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UCmeNdc

(9,655 posts) Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:51 PM Oct 2012

Ford CEO Tells Fox's Cavuto: Without Auto Bailout, Entire Industry "Would Have Been In Real Trouble"

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Ford CEO Tells Fox's Cavuto: Without Auto Bailout, Entire Industry "Would Have Been In Real Trouble" (Original Post) UCmeNdc Oct 2012 OP

Good. DCBob Oct 2012 #1

Was Cavuto sweating profusely? louis-t Oct 2012 #2

Did Cavuto tell him he doesn't really understand the auto industry? Jim__ Oct 2012 #3

That's interesting, because right wingers cite Ford as not having had treestar Oct 2012 #4

ford took a really big gamble... madrchsod Oct 2012 #5

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

1. Good.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 12:51 PM

Oct 2012

I suspect even Cavuto would not argue with that.

louis-t

(24,653 posts)

2. Was Cavuto sweating profusely?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:01 PM

Oct 2012

Roger Ailes doesn't like bad news.

Jim__

(15,277 posts)

3. Did Cavuto tell him he doesn't really understand the auto industry?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:23 PM

Oct 2012

treestar

(82,383 posts)

4. That's interesting, because right wingers cite Ford as not having had

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:29 PM

Oct 2012

to be bailed out.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

5. ford took a really big gamble...

Reply to treestar (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:40 PM

Oct 2012

they mortgaged everything related to the ford name. they even mortgaged the ford family mansion. they ended up with billions in cash which needed to be paid back. if the other two would have crashed ford would have been in deep trouble.

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