Just as true today as it was when his book first came out.
He was, and still is, a brilliant businessman!
Often we need to be reminded of Iococca's words.
Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes? He's now 82 years old and has a new book, 'Where Have All The Leaders Gone?'.
Lee Iacocca Says:
'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage with this so called president? We should be screaming bloody murder! We've got a gang of tax cheating clueless leftists trying to steer our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even run a ridiculous cash-for-clunkers program without losing $26 billion of the taxpayers' money, much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'trust me the economy is getting better..'
Better? You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned, 'Titanic'. I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the Democrats out along with Obama!'
You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore..
The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs.. While we're fiddling in Afghanistan , Iran is completing their nuclear bombs and missiles and nobody seems to know what to do. And the liberal press is waving 'pom-poms' instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the ' America ' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you?
I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have. The Biggest 'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C's of leadership, with crisis being the first.)
Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with thumb up your butt and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.
On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here's where we stand.
We're immersed in a bloody war now with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. But our soldiers are dying daily.
We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the world, and it's getting worse every day!
We've lost the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs.
Gas prices are going to skyrock again, and nobody in power has a lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem. This country has the largest oil reserves in the WORLD, and we cannot drill for it because the politicians have been bought by the flea-hugging environmentalists.
Our schools are in a complete disaster because of the teachers union.
Our borders are like sieves and they want to give all illegals amnesty and free healthcare.
The middle class is being squeezed to death every day.
These are times that cry out for leadership.
But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.
Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?
We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.
Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping the government will make it better for them. Now, that's just crazy.. Deal with life.
Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, look what Obama did about it!
Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debit, or solving theenergy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.
I have news for the Chicago gangsters in Congress. We didn't elect you to turn this country into a losing European Socialist state. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on NBC or CNN news will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?
Had Enough? Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope - I believe in America . In my lifetime, I've had the privilege of living through some of America 's greatest moments.. I've also experienced some of our worst crises: The 'Great Depression,' 'World War II,' the 'Korean War,' the 'Kennedy Assassination,' the 'Vietnam War,' the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years since 9/11.
Make your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and care about. It's our country, folks, and it's our future. Our future is at stake!!
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LET'S GET THE MUSLIM ROOKIE OUT OF THE WHITEHOUSE!!!
Please keep working your asses off my minions. I am counting on you. Lot's of your wealth needs to be transferred to all the lazy SOB's that voted for me. They are too busy to work, as their time is spent moving into free Section 8 housing, shopping for cigs and Red Bull with their EBT cards (formerly known as food stamps). After that they contaminate the rest of the world by having more kids because the more they have, the bigger their welfare check will be. (of course, you pay for their hospital/maternity bills too) So as you can see, they really are too busy and it's your fault these people are in this situation. If you can't make it as a roof cleaner, I suggest you get a second and/or third job.
Thank You
'God Bless You, And God Bless The United States of America' (I had to say that, but don't really mean it)
An actor starts Reaganomics...if he had cut the budget just 1% it would have balanced with the tax cuts. Instead the big deficit game begins...
Bush Sr. continues same old road to no where.
Clinton balances budget but passes Community Reinvestment Act which forces banks to make loans to certain people. The banks like it though...the finance scam truly begins
Bush Jr. gives over a trillion dollars to banks with no accountability, giving them the funds to then take people's home and hold them off the market until the Fed can inflate the values back again and allowing them to book the money as earnings.
Obama comes along. He's heralded as the new savior but instead he's just a George Jr. all over again that speaks in complete sentences.
And we sit around acting like there are political parties.....
It's all lies.
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An actor starts Reaganomics...if he had cut the budget just 1% it would have balanced with the tax cuts. Instead the big deficit game begins...
Bush Sr. continues same old road to no where.
Clinton balances budget but passes Community Reinvestment Act which forces banks to make loans to certain people. The banks like it though...the finance scam truly begins
Bush Jr. gives over a trillion dollars to banks with no accountability, giving them the funds to then take people's home and hold them off the market until the Fed can inflate the values back again and allowing them to book the money as earnings.
Obama comes along. He's heralded as the new savior but instead he's just a George Jr. all over again that speaks in complete sentences.
And we sit around acting like there are political parties.....
It's all lies.
Thats why I lean Libertarian. We need smaller Government, less taxes. If we woulld have gave these trillions of dollars to the people, in the form of Tax CUTS, we would have spent ourselves out of the mess we are in.
A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!!!
This explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.
Her point:
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.
Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.
Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave.
But I say, 'No! I like it here. It's better than my house. I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house).
According to the protesters:
You are Required to let me stay in your house
You are Required to feed me You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan You are Required to Educate my kids You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family
My husband will do all of your yard work because he is also hard-working and honest. (except for that breaking in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there.
It is only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house And what a deal it is for me!!!
I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior.
Oh yeah, and I DEMAND that you learn MY LANGUAGE!!! so that you can communicate with me.
Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?!
America is populated and governed by idiots.
If you agree, pass it on (in English). If not blow it off......... along with your future Social Security funds and a lot of the former benefits of being an American Citizen.
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Midtown Service Solutions
Roof Cleaning Wake ForestNC27587 919-412-2432
Roof Cleaning Wake Forest, Raleigh, Knightdale, Rolesville, Youngsville NC
A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!!!
This explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.
Her point:
Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration.
Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely.
Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave.
But I say, 'No! I like it here. It's better than my house. I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors. I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house).
According to the protesters:
You are Required to let me stay in your house
You are Required to feed me You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan You are Required to Educate my kids You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family
My husband will do all of your yard work because he is also hard-working and honest. (except for that breaking in part).
If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my RIGHT to be there.
It is only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know, I did break into your house And what a deal it is for me!!!
I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of cold, uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and bigoted behavior.
Oh yeah, and I DEMAND that you learn MY LANGUAGE!!! so that you can communicate with me.
Why can't people see how ridiculous this is?!
America is populated and governed by idiots.
If you agree, pass it on (in English). If not blow it off......... along with your future Social Security funds and a lot of the former benefits of being an American Citizen.
Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:
Midtown wrote:
An actor starts Reaganomics...if he had cut the budget just 1% it would have balanced with the tax cuts. Instead the big deficit game begins...
Bush Sr. continues same old road to no where.
Clinton balances budget but passes Community Reinvestment Act which forces banks to make loans to certain people. The banks like it though...the finance scam truly begins
Bush Jr. gives over a trillion dollars to banks with no accountability, giving them the funds to then take people's home and hold them off the market until the Fed can inflate the values back again and allowing them to book the money as earnings.
Obama comes along. He's heralded as the new savior but instead he's just a George Jr. all over again that speaks in complete sentences.
And we sit around acting like there are political parties.....
It's all lies.
Thats why I lean Libertarian. We need smaller Government, less taxes. If we woulld have gave these trillions of dollars to the people, in the form of Tax CUTS, we would have spent ourselves out of the mess we are in.