Lee Iococca...speaks his mind

[titan14]

I received this in an email today...

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

Just as true today as it was when his book first came out.

He was and still is, a brilliant businessman!

Often we need to be reminded of Iococca's words.

Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He's now 82 years old and has a new book, 'Where Have All The Leaders Gone?'.

Lee Iacocca Says:

'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage with this so called president? We should be screaming bloody murder! We've got a gang of tax cheating clueless leftists trying to steer our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even run a ridiculous cash-for-clunkers program without losing $26 billion of the taxpayers' money, much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'trust me the economy is getting better..'

Better? You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned, 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the Democrats out along with Obama!'

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore..

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs.. While we're fiddling in Afghanistan , Iran is completing their nuclear bombs and missiles and nobody seems to know what to do. And the liberal press is waving 'pom-poms' instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the ' America ' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you?

I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have. The Biggest 'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of leadership, with crisis being the first.)

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with thumb up your butt and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001 , we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here's where we stand.

We're immersed in a bloody war now with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. But our soldiers are dying daily.

We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the world, and it's getting worse every day!

We've lost the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs.

Gas prices are going to skyrocket again, and nobody in power has a lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem. This country has the largest oil reserves in the WORLD, and we cannot drill for it because the politicians have been bought by the flea-hugging environmentalists.

Our schools are in a complete disaster because of the teachers union.

Our borders are like sieves and they want to give all illegals amnesty and free healthcare.

The middle class is being squeezed to death every day.

These are times that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping the government will make it better for them. Now, that's just crazy.. Deal with life.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, look what Obama did about it!

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the Chicago gangsters in Congress. We didn't elect you to turn this country into a losing European Socialist state. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on NBC or CNN news will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?

Had Enough? Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope - I believe in America . In my lifetime, I've had the privilege of living through some of America 's greatest moments. I've also experienced some of our worst crises: The 'Great Depression,' 'World War II,' the 'Korean War,' the 'Kennedy Assassination,' the 'Vietnam War,' the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years since 9/11.

Make your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and care about. It's our country, folks, and it's our future. Our future is at stake!!

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LET'S GET THE MUSLIM ROOKIE OUT OF THE WHITEHOUSE!!!

[Guest Jamie]

Sounds like the old codger's pissed...

Too bad so many others aren't.

J.

[titan14]

I agree, but, I AM in the number that are pissed....even though we be few....

[Guest Jamie]

I agree, but, I AM in the number that are pissed....even though we be few....

That's the real problem... not enough people - or not enough of the right people - are pissed off.

Doesn't do much good for you, me, or anybody else to be bent out of shape if there's nothing we can actually do about the problem.

J.

[titan14]

That's the real problem... not enough people - or not enough of the right people - are pissed off.

Doesn't do much good for you, me, or anybody else to be bent out of shape if there's nothing we can actually do about the problem.

J.

Again....i agree...although it does seem that the more people I talk to...the more people are starting to get pissed. I have even talked to a few Obama voters, that are backing up now, saying, "why the hell did i vote for this guy?"

Maybe it just takes time for these people to realize the mistake they made?

Hopefully, the mistake won't be repeated.

[Guest Jamie]

Again....i agree...although it does seem that the more people I talk to...the more people are starting to get pissed. I have even talked to a few Obama voters, that are backing up now, saying, "why the hell did i vote for this guy?"

Maybe it just takes time for these people to realize the mistake they made?

Hopefully, the mistake won't be repeated.

Oh yeah, a lot of people who voted for him are starting to get steamed... mostly because they haven't seen those fat government checks showing up in their mailboxes like they expected, and because their illegal relatives are still... illegal.

J.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Treason, communism, theft. Been saying it all along. glad I'm in good company.

Iacocca was an achiever. Obama is a thug and a thief. What would you expect

from people like Iacocca? A good man.

[greenego]

That's the real problem... not enough people - or not enough of the right people - are pissed off.

Doesn't do much good for you, me, or anybody else to be bent out of shape if there's nothing we can actually do about the problem.

J.

I am tired of being pissed on by Washington. I think a lot of people are. How bad are things going to get? If there is anyone in Washington has a clue, please take one step forward.

[Mike.357]

people like us, who make our way on our own are the ones that are pissed.

The free loading masses don't want things to change.

I think there are more of them than of us.

[titan14]

people like us, who make our way on our own are the ones that are pissed.

The free loading masses don't want things to change.

I think there are more of them than of us.

It damn sure seems that way Mike, actually, i KNOW its that way....i see it every freakin day(at work)....i get more and more disgusted every time the alarm clock goes off.

Maybe it's time to change careers?...i see a restaraunt opening in my future....hopefully!

[Mike.357]

good luck with it Bill. It is a big risk and many more eateries fail than work.

Remember the old saw " location location location"

Sometimes you gotta take a risk to get ahead though.

[Guest mosinon]

There's a problem with this quote, either Lee Iacocca is freaking psychic or some web types have altered the text of a book Lee wrote to make it look like he was talking about Obama.

What this actually is a gussied excerpt from a book Lee wrote in (wait for it) 2007.

With that said, I don't have any idea what Lee Iacocca thinks about Obama....

[kb4ns]

Yeah, snopes shows that the overall idea of the letter is the same, but some folks, during forwarding, added stuff about Obama.

[Guest mosinon]

Yeah, snopes shows that the overall idea of the letter is the same, but some folks, during forwarding, added stuff about Obama.

Yeah, it's funny cause he was railing against GWB and it has been changed to an anti Obama rant. Cracks me up.

[Guest Jamie]

Doesn't much matter who he was going on about... the whole system has been FUBAR'd for so long, it doesn't really matter anymore who's in the driver's seat.

The fact remains that the only real way to fix things is to get a whole lot of the wrong people out of the positions they're in, and get the right people in their place.

The problem I'm seeing is that I don't really think there are any Right People anymore... At least none that have a chance in hell of getting elected. People just won't vote for the guy or gal that can and will do the job of fixing this mess, because that guy or gal probably won't make promises they can't keep, or blow smoke up people's asses about how fixing things isn't gonna hurt, and cause people to have to give up some things... like all the government "assistance".

In other words, until the voting public changes, I just don't think we're gonna get anything any better than what we've got, if not worse.

J.

[Guest mosinon]

In other words, until the voting public changes, I just don't think we're gonna get anything any better than what we've got, if not worse.

J.

Sadly, I agree. People want an unreasonable amount of government services for their tax dollars. I'm not talking welfare folks and so forth (small percentage of spending) I'm talking about the entitled people. The "my kid is not so smart give him special services people" cause why should they have to pay for a speech therapist or something? The "My house got flooded, it wasn't my fault so the government better pay" types. Or the folks who call 911 because they have problems with their kids, and the problem is the kid is disrespectful or something.

It chafes me badly. I mean I enjoy the road expansions going on around my house but I'm not really paying for it. Everyone else is.

[Guest mahahn]

What ever happened to Basil?

[tnhawk]

Oh yeah, a lot of people who voted for him are starting to get steamed... mostly because they haven't seen those fat government checks showing up in their mailboxes like they expected, and because their illegal relatives are still... illegal. J.

They're getting impatient, but still see the great muslim as their hope and change

[Capbyrd]

I friggin love this book. I bought it in Hardback on release date. Iacocca is my hero!