GM Hires Fox News Mouthpiece Sean Hannity As Spokesman
GM Hires Fox News Mouthpiece Sean Hannity As Spokesman
General Motors has hired right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity to be the lead spokesman for a car giveaway campaign called “You’re a Great American“:
To stimulate consumer interest in its line of American-built cars, General Motors has turned to radio and Sean Hannity. … Hannity will serve as the spokesperson for GM’s You’re A Great American Car Give-Away, offering radio listeners the chance to pick and win one of five GM vehicles.
Hannity’s hiring comes as GM launches a new patriotic-themed ad campaign. The ads for GM’s Chevrolet Silverado include the slogan “Our country, our truck” and feature images of Rosa Parks and hurricane-damaged houses:
Hannity has a long history of divisive remarks and has repeatedly questioned the patriotism of his political opponents:
– Hannity said a Democratic victory in the midterm elections could be a “victory for the terrorists”
– Hannity said that “making sure Nancy Pelosi doesn’t become the [House] speaker” is “worth … dying for.”
– Hannity defended Ann Coulter’s attack on the widows of 9/11 victims, whom Coulter described as “broads” who were “enjoying their husbands’ deaths.”
– Hannity compared voting for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) to voting for terrorist groups Hamas or Hezbollah.
GM should not make Sean Hannity the face of its promotions.
UPDATE: Read GM’s response.
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Uh huh. Democrats can go on FOX but we have to rally the troops when their anchors get extra gigs…
Where’s that Habeas Corpus coverage, TP?
September 29th, 2006 at 1:30 pmFreaking unbelievable!
September 29th, 2006 at 1:30 pmI get this weird feeling from all this that not paying American cars will be considered unpatriotic. That like so many other problems, instead of fixing a bad economy, just find a scapegoat. And make all opposition appear unpatriotic.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:34 pm*sigh* Is this going to be another ThinkProgress censorship campaign like the attempted (and unsuccessful) effort against “The Path to 9/11″?
Hi Jane!
September 29th, 2006 at 1:36 pmOh brother who would want to buy a GM car now with Hannity pushing it?
September 29th, 2006 at 1:38 pmOnly far-right toothless religious freaks will buy GM cars now > lol.
That’s a turn off. Suddenly I think I look at Toyota.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:39 pmExley, you should be doing other things than trolling on tp and getting your salad tossed by george bush. It’s a beautiful day outside….
September 29th, 2006 at 1:41 pmso it’s ok for these folks to use rosa parks face for their political purposes. afterall isn’t this the administration that said we’re not going to anything in africa because there is nothing there for us. and that let the black americans die and rot in the streets and building for 5 days after katrina. where is rosa’s family? and two, gm was receiving illegal kickbacks from the oil for food fraudulent program. so don’t buy there pieces of shit.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:42 pmThis ought to drive down sales.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:44 pm#7…It’s beautiful out….I’d love to be outside. Alas, I need to stay in the office and (pretend to) work….
September 29th, 2006 at 1:44 pmJust sent Mr. Wagoner a note informing him that I will not purchase anything from a company that hires spokesmen that demonize half of the US voting population.
You might want to do the same.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:46 pmDon’t expect GM to climb out of bankruptcy any time soon.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:46 pmGM should fully keep Hannity, and they should make him the new CEO. Which will only reinforce a history of terrible decisions and stupid marketing campaigns. Hannity’s credibility will continue to suffer now that he is connected with a loser automobile company like GM. The timing is good as GM is about to lose the top spot to Toyota. I think this is great. Let all the dumbshits be together when they go down.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:47 pmAnybody who’s influnced to purchase GM by this marketing campaign deserves the POS car they get.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:47 pmI am forced to agree, in principle, with Exley here, but only as it applies to GM. “The Path to 9/11″ was a purposely deceptive propaganda piece that was broadcast to the public with a dubious political agenda. That piece of trash should never have made it to celluloid.
However, GM is a business that is choosing an exploitive advertising direction to produce profit. That is both their choice and their right. Now, if you do not agree with GM, THEN DON’T BUY THEIR VEHICLES!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 1:48 pm“GM should not make Sean Hannity the face of its promotions. Contact CEO Rick Wagoner now and tell him to drop Hannity.”
…and hire Michael Moore!!
September 29th, 2006 at 1:48 pmThe flailing GM gets Hannity on board. How quaint.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:48 pmJust another management error at GM. Hannity will be cursing if you don’t buy GM you are supporting the terrorists…blah…blah…blah. How about for a good PR move they announce that executive salaries will be linked to the companies year end profits and won’t go above “this” amount…ever. That would reach the hearts and minds of Joe America pretty well.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pmMy brother in law works for GM. I like my brother in law. I drive a Honda, and will continue to buy foreign for the foreseeable future.
Memo to GM: Stop telling me to buy American because “it’s the right thing to do”. $20K-$40K is a lot of money to spend on a “statement”. I’ll pay a little more to buy towels and such that are made in America, but if you want me to buy your cars, you might try a real novel approach - make better cars!
September 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pmNever liked GM cars anyway.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pmE mail sent to GM.
Apparently they don’t care if they lose business.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:52 pm#11. I’m going to wet my pants.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:53 pm*sigh* Is this going to be another ThinkProgress censorship campaign like the attempted (and unsuccessful) effort against “The Path to 9/11″?
Comment by Exley
Hey! It’s 0-5 Exley, trying to spin cowflop into gold again!
“The Path to 9/11,” now that its been exposed as a partisan hit-piece, will never be released to dvd. I’ll bet that’s how ABC was planning on recouping their losses for showing it commercial-free. Great business decision, Goofy.
Hey Exley, how do you feel about Bush using the same interrogation techniques (waterboarding) as the Khmer Rouge? Is Saddam still “unique?”
September 29th, 2006 at 1:53 pmIt proves GM has nothing left in the tank literally and cannot compete globally with the likes of Aisian and European car makers. It has to resort to the shallow “patriotic and feel-goodism” theme to sell its out-of-demand products. And worse GM chooses a rake like Hannity to do the promotion! GM’s management cannot make a good decision on anything even if it kicked them in the ass.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:53 pm#17,
September 29th, 2006 at 1:54 pmSee how stupid hiring someone from the extreme is. Even though you see it when you joke about Michael Moore you fail to see it for Hannity.
Why did GM wait until Rosa Parks died before they used her image in a commercial? Could it be because they’re scumbags?
September 29th, 2006 at 1:54 pmI just sent an e-mail to GM advising that as an owner of a Buick Century with just three payments left to GMAC and ready to trade for a 2006 or 2007 Buick that I would never consider a purchase any GM product as long as Hannity was their spokesman. This was the second Century that I owned and was satisfied with the cars, but no more. This man is no Bob Hope.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:54 pmThis is pretty stupid. If GM espouses these same views, what good is it to write the CEO? duh…you seem to think CEOs are about accountability or something.
Besides, aren’t the majority of GM vehicles actually made in foreign countries and then tagged as American?
September 29th, 2006 at 1:55 pmThis will only appeal to the red-state demographic that’s already predominantly buying GM/American cars. GM should be trying to raise their appeal among those that have sworn off American cars (like me) due to their history of poor quality.
My parents bought American all their lives, and I can still remember being stuck by the road when the ford’s engine caught fire, or when the hood latch on the Pontiac Sunbird came loose on the freeway and the hood flew up, or in 1985 when my ‘81 mustang’s electrical system fried in the middle of the nowhere.
My ‘89 Camry hasn’t had a single incident since I bought it new.
American cars–never again.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:55 pm– Hannity said that “making sure Nancy Pelosi doesn’t become the [House] speaker†is “worth … dying for.â€
You first, Sean.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:57 pm#24, Hey Barfly…Little early to be drinking, isn’t it? You ever read that John Burns piece I sent you?
September 29th, 2006 at 1:57 pmHow is Sean Hannity an authority on who is a great American? Oh, I get it. It’s because he wrote two books with front covers of him and the flag and him and the Statue of Liberty.
September 29th, 2006 at 1:59 pmWho cares……this again shows why GM’s management is clueless on how to gain back market share….using Hannity to pitch your product is akin to “preaching to the choirâ€, it’s a waste of money…..so again…Who Cares….I wouldn’t buy a GM product even if they had Stephanie Miller doing the ads…..btw….Happy Birthday Stephanie
September 29th, 2006 at 2:00 pmJust called and spoke to a secretary, who sounded incredibly overwhelmed and by the time I got three words out, she asked, “You’re calling about Sean Hannity, aren’t you?” I explained I was about to buy a new Saab convertible but will now go for the BMW and she took my number, saying someone will call you to explain, but WE HAVE NOT HIRED HIM“.
Your campaign must be working!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:01 pmGM seems to have been out of the loop since the 80’s. They seem to be last getting that new information on how to run a company. Do they know yet that the demographic they are trying to appeal to is only about 1/3 of the population? Or are they so desperate that they are trying to rally their “base”?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:05 pmJust sent an email: I own a GM, and would have bought another one. Not now. And to think that with your sales plummeting, you do something like this? No wonder you are hemorrhaging money.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:06 pmHey, MA - maybe an environmentalist would be a good spokesperson; that is, if GM cares at all about the environment, America’s oil dependence, gas prices, etc. You may have noticed that other, more successful car companies have been way out in front on this issue.
And, as far as your hubby’s truck is concerned, it sounds pretty cool. The only thing I object to are these rich folks who live in city neighborhoods (like the Lincoln Park area of Chicago, for example), who drive around in huge SUVs but never venture past the city limits. Lord knows, you need a Jeep Comanche or a Range Rover to drive 10 mph in bumper-to-bumper traffic for two or three blocks to pick up the dry cleaning or buy another overpriced fake coffee drink. But if Mr. A actually has a use for that vehicle, more power to him!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:06 pmHabeas corpus? Or Sean Hannity… well that’s my last post on TP until they start working on the habeas corpus suspension. Here’s Rude Pundit as of yesterday before the vote
September 29th, 2006 at 2:06 pmHey Mighty,
Does Mr. Aphrodite love the aluminum drive shaft and plastic gas tank in his new Duramax Diesal? He’ll need that pulling capacity with all the feces you guys drag around. Oh yeah, the steel, made in Japan, the wiring harness and electronics, come from China, and it’s still a peice of crap, LOL.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:08 pmI came close to buying a GM car… I will stick with Toyota.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:10 pmGM will now tell buyers that if you purchase one of their cars, or trucks, then you get a nude autographed pic of Hannity > lol.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:11 pmDear Mr Wagoner,
Perhaps it is by mistake that you would use such an character to sell your cars or perhaps not. You don’t need me to explain the partisan nature that you have just embraced. You have, in the process, alienated the MAJORITY of Americans who do not embrace Mr Hannity’s vitriol and hatred for all who do not espouse HIS political philosophies.
For all those hundreds of millions of REAL AMERICANS who do not espouse violence against our fellow Americans because their political philosophy, I say to you: You have just lost a customer. Perhaps for life. Perhaps not. That decision seems to be more up to you now, than I.
I am, and have been, a Registered Republican for a long time (and you can check on that if you like), but I do NOT follow the cultist mind set that you have just embraced, and in fact find it abhorrent. Maybe where you come from, it’s fine to hate your fellow American if they do not bow down to the newly-revised, right-wing extremist Cult of the Republican Party, but that’s not how it’s done here in PA. And you will soon be a witness that as well - as EVERY ONE of the Republican candidates are about to LOSE in PA because of this very fact.
The ball is now in your court sir. I am absolutely astonished that you would choose to mix your brand name up with Politics - particularly at such a polarized time in our Country.
Good luck with that. I’ll sure think twice about EVER buying another GM Product again. I hope you choose to rectify this situation - and undo that egregious error that you have just made, because soon it will be too late.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:11 pmGM, like Ford, and like our government, are colossal failures of trickle-down economics. They’re all too busy catering to immediate, short-sighted goals of the ’shareholders’ and Board of Directors, they’ve lost sight of the big picture, i.e. LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
I’m not pissing on the American way of life, but we’re doing a piss-poor job of utilizing our DEMOCRACY for what the Founding Fathers had in mind, and that’s not good for our World-wide image, or our future as a Superpower.
Seriously, a GM product is at the bottom of most wise car buyers lists. They’ll sell you an SUV with new sheetmetal, but the chassis utilizes 20 year-old technology. That’s a SERIOUS waste of $40k. Get a clue “patriotic” car shoppers (sheeple).
September 29th, 2006 at 2:12 pmSo we’re supposed to give a shit about what a failing SUV manufacturer thinks is good for business? Seriously?
My stomach turned at a campaign called ‘You’re A Great American Car’ using Rosa Parks and Katrina as misguided pandering points to bring in ‘liberals’ for better sales numbers. This is shameless and lame, but just as easily cured if ignored.
Can we focus our outrage on more important issues? The whole point is to deluge us with ‘bleeding heart’ causes so that our messge gets lost in the white noise of the MSM. Stay on target, people. This is fluff.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:14 pm#40, Hey Dave…We actually agree here…I despise those who drive SUVs in the suburbs or the city…It should be illegal! Gas-guzzling, smog-producing, view-obstructing vanity mobiles. You live out in the country or need an SUV for work? Fine. Otherwise, just buy a normal, regular-sized car.
Big game Sunday night, eh?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:14 pm…oh, and my “foreign” Honda was built in the U.S.A. by our fellow Americans.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:14 pmGM: If you don’t buy our gas guzzlers you support the terrorists. So be a good American and buy a GM Yukon. And don’t forget to support our troops that are fighting wars in countries that have the oil for the gas that goes into our Suburban Assault Vehicles. God bless Hannity!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:15 pmHere’s my letter to GM:
Dear Mr. Wagoner,
As a loyal GM customer for over 15 years I have been very conscientious in where I spend my consumer dollars. I have made a conscious effort to support America’s automotive industry by leasing and purchasing all of my family vehicles from General Motors. Reading today that GM plans to hire Fox Network’s Sean Hannity to act as a spokesperson for a new promotion is shocking, and quite honestly viscerally disgusting. Sean Hannity is a very divisive and dishonest public personality, and I am of the opinion that ANY business entity that uses his image, voice, or participation in attempting to promote a product is tacitly promoting Sean Hannity’s views. Those views are in my humble opinion undemocratic, anti-American, racially polarizing, and facist.
If GM goes forward with its plans to employ Mr. Hannity I will be forced to end my longstanding relationship with GM Credit Corp. I will cut up my GM credit card, and purchase my vehicles from an American automotive company that values the opinions, political persuasions and values of ALL of its customers, not just an extreme few. I hope that such a drastic step will not be necessary because I consider myself a loyal GM customer. However, I will not support a company that disrespects me (by engaging in such a disturbing business relationship with such a polarizing figure as Hannity), I’ll protest such an arrangement with my hard earned dollars.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:15 pmNow I know what kind of car I will not be buying.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:15 pmGM!!!
forget the Buick Lucerne I was going to BUY. I will now purchase a non-Hannity Toyota Avalon. As far as being a patriot, I served the US Navy on a Aegis cruiser. (Thats more than Hannity has done.) My car choice does not make me or anyone else a patriot. Want to make the country better, insist GM and Ford build competitive cars!
Texas Juice
September 29th, 2006 at 2:15 pmNo new GM auto for me!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:17 pmExley - yes, and yes!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:18 pmThat’s wierd! If they hired Hannity, the promo should be called
September 29th, 2006 at 2:19 pm“You’re a lying sack of shit!”
#24, Hey Barfly…Little early to be drinking, isn’t it? You ever read that John Burns piece I sent you?
Comment by Exley — September 29, 2006 @ 1:57 pm
Why? I already de-bunked it, 0-5. You said thirty years remember?
he was a uniquely monstrous dictator in the modern world covering the last 30 years Exley
And so was Polpot . . .
Comment by barfly
Thirty years. Not ‘79. Ready to admit defeat yet? Polpot was in power in ‘76, well within the timeframe you asserted, thus making it unnecessary for me to read Burns.
Ducking the Khmer Rouge truth also? Remember what I said about debate resonance?
Oh, and I’m preparing as little gift for you this weekend. Be sure to check the threads.
Caio
September 29th, 2006 at 2:19 pmI took a play out of the Democratic playbook and told GM I was THRILLED with the Hannity choice!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:20 pmThat’s my way of politically telling them I’m opposed to Hannity!
I rent cars frequently for my job, I have rented a lot of cars and driven them 100’s of miles. An opportunity most people don’t get. Even the brand new GM products have problems most people would not notice or just deal with. Like you can see visible differences in the spaces between body panels, they are not uniform, some are raised up a little. I am amazed people spend 20-40k on a car and dont’ notice or just accept this. I have always owned Toyota and nuthin but, I never have problems besides the usual expected maintenance. And the new Tundra for 2007 is poised to blow away all the F-150’s and Chevy 1500’s. Bye.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:22 pmOhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!
I had already targeted the C6 - Z06 Corvette as the sports car I would use to start my mid-life crisis !!!!
This Hannity stuff really takes the fun out that !
So GM is trying to stave off bankruptcy by pissing off more than half of America? Terrific.
Hey #32 - Exley.
I expected more from you on the “State of Denial” thread. A couple of measley posts - but otherwise, nothing.
Still think Mr. Bush is doing a “fantastic job?”
(Exley - you gotta fold this hand. There is nothing to defend here … )
Anyway, … Damn that Hannity !
Now I have to go figure out a new car for my mid-life crisis … maybe Ford will have something out besides the Mustang by then … (damn that Hannity!)
September 29th, 2006 at 2:22 pmHowever, GM is a business that is choosing an exploitive advertising direction to produce profit. That is both their choice and their right. Now, if you do not agree with GM, THEN DON’T BUY THEIR VEHICLES!!!
Comment by Stating+the+Obvious — September 29, 2006 @ 1:48 pm
Well, I won’t buy their vehicles, and I’ll exercise my right to tell them why, if it’s OK with you.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:24 pmTime for a Sean Hannity Slogan Contest:
Take a Sharp Right Turn in a Silverado
or
Who Needs Bolts? Silverado Rolls with Right Wing Nuts
September 29th, 2006 at 2:24 pmNo more GM products for me! I’ll keep driving my Ford, as if were any better, but so far they haven’t insulted my intelligence like GM.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:25 pm#60….In other wors, no, you haven’t read it. I am perplexed as to why you feel the need to continue this discussion. But that is your perogative….In case you decide to take a look, here ya go on, pardner!:
“Many of us had worked on and off long years in Iraq, and had come to understand what made Iraq different from almost every other country we had ever been to. I personally have lived and worked in many of the world’s nastiest places over the last 30 years.
And Iraq was clearly the nastiest of them, saving only North Korea about which I know a great deal less, because visas for North Korea are a great deal harder to get.
Iraq was the most complete terrorist state. It was a frightening and pathetic thing to see how a nation of 25 million people had been reduced to a state of abject fear. And we knew that there’s only one way to produce this kind of fear, and that is by killing, by large scale killing.
Now we know with the war over that what human rights reports had been telling us for years was probably an underestimate. We know that he killed hundred of thousands of his own people.â€
John Burns
September 29th, 2006 at 2:26 pmNew York Times
http://www.cbc.ca/ deadlineiraq/ burns.pdf#search=%22John%20Burns%20Iraq%20different%20fear%22
This contest of “I’m a better American than you because I buy GM and listen to Sean Hannity” is totally shallow and stupid…just like GM and Sean Hannity.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:26 pmSERIOUSLY, I WAS going to buy a Chevy HHR TOMORROW, from Carnahan Chevrolet in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I was HOURS away from signing on the dotted line.
Looks like a Scion xB for me and I’m a LIFELONG Chevy guy. SOME things (and those who SUPPORT torture DO NOT get my business) are non-political or should be. I guess GM doesn’t need my 16 large….
Thank you GM for helping make up my mind….
September 29th, 2006 at 2:26 pmTriumph,
September 29th, 2006 at 2:27 pmI am not a Ford fan but the new Shelby Mustang would not be a bad choice.
Another example of the awesome hypocrisy of the extreme right.
When right-wing ‘merican kool-aid drinkers cry to me about why I bought an import, I remind them that we live in a capitalist country and about how they are often railing about free market economics to my face.
For me, my money goes to the better product, not to a company to subsidize their incompetence.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:27 pmJon Stewart played the GM “our country” commercial the other night. I thought it was very annoying, didn’t like the music, didn’t like the message they were trying to send. I recognized Rosa Parks but he had to point her out to his younger crowd.
I already own a GM car and won’t be trading it in anytime soon, but I’ll write to GM & let them know my displeasure about Hannity.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:27 pmmy email to lyle waggoneer stated that the hole they are in just keeps getting deeper. next, hire george allen to say hi to the chinese…
September 29th, 2006 at 2:27 pm#61…Hold on, Triumph…I will revisit to the “State of Denial” thread and see if there is anything new there. If so, I will post something new.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:28 pmExley,
I am #60 and I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. Use names, not numbers, because when a post might get deleted, it screws up the numbers. Carry on.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:29 pmScion is made by Toyota, excellent choice.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:30 pmHere’s my email:
Sorry to see you would choose somebody as divisive as Mr. Hannity to be the voice for GM. It has made my decision easier on which vehicle/company to choose. I will be purchasing a vehicle in the very near future and I will now have to put the Outlook and Acadia out of my mind.
You have the opportunity to build on great products, why diminish that with Mr. Hannity.
MA and Ex This is not my campaign to get Insanity Hannity kick out of being the spokesman. It’s my choice not to purchase because of him. Remember “Don’t by any French wine”?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:32 pmWell it kinda hurts, I mean I’ve been a Chevy guy since the old Chevette, I owned a Beretta and Lumina as well.
GM Almost got me in an HHR, they’re very nive vehicles BUT, not now. Not with a spokeman who supports torture and wireless wiretaps
Nuh-uh
September 29th, 2006 at 2:32 pmSlannity didn’t serve, but has the gall to call anyone who disagrees with him a ‘whacko’. Apparently, he prefers a one party political system.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:32 pmHmmm, Slannity, that was Communism, right?
You’re a great Communist, Slannity.
GM Sucks
Why would any company pick a personality so inherently partisan to pitch their product. Whether it is Hannity or Michael Moore, they run the risk of turning off buyers before the message is even delivered. Also, anyone else think the pic is a little odd? The Great American contest, the flag behind Hannity, and the Saab logo? Out of all the GM divisions, they picked Pontiac, Saturn and Saab? Baseball, Hot Dogs and Saab, I guess.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:33 pmI haven’t owned a GM junk for over 30 years, otherwise I would write them
September 29th, 2006 at 2:33 pmand threaten not to buy another one of their cars. GM is definately down the tubes if they have to call on Hannity.
I’d boycott GM, but I would never buy their products anyway. Quel domage!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:33 pmFor Truth….Good advice. Thank you. I was addressing Barfly…I guess a couple of posts got deleted and move him from 60 to 58.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:34 pmBOYCOTT GENEAL MOTORS.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:34 pmKind of weird that Saab is shown in the ad. Didn’t know Saab was an “American” car.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:34 pmjust sent an email to lyle waggoneer pointing out that the hole they are in just got deeper. when it get to china, they could hire sen. george allen to to be their face down there…
September 29th, 2006 at 2:35 pmOne more thing that offends me if GM KNEW who this guy was, they KNOW his track record and STILL hired him.
Oh, Liberals like me can’t enjoy driving American cars now? WTF?!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:35 pmI’d boycott, but I don’t buy GM products anyway. Quel fromage!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:36 pmBOYCOTT THESE COMPANIES:
General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the world’s largest automaker. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 326,999 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, USA, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2005, 9.17 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Oldsmobile (now defunct), Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM operates a finance company, GMAC Financial Services, which offers automotive, residential and commercial financing and insurance. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is a provider of vehicle safety, security and information services.
GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, powertrain and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, DaimlerChrysler AG and BMW AG of Germany, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:36 pmIts a gobal market. Buying GM is not supporting your country like it used to. Hell many foreign auto manufacturers have large plants right here in the USA and employ Americans. Many parts, and the steel used in makin’ those good ol’ merkin cars come from other countries. GM stopped using Bethlehem steel in the 70’s and went to Japan.
GM even had the balls to ask Toyota to raise their prices so GM can be more competitive.
Perfect example of greed and laziness coming back to haunt you.
Its amazing these ol’ boys still aren’t gettin’ it.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:36 pmGM owns Saab
September 29th, 2006 at 2:36 pmSorry for the double post. :(
September 29th, 2006 at 2:37 pmOT - Habeas Corpus has been suspended. Bush now has the authority to claim YOU, ME or ANYBODY an Enemy Combatant and hold us FOREVER in jail. He can do this entirely at his discretion with NO Oversight. He can TORTURE AS IN ANY MANNER HE SEES FIT. And as long as we’re at war, which is FOREVER, he retains this power.
Why is no one talking about this? The country officially died today when he signed the bill.
What sort of act could get you in trouble? I haven’t a clue. Maybe talking to that Arab guy who sells you your lottery ticket in the 7-11. Perhaps he’s a relative of a suspected terrorist and if someone sees you talking to him now you’re a suspected terrorist too.
Maybe not buying a car from a real American like Sean Hannity can get you nabbed as an Enemy Combatant??
Maybe posting on TP makes you an Enemy Combatant.
At least I’ve figured out why Halliburton (or one of its subsidiaries) has been building those “secret” jails around the country. They’re for you and me. I’m sure Karl Rove has a list of people to begin grabbing and he’s salivating like a happy dog.
Friends, the nightmare has begun. Bush has won. The terrorists have won. We have lost.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:38 pmThe Democrats destroyed their party yesterday and you retards are talking about GM.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:38 pmI don’t think you folks quite realise what happened yesterday.
Yes, GM owns Saab, but it is an inherently Swedish Brand. GM also owns Daewoo, but I don’t see Daewoo and think “Made in America.” Ford owns Jaguar, I would hardly say the Brits think the Jag is an All American car!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:38 pmCONTACT SAAB:
Saab Customer Assistance Center:
Saab Automobile USA
4405-A International Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30093
USA
Phone: (770) 279-0100
Fax: (770) 279-6499
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September 29th, 2006 at 2:41 pmWell I drive a GM car, and I am insulted. I will definately be sending in a letter.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:42 pmThat was very sucessful. The ratings were so low, you’d have to climb down a well to see them. It isn’t always about getting something pulled off the air. It is sometimes about educating people. Which was very sucessful. ABC lost lots of money on Path to 911. That is great. Good for us, bad for right wingers like yourself.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:43 pmMr. Wagoner:
It has come to my attention you wish to use Sean Hannity as your spokesperson for your “patriotic†themed PR blitz. I would like to call to your attention that Mr. Hannity is a divisive figure, despised by the Left and seen as a hack among moderates and Progressives alike. I’m not sure what your demographics are, but if you wish to sell cars to Americans, you should try not offending half of the voting block, Democrats (which is over a quarter of this nation’s citizens) and alienate half of this country that doesn’t give a damn about politics, and will likely see your decision as a politically motivated choice designed to pander to right-wingers. These people (in total, roughly 75% of the country) may turn their backs on your company once and for all, seeing your company as just “part of the problemâ€, defending gas guzzling SUVs, high gas prices, inferior products and outsourcing jobs to Canada, Mexico and God knows where else, then turning around and trying to sell autos as if they were actually 100% made in the U.S.A.
The American people are not stupid!
It is a colossal mistake. You already have the right-wing phony patriotic audience, you should be expanding your audience the other direction, and most importantly, you should NOT be stepping on anyone’s toes, which will close market doors to your automobiles forever (no pun intended).
Besides, political pundits make lousy spokespeople. Look at Rush Limbaugh and Orange Juice. His campaign generated no media buzz past his initial signing, and ultimately floundered and he was quickly replaced. People didn’t like politics with their OJ, and they certainly will not like it with their automobiles.
You risk loosing more customers than you can possibly gain. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:43 pmThis makes perfect sense…only dumbass winguts buy loser autos from GM so why not hire loser mouth piece Sean Hannity who speaks their language and has the mentality of a 10th grader.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pmI’m glad I bought my Honda and not a GM product. These big wigs at GM are not in touch with the average American.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pmI’m glad I bought my Honda and not a GM product. These big wigs at GM are not in touch with the average American.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pmThis “patriotic” ad campaign will go hand in hand with the (still) descending price of a gallon of Americas favoite elixer, gasoline.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pmThe Bushit will read: “Go out and buy a new American car now, before the elections, and fill up with the cheap gasoline brought to you by the current administration. It will make you feel better NOW, and don’t worry about tomorrow.”
Gird thyselves well for the interesting times to come, folks…… look for gasoline to jump a dollar a gallon; if by some weird occurance the current party retains controll of the legislature….. and two dollars a gallon if the loyal opposition throws the bums out……
Conservative work ethic.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:45 pmThis is the email I sent:
I guess Conservatives buy more cars then liberals do. That must be your strategy here. Usually corporations don’t mix politics with selling and marketing a product.
I will never buy another GM Product if you are going to hire that hatemonger to sell GM cars. GFY.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:45 pmHannity as spokesman for GM…
Talk about throwing a drowning man an anchor!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:45 pmLarry from C:
What can we do? I will vote for people who could turn this one over, or reverse it. That is if I am not in a Halliburton facility by then. I tend to think us sheeple are needed to work, watch tv, buy products, and pay taxes. What use are we if we are all in detention centers?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:46 pmOutta create some great YouTube footage.. GM cars set on fire. Driven over cliffs. Whatever it takes to get that thing out of your driveway. Who’d want to drive around with a stigma like that?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:46 pmWill OBGYN for Food #92
If you are referring to the vote to suspend Habaeus Corpus (for terrorist detainees; whom Bushiva can designate at will)…
…many of us are sickened by it!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:47 pmJUST LEFT A MESSAGE HERE:
Rick Wagoner — Chairman & CEO
Phone: (313) 667-3505
AND YOU CAN TOO.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:48 pmGM just committed corporate suicide, good for them!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:50 pmMight as well mention the events of 9/11 in the ad if they’re going to try and make money off of Rosa Parks with a Fox mouthbreather as a spokesman.
I guess if GM is aiming to sell to the Fox/Bush supporter crowd, they aren’t doing very well financially.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:51 pmToyota employs more auto workers in the US than Ford at this point. If GM continues to make these bad choices, they will soon have fewer works than Toyota.
Right wingers love globalization, except for when it makes our corporation look infirior to other country’s corporation. You know, the ones that do it for their country’s benefit. In the US it is about making money. In Japan, it is about employing people.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:51 pmExley, what level of reading comprehension do you possess? Since you posted the article, allow me to de-bunk it, so that even you will see.
Many of us had worked on and off long years in Iraq, and had come to understand what made Iraq different from almost every other country we had ever been to. I personally have lived and worked in many of the world’s nastiest places over the last 30 years.
Why did he say “almost?”
And Iraq was clearly the nastiest of them, saving only North Korea about which I know a great deal less, because visas for North Korea are a great deal harder to get.
His statement is “what made Iraq different from almost every other country we had ever been to. Burns uses weasel words, like “almost every other country,” to cover himself. What other country would he be referring to, Exley?
Your “proof” debunks itself.
As I said earlier: how does it feel to get pantsed by your own strawman?
It now stands at Exley - 0, barfly - 6.
Tune in this weekend folks, for a special reader segment, called The Chronicles of Exley, in which our insipid hero stumbles from one ill-conceived and unresearched notion to the next. Marvel at how easily he is duped by his own childlike devotion to authority. Laugh, at the many instances in which he trips himself up, and then tries to clumsily back away from previous statements. Cry, for his parents and teachers, and the effort they wasted, trying to instill morals, character,and education into young “X.”
September 29th, 2006 at 2:52 pmEmail sent…let the barrage begin!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:52 pmAguafiero,
Good point, I have had the same opinion about the gas, it will suddenly rise after the November elections. Or it will rise in January after the holiday shopping season. Like last year.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:52 pm(From an email just sent to GM)
Mr Wagoner,
I learned this morning, to my great dismay, that your firm has partnered with an individual named Sean Hannity in order to promote your “You’re A Great American Car Give-Away”. General Motors is welcome to engage in such business practices, and American consumers like myself are welcome to disassociate ourselves with your company as a result.
Hannity’s “You’re a great american” slogan is used to further divide our country, bestowing it on ideologues like himself and ridiculing those who oppose his immoral, unethical, homophobic, unpatriotic and divisive beliefs. A casual perusal of his web site, his broadcasts or his books would very quickly dispel any notions to the contrary.
I was in the market for one of your vehicles. Specifically, a Saturn Sky Red Line which I have looked forward to purchasing for almost a year now. This promotional blunder on your part has cost you that sale, and I hope many others from patriotic Americans who believe in our nation’s motto, E Pluribus Unum, which is loosely translated as “One people, together”.
Shame on you Mr Wagoner, and shame on General Motors.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:53 pmSpudge, “The ratings were so low, you’d have to climb down a well to see them.”
Actually, that is incorrect. Part II of the mini-series was the highest-rated program that Monday night. Millions of Americans saw it and received a valuable history lesson.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:54 pmHannitty has all the integrity and morals of a used car salesman. Why is this a surprise that he would shill for GM as well as pimp for the Bush Administration?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:54 pm#92 Please explain why the Democratic party is now destroyed. I’m very interested in reading your wise words. I mean are they really destroyed? like gone? WOW. I mean this is big. The Democratic party has been destroyed. Are you sure?
September 29th, 2006 at 2:54 pmI called Mr. Wagoner’s office and was informed Mr. Hannity is not going to be hired to be GM’s spokesman. 9/29/06
September 29th, 2006 at 2:55 pmAgain, the hate speech, name calling comes out. One person even says to fire Mr. Hannity, and hire Mr. Moore. Talk about going from one extreme to the other!
I Thinks Sean goes overboard with his comments, but I also think Michael is just as bad.
Either way, a GM vehicle I biought almost killed my family and I, and costme a bankruptcy, I will never EVER own a gm product again, no matter WHO their spokesman is.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:56 pmHere is the E-mail the Aprodites’ sent to GM:
Dear Mr. Wagoner – Don’t be fooled by the Left wing moonbats who are jamming your phones and e-mail. The Lefty Bloggers are incensed about Sean Hannity and your “car contestâ€. Most of them CAN’t or WON’T buy your cars anyway. Many of the liberals on the blogs drive, Honda, Subaru, Toyota, Jetta, etc. They were saying your secretary sound harried – tell her “great job!†and give her a bonus.
Kindest Regards,
Mightier and Mighty Aphrodite
(Did I mention how much I dislike this DA?)
September 29th, 2006 at 2:57 pmHere’s the letter I sent:
**********
I, and my entire family, will not buy another GM product until it is announced that Sean Hannity is no longer a spokesman for GM.
To hire a personality that on a daily basis demonizes more than half the population of this country on both his radio and tv show shows a severe lack of judgement on your part. I’m astonished that you could so callously smack the majority of us in the face.
Considering Bush’s dismal approval ratings, and the fact that anyone who patriotically criticises the administration is relentlessy demonized and literally equated to terrorists by Sean Hannity, it follows pure logic that Sean Hannity thinks that MOST of the people in this country are not “great Americans”.
Thank you for being a conduit of the very insults to dignity that Sean Hannity represents.
You have lost several customers, and more to come.
R.C.
NJ
**********
Awaiting a response, which I doubt I’ll get.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:57 pmIf GM wants to promote patriotism, why don’t they make more fuel-efficient cars that will free Americans from the clutches of the extremist, oil-rich Middle East?
Oh, and they could make better cars, too.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:57 pmBarfly….”The Chronicles of Exley” ….A whole segment devoted to l’il ole me???? I must say I am flattered! For you to devote tall hat much time and energy to me is really, really touching….I’m getting a little misty…Barfly—I love you, man!!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 2:58 pmThere will be repercussions.
September 29th, 2006 at 2:59 pmYou are full of crap. Monday Night Football kicked it’s ass. There isn’t one person here that believes you, so don’t bother lying anymore. Ring wing shill.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:00 pmI just called too and was given the Same response - Hanity is out.
Same Dumbasses who buy GM’s listen to Hannity so maybe this was marketing genius after all. We will never know, thank god
September 29th, 2006 at 3:00 pmI JUST CALLED THE GM NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLE, A MR. GARNER’S OFFICE, I BELIEVE. BEFORE I COULD COMPLETE MY QUESTION THE PERSON ON THE PHONE SAID, “IS THIS ABOUT SEAN HANNITY?” WHEN I SAID “YES”, SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NOT USEING SEAN HANNITY, AND THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO USE HIM IN ANY PROMO! IN ANY WAY. SHE WAS VERY NICE AND I COULD TELL THAT THEY ARE BEING BOMBARDED WITH NEGATIVE REACTIONS. IT SHOWS THAT IF WE WANT THIS ADMINISTRATION BULL TO END WE CAN! REMEMBER THIS ON NOVEMBER THE 7th!!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 3:05 pmMA - I don’t hate rich people, I’m just envious.
I do, however, hate conspicuous consumption. People who drive monster SUV’s, but have no actual need or use for them, drive me batty (like the lady I saw yesterday, driving the Pepto-Bismal pink Range Rover.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:06 pmHannity is out in the BLOOProg States (from a corporate view - a campaign aimed at progs was a GIGANTIC waste of $$)- in America, the contest goes forward as planned…..
Gotta run…
September 29th, 2006 at 3:06 pmSure am glad I bought a Nissan truck this time around and not GM, like I usually do. Say buh-bye to my money, GM.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:06 pmAmerica’s Least Wanted
Exley do your really love Barfly? I mean really? pretty big words coming from you.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:06 pmExactly.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:07 pmI’ve been driving chevy’s for 10 years. Believe it or not, I like to try to support our unions and keep jobs in the US. To learn I’m going to be bankrolling Hannity and the Republican party makes me feel so betrayed.
Damn, can GM do anything right?
September 29th, 2006 at 3:07 pmMr. Wagoner - my family and I have been lifelong customers of various divisions of General Motors. I worked most of my way through college at the Chevrolet Assembly plant in St. Louis in the early 1960’s. Three months ago, I bought a new Corvette. We are considering a new Cadillac for my wife. Having said all that, I must tell you that I am absolutely appalled that you would use one of the most divisive personalities in the media to act as spokesperson for GM. Do you not realize that you will have alienated close to 50% of the population by taking this action? Many people in this country, me included, are hoping you can get GM back on track - we all know how important this is to the country and the economy. By associating GM with a person that would question my patriotism just because I happen to disagree with President Bush on a number of issues is enough for me to be done with GM. I will no longer consider a GM vehicle when shopping for new cars. I also intend to discuss this with as many people as possible to make sure they are aware of your actions. I am very disappointed and hope you will reconsider this decision.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:07 pmO GM Where Art Thour Senses and Sensibilities
Thou Just convinced me to trade away all things GM
And suddenly even Ford looks a lot better company to be in
Perhaps this is to serve as a management lesson
On how to piss off atleast 1/2 your American customers
And Lose out on the rest of the world market
not just becuase of quality but also because how stupid you can get
And manage with one lil action to show the world
Why GM will never get its act together
Having said that I am a firm believer in free markets, so let the bells ring..my bet is that GM stocks and car will now benifit from this brilliant move..way ahead of its time
September 29th, 2006 at 3:08 pm#126, You are incorrect (again), Spudge:
ABC ‘PATH TO 9-11′ TOP RATED SHOW OF MONDAY NIGHT… 8.3 RATING/12 SHARE FOR ABC MOVIE, BEAT ‘CSI: MIAMI’ [6.8/11] AND NBC 9-11 ‘DATELINE’ [3.7/6].
You are confusing NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which beat Part I of “The Path to 9/11/”
Part 2 on the following night, as you can see, was the highest rated broadcast that evening.
We accept your retraction.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:08 pm….I’m getting a little misty…Barfly—I love you, man!!!!
Comment by Exley — September 29, 2006 @ 2:58 pm
Wait until you read it, you might want to put off sending me flowers just yet. But the rest of the TP’ers will no-doubt shake their heads with recognition at your methods of “debate,” 0-6.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:09 pmBarfly,
September 29th, 2006 at 3:10 pmI think Exley’s ego just inflated his head to a new hat size. No matter how bad his stupid and misinformed posts will him look, he will take this as a victory because someone is actually paying attention to him other than his pet rat.
You aren’t getting anything from me. Path to 911 was a complete flop and nobody believes you. Lying right wing hack.
You can have my retraction down your throat. It’s attached to the end of my fist.
ANd no, that isn’t more liberal hatred, since I am not liberal.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:10 pm105 from 91, What can we do? I haven’t a clue. Protest. Write to your newspaper. Boycott something or someone? But then again doing any of these may get you nabbed as an Enemy Combatant. Heck, I’ve got the radio on now and CNN didn’t even mention that Habeas Corpus is gone. And they’re the most trusted name in news. So maybe I’m the one who’se crazy. Maybe I’m living a Twilight Zone episode and only I know that something integral to the functioning of our country was here yesterday but gone today.
I guess all you can do is sit silently in your house and push your furniture up against the door….Because eventually they’ll be coming for YOU.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:10 pmMy letter:
Dear Mr. Wagoner,
This is a real email. Not something generated by a computer.
I’m in my early 30s, and come from an all american car driving family. I have been driving Chevy’s since 1994 and love my 99 Camaro. I was excited to hear about the plans for the new Camaro, and hope to buy one when it comes out.
I must say that I was very disapointed to hear that you hired right-wing commentator Sean Hannity to be a spokesman for GM. Regardless of how you feel about many of the issues facing our country, it is self-evident that Mr. Hannity is a nasty, partisan, bullying voice in our political conversation. I would be equally disapointed if you hired Michael Moore or Anne Coulter or any other political activist to represent GM.
Sean Hannity is a very negative figure, one who makes a living ridiculing and threatening non-republicans (who, I believe are actually a majority of the U.S. population.) I assume this decision was made in ignorance. Frankly, it appears as if GM is making an endorsement of the republican party.
Again, it is clear to anyone that has listened to Hannity’s show that he is a right-wing political activist, one who earns a living by questioning the patriotism of folks who don’t agree with him (myself included), and a very, very poor choice to signal that General Motors makes cars for ALL AMERICAN’S. Not a good thing for a company that claims to be ‘Driving Diversity’ on it’s website.
Please reconsider this decision. I believe it will misinterpreted by many people, and could repel more folks than it attracts.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:11 pmWe should all write to GM’s CEO asking him to remove Hannity from the campaign. While this probably wont do anything it’s a start! Here is what I wrote if you want to send the canned email to him:
Mr. Wagoner,
I think it is unfortunate that such a great car company, in which you
are the chairman of, would choose a partisan talking head to be the
spokesperson for one of your advertisement campaigns. The hiring of
Sean Hanity to promote GM cars in a patriotic themed commercial,
rubber
stamps Mr. Hannity’s comments, many of which question the patriotism
of individuals and political groups who do not agree with his
political views. While it is Mr. Hannity’s Constitutional right as an
American citizen to question his ideological foes, it should be
unacceptable for a American car company (whose prime goal should be
selling cars and not political views) to stand by, while it’s
representatives do just that.
I, along with many of my fellow citizens, sincerely plead to you that
Mr. Hannity is replaced with a spokesperson who more closely
represents the strong ideals that GM has held for the past 100 years.
Since many of your consumers strongly disagree with Mr. Hannities
views, we will unfortunately have no choice but to look to other car
companies during our next car purchase. We hope that you will see that
Mr. Hannity, while being successful as conservative talking head,
surely does not serve as the best representative to your company.
Sincerely,
September 29th, 2006 at 3:11 pmHellinabucket, How can I NOT love somebody who spending all their free time and energy to put together a project dedicated to me???? It certainly shows Barfly has become fascinated by me and (dare I say? )an admirer of mine.
So, the answer is, “Yes.” Yes, I love that crazy little poster known as “Barfly!”
September 29th, 2006 at 3:13 pmWhat do you expect from the company that killed the electric car and a company that has yet to understand what being one step ahead of the Japanese means. Only a few days ago they decided they need to build MORE Hummers. Just what America needs- more Hummers and more Hannity. Insanity!
September 29th, 2006 at 3:14 pmWe accept your retraction.
Comment by Exley
I think Exley’s going off the deeper end. He’s refering to himself in plural.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:14 pmDlet! Don’t discourage “the ‘Fly.”
September 29th, 2006 at 3:15 pmExley,
September 29th, 2006 at 3:17 pmNo worries. It’s a done deal. You’ll get your “dedication”. Don’t know where he found all that time though.
I sent an email. Glad I’m not driving a GM car. I find it highly offensive for Rosa Parks’ name to be mentioned in anything even remotely connected with the likes of Sean Hannity.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:18 pmHere’s what I sent-
Hi! I just heard that you hired Hannity to promote your giveaway. I’ll be buying Ford products for the rest of my life if I see him promote anything associated with your Company. I feel he is not an appropriate spokesman for any product, and assume that his hiring is an endorsement of his anti-freedom views. This country is at war, and this kind of polarizing person works against the constitutional democracy we live in.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:18 pmJust sent this to Mr. Waggoner:
Dear Mr. Waggoner:
I am a loyal Chevy buyer for over 25 years. I currently drive a Chevy pickup and my daughter drives a Lumina. I also have GM affinity card. But if you go forward with using Sean Hannity as a GM spokesperson, I will never consider another GM purchase. This is distressing since I have about $2,400 on my GM program towards my next purchase.
Sean Hannity is a partisan “hack†and associating your company with him is very disappointing.
Respectfully,
September 29th, 2006 at 3:18 pmSpudge….“You can have my retraction down your throat. It’s attached to the end of my fist.”
So much anger…Tsk, tsk….Wait a minute….I think I know what this is all about….Are you jealous because I told Barfly I love him???? Awww, come on, Spudge! Just because I said I love the ‘fly doesn’t mean I don’t love you too!
When I correct your mistakes, it’s BECAUSE I love you. I hate to see you repeating the same misinformation over and over and over again…I feel bad for you when I see you do that. So, when I correct you, I am doing it for your own good….Okay???? Now, let’s see a smile….C’mon! Turn that frown upside down!…There ya go!!!! Don’t you feel better????
September 29th, 2006 at 3:21 pmThe GM rah rah job is too small for Sean Hannity. He should be Bush W’s press secretary to replace Tony Snow because this radio-TV talk show host is so fiery and combative. Of course that is not going to happen because Tony is enjoying his spokeman job right now matching wits with White House reporters. There is never a dull moment for both guys. As they say, where there is smoke there is fire. — Gene, Los Angeles
September 29th, 2006 at 3:22 pmAny American buying a Toyota or Honda can do so without serious guilt, they are mostly assembled in the US and Toyota has an engine plant being built (or online) in Texas. In addition, “American†cars have considerable foreign content. My son is still driving the Avalon that I purchased in 2000 and neither of us has had any problem with that car. My current Prius was assembled in Japan, but Toyota is moving hybrid assembly to the United States. Drive trains will be manufactured in Japan until they can set up the facilities in the United States. Toyota has been exporting US built cars to Europe for many years. The keys are quality control, a continuous design process and “hold the line†production changes for essential problems - not on a model year basis. Go to a library and check an April issue of Consumer Reports (A product of the Consumers Union, U.S., Inc. - an independent testing organization with no commercial links - this post does not infer C.U. endorsement of any manufacturer.) for quality and reliability comparisons of all manufacturers. Better, yet, subscribe, if all Americans made intelligent buying decisions, our commerce can only improve. In one case, I found out that I had a fire hazard type recall on a dishwasher before the manufacturer informed me directly.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:23 pmI just sent this email in:
I may have had some doubts about buying from GM before but it is a certainty now. You hire a fox news commentator who has only a high school education and speaks as if he barely got that and you expect to gain market share. Hatemonger, warmonger and fearmonger. You have got to be kidding. The GM stock I hold now will be sold shortly if this happens. And I would suggest firing whoever thought of this.
In Iraq we make a mistake and make it worse with each decision. Only a republican could make your situation worse. And you certainly got one here. The rich are not buying your cars - maybe the rednecks but also to middle class which has been treated like dirt by this admin. So good luck.
It will be nice to see you go down now.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:23 pm#155 Dlet, Phew!!!!
September 29th, 2006 at 3:23 pmSo, the answer is, “Yes.†Yes, I love that crazy little poster known as “Barfly!â€
Comment by Exley — September 29, 2006 @ 3:13 pm
What does that say about you? That a “crazy little poster” bests you on a regular basis? The Chronicles will also list in order every slip and stumble that led to your current 0-6 underdog status. Smile, you’re on TP camera!
September 29th, 2006 at 3:23 pm150. Now that you’ve expressed your love for Barfly, how do you plan to show it? I’m sure if I cared to waste my time and search the previous posts on TP I could come up with examples that would show coorespondence that would be less than the love you are now professing.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:26 pmJust called and his secratary was frazzled. She actually finished my sentence before I could say what I was calling about.
Ha ha good work everyone, they seem to be bombarded with calls…from unhappy people.
Why not hire Lee Greenwood for heaven’s sake.
September 29th, 2006 at 3:28 pmI sent to contact on the GM website. This is email I got back:
Dear Ms. xxxxxx,
Thank you for contacting General Motors. We appreciate the time you have taken to write us. We apologize for any inconvenience; however, the promotional offer that is hosted by Sean Hannity is a promotional offered Sponsored by local Marketing Groups, which is a group of dealerships that get together to host events and local offers. At this time, we ask that you contact your local GM dealership’s Sales Manager to file a complaint. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.
At General Motors, we strive to provide exceptional