automakers

Washington Post Applauds Obama's 'First Actions' on Environment

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:54:48 +0000

Matt Philbin

The old adage goes, “There are two sides to every issue.” It’s true, unless you report for The Washington Post. In a Jan. 26 story, Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson wrote that President Barack Obama was planning to reverse two Bush administration policies regarding automobile emissions.

BusinessWeek Editor Calls $34 Billion for Autos a 'Rounding Error'

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:02:39 +0000

Lauren O'Reilly

The potential bailout of GM, Ford and Chrysler has been the talk of the news media, so CNN’s “Your $$$$$” brought on three guests with various opinions to discuss the issue Dec. 6.

One of those guests, BusinessWeek’s assistant managing editor Jim Ellis said “yes,” to an auto bailout on the premise that $34 billion wasn’t much compared to the previous bailouts. Never mind that it is taxpayer money.

Time Editor's 'Case for Saving Detroit:' Autos 'Too Big to Fail'

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:59:49 +0000

Paul Detrick

Adopting the rhetoric of industry representatives and liberals promoting a taxpayer funded bailout of U.S. automakers, Time magazine Managing Editor Richard Stengel told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Dec. 4 the industry is “too big to fail.”

Michael Moore Continues Assault on Free Enterprise

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:59:28 +0000

Jeff Poor

You can always count on Michael Moore to offer an outrageous left-wing point-of-view.

Dear Baltimore Sun: Politicians Aren't Business Experts

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:33:09 +0000

Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

Editor, Baltimore Sun

Dear Editor:

You opine that Detroit automakers "need to explain in detail to Congress how they intend to eliminate thousands of uneconomical dealerships, swiftly bring their labor costs closer to what Toyota pays its workers in this country, and quickly produce more energy-efficient cars that Americans will want to buy" ("Selling American cars," Dec. 4).

NBC Discovers Union Role in Auto Industry Turmoil

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:05:21 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

The network broadcast media have generally ignored or downplayed the role of unions in establishing bad business models for the Big Three U.S. automakers. But NBC’s “Today” show bucked the trend Dec. 3 with an honest report about how union contracts’ affect the companies.

Automakers, Unions Play 'Defense' to Get Bailout

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:03:42 +0000

Dan Gainor

The best defense, the saying goes, is a good offense. In the case of the Big Three automakers, their offense is defense. Chrysler, GM and Ford are pushing for a $25-billion bridge loan by claiming the collapse of their industry would harm national security.

'Nightline' Shuns Balance While Blasting CEOs.

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:23:38 +0000

Matt Philbin

Common sense dictates that executives shouldn’t fly on private jets to plead for taxpayer money in Washington. Journalistic sense dictates that reporters should report the facts, rather than engaging in populist muckraking. Sense is in short supply. At least, that’s the idea you’d get from ABC’s “Nightline” Nov. 20.

Networks Downplay Union Factor in Auto Manufacturing

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:57:41 +0000

Jeff Poor

Is unionized labor a sacred cow for the media?

Both “NBC Nightly News” and “CBS Evening News” ran segments on their Nov. 20 broadcasts about how foreign automakers are faring better than domestic manufacturers. But they downplayed one distinction between the two: foreign auto facilities – domestic and abroad – are mostly not unionized, unlike American companies.

Journalists Convinced Government Bailouts Better Solution

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:34:32 +0000

Dan Gainor

     Bailout. It’s all you hear any more. The government helps J.P. Morgan Chase bail out Bear Stearns. After years of mismanagement, the government bails out home mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then there’s talk of a bailout of Lehman Brothers, though that didn’t happen. Many on the Hill want to bailout the Big Three automakers as well. And Washington Mutual and other financial firms are on deck.

     Don’t forget the subprime bailout plan that aided homeowners who had more mortgage than they could handle.