applebutter Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I was just wondering. Those who disagreed with the notion that the Obama has the right to demand the resignation of the CEO of a publicly traded company were told to shut up. They were told that because the United States government loaned General Motors money the President has every right to fire the CEO and put whoever he wants in his place. For the sake of this line of thought, I won't argue the point here. But if that's true, doesn't that suggest that maybe the Communist Chinese could demand the resignation of the Obama? After all, the Chinese have loaned us more than twelve hundred billion dollars. And GM is just $25 billion in the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Yes, they could. But they won't because he is trying to make us like them. Obama is their ally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchblade Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 scary, but yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applebutter Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 why are yew scared of your boss? yew dew work in law enf....? don't yew? Larry Pugh and yew. Obviously, ewe have things backwards, oh lanolin breath. The President works for us, not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sideliner Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Reagan fired the air traffic workers in the eighties. When republicans do it is ok. Let a democrat do it and everyone is up in arms. Whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sideliner Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yes, they could. But they won't because he is trying to make us like them. Obama is their ally. How soon we forget who normalized relations with China.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applebutter Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 How soon we forget who normalized relations with China.... Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard the recognition of a quarter of the worlds population as a negative. Like most successful feats of diplomacy, relations were normalized by a Republican. You know, one of those guys that understood that diplomacy could only take place with military strength to back up the soft words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 How soon we forget who normalized relations with China.... One can normalize relations with a murderer without having to become a murderer himself. I prefer to stay capitalist and free. Thanks anyway, Sideliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Reagan fired the air traffic workers in the eighties. When republicans do it is ok. Let a democrat do it and everyone is up in arms. Whatever... The air traffic controllers were government employees, not a privately owned corporation. Government employees aren't allowed to strike. Big difference there hoss fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yes, they could. But they won't because he is trying to make us like them. Obama is their ally. I have to agree. This is why BHO wants to get rid of nukes, so we will easily be taken over. His words were on the heels of Kim launching a missle over Japan. B.H.O. is in someone's pocket, and I'm starting to think it's not an American. As for Sideliners comment, the air traffic controllers went on strike. This posed a threat to Air Travel, there are many stringent requirements to being an ATC and they are highly monitored by the FAA, and were government employees. Their strike posed a threat, not just to commercial flight, but military flights as well. To maintain our airways President Reagan terminated their employment. The same can be done for postal workers, if they went on strike. He gave them deadlines to reconsider, some did, many didn't. President Reagan had to take action to prevent a shut down of travel, commerce, and the military. The ATC strike was a risk to our National Security. President Reagan took the steps necessary to keep air travel safe. The way the bailout for GMAC, is almost the same as the bailout for Amtrak provided by the Reagan Administration. Transportation is a necessity for our National Security. In many ways I see the parallels, in what B.H.O. is doing with the auto industry. However, I feel that this is stark contrast to the Amtrak bailout. I think we should become more dependent on our own workforce and stop using illegal immigrants and outsourcing jobs. I have always felt that the United States should be dependent on it's own people, and not the backs of other nations. We have had some of the greatest inventors and thinkers in the past 232, almost 233 years. Yet almost 233 years later, the United States has developed into a selfish nation. We have become lazy. We have become dependent on labor from other countries to bail us out. Our government is almost at the brink of failure, because of Washington and the politicians. It's not the majority of the American people. It's the few that expect the Government to be there for them, anytime they have a hardship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePirate Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 The air traffic controllers were government employees, not a privately owned corporation. Government employees aren't allowed to strike. Big difference there hoss fly! GM is a publically traded company. Chrysler, on the other hand, is owned by a private equity investment firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applebutter Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Reagan fired the air traffic workers in the eighties. When republicans do it is ok. Let a democrat do it and everyone is up in arms. Whatever... You know, if the Obama fires striking air traffic controllers, I might change my mind about him. But if it says Union, the Obama's lips get moist. He's excited to the point that he backs Card Check, a union leadership effort to abolish the secret ballot. The original purpose of these ballots were to prevent companies from coercing workers from joining unions. How ironic that unions should now need the ability to threaten workers to make them join unions. But Sideliner, I noticed you didn't answer: If the Chinese asked, would the Obama step down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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