WTF?

In a fit of what New York Congressman Gary Ackerman called “delicious irony,” the CEOs of Ford, Chrysler and GM flew their private jets to Washington DC to plead for a bailout for the struggling auto makers.

This is like panhandling on the street with Waterford Crystal. Seriously, are these guys that clueless? The following are statements from company spokespeople:

GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson: “Making a big to-do about this when issues vital to the jobs of millions of Americans are being discussed in Washington is diverting attention away from a critical debate that will determine the future health of the auto industry and the American economy.”

Chrysler spokeswoman Lori McTavish: “While always being mindful of company costs, all business travel requires the highest standard of safety for all employees.”

You can have your trained monkeys make pre-written excuses all you want, but it’s clear that you have absolutely no regard for anyone whatsoever. A private jet is the only way to secure high standard of safety? Really? You’re CEOs of car companies, not sports stars or musicians; no one will recognize you or care that you’re on the plane, unless you deliberately call attention to yourself. There’s absolutely no justification for not taking a commercial flight like a normal person. Case and point, these are not normal people. They probably don’t even see how this is even an issue. They’ve lost all of their human attributes except for greed and self-interest which are the sole things that drive them.

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