the4thstooge

i sure hope you all have a nice thanksgiving and can take at least one day to reflect on what you do have rather than what you don't have.we are all in this together and we will all get out together,there is a light at the end of the tunnel,folks,and for some it may not seem like it,but there is

 For the record...
> > >
> > > Ford, Chrysler and GM's
> > contributions after 9/11
> > >
> > >
> > > An interesting commentary...You
> > might find this of
> > > interest:
> > >
> > >
> > > 'CNN Headline News did a short
> > news listing regarding Ford
> > > and GM's contributions to the
> > relief and recovery efforts in New
> > > York and Washington .
> > >
> > > The findings are as follows... ..
> > >
> > > 1. Ford- $10 million to American Red
> > Cross matching employee contributions of the same number
> > plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept. The company also offered
> > ER response team services and office space to displaced
> > government employees.
> > >
> > > 2. GM- $10 million to American Red
> > Cross matching employee
> > > contributions of the same number and
> > a fleet of vans,
> > > suv's, and trucks.
> > >
> > > 3. Daimler Chrysler- $10 million to
> > support of the children
> > > and victims of the Sept. 11 attack.
> > >
> > > 4. Harley Davidson motorcycles- $1
> > million and 30 new
> > > motorcycles to the New York Police
> > Dept.
> > >
> > > 5. Volkswagen-Employees and
> > management created a Sept 11
> > > Foundation, funded initial with $2
> > million, for the assistance of the
> > > children and victims of the WTC.
> > >
> > > 6. Hyundai- $300,000 to the American
> > Red Cross.
> > >
> > > 7. Audi-Nothing.
> > >
> > > 8. BMW-Nothing.
> > >
> > > 9. Daewoo- Nothing.
> > >
> > > 10. Fiat-Nothing.
> > >
> > > 11. Honda- Nothing despite boasting
> > of second best sales
> > > month ever in August 2001
> > >
> > > 12. Isuzu- Nothing.
> > >
> > > 13. Mitsubishi-Nothing..
> > >
> > > 14. Nissan-Nothing.
> > >
> > > 15. Porsche-Nothing. Press release
> > with condolences via the
> > > Porsche website.
> > >
> > > 16. Subaru- Nothing.
> > >
> > > 17. Suzuki- Nothing.
> > >
> > > 18. Toyota-Nothing despite claims of
> > high sales in July and
> > > August 2001. Condolences posted on
> > the website
> > >
> > > Whenever the time may be for you to
> > purchase or lease a new
> > > vehicle, keep this information in
> > mind. You might want to give
> > > more consideration to a car
> > manufactured by an American-owned
> > > and / or American based company.
> > Apart from Hyundai and
> > > Volkswagen, the foreign car
> > companies contributed nothing
> > > at all to the citizens of the United
> > States ...
> > >
> > > It's OK for these companies to
> > take money out of this
> > > country, but it is apparently not
> > acceptable to return some
> > > in a time of crisis. I believe we
> > should not forget things
> > > like this. Say thank you in a way
> > that gets their attention..
> >
> > BUY YOUR NEXT VEHICLE FROM GM, FORD OR
> > CHRYSLER.