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Samantha

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20. When the debate over "saving" the auto industry originally erupted

Reply to The Doctor. (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:26 AM

Jan 2012

several Republicans stepped out and recommended letting it go under. Two in particular I remember were from Tennessee, where Nissan has plants. I later read that Nissan workers are not unionized, and they had been approached by unions from the East to organize. So with that in mind and the donations Nissan was probably handing to these two Tennessee politicians, they stepped out and publicly said the auto industry should be allowed to fail. It was truly appalling.

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What Kind of A$$holes Don't Applaud the Success of American Manufacturing? [View all] The Doctor. Jan 2012 OP

Hmmmm....I can guess.... nt zappaman Jan 2012 #1

Republicans nt maryellen99 Jan 2012 #3

Republican assholes, obviously. baldguy Jan 2012 #2

Same ones who don't applaud "We want a country where everyone gets a fair shot" NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #4

Kantor is also not applauding. muntrv Jan 2012 #5

He looks pissed.... OhioChick Jan 2012 #7

Obama was talking about tax incentives to get businesses to reinvest in the US. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #11

BIG ones! elleng Jan 2012 #6

I hate the fucking applause at every sentence. I wish they would stop it. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #8

Ideologues. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #9

They will stop at NOTHING... tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #10

You're right. But what really bothers me The Doctor. Jan 2012 #14

The Republican kind? Ecumenist Jan 2012 #12

The kind of people Sugarcoated Jan 2012 #13

Republicans want to sell off every asset in America to their donors. Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #15

Gee... I had to share this blast from the past on Facebook ... w8liftinglady Jan 2012 #16

Republicans. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #17

Those that want companies to go bankrupt? LiberalFighter Jan 2012 #18

conservative, tea party, right wing, republican assholes that's who! gopiscrap Jan 2012 #19

When the debate over "saving" the auto industry originally erupted Samantha Jan 2012 #20