the following video was pulled from BiggerDummy’s comment on “Let’em Fail”. it’s so good, it deserves front page real estate… @ 55:32, grab some popcorn & enjoy:

10 Responses to “Taken for a Ride”

1. Matt Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 11:41 am

   God that pisses me off…

2. dave Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

   So?

3. bikepunk Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

   Where’s MY rocket-car…?

4. TC Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

   Awesome documentary, wish everyone in the US would see this. Well worth the time.

5. dave Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

   I’d think the points enumerated in this film to be common knowledge among Americans with any wareness of history. But I’ve been wrong before.

6. Peter Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   that was very interesting, I’m glad I watched it.
   Thanks for reposting

7. mitch Says:
   March 29th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

   and fail they may:

   http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20625.html

8. bikesgonewild Says:
   March 30th, 2009 at 12:05 am

   …thanks for the showing…i’d heard the basics of the story but to learn it in detail from the mouths of people involved brought it all home more clearly…

   …so, today, sunday, general motors ceo wagoner complies & steps down at the prez’s request…on top of that, it could be that there’s no more bailout money for gm & chrysler…monday, we learn the truth…

   …however it plays out, president oboss-man is wielding a big knife as he advances on detroit city & if you can’t see that the american auto industry has a ton of fat that needs to be trimmed for every ton of usable muscle, well maybe you haven’t been paying attention…nobody wants to see the u.s. auto worker suffer but here’s your reality check…

9. Taylor Says:
   March 30th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

   Good find Gnome. Boy this shit makes me sick.

   What makes me even more sick is that the Obama administration’s new federal fuel economy standards are even weaker than the Bush administration’s. They’ll let the big three continue to build big polluting gas hawgs… When building hummers instead of hybrids in the face of four dollar gas and global warming is precisely what caused the big three’s demise in the first place.

   I say let them die the pathetic and shameful business death they deserve. The big three are a disaster for our environment and every dollar spent bailing them out could instead be spent putting people to work building a viable public transportation system that could last for generations.

10. Schink Says:
    April 28th, 2009 at 8:46 am

    Sweet! I feel like I just dug up gold ;)