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GM Hires Fox News Mouthpiece Sean Hannity As Spokesman

thinkprogress.org — General Motors has hired right-wing talk show host Sean Hannity to be the lead spokesman for a car giveaway campaign called "You're a Great American."

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  • CloakandSwagger, on 10/12/2007, -22/+72Anybody who's influenced to purchase a GM product by this marketing campaign deserves the piece of ***** car they get.
    • dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -19/+48Buy GM, or you support terrorism!
    • chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -27/+25How is this any different than hiring well-known, left-leaning celebrities as a spokesperson? This happens all of the time. Heck, you get political messages shoved down your throat almost any time there is a live event where celebrities speak. At least this this commercial doesn't have Hannity defiling Democrats in it. It just uses the same the "Great American" slogan that almost every car dealer uses at one point or another, usually around July 4th.

      If you don't like their spokesperson's politics, don't buy the product.

      Plus last I checked, Hannity as a lot of listeners and a large Fox News audience which tends to leans towards the "Support America" sentiment.
    • GreatGrizzly, on 10/12/2007, -20/+6Look at the numbers that are buying GM *****, it makes the 2000 and 2004 elections seem more plausible.
    • flernk, on 10/12/2007, -17/+19@chocobomog

      Would you have the same opinion if they had hired, say, Keith Olberman or Al Franken?

      In the end, it just doesn't matter. It's just marketing. GM is after a specific demographic and Sean Hannity is a perfect choice to attract them.
    • dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -10/+20Maybe GM should be more focused on making cars worth purchasing than trying to influence their audience via celebrity me-too campaigns. I, for one, know better than to buy American.
    • natey1, on 10/12/2007, -28/+13And how many left wing diggerals that are whining about not buying a GM product, would have ever even considered it....they're not losing any business from you mr sub compact kia driving tree hugger
    • zigamorph, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8It is sort of like Bill Clinton getting hired by a cigar company to promote the product.
    • flernk, on 10/12/2007, -10/+13@natey1
      "Diggerals"? That's a new one.

      You're blocked.
    • chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -11/+9@flerkn

      "Would you have the same opinion if they had hired, say, Keith Olberman or Al Franken?"

      Damn right I would. Every company has the right to choose who they want, and the consumer has the right to purchase or not purchase from them.

      I only have problems when companies/people go out their way to force political messages in their products/appearances (unless that message is expected). When someone asks a celebrity about a new movie and they go out of their way to promote an unrelated political message, then I get angry. If Sean Hannity legitimately claimed in this advertisement that "not buying GM supports terrorism" or other sensationalist crap, then I would be angry. But having a "Great American" Sale is a practice that has gone on for years, and this is nothing different.

      I am also annoyed when people try to read political leanings into posts which contain none.
    • zonk3r, on 10/12/2007, -8/+9jeeze, another reason why i don't buy american cars. i'm not saying that like i'm proud of it either. i'd love to buy american but there are few reason to do so anymore...
    • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8"Having a 'Great American' sale is a practice that has gone on for years, and this is nothing different."

      Sales aren't new, but GM is going overboard in trying to tie patriotism to purchasing its cars. Based on what he's said in the past, Hannity is the worst face to put on that patriotism.
    • chocobomog, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"Sales aren't new, but GM is going overboard in trying to tie patriotism to purchasing its cars. Based on what he's said in the past, Hannity is the worst face to put on that patriotism."

      First of all, patriotic sales are everywhere. Every 4th of July, car dealers have "patriotic" sales. In reality, they are as much about patriotism as Christmas sales are about Christmas. It is a marketing gimmick to convince people to buy their product. This is no different.

      Second of all, what is the problem with calling someone a "Great American"? If I don't buy GM can I still be a Great American? It is a marketing slogan! If you don't buy a product it doesn't mean the marketing slogan doesn't apply to you. No one is going to question your nationalism based on this ad. Do you get offended every time you go to the grocery store and don't buy the "#1 brand"? Does that make you less of a person? It is a way to sell more cars. Every company does it. And the term "Great American" gets thrown around everywhere. Great American adventure, great American ride, great American bar, etc. This is a non-event.

      Basically, a company paid a person to help them sell their product to a target audience using a promotional offer. Whoopty-do.

      The only reason this is getting any attention is because the guy in question has views that are different than the website's (ThinkProgress) readers have.
    • steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3 I work at Daimler-Chrysler...at least we use Snoop!!
    • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"what is the problem with calling someone a 'Great American'?"

      It's not that they're doing it that I have a problem with; it's who's doing it. And unlike President's Day and 4th of July sales, the implication in this ad campaign is that to be a great American you have to buy a GM car and listen to Sean Hannity. I do neither. It's exclusionary. I'm tired of the right wing in this country telling us who can and can't be an American. We are all American. GM just needs to make better cars.
  • SpudgeBoy, on 10/12/2007, -26/+33Sean Hannity is a scumbag. I will never buy another GM product if they go through with using politics to try and sell cars.

    Is it that they still don't have any ideas beyond the damn SUV and they know that only right wing sheep will buy those cars?
    • insomniac8400, on 10/12/2007, -10/+23Sean Hannity aside, it's a GM. People are not stupid. No one buys GM if they know what is good for them.
    • Dgen_X, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2well since it took effect four days ago and it hasn't been much of anywhere since...mainly only on hannity's webpage and radio show....I don't see much publicity for GM

      other than with H's fans....
    • Teddystiltskins, on 10/12/2007, -8/+6Supporting American business would be a horrible thing for a liberal wouldn't it? For the record, buying America is very patriotic. Think about it for a second before you open your ***** mouths you pieces of *****. I guess it would be okay for all you ***** whinny liberal assholes if Alan Combes was hocking Chevys, huh?

      Go ***** yourselves!!!
    • hammydude, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2@Teddystiltskins

      You are about to find out what it is like having 4+ extra hours of free time!
      (I blocked you)
  • everknown, on 10/12/2007, -12/+19First Ford caves into threats by America's Taliban and now this.
    • philonous, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3People probably don't realize that GM has had a "subversive" ad campaign running on Fox for quite some time. A few months ago, when I had the misfortune of watching Fox "News" for a few minutes, I noticed that the "file" video that they were running during a piece about gasoline prices was a promotional video for GM's new car models. Fox's programming is not even programming. Fox is just a 24-hour advertising channel, like MTV. The Hannity tie-in is hardly surprising.

      At least MTV doesn't tell people to go fight stupid wars.
  • darkstarsc, on 10/12/2007, -19/+23I would suggest writting Mr. Wagoner... Here is a letter I just wrote and would ask you all to also write to him and urge all that you know to do the same.

    Mr. Wagoner,

    I think it is unfortunate that such a great car company, in which you are the chairman of, would choose a partisan talking head to be the spokesperson for one of your advertisement campaigns. The hiring of Sean Hanity to promote GM cars in a patriotic themed commercial, rubber
    stamps Mr. Hannity's comments, many of which question the patriotism of individuals and political groups who do not agree with his political views. While it is Mr. Hannity's Constitutional right as an American citizen to question his ideological foes, it should be unacceptable for a American car company (whose prime goal should be selling cars and not political views) to stand by, while it's representatives do just that.

    I, along with many of my fellow citizens, sincerely plead to you that Mr. Hannity is replaced with a spokesperson who more closely represents the strong ideals that GM has held for the past 100 years. We hope that you will see that Mr. Hannity, while being successful as conservative talking head, surely does not serve as the best representative to your company.

    Sincerely,
    • whiskeymb, on 10/12/2007, -15/+7now all we need is an email address....
    • Aaryn015, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7Which can be found at the bottom of the article
    • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Wow, writing letters to congressmen doesn't get anything done, so write to your favorite CEO. Who knows, you might just change the world!
  • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -15/+9Good move on GM's part, lotta people watch Fox News.
    • steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2killinger777- yeah alot of uneducated people. You've got CNN, CNN Headline news (HNN), MSNBC, etc all splitting the common sense viewers, so of course all you non-thinkers have to swamp to the same station. Of course they probably have higher rates. The highest rate of illiterate viewers
  • corevette, on 10/12/2007, -10/+11this will hopefully lower gms rating even more
  • badwolf1980, on 10/12/2007, -16/+19Sean Hannity is a moron
    • Teddystiltskins, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5How do you know he is a moron. He has actually proven to be a very smart individual boosting himself to this level of fame. I would be willing to bet you don't make nearly the income he does or have the intellect to do so. And I thought liberals were supposed to be the ones with such open minds... I guess that only applies when you agree with them. I love how all of you liberals always talk about hypocrisy. Who is the hypocrite now?
    • standalonematt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Being a success doesn't prove your smart. In fact many brilliant people are not successful - it takes luck and timing (and having a big corporation with an image to project willing to push your image with it doesn't hurt)

      Many stupid people do become rich and successful too.
  • growler1, on 10/12/2007, -13/+9Headline: Right-wing Ankle Biter Drives GM (farther) Into Ditch
  • isage, on 10/12/2007, -12/+8I think Sean will be appearing in the new GM ad for the 2008 Chevy Jingo. ;)
  • Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -11/+10Now there's a guy who needs to get nut cancer.

    GM is so out of touch.
  • schlurp, on 10/12/2007, -13/+13Oh I see, they are targeting the lucrative redneck-retard consumer demographic.
    Just the kind of cunning business strategy we've come to expect from GM.
    • culbeda, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5"Oh I see, they are targeting the lucrative redneck-retard consumer demographic.
      Just the kind of cunning business strategy we've come to expect from GM."

      Ouch! You could have at least used "undereducated, blue collar" instead of "redneck-retard". (Although I am sad to say that I know some very intelligent people who watch Fox News because they don't know any better.)
    • steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1culbeda- Most blue collar I know don't watch Fox, we are union, and take our politics more seriously when it affects our healthcare and wages. Most blue collar I know personally ARE college educated, but at our company, the pay is to good to go to an office job.
  • mlock2k, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4yeah Sean has daddy issues. but is this a good move ? Is this good for America ? So pretty soon we will have to wear certain colors as we walk down the street to symbolize our partisanship. these days keep getting more bleak. Bring back the democrats ! now !
    • totalinsomniac, on 10/12/2007, -9/+3isn't that sort of like saying 'bring back the stoopid'?
  • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2*****
  • DocMalk, on 10/12/2007, -9/+5There are two Faux News talking heads whom I would like to kick in the pills: Sean Hannity and that douchebag, Brian Kilmeade.

    Now, I'm definitely not getting a GM car, pieces of *****.
    • TimDigg, on 10/12/2007, -7/+1Brian Kilmead.......from UFC back in the day?
  • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1*****
  • Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -10/+8And I see there's a small army of Diggers who are undigging any post that has something negative to say about the story.

    What a ***** surprise.
  • ZenMojo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4I've checked out the first draft of Hannity's contract. An excerpt:
    "If the image of the party of the second part is presented in the same commercial as 'that lazy-ass darkie from the 50's,' the terms of the agreement are to be considered void."

    Watching that video, I was reminded of Texas. When you watch a Chevy/GM/Ford commercial in Texas, you get a commercial about how great it is to be from Texas and how to be a real Texan you need a Chevy/GM/Ford. It was creepy deja vu.
  • harumph, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9as if the substandard workmanship, ugly styling, terrible mileage and quick depreciation weren't enough reasons to stay away.
    • Aaryn015, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2If your discussing styling and quality, GM actually make some primo cars in Australia and NZ called Holden. Jeremy Clarkson loves the Monaro. I think they get rebadged in the UK as Vauxhall and the US as Chev.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2the only holden ever to come to the U.S. was the monaro, which GM marketed as the GTO.

      all the euro cars & holdens dont come to the U.S. the U.S. gets stuck w/ crap like the "all new impalla" and that POS they're trying to pass off as a monte carlo.

      there are only 2 cars in all of GMs lineup which arent rated as trash by all the auto mags.

      the corvette & the buick lucerne
  • lamestory, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Aren't they in Chapter 7 yet? This should get them there more quickly.
  • mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6Hannity sucks ass...

    -anyone remember someone holding a sign with this printed on?
  • HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8I'm actually a GM fan, but this is a joke. assholes.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3ditto. i was hoping they'd get out of bankrupcy. but the damn execs keep giving themselves raises while they lay off production workers.

      GM isnt an american brand any more than Honda or Toyota now. Honda and Toyota actually employ more U.S. workers than GM or Ford. all they have going for them is their history.

      that's why their desperately trying to brainwash people that "it's an american brand" and that if you have an emotional attachment to the U.S. you should have an emotiona attachment to their cars, no matter how crappy they are. (no matter how untrue that is). but then again, they dont call it brainwashing for nothing.
  • musicmantrs, on 10/12/2007, -13/+10OK you little lefties, a person's political views should in no no no no way affect the way you think of a person. If I avoided everyone with different political views than me, I wouldn't listen to TwIT, watch Call for Help, or watch anything on Revision 3. But, unlike you people, I can get past this. If I ran into you on the street and we started talking (so long as it wasn't about politics) we would probably get along. But the left, as soon as they find out about someone's political affiliation runs away. The point is, hating someone because of there political views is like hating someone because they like the Cards more than the Astros.
    • sundancekid503, on 10/12/2007, -8/+9@musicmantrs

      That's a rather spineless approach to life. Did Hitler's political views affect how you thought of him as a person? Do you openly accept KKK member's as friends because their political views don't affect how you think of them as a person? I suppose you'd love ads with Al Franken? Don't make it out as if only "little lefties" take weight in a person's political beliefs. EVERYONE does.

      And in fact by belittling "little lefties" you have made quite a hypocritical statement.
    • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4umm, no
      It wasn't really Hitler's political views... It was invading europe and killing jews that pissed people off...
    • Aaryn015, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3I agree musicmantrs, but I do understand why this particular case is different.

      A huge US corporate hiring a well known Right Wing spokesman to give away a true american car in a competition called "You're a Great American".

      C'mon.

      You can bet that political affiliation will be a concern in judging the "winner"(sic), and if not, how do you think they would react if the winner started screaming "bring our troops home" into the camera when they are handing over the keys?
    • jmack, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4@sundancekid503

      You gave the extremes.. Hitler.. KKK... I agree with musicmantrs in the sense that I think it's not just left wing, but also right wing. Can't some people agree to disagree - and isn't that what makes this country so great? The fact that people CAN hold different view points and not get executed for it? Politics somtimes incites a lot of animosity in people, and some people don't know where to draw the line.

      Personally I'll never let it get to a point where I'll completely disassociate myself, or actually 'hate' someone for their viewpoints unless they are extreme - such as the KKK, or Hitler.

      Cheers. :)
    • tgilber, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Yeah, right, because I've found absolutely no correlation betwen someone's thoughts on Iraq, Bush, Clinton, taxes, wellfare, recreational drug use, abortion or gay marriage and their personality. None whatsoever.
  • gojeda, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4Funny, I did not see you twits getting your panties in a wad when Macy's hired Susan Sarandon to be their spokesperson.

    Hypocrites...
    • tgilber, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Funny, I sure do hear a lot of bitching and moaning when actors share their politcal opinions, but none when pundits hock cars... I guess anyone can sell a car, but only political pundits can share their opinions?
    • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Susan Sarandon doesn't go around telling people who is and isn't American.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5susan surrandon, george cloony, etc... are actresses/actors, they're recognized as such. only hardcore partisans even know their political views.

      hannity is a talking-head professional propaganda machine, thats his job; every day. he broadcasts extremely biased & condescending propaganda on a regular basis.

      nowhere near the same thing
  • zaibatsu, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3I don't approve of Fox's choice of Hannity. However I like Chris Mathews and I wouldn't buy from any carmaker with him as a mouthpiece. I buy a car because I like it, not because some celeb tells me to.
  • gasmanic, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Sure, I bet Hannity drives a GM car.

    GM and Hannity selling you crap because you are American.

    Money out of politics! No vote without a receipt!
    • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Hannity drives a pimped out Escalade.
      No... That is not a joke.
    • gojeda, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Yea - whatever the hell that means.
    • gasmanic, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4See -- GM sells you crap AND so does Hannity, get it -- Hannity sells you crap just like a GM car, now they are selling crap together. I bet Hannity's next endorsement will be Walmart.
  • dmh11686, on 10/12/2007, -11/+8Sean Hannity is a Great American. Who cares if he has an partnership by GM. Rush Limbaugh is sponsored by many other large companies. What these companies know is that Rush, Sean, Glenn Beck and others have large audiences and any good business person would support them. Rush has a large sponsorship with Comp USA, Select Comfort, and The History Channel. Glenn Beck is sponsored by IAMS and other large corporations. Are you liberals going to boycott them to.
    Marked as Lame.
    • nd_miller, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3If possible, yes.

      Thanks for asking.
    • killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3@dmh11686
      You sir, are a GREAT AMERICAN
    • Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7@dmh11686

      You sir are an idiot. Hannity is a great American? I've listened to his radio show just to laugh at how stupid the people who call into his show are. Rush pill-poppin' Limbaugh == Great American??? Holy crap did you just fall off the turnip truck? You must be young and influenced by your dumb rascist family.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6George Washington was a great american
      Ben Franklin was a great american
      JFK was a great american

      Hannity is a f*cking joke. He wraps himself in the flag and esposes to edward bernays philosophy that the american public are all stupid and as such have to be manipulated to achieve the goals & power of the few.
    • lobotomy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's all about the money, all right http://limbaugh.com/?q=Sponsored%20Link

  • deathtopenguins, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6There sure is a lot of hate for American cars here. I'm somewhat indifferent about the nationality of the car or brand. Some models end up being good and some are lemons, but I want to hear some reasons for the hate. GM cars are crap is not a very informative reason as to why you don't buy them. Let's hear some more technical opinions.
    • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4On the whole, GM cars are too heavy and get poor mileage. Even their Korean-made Aveo subcompact doesn't get better mileage than their Colbat compact model. Even when I liked American cars, I liked Chrysler better than GM. GM cars tend to have cheaper-feeling interiors; quality control is also a problem. But I have to say these days that visiting http://www.fueleconomy.gov is the best argument for not buying a GM. I'm also annoyed by GM's flashy marketing campaigns to supplant for any progress in design or engineering. Adding this "You're a Great American" faux patriotism, especially with the face of Sean Hannity, just sickens me. At first I thought it was a joke.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4because they put all their money into golden parachutes instead of R&D.

      because they keep focusing on SUVs instead of making better cars that people would actually want to buy. they're too afraid of even trying to compete w/ japanese & german brands.

      they're going bankrupt for a reason. some people blame the unions. but the fact of the matter is it boils down to auto sales. they dont sell enough. solution is simple enough, make better cars. they're just too afraid to try.

      by better i mean, ones that last more than 5 years/100,000mi w/o a major problem.

      resale value sucks on them for a reason.
  • nd_miller, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Hmm I guess getting a Kia doesn't sound like a bad idea anymore.
  • velox, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6Wow, good job GM. Instead of actually addressing problems such as quality control, labor unions, and a poor model lineup, you just try to target Fox News watchers by convincing them that any good, Republican, god-loving, flag-waving American would buy your cars. Genius. This will certainly turn out to be a pivotal point in the time line of your company!

    However, if I may suggest something, maybe you could outsource your labor, use the money you've saved to actually put some sort of vehicle interior into your cars, and actually aim your damn marketing at real people that exist in this damn country. I know SUV-driving NASCAR wives were a viable market for a long while, but it has since been saturated. People are now looking for economic and eco-friendly vehicles with good performance and great styling. For Christ's sake, you make the Corvette Z06! Half the job is already done for you!
    • steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1velox- GM outsource your labor? Why, who the hell would buy them then?. Don't help eliminate the middle class. Outsourcing is why America and GM are going through the ***** they are now.
  • LittleJohnny, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8Breaking News: GM has hired respected journalist and author Ann Coulter as the new spokeperson for their struggling Hummer division.

    "I am pleased to represent a vehicle that is the explicit abnegation of man's dominion over Earth. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply and rape the planet -- it's yours."

    When asked if she'd ever driven a hybrid she replied, "No. Hybrids are gay."

    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2lmao
    • orp2000, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I'd die before I'd get a "Hummer" from that sour puss Ann Coulter.

      orp
  • AHIGHERGOD, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4***** the Auto makers.
    Buy used.
    • orp2000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Not bad. I'll take it one step further and say "F" the oil companies, ride a bike (and get in shape to boot)

      orp
  • chalkboy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3Digg is turning to crap with all of this political BS. It will die if some thing is not done.
    • nd_miller, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2For me, I simply uncheck the categories I don't care about: Apple, and viola no more Apple fanboy spam.

      Now if only they would add filters to the RSS feed I'd be set.
  • TheEditor1, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5@pitviper

    Actually, GM bought the ad space on ABC Radio and the Hannity show is a partner in the promotion. Hannity was not hired by GM as you and Think Progress claim.

    Again, more mis-information from the newest liberal traffic arm of digg.

    Just for the inaccurate headline and the Think Progess blog ***** I hereby bury this trash.
  • TheEditor1, on 10/12/2007, -8/+4As an addon to my last post. The liberals are just pissed that GM is giving Hannity the ability to give away 5 cars and Air America couldn't even get a 5 day bus pass donated for this type of give away.

    As I said before, pathetic, liberal, Think (Stupidity) Progress, CRAP!
    • Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Oh do grow up. GM like all American auto manufacturers are going down the tubes and can only sell pick-up trucks to little-dicked Americans. I just bought a new car this summer and it was a Toyota. Great quality and great price with great gas mileage. The negative pub from this will hurt GM and rightly so.
    • TheEditor1, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1@Dayyve

      I tihink you are the one that needs to grow up. Business gravitate to where the best possible audience penetration is, not the worst. And speaking as a big dicked American, ***** YOU you little comy prick. I notice that you have alot to say about Americans but don't say where you are from. Typical ***** that is infesting digg. God, how I wish for the old days when digg was worth something. You are nothing better than the dupe, spelling and grammar police in antoher cloth.
    • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I think it's a question of balance. If GM had sponsored a program from the left and from the right, it would have told me that they are just going after political talk radio shows in general. But by targeting one commentator and adding the phrase "You're a great American," it feels discriminatory, especially with how the right wing in this country always goes around calling people who disagree with them un-American. It seems to me GM is taking sides in the culture war. But then again, I'm not really surprised at the side they've chosen. I just think it's a shame how divided our society is becoming in general. I'd rather see GM try to address its problems than paint over them with patriotic appeals.
    • PYREX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3GM is pursuing this direction because Fox News has proven that their audience is EXTREMELY PLIABLE and very open to doing what their told.

      Because rational people dont buy GM when there are better, cheaper options.

      GM & Ford are not really american brands anymore. Toyota & Honda & BMW & DCX all have many factories in the U.S. & canada. Whereas GM & Ford are closing factories and moving them to mexico.

      The only thing American about GM & Ford anymore is their history. that's it.
  • modiggs1976, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5For the first time in my life I'm proud of owning a Hyundai
  • cocokrisp, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3I think this is a poor business decision. The fact of the matter is, business is about appealing to as many people as possible in order to maximize your potential consumer base. This is really elementary logic. By hiring a controversial talking-head GM will be alienating a large number of potential consumers and push them away from their products during a time when they can not afford to be pushing ANY potential customers away given their current financial standing. The bottom line is business and politics don't mix.
  • omaryak, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1(sorry, duplicate post)
  • right75, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5You liberals are pathetic. It's ok for a company to hire some America-hating left-wing kook to push their junk, but they can't hire someone from the right?! Talk about hypocritical.

    You people are the reason the Democrat Party is total crap these days. You've hijacked an otherwise-decent party and made it the party of the rabid left. With your tree-hugging agenda, your criticism of the defense of this country, and your INCESSANT TRASHING of all the good people of this country, you make me want to puke.

    Ding me down, I don't care. I'm disgusted with you people and I'll never, EVER vote Democrat again because of people like you. You're a big bunch of crybabies who can never be satisfied with anything this country has to offer. Let GM hire who they want. With their hiring of Sean Hannity I hope GM has the best advertising campaign in their history just to stick it to you losers.
    • byronm, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Dude.. just one look at your posting history and the only thing your good for is spreading nonsense.

      If you were edumacated you would look up what liberal meant and be like "woah, they don't care what i think or feel, they just respect my opinion for feeling that way" but no, you think your s*&$ don't stink and you have to go whining like you know what is better.

      way to blow it.
    • right75, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2@byronm:

      Excuse me?! I'm not allowed to have Conservative views?

      I know very well what liberalism is. But anymore, liberalism means nothing more than to be soft on terror, soft on tax increases, hard on Bush and hard on American values. When was the last time a liberal did anything to defend the United States against Al Queda?! When was the last time Howard Dean or Nanci Pelosi did anything to support our troops, or offer ideas to make our country better?! Never! You people on the left continually tell us how bad our country is, that "Bush lied and people died!" and the rest of it. It's tired and worn out.

      Besides, what have I written that is "nonsense"? I'll defend anything I've written. My post must have had some element of effectiveness because you've taken the time to write some rebuttal, which was poor, but an attempt no less. If my post were "nonsense" you most likely wouldn't have wasted your time telling me I've "blown it". Blown what?! My post was to the point, and it conveys my disgust with those on the left.
    • steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3right75- Prozac
      You have just convinced me that conservatives are idiots.
    • right75, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1@steinbeckgirl:

      I'm sorry you think that.

      But I thought liberals were idiots a long time ago.
    • TheEditor1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1@byronm

      Go back to that liberal stink hole you attend as a college and stop trying to promote your censorship view on everyone else you liberal ass licker.

      I am so ***** tired of liberals that say they want equlaity but refuse to allow it. ***** Hypocrits, they should all leave the country and go to France where they'd be more welcome. BTW, if not for us the french would be speaking german now.

      The 'inclusive liberal establishment' that has infested digg.com is killing this site. Much like Air America killed itself with liberal dogma that no one wanted to hear.


  • ericmoritz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Hmm, guess I won't be buying that Impala SS now :)
  • MyNameIsSIMPSON, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3And in related news, Bob Dole is renewing his contract with Pfizer. Starting July 1st commercials will air with the slogan
    "Stand Up" for America use Viagra.
  • right75, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Another thing comes to mind, byronm: why isn't GM advertising on Air America? Maybe it's because NOBODY LISTENS to that pathetic network. As a business, GM wants to go where the listeners are. Listeners are not at Dead Air America.

    In fact, little else is at Dead Air America. I seem to remember seeing a thinkprogress (I love how they *think* about progress, because progress to them is nowhere to be found) about how Dead Air America was going bankrupt. Why would GM want to advertise on a bankrupt, lame radio "network" when they can advertise with Sean Hannity and actually have listeners?!
  • Mudanie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I don't see what the big deal is. This deal is not promoting Sean Hannity, it's promoting GM and giving listeners an opportunity to win a car.

    I know lots of people hate Hannity, but he's not an evil person...just has strong opposing viewpoints to yours.
    • firebush, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Would you tell Jesus that Hannity isn't evil? I'd love to watch you try... talk about a nice lightning show.
  • evanoff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Smart Move
  • firebush, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I wonder if Hannity is a pedophile like Foley and Limbaugh. Can't help but wonder in light of today's news.

    Why do Republicans want to molest America's children?
    • Mudanie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Democrat Pedders:

      Gerry Eastman Studds - Democrat - U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1973 to 1997. The first openly gay member of Congress. Censured by the House of Representatives for having sexual relations with a teenage House page.

      Neil Goldschmidt - Democrat - Oregon governor. Admitted to having an illegal sexual relationship with a 14-year-old teenager while he was serving as Mayor of Portland.

      Why do Democrats want to molest America's children?

      You asked for that one.
    • right75, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Nobody is making excuses for what Foley has done. What he did was a shame, and he ought to be punished for it. But to throw in two random Conservative names with that is pretty dumb.

      You know, since you're naming names, why don't you talk about your poster boy for liberalism, that great womanizer, Bill Clinton. He was accused of sex crimes a while back, but for some reason we never heard about that, did we? In fact, Juanita Broderick, Paula Jones and the rest of them never had their voices heard. What about that, firebush? Or how about Gennifer Flowers? Are crimes conditional based on how far you lean to the left?

      Speaking of crimes, how about Teddy "The Swimmer" Kennedy, who ran his car off a bridge and killed a girl who was riding in that car with him, who never called for her rescue?! He never called the authorities either. Why? This man is still "serving" (that is, "being served", if you know what I mean) in the U.S. Senate and will most likely never have to answer for that incident. Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.

      Then there's Hillary, with the Rose Law Firm billing records that were "lost". She can remember everything else, but she couldn't remember where those records were until they suddenly appeared. Or, how about William Jefferson, D-LA, who was found with $90,000 of bribe money in his FREEZER?! Was he asked to step down? No. Robert Byrd, D-WV was in the KKK. If he were a Republican, would he be "allowed" to serve by those of you on the left? No.

      I could go on and on. You people have a sickening definition of fairness, and an obvious double-standard.
    • firebush, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4REPUBLICAN SEX OFFENDERS LIST (I think my list is a tad longer, Mudanie ;))

      Republican County Constable Larry Dale Floyd was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with an 8-year old girl. Floyd has repeatedly won elections for Denton County, Texas, constable.
      Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
      Republican Party leader Bobby Stumbo was arrested for having sex with a 5-year old boy.
      Republican teacher and former city councilman John Collins pleaded guilty to sexually molesting 13 and 14 year old girls.
      Republican campaign worker Mark Seidensticker is a convicted child molester.
      Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
      Republican Mayor John Gosek was arrested on charges of soliciting sex from two 15-year old girls.
      Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
      Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
      Republican Committeeman John R. Curtain was charged with molesting a teenage boy and unlawful sexual contact with a minor.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
      Republican zoning supervisor, Boy Scout leader and Lutheran church president Dennis L. Rader pleaded guilty to performing a sexual act on an 11-year old girl he murdered.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
      Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
      Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
      Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
      Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
      Republican advertising consultant Carey Lee Cramer was charged with molesting his 9-year old step-daughter after including her in an anti-Gore television commercial.
      Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
      Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
      Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
      Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
      Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
      Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
      Republican Judge Ronald C. Kline was placed under house arrest for child molestation and possession of child pornography.
      Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
      Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
      Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

      Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.
      Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
      Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
      Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
      Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
      Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
      Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
      Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
      Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was found guilty of molesting a 15-year old girl.
      Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
      Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.
      Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
      Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
      Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
      Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
      Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
      Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
      Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
      Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
      Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
      Republican president of the New York City Housing Development Corp. Russell Harding pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer.
      Republican Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the rape of children in Iraqi prisons in order to humiliate their parents into providing information about the anti-American insurgency.
      Republican serial killer Ted Bundy was hired by the Republican Party
      Republican activist Matthew Glavin, who preached family values, was caught masturbating in public and fondling an undercover park ranger
      Republican Party Chairman Sam Walls, who is married, was urged to drop his candidacy for Congress when it was found he likes to dress up in women's clothing
      Republican Congressman Edward Schrock resigned from Congress after he was caught searching for sex on a gay telephone service
      Republican Mayor Jim West Republican voter Timothy McVeigh bombed Oklahoma City championed an anti-gay agenda, but was later found to be gay himself
      Republican preacher Jimmy Swaggart preached fidelity, but cheated on his wife with a prostitute
      Republican Congressman Bob Livingston was about to vote for impeaching President Clinton for sexual improprieties until it was disclosed he was an adulterer
      Republican Congressman Henry Hyde denounced President Clinton's extramarital affair, but was later found to be an adulterer himself
      Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
      Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was found guilty of raping a 15-year old girl. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren,
      has told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
      Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
      Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
      Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.
      Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.
      Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girl.
      Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.
      Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
      Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.
      Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
      Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
      Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
      Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
      Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
      Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
      Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
      Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.
      Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
      Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.
      Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

      Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
      Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
      Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.
      Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
      Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
      Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.
      Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
      Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
      Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
      Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.
      Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.
      Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.
      Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.
      Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.
      Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.
      Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
      Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
      Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
      Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
      Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.
      Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
      Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.
      Republican Mayor John Gosek, 58, of 275 West 7th Street, Oswego, was arrested for the federal offense of "using a facility in inte-state commerce (a telephone) to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity for which he could be charged with criminal offenses, that is, rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the third degree" in violation of the New York State Penal Code.
      Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.
      Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
      Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
      Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges.
      Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.
      Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.
      Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a minor working as a congressional page.
      Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.
      Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.
      Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a juvenile and one count of delivering the drug LSD.
      Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks, an advisor to a California assemblyman, was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.
      Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.
      Republican preacher Stephen White was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
      Republican talk show host Jon Matthews of Houston was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17.
      Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling confessed to molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.
      Republican Party leader Paul Ingram of Thurston County, Washington, pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.
      Republican St. Louis Election Board official Kevin Coan was arrested and charged with trying to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl whom he met on the Internet.
      Republican politician Andrew Buhr, former committeeman for Hadley Township Missouri, was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
      Republican politician Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative, was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).
      Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15 year old girl.
      Republican legislator, Richard Gardner, a Nevada state representative, admitted to molesting his two daughters.
      Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.
      Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.
      Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.
      Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
      Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Of course it's no contest! How could he even get a fair fight against those activist judges!
      Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor. - That's the culture of life we all know and love!
      Defense contractor, Mitchell Wade, admitted that he paid California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (republican) more than $1 million in bribes in exchange for millions more in government contracts.
      Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his 9 yr old daughter.
      Republican Mayor Philip Giordano serving a 37-year sentence for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.
      Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge sentenced to 3 years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. I'm sure he had a good explanation.
      Republican racist pedophile and esteemed US Senator Strom Thurmond fathered a chiled with a 15-year old black girl.
      Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to sexual relations with a juvenile. Praise George!
      Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having inappropriate relations with a 13-year-old girl.
      Republican activist Lawrence E King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.
      Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens found guilty of sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.
      Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.
      Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on 6counts of child sex crimes.
      Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. Look, he didn't actually do anything. He only TRIED! You can't fault a republican for trying!
      Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.
      Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter. Prai$e the lord!
      Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28. I love this country!
      Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Now I'm sure he can give us a good explanation for this.
      Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Obviously a liberal conspiracy!
      Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD. He was obviously trying to help this woman! Do you liberals no shame!Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child porn.! It was his own son.

      Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. He was trying to explain to her what NOT to do when in a difficult situation!
      Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.
      Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl. She could have turned away.
      Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Liberal jury of course.
      Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Now how could anyone rape their daughter 6 times! Can you say Liberal psycologist!
      Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl. Obviously set up by a liberal computer hacker. These hackers no NO SHAME!
      Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.
      Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). You see, actually he happened to be changing out of his bathing suit when these kids walked by.
      Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.
      Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. He pleaded guilty only to keep his family out of the liberal media's spotlight.
      Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. She was eighTEEN. That's still a teenager!
      Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters. He only had their interests in mind. Why don't you liberals see that!
      Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl. No comment.
      Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women. Philanthrapy at it's finest!
      Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. That boy was a liberal trying to corrupt his mind. He did the right thing.
      Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. He did the honorable thing and did his time.
      Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Lies. Lies! All liberal lies!
      Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Obviously set up by that liberal media!
      Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Who said republicans were sexist!
      The deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was arrested
      Tuesday, April 04, 2006, for using the Internet to seduce what he thought was a teenage
      girl, authorities said. Rep. Brian J. Doyle, 55, was arrested in Maryland where he lives
      on charges of use of a computer to seduce a child and transmission of harmful material
      to a minor. The charges were issued out of Polk County, Fla.
      Republican anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley admitted to having sex with a mule.
      A judge on Wednesday, 04-05-06, allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Jessica Cutler, the
      former Senate aide who posted details of her sex life on the Internet. The case brought
      by REPUBLICAN Sen. Mike DeWine's former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee,
      Robert Steinbuch, alleges that Cutler engaged in an invasion of his privacy in 2004
      by publishing sexually explicit facts about a relationship with Steinbuch.
      REPUBLICAN Otis O'Neal Horsley (born 1944) is an American political figure of the far REPUBLICAN right.
      He is the author of christiangallery.com, a website devoted to his advocacy of militant anti-abortion,
      secessionist, and anti-gay views. Last night, May 09, 2005, anti-abortion extremist
      Neal Horsley was a guest on The Alan Colmes Show, a FOX News radio program. The topic
      was an interesting one - whether or not an internet service provider should allow Horsley
      to post the names of abortion doctors on his website. Horsley does that as a way of
      targeting them and one doctor has been killed. In the course of the interview, however,
      Colmes asked Neal Horsley about his background, including a statement that he had admitted to
      engaging in homosexual and bestiality sex, including having sex with a MULE!
      Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. If you do the crime, you do the time + 1.
      Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter. He just wanted to keep an eye out for those girls...and his daughter. He even had pictures to prove it!
      Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.
      Rev. C. Stephen White -- better known on Penn's campus as "Brother Stephen" -- will face
      trial on charges of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy, according to the West Chester
      District Attorney's office. At a preliminary hearing held Aug. 12, White pleaded not
      guilty to charges of criminal solicitation, criminal attempt to lure a child into a motor
      vehicle and corruption of minors. All charges will be held for court, according to West
      Chester Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Callahan, who will prosecute the case.
      White is married and has three sons and republican fundraiser in the area.
      Republican Jack Burkmana reportedly has been caught allegedly offering to pay $1,000 for
      sex with two homosexuals ... Republican operative Jack Burkmana former lobbyist for
      "Family Research Council" The council and Mr. Burkmana support and donate money to the Bush
      administration and the GOP.
      (June 28, 2006)--A South Texas jury has found a 44-year-old REPUBLICAN political consultant guilty of
      four counts involving the sexual molestation of children. The 44-year-old CARY LEE CRAMER was
      convicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child, two of indecency with a
      child by contact and one of indecency with a child by exposure. Cramer, who now lives in
      Tucson, Ariz., gained national attention during the 2000 presidential election.
      His McAllen company created a TV ad accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of giving away
      nuclear technology to China in exchange for campaign contributions. Cramer faces a maximum
      of 149 years in prison for the four felony charges.
      Republican Lou Beres denied sexual-molestation allegations when the Oregonian newspaper first reported them in October.
      Beres acknowledged sexually touching a 16- or 17-year-old friend of his daughter in 1976 or 1977.
      But a local Police Department report released as part of a lawsuit said Beres "readily admitted sexually touching" one girl when she was 13 or 14 years old.
      The longtime leader of the Oregon Christian Coalition and staunch opponent of gay rights
      admits in a newly released police report that he sexually touched three underage girls.
      August 30, 2006 A Texas pastor accused of raping a church member after telling her she was possessed by a lesbian demon at his house last year has been indicted. Republican, Leonard Ray Owens, 63, who is free on $25,000 bail, is now awaiting trial on a charge of sexual assault, a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison. He was arrested in November, 2005.
      Police began investigating Owens last year after a 22-year-old woman reported that Owens raped her twice at his Fort Worth home. The woman told police that in July, several months after she began attending the Prayer House of Faith, she went to Owens' home for counseling following a miscarriage. Owens told her that a sex spirit and lesbian demon were inside her and needed to be cast out, police said. The pastor then asked her to lie on the floor and began yelling at her as if she were a demon, saying, "Loose her in the name of Jesus," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
      Christian bookstore owner, cop admit sex with boy
      Pittsburgh, PA, August 30, 2006
      A former college administrator, a former Christian bookstore owner and a former policeman admitted to sexual misconduct with a teenage boy.They were among five men arrested in March as part of an ongoing investigation of men who meet boys through Internet chat rooms, authorities said.William Gillin, 53, republican and Paul Skiles, 63, republican, both of Johnstown, pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption of minors, indecent assault and unlawful communications with minors. Mr. Gillin is the former alumni relations director at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Mr. Skiles owned the now-closed B&K Christian Bookstore in Richland Township.Some of the incidents occurred when the boy was 16, prosecutors said. He is now 17.
      Donald Lukens, Republican Congressman, was found guilty of having sex with a minor - a girl he was accused of sleeping with since she was 13. Time Article

      Pat McPherson, Douglas County Election Commissioner. Arrested for fondling a 17-year-old girl. Article

      Jon Matthews, Republican talk show host in Houston, was indicted for indecency with a child, including exposing his genitals to a girl under the age of 17. Source: ABC News

      Jeff Miller, (R-Cleveland), Senate Republican Caucus Chairman in Tennessee and the sponsor of Tennessee's Marriage Protection act, getting divorced (as of April 2005) because of an affair he was having with an office aid. Miller described the Tennessee Marriage Protection Act as a means of preserving the sanctity of marriage. He opposed an amendment, however, which stated that "Adultery is deemed to be a threat to the institution of marriage and contrary to public policy in Tennessee." [8] [9]

      Jim Wesr, Spokane Mayor. Supported a bill, which failed, would have barred gays and lesbians from working in schools, day-care centers and some state agencies. Voted to bar the state from distributing pamphlets telling people how to protect themselves from AIDS. Proposed that "any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person" among teens be criminalized. Had a sexual affair with an 18 year old boy.Source: Spokesman review

      Keith Westmoreland, a Tennessee state representative (R), was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to minors under 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). Tennesean Article

      Stephen White, Republican preacher. Was arrested after allegedly offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him. Daily Pennsylvanian article | Daily yale News Article

      Nicholas Morency, Republican anti-abortion activist, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor The Dallas Morning News article.

      Sue Myrick, Congresswoman (R-NC), describes herself as a "devout Christian." Committed adultery with a married man.

      Bill O'Reilly Right-wing conservative talk show host on Fox News, sued for sexual harrassment by his producer.

      Bob Packwood, Senator (R-Ore.), resigned in 1995 under a threat of public senate hearings related to 10 female ex-staffers accusing him of sexual harassment.

      Jeffrey Patti, Republican Committee Chairman, was arrested for distributing what experts call "some of the most offensive material in the child pornography world" - a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Daily Record News Article

      John Paulk, lied about prowling for gay sex while running a fundamentalist group to cure gays.

      Brent Parker Utah State Representetive. Arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer posing as a male prostitute. KSL News Article |Deseret News Article

      John Peterson, Congressman (R-Pa), accused of sexual harassment and creation of a hostile work environment by six women. Peterson has refused to admit a crime, saying only "I may have been an excessive hugger."

      Harvey Pitt, SEC Chief under George W. Bush until he was forced to resign in 2002. Worked for New Frontier Media, a firm which distributed teen sex videos.

      Mark Pazuhanich, Republican judge, pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Pocono Record article

      George Roche III, carried on a 19 year affair with his son's wife, while serving as president of Hillsdale College, which "emphasizes the importance of the common moral truths that bind all Americans, while recognizing the importance of religion for the maintenance of a free society."

      Beverly Russell, County Chairman of the Christian Coalition, sexually molested his step-daughter, Susan Smith, who later drowned her two children. Herald-Journal Article |Commentary on Newsweek Article

      Jack Ryan, 2004 Republican nominee for US Senate from Illinois, pressured his wive, actress Jeri Ryan, to have sex with other men. Tricked her into visiting sex clubs, where he asked her to have sex with him while others watched.[10]

      Joe Scarborough, former Republican Congressman, currently a conservative talk show host. Resigned his congressional seat abruptly to spend more time with his family, amidst allegations of an affair. His intern, Lori Klausutis, was soon after found dead in his office. The medical examiner, who had his license revoked in Missouri for falsifying information in an autopsy report, and suspended in florida for six years, ruled the case an accident, after giving conflicting information about her injuries. He said he lied about them because "The last thing we wanted was 40 questions about a head injury."

      Ed Schrock, two-term republican congressman, with a 92% approval rating from the Christian Coalition. Cosponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment, consistently opposed gay rights. Married, with wife and kids. Withdrew his candidacy for a third term after tapes of him soliciting for gay sex were circulated.

      Dr. Laura Schlessinger, right wing conservative radio host. Promotes family values, estranged from her mother, opposes birth control, has had her tubes tied, espouses saving oneself for marriage, admits to having had sex before she was married, opposes adultery, has committed adultery while she was married, and has slept with a married man, opposes divorce, is divorced and remarried, has posed for nude photos which are available online.

      Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican governor, had sex with a 16 year old when he was 28.

      Jean Schmidt, OH-2, though not herself implicated, employed a campaign manager (Joe Braun) in her 2005 election who once wrote an article condemning gay men for running sex ad profiles, and who was then accused of running his own sex profile on Collarme, an S&M sex site. The profile called for "submissives" to wear only a collar and handcuffs and to have hot wax dripped on them. DKOS Diary

      John Scmitz, right-wing republican congressman, who had had his committee chairship taken away from him in the California State Senate after issuing a press release attacking Jews, feminists and gays. Forced out of office in 1982 for having an adulterous affair and fathering two children out of wedlock with one of his students. He was caught because his baby was admitted to hospital for having hair tied so tightly around his penis that it was almost severed. His daughter, Mary Kay LeTourneau, was convicted of having an adulterous affair with one of her students, and giving birth to two of his children. Wikipedia article

      Larry Jack Schwarz, Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Rocky Mountain News article With his political career over, he went to work in the hard-core pornography industry for Platinum X Pictures, owned by his daughter, porn starlet Jewel De'Nyle (Stephany Schwarz). Wikipedia article

      Jim Stelling, Seminole County Republican Party chairman who believes in "family values", as he told a judge. Filed a defamation lawsuit againt Nancy Goettman, a former county GOP executive committee member, for falsely claiming he had been married six times. Stelling has been married 5 times. Article

      Don Sherwood, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Eventually admitted to an affar with a woman 30 years younger than him, after she accused him of physical abuse and attempting to choke her. Post-Gazette article

      Tom Shortridge. Republican campaign consultant, was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. LA Times article

      Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr., Republican City Councilman, pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Sex Offender Registry page | Article

      Craig J. Spence, Republican lobbyist, organized orgies with child prostitutes in the White House during the 1980s. Full page including Washington Times article Discovery Channel documentary

      Jimmy Swaggart, televangelist, said during a sermon "I'm trying to find the correct name for it ... this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. ... I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry. And I'm gonna be blunt and plain; if one ever looks at me like that, I'm gonna kill him and tell God he died." Had an affair with a prostitute.

      David Swartz, Republican County Commissioner, pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Rocky Mountain News Article

      Randall Terry, Right to Life activist, founder of Operation Rescue, involved in the Terri Schiavo protests. Once imprisoned for sending former President Bill Clinton an aborted fetus. His son Jamiel is gay; his daughter Tila had sex outside of marriage, became pregnant, had a miscarriage - she is no longer welcome in his home; his daughter Ebony had 2 children outside of wedlock and became Muslim. He has campaigned against infidelity and birth control, gays and unwed mothers. Terry himself was censured by his church after committing adultery.

      Bill Thomas Republican congressman, had an affair with Deborah Steelman, a health care lobbyist who steered huge campaign gifts to Thomas' war chest.

      Strom Thurmond, republican senator and racist, raped and impregnanted a 15-year old African American maid. (BBC Article)

      Robin Vanderwall, Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate, director of Faith & Family Alliance, (a Christian Coalition spin off), former student of Pat Robertson's Regent Universtity, member of Ralph Reed's inner circle who funneled money to from lobbiest Jack Abromoff to Reed [11], convicted in Virginia for soliticing sex from a 13-year-old-boy[12] and on four other counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Virginian-Pilot Article

      J.C. Watts, Representative (R-Oklahoma), loud champion of "moral values." Has out-of-wedlock children.
    • Mudanie, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1You seemed to miss the point I was making....apparently you were too busy scoring points. If I had nothing better to do with my time I guarantee I could digg up as many Democrats who had affairs, or were pedders, or whatever.

      Are you saying that sexual crimes are a Republican problem? Cause if you are then seek help. Quit being such a hack.
    • firebush, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4You're right. Sex crimes are a problem with both parties. However, why are such a massive majority of political sex crimes commited by Republicans? The problem is so widespread that the Republican Party might as well be the new Sodom and Gomorrah.

      Why do Republicans hate sexual purity, morality, and decency?
    • Mudanie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Because the majority of the well known blogs on the internet are democrat. For whatever reason, the Republicans are weak on the internet campaign. They just lack the ambition to dig up stories, reports, and whatever. The political sex crimes aren't commited by Republicans mostly...just that the lists are already compiled against the Republicans on the net. There is no psychologist in the world that will tell you that as part of a pedders or sex criminals profile is that he is republican.
    • TheEditor1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Congratulation you jackass, you posted hundred of words that had absolutely nothing to do with the post on which you commented.

      You just earned a digg down and an ignore.

      Typical liberal.
  • Phantamage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2They have every right to hire any spokesperson they want, but it is sad to see an uncontroversial symbol in our culture being turned into a logo for partisanship.

    It's the simultaneous killing of a brand and the creation of a new one. - Time will tell if GM made a good move but make no doubt about it. - This move is a brand killer.
  • blynkj, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Regardless of what party you are for or against, GM is stupid for getting a spokesman that half the country hates. What next, Ford going to hire Michael Moore?
  • Crispin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It's too bad he also stole the "You're a great american" catchphrase from Bill Cunningham.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cunningham
  • Bridgetown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is so silly. Celebrities endorse products all of the time. You people are seriously on the verge of mental breakdowns, aren't you? How ridiculous can you be? This is America. We have the freedom to build a company, to hire people to help us make sales, advertising. What is the freakin' problem? Who CARES who is working for GM. Who cares who is working for Wheaties? This is absolutely ridiculous. Sean Hannity is a good man. You may disagree with his politics, but let's get real here, people. It's an AD CAMPAIGN For a freakin' car manufacturer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • tjcrabtree, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I didnt see this sentiment from libs when Colbert was a spokesman for GM Goodwrench. It is ok to disagree with Hannity, but that doesnt make him un american or not worthy of being a pitchman for GM becuase he is a conservative
  • truck87bp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1
    This is about our ECONOMY. Not Hannity, republican Rick Wagoner or your lack of knowledge about the Quality of NEW American cars.
    The U.S. economy in in deep $hit. Bush may be an ass and maybe not, God will decide, but he is at the Helm and being told by the smartest people from our Universities that we need to support any Industry within the U.S. to get our Economy back on track. Guns, tanks, and planes, ain't gonna do it!

    I am a retired American. Some of your Diggs indicate I need to buy a import so more people will be out of work....have you seen the current U.S. crime rates recently...are you watching the Voodoo Housing Markets...another recession is near....no thanx....wisdom comes with a price...age, getting older sucks (LOL).
    Being a Republican, Democrat or Independent doesn't make you American, actions speak louder than tearing down America with senseless Fox Crap political opinions. Fox News sucks, it is not current news, it's been old for many years, grow up it's a Republican TV station.
    The facts state that you as import car buyers know nothing about Economics and DO NOT CARE ABOUT America. OK, I heard what you're thinking and that's BS, you don't care.

    You say our economy is great, Dow at near record, your full of crap..or, your dumb enough to think our National Dept is just going to disappear. If we were not at war, and not pumping billion$ into the U.S. war machine companies, the U.S. would be in the crapper and plunge the entire world into the crapper with us.
    I hate war, politicians, lobbying and now I hate people who drive imports. I Love America, common sense, my family and friends, and Freedom to tell you to blow it out your ignorant A$$e$. If you lost your job recently and drive and import, I pity you not.

    I drive GM cars and trade them in after they pass 150,000 miles on the odometer, mainly cause I want something new after 10 or 12 years. Never needed 100,000 mile warranty like some imports. My nephew's S10 truck didn't need new brakes for 124,000 miles and mine has 80,000 on the brakes so far. My Cutlass never had the exhaust replaced after after driving it for 13 years. This is bad quality?
    At least I can say I tried, by buying American cars. What are you doing for your country besides giving useless lip service?

    Did you know that the American, Car & Driver magazine is really owned by the Asians and they make you think that their products are just a little better than ours.....Boy, they Fooled you!
    Sorry about the Ignorant A$$ comment unless it fits. Us older people can get rattled too.
    P.S. I love Digg.com too.
    • Bridgetown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Actually, Asian cars ARE better than American. (I base this on owning american for so many years and then switching over) I have a japanese car, but guess what? It was made right here in America. Feeding our economy every step of its way..and it's still doing so with me behind the wheel. :)
      Things aren't so bad. Lighten up.
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