Sunday, May 31, 2009
Invasion Of The Hillary Clinton Website Snatchers
During the Democrat primaries, I wanted to keep up with what was taking place with Hillary Clinton's campaign, so I signed up on her website. Sometimes I get emails from the site and this recent one from Carville caught my attention.
Carville stated, no Newts allowed. So this got me to start analyzing what is a "Newt."
Mr. Carville like you, I thought I had seen everything when you and Mary were married.
Does this mean Mary is not invited? Or is there going to be a little of bi-partisan workings going on.
If there was ever a case where the statement politics makes strange bedfellows should be applied, the marriage between Mary and James would be that case.
All I have to say is, she must love the hell out him.
You are receiving this message as a member of HillaryClinton.com's online community. Please take a look at the message below about the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) from James Carville. The DCCC is solely responsible for the content of this message.
Dear Thomas,
Just when I thought I've seen everything...
The Republicans have dragged out Newt Gingrich to headline a fundraising dinner.
President Obama and the Democratic Party are leading this country into the future. Let the has beens and never weres in the Republican Party fight among themselves. We want you to join us for a different kind of dinner. No Newts allowed.
There is less than a week left for your chance to win a free trip to Washington, DC on June 18th to meet President Obama, have dinner and go home with a photograph with him. The dinner is June 18th and the deadline to enter is less than a week away! Enter now - the more times you give the more chances to win.
Contribute $5, $10, or more and be automatically entered for a chance to win a free trip to Washington, D.C. to join President Obama on June 18th -- and go home with a photograph with the President!
Sincerely,
James Carville
P.S. Even if you don't win coming to Washington to have dinner with the President, if you contribute $35 or more, you get a free "Proud Democrat" eco-friendly grocery tote. Act now - the deadline is less than a week away!
Carville stated, no Newts allowed. So this got me to start analyzing what is a "Newt."
Mr. Carville like you, I thought I had seen everything when you and Mary were married.
Does this mean Mary is not invited? Or is there going to be a little of bi-partisan workings going on.
If there was ever a case where the statement politics makes strange bedfellows should be applied, the marriage between Mary and James would be that case.
All I have to say is, she must love the hell out him.
Buy A Car From one of Chrysler's Minority Dealers and Get $500.00 Off
Sounds like a good plan, so how do I find where a CMDA dealer is? Check out their website of course.
But wait......
Locate a Dealer
This page is currently under construction
Maybe Chrysler is waiting to see who wins in court and who doesn't.....
Friday, May 29, 2009
Is Dealergate About Politics and Racism? (Update June 5th)
When I first came across Doug Ross' thread on the closing of Chrysler dealerships, my instinct told me that Doug Ross was on to something when you look at the dealerships who were forced to close and their political ties.
Ross has been diligent in investigating the theme on GOP donors here, here and here.
From Doug Ross' thread, I remembered what Rep. Maxine Waters had said about Chrysler and small businesses being closed and her concern on minority businesses being closed.
The hearings that dealt with the closing of the dealerships and Maxine Waters' comments should alert one to any policies that may be geared to addressing those concerns.
While the GOP dealership closures have received much attention, the focus on this website has been on minority owned dealerships, because I believe that there is an underlying foundation in reason for the closings and it comes from the Obama Administration and possibly from groups like the Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc.
Both are speculative opinions at this time, but at the time when I wrote the thread on if Obama and some in his Task Force would be sued as well as Chrysler on the way the dealerships were closed, instinct told me that we may see the Obama Task Force as a defendant as well as Chrysler in a civil rights lawsuit.
If a civil lawsuit does come to fruition, how far will it go? To the United States Supreme Court?
What brings me closer to this conclusion is the following video of Randy Henderson who is on the board of directors for the Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc.
A pattern of accusations has been established and the accusations can go off in all different directions and the accusations have a way of growing.
What is interesting is; Webster Chrysler dealership was forced to close, but Chrysler had been trying to close the dealership before the list came out. So it is difficult to tell how the closing of Webster Chrysler plays into the thesis that politics is involved in this closing.
As pointed out before, Webster donated to NADA but, at the time of the post, no other data was found.
The video does show how Henderson feels that racism played into the closing of the dealership, but the actions to close the dealership happened before the list of closings came out.
So from a legal standpoint, this lawsuit could go in a few directions. And from a standpoint of a P.R. campaign, it is worthy to note the couching of the race card when in fact, Chrysler backed-off on how many minority owned dealerships it was originally going to close.
As told in this story about Henderson, he wanted to resolve the suit because he also has a Ford dealership and wants to move on.
At this point in time, it is worthy to continue to look at the closing of minority dealerships and actually breakdown the closings by race, to see if there is a pattern similar to the pattern of GOP dealers having their dealerships closed at a greater rate.
Affirmative Action in a Business Plan 158 Minority Owned Dealers - 32 to 38 Were Closed
I am going to do a breakdown on minority owned businesses and see how many dealers were closed within a minority race. It will be an on-going process with additions and subtractions according to the most recent and accurate data.
The Obama task force stated that about 25% of non-minority dealerships would be closed and to achieve parity, 25% of minority dealerships would be closed.
First to a short story from the past.
As stated on a previous thread, because most minority owned dealerships were single brand, Chrysler had plans to close more than 100 minority owned dealerships, but Chrysler backed off on that.
The reason why? That is the $65,000 question.
The following list is African American owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
1. SOUTHLAND CHRYSLER John Roy Southaven Closed - Filed for bankruptcy before Chrysler came up with list.
2. THE HARRELL H. COMPANIES Steve Harrell Open
3. MARTIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Cornelius A. Martin Open
4. BOYLAND AUTO GROUP Dorian Boyland Open
5. SOUTHGATE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Fred J. Poe Open
6. SOUTH CHARLOTTE CHRYSLER JEEP Reginald T. Hubbard Closed
Update June 1st 2009:
On May 18th there was astory about Reginald Hubbard, head of the Chrysler Minority Dealerships Association. He is facing felony charges for not paying taxes... So now it seems you have 3 out 4 dealerships closing because of bankruptcy proceedings that started last year or one dealer has felony charges against him for not paying taxes on a Honda dealership.
7. SPALDING AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Alan Reeves Open
8. BRANDON DODGE Sanford L. Woods Open
9. WINSTON PITTMAN ENTERPRISES Winston R. Pittman Sr. Open
10. PANHANDLE AUTOMOTIVE Inc. Leon Daggs Jr. Open
11. BARANCO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Gregory T. Baranco Open
GROUP
12. UNIVERSITY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Ronald L. Hill Open
13. LONG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Monti M. Long Open
14. FITZPATRICK DEALERSHIP GROUP Ed Fitzpatrick Open
15. MIDFIELD DODGE INC. Jordan Frazier Open
16. BROOKDALE DODGE INC. Perry Watson III Open
17. DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP OF VACAVILLE Clarence A. Williams Jr. Open
18. BARRINGTON DODGE Inc. Shirley L. Gross-Moore Open
19. WILSON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Sidney Wilson Jr. Open
20. KIRKLAND-CHRYSLER JEEP Inc. William E. McIntosh Open
21. BRADLEY AUTOMOTIVE JEEP James H. Bradley Open
22. DEERBROOK FOREST CHRYSLER JEEP E. Dale Early Open
23. HUNTSVILLE DODGE Inc. Ellenae Fairhurst Open
24. CROSS ROAD CHRYSLER Jesse J. Greathouse Jr. Open
25. PARK DODGE CHRYSLER Jerome Dillard Open
26. VICKSBURG CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Monti Long Open
27. MARTIN CHRYSLER Gail Martin Open
28. ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER Desmond Roberts Open
29. ED CORLEY CHRYSLER Eddie Corley Open
30. DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF TULSA Yvonne Hovell Open
31. SUPERSTITION SPRINGS CHRYSLER Alfonzo Smith Open
32. WEBSTER CHRYSLER Randolph Henderson Closed - Chrysler sought to close his doors before coming out with a list. Henderson filed suit claiming racism.
34. JORDAN FRAZIER Jordan Frazier Open
CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE
35. STONE MOUNTAIN Darryl Ford Open
36. STATELINE CHRYSLER Damian Mills Open
37. RAINER DODGE Gene Johnson Open
38. GOLDSBORO CHRYLSER Hal Howard (Closed)
JEEP DODGE
39. Branson, MO Tri-Lakes Motors (RLJ owned) (Open) Robert L. Johnson
This is considered to be a minority owned company. This group has been looked at extensively at Doug Ross' website. Here is another tid-bit. Bob Johnson opens car dealership: plans to provide a bridge to create more minority owners.(B.E. 100s)
40. Bentonville, AR Landers-McLarty (RLJ owned)(Open)
41. Huntsville, AL Landers McCarty D-C-J (RLJ Owned)(Open)
42. Lee's Summit Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep (Lee's Summit, MO)(RLJ Owned)(Open)
43. Bossier City, LA Landers DCJ (RLJ owned)(Open)
44. ROD JAMES CHRYSLER JEEP Rod James Closed
45. GULFGATE DODGE James Davis Open
46. ED MOSES DODGE Ed Moses Open
47. OUTTEN COUNTY CHRYSLER Willie Outten Open
48. NEUWIRTH MOTORS John Gillilan
Update:
I am inserting an update at the end of this list to keep some of the numbers flowing and not break the continuity in each group.
According to the linked article, in 2007 there were only 52 African American owned Chrylser dealerships. At this time it is not known how many more African American dealers closed before the list came out on May 14th. I am still searching for more opened or closed dealers and I am focused on the metro Detroit area since there were no minority owned dealerships closed there.
I am begining to wonder how many actual minority owned Chrysler dealerships there were.
Update:
In looking at the data and the reported account of 52 African American dealerships in 2007 and the substantial decrease in dealerships in 2008, it seems that most of the remaining balance of 32-38 closures will fall on either Hispanics or Asian owned dealers. There are only 4 African American dealerships closed with the latest update and two of the closures started last year.
Update June 1st, 2009
Blogger Jeff Fortson asks if minority dealers are fading away.
In his thread he states that:
Fortson qualifies what I have felt and that is last years tally of African American owned Chrysler dealers were less than the previous year but he doesn't give a breakdown of the dealers that were closed. He is saying that 10 dealers out of the 47are being closed. He also states there were 3 African American women who owned dealerships and one was closed. I count 4 at this time and none were closed.
Right now as it stands, there are 4 that are closing (valid reasons explained for their closing)and the tally is still at 43 and I am still searching.
Update June 3rd:
The peak of minority owned dealerships was in 2002 - 2003 and declined from there.
Today there is approximately 1200 minority dealerships. (Source: Blackpower.com)
It is reported Chrysler had 170 minority owned dealers in 2006, that figure has been used in today‘s news.
It was reported in 2006 that there were 59 African American dealers.(Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
But in 2007 it went down to 52, then in 2008 it went down to an estimated 47 African American dealers
It is reported that in 2006, GM had approximately 350 minority owned dealerships and of those dealerships, 92 African American dealers were reported.(Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
It is reported in 2006 Ford had 352 minority owned dealers and of those dealerships, Ford had 180 African American dealerships. (Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
The figures on minority owned Chrysler dealerships looks to be inflated as well as the number of closings. In 2002 there were a total of 381 Hispanic owned dealerships and that number has declined. I am still looking at how many Hispanic owned dealerships Chrysler had.
Update June 5th.
Link
That puts the number of Hispanic and African American dealers just about even with each other.
Of the 43 African American dealers, there were only 4 African American dealers that (that I could find so far) have been closed.
The total of African American dealers was estimated to be around 47 total.
The story has a total of 38 minority dealerships that were closed. That figure does not add up when you consider:
African American 4 closings so far.
Hispanic 8-9 closings so far.
Asians 2 closings so far.
The closing figure that is listed in the article may not be true. I am still searching for more closings.
But at any rate, Hispanic closings are at a higher rate.
The following is a list of Hispanic owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
Again, first to a short story from the past.
Hispanic Business Magazine named nine Hispanic-owned Chrysler LLC dealers to its 2008 annual “Top 500” U.S. Hispanic-owned companies list. Dealers made the list based on the following criteria: revenue dollars; Hispanic ownership of at least 51 percent; and fully operational for the 2007 calendar year.
As was stated before, Burt Chrysler was being bought by Vail business man Gillett Jr. who was a Democrat donor.
1. BURT DODGE, CHEVY, JEEP IN COLORADO L.G. Chavez Closed
2. GREENWAY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN ORLANDO Frank Rodriguez Closed
3. SIGNATURE JEEP Irma Elder Closed
4. PRIDE CHRYSLER JEEP Alfredo M Dos Anjos Closed
5. SANDOVAL DODGE Rudolph Sandoval Closed
6. STILLWATER MOTOR Co, Patricia Raduenz Closed
7. CARDIENAS MOTORS Inc. R.E. Cardienas Closed
8. ANCIRA ENTERPRISES Ernesto Ancira Jr. Open
9. TAMIAMI CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Carlos Planas Closed
10. LOVE CHRYSLER Marion Luna Open
11. GONZALES AUTOMOTIVE SOUTH GATE Silvestre Gonzales Open
12. A & D AUTOMOTIVE Dino Velaquez Open
13. VARELA AUTO GROUP Fernando Varela Open
14. FOLSOM LAKE DODGE Carlos Hildago Open
15. RIDGEWOOD MOTORS George Rico Open
16. SPRING CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Alfred Flores Open
17. LONG BEACH CHRYSLER JEEP Ernie Caluza Open
18. VIVA MOTORS Frances Fratello Open
19. DODGE CITY IN MCKINNEY Gus Rodruigez Open
20. VAN DYKE DODGE Frank Galeana Open
21. GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP Frank Galeana Open
Columbia, S.C.
22. GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP Frank Galeana Open
Fort Myers, Florida
23. PAUL YOUNG'S AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Paul Young Open
24. COURTESY MOTORS AUTO CENTER Ronald Faria Closed
25. MAURO MOTORS Cecelia Mauro Closed
26. VERGARA GROUP Jaime Vergra Closed
27. HAYWARD CHRYSLER JEEP Miguel D. Silva Open
28. CHRYSLER JEEP OF ELK GROVE Carlos Hildago Open
29. GRAPEVINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Thomas Quintana Open
30. WILKES-BARRE DODGE William Rosado Open
The following is a list of Asian owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
1. PRESTON CHRYSLER JEEP Gary Lau Closed
2. UNION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Charles Lee Closed
3. CARS PLUS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Joeseph Crisotomo Open
4. DADELAND DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP Jay Rivchin Open
5. KITAGAWA MOTORS Roy M Kitagawa Closed
6. MIDWAY MOTORS Inc. Nai N Ko Closed
7. T & K AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS Antonio Ma Closed
8. ALHAMBRA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Jae Kim Open
9. BROOKLYN DODGE Lester Wu Open
The following is a list of American Native owned dealerships. (not complete)
Update:
If the trend continues on the closures of African American dealerships versus Hispanic ones, then you are looking at a civil rights lawsuit.
Affirmative action for African American owned dealerships and not for Hispanic owned dealerships does not work out too well.
Add a Hispanic owned dealer with a caucasian owned dealer together and you have the ingredients for a lawsuit to be shot down by a Hispanic Judge who would rule against a person of her own heritage to gain favors perhaps or hold onto an ideology?
(...)
You had Randy Henderson talking racism in his lawsuit against Chrysler and Chrysler backed off on closing minority owned dealerships.
So the pattern has been set, but the outcome may not be what African American dealers like Henderson bargained for if the trend continues on Hispanic dealerships being closed at a higher rate than African American owned ones.
Update:
As an aside to the numbers on how many closed dealerships to opened ones there are; Reuters had published a market analysis of minorities and what car was the preferred car.
The headline: Why Are African Americans Five Times More Likely to Purchase a Chrysler 300 Than...
Why Are African Americans Five Times More Likely to Purchase a Chrysler 300 Than Other Ethnic Groups? ''It's in their vehicle DNA,'' says Strategic Vision
Ross has been diligent in investigating the theme on GOP donors here, here and here.
From Doug Ross' thread, I remembered what Rep. Maxine Waters had said about Chrysler and small businesses being closed and her concern on minority businesses being closed.
The hearings that dealt with the closing of the dealerships and Maxine Waters' comments should alert one to any policies that may be geared to addressing those concerns.
While the GOP dealership closures have received much attention, the focus on this website has been on minority owned dealerships, because I believe that there is an underlying foundation in reason for the closings and it comes from the Obama Administration and possibly from groups like the Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc.
Both are speculative opinions at this time, but at the time when I wrote the thread on if Obama and some in his Task Force would be sued as well as Chrysler on the way the dealerships were closed, instinct told me that we may see the Obama Task Force as a defendant as well as Chrysler in a civil rights lawsuit.
If a civil lawsuit does come to fruition, how far will it go? To the United States Supreme Court?
What brings me closer to this conclusion is the following video of Randy Henderson who is on the board of directors for the Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc.
A pattern of accusations has been established and the accusations can go off in all different directions and the accusations have a way of growing.
What is interesting is; Webster Chrysler dealership was forced to close, but Chrysler had been trying to close the dealership before the list came out. So it is difficult to tell how the closing of Webster Chrysler plays into the thesis that politics is involved in this closing.
As pointed out before, Webster donated to NADA but, at the time of the post, no other data was found.
The video does show how Henderson feels that racism played into the closing of the dealership, but the actions to close the dealership happened before the list of closings came out.
So from a legal standpoint, this lawsuit could go in a few directions. And from a standpoint of a P.R. campaign, it is worthy to note the couching of the race card when in fact, Chrysler backed-off on how many minority owned dealerships it was originally going to close.
As told in this story about Henderson, he wanted to resolve the suit because he also has a Ford dealership and wants to move on.
At this point in time, it is worthy to continue to look at the closing of minority dealerships and actually breakdown the closings by race, to see if there is a pattern similar to the pattern of GOP dealers having their dealerships closed at a greater rate.
Affirmative Action in a Business Plan 158 Minority Owned Dealers - 32 to 38 Were Closed
I am going to do a breakdown on minority owned businesses and see how many dealers were closed within a minority race. It will be an on-going process with additions and subtractions according to the most recent and accurate data.
The Obama task force stated that about 25% of non-minority dealerships would be closed and to achieve parity, 25% of minority dealerships would be closed.
First to a short story from the past.
News that DaimlerChrysler AG would sell Chrysler Group to a private equity firm was met with relief and optimism by African American Chrysler dealers who expect the deal will bring much-needed stability to the organization.
As stated on a previous thread, because most minority owned dealerships were single brand, Chrysler had plans to close more than 100 minority owned dealerships, but Chrysler backed off on that.
The reason why? That is the $65,000 question.
The following list is African American owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
1. SOUTHLAND CHRYSLER John Roy Southaven Closed - Filed for bankruptcy before Chrysler came up with list.
2. THE HARRELL H. COMPANIES Steve Harrell Open
3. MARTIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Cornelius A. Martin Open
4. BOYLAND AUTO GROUP Dorian Boyland Open
5. SOUTHGATE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Fred J. Poe Open
6. SOUTH CHARLOTTE CHRYSLER JEEP Reginald T. Hubbard Closed
Update June 1st 2009:
On May 18th there was astory about Reginald Hubbard, head of the Chrysler Minority Dealerships Association. He is facing felony charges for not paying taxes... So now it seems you have 3 out 4 dealerships closing because of bankruptcy proceedings that started last year or one dealer has felony charges against him for not paying taxes on a Honda dealership.
7. SPALDING AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Alan Reeves Open
8. BRANDON DODGE Sanford L. Woods Open
9. WINSTON PITTMAN ENTERPRISES Winston R. Pittman Sr. Open
10. PANHANDLE AUTOMOTIVE Inc. Leon Daggs Jr. Open
11. BARANCO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Gregory T. Baranco Open
GROUP
12. UNIVERSITY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Ronald L. Hill Open
13. LONG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Monti M. Long Open
14. FITZPATRICK DEALERSHIP GROUP Ed Fitzpatrick Open
15. MIDFIELD DODGE INC. Jordan Frazier Open
16. BROOKDALE DODGE INC. Perry Watson III Open
17. DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP OF VACAVILLE Clarence A. Williams Jr. Open
18. BARRINGTON DODGE Inc. Shirley L. Gross-Moore Open
19. WILSON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Sidney Wilson Jr. Open
20. KIRKLAND-CHRYSLER JEEP Inc. William E. McIntosh Open
21. BRADLEY AUTOMOTIVE JEEP James H. Bradley Open
22. DEERBROOK FOREST CHRYSLER JEEP E. Dale Early Open
23. HUNTSVILLE DODGE Inc. Ellenae Fairhurst Open
24. CROSS ROAD CHRYSLER Jesse J. Greathouse Jr. Open
25. PARK DODGE CHRYSLER Jerome Dillard Open
26. VICKSBURG CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Monti Long Open
27. MARTIN CHRYSLER Gail Martin Open
28. ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER Desmond Roberts Open
29. ED CORLEY CHRYSLER Eddie Corley Open
30. DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF TULSA Yvonne Hovell Open
31. SUPERSTITION SPRINGS CHRYSLER Alfonzo Smith Open
32. WEBSTER CHRYSLER Randolph Henderson Closed - Chrysler sought to close his doors before coming out with a list. Henderson filed suit claiming racism.
34. JORDAN FRAZIER Jordan Frazier Open
CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE
35. STONE MOUNTAIN Darryl Ford Open
36. STATELINE CHRYSLER Damian Mills Open
37. RAINER DODGE Gene Johnson Open
38. GOLDSBORO CHRYLSER Hal Howard (Closed)
JEEP DODGE
39. Branson, MO Tri-Lakes Motors (RLJ owned) (Open) Robert L. Johnson
This is considered to be a minority owned company. This group has been looked at extensively at Doug Ross' website. Here is another tid-bit. Bob Johnson opens car dealership: plans to provide a bridge to create more minority owners.(B.E. 100s)
40. Bentonville, AR Landers-McLarty (RLJ owned)(Open)
41. Huntsville, AL Landers McCarty D-C-J (RLJ Owned)(Open)
42. Lee's Summit Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep (Lee's Summit, MO)(RLJ Owned)(Open)
43. Bossier City, LA Landers DCJ (RLJ owned)(Open)
44. ROD JAMES CHRYSLER JEEP Rod James Closed
45. GULFGATE DODGE James Davis Open
46. ED MOSES DODGE Ed Moses Open
47. OUTTEN COUNTY CHRYSLER Willie Outten Open
48. NEUWIRTH MOTORS John Gillilan
Update:
I am inserting an update at the end of this list to keep some of the numbers flowing and not break the continuity in each group.
According to the linked article, in 2007 there were only 52 African American owned Chrylser dealerships. At this time it is not known how many more African American dealers closed before the list came out on May 14th. I am still searching for more opened or closed dealers and I am focused on the metro Detroit area since there were no minority owned dealerships closed there.
I am begining to wonder how many actual minority owned Chrysler dealerships there were.
Update:
In looking at the data and the reported account of 52 African American dealerships in 2007 and the substantial decrease in dealerships in 2008, it seems that most of the remaining balance of 32-38 closures will fall on either Hispanics or Asian owned dealers. There are only 4 African American dealerships closed with the latest update and two of the closures started last year.
Update June 1st, 2009
Blogger Jeff Fortson asks if minority dealers are fading away.
In his thread he states that:
Prior to this month's announcement Chrysler had 47 black dealers (44 men and 3 women) and now they'll dwindle down to 37 (35 men and 2 women). Overall the market share for the minority and black dealer population for Chrysler remains the same as of today, before the cuts, 5 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. To the surprise of many, critics were expecting more minority dealers to be sliced.
Fortson qualifies what I have felt and that is last years tally of African American owned Chrysler dealers were less than the previous year but he doesn't give a breakdown of the dealers that were closed. He is saying that 10 dealers out of the 47are being closed. He also states there were 3 African American women who owned dealerships and one was closed. I count 4 at this time and none were closed.
Right now as it stands, there are 4 that are closing (valid reasons explained for their closing)and the tally is still at 43 and I am still searching.
Update June 3rd:
The peak of minority owned dealerships was in 2002 - 2003 and declined from there.
Today there is approximately 1200 minority dealerships. (Source: Blackpower.com)
It is reported Chrysler had 170 minority owned dealers in 2006, that figure has been used in today‘s news.
It was reported in 2006 that there were 59 African American dealers.(Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
But in 2007 it went down to 52, then in 2008 it went down to an estimated 47 African American dealers
It is reported that in 2006, GM had approximately 350 minority owned dealerships and of those dealerships, 92 African American dealers were reported.(Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
It is reported in 2006 Ford had 352 minority owned dealers and of those dealerships, Ford had 180 African American dealerships. (Source: black press.usa Black Dealers put Ford on Notice by Marcus Amick)
The figures on minority owned Chrysler dealerships looks to be inflated as well as the number of closings. In 2002 there were a total of 381 Hispanic owned dealerships and that number has declined. I am still looking at how many Hispanic owned dealerships Chrysler had.
Update June 5th.
Link
In mid-May, Chrysler announced that it would axe a quarter of its 3,200 dealers by June 9. Thirty-eight of those 789 dropped dealerships are minority-owned, nine of which are owned by Hispanics. (About 50 Hispanic-owned Chrysler dealerships remain, Lester said.)
That puts the number of Hispanic and African American dealers just about even with each other.
Of the 43 African American dealers, there were only 4 African American dealers that (that I could find so far) have been closed.
The total of African American dealers was estimated to be around 47 total.
The story has a total of 38 minority dealerships that were closed. That figure does not add up when you consider:
African American 4 closings so far.
Hispanic 8-9 closings so far.
Asians 2 closings so far.
The closing figure that is listed in the article may not be true. I am still searching for more closings.
But at any rate, Hispanic closings are at a higher rate.
The following is a list of Hispanic owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
Again, first to a short story from the past.
Hispanic Business Magazine named nine Hispanic-owned Chrysler LLC dealers to its 2008 annual “Top 500” U.S. Hispanic-owned companies list. Dealers made the list based on the following criteria: revenue dollars; Hispanic ownership of at least 51 percent; and fully operational for the 2007 calendar year.
Hispanic Business Magazine’s list included three Chrysler dealers in the top 10. The top dealer, ranked No. 3, was Lloyd Chavez Jr. of the Burt Automotive Network in Centennial, Colo., which includes Burt Chrysler Jeep® Dodge of Parker, Colo., and other franchises. The dealership group boasted $2.12 billion in revenue last year. The second dealer was Ernesto Ancira Jr. of Ancira Enterprises Inc., which was ranked No. 7 and grossed $691.26 million. Ancira Enterprises includes Ancira 281 North Chrysler Jeep; Ancira Dodge; and Ancira Motor Co., among its many franchises. Also on the list was Frank Rodriguez of Greenway Ford Inc., at No. 9, which grossed $520.13 million. Rodriguez's franchises include Greenway Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Orlando, Fla.; and Atlanta Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Atlanta.
As was stated before, Burt Chrysler was being bought by Vail business man Gillett Jr. who was a Democrat donor.
1. BURT DODGE, CHEVY, JEEP IN COLORADO L.G. Chavez Closed
2. GREENWAY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN ORLANDO Frank Rodriguez Closed
3. SIGNATURE JEEP Irma Elder Closed
4. PRIDE CHRYSLER JEEP Alfredo M Dos Anjos Closed
5. SANDOVAL DODGE Rudolph Sandoval Closed
6. STILLWATER MOTOR Co, Patricia Raduenz Closed
7. CARDIENAS MOTORS Inc. R.E. Cardienas Closed
8. ANCIRA ENTERPRISES Ernesto Ancira Jr. Open
9. TAMIAMI CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Carlos Planas Closed
10. LOVE CHRYSLER Marion Luna Open
11. GONZALES AUTOMOTIVE SOUTH GATE Silvestre Gonzales Open
12. A & D AUTOMOTIVE Dino Velaquez Open
13. VARELA AUTO GROUP Fernando Varela Open
14. FOLSOM LAKE DODGE Carlos Hildago Open
15. RIDGEWOOD MOTORS George Rico Open
16. SPRING CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Alfred Flores Open
17. LONG BEACH CHRYSLER JEEP Ernie Caluza Open
18. VIVA MOTORS Frances Fratello Open
19. DODGE CITY IN MCKINNEY Gus Rodruigez Open
20. VAN DYKE DODGE Frank Galeana Open
21. GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP Frank Galeana Open
Columbia, S.C.
22. GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP Frank Galeana Open
Fort Myers, Florida
23. PAUL YOUNG'S AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Paul Young Open
24. COURTESY MOTORS AUTO CENTER Ronald Faria Closed
25. MAURO MOTORS Cecelia Mauro Closed
26. VERGARA GROUP Jaime Vergra Closed
27. HAYWARD CHRYSLER JEEP Miguel D. Silva Open
28. CHRYSLER JEEP OF ELK GROVE Carlos Hildago Open
29. GRAPEVINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Thomas Quintana Open
30. WILKES-BARRE DODGE William Rosado Open
The following is a list of Asian owned Chrysler dealerships. (not complete)
1. PRESTON CHRYSLER JEEP Gary Lau Closed
2. UNION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Charles Lee Closed
3. CARS PLUS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Joeseph Crisotomo Open
4. DADELAND DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP Jay Rivchin Open
5. KITAGAWA MOTORS Roy M Kitagawa Closed
6. MIDWAY MOTORS Inc. Nai N Ko Closed
7. T & K AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS Antonio Ma Closed
8. ALHAMBRA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE Jae Kim Open
9. BROOKLYN DODGE Lester Wu Open
The following is a list of American Native owned dealerships. (not complete)
Update:
If the trend continues on the closures of African American dealerships versus Hispanic ones, then you are looking at a civil rights lawsuit.
Affirmative action for African American owned dealerships and not for Hispanic owned dealerships does not work out too well.
Add a Hispanic owned dealer with a caucasian owned dealer together and you have the ingredients for a lawsuit to be shot down by a Hispanic Judge who would rule against a person of her own heritage to gain favors perhaps or hold onto an ideology?
Everyday I go to work I gotta pin this lieutenant's badge on me," Marcarelli said. "It reminds me I got screwed out of a captain's badge because of the color of my skin."
Lieutenant Marcarelli studied hard and got the top score on a promotions exam. But then New Haven noticed of the 118 firefighters taking that test, none of the 28 black firefighters scored high enough to be promoted.
"It looked like the exam might have been discriminatory against some of the minority test takers. And that was certainly a red flag for the city under the law," Victor Bolden, New Haven City Lawyer said.
The black test-takers cried foul.
(...)
Still, fearing the black firefighters would sue, New Haven threw out the test results and promoted no one.
But then one Hispanic and 17 white firefighters sued, saying it was a case of reverse discrimination. They lost their first court battle in 2006, appealed and ended up before Sonia Sotomayor and two other judges on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2007.
The three quickly dismissed the firefighters' claims and their 2,000 pages of court papers and filings with a one paragraph ruling.
You had Randy Henderson talking racism in his lawsuit against Chrysler and Chrysler backed off on closing minority owned dealerships.
So the pattern has been set, but the outcome may not be what African American dealers like Henderson bargained for if the trend continues on Hispanic dealerships being closed at a higher rate than African American owned ones.
Update:
As an aside to the numbers on how many closed dealerships to opened ones there are; Reuters had published a market analysis of minorities and what car was the preferred car.
The headline: Why Are African Americans Five Times More Likely to Purchase a Chrysler 300 Than...
Why Are African Americans Five Times More Likely to Purchase a Chrysler 300 Than Other Ethnic Groups? ''It's in their vehicle DNA,'' says Strategic Vision
SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--"Driver's desires, needs and attribute priorities are called the customer's vehicle DNA," according to Alexander Edwards, Strategic Vision President of Automotive. "When you understand the emotional payoff delivered by each vehicle attribute measured against the customer's vehicle DNA, you will know why an African American views the Chrysler 300 as a vehicle of choice while an Asian American chooses an Acura MDX or BMW 3-Series (accounting for price). This understanding can provide automotive manufacturers with the knowledge of how to create the right product and communicate the right messages that will sell more vehicles, build brand equity, increase customer advocacy and develop future loyalty and retention."
Say What You Will But Facts Be Told on Daily Kos Don't Compute
Here is a posting on Daily Kos that tries to debunk the trend on Chrysler dealerships closing.
As pointed out previously on this site, it is not known yet how the breakdown is on minority dealerships that have been closed.
But the facts and trend right now are; of minority dealerships, you have a higher percentage being Democrat donors and in Michigan, you have no minority dealerships closed in the Metro Detroit area.
And of the minority owned dealerships in Michigan, you have at least one known minority dealership in Michigan that was closed and that dealer, Irma Elder was known to have donated to Republican candidates.
So given that there may be a higher percentage of Democrat minority owned dealers in Michigan and no minority owned dealers around Detroit were closed, this seems to go against the argument on the higher ratio of Republicans correlating to the higher closings of dealerships owned by Republican donors.
It is clear that the writer missed the mark and their figures on the facts don't compute nor make sense.
First, the claim is almost certainly not true. While things may have changed somewhat since the days I was raising money for a Republican member of Congress, auto dealers are almost overwhelmingly Republican. Pretty much by definition, if you’re going to be closing down auto dealerships, you’re going to be closing down an awful lot of Republican-owned auto dealerships. A quick look at the giving by the National Auto Dealers Association PAC consistently shows contributions going to Republican candidates by about a 2 to 1 margin, and nearly 3 to 1 in one recent cycle.
More telling, however, is the fate of minority-owned auto dealers under the closings. If the Obama administration were targeting political opponents for closure, it would seem likely that political allies, or at least those the Obama administration presumably favors, would have a lower closure rate than others.
It’s speculation on my part, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that minority-owned dealerships would come out better-than-expected if the Obama administration were using auto dealership closures as a tool of political revenge.
So what do the numbers show? From an article in the Seattle Medium:
Of the 789 Chrysler dealers who were notified that their contracts will not be renewed, 38 are minority owned...
At the end of April, there were 154 minority dealers in Chrysler’s 3,181 total U.S. dealer body network...
According to my trusty calculator, before closings 4.84% of Chrysler’s dealers were minority owned. What percentage of auto dealers receiving closure notices are minority owned? 4.82%
As pointed out previously on this site, it is not known yet how the breakdown is on minority dealerships that have been closed.
But the facts and trend right now are; of minority dealerships, you have a higher percentage being Democrat donors and in Michigan, you have no minority dealerships closed in the Metro Detroit area.
And of the minority owned dealerships in Michigan, you have at least one known minority dealership in Michigan that was closed and that dealer, Irma Elder was known to have donated to Republican candidates.
So given that there may be a higher percentage of Democrat minority owned dealers in Michigan and no minority owned dealers around Detroit were closed, this seems to go against the argument on the higher ratio of Republicans correlating to the higher closings of dealerships owned by Republican donors.
It is clear that the writer missed the mark and their figures on the facts don't compute nor make sense.
Report: N. Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missile
Report: N. Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missile
South Korea's Yonhap news agency did not provide any details about the reported launch Friday.
For Crying Out Loud: Mr. Zane Henning If You Wanted me to Call Back, Next Time Leave your Number so I can Personally Call You Back
and tell you that your actions with filing the complaint were asinine and it made you look like an idiot.
But then again, if words hurt you, I'd hate to think what sticks and stones do to you. So I probably wouldn't have called.
And Zane, if your feelings get hurt with my writing about you filing a bogus complaint, there is a comments section below, feel free to write till your heart is content. But just leave your name so I know it is you.
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I very rarely check my answering machine at home.
But then again, if words hurt you, I'd hate to think what sticks and stones do to you. So I probably wouldn't have called.
And Zane, if your feelings get hurt with my writing about you filing a bogus complaint, there is a comments section below, feel free to write till your heart is content. But just leave your name so I know it is you.
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I very rarely check my answering machine at home.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Will Members Within the Obama Administration and Chrysler Face a Civil Rights Lawsuit by Chrysler Dealers?
There is a pattern developing in the closing of Chrysler dealerships that have the look of some bias. If this pattern continues, then I would bet that Chrysler and the actors for federal government may be hit with a civil rights lawsuit.
The Chrysler Minority Report
When you look for trouble, patterns or bias, start at the top and work your way down. In this case, I looked at the group Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc, (CMDA) that has formed a political exploratory committee and no doubt has some political clout. They are no different than unions and I would think that their representation towards their own members may show some political bias.
So let the investigating begin….
Chrysler Minority Dealers
Reginald Hubbard - Donated to Democrats
Jerry Dillard- Park Dodge Chrysler - No political data at this time.
Al Flores - No political data found at this time
John Roy - Southland Chrysler (closed) - While he donated to Democrats, he had filed for foreclosure in March, before the list came out. Some bloggers have used this a possible break in a common theme in the Chrysler dealership closures.
Frankly, it doesn’t compute since the dealership was well underway on closing its doors when it filed for bankruptcy and Chrysler came out with its list.
Jay Rivchin - Southdade Dodge - No political data found at this time.
Jesse Greathouse - Donated to Obama’s campaign.
Hal Howard - Goldsboro Chrysler (closed) - Donated to a Democrat
Interesting post can be found here. It seems according to the date of the post (December 31st, 2008) , Goldsboro Chrysler may have been in trouble long before any decision was being made by Obama.
Dale Early - Deerbrook Forest - No political data but in an early May, 2009 A.P. story, he had some interesting comments.
Sil Gonzales - Casa de Gonzales Chrysler Jeep - Co-Chairman of the exploratory PAC for CMDA. He donated to Democrat Xavier Beccera who vice Chair of the House Democrat Caucus.
Carlos Hidalgo - Folsom Lake Dodge - No political data
Eugene Johnson - Rainer Dodge - Donated to National Dealership Pac
Damian Mills - Stateline Motors - No political data at this time.
Fernando Falcon - Champion Chrysler - Donated to Obama.
Yonne Howell - Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa - No political data at this time.
Ed Corley - Ed Corley Dodge - Donated to the NADA PAC.
Randy Henderson - Webster Chrysler (closed) - Donated to NADA PAC.
Winston Pittman Sr. - Cardinal Chrysler Jeep Dodge - Donated To Obama and Republicans.
Out of the group listed, six donated to Democrats. And out of this group, only two were closed but it seems the two were in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
The Facts are Black and White
The following is a list of top African American dealers and the list shows who donated to who and who is closed, but it is not complete at this time. Some of the individuals are members of CMDA so some of the information is redundant. But a pattern emerges here.
Boyland Auto Group (Open) Dorian Boyland, Gresham, Or.
Martin Chrysler (Open) Gail Martin, Bowling Green, Ky.
Cardinal Chrysler (Open) Winston Pittman, Louisville, Ky. Donated to Obama and Republicans.
Advantage Chrysler (Open) Desmond Roberts, Des Plaines, Il.
Metrolina Chrysler (Open) Reginald Hubbard - Charlotte, N.C. - Donated to Democrats.
Ed Corley Chrysler (Open) Eddie Corley, Gallup and Grants, N.M. Political ties unknown at this time.
Huntsville Dodge (Open)Ellenae Fairhurst - Huntsville, Ala.
Champion Chrysler (Open)Fernando Falcon - Indianapolis - Donated to Obama.
Stone Mountain (Open)Darryl Ford - Stone Mountain, Ga.
Stateline Chrysler (Open)Damian Mills - Fort Mill, S.C.
Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa (Open) Yvonne Howell - Tulsa, Ok.
Superstition Springs Chrysler (Open) Alfonzo Smith - Mesa, Ariz.
Webster Chrysler(Closed)Randolph Henderson - Webster, N.Y. Chrysler sought to close his doors before coming out with a list.
Jordan Frazier Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open)Jordan Frazier - Bessemer, Ala.
Deerbrook Forest(Open)E. Dale Early - Kingwood, Texas
Vicksburg Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open) Monti Long - Vicksburg, Mich.
Park Dodge Chrysler Jeep (Open) Jerome Dillard - Lexington Park, Md.
Cross Road Chrysler (Open)Jesse Greathouse - Oklahoma City, Okla. Donated to Obama’s campaign
Southland Chrysler(Closed)John Roy Southaven, - Donated to Democrats but was in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
I noticed that there was not one minority owned dealership in the Metro Detroit area listed on the top African American Dealerships, but according to news reports, there were no minority owned dealerships that were closed in the Metro Detroit area.
This list and others will be developed as time goes on. For now, time is limited and as such, updates will continue.
The Chrysler Minority Report
When you look for trouble, patterns or bias, start at the top and work your way down. In this case, I looked at the group Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc, (CMDA) that has formed a political exploratory committee and no doubt has some political clout. They are no different than unions and I would think that their representation towards their own members may show some political bias.
So let the investigating begin….
Chrysler Minority Dealers
Reginald Hubbard - Donated to Democrats
Jerry Dillard- Park Dodge Chrysler - No political data at this time.
Al Flores - No political data found at this time
John Roy - Southland Chrysler (closed) - While he donated to Democrats, he had filed for foreclosure in March, before the list came out. Some bloggers have used this a possible break in a common theme in the Chrysler dealership closures.
Frankly, it doesn’t compute since the dealership was well underway on closing its doors when it filed for bankruptcy and Chrysler came out with its list.
Jay Rivchin - Southdade Dodge - No political data found at this time.
Jesse Greathouse - Donated to Obama’s campaign.
Hal Howard - Goldsboro Chrysler (closed) - Donated to a Democrat
Interesting post can be found here. It seems according to the date of the post (December 31st, 2008) , Goldsboro Chrysler may have been in trouble long before any decision was being made by Obama.
Dale Early - Deerbrook Forest - No political data but in an early May, 2009 A.P. story, he had some interesting comments.
Sil Gonzales - Casa de Gonzales Chrysler Jeep - Co-Chairman of the exploratory PAC for CMDA. He donated to Democrat Xavier Beccera who vice Chair of the House Democrat Caucus.
Carlos Hidalgo - Folsom Lake Dodge - No political data
Eugene Johnson - Rainer Dodge - Donated to National Dealership Pac
Damian Mills - Stateline Motors - No political data at this time.
Fernando Falcon - Champion Chrysler - Donated to Obama.
Yonne Howell - Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa - No political data at this time.
Ed Corley - Ed Corley Dodge - Donated to the NADA PAC.
Randy Henderson - Webster Chrysler (closed) - Donated to NADA PAC.
Winston Pittman Sr. - Cardinal Chrysler Jeep Dodge - Donated To Obama and Republicans.
Out of the group listed, six donated to Democrats. And out of this group, only two were closed but it seems the two were in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
The Facts are Black and White
The following is a list of top African American dealers and the list shows who donated to who and who is closed, but it is not complete at this time. Some of the individuals are members of CMDA so some of the information is redundant. But a pattern emerges here.
Boyland Auto Group (Open) Dorian Boyland, Gresham, Or.
Martin Chrysler (Open) Gail Martin, Bowling Green, Ky.
Cardinal Chrysler (Open) Winston Pittman, Louisville, Ky. Donated to Obama and Republicans.
Advantage Chrysler (Open) Desmond Roberts, Des Plaines, Il.
Metrolina Chrysler (Open) Reginald Hubbard - Charlotte, N.C. - Donated to Democrats.
Ed Corley Chrysler (Open) Eddie Corley, Gallup and Grants, N.M. Political ties unknown at this time.
Huntsville Dodge (Open)Ellenae Fairhurst - Huntsville, Ala.
Champion Chrysler (Open)Fernando Falcon - Indianapolis - Donated to Obama.
Stone Mountain (Open)Darryl Ford - Stone Mountain, Ga.
Stateline Chrysler (Open)Damian Mills - Fort Mill, S.C.
Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa (Open) Yvonne Howell - Tulsa, Ok.
Superstition Springs Chrysler (Open) Alfonzo Smith - Mesa, Ariz.
Webster Chrysler(Closed)Randolph Henderson - Webster, N.Y. Chrysler sought to close his doors before coming out with a list.
Jordan Frazier Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open)Jordan Frazier - Bessemer, Ala.
Deerbrook Forest(Open)E. Dale Early - Kingwood, Texas
Vicksburg Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open) Monti Long - Vicksburg, Mich.
Park Dodge Chrysler Jeep (Open) Jerome Dillard - Lexington Park, Md.
Cross Road Chrysler (Open)Jesse Greathouse - Oklahoma City, Okla. Donated to Obama’s campaign
Southland Chrysler(Closed)John Roy Southaven, - Donated to Democrats but was in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
I noticed that there was not one minority owned dealership in the Metro Detroit area listed on the top African American Dealerships, but according to news reports, there were no minority owned dealerships that were closed in the Metro Detroit area.
This list and others will be developed as time goes on. For now, time is limited and as such, updates will continue.
Is Obama closing GOP car dealers? From the S.F. Examiner
Is Obama closing GOP car dealers?
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Motor city Madness: Is Obama Putting Mo Money back into Motown
Is There a Mopargate on the Horizon? (Update With Josh Painter's Story on GM Closing in Alaska)
Some Interesting Facts on the Closing of Chrysler Dealerships
There appears to be a side to the Chrysler bankruptcy that has the look of an ugly partisanship not seen in this town since Tricky Dick was in the White House composing his enemies list and checking it twice every night while watching the evening TV newscast.
Bloggers on the Right side of the Blogosphere are up in arms over data suggesting that President Barack Obama’s White House auto industry potentates are targeting for closure Chrysler dealers with records of contributing either to Republicans like Sen. John McCain or to other Democrats in the 2008 presidential primary.
Posts at RedState, Reliapundit, American Thinker, Gateway Pundit, Joey Smith and Doug Ross pointed initially at the remarkable number of closed Chrysler dealerships whose owners happen to have been contributors to Obama opponents, mainly Republicans.
Related Threads:
Motor city Madness: Is Obama Putting Mo Money back into Motown
Is There a Mopargate on the Horizon? (Update With Josh Painter's Story on GM Closing in Alaska)
Some Interesting Facts on the Closing of Chrysler Dealerships
Motor city Madness: Is Obama Putting Mo Money back into Motown
Motor city Madness: Is Obama Putting Mo Money back into Motown
When I first came across the information on a possible connection between political ties and Chrysler dealers being closed at Doug Ross' website, I found the information interesting.
And then I came across more information at the Gateway Pundit and I became more interested.
So I did a brief search on Chrysler closing down minority owned dealerships and I found more interesting information that gives one the sense that a pattern is emerging on the closing of Chrysler dealerships.
As Michelle Malkin has pointed out, on making claims of partisanship, there may be more dealerships owned by Republicans than Democrats. But would that be the case in minority owned dealerships.
Maxine Waters Wants to Put a Car in Every Minority Americans’ Driveway
What first intrigued me in the closing of minority dealerships was; during testimony of the big three automotive companies, Maxine Waters was concerned on minority owned dealerships. She used the term “small independent dealers” to describe them.
And knowing how Waters wants to nationalize just about every big company, I have decided to state on this thread that she must want to put a car in every American minorities’ home as long as they don‘t live near a dealer who happens to be a Republican donor or possibly a Republican minority.
To get a quick glance at the organization that represents the minority owned dealerships, I viewed an hour long video of comments on the problems that plagued the dealers.
So given Maxine Waters’ comments, it is safe to say, politics does play a role in how dealerships are run and closed. But how politics are played need to be carefully examined.
Motor city Madness
Originally, it was thought that 140 minority owned Chrysler dealers out of the 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers were going to be closed.
But the facts on the closing of the Chrysler dealerships are; out of some 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers, only about 32-38 minority owned Chrysler dealers were closed.
The original reason for the high number was; the minority dealers were smaller in size and offered only one brand. So given that thought process, why did so many stay open? My guess is Obama, Maxine Waters and politics.
What I find interesting is as was reported; out of 14 metro dealerships in the Detroit area that were closed none were minority owned.
So here is a published list of 38 Chrysler dealers that are closing in Michigan.
Some of the dealers do not have any political information because there was none that I could find.
Beacon Sales, Charlotte
Bee's Motors, St. Johns (Jefferey Feldpausch - NADA Donor)
Bero Motors, Escanaba (Lenord Bero - Democrat Donor)
Birmingham Chrysler, Troy (Richard Mealy - Republican Donor)
Bollinger's Inc., Lakeview
Bruce Campbell Dodge, Redford Township
Century Dodge, Taylor
Clarkston Chrysler-Jeep, Clarkston
Colonial Dodge, Eastpointe (Arthur Roshak - Republican Donor)
Dirk Waltz Buick/Olds/Jeep, Midland (Dick Waltz - Republican Donor)
Draper Dodge, Saginaw
Elhart Dodge, Holland (Jeff Elhart - NADA Donor)
DBA Elhart Jeep, Holland
Fletch's Inc., Petoskey
Fox Hills Chrysler Jeep, Plymouth George Ordus Chrysler Dodge, Bad Axe
Joe Ricci of Dearborn LLC, Dearborn (Joe Ricci - Donor to Dealership PAC)
Livonia Chrysler Jeep, Livonia (Collen McDonald - Republican Donor)
M & M Dodge, Kalamazoo (Rand Koetje - Republican Donor)
Martin Chrysler-Jeep, Saginaw (William Martin - Republican Donor)
Meadowbrook Dodge, Rochester Hills (Tony Viviano - Republican Donor)
Monicatti Chrysler Jeep, Sterling Heights (Kenneth Monicatti - Republican Donor)
Motorquest of Jackson, Jackson
Mt. Clemens Dodge, Clinton Township
Northern Auto Co., Rogers
Orrin B. Hayes Jeep-Eagle, Kalamazoo
Signature Jeep Eagle, Owosso
Riverside Auto Sales of Marquette, Marquette (Irma Elder - Minority Owned - Republican Donor for Bush/Cheney 2004 and RNC)
Rivertown Jeep, Cheboygan
Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep, Detroit (August Russo - Republican Donor)
Schafer, Pinconning (Russell Lafave - Dealer Election Committee)
Siemans Jeep, St. Joseph
Story Chrysler-Jeep, Lansing
Tamaroff Dodge, Southfield (Anthony Jerome - Republican Donor)
Maple Hill Chrysler, Kalamazoo
Urka Auto Center Inc., Ludington
Ver Hage of Holland Inc., Holland
Victor George Chrysler Jeep, Flint
Village Chrysler Jeep, Royal Oak
I will continue to update on the Chrysler dealerships as more information comes out on who the minority owned companies are.
I will also look at who the minority dealerships are in the Detroit metro area that didn’t lose their dealerships. That is an important key, since it was stated by Chrysler that the smaller dealerships were not as profitable.
The question is why would they remain open… With the Obama administration running the show, you could call it business madness to close profitable dealerships while keeping dealerships who should be closed, open.
It should be noted that some dealers did donate to the dealership PAC but did not donate to Republicans but show up on the list. There could be many reasons, but one thing should be looked at is how the PAC contributed to political causes.
I would venture to guess it leaned towards Republicans.
When I first came across the information on a possible connection between political ties and Chrysler dealers being closed at Doug Ross' website, I found the information interesting.
And then I came across more information at the Gateway Pundit and I became more interested.
So I did a brief search on Chrysler closing down minority owned dealerships and I found more interesting information that gives one the sense that a pattern is emerging on the closing of Chrysler dealerships.
As Michelle Malkin has pointed out, on making claims of partisanship, there may be more dealerships owned by Republicans than Democrats. But would that be the case in minority owned dealerships.
Maxine Waters Wants to Put a Car in Every Minority Americans’ Driveway
What first intrigued me in the closing of minority dealerships was; during testimony of the big three automotive companies, Maxine Waters was concerned on minority owned dealerships. She used the term “small independent dealers” to describe them.
And knowing how Waters wants to nationalize just about every big company, I have decided to state on this thread that she must want to put a car in every American minorities’ home as long as they don‘t live near a dealer who happens to be a Republican donor or possibly a Republican minority.
To get a quick glance at the organization that represents the minority owned dealerships, I viewed an hour long video of comments on the problems that plagued the dealers.
So given Maxine Waters’ comments, it is safe to say, politics does play a role in how dealerships are run and closed. But how politics are played need to be carefully examined.
Motor city Madness
Originally, it was thought that 140 minority owned Chrysler dealers out of the 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers were going to be closed.
But the facts on the closing of the Chrysler dealerships are; out of some 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers, only about 32-38 minority owned Chrysler dealers were closed.
The original reason for the high number was; the minority dealers were smaller in size and offered only one brand. So given that thought process, why did so many stay open? My guess is Obama, Maxine Waters and politics.
What I find interesting is as was reported; out of 14 metro dealerships in the Detroit area that were closed none were minority owned.
So here is a published list of 38 Chrysler dealers that are closing in Michigan.
Some of the dealers do not have any political information because there was none that I could find.
Beacon Sales, Charlotte
Bee's Motors, St. Johns (Jefferey Feldpausch - NADA Donor)
Bero Motors, Escanaba (Lenord Bero - Democrat Donor)
Birmingham Chrysler, Troy (Richard Mealy - Republican Donor)
Bollinger's Inc., Lakeview
Bruce Campbell Dodge, Redford Township
Century Dodge, Taylor
Clarkston Chrysler-Jeep, Clarkston
Colonial Dodge, Eastpointe (Arthur Roshak - Republican Donor)
Dirk Waltz Buick/Olds/Jeep, Midland (Dick Waltz - Republican Donor)
Draper Dodge, Saginaw
Elhart Dodge, Holland (Jeff Elhart - NADA Donor)
DBA Elhart Jeep, Holland
Fletch's Inc., Petoskey
Fox Hills Chrysler Jeep, Plymouth George Ordus Chrysler Dodge, Bad Axe
Joe Ricci of Dearborn LLC, Dearborn (Joe Ricci - Donor to Dealership PAC)
Livonia Chrysler Jeep, Livonia (Collen McDonald - Republican Donor)
M & M Dodge, Kalamazoo (Rand Koetje - Republican Donor)
Martin Chrysler-Jeep, Saginaw (William Martin - Republican Donor)
Meadowbrook Dodge, Rochester Hills (Tony Viviano - Republican Donor)
Monicatti Chrysler Jeep, Sterling Heights (Kenneth Monicatti - Republican Donor)
Motorquest of Jackson, Jackson
Mt. Clemens Dodge, Clinton Township
Northern Auto Co., Rogers
Orrin B. Hayes Jeep-Eagle, Kalamazoo
Signature Jeep Eagle, Owosso
Riverside Auto Sales of Marquette, Marquette (Irma Elder - Minority Owned - Republican Donor for Bush/Cheney 2004 and RNC)
Rivertown Jeep, Cheboygan
Lochmoor Chrysler Jeep, Detroit (August Russo - Republican Donor)
Schafer, Pinconning (Russell Lafave - Dealer Election Committee)
Siemans Jeep, St. Joseph
Story Chrysler-Jeep, Lansing
Tamaroff Dodge, Southfield (Anthony Jerome - Republican Donor)
Maple Hill Chrysler, Kalamazoo
Urka Auto Center Inc., Ludington
Ver Hage of Holland Inc., Holland
Victor George Chrysler Jeep, Flint
Village Chrysler Jeep, Royal Oak
I will continue to update on the Chrysler dealerships as more information comes out on who the minority owned companies are.
I will also look at who the minority dealerships are in the Detroit metro area that didn’t lose their dealerships. That is an important key, since it was stated by Chrysler that the smaller dealerships were not as profitable.
The question is why would they remain open… With the Obama administration running the show, you could call it business madness to close profitable dealerships while keeping dealerships who should be closed, open.
It should be noted that some dealers did donate to the dealership PAC but did not donate to Republicans but show up on the list. There could be many reasons, but one thing should be looked at is how the PAC contributed to political causes.
I would venture to guess it leaned towards Republicans.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Is There a Mopargate on the Horizon? (Update With Josh Painter's Story on GM Closing in Alaska)
Gateway Pundit has more interesting facts on the closing of Chrysler dealerships.
Too early to tell, but a pattern is emerging. With this pattern, I am reminded of Maxine Waters' comments on small dealerships. Her speaking on the matter was directed at the concern on minority dealerships.
The fact is on the matter of minority owned dealerships, 32 dealerships were closed but what is not known, is their political ties.
And given Nardelli is the CEO, it is no surprise on how this is turning out.
Nardelli was "Little Jack" at G.E. and then damn near ruined Home Depot by cutting F.T. employees and replacing them with less knowledgeable P.T. employees.
Update:
Kenneth Zangara (Zangara Dodge, Inc./Car Dealer), (Zip code: 87111) $400 to REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO on 09/18/07
The news on this dealership was; its credit was shut down and Chrysler would not let him stay open.
This dealership was consistently the largest dealership in New Mexico. And it is strange that in a 2008 press release, Ken Zangara was listed as one of the dealers participating in the testimony on Capitol Hill.
More details on Ken Zangara are found here
Hmmmmmmmm very interesting...
Update:
Take note of how Maxine Waters is concerned about the smaller dealerships being bought up by the bigger ones. The gist of her argument was on saving minority owned dealerships.
In the news you will find the minority owned Burt Dodge dealership being closed.
The owner, Lloyd Chavez was listed as the owner of the United States largest minority owned dealership.
And then you have this.
The interesting part is Vail businessman George Gillet Jr. and who he likes to contribute to.
George Gillett (Booth Creek Management/Chairman), (Zip code: 81657) $2300 to UDALL FOR COLORADO on 03/31/07
George N. Gillett, Jr. (Booth Creek Management Corp./Chairm), (Zip code: 81657) $5000to DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE on 08/18/06
Update:
Irma Elder was another owner of a minority run dealership that was closed.
IRMA ELDER (TROY FORD MOTOR CORP) $1000 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 06/09/00
IRMA B ELDER (TROY FORD MOTOR CORP) $1000 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 06/08/99
IRMA B ELDER (TRAY FORD MOTOR CORP), (Zip code: 48013) $250 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 08/19/93
Another individual who orginally was thought to have his dealership closed, found out that it was not closed. The individual Frank Rodriguez according to Open Secrets, donated to the PAC for dealers.
Update:
From Josh Painter on GM closing in Alaska.
Sarah was right: Obama did close GM Dealership
A many thanks to Michelle Malkin and DirectorBlue for the plug.
This story seems to have legs....
Update:
Motor City Madness: Obama Putting Mo Money in Motown
Update:
Is Obama closing GOP car dealers?
Update:
News Busters has Michelle Malkin's Interview on Fox Morning
Update
Will Members Within the Obama Administration and Chrysler Face a Civil Rights Lawsuit by Chrysler Dealers?
There is a pattern developing in the closing of Chrysler dealerships that have the look of some bias. If this pattern continues, then I would bet that Chrysler and the actors for federal government may be hit with a civil rights lawsuit.
The Chrysler Minority Report
When you look for trouble, patterns or bias, start at the top and work your way down. In this case, I looked at the group Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc, (CMDA) that has formed a political exploratory committee and no doubt has some political clout. They are no different than unions and I would think that their representation towards their own members may show some political bias.
So let the investigating begin….
Chrysler Minority Dealers
Reginald Hubbard - Donated to Democrats
Jerry Dillard- Park Dodge Chrysler - No political data at this time.
Al Flores - No political data found at this time
John Roy - Southland Chrysler (closed) - While he donated to Democrats, he had filed for foreclosure in March, before the list came out. Some bloggers have used this a possible break in a common theme in the Chrysler dealership closures.
Frankly, it doesn’t compute since the dealership was well underway on closing its doors when it filed for bankruptcy and Chrysler came out with its list.
Jay Rivchin - Southdade Dodge - No political data found at this time.
Jesse Greathouse - Donated to Obama’s campaign.
Hal Howard - Goldsboro Chrysler (closed) - Donated to a Democrat
Interesting post can be found here. It seems according to the date of the post (December 31st, 2008) , Goldsboro Chrysler may have been in trouble long before any decision was being made by Obama.
Dale Early - Deerbrook Forest - No political data but in an early May, 2009 A.P. story, he had some interesting comments.
Sil Gonzales - Casa de Gonzales Chrysler Jeep - Co-Chairman of the exploratory PAC for CMDA. He donated to Democrat Xavier Beccera who vice Chair of the House Democrat Caucus.
Carlos Hidalgo - Folsom Lake Dodge - No political data
Eugene Johnson - Rainer Dodge - Donated to National Dealership Pac
Damian Mills - Stateline Motors - No political data at this time.
Fernando Falcon - Champion Chrysler - Donated to Obama.
Yonne Howell - Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa - No political data at this time.
Ed Corley - Ed Corley Dodge - Donated to the NADA PAC.
Randy Henderson - Webster Chrysler - Donated to NADA PAC.
Winston Pittman Sr. - Cardinal Chrysler Jeep Dodge - Donated To Obama and Republicans.
Out of the group listed, six donated to Democrats. And out of this group, only two were closed but it seems the two were in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
The Facts are Black and White
The following is a list of top African American dealers and the list shows who donated to who and who is closed, but it is not complete at this time. Some of the individuals are members of CMDA so some of the information is redundant. But a pattern emerges here.
Boyland Auto Group (Open) Dorian Boyland, Gresham, Or.
Martin Chrysler (Open) Gail Martin, Bowling Green, Ky.
Cardinal Chrysler (Open) Winston Pittman, Louisville, Ky. Donated to Obama and Republicans.
Advantage Chrysler (Open) Desmond Roberts, Des Plaines, Il.
Metrolina Chrysler (Open) Reginald Hubbard - Charlotte, N.C. - Donated to Democrats.
Ed Corley Chrysler (Open) Eddie Corley, Gallup and Grants, N.M. Political ties unknown at this time.
Huntsville Dodge (Open)Ellenae Fairhurst - Huntsville, Ala.
Champion Chrysler (Open)Fernando Falcon - Indianapolis - Donated to Obama.
Stone Mountain (Open)Darryl Ford - Stone Mountain, Ga.
Stateline Chrysler (Open)Damian Mills - Fort Mill, S.C.
Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa (Open) Yvonne Howell - Tulsa, Ok.
Superstition Springs Chrysler (Open) Alfonzo Smith - Mesa, Ariz.
Webster Chrysler(Open)Randolph Henderson - Webster, N.Y.
Jordan Frazier Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open)Jordan Frazier - Bessemer, Ala.
Deerbrook Forest(Open)E. Dale Early - Kingwood, Texas
Vicksburg Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open) Monti Long - Vicksburg, Mich.
Park Dodge Chrysler Jeep (Open) Jerome Dillard - Lexington Park, Md.
Cross Road Chrysler (Open)Jesse Greathouse - Oklahoma City, Okla. Donated to Obama’s campaign
Southland Chrysler(Closed)John Roy Southaven, - Donated to Democrats but was in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
I noticed that there was not one minority owned dealership in the Metro Detroit area listed on the top African American Dealerships, but according to news reports, there were no minority owned dealerships that were closed in the Metro Detroit area.
This list and others will be developed as time goes on. For now, time is limited and as such, updates will continue
Big Dem Donor Group allowed to keep all 6 Chrysler dealerships open.... Local competitors eliminated by Obama's task force!!
Too early to tell, but a pattern is emerging. With this pattern, I am reminded of Maxine Waters' comments on small dealerships. Her speaking on the matter was directed at the concern on minority dealerships.
The fact is on the matter of minority owned dealerships, 32 dealerships were closed but what is not known, is their political ties.
And given Nardelli is the CEO, it is no surprise on how this is turning out.
Nardelli was "Little Jack" at G.E. and then damn near ruined Home Depot by cutting F.T. employees and replacing them with less knowledgeable P.T. employees.
Update:
Kenneth Zangara (Zangara Dodge, Inc./Car Dealer), (Zip code: 87111) $400 to REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO on 09/18/07
The news on this dealership was; its credit was shut down and Chrysler would not let him stay open.
This dealership was consistently the largest dealership in New Mexico. And it is strange that in a 2008 press release, Ken Zangara was listed as one of the dealers participating in the testimony on Capitol Hill.
More details on Ken Zangara are found here
For more almost two decades, Ken Zangara was a good soldier for Chrysler. For many years he was the largest Dodge dealer in New Mexico, and he served a term as chairman of the Dodge National Dealer Council.
The Albuquerque Dodge dealer was active in Republican Party politics, too, and knew President George W. Bush. Zangara used his connections in Congress to get Chrysler LLC and its dealers an audience with the White House when the embattled company sought a federal loan late last year.
At an exclusive Jan. 18 White House farewell party for Bush, Zangara, 56, spoke with the man for whom he had raised so much campaign money. Zangara recalls ...
Hmmmmmmmm very interesting...
Update:
Take note of how Maxine Waters is concerned about the smaller dealerships being bought up by the bigger ones. The gist of her argument was on saving minority owned dealerships.
In the news you will find the minority owned Burt Dodge dealership being closed.
The owner, Lloyd Chavez was listed as the owner of the United States largest minority owned dealership.
And then you have this.
Vail-based businessman George Gillett Jr. is close to buying a big portion of the Burt Automotive empire, a source tells INDenverTimes. Burt Automotive, headed by Lloyd Chavez and his son, L.G. Chavez Jr., is the largest minority-owned automobile dealership in the nation and one of the largest Hispanic businesses in the U.S. The privately held company generated more than $2.1 billion in revenues in 2007.
Gillett, whose diverse holdings include the Vista Auto Group dealership chain, is teaming up with auto dealer veteran Rod Buscher to buy dealerships from Burt, according to a source, who spoke to INDenverTimes on the condition that his name not be revealed. Buscher previously was a partner with John Elway, a former Denver Broncos quarterback, for his automobile dealerships.
The interesting part is Vail businessman George Gillet Jr. and who he likes to contribute to.
George Gillett (Booth Creek Management/Chairman), (Zip code: 81657) $2300 to UDALL FOR COLORADO on 03/31/07
George N. Gillett, Jr. (Booth Creek Management Corp./Chairm), (Zip code: 81657) $5000to DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE on 08/18/06
Update:
Irma Elder was another owner of a minority run dealership that was closed.
IRMA ELDER (TROY FORD MOTOR CORP) $1000 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 06/09/00
IRMA B ELDER (TROY FORD MOTOR CORP) $1000 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 06/08/99
IRMA B ELDER (TRAY FORD MOTOR CORP), (Zip code: 48013) $250 to MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE on 08/19/93
Another individual who orginally was thought to have his dealership closed, found out that it was not closed. The individual Frank Rodriguez according to Open Secrets, donated to the PAC for dealers.
Update:
From Josh Painter on GM closing in Alaska.
Sarah was right: Obama did close GM Dealership
A many thanks to Michelle Malkin and DirectorBlue for the plug.
This story seems to have legs....
Update:
Motor City Madness: Obama Putting Mo Money in Motown
Motor city Madness
Originally, it was thought that 140 minority owned Chrysler dealers out of the 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers were going to be closed.
But the facts on the closing of the Chrysler dealerships are; out of some 170 minority owned Chrysler dealers, only about 32-38 minority owned Chrysler dealers were closed.
The original reason for the high number was; the minority dealers were smaller in size and offered only one brand. So given that thought process, why did so many stay open? My guess is Obama, Maxine Waters and politics.
What I find interesting is as was reported; out of 14 metro dealerships in the Detroit area that were closed none were minority owned.
So here is a published list of 38 Chrysler dealers that are closing in Michigan.
Update:
Is Obama closing GOP car dealers?
Posts at RedState, Reliapundit, American Thinker, Gateway Pundit, Joey Smith and Doug Ross pointed initially at the remarkable number of closed Chrysler dealerships whose owners happen to have been contributors to Obama opponents, mainly Republicans.
But those observations were all couched with important qualifiers, particularly that all conclusions were necessarily preliminary, pending completion of a comprehensive analysis of the political contributions by all closed Chrysler dealership owners had been done and comparison of those with contributions by dealers who are not being closed.
That said, when multiple dealers who have been closed are found to have contributed millions to Republicans and mere hundreds to Obama, the serious number-crunching cannot be completed too soon.
Meanwhile, Ross seems to be ground zero for this story, and I encourage you to check out his multiple updates at http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/05/red-alert-did-campaign-contributions.html.
Update:
News Busters has Michelle Malkin's Interview on Fox Morning
Update
Will Members Within the Obama Administration and Chrysler Face a Civil Rights Lawsuit by Chrysler Dealers?
There is a pattern developing in the closing of Chrysler dealerships that have the look of some bias. If this pattern continues, then I would bet that Chrysler and the actors for federal government may be hit with a civil rights lawsuit.
The Chrysler Minority Report
When you look for trouble, patterns or bias, start at the top and work your way down. In this case, I looked at the group Chrysler Minority Dealers Assoc, (CMDA) that has formed a political exploratory committee and no doubt has some political clout. They are no different than unions and I would think that their representation towards their own members may show some political bias.
So let the investigating begin….
Chrysler Minority Dealers
Reginald Hubbard - Donated to Democrats
Jerry Dillard- Park Dodge Chrysler - No political data at this time.
Al Flores - No political data found at this time
John Roy - Southland Chrysler (closed) - While he donated to Democrats, he had filed for foreclosure in March, before the list came out. Some bloggers have used this a possible break in a common theme in the Chrysler dealership closures.
Frankly, it doesn’t compute since the dealership was well underway on closing its doors when it filed for bankruptcy and Chrysler came out with its list.
Jay Rivchin - Southdade Dodge - No political data found at this time.
Jesse Greathouse - Donated to Obama’s campaign.
Hal Howard - Goldsboro Chrysler (closed) - Donated to a Democrat
Interesting post can be found here. It seems according to the date of the post (December 31st, 2008) , Goldsboro Chrysler may have been in trouble long before any decision was being made by Obama.
Dale Early - Deerbrook Forest - No political data but in an early May, 2009 A.P. story, he had some interesting comments.
Sil Gonzales - Casa de Gonzales Chrysler Jeep - Co-Chairman of the exploratory PAC for CMDA. He donated to Democrat Xavier Beccera who vice Chair of the House Democrat Caucus.
Carlos Hidalgo - Folsom Lake Dodge - No political data
Eugene Johnson - Rainer Dodge - Donated to National Dealership Pac
Damian Mills - Stateline Motors - No political data at this time.
Fernando Falcon - Champion Chrysler - Donated to Obama.
Yonne Howell - Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa - No political data at this time.
Ed Corley - Ed Corley Dodge - Donated to the NADA PAC.
Randy Henderson - Webster Chrysler - Donated to NADA PAC.
Winston Pittman Sr. - Cardinal Chrysler Jeep Dodge - Donated To Obama and Republicans.
Out of the group listed, six donated to Democrats. And out of this group, only two were closed but it seems the two were in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
The Facts are Black and White
The following is a list of top African American dealers and the list shows who donated to who and who is closed, but it is not complete at this time. Some of the individuals are members of CMDA so some of the information is redundant. But a pattern emerges here.
Boyland Auto Group (Open) Dorian Boyland, Gresham, Or.
Martin Chrysler (Open) Gail Martin, Bowling Green, Ky.
Cardinal Chrysler (Open) Winston Pittman, Louisville, Ky. Donated to Obama and Republicans.
Advantage Chrysler (Open) Desmond Roberts, Des Plaines, Il.
Metrolina Chrysler (Open) Reginald Hubbard - Charlotte, N.C. - Donated to Democrats.
Ed Corley Chrysler (Open) Eddie Corley, Gallup and Grants, N.M. Political ties unknown at this time.
Huntsville Dodge (Open)Ellenae Fairhurst - Huntsville, Ala.
Champion Chrysler (Open)Fernando Falcon - Indianapolis - Donated to Obama.
Stone Mountain (Open)Darryl Ford - Stone Mountain, Ga.
Stateline Chrysler (Open)Damian Mills - Fort Mill, S.C.
Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Tulsa (Open) Yvonne Howell - Tulsa, Ok.
Superstition Springs Chrysler (Open) Alfonzo Smith - Mesa, Ariz.
Webster Chrysler(Open)Randolph Henderson - Webster, N.Y.
Jordan Frazier Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open)Jordan Frazier - Bessemer, Ala.
Deerbrook Forest(Open)E. Dale Early - Kingwood, Texas
Vicksburg Chrysler Jeep Dodge (Open) Monti Long - Vicksburg, Mich.
Park Dodge Chrysler Jeep (Open) Jerome Dillard - Lexington Park, Md.
Cross Road Chrysler (Open)Jesse Greathouse - Oklahoma City, Okla. Donated to Obama’s campaign
Southland Chrysler(Closed)John Roy Southaven, - Donated to Democrats but was in bankruptcy before the list came out from Chrysler.
I noticed that there was not one minority owned dealership in the Metro Detroit area listed on the top African American Dealerships, but according to news reports, there were no minority owned dealerships that were closed in the Metro Detroit area.
This list and others will be developed as time goes on. For now, time is limited and as such, updates will continue
Marco Rubio Says People not Government can Change our World
The NRSC, take note, this is your rising star. Crist doesn't have it, this kid does.
Tortured Logic of South Carolina's Association of School Administrators
Leave it up to unions and school administrators to come up with fuzzy math and tortured logic.
This will be interesting how this plays out. It's pretty simple however, it's a federal law that imposes itself on the sovereign status of the state. So it should be handled in a federal court.
The who is injured and who has standing argument justifies that the Governor be the Plaintiff and the United States government be the defendant.
All other arguments are just for political show and amicus briefs..
The governor’s contention has been that, since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a federal law that directs the spending of federal money, the lawsuit should be decided in federal court.
But the state Association of School Administrators thinks the matter should be settled in state court. The state constitution gives state lawmakers the authority to pass a budget. They passed a budget that includes spending about $350 million in federal stimulus money that the governor is refusing to request. Their argument is that the budget is a state law and the governor is sworn to uphold it, and a federal court shouldn’t be involved in making a decision about the state constitution.
This will be interesting how this plays out. It's pretty simple however, it's a federal law that imposes itself on the sovereign status of the state. So it should be handled in a federal court.
The who is injured and who has standing argument justifies that the Governor be the Plaintiff and the United States government be the defendant.
All other arguments are just for political show and amicus briefs..
Americans Are Waking Up: Rasmussen Shows Obama Tanking
Daily Presidential Polling
Will the trend last? You betcha. North Korea, Mexican drug cartels, Iran, Russia, the increasing debt, etc, etc...
Obama's blame game is no longer working...
Mexico Previously Stated No New Cases of Swine Flu But More Deaths Occur
Last Week, Mexico stated there were no new cases of the swine flu. But yesterday, there were more deaths from the flu.
The A.P. continues with the news on Sanofi's contract with Canada and the U.S. on the production of the new swine flu vaccine.
Meanwhile, politicians who oppose the cartels are being injured or killed by gunfire.
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world's largest vaccine maker signed a deal with the United States to produce a swine flu vaccine.
The A.P. continues with the news on Sanofi's contract with Canada and the U.S. on the production of the new swine flu vaccine.
Sanofi Pasteur said Monday it has won a $190 million order from the United States government to make a swine flu vaccine. Sanofi Pasteur, which operates flu vaccine production plants at Swiftwater, Pa., and in Val de Reuil, in France, said it could begin commercial production in June.
Meanwhile, politicians who oppose the cartels are being injured or killed by gunfire.
Gunmen in Mexico have attacked four leftist politicians in two separate attacks in the country's southwest.
Police say unidentified attackers ambushed a car carrying three Democratic Revolution Party members Monday in the coastal state of Guerrero. Officials say one of the gunmen opened fire, injuring all three politicians.
In a separate incident, Mexico's Public Safety Department said gunmen near Acapulco opened fire on a vehicle carrying a congressional candidate for the Socialist Democratic Party. The gunmen missed the candidate, Manuel de la Barrera, but wounded his driver in the attack.
Some Interesting Facts on the Closing of Chrysler Dealerships
Here is some interesting facts on the closing of Chrylser dealerships.
Critical Updates Below: Red State, American Thinker and Joey Smith provide anecdotal and quantitative evidence that would appear to confirm a decided bias against dealers who donated to GOP causes or to anti-Obama Democrats.
Special note for moonbats: no one here is saying that the sole criterion for closing a dealership was partisan. What we ask is: does it seem odd that the list of closed dealerships appears to have contributed a grand total of $200 to Barack Obama and millions to GOP candidates/causes?
Jay Sekulow on Sonia Sotomayor and is Sotomayor Two Faced?
Don't know who the idiot who comes up with these videos, he is the same one who came up with one on North Korea's first rocket launch.
Hell, the idot who made the video slamming both Fox News and Sekulow should have done his homework.
A good legal analysis on rulings from the bench involving Sotomayor can be found here.
There is an irony of sorts with the video of her commentary on creating policy from the bench and her comments on the voting rights act in Hayden v. Pataki, 449F.3d 305(2d Cir. 2006)
In Hayden v. Pataki, 449 F.3d 305 (2d Cir. 2006), the en banc Second Circuit rejected a challenge under the Voting Rights Act to a New York law denying convicted felons the right to vote. The plaintiffs in the case had argued that in light of the long history of discrimination, both in society and in the New York criminal justice system specifically, the state’s disqualification of felons constituted disqualification based on race. The majority reasoned that Congress did not intend the VRA to apply to state felon disenfranchisement laws. Moreover, extending the VRA to the state statutes would “alter the constitutional balance” between states and the federal government, and the VRA lacked a clear statement by Congress that it intended to upset that balance.
Sotomayor joined the main dissent from the en banc court’s decision but also wrote a short dissenting opinion of her own in which she opined that the issue was actually much simpler than the majority and concurring opinions would suggest: the VRA “applies to all ‘voting qualifications,’” and - in her view - the state law “disqualifies a group of people from voting.” “These two propositions,” she concluded, “should constitute the entirety of our analysis.” Rejecting what she regarded as the majority’s failure to grapple with the plain text of the statute, she emphasized that “[t]he duty of a judge is to follow the law, not to question its plain terms. I do not believe that Congress wishes us to disregard the plain language of any statute or to invent exceptions to the statutes it has created. . . . But even if Congress had doubts about the wisdom of subjecting felony disenfranchisement laws to the results test of § 2, I trust that Congress would prefer to make any needed changes itself, rather than have courts do so for it.”
So with Sotomayor, creating policy from the bench is okay when she thinks it is appropriate, but when convicted felons are kept from voting, she interprets the law in a manner that a judge is to follow the law and the VRA applies to them?
She sounds like a hypocrite to me...And regardless of Bush 1 picking her, Clinton was the one who nominated her to the Circuit. Both were wrong.
Sanofi gets $190 million Swine Flu vaccine order from U.S.
Sanofi gets $190 million Swine Flu vaccine order from U.S.
(Emphasis added)
That is the production of the swine flu vaccine as soon as next month in June. Just previously posted on this site, in an article on May 20th, Sanofi was waiting to get the seed strain. And it would take at least until September to begin production.
So how is it that a company can go from 6 days ago not having a seed strain to producing the vaccine next month?
Related Threads:
Who had the Seed Strain and how did GlaxoSmithKline Get the Orders
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
Protein Sciences Talking With Mexican Government About Making Flu Vaccine
In About Two Weeks a Major Development Will Occur in Mexico With Regard to the Flu Bug
I believe at this point that miraculously a vaccine will be reported to have been made or is close to being made and a truce will be made behind the scene with the cartels. April 30th, 2009
Armed with a $190 million order from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sanofi Pasteur could begin production of a swine flu vaccine at one of its two Swiftwater facilities as soon as next month.
Announcing the news Monday, Sanofi noted the order was issued under an existing pandemic stockpile contract with the U.S.
News comes just two weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a license for Sanofi's new, $150 million, 140,000-square-foot vaccine manufacturing plant at Swiftwater. That's where initial work would begin, while an existing plant at the complex continues work on seasonal flu vaccine. Ultimately, both could produce the new vaccine.
(Emphasis added)
That is the production of the swine flu vaccine as soon as next month in June. Just previously posted on this site, in an article on May 20th, Sanofi was waiting to get the seed strain. And it would take at least until September to begin production.
So how is it that a company can go from 6 days ago not having a seed strain to producing the vaccine next month?
Related Threads:
Who had the Seed Strain and how did GlaxoSmithKline Get the Orders
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
Protein Sciences Talking With Mexican Government About Making Flu Vaccine
In About Two Weeks a Major Development Will Occur in Mexico With Regard to the Flu Bug
I believe at this point that miraculously a vaccine will be reported to have been made or is close to being made and a truce will be made behind the scene with the cartels. April 30th, 2009
Sanford vs. Legislature Likely to Result in Landmark Decision
Sanford vs. Legislature likely to result in landmark decision
The impassioned stimulus fund showdown between Gov. Mark Sanford and the Legislature took an unprecedented turn last week, straight into federal court. No question the governor has a better chance of winning there than he would in a S.C. Court where precedent seems against him.
Who had the Seed Strain and how did GlaxoSmithKline Get the Orders
Questions should be asked on why GlaxoSmithKline was picked to supply the orders for the H1N1 vaccine.
The only news report that the seed strain was given to anyone, was in the WSJ, on May 19th to Novartis.
And on their web site they state:
On May 20th, on PBS, Sanofi Pasteur, was still waiting for the strain.
But on May 15th, 2009, it was GlaxoSmithKline that gets the big contracts for manufacturing the virus, but there are no reports of it getting the seed strain in the news.
I will play the devil's advocate here.
The question should be asked why would they get the vaccine orders, if Glaxo does not have the seed strain. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the company that has the best chance to manufacture the vaccine the quickest, be the one to get the orders?
May 23rd, 2009
US moving closer to swine flu vaccine
May 20th, 2009
Health Officials Race to Create H1N1 Flu Vaccine
When Will That Flu Vaccine Be Ready?
May 19th, 2009
WHO Advisers: No Large-Scale H1N1 Vaccine Manufacturing Yet
May 18th, 2009
WHO: No swine flu vaccine available for months
May 15th, 2009
Glaxo gets H1N1 vaccine orders from several gov'ts
GlaxoSmithKline gets order for 60m swine flu vaccines from the UK
May 1st, 2009
How to make a swine flu vaccine The first seed strain of H1N1 swine flu vaccine should be ready in three to four weeks.
WHO sees shift to H1N1 vaccine production in weeks
The only news report that the seed strain was given to anyone, was in the WSJ, on May 19th to Novartis.
And on their web site they state:
Novartis has begun aggressive efforts to develop an H1N1 vaccine. We intend to use both cell-based which is potentially faster, and egg-based production methods to increase the likelihood of the greatest possible supply. Novartis has received the genetic code of the new H1N1 virus strain, and the wild virus strain. Our intention is to be in a position to manufacture a vaccine as quickly as possible.
On May 20th, on PBS, Sanofi Pasteur, was still waiting for the strain.
But on May 15th, 2009, it was GlaxoSmithKline that gets the big contracts for manufacturing the virus, but there are no reports of it getting the seed strain in the news.
I will play the devil's advocate here.
The question should be asked why would they get the vaccine orders, if Glaxo does not have the seed strain. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the company that has the best chance to manufacture the vaccine the quickest, be the one to get the orders?
May 23rd, 2009
US moving closer to swine flu vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to deliver one or both to vaccine manufacturers by the end of next week so scientists can begin the months-long process of producing shots.
May 20th, 2009
Health Officials Race to Create H1N1 Flu Vaccine
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Here, at Sanofi Pasteur in Swiftwater, Pa., the world's largest manufacturer of influenza vaccine, the company's labs are now waiting for the arrival of an H1N1 seed strain from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.
It's one of seven labs around the world racing to find the key ingredient: the seed strain, which is an actual sample of a virus, that is used to develop a vaccine.
PHIL HOSBACH, vice president, Sanofi Pasteur: We're prepared. We're ready to go. We're still waiting for that seed virus. And once someone tells us what our role and responsibility is, we can begin the manufacturing process, shortly after receiving that seed virus.
When Will That Flu Vaccine Be Ready?
The vaccine process begins with the viral isolate being converted into “seed stock.” CDC has already sent five isolates to seven laboratories to make this starting material. A key property of seed stock is that it’s a weakened, or attenuated, version of the original virus, which makes for a safer production process and lowers the risk of an accidental release.
Skinner says CDC expects to have the seed stock in hand next week. According to the WHO report, it will then take 1 to 2 weeks of testing in animals to make sure that the seed stock is properly attenuated. But Skinner says CDC will simultaneously conduct these animal tests and send the seed stock to some manufacturers that have biosafety level 3-plus laboratories (BSL-3 plus), which are specially designed to work with dangerous pathogens. “Those that have the BSL-3 plus labs, and some do, will start right away,” says Skinner, who stresses that, in the United States, all of this depends on the government deciding to procure the vaccine, which has not happened yet.
May 19th, 2009
WHO Advisers: No Large-Scale H1N1 Vaccine Manufacturing Yet
Meanwhile, Novartis said today that it has received a seed strain of H1N1designed to be used in the vaccine manufacturing process, according to AFP, and GlaxoSmithKline said it has received orders from several governments for tens of millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine, Dow Jones Newswires says.
May 18th, 2009
WHO: No swine flu vaccine available for months
May 15th, 2009
Glaxo gets H1N1 vaccine orders from several gov'ts
* Vaccine available 4-6 mths after co gets seed virus
GlaxoSmithKline gets order for 60m swine flu vaccines from the UK
GSK, led by chief executive Andrew Witty, said it expects to manufacture a vaccine for the H1N1 strain as soon as a virus seed is made available by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
May 1st, 2009
How to make a swine flu vaccine The first seed strain of H1N1 swine flu vaccine should be ready in three to four weeks.
WHO sees shift to H1N1 vaccine production in weeks
The seed strain, or starting material for the new virus which is being grown at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other laboratories, will be given to manufacturers by mid- to late-May, she said.
"We have no doubt making a successful vaccine is possible within a reasonably short period of time," Kieny told a news conference.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
New Developments Within the Florida GOP
The other McCain at Hot Air has a pretty good read with links on the Republican primary in Florida.
I would guess that Crist doesn't have the race sewn up yet. When Crist is sliced and diced and put into the political Cuisinart, Crist comes out looking mushy when it comes to conservative values.
And given poll after poll showing less government is more money in my pocket, well you will get the picture.
One of the links from the article is from the folks at Red County.
Good read on an important race. As for a bad read on the race, you can go to the Huffington Post and read the feminists Ms. Stan's take on it.
But I will save you the trouble, she thinks Crist has it in the bag. But you know, the race is far off and alot of stimuli can happen.
I would guess that Crist doesn't have the race sewn up yet. When Crist is sliced and diced and put into the political Cuisinart, Crist comes out looking mushy when it comes to conservative values.
And given poll after poll showing less government is more money in my pocket, well you will get the picture.
One of the links from the article is from the folks at Red County.
Good read on an important race. As for a bad read on the race, you can go to the Huffington Post and read the feminists Ms. Stan's take on it.
But I will save you the trouble, she thinks Crist has it in the bag. But you know, the race is far off and alot of stimuli can happen.
Stimulus Watch: Our 57th State Puerto Rico Allocated $2,132,841,212
I have to ask, do the citizens of Puerto Rico get to vote in presidential elections or pay federal income (not medicare and social security) taxes?
I would really like to know what the following funding is all about.
What in the hell is a state fiscal stabilization program? And what in the hell is the 48 million in the weatherization program do? Put an air conditioner in every home? Is it a giant fan that will steer hurricanes away from the islands or is it some top secret cloud seeding program?
What a friggin joke.
Moreover, when you look at the funds Puerto Rico received compared with the other 57states, Puerto Rico comes out looking pretty good.
If I were the folks in Connecticut and saw what Puerto Rico received and compared it to what the citizens of Connecticut received, (stirring the pot here) I would be looking at Democrats while saying what the hell, we pay federal income taxes and they don't, but they get more?
So much for spreading the wealth around by the Democrats.
I would really like to know what the following funding is all about.
84.394 State Fiscal Stabilization Fund $647,606,185
84.389 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $386,466,967
10.566 Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico $240,133,000
14.885 Public Housing Capital fund Stimulus (Formula) $174,579,333
84.391 IDEA Part B Grants to States $109,098,472
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $93,799,306
66.458 Clean Water SRF $51,114,200
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons (A) $48,865,588
14.257 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program $45,002,388
14.258 Tax Credit Assistance Program $42,646,082
17.259 WIA Youth Activities $42,456,987
81.041 State Energy Program (A) $37,086,000
17.260 WIA Dislocated Workers $29,524,346
84.386 Educational Technology State Grants $24,096,376
16.803 Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Formula Program - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryact.html $21,686,612
14.317 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program Special Allocations $20,561,530
17.258 WIA Adult Program $20,128,708
66.468 Drinking Water SRF $19,500,000
14.253 CDBG Entitlement Grants $16,661,034
14.255 CDBG State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $12,753,068
84.126 Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants $12,596,832
93.703 Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative $7,549,628
84.393 IDEA Part C Grants for Infants and Families $4,787,954
17.207 Employment Service / Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities $4,645,634
84.033 Federal Work Study $3,614,125
10.569 The Emergency Food Assistance Program (Food Commodities) $3,398,779
84.392 IDEA Part B Preschool Grants $3,336,115
16.588 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Recovery Act STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program - http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/recovery.htm $1,978,993
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $1,532,183
66.805 LUST Trust Fund Program $1,030,000
93.707 ARRA - Aging Congregate Nutrition Services for States $865,370
10.568 The Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs) $851,824
16.801 Office of Justice Programs (OJP) OVC FY09 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program (Assistance) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryact.html $762,000
66.454 Water Quality Planning (604b) $516,300
84.399 Services for Older Individuals who are Blind $469,910
93.705 ARRA - Aging Home-Delivered Nutrition Services for States $426,028
17.235 Senior Community Service Employment Program $325,303
84.398 Independent Living State Grants $242,913
16.802 Office of Justice Programs (OJP) OVC FY09 VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program (Compensation) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryact.html $145,139
84.401 Impact Aid Construction $0
What in the hell is a state fiscal stabilization program? And what in the hell is the 48 million in the weatherization program do? Put an air conditioner in every home? Is it a giant fan that will steer hurricanes away from the islands or is it some top secret cloud seeding program?
What a friggin joke.
Moreover, when you look at the funds Puerto Rico received compared with the other 57states, Puerto Rico comes out looking pretty good.
If I were the folks in Connecticut and saw what Puerto Rico received and compared it to what the citizens of Connecticut received, (stirring the pot here) I would be looking at Democrats while saying what the hell, we pay federal income taxes and they don't, but they get more?
So much for spreading the wealth around by the Democrats.
Russia gets its First Case of the H1N1 Virus
I was wondering why Russia was looking at developing a vaccine for the H1N1 virus.
Here is why.
Here is why.
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu in a traveller who recently returned from the United States, Interfax news agency quoted a public health official as saying.
Tests showed a Russian who had returned from New York had the H1N1 virus, Gennady Onishchenko, head of the state consumer protection watchdog, was quoted as saying.
"Tests showed positive and he has been hospitalised," said Onishchenko. "He is feeling okay and his condition is satisfactory."
"Everyone who had contact with the patient has been put under observation."
The consumer protection watchdog, known as Rospotrebnadzor, declined to make immediate comment. (Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Dmitry Zhdannikov)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Bad News for Obama: 77% See Politicians Unwillingness to Cut Government Spending as Bigger Problem Than Voter Resistance to Tax Hikes
To all of the chattering left crying about stimulus cuts, here is your wakeup call.
For nearly four-out-of-five U.S. voters, the problem is not their unwillingness to pay taxes. It’s their elected representatives’ refusal to cut the size of government.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters say the bigger problem in the United States is the unwillingness of politicians to control government spending. Just 14% say the problem is that voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Why Has Obama Been Silent on Mexico
It seems odd that Obama has been silent on the legislation on the legalization of marijuana and cocaine in Mexico.
As I have written before on the matter, I believed that a truce would be set up behind the scene with certain cartels within Mexico.
There was the release of Miss Sinaloa after her arrest. There was the legislation on the legalization of marijuana and cocaine.
Then you have this:
Mexico senator takes leave amid scandal
I will say this point blank, we have a president who is not a strong president. And as such we will see Mexico fall apart under the power of certain Mexican cartels.
You will continue to see more of this:
As I have written before on the matter, I believed that a truce would be set up behind the scene with certain cartels within Mexico.
There was the release of Miss Sinaloa after her arrest. There was the legislation on the legalization of marijuana and cocaine.
Then you have this:
Mexico senator takes leave amid scandal
Reporting from Mexico City -- The Mexican senator at the center of an ugly drug scandal temporarily stepped down Wednesday, saying he welcomed an investigation he expects will clear his name.
Coming six weeks before national midterm elections, the allegations involving 14 1/2 tons of marijuana found on property belonging to the senator's family have inflamed suspicions widely held by Mexicans that many politicians are in cahoots with powerful drug traffickers.
I will say this point blank, we have a president who is not a strong president. And as such we will see Mexico fall apart under the power of certain Mexican cartels.
You will continue to see more of this:
Polls Show South Likes Governor Sanford's Stance on Stimulus Package
With the news that Governor Sanford is challenging his state legislature by filing a lawsuit, it seems polls indicate, Southerners like his stance on the stimulus package.
And for a GOP presidential candidate to win in the Republican primary, taking the South is key.
It seems for NOW, that Sanford is gaining traction as the leading candidate to lead the conservative cause.
And for a GOP presidential candidate to win in the Republican primary, taking the South is key.
Southerners overwhelmingly back Sanford’s opposition to the stimulus plan, according to a new poll of South Carolina and 10 other Southern states conducted for Winthrop University and ETV. Results of that poll were released Thursday.
It seems for NOW, that Sanford is gaining traction as the leading candidate to lead the conservative cause.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Most respondents agree with Palin's decision to reject federal funds
The headline from KTUU will certainly drive the left nuts, considering the KTUU website is spammed by the idiots on the left.
The fact that they spam it and still lose, should remind people like Moore and What's-her-name at the Mudflats that their side lost the election in Anchorage. And their side lost the ballot measures in California. And their side lost on the vote for increased funding for schools in Indiana.
The fact that they spam it and still lose, should remind people like Moore and What's-her-name at the Mudflats that their side lost the election in Anchorage. And their side lost the ballot measures in California. And their side lost on the vote for increased funding for schools in Indiana.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In a poll conducted by Channel 2 News Thursday, May 21, 2009 respondents were asked if they agreed with Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to reject federal stimulus energy funds.
Here is the official question and results of the 3,473 people who voted:
Do you agree with Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to reject federal stimulus energy funds?
Yes 53%
No 47%
All polls conducted by Channel 2 News and KTUU.com are unscientific.
Governor Sanford Challenges South Carolina State Assembly on Stimulus Package (Update)
I wondered if any of the three conservative Governors would file a suit against the directive in the stimulus package that gives the legislature the authority to by-pass the Governor.
Well it is Sanford who filed suit.
The General Assembly stated it thinks it can beat Sanford in state court even though it is a federal suit. The details of the suit will be made public later, but it will be a suit that deals with federal laws, so I question the comments made by the General Assembly.
And for the record, I put my bet on Palin to be the one to file a lawsuit first but since the South Carolina legislature has overridden Sanford first, he is the first one to have the opportunity to take it to court.
A big question will be if Palin's vetoes are overridden, will she file a suit?
UPDATE:
First, I had to fix the link on where I made the bet on Palin.
Next, to the whiners....
Shannyn Moore whines.
What's-Her-Name at the mudflats whines
Well it is Sanford who filed suit.
Gov. Mark Sanford is taking the General Assembly to court after lawmakers required him to accept $350 million in disputed federal money by overriding his budget vetoes.
The General Assembly stated it thinks it can beat Sanford in state court even though it is a federal suit. The details of the suit will be made public later, but it will be a suit that deals with federal laws, so I question the comments made by the General Assembly.
And for the record, I put my bet on Palin to be the one to file a lawsuit first but since the South Carolina legislature has overridden Sanford first, he is the first one to have the opportunity to take it to court.
A big question will be if Palin's vetoes are overridden, will she file a suit?
UPDATE:
First, I had to fix the link on where I made the bet on Palin.
Next, to the whiners....
Shannyn Moore whines.
What's-Her-Name at the mudflats whines
Geoffrey Dunn has Cognitive Interruptus When it Comes to Palin and her Six Shooter Veto Pen
I was holding on to this one until the right time.
(emphasis added)
The time has come to put Geoffrey in his place.
I doubt the fallout from the cuts will be as bad as Dunn thinks. Politically speaking, while I think Palin should have cut more, Palin will have cut enough but not too much to cause the backlash that Dunn stated.
A blast from the past below:
It seems she shot Eagle Eye Hawker and the posse at the Huffington Post down.
Palin has until May 25 to sign or veto a bill approving the funds. If she vetoes the $930.7 million stimulus package, or any portion of it, she will risk further angering Alaska constituents, as her approval numbers have been in serious freefall since she returned from the campaign trail last November. If she votes to accept the entire package, it will be viewed as a final cave-in to her original opposition and will carve away her support among the conservative base in the national Republican Party.
(emphasis added)
The time has come to put Geoffrey in his place.
I doubt the fallout from the cuts will be as bad as Dunn thinks. Politically speaking, while I think Palin should have cut more, Palin will have cut enough but not too much to cause the backlash that Dunn stated.
A blast from the past below:
It seems she shot Eagle Eye Hawker and the posse at the Huffington Post down.
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
Amazing, Mexico has no new cases in a week. However it continues to spread across the U.S. and other countries.
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
Meanwhile, the A.P has a story out that incorrectly states the origin of the H1N1 virus.
The H1N1 strain goes back further.
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week.
Meanwhile, the A.P has a story out that incorrectly states the origin of the H1N1 virus.
Other scientists believe the new strain could have been circulating in humans long before it reached La Gloria. The new strain's ancestry has ties to a pig farm in North Carolina where in 1998, scientists discovered that pig, bird and human viruses had combined in pigs to form a new strain of swine flu that also infected a handful of humans.
The H1N1 strain goes back further.
Why were the viral genomes of the 1977 H1N1 isolate and the 1950 virus so similar? If the H1N1 viruses had been replicating in an animal host for 27 years, far more genetic differences would have been identified. The authors suggested several possibilities, but only one is compelling:
…it is possible that the 1950 H1N1 influenza virus was truly frozen in nature or elsewhere and that such a strain was only recently introduced into man.
The suggestion is clear: the virus was frozen in a laboratory freezer since 1950, and was released, either by intent or accident, in 1977. This possibility has been denied by Chinese and Russian scientists, but remains to this day the only scientifically plausible explanation.
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