GM CEO Rick Wagoner to Rep. Gwen Moore: “We at GM have a very significant collateral pool that has not been pledged yet, including overseas subsidiaries and trademarks, which we could use for first-lien collateral.” (HT: 1-2).

Comments (35)

  1. Posted by Tapecracker | December 5, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Mighty Putty!

  2. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    Grab life by the horns!

  3. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    The representative who chewed them a new asshole was awesome. “You guys need to make cars! Not become a bank holding company, I talked to the credit unions, they said they haven’t changed their lending practices. You auto people caused your own subprime mess!”
    Ahhaha awesomeness

  4. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    Any wideclops sightings in the hallways of Macquarie NYC?

  5. Posted by fatsdomino | December 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    This is my country!

  6. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    he needs to grab barney frank by his horn…

  7. Posted by Anal_yst | December 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Like a Rock…

  8. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    Two words: “Chevy Vega”

  9. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 11:58 AM

    Sh!t. The auto business has been broken since the 1980′s they did not fix it then, only deferred it until todays environment exposed the big three. Are we all suprised?

  10. Posted by onetwo | December 5, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    I hear BofA is now pushing Goodwill backed bonds…

  11. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 12:05 PM

    Like a clops……….

  12. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    Pontiac Wideclops

  13. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    Aztek was a wideclops

  14. Posted by Anal_yst | December 5, 2008 at 12:29 PM

    Not as good as the Nova they released in south america, yes, let’s sell a car whose name, when translated into the native tongue, comes out to “It doesn’t (no) go”.
    Brilliant!

  15. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 12:38 PM

    @4: Macquarie NYC had a visit from wideclops last week.

  16. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 12:41 PM

    What the hell is a Wideclops?

  17. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 1:02 PM

    um…first!

  18. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM

    Anyone know which banks/insurance companies will suffer the worst if one or all three of the big 3 go into even a prearranged bankruptcy?

  19. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 1:40 PM

    Quarity is job 1

  20. Posted by Debter | December 5, 2008 at 2:42 PM

    These are the same idiots who couldn’t figure out why the Chevy Nova wouldn’t sell in Mexico and South America…please don’t make me explain this.

  21. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    seth peck was a wideclops

  22. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    seth peck was a wideclops

  23. Posted by Anal_yst | December 5, 2008 at 3:40 PM

    @ Debter
    Already took the liberty, sorry? There are more examples, but I think just that one is pretty exemplar, as you seem to agree

  24. Posted by guest | December 5, 2008 at 4:35 PM

    Who is wideclops? Wideclops got Dealbreaker banned from Morgan Stanley.

  25. Posted by guest | September 16, 2009 at 10:51 PM

    I hope chevy the Heartbeat of America can turn things around I love their cars. I know a lot of people think they are a scam but they truely are the Heartbeat of America.

  26. Posted by guest | September 23, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    Heartbeat of America is considered nothing more than a scam and is worthless because Americans don’t want to buy cars made in America anymore. Sad but true. If the win back the true Heartbeat of America they everyone would stop thinking of them as a scam.

  27. Posted by guest | September 25, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    The Chevy will always be the Heartbeat of America. GM makes great cars and calling the HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA a scam is just COO COO.

  28. Posted by guest | September 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    Chevy is not the Heartbeat of America they are a complete scam.

  29. Posted by guest | September 28, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    GM will cost the tax payer’s millions and that what has got everyone so crazy. When you think of that who cares about some silly jingle. This is real man and it,s big corporate BS that brings this country down.

  30. Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Obama is the Heartbeat of America. The only politician who is not a scam.
    If You Have Health Insurance, the Obama Plan:
    * Ends discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions.
    * Limits premium discrimination based on gender and age.
    * Prevents insurance companies from dropping coverage when people are sick and need it most.
    * Caps out-of-pocket expenses so people don�t go broke when they get sick.
    * Eliminates extra charges for preventive care like mammograms, flu shots and diabetes tests to improve health and save money.
    * Protects Medicare for seniors.
    * Eliminates the �donut-hole� gap in coverage for prescription drugs.

  31. Posted by Barbara | October 5, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Thanks for the Obama health care info. He is awesome. I am so glad we got rid of Bush the scam artist who ruined our country. Obama is the Heartbeat of America.

  32. Posted by KOI | October 6, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    In regards to the GM (Giant Moron) comment that they have assets for collateral to secure a bail out. This scam is hog wash. We are going to basically pay a bunch of CEO’s a fortune from our tax dollars to run a company into the ground again and again and again and again.

  33. Posted by Josh | October 8, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    I am so sick of hearing about the whole Heartbeat of America scam. I say let the sink and put are money into making Hybrids not Hummers.

  34. Posted by BO | October 9, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Obama is the Heartbeat of America
    If You Don’t Have Insurance, the Obama Plan:
    * Creates a new insurance marketplace — the Exchange — that allows people without insurance and small businesses to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive prices.
    * Provides new tax credits to help people buy insurance.
    * Provides small businesses tax credits and affordable options for covering employees.
    * Offers a public health insurance option to provide the uninsured and those who can’t find affordable coverage with a real choice.
    * Immediately offers new, low-cost coverage through a national “high risk” pool to protect people with preexisting conditions from financial ruin until the new Exchange is created.

  35. Posted by Lola | October 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Obama the Heartbeat of America not a scam.
    Obama is the Heartbeat of America.
    The only politician who is not a scam.
    If You Don’t Have Insurance, the Obama Health Care Plan:
    * Creates a new insurance marketplace — the Exchange — that allows people without insurance and small businesses to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive prices.
    * Provides new tax credits to help people buy insurance.
    * Provides small businesses tax credits and affordable options for covering employees.
    * Offers a public health insurance option to provide the uninsured and those who can’t find affordable coverage with a real choice.
    * Immediately offers new, low-cost coverage through a national “high risk” pool to protect people with preexisting conditions from financial ruin until the new Exchange is created.

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