From RZHOM@aol.com Sat Oct 10 10:27:24 2009
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:26:50 EDT
From: RZHOM@aol.com
To: RZHOM@aol.com
Cc: rlo777@sbcglobal.net, pmscreek@hargray.com, frances1@hargray.com, dem319@yahoo.com
Subject: To My Thinking Friends

     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here's an idea  for Mr. Iacocca -- send every congressman a copy of his new 
 book!







He does make me think, if we could get those in  leadership to really work 
at the solutions something could still bring us  back to reality and make 
the necessary changes!!!!

    
 
 
 
 
 
 


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? We should be screaming bloody murder! We've got 
a  gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a  cliff, 
we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't  even clean up 
after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But  instead of getting mad, 
everyone sits around and nods their  heads.
I'll give you a sound  bite: 'Throw all the bums out!' 

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  Iraq  , the  Middle East  is burning and 
nobody seems to know what to do. And the press  is waving 'pom-poms' 
instead of asking hard questions of our newly  elected President. 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 your feet up on the desk 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.


We're running the  biggest deficit in the history of the country. Trillion 
has become a  commonplace word.

We're losing if not  lost the manufacturing edge to  Asia  , while our  
once-great companies are getting  slaughtered. 

Gas prices are  skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy 
policy. We  should be drilling AND putting up windmills. Our schools are in  
trouble. 

Our borders are  like sieves. 

The middle class is  being squeezed every which way.. 

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 everything just gets 
better.  Now, that's just crazy. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what  
you're going to do ASAP!

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, what are we  going to do 
about it?

Name me a  government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the  
debit, or solving the energy crisis. 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  gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your 
asses and do  nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked 
and  our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is everybody  so 
afraid of? That some bonehead on NBC news 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 culminating with  9/11.

If I've learned one  thing, it's this: 'You don't get anywhere by standing 
on the  sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it's  
building a better car or building a better future for our children,  we all 
have a role to play.. That's the challenge I'm raising in  this book. It's a 
"Call to Action" for people who, like me, believe  in  America  '. It's not 
too late, but it's getting pretty  close. So let's shake off the crap and go 
to work. Let's tell 'em  all we've had 'enough.'

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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