Good article by Ed Cobb.
I mostly like the part about the Charger ;-) Enjoy.
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BTW, I am not racist. I support individual excellence in whatever skin
color. I am not for quotas or for group entitlement, but I am for
individuals seizing opportunities and earning what they get. I believe
just as Rev. Dr Martin Luther King did, that "a person should be judged
by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin".
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Boycott Ford
by Ed Cobb
When CEOs talk, managers listen. When CEOs at Fortune 500
companies say "Jump!" managers ask "How high?" When Jacques "Jack the
Knife" Nasser, the CEO at Ford, says "Diversity!" managers say "Fire
the old
white guys!" And 33 old white guys who believe they were fired by Ford
for the
twin crimes of whiteness and manhood are mad as hell and they are not
going
to take it anymore. Free the FoMoCo 33!
The old white guys in question range between 41 and 61 years
old. Sounds like me and my golfing buddies. All worked for the Ford
Motor
Company for somewhere between 11 and 36 years. Their common story
includes excellent performance ratings throughout their careers. Those
ratings
began to change when Jac Nasser took over in 1998 and commenced his
diversity jihad. Boycott Ford.
While looking into this story I learned some things about
Nasser. He tends to refer to the Ford Motor Company as FoMoCo. Really,
no
kidding. FoMoCo. It has a condescending, faux hiphop ring to it that
probably
appeals to people with no clue. He also appears to love his nickname,
"The Knife." It
is his street name for when he is gettin down in the MBA hood; proves
how tough he
is.
Guys who want to be called by tough guy nicknames,
especially guys in suits, tend to have other issues but thats not my
main point here.
Anyway, think of him as "The Knife," anti-whit lord of the FoMoCo Clan
and
all around bad person. And he is dissin me and my old white boys, big
time.
The 33 former Ford managers (Free the FoMoCo 33!) say they
were sacrificed on the altar of PC. It seems their performance ratings
all took
the same sudden and mysterious turn for the worse after Jacs Jihad
began. You
see, executives have their bonuses and their own continued employment
tied to the
achievement of "diversity goals." (Collectivist code word alert!) By a
happy accident, their subsequent firings made room for promotions among
the
companys minority and female employees. Lucky break, that. Lucky unless,
of
course, you are a 50ish white man who has paid his dues, worked hard,
and done
a good job and who can no longer support his family for the PC crime of
success while white.
We have become accustomed to the code words of the
totalitarian left. "Bipartisan" means do it my way or Ill demagogue you
in the
media. "Risky scheme" means let me spend your money. "Mean spirited"
means
someone is rational rather than emotional. "For the children" means
watch out, Bill of Rights, here we come again. "Harassment" means
whatever she
wants it to mean. And "diversity" means fewer whites. George Orwell was
probably the visionary genius of the 20th Century and he nailed the
totalitarians and their use of language before we ever heard of PC.
During their diversity, training seminars for top executives
one of the lowlights is a videotaped message from Knife Nasser. During
that address
he says, "I do not like the sea of white faces in the audience and
FoMoCo (See,
I told you. He actually says FoMoCo!) must ensure that in the future the
company reflects the broad spectrum of Fords customers." Boycott Ford.
Color balance might be a great way to choose a tie and equal
representation of the sexes is a good idea if you are planning a dinner
party
but they strike me as singularly poor reasons to hire an engineer. But
they are
great reasons never to buy another car from these people. Boycott Ford.
If he
doesnt like to see a sea of white faces why should we inflict one on him
at his
dealerships? Those Ford dealerships are another excellent reason to
boycott their
vehicles but thats another story. As for me, my face is white, my money
is
green, and my car is ABF - anything but Ford. Boycott Ford.
Add to that the fact that you will be buying a car designed
and engineered by someone chosen for his job based on some attribute
other
than his mathematical aptitude and mechanical reasoning ability. You
think Ford
transmissions are bad now? Boycott Ford.
Lord Nasser has a strategic plan called "Equitable
Representation - Vision Objective." It outlines a drive to reduce the
number of
white males in various levels of management by anywhere from 17% to 34%
between now
and 2007. Boycott Ford. As David Murphy, the VP of Human Resources,
says, "You arent going to do that by pleasing everybody, by having some
kind
of consensus." Or as another great HR guy cut from the same cloth once
said, "You
cant make an omelet without breaking some eggs." That was Lenin. Hed fit
right in at FoMoCo. Boycott Ford.
In the race toward their evil, phony diversity goals why
should they stop at race and gender? The idea is to reflect "the broad
spectrum of
Fords customers," right? FoMoCo certainly has its share of stupid
customers.
Why not quotas for dopes? They would have a natural mentor in the HR VP.
Boycott Ford.
As you probably guessed, I intend to Boycott Ford. The first
car I ever bought was a 1960 Ford Galaxy. The rear right quarter panel
had
been smashed in a collision and I got it for $100 as an 18 year old kid
in
1970 with my first paycheck from working construction. I loved that
vehicle. It is tough
to leave old loves behind but I will never buy another Ford. Not until
Nasser
is corporate history. Not until the FoMoCo 33 receive justice. Free the
FoMoCo 33!
Not until Ford judges their employees by the content of their personnel
files and not the color of their faces. Boycott Ford.
I wont take one as a rental. I wont cheer for Mark Martin.
Sorry, Mark. I intend to root for the hit men in the Charger (Go Dodge!)
the next
time I watch "Bullitt." Sorry, Steve. And no more "Mustang Sally."
Sorry,
Mr. Pickett, but evil is evil. Boycott Ford.
Join me. Boycott Ford!
May 26, 2001
Ed Cobb [mailto:Ed_Cobb@excite.com] is a printer in Virginias Shenandoah
Valley. He is a northerner by birth, a southerner by choice, and a
Catholic by the grace of God.
Copyright 2001 LewRockwell.com
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