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       As a retired UAW worker, I have been slammed, called every name in the book and all because I worked my entire life for FORD MOTOR Co., and I have no Regrets. I have tried to bring truth and facts to a lot of people, but no one wants the truth. Ford does not want a Loan, or at least not now. The UAW, has NEVER asked for a Bail Out! If you listen to Fox and all of the Media and the Lying Financial Experts, you get a sack of Lies that are not Facts, and I wonder why.

   Japan, for the past fifteen years have Bailed Out their Auto makers and not one time have you been told that. What about their Legacy Programs in Japan? Before you point, ask what their CEO'S  and Retired workers receive. What about their Health care? Have any of you taken the time to investigate any of the facts? No. You all believe what you hear and read. I wonder who will be he next group of scapegoats for this financial mess. remember, it started on Wall Street, and has ended up on the backs of the Blue Collar  workers or the UAW. I have a letter that I would like you to read. I did not write this and it can be traced to the paper in Elkins. These are TRUTHS and FACTS the Media don't tell you and me.  Why is that? Why is the Media so stuck on our Benefits and Wages? Do any of us know what they make, their Benefits and Contracts? Are you're wages and Benefits brought  out for Public display. You all worry about what we have as Retired Auto Makers, yet the People in Washington, who holds our Life in their hands, have a Contract that is more Lucrative and even includes their Spouse, one we never Voted on.  Find out about all of their" Work  Benefits" and the Media Elites.

  I know this is long, I don't know any way to shorten it, and would you Read this letter  written by a Ford Dealer?

    Attached is a well written "Letter to the Editor" from Elkins Fordland (a Ford dealership owner). Very well  written!~!~!~!~! 



Editor: 
 
As I watch the coverage of the fate of the U.S. auto industry, one alarming and frustrating fact hits me right between the eyes. The fate of our nation's economic survival is in the hands of some congressmen who are completely out of touch and act without knowledge of an industry that affects almost every person in our nation. The same lack of knowledge is shared with many journalists whom are irresponsible when influencing the opinion of millions of viewers. 

Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has doomed the industry, calling it a dinosaur. No Mr. Shelby, you are the dinosaur, with ideas stuck in the '70s, '80s and '90s. You and the uninformed journalist and senators that hold onto myths that are not relevant in today's world. 

When you say that the Big Three build vehicles nobody wants to buy, you must have overlooked that GM outsold Toyota by about 1.2 million vehicles in the U.S. and Ford outsold Honda by 850,000 and Nissan by 1.2 million in the U.S. GM was the world's No. 1 automaker beating Toyota by 3,000 units. 
 
When you claim inferior quality comes from the Big Three, did you realize that Chevy makes the Malibu and Ford makes the Fusion that were both rated over the Camry and Accord by J.D. Power independent survey on initial quality? Did you bother to read the Consumer Report that rated Ford on par with good Japanese automakers. 

Did you realize Big Three's gas guzzlers include the 33 mpg Malibu that beats the Accord. And for '09 Ford introduces the Hybrid Fusion whose 39 mpg is the best mid size, beating the Camry Hybrid. Ford's Focus beats the Corolla and Chevy's Cobalt beats the Civic. 

When you ask how many times are we going to bail them out you must be referring to 1980. The only Big Three bailout was Chrysler, who paid back $1 billion, plus interest. GM and Ford have never received government aid. 

When you criticize the Big Three for building so many pickups, surely you've noticed the attempts Toyota and Nissan have made spending billions to try to get a piece of that pie. Perhaps it bothers you that for 31 straight years Ford's F-Series has been the best selling vehicle. Ford and GM have dominated this market and when you see the new '09 F-150 you'll agree this won't change soon. 
 
Did you realize that both GM and Ford offer more hybrid models than Nissan or Honda. Between 2005 and 2007, Ford alone has invested more than $22 billion in research and development of technologies such as Eco Boost, flex fuel, clean diesel, hybrids, plug in hybrids and hydrogen cars. 

It's 2008 and the quality of the vehicles coming out of Detroit are once again the best in the world. 

Perhaps Sen. Shelby isn't really that blind. Maybe he realizes the quality shift to American. Maybe it's the fact that his state of Alabama has given so much to land factories from Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes Benz that he is more concerned about their continued growth than he is about the people of our country. Sen. Shelby's disdain for "government subsidies" is very hypocritical. In the early '90s he was the driving force behind a $253 million incentive package to Mercedes. Plus, Alabama agreed to purchase 2,500 vehicles from Mercedes. While the bridge loan the Big Three is requesting will be paid back, Alabama 's $180,000-plus per job was pure incentive. Sen. Shelby, not only are you out of touch, you are a self-serving hypocrite, who is prepared to ruin our nation because of lack of knowledge and lack of due diligence in making your opinions and decisions. 

After 9/11, the Detroit Three and Harley Davidson gave $40 million-plus emergency vehicles to the recovery efforts. What was given to the 9/11 relief effort by the Asian and European Auto Manufactures? $0 Nada. Zip! 

We live in a world of free trade, world economy and we have not been able to produce products as cost efficiently. While the governments of other auto producing nations subsidize their automakers, our government may be ready to force its demise. While our automakers have paid union wages, benefits and legacy debt, our Asian competitors employ cheap labor. We are at an extreme disadvantage in production cost. Although many UAW concessions begin in 2010, many lawmakers think it's not enough. 

Some point the blame to corporate management. I would like to speak of Ford Motor Co. The company has streamlined by reducing our workforce by 51,000 since 2005, closing 17 plants and cutting expenses. Product and future product is excellent and the company is focused on one Ford. This is a company poised for success. Ford product quality and corporate management have improved light years since the nightmare of Jacques Nasser. Thank you Alan Mulally and the best auto company management team in the business. 

The financial collapse caused by the secondary mortgage fiasco and the greed of Wall Street has led to a $700 billion bailout of the industry that created the problem. AIG spent nearly $1 million on three company excursions to lavish resorts and hunting destinations. Paulson is saying no to $250 billion foreclosure relief and the whole thing is a mess. So when the Big Three ask for 4 percent of that of the $700 billion, $25 billion to save the country's largest industry, there is obviously oppositions. But does it make sense to reward the culprits of the problem with $700 billion unconditionally, and ignore the victims? 

As a Ford dealer, I feel our portion of the $25 billion will never be touched and is not necessary. Ford currently has $29 billion of liquidity. However, the effect of a bankruptcy by GM will hurt the suppliers we all do business with. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy by any manufacture would cost retirees their health care and retirements. Chances are GM would recover from Chapter 11 with a better business plan with much less expense. So who foots the bill if GM or all three go Chapter 11? All that extra health care, unemployment, loss of tax base and some forgiven debt goes back to the taxpayer, us. With no chance of repayment, this would be much worse than a loan with the intent of repayment. 
 
So while it is debatable whether a loan or Chapter 11 is better for the Big Three, a $25 billion loan is definitely better for the taxpayers and the economy of our country. 
 
So I'll end where I began on the quality of the products of Detroit . Before you, Mr. or Ms. Journalist continue to misinform the American public and turn them against one of the great industries that helped build this nation, I must ask you one question. Before you, Mr. or Madam Congressman vote to end health care and retirement benefits for 1 million retirees, eliminate 2.5 million of our nation's jobs, lose the technology that will lead us in the future and create an economic disaster including hundreds of billions of tax dollars lost, I ask this question not in the rhetorical sense. I ask it in the sincere, literal way. *Can you tell me, have you driven a Ford lately?* 
 
 Jim Jackson 
 Elkins

 The Senator from Tennessee, Bob Corker has an agenda also. You have seen him on the News everyday, slamming the Big Three and the UAW. Why? His state has given in excess of eight hundred million to foreign auto makers plus tax abatements plus who knows what else, to Benefit his State, a fact he does not disclose. Why. 

The Press and more importantly, the Media has not given this Air time and as important as it is to all of us, I wonder why. Each American with a portion of a Brain, knows how the United Nations feels towards us if they pay any attention, they find that the Aid from the United States to foreign Countries go unobserved when it comes time for voting. They overwhelmingly Vote against the United States! We know how the Oil for Food scandal lined the pockets of the Leader of the U.N. and his son, with no help or food for those in need. Now, we learn that a Senator, running for President of our Nation, wants us, the TAX PAYERS to give our Tax Dollars every year to this terrible Organization. If you do any searching on who really funds the U.N., you will find that the American Tax Payers fund the Largest part of it. Here is where Obama"s Act comes in. Please read this.

The United States Senate may vote any day on the stealth imposition of what could amount to an $845 BILLION United Nations style global tax on American citizens?

It's called the Global Poverty Act (S.2433), and it is being sponsored by none other than Senator Barack Obama.

According to some conservative sources, this disastrous legislation could eventually force U.S. taxpayers to fork over as much as 0.7 percent of the nation's Gross Domestic Product -- or $845,000,000,000.00 -- on welfare to third-world countries.

Here's what Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of Eagle Forum, recently wrote:

"Obama's costly, dangerous and altogether bad bill (S. 2433), which could come up in the Senate any day, is called the Global Poverty Act. It would commit U.S. taxpayers to spend 0.7 percent of our Gross Domestic Product on foreign handouts..." [Emphasis Mine]

Time is of the essence because Senator Joe Biden, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just issued a report on the Global Poverty Act and it was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on Thursday the 24th.

That means that time is of the essence as this potentially massive surrender of your hard-earned tax dollars to the third world may be close to a vote.

That's why we must act now... BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

Use the hyperlink below to send your urgent and personalized Blast Fax messages to President George W. Bush and each Member of the Republican Leadership of the United States Senate.

Let them know in no uncertain terms that you are watching and you will not tolerate massive United Nations style giveaways that are passed in the dark of night -- or in broad daylight for that matter. Tell them that putting us on the road to give billions to petty tyrants and dictators is NOT a solution to poverty.

This bill can come up for a vote at any time.  Demand that our conservative legislators do whatever it takes -- a filibuster if necessary -- to stop this bill dead in its tracks.

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Yesterday, I posted an article on this Blog that was a total fabrication by the Girl. I had read and received information about the incident, and finally thought it to be true! The reason for this was the time it took for the other Girls beating to come to light. This is my mistake, so i am sorry for the article. This Morning another reported beating in the Bronx.

Friends of ALIPAC,

We are pulling the numerous articles about the little girl Melanie Bowers and her claim of assaults and threats by illegal alien supporting students at Athens High School.

We are also pulling the youtube news report video from our account.

In their place, we do plan to put the article that just came out in the last hour up and notify all of our supporters about this.

Authorities are charging her with filing a false police report. Her family has acknowledged the charges are appropriate according to KLTV 7 news which originally broke the story along with several newspapers.

ALIPAC cited three official news sources in our report to you. For the first time in our 3.5 years of operation we must issue a retraction because of new information we have just received.

You can read the full details below. Please forward this to anyone you contacted about the story.


Athens School 'Attack' Proven To Be False, Girl To Be Charged
http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=8142322


The ALIPAC Team
www.alipac.us

Everyone is screaming mad about the beating we viewed on the news. It is awful. My question, and your's should be, why don't they report on all of the beatings going on? I know why. take time to see this, and answer the question.

         This story is emerging from Athens Texas where 13 year old Melanie Bowers was choked and had her face slammed into a brick wall for bringing in a class assignment that read "If you love your nation, stop illegal immigration"

She was surrounded by a mob of Latino students that either were illegal aliens, in illegal alien families, or supportive of illegal immigration and attacked.

The attackers also threatened to drag her into the bathroom, rape her, and stab her to death.

If you are relying on the Associated Press out of Dallas, TX to feed this news to you across the nation, they describe the incident as a "scuffle" where "Verbal insults" were used.

ALIPAC will be demanding that the school suspends all students involved in this attack, that local police file charges against all involved in the attack, and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement determine the legal status of the assailants and their parental guardians in order to enforce immigration laws applicable to any involved.

This is the United States of America. This is not Mexico. In our nation, we do not use terror tactics to suppress free speech and violate the civil rights of American citizens by attacking children as a mob!

You can help us by taking action.

Please use the FORWARD feature at the bottom of this email to distribute this news.

Please review the news articles, including the biased Associated Press article.

Please watch the news coverage, vote five stars, make a comment (No foul language or violent posts allowed) and ad this video to your favorites to help ALIPAC spread the word and demand justice!

News Reports
American child assaulted and threatened with rape and murder by illegal aliens
http://www.alipac.us/article-3090-thread-1-0.html

VIDEO
Illegal Aliens Assault & Threaten to Rape & Murder child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyieUFAaic