Comments on: The Fix Is In: Toyota To Get Kangaroo Court http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/ Plausibly Undeniable Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:57:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Frank R http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10067 Frank R Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:46:49 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10067 Anyone who refuses to attend their own evisceration in front of Congress will be vilified by the pompous politicians from their bully pulpit. The dutiful and compliant media will report these rantings every on each news broadcast and every 10 minutes on the "news" channels. On the latter the story will also be magnified and examined in excruciating detail by the talking heads who will also predict the demise, in which they will participate, of the misguided rebel who defied the mighty. Anyone who refuses to attend their own evisceration in front of Congress will be vilified by the pompous politicians from their bully pulpit. The dutiful and compliant media will report these rantings every on each news broadcast and every 10 minutes on the “news” channels. On the latter the story will also be magnified and examined in excruciating detail by the talking heads who will also predict the demise, in which they will participate, of the misguided rebel who defied the mighty.

]]> By: TDay http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10063 TDay Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:47:12 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10063 I have perhaps a stupid question, but nonetheless I don't know the answer. Since Congress is not under the Judicial branch, what is the penalty if somebody simply refused to show up for one of these kabuki dances? There isn't actually a ruling or quantifiable outcome resulting from a Congressional Hearing is there? Say for instance Howard Hughes, Preston Tucker, Mark McGwire, or Akio Toyoda simply said "no, I won't be attending your grandstanding charade. Thank you very much." I have perhaps a stupid question, but nonetheless I don’t know the answer.

Since Congress is not under the Judicial branch, what is the penalty if somebody simply refused to show up for one of these kabuki dances? There isn’t actually a ruling or quantifiable outcome resulting from a Congressional Hearing is there?

Say for instance Howard Hughes, Preston Tucker, Mark McGwire, or Akio Toyoda simply said “no, I won’t be attending your grandstanding charade. Thank you very much.”

]]> By: Frank R http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10059 Frank R Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:42:07 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10059 The only ones you've left out are the sharks circling for their pound of cash engorged flesh, the trial lawyers; yet another group to whom the politicians are beholden. As a long time Toyota customer, I'm disgusted by this spectacle. In all that I've read, I can find little that Toyota did wrong, other than not falling on a sword in public. No one wants to blame the victims for the sudden acceleration, but the cause is more than likely driver error. Holman Jenkins had a nice piece on this in the WSJ this morning. The only ones you’ve left out are the sharks circling for their pound of cash engorged flesh, the trial lawyers; yet another group to whom the politicians are beholden.

As a long time Toyota customer, I’m disgusted by this spectacle. In all that I’ve read, I can find little that Toyota did wrong, other than not falling on a sword in public. No one wants to blame the victims for the sudden acceleration, but the cause is more than likely driver error. Holman Jenkins had a nice piece on this in the WSJ this morning.

]]> By: Peterk http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10058 Peterk Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:42:56 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10058 watched the Stalinistic Show Trial today. The Generalissimo would have been proud. for some backstory on some of the "witnesses" today read this blog post from Hotair.com http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/23/begun-the-toyota-war-has/ watched the Stalinistic Show Trial today. The Generalissimo would have been proud. for some backstory on some of the “witnesses” today read this blog post from Hotair.com

http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/23/begun-the-toyota-war-has/

]]> By: John Jay Myers http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10057 John Jay Myers Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:26:31 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10057 I will try to keep this short (lately I have been long winded on this blog). You have nailed this, I saw this coming from a mile away. Great job. I will try to keep this short (lately I have been long winded on this blog). You have nailed this, I saw this coming from a mile away.
Great job.

]]> By: Of Course http://www.treygarrison.com/2010/02/the-fix-is-in-toyota-to-get-kangaroo-court/comment-page-1/#comment-10056 Of Course Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:36:25 +0000 http://www.treygarrison.com/?p=2740#comment-10056 Not only does Toyota find itself in competition with Government Motors, it's also made the mistake of running non-UAW plants with Democrats controlling the Legislative and Executive. Whoops! Will Toyota strike a deal with the UAW, potentially including opening plants in union-friendly states? It seems unlikely. Will Toyota give up on the US market? Also unlikely. Maybe Toyota will just get used to paying much larger "campaign contributions" to avoid being harassed as long as the Democrats are in power. Not only does Toyota find itself in competition with Government Motors, it’s also made the mistake of running non-UAW plants with Democrats controlling the Legislative and Executive. Whoops!

Will Toyota strike a deal with the UAW, potentially including opening plants in union-friendly states? It seems unlikely. Will Toyota give up on the US market? Also unlikely. Maybe Toyota will just get used to paying much larger “campaign contributions” to avoid being harassed as long as the Democrats are in power.

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