The U.S. automakers are again asking Congress for money, and public opinion thus far has been surprisingly negative about the prospect of more loans. So it really caught my ear when I heard Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm talk about the need for the loans on the NPR program Day to Day. Granholm put on a […]
PR needed here: Detroit automakers
It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that the heads of the Big Three automakers flew to Washington on three private jets to beg for $25 billion in bailout money. A sensible person would ask: is this on message? Don’t people judge you by your actions? Would it be so bad to fly commercial? At least […]
PR needed here: AIG
PR pro Shel Holtz has had it. He writes that the people running AIG are idiots. Dolts. Complete and irredeemable morons. And I agree. First, some background. In September, the Treasury promised insurance giant AIG some $85 billion in credit to keep the company afloat. In October, AIG got another $38 billion. By Monday, that may increase […]