{"id":1382,"date":"2008-11-25T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2008-11-24T13:58:01","modified_gmt":"2008-11-24T17:58:01","slug":"my-wallets-too-small-for-my-50s-and-my-diamond-shoes-are-too-tight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallentyne.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/25\/my-wallets-too-small-for-my-50s-and-my-diamond-shoes-are-too-tight\/","title":{"rendered":"My wallet’s too small for my $50s and my diamond shoes are too tight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really loved the delicious part about how the heads of the big three American car companies showed up at a meeting with congress last week to beg for money<\/a> and every one of them flew in a private jet<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0Not together, but three separate private jets. \u00c2\u00a0The media went nuts (as it should). \u00c2\u00a0It takes clanking big nards to do that, I just think they are so out of touch with reality they had no idea what that looks like to normal people. \u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Ford CEO) Mulally made his case Tuesday before the committee saying he’s cut expenses, laid-off workers and closed 17 plants.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We have also reduced our work force by 51,000 employees in the past three years,” Mulally said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sure those people you laid off are very happy to see that your life hasn’t changed one iota, and you couldn’t even manage to pretend to care. \u00c2\u00a0Even on the most crass, corporate level this makes no sense that they didn’t see this coming. \u00c2\u00a0I mean, these guys have media handlers, don’t they? \u00c2\u00a0Maybe they should after this debacle. \u00c2\u00a0Somebody to say;<\/p>\n

“Uh maybe the private jet’s a bad idea today, Rick.”<\/p>\n

“Whaat? \u00c2\u00a0How will I get there?”<\/p>\n

“Well we do make lots of vehicles, you could probably find one of our cars around somewhere…”<\/p>\n

“Drive? \u00c2\u00a0Aw, come on! \u00c2\u00a0That’s like a whole day<\/a>… Besides, our cars suck.”<\/p>\n

“Ok, well how about a first class plane ticket then?”<\/p>\n

“What, like with other people in the plane at the same time? \u00c2\u00a0There might be someone else using my bathroom! \u00c2\u00a0Eww!”<\/p>\n

Methinks with this kind of razor-sharp intellect at the helms of these behemoths we will be seeing nothing in the way of hope anytime soon for the American car makers. \u00c2\u00a0They can’t even beg smart.<\/p>\n

Now the spin begins of course, as GM loudly trumpets<\/a> that they are getting rid two of the seven(!) jets it had at the start of this year. \u00c2\u00a0That will really resonate with the average homeowner, for sure. \u00c2\u00a0I had to get rid of three of my very own jets just last month, as they were just too dirty to bother with cleaning ’em.<\/p>\n

What a joke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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