Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
npr.org - 3/30/2009
Obama's Remarks On Auto Industry Restructuring
—
NPR.org , March 30, 2009 President Obama is giving General Motors and Chrysler weeks to restructure or face bankruptcy . Read his prepared remarks. Source: The White House Good morning, everybody. One of the challenges we've confronted from the beginning of this administration is what to do with ...
uk.news.yahoo.com - 3/30/2009
President Obama's remarks on U.S. car industry - Yahoo! News UK
— uk.news.yahoo.com — (Reuters) - Following are excerpts from President Barack Obama's Monday remarks about the U.S. auto industry's restructuring... effort: Skip related content In recent months, my Auto Task Force has been reviewing requests by General Motors and Chrysler ... (more) President Obama's remarks on U.S. car industry - Yahoo! ...

Comments vote down Gateway Pundit found this 3/30/2009found this
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 4/2/2009
The Bankrupt Future of the Auto Industry
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — So now we're hearing that Obama doesn't think bankruptcy can be avoided by the auto firms, and... no wonder--March brought yet another round of abysmal numbers on auto sales, both here and in Japan .  A car purchase is simply too easy to delay, ... (more) The Bankrupt Future of the Auto Industry

Comments vote down Stones Cry Out found this 4/2/2009found this
politics.theatlantic.com - 3/30/2009
Your Government, Running The Auto Industry
— politics.theatlantic.com — A review of the government's explanantion for why it deems GM and Chrysler "unviable" demonstrates precisely the... sort of micro-level intervention in the two companies that the Obama administration had previously sought to avoid. For example, ... (more) Your Government, Running The Auto Industry

Comments vote down Megan McArdle found this 3/30/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Obama's Remarks On Auto Industry Restructuring - Full Transcript

Think Progress:  Fox News Blames Unions For Auto Companies’ Demise, Suggests Firing UAW Head

Comments
Blog Reactions

Obama's Remarks On Auto Industry Restructuring - Full Transcript
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... and resilience right now; if we can carry one another through this difficult time and do what must be done; then we will look back and say that this was the moment when America's auto industry shed its old ways, marched into the future, and remade itself, once more, into an engine of opportunity and prosperity, not only in Detroit, and not only in our Midwest, but all across America. - The above is the transcript of President Obama's public statement and is not copyrighted material - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10... Read more: ...

Fox News Blames Unions For Auto Companies’ Demise, Suggests Firing UAW Head
Think Progress — ... Unlike Fox News hosts, President Obama recognized that restoring the auto industry to health will require a shared sacrifice from everyone involved in the industry — including but certainly not limited to the union: ...

Related Content
Remarks by the President on General Motors Restructuring
whitehouse.gov 6/1/2009 —
Remarks by the President on the Auto Industry
whitehouse.gov 4/30/2009 —
Video: A Breakdown Of The GM & Chrysler Restructuring
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 3/31/2009 — 03/30/09 The announcement of the Obama Administration's plan to restructure the US automarket has become the sessions biggest news story as layoffs, deadlines and possible bankruptcy talks have taken over the markets.
The Obama Auto Plan
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 3/31/2009 — It’s taken me all the way until the end of the day to actually digest the day’s big story—the Obama administration’s new auto industry plan . The first thing to say about this is that unlike a lot of other things that have raised ...
The (Draft) Auto Restructuring Plan
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/9/2008 — From the Torque Report Here's a copy of the draft plan . It closely resembles what we've been hearing: the designation of an "auto czar" (AC--though it is called a President's Designee) who will dispense funds to those auto companies ...
Obama asserts gov't control over the auto industry
washingtonpost.com 3/30/2009 — The Associated Press Monday, March 30, 2009; 7:44 PM
Government Auto--The Obama-Mobile
notrushlimbaugh.com 3/31/2009 — Governmental control of the Auto-Industry--Humor!
Video - Obama: 'I don't want to run auto companies'
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 4/30/2009 — President Barack Obama says the government should help Chrysler and General Motors stabilize but then should get out of the auto business as quickly as possible.
Auto Industry's Judgment Day?
corner.nationalreview.com 4/1/2009 — March 30th turned to be quite a day for our domestic auto industry. Amidst the hullabaloo over Obama's decision to fire former General Motors CEO Richard Wagoner, few noticed the U.S. Department of Transportation's release of a new 262-page regulation ...
Obama Trying To Sink Auto Industry
classicalvalues.com 1/28/2009 — Making things is magic and changing the way things are made doesn't cost much. At least according to Mr. Obama who wants states to be in the Federal regulation business when it comes to automobiles. President Obama will direct federal...
Obama extends short federal lifeline to GM, Chrysler — CNN Political Ticker 3/30/2009
President Obama announced his plans for troubled U.S. automakers on Monday. WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama announced Monday that struggling automotive giants General Motors and Chrylser will be given a "limited" period of time to ...
Top US senator welcomes Obama auto moves (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 3/30/2009
AFP - A top US senator Monday praised President Barack Obama's "firm resolve" in dealing with ailing US automakers but warned of more "painful" moves ahead to save the battered industry as a whole.
Obama gives GM, Chrysler ultimatum — CNN.com - Politics 3/30/2009
President Obama is expected to make a formal announcement Monday morning about his plans for troubled automakers General Motors and Chrysler, which have already been given $17.4 billion to keep them running.
PROMISES, PROMISES: Saving teacher jobs tough (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 3/30/2009
AP - President Barack Obama promises his economic stimulus law will save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs, but some states could end up spending the money on playground equipment or wallpaper — and the president might not have the authority ...
Obama: Wagoner departure means GM needs new vision — Reuters: Politics 3/30/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday Rick Wagoner's departure as General Motors' chairman was a recognition that the company needs new direction even as he said the government did not want to run GM.