for Ron Paul. He''s published three books on the topic of sound economics. ronpaullibrary.org

[truthprophet]

YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES
America is tipping way too far back in her easy chair. Something BIG is about to happen, and I predict this upcoming 2008 Presidential Election will be extremely pivotal. I''m not going to name any candidates. You probably already know who my favorite one is. But let me make my point absolutely clear: If you think times are boring, think again. If you think the future is predictable, think again. My advice to everyone who reads this is to be thoughtful. Trust only that wisdom which is your own. 90% of mainstream media in this country is controlled by fewer than 20 different organizations. Unfortunately, they, like the sold-out political ****** who pretend tp serve us in Washington, were bought and paid for by the military-industrial-pharmacutical complex decades ago. Therefore, mainsteam media will paint pictures they want to paint, and people will open their minds to pictures they want to see. So, be skeptical. Be wise. Research issues and talking points on your own, and share what you learn with those you love. The future of your family tree may lay in the balance.

[fairprophet]

WERE HAVING A TEA PARTY! YOU''RE INVITED
As we all know, freedom isn''t free in this country. Therefore, in the wake of our successful fundraising event of November 5th, in which we all came together to raise $4.2 million dollars for Ron Paul''s campaign, we''ve set yet another date for an even bigger fundraiser. This one will take place on December 16th: a very important date for people who love freedom and hate tyranny to ring the Liberty Bell, and let our sold-out, globalist, political ****** and their mainstream media enablers know that good Americans are mad as hell, and that we''re not going to take it anymore. December 16th is the 224th aniversary of The Boston Tea Party: an act of protest by the American colonists against the tyranny of Great Britain where the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped crates of tea overboard into Boston Harbor. It was a key event which helped to spark the American Revolution, and we hope this event will, likewise, add additional spark to our own 21st Century political revolution to restore peace, prosperity and freedom to our Republic by helping elect a President whose record of adherance to The Constitution is unmatched by anyone in American politics. Please join us this December 16th for the largest one-day political donation event in history. Our goal is to bring together 100,000 people to donate $100 each, creating a one day donation total of $10,000,000. The time to act is now. The time for Ron Paul is NOW! TeaParty07.com

[greatprophet]

HOPE FOR AMERICA: PRESIDENT RON PAUL

-- No more meddling in other country''s political affairs
-- No more aggressive military actions overseas
-- No more torture prisons
-- No more pseudo-wars like the "War on Drugs"
-- No more IRS and unconstitutional income taxes
-- No more Federal Reserve (the group of private banks which owns our government)
-- No more erosion of Social Security to pay for militarization
-- No more U.N. (one world government) participation
-- No more NAFTA, CAFTA, WTO or GATT (globalist trade cartels)
-- No more North American Union (loss of U.S. sovereignty)
-- No more federal gun control laws
-- No more illegal aliens pouring-in over our country''s borders
-- No more illegal aliens allowed to roam freely in our streets
-- No more national ID cards (Real ID Act)
-- No more government invasion of your privacy
-- No more federal Laws which force you to take unwanted injections
-- No more federal Laws which are not authorized by The Constitution
-- No more federal erosion of State sovereignty
-- No more unlimited federal government

They don''t call him "Dr. No" for no reason. The Doctor is in! Find-out what CBS hides from you, and join us in this 21st Century political revolution at ronpaul2008.com

"Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine

"Ron Paul doesn''t represent your Father''s school of political thought. He represents your Founding Fathers."
- Me

[tinman_oz54]

That is just so cool!!!!

[Krazcarl]

I need to buy a car from this man and get a lesson on life...