2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJUST IN: Republican CEO Of General Motors Makes Stunning Presidential Endorsement
I am the son of a World War II and Korean War veteran. As a young man, the men I respected most were my father and my uncles, who collectively fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, D-Day, Iwo Jima and Inchon. I came of age in the service of our nation. I never had a draft card. I entered the U.S. Naval Academy before my 18th birthday and served in the Navy for five years. My older brother volunteered as well. Simply put, it was expected. We were raised in a good Catholic home and believed in God and country. My wife of 44 years and I have sought to pass these values to our kids and grandkids.
And I have always voted for Republicans for president. Not this year.
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The compelling rationale behind this decision: leadership. A good leader must demonstrate such qualities as competence, integrity, empathy, character and temperament. Hillary Clinton has these essential qualities. Donald Trump does not.
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/10/06/just-in-republican-ceo-of-general-motors-makes-stunning-presidential-endorsement/
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Nice!
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)or do I was told as a kid
Cakes488
(874 posts)I've obviously been wrong.
randome
(34,845 posts)Following this line of degradation, who is next? Who could be worse than Trump?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]
is who could be worse.
Trump is an evil clown. Cruz is just plain evil.
Saviolo
(3,283 posts)Oh, sorry, that happens every time I think about Ted Cruz. Weird, huh?
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]
Nay
(12,051 posts)The people he works with seem to hate him, but he has the cunning and the brains to ameliorate that somewhat in 4 years. Who knows. The Pub Party has run off any normal conservatives; who exactly are they grooming to run in 2020? One of the child-snatching clowns? They better start now to cultivate some normal pols to be their candidates, if they have any left. And they can't be 97 years old, either.
calimary
(81,461 posts)He's a homophobe of the first order, and most likely to impose his own narrow concept of Christian Sharia Law on us all, and is hellbent on making sure women can't control their own reproductive health. He already tried the MY-religion-trumps-your-rights thing in Indiana and very well might have ruined his chances for any upward movement in his career because of the damage and horribly negative publicity he earned for his state. No wonder he accepted Trump's invitation - it was a life raft for what's left of his political career. And for some reason, just viscerally, he strikes me as phony-as-hell.
And DO NOT forget John Kasich. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing. And he's biding his time, for sure.
K&FR
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)BlueWarrior
(94 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)That's why Hillary is WINNING!
AmericanMan1958
(520 posts)I am amazed how much of management is vote Democratic.
Trump is not popular in my work place.
Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)there is no there there in his "policies."
AmericanMan1958
(520 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)I wish she hadn't said it, but the "basket of deplorables" comment really does point fingers at the Drumpf supporters!
Where ARE his supporters - and who wants to be there with them!
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)now, I am very pleased. She had to say it.
My brother (Orange Menace supporter): I guess I am a deplorable. *sarcastic*
Me: You are not deplorable, you are my brother. I think she underestimated the number though. I think it's closer to 75 to 80% are deplorable. You are in the 20 to 25% - so, you have that going for you.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)AmericanMan1958
(520 posts)Mme. Defarge
(8,042 posts)Republican patriots who put our country before partisanship. It restores my faith in what it truly means to be an American and gives me hope.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)When he had the opportunity to serve his country he got deferments. Then he ran his businesses and those of other small business owners into the ground by not paying for services rendered. He also has been accusing Ford or GM of moving jobs to Mexico when they have said that they have spoken to him on on at least two occasions to tell him where he is wrong and he still keeps saying the same things at his rallies. At the same time he and Ivanka makes products in at least 8 foreign countries. Their hypocrisy is matched only by their stupidity.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)+1
bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)Totally comprehensive in analysis of Trump.
Hillary is beginning to shine.
Shoalbiz
(36 posts)This was almost two months ago. It was great but c'mon, "just in?"
Silent3
(15,265 posts)Shoalbiz
(36 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Coverage is scaled back. I see this as a BFD.
elmac
(4,642 posts)That a Democrat bailed out his company while republicans wanted him to crash and burn.
MyOwnPeace
(16,937 posts)and aren't we thankful that the Dems did!
When the time came to stand together, Democrats were ready.
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)Romney had said let the auto industry go bankrupt.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)sure Republicans. Always for jobs.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)I would not vote for him.
Beowulf42
(205 posts)Is there anyone left in America who hasn't endorsed Hillary?
Saviolo
(3,283 posts)Who endorsed Trump probably because they figure they'll make out well under an authoritarian.
Yay for sweeping police state powers!
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/trump-fraternal-order-of-police-endorsement-228296
brewens
(13,620 posts)JeaneRaye
(402 posts)It's great that Daniel Akerson is now voting Democrat, however, I take issue with his whole justification for having voted Republican all his life. He basically says in that whole spiel that he has voted this way because of the service he and his family served in the armed forces and his good "catholic home that believed in God and country." He further states that he " came of age in the service of our nation."
My father also served in the Navy during the Korean War. Service of our country could also include things like the Peace Corp, which I believe was started during the JFK presidency. I don't see how believing in "God and country" should automatically make a person vote Republican all their life. By that reasoning, those of us who vote Democrat, and have, all of our lives, makes us what? Not for "God and country"? We weren't raised by parents who "passed these values to their children"?
Good for Daniel Akerson. I hope more of people like him vote Democrat, but his reasoning sucks!
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)Pretty much what I was taught to believe.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)trixie
(867 posts)He has been on the rant against statements by Trump.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,144 posts)Not sure what that says....
lame54
(35,321 posts)I have not watched any of the debates, nor do I intend to. Trump has about as much chance of winning as I do. Hillary will win in the biggest landslide this country has ever seen. Relax, and take time to smell the roses.
calimary
(81,461 posts)Sounds good to me! Well, everything except the "relax" part. I kinda doubt we can afford to do that. Complacency will kill this. I too think she's gonna win. But I don't want to leave anything to chance!
Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Greg Gardner, Detroit Free Press
June 23, 2016
Former General Motors CEO Dan Akerson is among 50 business leaders who endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today.
Akerson is the only auto-related executive on the list, which does not include his successor, current GM CEO Mary Barra.
The list does include Warren Buffett, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet (Google); Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook; Ted Leonsis, founder and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards; Magic Johnson, CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises; Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, and John Doerr, partner of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, and Byers, a venture capital firm in the technology community.
Since my time at the Naval Academy and service in the Navy, I have consistently voted for Republicans for president," Akerson said in a statement. "Serving as the leader of the free world requires effective leadership, sound judgment, a steady hand and most importantly, the temperament to deal with crises large and small.
"Donald Trump lacks each of these characteristics. Hillary Clinton has the experience and judgment to serve as an effective commander-in-chief.
A former telecommunications executive and integral partner of the Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm based in Washington, D.C., Akerson was nominated to GM's board of directors by the Obama administration's Auto Task Force in the wake of GM's 2009 Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/2016/06/23/former-general-motors-ceo-akerson-endorsing-clinton/86281412/
oberliner
(58,724 posts)I wish people would stop posting crap from that BS site.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)Upthevibe
(8,071 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,462 posts)... but the criticism would apply to his parents, I suppose.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)The compelling rationale behind this decision: leadership. A good leader must demonstrate such qualities as competence, integrity, empathy, character and temperament. Hillary Clinton has these essential qualities. Donald Trump does not.
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)Portland_Anni
(164 posts)I admit it, some nights I have trouble sleeping worrying about what the race this year means to my country. I served in the 82nd ABN DIV. I can recognize Trump as a clear and present danger to us all
oberliner
(58,724 posts)They are a joke website and should be treated as such.
JudyM
(29,274 posts)weight with him.
Silent3
(15,265 posts)Not great, not smart, but not frightening like Trump. As much as I disliked Bush, I'd take another four years of Bush over Trump in a heartbeat.
Loki
(3,825 posts)I can't think of a Republican today that displays any of those traits that you ,so holier than thou 1%, like to think that you and only you have. Competence, integrity, empathy, character and temperament, what a fucking joke. You support the ones that will keep you wealthy, and that is the extent of your "concern" for this country and the rest of us. My family has served this country since the Revolutionary war. My father even spent 25 years working for GM after the war and there never was a time that he would have voted for the so called "values" that you pretend to possess. He actually lived them and voted for the Democratic ticket all his life. You can't stand that your party and the cretins that support it, nominated a boil on the ass of this country. You looked the other way, just as long as they kept putting money back into your pocket and your Republican Party became a hate-filled, bigotry machine that now makes you uncomfortable. He's yours, you own him and may his stench remain with you until you and your party are no more.
Glaisne
(517 posts)You are spot on. This endorsement proves that now the Democrats are now Republicans and the Republicans are batshit insane.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)dRumpf doesn't even have his own party's main people, who represent millions of members of the gop base, on board with his little nazi campaign.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)100% responsible for Trump since they spent decades courting the same voter base that elected him.
DK504
(3,847 posts)I am the son of a World War II"
Does he remember that FDR helped the world defeat Hitler and Mussolini when he turned every available factory into military supplies so he could help our allies before we got into the war. Truman and Eisenhower were the ones to get us out of Korea. 2 Democrats and one Republican, who acted as if he were a democrat.
ProfessorPlum
(11,276 posts)I hate the grammar of that sentence and also the way Democrat, a noun, seems to be used as an adjective and an adverb.
More right wing framing and control of language.
Glad this flag-waving authoritarian can see the obvious this year.
LisaM
(27,830 posts)If he really believes this:
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)rivegauche
(601 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)It would make sense that an automaker saved by the democratic president would then show some leniency towards his democratic successor.
Very cool nonetheless.
advertpromotion1
(1 post)I don't really think i can this time around with how things are going
catbyte
(34,447 posts)uppityperson
(115,679 posts)JPK
(653 posts)A lot of great, heroic Democrats served and died in those wars as well and served the country in government after as well. They are just as patriotic and I dare say more so because they actually believe what the Constitution and Bill of Rights say. Screw him. It took this long for him to decide after a year and a half of Trumps shit mouth? That says a lot about his mind and way of thinking. Once again covering his own ass. Fuck him and his opinion.