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Saturn takes a dive. Another Government Motors flop. 13,000 jobs not saved, or created. Thanks for playing.

Penske-Saturn deal collapses after Renault-Nissan backs out
By Tim Higgins

General Motors said today it would shut down Saturn after respected Detroit businessman Roger Penske shocked GM and 350 Saturn dealers by saying that his plans to buy the storied brand had fallen apart.

The announcement came a day before GM and its dealers expected the deal to be finalized. The failure could cost as many as 13,000 jobs at dealerships nationwide and GM.

Penske’s plans for Saturn depended on securing another manufacturer to build future vehicles — a critical part of deal that fell apart when the board of directors for that unidentified automaker rejected the arrangement.

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Boycott GM and Chrysler. I think I will. I was already boycotting Chrysler, just because they suck. I was a GM fan until Obama took over the company. The second that happened, I became a Ford fan, as I previously stated.  And without further ado: buy FORD!

And another reason I refuse to support Government Motors; MSLGBTV supports them now as their cause du jour.

The Ethical Case for Boycotting Chrysler and GM

By Gary Jason

In business ethics, the typical way one makes a judgment about the morality of a business action or practice is to consider the facts surrounding it in the light of four major ethical perspectives. These four ethical theories have been the ones considered most plausible in over two millennia of moral philosophy.

The first perspective is the natural rights view, or what I will call the (A) rights perspective. This view judges an action or practice by asking whether it flows from the rights of those doing it, and more importantly, if it violates the rights of others.

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GM: The MSNBC-Endorsed Car Maker
by Hugh Hewitt

GM has launched a new ad campaign to try and rebrand the company. No need. MSNBC has ridden to the rescue and is proud to declare Government Motors its new favorite cause. The hard-left cable network had adopted GM, so let the word go forth that if you want to support President Obama, his cheering section at MSNBC has made it clear that means buying GM product.

MSNBC’s hapless Ed Schultz accused me of “hating” President Obama on his Tuesday’s show because I have announced that I will not buy a GM or a Chrysler car. (Since 2001 I have purchased two GMs –a Saab and a Trailblazer.) My reasoning is explained in this

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