Friday, August 31, 2012

The Gossamer Promise in Janesville

The media DNC has a problem understanding plain English.  So the following timeline won't mean much to them--but it does to ex-GM/Janesville employees.  All you really need to know is red-highlighted.

1. On February 13, 2008 Obama said in Janesville : “I believe that if our government is there to support you, and give you the assistance you need to re-tool and make this transition, that this plant will be here for another hundred years.”

2. In June 2008 GM announced that the Janesville plant would stop production of medium-duty trucks by the end of 2009, and stop production of large SUVs in 2010 or sooner.

3. In October 2008 Obama doubled down on his promise to keep Janesville plant open: “As president, I will lead an effort to retool plants like the GM facility in Janesville so we can build the fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow and create good-paying jobs in Wisconsin and all across America.”

4. In December 2008 GM idled production of GM SUVs at the Janesville plant. Medium-duty truck assembly continued.

5. In April 2009, four months after Obama was inaugurated, GM idled production of medium-duty trucks.

6. In September 2011, more than two years after Obama was inaugurated, GM reiterates that Janesville plant is on “stand by status.

We have yet to see or hear about Tool One going into the Janesville plant, and I'm not obliquely referring to the Smile With No Brain.

9 comments:

Jim said...

1) Obama made NO promise specific to the Janesville plant. He referred to retooling plants "like" Janesville.

2) It is up to the corporate leadership of GM to decide which plants to open, close, retool, or expand.

3) Obama DID lead the effort to save GM and much of the auto industry including retooling for fuel-efficient cars and trucks.

Saint Revolution said...

TO: Jimmyimmyimmyimmy:

Oh, you mean OweBama's sav(ior)ing automobile industry train wrecks like this that we need as much as another hole in OctoMom?!:


Chevy Volt Costing TaxPayers Up to $250K Per Vehicle!!!

With All The Volts Counted, TaxPayers Lose Again

Volt Sleeps With the Fishes

Congratulations, TaxPayers, Chevy Volt Is The Most Government-Supported Car At Up To $250k In Subsidies Per Vehicle Sold

Are Chevy Volt Fleet Sales Latest Evidence Of GM Deception?

Maybe It Should Be Called The Chevrolet Vote


You see, everyone gets it...except for Jim and all the flaming liberals.

Jimmy and Annie: Senior Fellows at The Moron Institute Of Stupid Ignoramuses


Peruse other Saint Revolution Dad29 blog comments here.

Jim said...

More santorem from San Torem.

Dad29 said...

Ah, yes. Obozo didn't 'promise' to keep Janesville open, twice.

Dad29 said...

"I believe that if our government is there to support you, and give you the assistance you need to re-tool and make this transition, that this plant will be here for another hundred years."--Obozo, 2008

"It all depends on the meaning of the word 'this'", said Obozo later.

Jim said...

Here's my source. Although it says the same thing you quote above, I don't know how anyone could honestly say it was a promise to keep that factory open. If he had, wouldn't that have been government sticking its nose in a private enterprise's business?

Anonymous said...

Then he shouldn't be making promises he can't keep, you fucking retard.

Fucking kill yourself already, Jim.

Dad29 said...

Sure, Jim. Whatever.

Anonymous said...

Republicans are against government bailouts and assistance, except when they're for them....