Panorama Street Talk column - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

derb · 08-19-2009, 05:54 PM

The September issue of Panorama arrived the other day (pretty cool picture of the new Panamera on the cover) and I came across the following text that is quite disturbing if it is, in fact, true...

"... GM is cutting... and will be owned by the the U. S. Treasury (60%), Canada (12.5%).... One of the perceived problems with the majority owner is a significant lack of understanding of not only the car business but of basic engineering issues. In a recent meeting to discuss vehicle mixes and products, a senior representative was told that his suggestion on a car item would violate the laws of physics. He reportedly became very agitated and stated that this was the U. S. government and we don't follow others' laws, that we could just ignore the laws of physics."

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How stupid do you have to be to get that guy's job?

cvhs18472 · 08-20-2009, 03:03 AM

In the old days, people that dumb would be shot so that they couldn't procreate and pass that much self centered ignorance into the gene pool. Ed

MikeM · 08-20-2009, 06:02 AM

Doesn't that just inspire you to run right out and purchase a GM product?

Brucelee · 08-20-2009, 06:06 AM

Actually, you have pretty much found the essence of the government mind. Nevermind how the world REALLY works, we will tell you how it SHOULD work.

You figure the rest out and don't cross me.

70Sixter · 08-20-2009, 10:25 AM

And people wonder why we "angry mobs" don't want the government to run health care.

Topless · 08-20-2009, 04:09 PM

I saw that quote too. It gave me such a warm fuzzy feeling inside, thinking about our leadership...

Brucelee · 08-21-2009, 06:10 AM

I used to have the state Medicaid folks as clients. Believe me, they were as dumb as a sack of hair, but too stupid to realize it.

"To not know something is ignorance. To not know, that you don't know, is tragic!"