Comments on: Mr Mulally Goes To Washington

By: geeber

geeber — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:52:17 +0000

MattVA: I think it’s pretty obvious he already knew these things. This little speech was not for us. It was to butter up the insane egos of members of Congress.

Bingo! He’s not stupid.

What was he supposed to do – parrot various automotive websites (cheersandgears.com, blueovalnews.com, etc.) and whine about how mean those legislators, reporters and members of the Saturday Night Live cast were to him…?

THAT would have gone over well…

By: MattVA

MattVA — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:55:15 +0000

jayparry and tony-e30,
I think it’s pretty obvious he already knew these things. This little speech was not for us. It was to butter up the insane egos of members of Congress.
“Wow, Congress has it so hard. Their work is so hard, and it must be hard to have all that responsibility. They’re such great people, I just hope they’ll be able to take time from their super busy schedules to listen to little old us.”
Obvious BS to most people, but I have a feeling Congress ate it up.

By: AG

AG — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:34:29 +0000

Can his Escape Hybrid make the Detroit-DC run in less then 12 parsecs?

By: Stu Sidoti

Stu Sidoti — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:52:18 +0000

I’ve made the Detroit-DC run a few dozen times and the Ohio Turnpikes plazas now have a few Au Bon Pains and Panera Breads which ain’t toooooo bad for road-food.
As for PA…well that’s another story unless you are willing to seek out the finer restaurants in the Pittsburgh area. One very bright spot in PA is that Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Fallingwater’ house is not too far off the beaten path and worthy of a visit for art, architecture and design fans.
Once you get into MD the cuisine options improve significantly.

By: Captain Tungsten (of GM)

Captain Tungsten (of GM) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:57:07 +0000

Sounds like he stopped at one of the fine plazas on the Ohio Turnpike. More like the food court at an upscale mall than stereotypical roadside rest furburgers… However, if he waited until the PA pike…Nathan’s dogs is the highlight of the menu….

By: dwford

dwford — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:02 +0000

When asking on the phone if he was driving he said:

“We are rotating driving, but they tell me I shouldn’t talk to you while driving, so, no.”

Didn’t they pick an Escape with SYNC???

By: tony-e30

tony-e30 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:11:19 +0000

“To be able to hear firsthand the thoughts about the industry… and the labor agreements that our managements made that really hurt our competitiveness-this is real-life stuff. To hear all that over two days was the best thing that could have happened to me.”

It’s very encouraging to know that it took two days of a Congressional hearing for the CEO of the subject company to finally realize what brought him to that very same Congressional hearing.

Is there anyone else as encouraged as I am?

By: Richard Chen

Richard Chen — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:10:27 +0000

@jayparry: he has

By: jayparry

jayparry — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:50:45 +0000

Wow the fact that he has to get his ass handed to him by congress really explains how ‘out of touch’ he is to ‘not get it’. He should just read this site to ‘get it’ on a daily basis. Unbelievable.

By: Usta Bee

Usta Bee — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:39:32 +0000

Money get back.
I’m alright Jack keep your hands off my stack.
Money it’s a hit.
Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit.
I’m in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set.
And I think I need a Lear jet.

By: Verbal

Verbal — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:26:20 +0000

Check the spelling of Mulally in the headline.