NAC Iococca

[Cody Forbes]

And political opinions are like dicussions of kitchen appliances...  
They don't belong on this list ;-)



-Cody (agrees with Bob)

On Apr 25, 2010, at 6:26 PM, Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:

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> Pro*
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> Al,
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> Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one. You do not speak for  
> me.
>
> Bob
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> At 06:17 PM 4/25/2010, Al S wrote:
>> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate 
>> (r) Pro*
>> You remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler
>> Corporation from its death throes? He's now 82 years old
>> and has a new book, 'Where Have All The Leaders
>> Gone?'.
>>
>>
>> Lee Iacocca Says:
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's
>> happening? Where the hell is our outrage with this so called
>> president? We should be screaming bloody murder! We've got a
>> gang of tax cheating clueless leftists trying to steer our
>> ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate
>> gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even run a
>> ridiculous cash-for-clunkers program without losing $26 billion
>> of the taxpayers' money, much less build a hybrid car. But instead
>> of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when
>> the politicians say, 'trust me the economy is getting better..'
>>
>>
>>
>> Better?
>> You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the
>> damned 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the
>> Democrats out along with Obama!'
>>
>>
>>
>> You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker,
>> and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly
>> recognize this country anymore..
>>
>>
>>
>> The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the
>> guys in handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Afghanistan ,
>> Iran is completing their nuclear bombs and missiles
>> and nobody seems to know what to do. And the liberal press is
>> waving 'pom-poms' instead of asking hard questions. That's not
>> the promise of the ' America ' my  parents and yours traveled across
>> the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you?
>>
>> I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're
>> not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have.
>> The Biggest 'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of
>> leadership, with crisis being the first.)
>>
>> Leaders
>> are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis.
>> It's easy to sit there with thumb up your butt and talk
>> theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've
>> never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead
>> when your world comes tumbling down.
>>
>> On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any
>> other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us
>> out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here's where we stand..
>>
>> We're immersed in a bloody war now with no plan for winning and no
>> plan for leaving. But our soldiers are dying daily.
>>
>>
>>
>> We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the world, and
>> it's getting worse every day!
>>
>>
>>
>> We've lost the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great  
>> companies
>> are getting slaughtered by health care costs.
>>
>>
>>
>> Gas  prices are going to skyrocket again, and nobody in power has a
>> lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem. This
>> country has the largest oil reserves in the WORLD, and we
>> cannot drill for it because the politicians have been bought
>> by the flea-hugging environmentalists.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our schools are in a complete disaster because of the teachers
>> union.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our borders are like sieves and they want to give all illegal's
>> amnesty and free healthcare.
>>
>> The middle class is being squeezed to death every
>> day.
>>
>> These are times that cry out for leadership.
>>
>> But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the
>> leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators?
>> Where are the people of character, courage, conviction,
>> omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for
>> alliteration, but I think you get the point.
>>
>>
>>
>> Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than
>> making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?
>>
>> We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and
>> all we know how to do is react to things that have already
>> happened.
>>
>> Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping the government  
>> will
>> make it better for them. Now, that's just crazy.. Deal
>> with life.
>>
>> Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we
>> can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would
>> have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big
>> Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this
>> happen, and more important, look what Obama did about
>> it!
>>
>> Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying
>> down the debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the
>> health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are
>> the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the
>> middle class dry.
>>
>> I have news for the Chicago gangsters in Congress..
>> We didn't elect you to turn this country into a losing European
>> Socialist state. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead
>> on NBC or CNN news will call them a name? Give me a break. Why
>> don't you guys show some spine for a change?
>>
>> Had Enough? Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom
>> here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out
>> because I have hope - I believe in America . In my
>> lifetime, I've had the privilege of living through some
>> of America 's greatest moments. I've also experienced
>> some of our worst crises: The 'Great Depression,' 'World War
>> I,' the 'Korean War,' the 'Kennedy Assassination,' the 'Vietnam
>> War,' the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years
>> since 9/11.
>>
>>
>> Make your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and
>> care about. It's our country, folks, and it's our future. Our
>> future is at stake!
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