As a follow-up the the Jeep thread that resulted in Chrysler pulling their add and issuing an apology, I thought the following might be of interest.

CNN Headline News did a short news listing regarding auto makers contributions to the relief and recovery efforts in New York and Washington. Findings...

1. Ford, $1 million

2. GM, $2 million

3. Diamler Chrysler, $10 million (Jeep?)

4. Harley Davidson, $1 million and 30 new biles to NYPD

5. Volkswagen, $2 million

6. Hyundai, $300,000

7. Audi, nothing

8. BMW, nothing

9. Daewoo, nothing

10. Fiat, nothing

11. Honda, nothing (second best sales month ever in August 2001

12. Isuzu, nothing

13. Mitsubishi, nothing

14. Nissan, nothing

15. Porche, nothing (condolences on website)

16. Subaru, nothing

17. Suzuke, Nothing

18. Toyota, nothing (condolences on website)

OK, lets be fair here. If we're gonna' screw Chrysler (I guess one aw shit erases 10 million atta' boys!) then we aught to hold those auto makers feet to the fire who take billions of dollars out of this country but decided that only condolences or not even that was appropriate after the terrorist attack on 911. Guess my new SUV won't be made across the pacific, or in the US of A with my dollars going back there.

Okay if you want to play that game, how much did GM or Ford or Chrysler donate to the victims of the Japan subway gas attacks by terrorists? Or how much did they give to the African victims of the American Embassy bombings? How about the victims of terrorism in Israel? How about the victims of the IRA? How much did Ford donate to the victims of the holocaust? How much did GM give to the families of the people killed and tortured in Kuwait when Iraq invaded? I can go on and on.

Give it a rest.

Yep, you probably could go on and on...

Don't know how you made that quantum leap from 911 to your references (thought we were talking about auto mfgrs. here. The twist in the argument sounds a little Clintonesque.)- but I do know that the US is putting a hell'uve lot more into most of those countries in terms of foreign aid - runs into the BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - than our corporations gave to the cause after 911, but then that isn't the issue here.

Phew, wore me out. Think I will rest now, maybe take a snooze.

Have a good day...Zzzzzz

Well, I guess I thought you were trying to make a point that GM, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler contributed to the 911 fund and the imports didn't. My mistake. Your post was very simular to one on another board.

I still don't agree with Chrysler making a marketing campaign on the backs of hunters. I realize it was done 'tongue in cheek' but they picked the wrong cheeks! It is hard enough to enjoy this sport already with all the anti's out there....I don't need to see ads on TV poking fun at it. But don't worry Glenn, I would never have purchased a damn Jeep anyway. Nothing has changed.

Eagle Eye: Never thought you were a Jeep guy from the git-go.

Just lined up a great smoke-pipe white tail hunt in Oklahoma come Oct. That, and other planned fall related stuff will relieve some of the cabin fever frustrations of the winter months.

Killed a bunny yesterday - that helped! A few sips of Famous Grouse, a viewing of Ruark's "On Safari," and I'll mellow out into a pretty neat evening. And, there's a Jeep in my future.

Now, think positive...glenn

I am thinking positive....Toyota all the way for me.

By the way, I read on another board that Toyota matched their employees contributions of $900,000 and donated then doubled it for a $1.8 Million to the 911 Relief fund.

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WRONG about BMW.

They donated $1 million and 10 X5 SAVs to the American Red Cross (general fund), and donated 100 motorcycles to NYPD.

But it is all business and politics with these car companies. The foreign firms do a tremendous anount of sales to Muslim countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia. To overtly donate money in support of the United States would offend the number of radical Muslims that hate the USA and support those that would attack us.

Looks like the US press is doing another job on the people then, doesn't it.

Amen on the Toyotas. If not for them, we would still be getting a 12 month or 12,000 mile, limited warrenty on these union made pieces of organic fertilizer from Detroit.