Comments on: This Is My Grandfather, the AutoWorker

By: BowlHer Party at Blogher09

BowlHer Party at Blogher09 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:16:36 +0000

[...] you signed up yet? I just looked and I noticed that my friend Destiny (also known as Erin, QueenofSpain) has signed up. I was also happy to note that Liz from ThisFullHouse has her bowling shoes on! [...]

By: Best Reads of 2009! | White Trash Mom

Best Reads of 2009! | White Trash Mom — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:48:53 +0000

[...] is Erin funny as hell…she’s true blue to her family and her hometown. Her post on her grandfather the autoworker moved me. Destiny, you make me proud to be your [...]

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Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:19:32 +0000

[...] there’s so much sad and depressing news surrounding Ford and the auto industry. Erin from Queen of Spain Blog posted about the trouble in Detroit and her grandfather being in the auto industry. It made me [...]

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:02:31 +0000

Nicely written. Some people still appreciate our workers and their quality work.

By: Sommer-Green and Clean Mom

Sommer-Green and Clean Mom — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:07:05 +0000

Erin,

I have a simlar picture but I’m the bride and it’s my grandpa, the retired Ford Employee. A employee that invented a part that is still used but got nothing for it. An employee who worked hard to be taken care of and now could have those promises broken.

I’m a Michigan person where it’s freaking 15 degrees right now and it’s bad here.
B-A-D!

I agree with you. I have to agree for my grandfather and all his buddies that retired and gave their life to Ford. I have to agree for my cousins and family members still working for Ford. We’re an auto industry family and right now many of my family members could be in big trouble.

By: Scott Stinson

Scott Stinson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:47:43 +0000

Maybe the reason that the Public doesn’t want the Big 3 to get their bailout is because we have too many cars and too many roads. Maybe instead of manufacturing more cars and defacing our rural landscape with more highways, maybe we should make our communities more bicycle and pedestrian friendly, and put more money into putting up passenger railroad service between our cities. There’s a lot of people in the American Public besides myself who believe that America should give up having so many cars and instead have a World Class high speed rail system like the Europeans.

By: Rick Kotecki

Rick Kotecki — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:56:08 +0000

I’m all for a bridge loan to the auto companies, but with there current “plan” we will only be delaying the inevitable; another need for a loan, or not being able to re-pay the loan given in a couple years. The Unions need to understand times have changes and the high school educated auto worker can no longer make 75/100k a year, sorry but that’s the cold hard truth.

Funny, I listen to retired GM management that believes this “Bridge Lone” is a poor idea in its current form and the best thing to do is clean house, file B.R. (evil word I know) and start over.

And the Wall Street Bail Out was a joke, and I think I said that and even what would happen before the first check was even written.. They wrote 300b in checks, stop now; it’s not helping and save the rest.

And Happy Birthday, sorry no e-mails but I have been working 7 days.. (not auto related)

By: Buck

Buck — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:22:13 +0000

Unfortunately, as those of us who used to be from the South can tell you… the handouts to the foreign car makers often far outweigh this so-called “bailout.” They are given land, tax breaks, subsidies, and other incentives worth billions of dollars. This is despite the fact that the reason they build in the south is because they know politicians there won’t allow unions to get a foot hold so they can pay the workers barely more than Wal-Mart. No, the southern senators involved in this are in the pockets of foreign auto makers and that’s why they refused the bailout. It was there intention all along to give their friends from the East some help in the competition field.

By: Gretchen Adamek

Gretchen Adamek — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:37:28 +0000

What we don’t hear much about regarding Lieberman and his defiant support for McCain is the Obama endorsement. That’s right, when Lieberman was running for the senate, Obama was one of the few democratic senators to endorse him as an independent democrat. More than a slap to the party, Lieberman’s support of McCain was a pretty clear dis of Obama. That he was angry with other democrats whom he considered his friends is understandable, but in order to flip the metaphorical bird at them, he actively tried to hurt Obama’s candidacy. I find that particularly troubling.

By: Lisa Paul

Lisa Paul — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:25:46 +0000

We can’t blame Detroit’s position on “mismanagement” or “making cars no one wants to buy”. It should be noted that Sweden is giving assistance to Saab, the Japanese government has given extensive help to its automakers, and those Southern Senators who decry a Detroit bailout have given billions in tax breaks and incentives to foreign automakers to set up their non-union shops in their states. How about fair is fair and just give Detroit the help every other automaker is getting?