Ohio Restaurant Closes One Week After Obama Mentions it in Speech
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio restaurant mentioned last week by President Barack Obama as an indirect beneficiary of the government’s Chrysler bailout will go out of business Sunday after a more than 70-year history.
Co-owner Richard Lawrence of New Chet’s Restaurant in Toledo says business has fallen victim to the economy and the workplace smoking ban approved by Ohio voters in 2006. He told The Blade newspaper of Toledo on Wednesday that auto industry cutbacks also hurt.
Lawrence says he used to deliver up to $300 in food per week to Chrysler Group LLC’s Jeep plant in Toledo, but now that’s down to about $100 worth.
Obama visited the plant on Friday and told workers that without them, who would eat at Chet’s or patronize other local businesses?
“And this plant indirectly supports hundreds of other jobs right here in Toledo,” President Obama said to hundreds of workers in Chrysler’s Wrangler plant. ”After all, without you, who‘d eat at Chet’s or Inky‘s or Rudy’s?”
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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/
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Comments (341)
LukeAppling
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:16amThis is known ibn Chicago as “the curse of Obama” he is so shallow he studies nothing and only reads teleprompters for his information.
Report Post »Remember Joe Biden during the election telling us “I get my local information from Cathy’s Diner” proudly, only to be told “Joe, Cathy’s closed 20 years ago” Joe was surprised and then couldn’t explain from whence his “information” came and was too embarrassed to tell us he has no “information”.
jharper
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:41pmVery funny and futher proof of how out of touch Washington is.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:11amFailure of Obamanomics.
Report Post »SueDinNY
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:07amCan’t blame this on Obama. The union bosses however….
Report Post »I_am_awake_now
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 6:05pmUhhhhh………he backs the union bosses
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:31amUnions, FCC, EPA, ACORN, FDA, TSA, an endless list of others along with Progressive Communists are all under obama’s circus tent. obama is the handsome “eloquent” figure head on the clown car. It’s government policy, regulation, taxes that determine the state of business.
Report Post »Citrus93TA
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:05amIn related story USA closes 1 month after Obama wins relection in 2012 !
Report Post »Come on people lets get this guy out of the white house !
TXCaleb
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:40pmThat would be LOL funny if it didn’t reflect the tragic reality we face. Election 2012 will decide more than any vote since the Constitution was ratified, and I firmly believe that. If BHO is reelected, the country’s first black President will be the last American President.
Report Post »Bids
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 9:24pmHow will Obama be “the last American president”?
Report Post »islandlady
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:03amDoes Obama think he can Be like Glenn? Nottttttttttttt!!!
Report Post »smokie
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:45amI never thought about that. Bambi’s wallowing around trying the same technique, and failing miserably at anything positive.
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:02amI wonder how many of you voted for HiM
Report Post »olddog
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:20pmI don’t believe anyone that voted for BO would have anything to do with Glenn, hench their vote.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:44pmDon’t think you will find too many people here that fell into that deception. To many of us, it was clear that whoever or whatever he was, he didn’t have the values we had been raised with.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:43pmProbably not many. I sat it out. McCain is as progressive as Obama, just older and slower.
Report Post »bhelmet
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:02amMaybe they will allow him to accept food stamps.
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:59amKing Soetoro is a prime example of reverse-Darwinism: Survival of the most idiotic
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:58amBusiness As Usual for King Barry and The Reds
“Miss Me Yet?”
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:56amThe obama kiss-of-death – welcome to obama’s America (destruction plan).
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:55amLooks like everything the current President touches turns to ****.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:53amThis is proof, that everything Obama touches, FAILS. Maybe they can get a bailout of a couple of billion that way they can stay in business for another couple of weeks.
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:15amobama’s touch is not destroying, It’s “transforming”. obama is working to “level the playing field”. If Chetalla in Chicago doesn’t own a diner, it’s unfair that Chet in Ohio should profit and prosper with one.
Report Post »Whostolemypig
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:50amMany other businesses are benefiting from the Obama economic policies as well.
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:38amWHO
Who
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:46amGM will, if that idiot Obama appointee of a CEO gets his $!.00 per gallon tax approved to try to FORCE Americans to buy their pathetic electric car. Have you bought yours yet, WHOSTOLEMYPIG? It’s all about the Facist/Communist model where the government controls ALL manufacturing and distribution. WOW, that sure worked in the USSR. It worked great for Cuba. It is working great for Venezuela.
The only businesses doing well are those who cow tow to Obama. GE, with 14 BILLION dollars in profits while paying absolutely NO income tax and whose CEO was appointed to the “Jobs Creation Panel” even though GE closed a number of AMERICAN manufacturing facilities and literally exported 23,000+ jobs overseas. NBC, MSNBC and the other “News” outfits, whose “Reporters” are subservient to the far left are doing well even though less and less people actually watch their Obama worshiping drivel.
If you get down on your prayer rug and worship “The One”, your business will do well. If not, well good luck in the food stamp line.
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:19pmAssuming that’s some tongue-in-cheek sarcasm there?
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:50amObama and his negative vibes, seems like Obama leaves a trail of destruction whereever he goes.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:00amBarak Obama = Joe Btfsplk…He‘s the world’s worst jinx. (Li’l Abner)
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:01amHe is the 44th president.The number 44 is the number of perdition (Destruction).Hmm? The anti-christ is called the”Son of Perdition.”His code name with the SS (Secret Service) is “Renegade.”
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:20amhad a wife like that once. called her the white trash virus.
Report Post »hi
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:48amThat stinks but just move to Texas where business is thriving. Obama can’t take away your business skills and experience.
Report Post »CaptDick
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:41pmWelcome to Texas land of the free, unless you are some liberal progressive that wants all the benefits here UNTILL you can vote in some more liberal progressives and screw it up here just like Michigan, California, New York, etc. Stop at the Red River or Rio Grande, maybe New Mexico or Oklahoma will take you.
Report Post »Barack Must Go
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:47amJust more Obama shellackin the old shellalegh again. Seems to be a nasty habit of his.
Report Post »discardofevil
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:55amLove the profile pix! Makes me laugh every time!
Report Post »flsnipe
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:46amO bummers midas touch!
Report Post »Green Eyed Lady
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:54pmWow obama really is king midas and the kiss of death!
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:46amHow bad does it have to get? Maybe this economic destruction is intentional.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
lel2007
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:19am“Maybe this economic destruction is intentional” ???? GOOD MORNING ! Did you have a pleasant sleep?
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:46amObama’s kiss of death. It seems that every business he touches goes down.
Report Post »discardofevil
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:46amThe small business owners are going to be terminated with Obama’s plan!
Report Post »david3755
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:44amWho could have guessed that?? Another “unexpected” result of socialism.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:43amGeez, like how far will you actually stretch something to make a very very weak point. Perhaps you should focus on the drinking age and smoking bans. Or perhaps do a story on why the banks won’t provide loans to small businesses. Or even better, how the government has been paid back by the auto industry and is expected to actually turn a slight profit from the investment to save an industry and jobs.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:46amYou’re completely delusional. How sad.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:49am“paid back by the auto industry”? You have got to be kiddng, right?
Report Post »discardofevil
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:53amNo one has the extra income because of food, gas, and being unemployed! Thanks Obama! Obama wants to weeken Americans forcing them on gov’t. Handouts to colasp the system! Then him and his Evil administration and soros can run this country into there new plan! new world order!
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:54amHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROTFLMAO
oh wait…you where serious? aren’t liberals the ones that WANT smoking bans and higher drinking ages? aren’t the Progressives in BOTH parties the ones that GAVE the banks Trillions of dollars in the first place? didn’t the Obama administration just ADMIT that they could lose at LEAST $14 Billion from the auto bailouts?
so would you like to RETHINK or at least get EDUCATED first?
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:55amSomehow I don’t feel paid back by the auto industry when they paid us back with our money…received a different way! If I loan you $100. to pay me back the $100. already borrowed…guess what, I’m still out the $100 right now.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:57am@VRW
JROOK has never been strong on facts.
Mis-information is his forte.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:14am@Therightsofbilly Really well inform your partners in ignorance that it was Reagan who forced through the 21 year old requirement to drink and strong armed the states with Federal highway funds. Hmmm what would your group call such a tactic. Only sad thing here is the people who just won’t accept what a horrible job Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. did with the economy. What kind of moron cuts taxes after spending $ trillions on a useless war and putting through an expansion to Medicare.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:21am@Therightsofbilly You are almost as funny as our national disgrace Rush in terms of questioning other peoples facts. The income taxes received from employed auto workers and employees from spin off companies will more than pay back the $14 billion in the long run. I’m sure if the auto industry imploded this “fact based” group would have blamed Obama and not Bush anyway. Gotta love a group who actually believes in the parlor games the wealthy have you play while they continue to pick the country and your pockets. If Obama’s policies were so bad why would the wealthy continue to be doing so well…..Both parties are owned, in some cases by the same corporations and people. Who do you think is funding Palin while she does nothing.
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:12pm“the government has been paid back by the auto industry” Wow, you are seriously mis-informed.
Report Post »Brothercane
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:16pmTurn a profit? Paid back?……..They paid some money back out of our bailout money! That money did not come out of the corporation’s profits.The ledger books are a fraud
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:17pm@JROOK
You’re counting the taxes paid by the auto workers as payback? Perhaps you should go back and learn from our esteemed former speaker of the house Ms. Pelosi. Ms. Pelosi informed us that unemployment benefits have a “multiplier” effect as far as economic stimulus is concerned. Clearly according to the former speaker, it would’ve been far better for the economy if all those folks went on unemployment….
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:18pmJRook
We lost $14 BILLION on the auto deal. Just how was that paid back? But the important question instead of the blame game, please explain what AWESOME things this President and administration has done?
I’ll be waiting with popcorn in hand.
Report Post »theamericanvision
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:21pmYou need to research how the government defines, “profit”. If you put it on a legitimate balance sheet, the reality is a loss of billions. Chrysler ended up where it would have been with a structured bankruptcy, owned by a foreign company (Fiat). According to Bloomberg (whom I trust a little more than the Federal Gov’t), “Given such realities, Bloomberg’s survey of 21 auto analysts put the average projected price for GM at $42.85 per share a year from now. This means that, outside of miracle, taxpayers will lose anywhere from $13 to $19 billion on their principal and another $15 billion on taxes for a grand total of up to $28 to $34 billion* in losses. And that’s just for GM. Chrysler is whole different—and equally sordid—story. Even Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledged last month: “We’re going to lose money in the auto industry.”
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:37pm@JROOK
I have read your two replies.
Thank you for validating my previous comments.
Report Post »markitech
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:58pmJRook – What do you say to the secured bond holders who lost $billions. These folks may have been the only group with valid claims on company assets, and yet they received . . . NOTHING. What do you say to hundreds, maybe thousands, of suppliers who got stiffed. All for the benefit of a select special interest group. The restaurant didn’t close because of a single event on a single day; rather it was the result of a thousand scratches over a period of time. Why would anyone feel safe investing in the future where nothing is predictable, especially when politicians have inserted themselves in the role of picking business winners and losers.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 3:52pm‘Scuse me, I Must have misread you!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 6:34pm@Liberalismsamentaldisorder Ok this is somewhat quantitative in nature so I’ll try and go slow here. When you make an investment, some of the payback is the original principal and some is the interest and/or capital gains depending on the type of invest. So since the auto industry would have at a minimum contracted and caused massive layoffs, income taxes would have gone down and unemployment payments would have gone up. So it would have cost the government billions. The investment in saving the companies, which assisted in modifying some legacy union costs has maintained the employment of a good portion of the workers. Yes the auto industry is paying back some of the principal, which you could regard as the money that was put in “your money”. The go forward income tax revenues from the jobs that were saved is certainly part of the larger ROI calculation along with the avoided downside costs. I think in the long run it will come out to be a positive ROI vs. a host of manufacturing jobs being lost to Japan or S. Korea. But let me hear your calculation method and result.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 6:37pm@Therightsofbilly Ditto. As someone much wiser than me would say. Do you practice being ignorant or does it come naturally.
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 7:08pm@Jrook
You completely overlook the long term costs of bailing out failed companies. They failed for a reason. giving them free money so they survive today only to fail tomorrow costs us on both ends of the equation. How many times is it now for Chrysler? Two huge ones. When’s the next one scheduled for GM? Nothings really changed there, we the people just own a huge stake in a company most people will not invest their own money in.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 8:47pmHmmmmmm……..lemmee see now……….someone much wiser than you?……………..hmmmmmmmmmmmm……………..JZS?
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:42ammust be Bush’s fault
Report Post »Mikhail Kennedy
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:24amI thought the article was going to say that Obama gave it two thumbs up so people boycotted the place.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:42am.
Report Post »Well Chet how’s that Hope & Change workong for ya????????????
T-2
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:48ammaybe Michelle can take over and make it a salad palace….
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:27amI wonder who they voted for ? Or did they even bother to vote ?
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:41amT-2
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:48am
maybe Michelle can take over and make it a salad palace….
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While the Obummer‘s go to Pat’s and Gino’s and order Cheese steaks, Cheese fries and Cheese cake… that is fried.
Report Post »101
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:00pmSorry to hear a small business closes after 70 year due to the economy, goes to show you how out of touch BHO is with the economy…BO’s theory of “stimulate” “stimulate” “stimulate” is not the answer, WE NEED JOBS but there again BO has no clue about business or how to bring manufacturing back to the US!
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:08pm@ T2
Michele dictates what WE can eat. She’s part of the chosen crowd, the rules and guidelines do not apply to her.
Report Post »integrican
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:01pmI’ll bet she would, if her fat ash would fit through the door.!!!
Which brings me to another often overlooked tidbit of information: Obesity has surpassed smoking as the largest drain on our healthcare system. Just wait for them to tax you fat-ashes by the inch of girth. At 40 inches you pay tax equal to the cost of your Double Whopper, Large fries, and gallon of soda-pop.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:28pm@ SPANKDMONKEY……… How’s the hopie & changie thingie workin??? The other day I felt in my pocket to get some change and all I got was a dime, skrew n a nickel. Not much to count on.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 7:44pmchet is a victim,he was used by obummer…
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 8:09amI‘ll betcha Chet’s is non union.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:40amAh, the unintended consequences of Marxism.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:45amActually, I think it’s intended with Obama. He said he wanted to fundamentally transform our country. He’s working on that hard and fast.
Report Post »Who would Jesus bomb?
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:47amMaybe Van Jones should go there and give a speech about how great Communism is.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:50amMaybe by Chet’s closing the chain reaction will cause Chrysler to fail, in turn BO’s administration.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:51amYep, with a laser like focus.
Report Post »CaptainKook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:53amAh, another instance of believing that everything in America was completely fine until the day Obama took office.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:56amAt least now we see how Obama is good for business; get mentioned by him and you are gone inside a week of time…maybe we can get him to say China is good for business and they will leave our country alone…not likely with the psychotic Self Annointed One in the White House.
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:58amInky‘s and Rudy’s better look out now.
Report Post »Hobbs57
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:04amI find it interesting that the owner mentioned the smoking ban as a contributor to their loss of patrons & closing. I seen this happen at a lot of places here in Pittsburgh.This is a case in point. I am a smoker and quite honestly, I really enjoy going to breakfast and drinking my coffee while having a smoke. Since I can’t smoke in the restaurant anymore, I no longer go out to eat.
Report Post »I don‘t understand why it wasn’t up to the owners to decide if they wanted to ban smoking or not. AS in this case, the people whining that they can’t go eat breakfast because of the smoking.. so.. they pass the ban.. Now, not enough people come to the restaurant and no NOBODY gets to have breakfast… Problem fixed !! ah….ok
I get jacked that I have to pay nearly $5 in tax on each pack of cigaretts. Let’s say I buy into the whole LIE, that the tax money goes to the health costs related to smoking, which it doesn’t. Funny how they tax the crap out of smokers for smoking, gather who knows how much revenue from this, and I wonder how much of it goes to the “evil” insurance company‘s to help cost’s and keep peoples premiums lower. This happens with all the fee’s, taxes , fines and penalty’s. They always say it goes to help costs, but instead, it ALWAYS goes to the government and they get bigger and fatter. WE still have to pay high costs associated with with whatever it is they are supposedly offsetting. Basically, they just plain search for another reason to tax us more and
riseandshine
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:10amDon’t you love central planning? “You know, Mr., Miss, or Mrs. Small business owner…2 more employees and we’ll have to penalize you…we need to all grow together”. Social Justice mentality
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:11amI need a laugh today….can I hear Obama’s “explanation” for this?
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:15amWhy do you think that these are “unintended” consequencies? http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:22amAAAAH! Fully intended by Barry. Remember, the more people you put out of business (Especially the backbone of America, the small businessman) the more people will be dependant on the government.
Report Post »The more people dependant on the government, the easier iis to control the population. The Facist model of the government controlling allo manufacturing and distribution of goods will be easier to attain.
SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:23amThe greatest mystery of man…..Even though throughout history there are massive amounts of examples of devastation and evil caused by socialism,the supposedly most compassionate amongst us continue hellbent to push the world toward that goal.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:30amKook, you’re right, things weren’t all that great before Obama. Liberal policies and programs have been crippling our country for years. However, it’s certainly has gotten worse with Obama. BTW, we spend more on each, Social Security and Medicare/Medicaide, than we do defense/wars. usdebtclock.org
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:33amOBAMA IS A FAILED PRESIDENT
Everything that he pushes dies. Everything he subjects us to hurts American, our society, and our economy. We need to overcome his failed policies and this is by voting in a new President. Let’s vote him out. He likes to tell the people he knows how he feels and then in the same breath blame Bush, well Mr. President even Democrats admit, this is your economy:
Report Post »Sen. Dick Durbin Yesterday: http://tiny.cc/yqmz7
Sen. Al Franken Yesterday: http://tiny.cc/13bmm
TomFerrari
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:35amROFLMAO!
Thanks for the CHANGE, Obama!!
Report Post »encinom
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:36amTHis only proves Obama’s point that had he let the auto industry fail more small and medium business woul dhave suffered. Even the modest assistance the government offered was not enough to bring enough business back to save Chets, yet how many more Chets would have failed if nothing was done.
Report Post »smokie
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:36amHobbs57,
Report Post »I hear you. As a smoker, I no longer go to restaurants, and I roll my own cigarettes, rather than risk the weird “Speed bumps” they have in the paper now. (My sister’s cigarette buying has increased two-fold since the ‘fire safe’ stoppers in the paper were introduced, because you spend half the cigarette relighting.)
I won‘t go where I’m not welcome. The last indoor restaurant I went to was empty but for one other table, and this was on a Friday night. The manager directly related the loss of customers to the smoking ban.
Another restaurant in town is booming- it has a patio setting where people can sit outdoors and smoke. It’s always crammed full on the weekends.
Brontefan
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:45amhauschild–Couldn’t have put it better myself!
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:54amThe MIDAS TOUCH…IN REVERSE.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:56amencinom, the auto industry was never going to go away. They would have emerged from bankruptcy with a stronger, more efficient business strategy. Instead they just do like the government does and pour more and more money into a failed and wasteful business model. I guess you’re OK with the government wasting your money. Then again, I’m only assuming you pay taxes. You may very well be a liberal leach on society, taking other people’s money in the form of government handouts.
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:58am@kook
I don’t see people saying everything was fine before Obama. Agreed, our nanny-state, Eastern European transformation was well under way. It is undeniable however, that Obama has sped up the process to a massive degree. Just look at his spending, 5 trillion more debt in less than 3 years. Go back and blame Bush all you want, his deficit spending (while out of control) was a fraction of Obama’s
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:58amNow that IS bad when he can make a business go out of business within days just by mentioning their name. obama, we need you to start mentioning the names of the liberal demoncrats that are working with you, maybe by you mentioning their names they will wind up having to resign and get out of politics forever.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:03pmwell Michelle won’t support them. She’s too busy eating at the hippest joints.
“THEY CANNOT EAT CAKE..or pizza”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110608/pl_yblog_newsroom/michelle-obama-white-house-rebel
Report Post »“the first lady of the United States has picked through sale racks in the frenetic Tysons Corner, Va., mall with girlfriends, bought supplies for her dog at Petco using her own credit card, and dined at some of D.C.’s hippest eateries”
drattastic
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:04pmobama is the KISS OF DEATH to anything productive. I enjoy reading all the lib troll posters limp wristed attempts to defend him .obama is a bigger joke than Bush ever was and your blind defense of the “community organizer in Chief ” is hilarious. If he started slitting infants throats on national t.v. you people would make excuses for him ,you people are pathetic.
Report Post »Opinionmonger
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:04pmHey, it;s just a capitalist that defulted, so why bother then, huh?
Report Post »Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:06pm@encinom
The actual numbers can be looked up, the US auto industry was selling something like a million cars a year when Obama bailed them out. They were selling all these cars and losing money doing it. Letting them fail would’ve been a far better long term solution. Those million cars were still going to be made by somebody, parts supplied by somebody, lunches bought somewhere. The “good” pieces of these companies would’ve been scooped up, the “bad” let go. The end result would’ve been a new, efficient, reborn US auto industry. Now we’re stuck with an invalid, destined to fail again as nothing has changed. The bottom line is this, while there is some pain involved with a free market, there is vastly more upside potential. Central planning breeds mediocre results at best. One companies failure is often several new companies birth. Capitalism or Socialism. That is our question.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:11pmoh well, but the cleaners pants press remains, all the important stuff is still there, “Perfect crease in obozos trousers” I wouldn’t buy a Union product of anykind, unless its child labor overseas, stand on your own and pay your own way like the rest of us.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:20pmWith Obama, many might find eating anything, anywhere a arduous task.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:22pmNO, it is the INTENDED (purposely allowed) consequences of Marxism.
Report Post »gotta light
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:27pmAnother successful shutdown brought to by the Obama adminstration…
AND THE THIRD SUMMER OF RECOVERY CONTINUES….
Hey bud gotta light?
Report Post »Mike N
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:37pmThe faster BHO can kill off glowing examples of successful entrepreneurship, the easier it will be for him to convince more of the unthinking masses that capitalism does not work.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:43pmThis is funny, yet ironic and sad, that after 70 years of success, a business will have to close, after the very person, whose policies were the cause of the place closing, appears at your place of business.
Report Post »SKOALBROTHER {GALLEY OF CATFISH}
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:45pmHow ironic that our duly elected president mentioned a soon to be closed business in his speech. I wonder if any young entrepreneur will re-open on that site? If it succeeds; doubt it will be mentioned on Fox if it’s a success a year from now.
Some people seem to be afraid of the president and I think they are trying to always make him appear to be a negative influence on everyone in America, when it’s only the scared people who are impacted by these stories.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:47pmHow about we have Obama declare how great of a job he is doing; then within a week he will resign and the entire nation will rejoice across the land?
Report Post »lukabrasi
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:53pmI take it Chets is a nonunion shop
Report Post »the wireworker
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:05pmMan I don’t want him endorsing anything I like. We’re in real trouble once he actually starts endorsing
Report Post »The United States of America. Oh wait we are in real trouble….hmmm..thinker
Balladeer
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:44pmThis is to HOBBS57 about the smoking Ban. The Ohio Smoking Ban is a masterpiece of Socialist Lying..clubs like The Moose, The eagles, The Elks ( bastions of ‘democrat’ entitlement mentality at least here in Fremont, Ohio) were told they would be exempt…and so in the typical thug mindset of ‘screw unto others’ they voted in droves…and then after it was passed they found out they weren’t exempt….the stupidity of these ‘blue collar’ elitists has accelerated the economic demise of my state
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:51pmHow’s that hope and change working out for you? Working out well for the Liar-In-Chief! He wants to destroy America as we know it!
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 1:58pmthe intended consequences of Obama being on your side.
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:03pmObama’s recovery in action.
Report Post »netmail
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:03pmThere are fewer people on the streets all across America today, except on the first of the month. Therefore, many MORE eateries are going to close down….unless they can take food stamps maybe?? Obama is sucking all the life out of this country….NO CHET.
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:36pmI have a business competitor I would like the president to say some good things about.
Report Post »The_Last_Patriot
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:38pmIt has nothing to do with Marxism or Communism. Being born and raised in the Toledo area, I realize the city’s economy is based entirely on Jeep and the Auto industry. It was the only thing left after we lost glass making as our claim to fame. We are nothing but a mini Detroit, if the auto industry goes down so does the rest of the city’s economy, with or without Obama.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:43pmBarry should travel around in a hooded black robe carrying a scythe. He actually might be the grim reaper. or the prophet of doom. He certainly has this effect on American business
Report Post »SonOfaCommunist
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:47pmPlease don’t come and visit or even mention my business!!!! Like King Midas, everything this guy touches or even mentions goes down in a ball of fire.
Report Post »shazam3
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:53pmKOOK…..I feel sorry for the 1000′s if not more Mom&Pop restaurants closed their door after antismoking laws came into effect. The first law in Ca, closed almost all of the restaurants that had been open since WW2. Not the yuppie ones but the one’s that served the working public, most of whom smoked, including me. The tree huggers and the EPA decided that a few grams of burning leaves were as dangerous as a radioactive bomb. The lawyers made a fortune. What the Gov/states won’t reveal is the taxes lost. I figured at the time that Ca lost approx 450K per day just in loss of cigarette sales. However the tree hugger and his family sitting by his fireplace in the Winter, all comfy and contented watching logs burning. I guess he doesn‘t realize that he is burning 1000’s of cigarettes and he and his tree hugger family are consuming the smoke. He‘s the same guy that burns his leaves in the yard and it’s just fine. But when his wiffe fans the air because there is a smoker 50ft down the sidewalk they bring in the ACLU because of the “infamous”, lawyer driven, “second hand smoke”, now the lawyers want to sue over third hand smoke and on and on. Our courts have been inundated with frivolous lawsuits all basically filed by the rich against the poor or the least capable of defending themselves. This has to stop……….
Report Post »kindling
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:54pmNo….it is Obama’s kiss of death. Anyone he supports looses.
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 3:43pm@CaptainKook
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 10:53am
“Ah, another instance of believing that everything in America was completely fine until the day Obama took office.”
Ah, another instance of rectal cranial inversion…
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 3:45pm@encinom
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 11:36am
“THis only proves Obama’s point that had he let the auto industry fail more small and medium business woul dhave suffered. Even the modest assistance the government offered was not enough to bring enough business back to save Chets, yet how many more Chets would have failed if nothing was done.”
This only proves your lust for King Xerxes… How many businesses have failed because of his policies?!?
Report Post »Dale
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:01pmencinom;
Report Post »THis only proves Obama’s point that had he let the auto industry fail more small and medium business woul dhave suffered. Even the modest assistance the government offered was not enough to bring enough business back to save Chets, yet how many more Chets would have failed if nothing was done.
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You MAY be right about some small businesses closing – however, without gubment intervention the crisis would be over and we would be in Recovery NOW. But since odumbo [BIG EARS] has a liberal, progressive, ‘new-world-order’, anti free market, anti-American agenda we must wait and pray that irrecoverable damage will not be done! I hope you one day wake up.
riverdog1
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:01pmreally you blame this on obama and marxism. if it wasn’t for the auto bailouts every restaurant would be closed. obama is a moderate. you all have no idea what a marxist or socialist is. hint, look at sarah palins oil profit sharing and you might get a little closer.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:09pmWoh!.. The Kiss of Death being mentioned by Obama & crew
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:13pm@@@@ HOBBS57
Oh Boo Hoo!. And I quit going to restaurants because of people like YOU. When they stopped the smoking around food, I started going out to eat again and funny enough, so did most of the others.
Report Post »So, you’re on the short end of the stick. Eat at home, or pick it up and take it home. ha ha
Chet Hempstead
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 4:52pmMaybe the food just isn’t very good or some place better opened. A hundred dollars a week? A decent restaurant should be doing that every lunch hour even without a factory nearby.
Report Post »I_am_awake_now
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 6:01pmHobbs57- I was thinking the exact thing. I am not a smoker but I completely think it shud b up to the owner of the restaurans. If less people start going if there is smoking allowed I guarantee that the owners wud make the resturaunt non smoking. And the oppositte wud b true too. The private market works if the damn government wud just butt out. I hate how liberals think everyone is too stupid to control their own lives. Drives me crazy!!!!!
Report Post »BelieveFreedom
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 7:04pmso long King Midas – seems like your gold’s tainted. Do us all a favor and step down.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 7:27pmwhere is e coli when you need it…
Report Post »AyaTolla U
Posted on June 9, 2011 at 9:45pmAnother casualty to the Obama touch.
Report Post »The Left is Right
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 7:09amThose are the unintended consequences of Marxism where voters get to decide:
“On November 7, 2006, Ohio voters overwhelmingly endorsed State Issue 5, which banned smoking inside of all public places in Ohio, including all restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, and work places.” (Source: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2790)
Of course, the ignorant will blame Obama, but we wouldn’t expect anything less.
Report Post »NanaLaLa
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:01am@ HOBBS57 and all of the others who are whining about not being able to “lite up” after a meal. A No Smoking section in a restaurant is like a No Peeing section in a pool – no matter where you are in that pool or restaurant you are going to be effected. I am allergic to cigarette smoke and quite frankly when I moved to Ohio in 2006 I was overjoyed that there was no smoking in public buildings and restaurants. Yes, I agree that it is the smokers right to smoke; however it is also my right and everyone else‘s not to endure the throat GAGGING and eye STINGING of someone else’s smoke. Just as one would not want to listen to loud talking, cursing, or children’s temper tantrums; we also want an environment of CLEAN AIR to enjoy our food. AS for the taxes ones pay for a pack of cigarettes is a luxury tax, it is there for the luxury for the right to smoke. AND someone stated that insurance companies get the tax for premiums – well I don’t know if they do or not BUT tobacco smoking lead to all kinds of terminal diseases, ie. Lung Cancer, COPD, Emphysema, etc. SO if you want to smoke in the privacy of your own home, you have the freedom and the right to do that. If I visit you in your home then I will not whine about the smoke but if you are in my home or my public space then keep you cigarettes in you pocket, your purse or rolled up in the sleeve of your tee shirt. “Do you mind if I smoke,” asks a restaurant patron. “YES, I DO”, I reply.
Report Post »Conservabow
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:02amThis is his plan EXACTLY. America will not be destroyed by an enemy from the outside but…by an enemy from within!
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 10:06amLiberalism working at it’s best.
Report Post »*************************
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:11pmOhio Restaurant Closes One Week After Obama Mentions it in Speech
The Obama Touch — ARE YOU LISTENING, AMERICA?
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 3:54pmOn Varney & Co. This morning Charles Payne said some of the businesses Obama visited last year were down 70%, and that some of these businesses might want to think twice before having Obama visit.
Report Post »freebird1957
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:56pmObama, the kiss of death.
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on June 12, 2011 at 12:36amI feel sorry for Chet. To finally get free press, and from the Prez, only to close a week later. Imagine how many liberals would have come to see his place where Obama ate, well at least mentioned. Oh, wait, they don’t do that, only Beck followers help to actually change a town when Glenn comes to town.
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