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To: i-node who wrote (381194)	4/29/2008 3:08:44 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1576613

I'm not surprised your blinders prevented you from seeing the utter condemnation by Iaccoca of Bush and the Republicrooks. I'm sure he'll come to his senses on McSame. He probably just likes him because they're both ancient, wheezing geezers.

To: i-node who wrote (381194)	5/1/2008 6:57:17 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576613

I saw Lee on TV the other day. Remember, he is a lifelong liberal -- so it isn't surprising he would bash Bush like everyone else. Not only are you a punk but you lie. Interestingly, he said he was leaning toward voting for McCain. That's because he has been a political independent who leaned right for most of his life, you twat: "In May 1982, Ronald Reagan appointed Iacocca to head the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, which was created to raise funds for the renovation and preservation of the Statue of Liberty. He continues to serve on the board of the foundation. In 1984, Iacocca co-authored (with William Novak) his autobiography, titled Iacocca: An Autobiography. It was a hugely successful book, proving to be the best selling non-fiction hardback book of 1984 and 1985. The proceeds of the book's sales benefitted diabetes research. Iacocca appeared on an episode of Miami Vice, playing Park Commissioner Lido in episode #44 (titled Sons and Lovers) on May 9, 1986. The name of the character is a play on his birth name. Also, he was frequently quoted by Izzy Moreno, one of the show's regular characters. In 1988, Iacocca co-authored (with Sonny Kleinfeld) Talking Straight[4] , a book meant as a counter-balance to Akio Morita's Made in Japan, a non-fiction book praising Japan's post-war hard-working culture. Talking Straight praised the innovation and creativity of Americans.[5] Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey considered appointing Iacocca to the U.S. Senate in 1991 after the death of Senator H. John Heinz III, but declined. In 1999 Iacocca was the head of EV Global Motors Co. a company formed to develop and market electric bikes with a top speed of 15 mph and a range of 20 miles between recharging at wall outlets. [6] Politically, Iacocca supported the successful Republican candidate George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. In the 2004 presidential election, however, he endorsed Bush's unsuccessful opponent, Democrat John Kerry[7]. Most recently, in Michigan's 2006 Gubernatorial race, Iacocca appeared in televised political ads endorsing Republican candidate Dick DeVos,[8] who lost. He has endorsed New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for President in the 2008 Presidential Election. Following the death of Iacocca's wife from diabetes, he has become an active supporter of research to find a cure for the disease, and has been one of the main patrons of the innovative diabetes research of Denise Faustman at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2000, Iacocca founded Olivio Premium Products, which manufactures the Olivio line of food products made from olive oil. He donates all profits from the company to diabetes research. In 2004, Iacocca launched Join Lee Now[9], a national grassroots campaign that will bring Faustman's research to human clinical trials in 2006. Iacocca has been an advocate of "Nourish the Children", an initiative of Nu Skin Enterprises[10], since its inception in 2002. He is currently its chairman. He takes an active interest in the initiative and helped to donate a generator for the Malawi, Africa VitaMeal plant. On May 17, 2007, Simon & Schuster published Iacocca's new book, Where Have All the Leaders Gone?[11] co-written with Catherine Whitney [12]. An article with the same title, and same two co-authors, has recently appeared. [13] In the book, Iacocca writes: en.wikipedia.org