The Political Dogfight

Switching to New Site

Big Dog — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:25:27 PDT

As loyal readers that have kept peeking in and out this site have seen, this site hasn't been active in a long time. It has over 700 posts dating back 5 years to the 2004 election. I will likely keep...

Obama's Historic Arab Network TV Interview (video)

Big Dog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:37:11 PST

[Cross Posted from Polcampaign at stuartoneill.com] [Personal comment: There was a diary of this event at DK and a good portion of the response was semi-negative since he choose a network other than AljazerraEnglish. I do not, as an experienced...

RNC Chair Race, Rachel Maddow and Anna Marie Cox...great combo. (Video)

Big Dog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:19:52 PST

Anytime you get a chance to watch the Republican Party make an attempt at transparency and watch the resulting disaster it's fun. Sorry, but it really is fun. Rachel Maddow has a fine report, appropriately funny, on the RNC conference...

The Reality and Impact of The Attacks Inside Gaza [ WaPo 3 hours ago]

Big Dog — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:25:18 PST

JERUSALEM - [Washington Post] As Israeli forces attacked Gaza by land, sea and air, residents living in the congested coastal strip faced a fateful question: Flee the shelling and shooting, or hole up inside their homes and hope for the...

Israel Now Surrounds Gaza City. 500+ Dead (Video)

Big Dog — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:58:33 PST

Per this report and many others, 10,000 Israeli troops and tanks have effectively cut off Gaza city. The Gaza death toll is estimated as 500+. The Israeli's claim that Hamas, their sworn enemy to the death, is hiding in homes,...

Zgbig Puts Morning Joe In His Place

Big Dog — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:15:32 PST

A Full Hat Tip to Taylor Marsh where I found this video and story. Amazing. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy "You know, you have such a stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on...

For Those Thinking That TheAuto Industry Doesn't Give A Damn

Big Dog — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:41:51 PST

This isn't a promo video from Ford or any of the automakers. This is from The Movement Design Bureau, a think tank literally about the future design of movement. In this video the Movement Design Bureau interviews actual designers at...

Bill Ford Talks About The Future Of Ford Motor Company (Video)

Big Dog — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:39:43 PST

This video was posted on December 8, 2008. It is the newest video communication I can find that is directly from Bill Ford. There are many statistics could flesh out this mini-interview. I think, however, this at least gives a...

Classic Wacked Out Video About The Money Crisis (Video)

Big Dog — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:57:46 PST

Watching is the only thing that you need to do.

The Reality of The Good Cars We Are Building Today. Read On.

Big Dog — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:28:49 PST

Too often the conventional wisdom in the looming credit crisis and the request of The Big 3 for a federal loan has been that it's all Detroit's fault for building bad cars that the public didn't want. It was all...

Just The Big 3? Not! Toyota Announces First Loss In 67 Years

Big Dog — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:54:54 PST

In a nearly unprecedented action the board of Toyota has announced they expect to have a loss for the first time in 67 years. This would be the first since 1941! Can anyone again tell me that this crisis is...

Bush Gives GM/Chysler 17.4B Loan With A Single Sticking Point

Big Dog — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:55:00 PST

George Bush came through with a 17.4 billion dollar loan to GM and Chrysler. $13.4 billion will come from TARP funds in December and January. $4 billion will be available in February assuming the Congress authorizes the second half of...

Bush Considering 'Orderly' BK For The Big 3

Big Dog — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:32:00 PST

On the heels of GM closing 20 US plants for a couple of weeks and Chrysler shutting down all plants for a full month, President Bush has said, and Dana Perino, Press Secretary confirms, that Bush is considering an 'Orderly'...

Here's the Reason The Big 3 Can't Build State of the Art Facilities Today

Big Dog — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:32:59 PST

There is an enormous cost associated with rebuilding an old plant into a state of the art manufacturing plant. The reality is that other nations are willing to put up millions upon millions to lure US auto companies into their...

Big 3: The Actual Congressional House Hearing

Big Dog — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:52:33 PST

This is 5 hours. Yep. 5 hours long. So you might jump through a few points. I've sat and watched the entire hearing. How much I learned I can't imagine. It was instructive. And you get to see who the...