Comments on: NYT Praises Obama’s Gifts To The UAW

By: DW

DW — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:21:04 +0000

Not Glendale in St. Catharines, as far as I could tell.

Dang, I was just down that way last week as well. We could’a had a beer and a multilateral bitching session about the government(s).

By: U NO HOO

U NO HOO — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:54:24 +0000

Not Glendale in St. Catharines, as far as I could tell.

Must be in Michigan, it has two plates.

By: U NO HOO

U NO HOO — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:42:11 +0000

“DW
April 29, 2009 at 9:08 pm

Where is the headline photo?

It might also be the Glendale plant in St Catharines, Ontario.
(it looks vaguely familiar)”

I thought that also, but I’ll wait til next August to check it out. Probably is Ontario, car has a light front license.

I love solving these important questions.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:23:45 +0000

Pfffft, you want paranoia? How about a mandatory GPS device in all cars that can tell the government where you’ve been, how fast you’ve been driving and how long you’ve stayed at various locations?

Sounds like a bad totalitarian sci fi novel. Or it would if it wasn’t an actual proposal.

http://www.detnews.com/article.....1409/METRO

Somehow, there’s a penumbra in the constitution that uses a guarantee of privacy to allow abortion. But tracking every movement of citizens is apparently OK.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:47:12 +0000

They use the whole horse in Arizona,

…sigh

With that, gentle friends, duty calls in the early morning hours so I must retire to my closet.
Good night one and all.

By: JohnMG

JohnMG — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:31:56 +0000

A. They use the whole horse in Arizona, but I get your point. ;-}
B. The opposite can’t be said.
C. And certainly more friendly than the occupant of AF1.
D. Uhhh…….what can I say?

By: DW

DW — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:21:34 +0000

How does this differ from the dog and pony show going on in D C?

A) Gila’s quarter horse (or whatever they ride in AZ) and my team of valiant huskies serve a useful purpose.
B) Our particular modes of transportation don’t scare the hell out of New Yorkers (since they’ve never seen such things before).
C) A/F mentioned transport is far more environmentally friendly than AF1.
D) Excreta from A/F mentioned transport become organic fertilizer – not public policy.

By: JohnMG

JohnMG — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:08:13 +0000

….”horse or the dog team….”

How does this differ from the dog and pony show going on in D C?

By: DW

DW — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:46:25 +0000

Yep. There’s more and more to be argued in favour of the horse or the dog team:
Try and insert a GPS tracker in one of them and you’re liable to be either kicked into the next county or bitten.

By: Gila Monster

Gila Monster — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:24:56 +0000

“This moment of paranoia is brought to you by the White House, General Motors, and the Labatts Brewing Corporation”

DW, my moment was courtesy of Miller Brewing but yeah, I understand. It’s bad enough having those GPS trackers in your cell phone (optionally activated I’m told) but in your vehicle too, no thanks, I’ll pass.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:08:45 +0000

Where is the headline photo?

It might also be the Glendale plant in St Catharines, Ontario.
(it looks vaguely familiar)

By: DW

DW — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:04:18 +0000

So there I was…
…a few hours ago. Sitting in the cab of a brand new Chevy pickup while the salesman extolled the wonders of the On Star(TM) system to me.
Amazing thing, that.
It knows where your vehicle is. All the time. It uses GPS, you see, and your vehicle’s location can be pinpointed at any given time.
In fact, it can even send commands to your truck. For example, it’ll unlock the doors for you (power door locks required) if you call with the proper code after you’ve locked your keys inside.
Get in an accident? The truck will send a signal to On Star(TM) who will in turn try to contact you. They can even send people out to check on you.
Because they know where your vehicle is. All the time.
And the government is now exercising more and more control of the auto makers.

This moment of paranoia is brought to you by the White House, General Motors, and the Labatts Brewing Corporation.

On Star(TM)?
Bugger that!

By: U NO HOO

U NO HOO — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:44:26 +0000

Where is the headline photo?

Detroit, looks like Detroit, or Flint?

Roger and Me, a blast from the past.

Oh, where is Ralph Nader these days?

By: Colonel1961

Colonel1961 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:37:07 +0000

‘Will the UAW become federal employees?’ Of course. Not ‘if’, but ‘when’…

By: Reality Bytes

Reality Bytes — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:31:48 +0000

“Don’t be tardy. Be a Schmartie. Come n join the Democrat Pahty”

It’s “Springtime for Barry in Washington”