World Net Daily is reporting that the Chrysler dealerships that were shut down were targeted based on political donations. If they gave to Republicans, they were more likely to be shut down.
OBAMANOMICS
Chrysler's 'hit list' targets GOP donors
Dealers who give to Republicans much more likely to be shuttered
Posted: May 27, 2009
7:54 pm Eastern
By Chelsea Schilling
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chrysler is terminating one-fourth of its franchises – but some say its catalog of doomed dealerships looks more like a hit list that specifically seeks to put Republican donors out of business.
Chrysler will now be eligible for up to $8 billion in taxpayer-funded federal aid. The federal government has already provided $8.58 billion to Chrysler and Chrysler Holding between the months of January and May of this year. The Treasury also loaned $1.5 billion to the automaker's lending arm in January.
President Obama has said the bankruptcy will give the company "a new lease on life," after his administration spearheaded a plan requiring the company sell to Italian automaker Fiat. Chrysler's stronger operations will be owned by Fiat, labor and the U.S. and Canadian governments. The sale could close as early as this Friday.
Obama said the bankruptcy would be a "quick" and "efficient" step toward Chrysler's "survival."
"The necessary steps have been taken to give one of America's most storied automakers, Chrysler, a new lease on life," Obama said. "This is not a sign of weakness."
But WND reviewed the list of 789 closing franchises and databases of political donors and found that of dealership majority owners making contributions in the November 2008 election, less than 10 percent gifted to Democrats while 90 percent gave substantial sums to Republican candidates....Continue Reading
The Jerusalem Post has a story that shows how afraid Ahmadinejad is of Obama.
'Iran ups uranium enrichment capacity'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEHERAN, Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country has boosted its capacity to enrich uranium, another sign of anti-Western defiance by the leader seeking re-election in a vote next month.
Iranian President Mahmoud...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a gathering in his electoral campaign for the June 12 presidential elections, in Teheran, Thursday.
Ahmadinejad said last month that Iran had 7,000 centrifuges at its uranium enrichment facility in Natanz in central Iran. The figure marked a significant boost from the 6,000 centrifuges announced in February. In his latest comments, reported by the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency on Thursday, he did not give a specific new figure.
"Now we have more than 7,000 centrifuges and the West dare not threaten us," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying on a small radio station late Wednesday....Continue Reading
In the interest of peace in the Middle East, I would urge the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review all documentation provided on Dr. Orly Taitz's site and take the appropriate actions under the UCMJ. It is very likely that Obama is not eligible to serve as President of the United States.
