John D's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/285991/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/133343-rating-obama-s-first-100-days?source=feed#comment-479242 479242 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:51:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/132131-chrysler-the-noose-tightens?source=feed#comment-471857 471857 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:35:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/132131-chrysler-the-noose-tightens?source=feed#comment-471853 471853

On Apr 21 06:19 PM old guy wrote:

> Enough is enough let them go ... that way the stronger US auto companies
> will survive ....Three cheers for FORD they took no tax payers money
> this would help them without spending a dime on them...wait to long
> and they may have to get help.....do we want to spend more on a company
> that has been a loser for years...Chrysler?]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:32:40 -0400

On Apr 21 06:19 PM old guy wrote:

> Enough is enough let them go ... that way the stronger US auto companies
> will survive ....Three cheers for FORD they took no tax payers money
> this would help them without spending a dime on them...wait to long
> and they may have to get help.....do we want to spend more on a company
> that has been a loser for years...Chrysler?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/131870-how-the-great-recession-might-affect-fortune-500-companies?source=feed#comment-471080 471080 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:37:48 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/131614-lithium-batteries-nothing-but-illusion?source=feed#comment-468416 468416 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:16:44 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/131653-buyer-beware-30-biggest-bankruptcy-risks?source=feed#comment-468410 468410 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:14:18 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/130464-why-i-take-no-issue-with-the-government-firing-gm-s-wagoner?source=feed#comment-460353 460353 Barring that Rick Wagner was in a precarious situation to begin with - if ANY company showed a loss of 80 Billion $$, even with the drive & knowledge behind him - he & the board should have recognized that this was not what GM needed at the time, they should have put new focus or fresh eyes in charge to get GM back on a different track and win back public confidence as well as handle the business.
Rick did a GREAT job but failed to pass the baton when he lapped the track.
]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:29:45 -0400 Barring that Rick Wagner was in a precarious situation to begin with - if ANY company showed a loss of 80 Billion $$, even with the drive & knowledge behind him - he & the board should have recognized that this was not what GM needed at the time, they should have put new focus or fresh eyes in charge to get GM back on a different track and win back public confidence as well as handle the business.
Rick did a GREAT job but failed to pass the baton when he lapped the track.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127098-fed-intervention-market-response-confirm-we-re-on-the-path-to-hyperinflation?source=feed#comment-434662 434662 ]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:34:02 -0400 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/122028-if-you-thought-the-auto-bailout-was-ridiculous-before?source=feed#comment-399667 399667

On Feb 23 07:07 AM The Mad Hedge Fund Trader wrote:

> I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a religious lifetime
> GM customer, buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even
> flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home.
> Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their
> cars, and the only way to force them to improve a deteriorating product
> was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right
> after the State of California had forced auto makers to install seatbelts
> on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away.
> His response, “I didn’t fight the Japs for four years so I could
> buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed
> away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500
> a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them
> loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half
> tracks. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and
> soon, Chinese, and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s
> problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.”
> ]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:18:41 -0500

On Feb 23 07:07 AM The Mad Hedge Fund Trader wrote:

> I’ll tell you what GM’s problem is. My dad was a religious lifetime
> GM customer, buying a new Oldsmobile every five years. Once he even
> flew to Detroit for a factory tour and drove his new prize home.
> Thirty years ago I told him he was doing GM no favors by buying their
> cars, and the only way to force them to improve a deteriorating product
> was to buy better made German and Japanese vehicles. This was right
> after the State of California had forced auto makers to install seatbelts
> on new cars. Airbags and ABS brake systems were still years away.
> His response, “I didn’t fight the Japs for four years so I could
> buy their cars.” (He was a Marine). GM’s problem is that my Dad passed
> away seven years ago. Of the original 17 million WWII veterans, 1,500
> a day are dying, and there are only 1.5 million left. All of them
> loved Detroit because it built great Jeeps, Sherman tanks, and half
> tracks. Their kids prefer German, Japanese, Italian, Korean, and
> soon, Chinese, and Indian vehicles. It is no coincidence that GM’s
> problems really accelerated with the passing of the “greatest generation.”
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121886-william-holstein-on-why-gm-matters?source=feed#comment-398716 398716

On Feb 22 11:57 AM babyray wrote:

> Thumbs up article!! Finally somebody who is not blinded by Fox News(The
> GOP Channel) It will be a sad day in America if we let this industry
> fail. It is the last great American Manufacturing business left.
> Be American!! Buy American!! Drive American!!]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:30:58 -0500

On Feb 22 11:57 AM babyray wrote:

> Thumbs up article!! Finally somebody who is not blinded by Fox News(The
> GOP Channel) It will be a sad day in America if we let this industry
> fail. It is the last great American Manufacturing business left.
> Be American!! Buy American!! Drive American!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121886-william-holstein-on-why-gm-matters?source=feed#comment-398482 398482 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:36:10 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/121828-gm-and-chrysler-why-s-bankruptcy-so-expensive?source=feed#comment-398084 398084 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:32:15 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/121476-the-new-gm-too-much-like-the-old-gm?source=feed#comment-395075 395075 These are the cards that have been dealt - stimulas package and all - if you don't like the cards - leave the table and lets get on with the game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:00:00 -0500 These are the cards that have been dealt - stimulas package and all - if you don't like the cards - leave the table and lets get on with the game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119576-bankruptcy-could-reduce-gm-s-debt-by-65?source=feed#comment-382153 382153



On Feb 10 08:48 AM shadrach wrote:

> Bosun, why is it when those who can't support themselves don't get
> their way its class warfare but when those in the upper tiers are
> made to support them, thats not? Hating those who are more fortunate
> whether by luck or ambition and asking them to make up others shortfall
> is an attack on them.
> ]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:13:36 -0500



On Feb 10 08:48 AM shadrach wrote:

> Bosun, why is it when those who can't support themselves don't get
> their way its class warfare but when those in the upper tiers are
> made to support them, thats not? Hating those who are more fortunate
> whether by luck or ambition and asking them to make up others shortfall
> is an attack on them.
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119576-bankruptcy-could-reduce-gm-s-debt-by-65?source=feed#comment-382117 382117 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:01:14 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/118688-5k-vouchers-for-car-purchases-utter-nonsense?source=feed#comment-376651 376651 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:56:07 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/118676-gm-and-chrysler-buyout-offers-should-taxpayers-be-angry?source=feed#comment-376634 376634 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:47:31 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/118501-the-real-cost-of-economic-stimulus?source=feed#comment-375849 375849 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:35:25 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/118367-is-gm-s-worker-buyout-offer-insulting?source=feed#comment-375248 375248 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:59:44 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/117002-texas-governor-5k-credit-for-plug-in-hybrids-to-mollify-overzealous-epa?source=feed#comment-368610 368610 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:00:50 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/116105-interesting-prediction-market-contracts?source=feed#comment-364164 364164 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:26:49 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/115121-crisis-strategy-coping-with-trillion-dollar-deficits?source=feed#comment-357359 357359 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:52:03 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/114525-toyota-an-all-electric-car-by-2012?source=feed#comment-354275 354275 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:14:29 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113952-if-there-s-life-after-steel-in-pittsburgh-there-s-still-hope-for-detroit?source=feed#comment-350499 350499 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:46:00 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113917-the-12-most-important-cars-of-2009?source=feed#comment-350101 350101 You also have to consider that buying from Detoit that it is a great way to make your investment as a taxpayer prosper and help the ailing economy by providing a proven 30% more jobs to the local economy and help out greatly in these desperate times for all.]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:19:56 -0500 You also have to consider that buying from Detoit that it is a great way to make your investment as a taxpayer prosper and help the ailing economy by providing a proven 30% more jobs to the local economy and help out greatly in these desperate times for all.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/113336-it-s-likely-that-auto-sales-have-bottomed?source=feed#comment-347240 347240 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:40:31 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113106-toyota-gm-ford-showing-off-green-cars-amid-economic-gloom?source=feed#comment-345403 345403 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:35:07 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113012-gmac-s-bailout-helps-junk-market-too-barron-s?source=feed#comment-345202 345202 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:44:58 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/113046-as-goes-gm-so-goes-u-s-government-credit?source=feed#comment-345200 345200 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:40:43 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112980-toyota-examining-the-solar-car-rumors?source=feed#comment-344779 344779 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:59:03 -0500