Boycott GM

[smogboy]

So lemme get this right.... boycott GM, watch it spiral down in flames, and take down a good chunk of our region along with it is somehow good for the US? Or is this more of a personal vendetta between Rush against the Democrats?

[Bearinabox]

So lemme get this right.... boycott GM, watch it spiral down in flames, and take down a good chunk of our region along with it is somehow good for the US? Or is this more of a personal vendetta between Rush against the Democrats?

Oh, I doubt it's personal. Rush has built a niche for himself by spewing a certain kind of bullshit, and the more of it he spews the richer he gets. It's still fun to poke holes in his logic, though [[if you can even call it that).

[Lorax]

Oh, I doubt it's personal. Rush has built a niche for himself by spewing a certain kind of bullshit, and the more of it he spews the richer he gets. It's still fun to poke holes in his logic, though [[if you can even call it that).

You can drive a bus through those holes.

[Detroitej72]

This moderate has one of each, Ford, GM, and Chrysler in his fleet.

[oldredfordette]

We only drive Ford's in the 'Dette house. My republican neighbors drive Range Rovers, Lexus, BMW's and Toyotas.

[Jimaz]

Between conservatives and GM, which has suffered the greater boycott?

The girl who can't dance claims the band can't play.

[oladub]

A March 2009 Gallop Poll came up with the following. This was taken before GM became the majority owner. I was surprised that the results show that moderate Democrats are more likely to buy US cars than Republicans. Also, higher income groups are less likely to buy Americans.:

There are only slight differences along partisan lines in car-buying preferences, with 39% of Democrats, 37% of Republicans, and 33% of independents favoring American cars. The distinctions are a bit stronger along ideological lines, with conservatives more inclined than liberals to buy American: 40% vs. 30%. Moderates fall squarely in between, at 35%.

Two Kinds of Democrats

These differences in car buying along political lines are magnified when looking at ideology within party. Most notably, Democrats are sharply divided along ideological lines in their car tastes.

• Moderate and conservative Democrats [[consisting of 65% of all Democrats) are among the most pro-buy-American auto consumers in the new survey: 46% say they would only consider cars from an American company while just 6% would only consider cars from foreign companies.
• By contrast, liberal Democrats are almost evenly divided among those who say they would only buy American and those who say they would only buy foreign cars: 27% and 22%, respectively. This makes liberal Democrats [[consisting of 35% of all Democrats) among the least pro-buy-American consumers in the survey.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/116356/Bu...-Struggle.aspx

The above are national statistics. In this same Gallop Poll, midwesterners are much more likely to buy big three vehicles than people in the rest of the country.

[smogboy]

You can drive a bus through those holes.

If that's the case, Limbaugh might be calling for a boycott against buses before long.

[Detroitej72]

So lemme get this right.... boycott GM, watch it spiral down in flames, and take down a good chunk of our region along with it is somehow good for the US? Or is this more of a personal vendetta between Rush against the Democrats?

Aren't these the same folks, including the auto dealers, [[many who are Republican)who protested their dealership closings?

[lilpup]

Yeah, ya know, those morons with their entitlement attitudes who think they deserve automatic renewals of their franchise agreements. I'll bet they were all "at will" employers, too.

[oladub]

Screw Rush. Buy American.

Are there any Democrats here who do not intend to buy GM or Chrysler products in the future.? I cannot understand why so many liberals buy foreign label and manufactured cars. The Asian manufacturers allow fewer women into management than the big three and are less likely to hire U.S. minorities, and other Americans for that matter, in the manufacturing of their cars. Buying foreign cars has always been a regressive personal social action.

So much for the stick. President Obama's administration has now added a carrot for liberals to encourage their purchase of GM products - government ownership! No more evil profits. Revenue will go to Chrysler workers and 72% of GM revenues will now be defacto government revenue.

I have always purchased big three autos because I am acutely aware of the unemployment problems in Detroit when US auto sales go down. I will continue to try to purchase US autos and will even consider additional GM products in the future. My question was if liberals will break their socially destructive habit of purchasing foreign cars now that President Obama has purchased GM for the government and has become car maker in chief.