“I don’t want a Blue Plate Special on my car.”
Bart Graham should be flogged. I don’t want a Blue Plate Special on my car. The new license plates are uglier than the license plates we have now. I thought we’d never do worse, but dang if Bart Graham hasn’t done it.
Now, I like the white one in the picture, but the blue one is ugly. Who else has a blue plate? Michigan! And do we really want to model ourselves after a yankee icebox? Hell no!
So, is this another example of the Perdue Administration treating government officials better than the rest of us? We get the ugly blue plates. The government officials get the pretty white ones. The government officials get the big tax breaks. We get bupkiss — unless we’re senior citizens, then we can sit back in our rockers while the Republicans and Democrats compete in prostituting themselves for us!
We should all call Bart Graham’s boss and complain. You can reach Governor Perdue at 404-656-1776. Tell him you don’t want a Blue Plate Special on your car!
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Bart Graham may not be able to pick a license plate design, but he’s still my hero. He refused to lie to Jay Bookman about Sonny’s sweetheart backdated tax break, so I’ll cut him some slack on the blue license plate.
These thinks would look okay on a pimpmobile, but not on a Ford duley.
Does Michigan still have the ice blue plates?
Maybe we can get one of the -ganders to sue for copyright violations?
Brilliant move, absolutely brilliant! Offer the public the nastiest looking plate you can find and you’ll sell more specialty plates and raise more revenue.
Hey Mad Dog:
http://www.worldlicenceplates.com/jpglps/USA_MI_GI3_1930%27s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.worldlicenceplates.com/usa/US_MIXX.html&h=583&w=560&sz=89&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=LskLQJVjh-Q0DM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMichigan%2BLicense%2BPlates%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG
who creates a website for license plates, not for the US, but for the world.
I guess we all need a hobby.
Reading through the comments on the AJC website, I think Erick’s in the majority on this one.
Here’s some of my favorite comments:
Here’s the angry leftist comment of the night:
Wow…bitching about the color of a license plate. That’ll make us turn this state over to the Dems.
If a Democrat had proposed this plate Jim Wooten would be writing his column right now about the “instant revolution” brewing once people show up at the tag offices to get their new car registered.
It looks like the Roy Barnes flag. Can’t we ever get rid of that.
Duh, don’t you guy gets it? The governor just wants all of the blue haired people retiring from the automobile industry to move to the land of milk n honey to get out of Michigan where Muslims make up to 35% of the population in Dearboorn now. These seniors will all bring their UAW retirement pensions to Georgia, looking forward to no state taxes after they reach 65 and still feel like they are still living in Michigan when driving around their new home state. Now many of these folks will also have big dividends on the shares of GM and Ford stock that they have accumulated over their 30 or more years of service, but no problemo no taxes to Georgia! They have never paid a dime to this state, but they will get a complete “blue plate special.” Gotta love Boss Hawg and Company at the state house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m know I am in the minority here, but I like the new tag.
However, the idea that I would call someone to complain about the new state tag is beyond silly. I can think of about a million things more important to call and complain about to the state than the tags.
All of the Appalachian states have to compete for the 70,000,000 baby boomers that will be the last stand for the middle income class. Because of those that refuse to buy and drive American made cars, Ford and General Motors are cutting, cutting and cutting. But you and others are so near sighted that you do not see the ripple effect when all of these jobs evaporate. Those that refused to support American manufacturers are the cause of this class warfare that is pitting one age group against the other in taxation. Ford is announcing a stepped up plan to cut jobs this morning. Enjoy your little rice burners. If you drive an American made car, God Bless you. We are the proud owners of four General Motors vehicles! When you all reach the age of me and other baby boomers, you’ll be lucky if you can look forward to retiring at the age of 85!
http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=93345
“Retires Boosting Rural Economies” I no have erred with this title, but this is the plan to get retirees to move to various states. I hope you all will be nice to the northerners, as they will be the ones that are affluent enough to put money into local economies.
I meant to say I no doubt erred with title.
Dignan, stop being a squish!
I do not want to insult anyone that bought a used foreign car because of financial necessity, as my comments are to those that can afford to purchase a new vehicle and choose a car that will not support our American workers nearing retirement and already retired.
Linda,
I can’t ignore your insane and ignorant comments about foreign vs domestic cars.
“Because of those that refuse to buy and drive American made cars, Ford and General Motors are cutting, cutting and cutting. But you and others are so near sighted that you do not see the ripple effect when all of these jobs evaporate. Those that refused to support American manufacturers are the cause of this class warfare that is pitting one age group against the other in taxation.”
People buy Toyota, Honda, and Nissan because they’re built better, they last longer, and they get far better mileage. J.D. Power, Consumer Reports . . . they all say the same thing. Ask around.
GM, Ford, and Chrysler are in trouble because they are slaves to the UAW. Absolute slaves. Any student of free markets have to love the fact that Honda is non-unionized, and I believe Toyota is also. UAW? $70 an hour and these guys still bitch about wages?
And the American auto makers are in trouble because they (wrongly) assumed that Americans’ lust for SUVs would never die out. They base their entire bottom line upon the Bradley armored, er, Tahoe and other large SUVs. They lose money on small cars (which incidentally, don’t sell), and make a huge profit margin on their SUVs. Other than the Blinginator (Escalade), SUV sales have stalled and that’s causing the Big 3 huge problems. They are in trouble because of their arrogance and their lack of forward thinking. Jeesh, the chairman of Ford even had the nerve to say Ford is in trouble because of fuel prices. Yeah, that’s it.
Furthermore, Hondas and Toyotas (and many Nissans) are built and assembled in the US. Chances are your GM was assembled in Mehico or in Canada.
Linda, you’re free to rip on import car owners, but when your Avalanche needs it’s third alternator before you’ve even hit 80k miles, remember that I’ve got 160k miles on my Acura, which was built in America in 1997, and it still runs way better than your trucksuvelcamino.
Fomenting class warfare? Nah. I’m just driving a better car.
Yeah, well how much money do you think your foreign vehicle would bring at a Jackson Barrett auction? ROFL
We are happy with a Cadillac with 58k on it, a Ponitiac Firebird Convertible (11992 with 38k on it), 1985 sweet Corvette and a 90 Silverado truck with 125k on it!
Just wait until you have to pay $2500 to get your brakes and a/c fixed on that sweet little Acura like our friend just did. I say no you are not driving better cars than me and my husband. We take our Corvette and Firebird to car shows, and you know we have never seen an Acura at any of them!
I cannot imagine that you do not have an aunt, uncle, grandparent or cousin that works for Ford or General Motors. And I will place a wager that you probably work for the government to boot. No sense of American pride whatsoever. Foreign car manufacturers send their profits out of this country, and they do not pay decent benefits. Perhaps, oneday you will see the narrow minded view point that you hold will cut off your nose to spite your face.
Didn’t they just change the plates a few years ago in order to add “georgia.gov” at the bottom?
Maurice is right. I’ll be keeping my UGA speciality tag.
We live in a me only world, and our politicians take advantage of that personality trait of typical Americans! Pit one class against another. one race against another, one religion against another and this is all in the name of a flawed democracy.
One more thing, my husband just said to tell Busdriver that he worked for 32 years at Brown and Williamson Tobacco and always supported American products. He said he would walk before he would drive your Acura. My husband made a mistake of driving a 1972 280Z to his Grandpa’s home in Kentucky and his Grandpa that served in the war told him to get that car off his property. My husband parked the car somewhere else on his visit, and then traded the car in when he got back to Georgia! He learned a lesson from a real American hero!
Datsun 280Z. And my husband said if he sees a broke down Acura on the side of the road when he is driving buy that could sit there until Hell freezes over before he stops. And he is a skilled mechanic. And believe it or not, there are a good many Americans that know how to work on cars, that think just like my husband! Welcome to the land of the “blue plate special.”
Linda: I would be happy to buy an American car if they weren’t complete garbage. The market (i.e. the entire driving population of the United States) agrees with me.
There are three things you can count on with an American car.
1. Hit the gas, wait 3 seconds, and then go.
2. Hit the brakes, wait 3 seconds, and then slow down.
3. Turn the steering wheel, wait 3 seconds, and then turn.
American car manufacturers deserve to fail. They stopped innovating decades ago and just assumed people would keep buying their garbage.
It is also farcical for you to suggest that American cars last longer. You seem proud that your 90 Silverado truck has 125k miles on it. Are you kidding me? That is just warming up for most foreign made cars. I’m driving a Nissan Altima with over 190k miles that will easily double that if I keep it. And the repairs have been next to nothing. Even maligned Audis can last forever. My brother had a Audi 4000 that had over 245k miles when he sold it.
Linda, you’re married to Andy Rooney?
LINDA, I can not get enough mirth from your comments, honestly.
You start by saying: “get out of Michigan where Muslims make up to 35% of the population in Dearboorn now”
and then end with: “our politicians take advantage of that personality trait of typical Americans! Pit one class against another. one race against another, one religion against another and this is all in the name of a flawed democracy.”
Simply magnificent.
I am not even going to address the stupidity of your comments. Usually the people that criticize American cars are people that do not know how to even change their own oil! My husband has people stop him in Home Depot and other places when he parks his pretty black Silverado that would bring half of what he paid for it. It is a beauty. How many people stop you and you if you will sell them your used foreign car?
This arrogant mindset against American made products will have this country living as a third world country in thirty years! Again, your used vehicle would bring tops $1800 at a Jackson Barrett Auction and that would be in the outside parking area for sales!
Yeah Rugby that is exactly what they do! They know that the retirees will be moving to the South. What is wrong with the comment I made, it is the truth! Yeah, I am not PC. So what? You want to take lessons about how to not be politically correct from a Pro? LOL
When the tax rate hits 75% in the United States, I am heading for Mexico!
Busdriver,
No I am married to a man that has done well in life, and is a person that loves his country. Can you imagine that? You see, we think about the retirees at Ford and GM that depend upon their former employer to pay for their health care, and we think about the millions of workers that work for Ford and GM. It is too bad that you didn’t think of anyone but yourself when you chose a vehicle to buy.
I’m sorry to everyone else for responding to Linda, and thereby keeping this silly debate going.
Linda, my car was built by Americans, just like your car/truck. But I wouldn’t care if it wasn’t. I just want a reliable product for a decent price. So you go ahead and buy a Zenith. if you want. I’m getting a Sony.
And I like your jobs program: “Help keep our nation’s auto repair mechanics employed. Buy American cars and trucks!”
Maybe the folks who were stopping Linda’s husband in the Home Depot were women slipping him their phone numbers to take a ride in the back of his Silverado.
Who rang your chimes, Billy Boy? LOL
Oh yeah, Debra Lafave is waiting around your door step with baited breath!
The thought of 75% tax rates makes me sick to my stomach, but I must admit it would have its merits if it would get Linda to move to Mexico.
I’m with Dignan – I like the tag, too. Bold. Different.
Unfortunately living in Mexico does not equate to LINDA not posting anymore.
Ah come on ROC and Rugby,
You know that I am usually right on with my America first vew point. You all just don’t get it yet, but in time you’ll get smarter. Let us hope, I am counting on you to pay taxes when I retire. LOL Turning 65 in Georgia may not be so bad, afterall. With the tax savings, I can hire some immigrants to keep the cars clean and the grass cut. Oh my gosh, did I actually step so far over the border of PC. Have a great weekend. Don’t drink too much while going to the games, and be safe!
While I have not been keeping score, it has been my experience that you are routinely wrong. And egregiously wrong to boot.
Well the only think that matters to me is that those that pay me to do tax returns and write-up work for them, think I am just fine. You just wait and see what happens in the next thirty years in the United States, and you’ll think wow, I remember that Linda warned this would happen.
Rugby, am I wrong or is just that I have a different opinion than most of the brain-washed party hard liners?
LINDA, you are wrong, no matter what side of the aisle you sit on. Simply because no one agrees with you does not mean that you are correct. I
Here is a random example of how you are incorrect, you don’t even spell Mr. Buchanan’s name right.
I will continue (only taking quotes from this thread)
Usually the people that criticize American cars are people that do not know how to even change their own oil!
The governor just wants all of the blue haired people retiring from the automobile industry to move to the land of milk n honey to get out of Michiga
And just because people are “party hard liners” does not mean that he or she is brainwashed.
I am finished arguing with you as I have nothing to gain from such a worthless endeavour.
ALL,
Linda is an idiot. There should be no argument. The only brainwashed person on this thread is Linda. She received her brainwashing from and anti-semetic summer KKKamp when she was a kid.
She consistently talks out of her ass. She never backs her assertions up with any refutable sources. Just pointless links that take you to more unprovable theory.
I hope your kids have fun at KKKamp this summer, Linda.
Ok, Buzz you are po’d because a CPA actually tells you how flawed the fair tax is because I know the numbers.
You spelled Michigan wrong, not me.
So what if I spelled Buchanan wrong, are you perfect? No, enough said.
You drive a foreign car and know how to change the oil. Good for you.
I have not seen any original thoughts from one of your posts. I can listen to what you have to say from boring Boortz. ps: I turn the radio off when he comes on.
And to Flamingmoderate: You are a true Moron! How about telling my Marine son this same crap that you rattle off to me. You don’t know anything about life, as I skip over everything that you write. I can see that you read my writings though! Good for you because maybe you’ll learn a thing or two from someone that is quite a bit higher on the old IQ scale than you!
Truer words were ne’er said.
You don’t know anything about life, as I skip over everything that you write.
If you skip over everything I write….then how did you know I was writing anything…? Dumbass.
To your marine son: Your mom is a moron. She’s an anti-semetic windbag. She’s a batshit crazy fundamentalist whack job. But then again, you probably already knew all of this, or you wouldn’t have joined the Marines to get away from her.
Linda. Have fun during arts and crafts time at KKKamp this year.
And flamingmoderate, I just think you are aka Bill Simon. If so, hello friend!
No Linda.
I’m flaming moderate. And I’m tired of your bullshit.
and all this time I assumed flaming moderate was Rusty. I think I even reffered to you as Rusty once.
One less mystery in the world.
Hey Jace,
You know what, you do not know what you are talking about! At least my son is brave enough to join the Marines. What are you the flaming moderate? If you are brave enough to take a road trip to Virginia, you can go tell my son what you got to say about his mother. My son has done more in his life of 27 years than you’ll ever accomplish, and I am sure of that! I can tell by reading your bs that you are a little wimp!
look at Jace’s bio. Then quicly take back your statement.
here i am helping you out:
http://www.jacewalden.com/About_the_Author.html
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