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Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: EN4CER on March 15, 2005, 09:04:03 PM
DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union waved a white flag Monday in its parking skirmish with neighboring reservists, but the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines are not accepting surrender.

Facing intense criticism, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger reversed his decision to ban Marine Corps reservists driving foreign cars or displaying pro-President Bush bumper stickers from parking at the union's Solidarity House headquarters in Detroit.

"I made the wrong call on the parking issue, and I have notified the Marine Corps that all reservists are welcome to park at Solidarity House as they have for the past 10 years," Gettelfinger said in a statement.

Wounded by what they consider an unpatriotic ambush, the Marines rejected the union's olive branch and secured an alternative parking lot.

USMC!

Link (http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0503/15/A01-117640.htm)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Gunslinger on March 15, 2005, 09:08:35 PM
Good post...thanks :aok
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 09:09:30 PM
Hmmm... UAW President Ron Gettelfinger is obviously an ultra melon.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 15, 2005, 09:10:02 PM
lol nice!

Another case of thos tolerant liberals at work.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 09:13:01 PM
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
lol nice!

Another case of thos tolerant liberals at work.


Are unions liberal or conservative?
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 15, 2005, 09:15:47 PM
Liberal?

 


 The Union guys I know all got pressure to vote for kerry.


Plus the whole bush bumper sticker thing.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Airhead on March 15, 2005, 09:18:02 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Are unions liberal or conservative?


They're definately pro-Democrat, at least policy-wise, and they're anti foreign made cars as they should be.

Definately a bad PR move tho.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GRUNHERZ on March 15, 2005, 09:18:18 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Are unions liberal or conservative?


The labor unions are overwhelmingly in the democratic camp.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 09:36:20 PM
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Originally posted by Airhead
They're definately pro-Democrat, at least policy-wise, and they're anti foreign made cars as they should be.

Definately a bad PR move tho.


It seems that the UAW isn't anti-foreign. They're against  nonunion-made vehicle manufacturers.

The whole foreign versus domestic car thing is just ridiculous. That line is so blurry now it's practically pointless.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Maverick on March 15, 2005, 09:40:46 PM
That's funny about the union label and crap on cars. The last 2 "American" vehicles I bought had interesting stickers on them. One was mande in Canada the other hechp en Mexico. Go figure and I see A toyota, Honda and other "non American" brand cars made in the USA. Now who the heck should we support, the brands outsourcing manufacturing or the ones INSOURCING manufacturing into the US?

I buy what I want, not what some hack tries to tell me to buy.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GRUNHERZ on March 15, 2005, 09:41:02 PM
Why does the UAW hate well built cars?
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 09:44:47 PM
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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Why does the UAW hate well built cars?


They hate competition.


They also probably embraced the notion of planned obsolescence. Unfortunately, the Japanese companies didn't play along.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on March 15, 2005, 09:57:20 PM
Liberal isn't limited to democrats, hate to break it to ya'll.
-SW
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 09:59:16 PM
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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Liberal isn't limited to democrats, hate to break it to ya'll.
-SW


There's liberal or conservative, democrat or republican.

There are no shades of gray. It's a black and white world. ;)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 15, 2005, 10:21:21 PM
Gray is a liberal conspiracy to rob our youth of their moral fiber (and precious bodily fluids) there is RIGHT and wrong. There are Moral absolutes.:D
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 10:25:36 PM
I think I get it now... Democrats are immoral.

;)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 15, 2005, 10:33:28 PM
Well are they or are they not trying to steal my and others precious bodily fluids? Is it not the Democrats who have set up SPERM BANKS? Where they dupe foolish men into leaving deposits of said fluids?


You know when fluoridation first began Sandy?

I will tell you
 
Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Sandy. How does that coincide with your post-war Democrat conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Democrat works.



 I can no longer sit back and allow Democrat infiltration, Demoncrat indoctrination, Democrat subversion and the international Democrat conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on March 15, 2005, 10:45:02 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
It seems that the UAW isn't anti-foreign. They're against  nonunion-made vehicle manufacturers.

The whole foreign versus domestic car thing is just ridiculous. That line is so blurry now it's practically pointless.


The UAW hall right next to the railyard I worked in for years had a sign up at the entrance to their lot.

"No foreign cars allowed"

They put the sign up when the building was built 15 or 16 years ago.  It's still there.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 11:04:43 PM
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Well are they or are they not trying to steal my and others precious bodily fluids? Is it not the Democrats who have set up SPERM BANKS? Where they dupe foolish men into leaving deposits of said fluids?


You know when fluoridation first began Sandy?

I will tell you
 
Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Sandy. How does that coincide with your post-war Democrat conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Democrat works.



 I can no longer sit back and allow Democrat infiltration, Demoncrat indoctrination, Democrat subversion and the international Democrat conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.


Wound up a little tight tonight, eh?
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 11:06:22 PM
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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2

"No foreign cars allowed"


So... what does that mean?

IIRC, A gawdamned FORD Escort is by law, considered to be an import.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Reschke on March 15, 2005, 11:28:22 PM
Yep that is funny about the Ford. But the Mercedes M-Class is built right down the road here in Vance, AL (west side of Birmingham) and the Honda Odyssey is built on the east side in Lincoln, AL. The Honda plant is UAW but the Mercedes plant is strong anti-union and 99% of that comes from the workers themselves since Mercedes keeps them well fed and well paid.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 15, 2005, 11:32:38 PM
I'm with ya... as near as I can tell from the limited research I've done, my Nissan is considered to be domestic.

It was built in Tennessee.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Rolex on March 16, 2005, 07:06:59 AM
... by the subsidiary of a Japanese company, operated by a French company and run by a South American.

This is getting a little too hard to follow.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Curval on March 16, 2005, 07:16:42 AM
Marines are clearly Amerihaters and Airhead should put all of them on his ignore list.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 16, 2005, 08:30:46 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Rolex
... by the subsidiary of a Japanese company, operated by a French company and run by a South American.

This is getting a little too hard to follow.


My point exactly. :)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Bodhi on March 16, 2005, 09:06:33 AM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Democrats are immoral.

;)


Exactly Sandman, I knew you would come around!  :D
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 16, 2005, 09:12:27 AM
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Originally posted by Bodhi
Exactly Sandman, I knew you would come around!  :D


...but, I'm not a Democrat. ;)


And I'm not an Republican either... so clearly I don't fit in the realm of "black or white".


Therefore, I must not exist. :)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 16, 2005, 10:09:40 AM
But have they gotten you precious bodily fluids Sandy??
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Curval on March 16, 2005, 10:11:58 AM
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Originally posted by Sandman
...but, I'm not a Democrat. ;)


And I'm not an Republican either... so clearly I don't fit in the realm of "black or white".

 Therefore, I must not exist.

 :)


LOL!!
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: lazs2 on March 16, 2005, 10:32:16 AM
there are parties out there even worse than the democrats in agenda but none worse in both agenda and ability to carry it out.

lazs
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 16, 2005, 10:35:31 AM
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
But have they gotten you precious bodily fluids Sandy??


At the moment, I feel sufficiently hydrated. Thanks.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: straffo on March 16, 2005, 10:35:34 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Rolex
... by the subsidiary of a Japanese company, operated by a French company and run by a South American.

This is getting a little too hard to follow.


And owned at 27% by Americans :)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Maverick on March 16, 2005, 11:51:19 AM
Don't forget Chrysler, owned by Daimler Benz. I hardly think they are an American company owning all Chrysler products. :rolleyes:

Buy a Dodge and send $ to Germany! Is this a new $ for food program here??????? I think the UN should investigate (if they are not already taking kickbacks from it) :p
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Mighty1 on March 16, 2005, 11:57:11 AM
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Originally posted by Sandman
...but, I'm not a Democrat. ;)


And I'm not an Republican either... so clearly I don't fit in the realm of "black or white".


Therefore, I must not exist. :)


So does that mean you are in the "Rainbow" group?

Are you trying to tell us something?;)
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Shamus on March 16, 2005, 12:01:49 PM
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Originally posted by Sandman
Hmmm... UAW President Ron Gettelfinger is obviously an ultra melon.


Heard on the radio this morning he is a former Marine, wonder if its true.

shamus
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Sandman on March 16, 2005, 12:03:46 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Mighty1
So does that mean you are in the "Rainbow" group?

Are you trying to tell us something?;)


There is no gray. There is no rainbow.

I am not here.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: EN4CER on March 16, 2005, 12:26:02 PM
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Originally posted by Shamus
Heard on the radio this morning he is a former Marine, wonder if its true.

shamus


As per the original article - he is.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Mickey1992 on March 16, 2005, 12:42:09 PM
My Chevy Camaro was built in Canada.  My Honda Accord was built in Ohio.  Screw unions.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: LePaul on March 16, 2005, 01:48:35 PM
Boy more good news for the automaker...

NEW YORK  — General Motors Corp. (GM) Wednesday warned its 2005 earnings will be as much as 80 percent below its prior forecast due to slumping North American auto sales, sending its shares down 13 percent to a nearly 13-year low.

Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: GtoRA2 on March 16, 2005, 02:03:44 PM
GM needs help. They introduced a whole bunch of new cars and everyone is an uninsteresting pile of crap.


The SSR, is lame and to much money. Everything but their trucks sucks sucks.


The SSR will prolly convince them that retro looking vehicles do not sell, when it is the price that keeps it from selling.
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: Lye-El on March 16, 2005, 02:12:41 PM
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Originally posted by LePaul
Boy more good news for the automaker...

NEW YORK  — General Motors Corp. (GM) Wednesday warned its 2005 earnings will be as much as 80 percent below its prior forecast due to slumping North American auto sales, sending its shares down 13 percent to a nearly 13-year low.



I don't own stock in it. Maybe if they moved it overseas they would do better. :(
Title: wtg Marines!
Post by: LePaul on March 16, 2005, 02:12:47 PM
Profesional Grade Engineering = Most recalls  :)