Posted by Tina
Curiosity is growing about Chrysler dealership owners across the country that have been told they are out of business. One man, reported being quite perplexed since his company was, in fact, very successful. The following is part of an interview by Neal Covuto on Fox Business:
“Obama Stealing Private Business,” Pamela Geller – Atlas Shrugs
The following was transcribed from an interview by Neal Covuto on Fox Business:
** Obama has seized both General Motors and Chrysler and essentially handed them to the UAW. He is closing down multiple Chrysler agencies. Jim Anderer owns — soon to be past-tense — a highly successful and high-performing Chrysler agency on Long Island. Anderer has been advised that his agency is going to be seized by the new ownership — as we already know this is Barack Hussein Obama. Other Chrysler agencies on Long Island are documented to not be fairing nearly as well. However, many of them — the “Obama-okayed” ones — are still planned to be in business. *** Despite multiple letters, emails and phones calls, Anderer has been given no explanation as to why his dealership was targeted. On Neil Cavuto’s show, Anderer said “They won’t give us a solid explanation. They come up with all these reasons, but none of them seem to make sense” and “but I think there is a lot of favored dealers, there is some collusion.”**
**Anderer continued with: “This is insanity. The government is stealing my business. Well, I cannot accept that as a patriotic American. I was raised in this country to believe that if I work hard and I achieve what I was going after — and I did! I did it! I got it, and now all of a sudden because, you know, we have a president who pushes Chrysler into bankruptcy and puts all of the UAW workers out…? Didn’t have to. Maybe some would have to go out but not all of them, okay. This doesn’t happen in America. This is still America, I think. I mean, this isn’t Stalinist Russia. This is not Nazi Germany where the troopers say you’re out and their buddies are in. That’s what I’m faced with.” The problem here is that America has become a Stalinist Amerika. *** The next story of a Chrysler dealership being stolen from its rightful owner is that of George C. Joseph — the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu in Melbourne, FL. Joseph writes: “On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new vehicle inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3 million dollars. This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no factory incentives beyond June 9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we can no longer sell a new Dodge as “new,” nor will we be able to do any warranty service work. Additionally, my Dodge parts inventory, (approximately $300,000.) is virtually worthless without the ability to perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to buy back the vehicles or parts inventory.” **
Other stories suggest presidential thuggery and a little Chicago style politics is involved:
“Plan to ax dealers not Chrysler’s decision -lawyer” – Reuters
** NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) – A lawyer for Chrysler dealers facing closure as part of the automaker’s bankruptcy reorganization said on Tuesday he believes Chrysler executives do not support a plan to eliminate a quarter of its retail outlets. *** Lawyer Leonard Bellavia, of Bellavia Gentile & Associates, who represents some of the terminated dealers, said he deposed Chrysler President Jim Press on Tuesday and came away with the impression that Press did not support the plan. “It became clear to us that Chrysler does not see the wisdom of terminating 25 percent of its dealers,” Bellavia said. “It really wasn’t Chrysler’s decision. They are under enormous pressure from the President’s automotive task force.” **
That would indicate the possibility of presidential thuggery…now for the politics. A very large number of the targeted dealers were contributors to the GOP:
Vernon G. Buchanan: $147,450 to GOP candidates and organizations
Wallace D. Alley and Family: $4,500 to GOP.
Robert Archer: $4,600 to GOP and conservative causes.
Homer S. Higginbotham and Family: $2950 to GOP.
James Auffenberg and Family: $28,000 to GOP; $6,000 to one Democrat candidate.
Michael Maroone and Family: $60,000 to GOP; $8,500 to two Democrat candidates.
Jerome Fader: $6,500 to Democrats; $2,500 to Independent Joe Lieberman.
Stephen Fay and Family: $13,500 to GOP.
William Numrich: $20,000 to GOP.
Robert Carver: $10,000 to Democrats including $1,950 to Hillary Clinton, nothing to Barack Obama.
Robert and Linda Rohrman: $24,000 to GOP.
Frank Boucher, Jr. and Family: $18,000 to GOP, $1,000 to one Democrat candidate.
Scott Bossier: $4,300 to GOP.
Todd Reardon: $17,000 to GOP; $2,000 to one Democrat candidate.
Russ Darrow and Family: $78,000 to GOP.
Bradford Deery and Family: $24,700 to GOP.
Charles Gabus and Family: $30,000 to GOP.
Brian Smith: $15,500 to GOP.
Michael Schlossman: $14,000 to GOP; $14,000 to three Democrats ($12,500 to Sen. Russ Feingold).
Don Hill: $11,000 to GOP; $12,800 to conservative incumbent Rep. Heath Shuler.
Don Miller: $2,000 to GOP; $1,000 to Feingold.
Eddie Cordes: $2,150 to GOP.
Robert Edwards: $1,100 to GOP.
James Crowley: $19,100 to GOP.
Stanley Graff: $2,200 to John Edwards (2008 Presidential Run); $500 to GOP.
John Stewart: $10,500 to GOP.
John Fitzgerald and Family: $4,600 to John McCain (2008); $2,000 to Hillary Clinton (2008); nothing to rack Obama.
William Churchill and Family: $3,500 to GOP.
Thomas Ganley: $9.450 to GOP.
Gary Miller: $20,000 to GOP.
Kevin and Gene Beltz: $18,500 to GOP.
Arthur Grayson: $14,000 to GOP.
Eric Grubbs and Family: $26,000 to GOP.
Michael Leep and Family: $19,500 to GOP; $4,800 to three Democrats including Sen. Evan Bayh.
Harry Green, Jr.: $10,000 to GOP.
Ronald Hoover: $5,250 to GOP.
Ray Huffines and Family: $18,500 to GOP.
John O. Stevenson: $1,500 to GOP. James Marsh: $8,200 to GOP.
Max Pearson and Family: $112,000 to GOP.
Perhaps more compelling is the “spared” dealers with ties to the Democrats:
** The company is called RLJ-McLarty-Landers, and it operates six Chrysler dealerships throughout the South. All six dealerships are safe from closing. The dealer locations are: Bentonville, AR (northwest Arkansas) * Lee’s Summit, MO (south of Kansas City, MO) * Branson, MO * Olathe, KS (near Kansas City) * Bossier City, LA (near Shreveport) * Huntsville, AL *** The interesting part is who the three main owners of the company are. The owners are Steve Landers (long-time car dealer, 4th-generation dealer), Thomas “Mack” McLarty (former Chief of Staff for President Clinton), and Robert Johnson (founder of Black Entertainment Television and co-owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats). Landers has given money to Republicans in the past, but McLarty campaigned for Obama in 2008, and Johnson has given countless amounts of money to Democrats over the years. **
Ladies and gentlemen this is one very smelly kettle of fish. This isn’t just pay back or favors…people are losing their property without compensation and without being given a reasonable explanation. Talk about basic rights being trashed…this takes the cake.