Farago on Al Jazeera: Inside Story – General Motors Bankruptcy – 02 June 09

Robert, nice to see you, but I have a question to you, and even don`t dare not to answer. How come that mostly only manufacturing companies die, and always those that manufacture precision movements, whether it is electronics industry, wristwatch industry, trains, trucks, you name it, industrial robots,etc. You stated that the top echelon and mismanagement are to blame, how come that coincidentally all other companies that manufacture things that don`t need to be assembled or precisely stamped, never die or file for chapter 11. Why Colgate or Tupperware has never had problems, but Harley Davidson, Kodak, Motorola, Boeing, Gm, Hamilton,Zenith, IBM, Chrysler, Polaroid, Vivitar, Elgin, Cincinnatti Milacron, Lewis&Giddings, you name it, all the companies that deal with building mechanisms, somehow attract bad managaement? Why McDonald`s that doesn`t make a single part that would need a precision assembly somehow attracts brilliant managers, but Dana, Delphi or Visteon, or harman -Kardon or Whirlpool never does? IS it really just management? Is it really management that orders engineers to create Whirlpool microwaves with huge wobbly buttons and hugely misaligned panels? Are those CEOs that prohibited Kodak to create a single mirror camera ? Did they at top of headquarters demanded that Dell be using subpar, mediocre plastics for stamping assies for laptops? Who is really to blame? Once you look at the CORE OF ANY PRECISION MANUFACTURING, it is the EXPERTIZE OF ENGINEERING , that matters, and how you cherish it and guard. just by looking at score in techical sciences throughout Us, one might ask a question, is everything fine there? Once you answer that, you might realize that CEOs only get away with what they can afford............

another aspect of the true problem- Robert, go to youtube.com and type`What does job market hold for college grads?` and go to 2.31min.- 2.50, and you will understand the true facet of the cancer..............it might change your view on blaming only top fat cats.

mohammed jihad!

So that's how you look like, nothing like i expected. you sat there nailing the GM coffin with the same calm tone with which Bi Laden delivers his end of the free liver world as we know it speeches,,,, your drugy sponsored by a drug dealer quote was superb although a bit harsh to the listeners that don't know your background. to be honest i was surprised you went this far. in any case you made TTAC's point and I'm looking forward to seeing you lash out at the rest of the automotive world on Satellite TV. Say it as it always is Farrago