GM’s Future: The Pelosi GTxi SS/RT

June 1, 2009 by Dan Mitchell

Since everybody outside of Washington already seems to understand that government-run car companies are doomed to fail, I will spare you a dull treatise on why the GM bailout is a bad idea. Instead, how about an advance look at GM’s 2012 top-selling car…

The video is funny, but the joke may be on us. A few of you old timers may remember the Trabant of East Germany. How long before our masters in Washington start forcing us to drive similar pieces of junk?

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on December 29, 2022 at 11:35 pm Dan Mitchell: “Trump and Biden used the coronavirus as an excuse to add several trillion dollars of spending in 2020 and 2021!” | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on December 29, 2022 at 7:23 am Concerning low employment participation in USA Dan Mitchell notes: “I’m not sure we have easy answers. For instance, I’m tempted to say the numbers will improve if we address some of the ways (subsidized unemployment, lax disability rules, licensi

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on December 22, 2022 at 6:30 pm Senate Republicans’ Omnibus Surrender Kneecaps New House GOP Majority | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on December 21, 2022 at 9:34 pm McConnell Stabs House GOP in the Back, Speeds Democrat Omnibus Boondoggle | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on December 15, 2022 at 6:45 pm ‘Slap in the Face’: GOP Senators Speak Out Against Lame-Duck Omnibus Spending Bill | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on August 7, 2022 at 5:12 pm Dan Mitchell “Biden’s agenda also calls for a massive expansion of special tax privileges!” | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on May 13, 2021 at 10:12 pm 6 Charts Highlight Troubling Trends Driven by Growing Nondefense Spending | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on March 6, 2021 at 12:54 pm Dan Mitchell: Yes, government debt matters. It matters in the short run because it’s a measure of how much private saving is being diverted to finance government. And it matters in the long run because excessive red ink can trigger a fiscal crisis when

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on January 16, 2021 at 9:56 am 2021 Democrats control Government but has our National Debt reached a Tipping Point? (Thomas Sowell on Biden!) | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on January 15, 2021 at 12:09 pm Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package Includes More Stimulus Checks, State Government Bailout, $15 Federal Minimum Wage | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on December 1, 2020 at 6:02 pm Daniel Mitchell: “I don’t think it’s good for people to think they have a right to other people’s money” | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on November 16, 2020 at 4:58 am My rough draft letter to President Elect Biden that will be mailed on January 29, 2021! (Part 10) Take down the Welfare State before it takes USA down with it!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on August 30, 2020 at 9:20 am Trump Humor, Part I | International Liberty

[…] quite as good as Iowahawk’s video about the Pelosi GTxi, but very well […]
on January 20, 2017 at 10:13 am Open Letter to President Trump (Part 1) Take down the Welfare State before it takes USA down with it!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] My all-time favorite video satire is from Iowahawk, featuring the Pelosimobile. […]
on April 7, 2016 at 11:38 am Statist Arguments Are Especially Weak When Using Apples-to-Apples Comparisons | Lex Rex for All

[…] P.P.S. In his role as Iowahawk, David Burge has produced some great political satire, including extortion by Obama’s teleprompter, the bible according to Obama, mockery of the Obama campaign’s life-of-Julia moocher, and (my favorite) the video about a government-designed car. […]
on March 27, 2016 at 11:48 am Statist Arguments Are Especially Weak When Using Apples-to-Apples Comparisons | International Liberty

[…] P.P.S. In his role as Iowahawk, David Burge has produced some great political satire, including extortion by Obama’s teleprompter, the bible according to Obama, mockery of the Obama campaign’s life-of-Julia moocher, and (my favorite) the video about a government-designed car. […]
on February 21, 2014 at 2:06 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 524) (The Moocher Hall of Fame Welcomes its First Danish Member) | The Daily Hatch

[…] I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi car commercial). […]
on January 23, 2014 at 11:59 pm If You Pick This Car For Yourself… | LEADING MALAYSIAN NEOCON

[…] See also this parody video via Dan Mitchell: […]
on September 25, 2013 at 1:02 am Which states are the leaders in food stamp consumption? (includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

[…] I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi car commercial). […]
on June 12, 2013 at 7:14 am Cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog that demonstrate what Obama is doing to our economy (Julia the moocher) | The Daily Hatch

[…] I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi car commercial). […]
on April 22, 2013 at 7:44 am Moocher’s Hall of Fame is a hall of shame | The Daily Hatch

[…] I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi car commercial). […]
on October 15, 2012 at 9:18 am If the Auto Bailout Was a Success, I’d Hate to See What a Failure Looks Like « International Liberty

[…] the Chevy Volt, an advertisement for the new GM Obummer, a couple of good political cartoons, and a very funny video on the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT. Rate this:Share this:PrintEmailFacebookTwitterMoredeliciousDiggFarkLinkedInRedditStumbleUponLike […]
on August 21, 2012 at 10:58 am Time to Zzzzzing Obama « International Liberty

[…] teleprompter, including one from Iowahawk (though it’s not quite as good as his famous Pelosi-mobile video, which is the gold standard for political humor). Rate this:Share […]
on August 2, 2012 at 3:06 pm The Bible According to Obama | Sago

[…] already famous for his spoof of GM’s new car, the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, his parody of Julia the Moocher, and his video about Obama’s […]
on August 2, 2012 at 8:27 am The Bible According to Obama « International Liberty

[…] already famous for his spoof of GM’s new car, the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, his parody of Julia the Moocher, and his video about Obama’s […]
on May 18, 2012 at 2:59 pm Julia: The Most Disappointing Daughter in the World « International Liberty

[…] I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi car commercial). […]
on May 5, 2012 at 8:46 am More Mockery of Julia, the Über Moocher « International Liberty

[…] Iowahawk is a blogger who is deservedly famous for political satire, as you can see from this video on the new Government Motors car named after Nancy Pelosi. […]
on March 7, 2012 at 12:21 pm The Obama Volt: Do You Smell Something? | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

[…] might not be quite as funny as the Iowahawk video on the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, but it’s a close […]
on March 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm Hilarious Spoof on the Chevy Volt | Sago

[…] might not be quite as funny as the Iowahawk video on the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, but it’s a close call. In any event, this is extremely clever, makes an important philosophical […]
on March 6, 2012 at 12:01 pm Hilarious Spoof on the Chevy Volt « International Liberty

[…] might not be quite as funny as the Iowahawk video on the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, but it’s a close call. In any event, this is extremely clever, makes an important […]
on February 10, 2012 at 8:56 pm Excellent Political Humor, Featuring Great Caricatures of Libertarians | Sago

[…] Today’s entry is in the running for the all-time best political humor. It surpasses the GM Obummer car, though it probably doesn’t quite beat out the Iowahawk video of the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT. […]
on February 10, 2012 at 11:13 am Excellent Political Humor, Featuring Great Caricatures of Libertarians « International Liberty

[…] Today’s entry is in the running for the all-time best political humor. It surpasses the GM Obummer car, though it probably doesn’t quite beat out the Iowahawk video of the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT. […]
on October 24, 2011 at 12:25 pm tominhouston

For that kind of money it should come with a lawnmower conversion kit and a free mulching blade?
on October 10, 2011 at 3:21 pm Another Edition of the “Government Stupidity and Incompetence” Contest « International Liberty

[…] these stories also reminded me of a line from the funniest public policy video I’ve ever watched. “We’ve subsidized the features you want and taxed away the […]
on July 31, 2011 at 11:30 am While We Wait for Details about “The Deal,” Here’s Some Debt Limit Entertainment « International Liberty

[…] by the way, is the creator of the funniest public policy video ever produced. You will watch it more than one […]
on August 16, 2010 at 11:15 am GM’s New Supercar: The 2011 Obummer « International Liberty

[…] creation on someone’s part, but since we’re on the topic of government-created cars, this video is the best and funniest I’ve ever […]
on June 1, 2009 at 10:13 pm Leah Costello

I just love this video – every time I watch it I catch more and more subtle jokes…very funny, yet so sad at the same time…

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