Former Mexican President Tells Detroit To "Just Get Over It" About Job Losses

Former Mexican President Tells Detroit To

Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, isn't a shy man. He calls President Bush the "cockiest" politician he's ever met; he talks glowingly of John McCain and less so of Barack Obama. And he has a message for Michigan factory workers who have lost their jobs.

Get over it.

Those jobs aren't coming back, and Michigan should focus instead on the high-tech and service industries.

"In the end, Michigan factories have to compete with factories in Mexico and China," Fox said in a telephone interview Thursday. "Companies like General Motors and Ford and Maytag don't have an option. They either close the doors and fire their workers, or they move where they can gain economic competitiveness."


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zorbeezezorbeeze - 9/12/2008 1:34:42 PM
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A hard pill to swallow but nonetheless it is the truth.


dlindlin - 9/13/2008 6:27:44 PM
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And better for USA eventually.


TauronB2GTauronB2G - 9/12/2008 1:35:18 PM
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Fox is right every now and then. Wspecially about Dubya. Not about McCain though. He's a bit biased. You have to look at his motives for saying the things he does. Its in his best interest to let his people continue to leave his country. Its in his best interest to have American companies open factories in his country paying people slave wages.
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goochgooch - 9/12/2008 1:47:29 PM
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Fox is an idiot. Look, what did he do for Mexico? Really, beyond NAFTA -- which is why he said this crap about people in Michigan -- he did nothing. Drug gangs run Mexico.


Cornholio852Cornholio852 - 9/15/2008 3:26:52 PM
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Amen brother


goochgooch - 9/15/2008 8:38:10 AM
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Okay, let's try this again for those from the utahnkid school for reading:
Fox is an idiot. Look, what did he do for Mexico? Really, beyond NAFTA -- which is why he said this crap about people in Michigan -- he did nothing. Drug gangs run Mexico.

Is there anything not true in that statement?


sold2earlysold2early - 9/12/2008 2:04:02 PM
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Can he be our president instead? Please?


350zdon17350zdon17 - 9/12/2008 6:43:07 PM
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NO there would be a taco bell or baha fresh on everycorner if he was president


r_driver04r_driver04 - 9/12/2008 2:05:53 PM
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He and Bush actually have something in common regarding putting Americans out of business. What a joke.


hasterterberhasterterber - 9/12/2008 2:58:49 PM
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sold2early, you dont know what you are saying.. trust me


wooodwoood - 9/14/2008 11:25:43 PM
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he's probably just joking.


Yonder7Yonder7 - 9/12/2008 4:14:43 PM
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I am not american but I love your coutry, and I think that you should be focus in what you can do and no body can. You own the best technology and you are great contry. Work and develop technologies that Mexico, China or anyone can´t match and they need. You should remember that rich people is in control. They do not care about you and thats happen anywhere. If a rich person is seeing that they will earn more money in other country with a cheaper labor, they will move over there. They do not care about you so try to work in some laws to fix that (a dream). Example of rich people moving their business out of US: Bill Gates, Michael Dell and so on, The three big will do the same so try to provide the best education that you can to your childres and pray, GOD wont´t abandon a country that is always saving the world or helping others. Remeber "In God We Trust".


zorbeezezorbeeze - 9/14/2008 3:27:15 PM
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"GOD wont´t abandon a country that is always saving the world or helping others"

What kind of bullshit is that??????????
Saving the world? Maybe destroying the world.
Woohoo let's not get started.


prestigeprestige - 9/12/2008 11:25:46 PM
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we need a new industry. we also need the tech that the CH's have to control weather.


zorbeezezorbeeze - 9/14/2008 3:25:18 PM
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"We have no real industry's anymore execpt war with the rest of the world."

The truth is finally spoken.


zorbeezezorbeeze - 9/14/2008 3:25:19 PM
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"We have no real industry's anymore execpt war with the rest of the world."

The truth is finally spoken.


tattedtwicetattedtwice - 9/13/2008 5:03:40 AM
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Somebody tell this dude to shut up and go pick some fruit with his cousins.


toolatetoracetoolatetorace - 9/13/2008 10:09:41 AM
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Vincente .... he's bean a$$hole right now . Remember when him and JW were buds? . No more, he promised to help things out down there but after finding out that things are so corupt and crooked there , he just gave up . Now , it's a border fence, illegals getting returned by the truckload, getting told that Mexico's fouled up air s messing up our air . The list goes on . Yes , Vince is pi$$ed. He was hoping for help from the US and maybe JW would make the boundry less definitive . Yes sir there Vince , just get over it , we tried to help but it just did not work out


answeranswer - 9/13/2008 12:43:53 PM
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Fox represents everything wrong with Mexico.

Mexico's prevelant bias against darker skinned Mexicans.

Mexico's class bias against the poor of Mexico.

The Mexican government's refusal to accept responsibility for...well...anything really.

President Bush ain't no angel, but Fox makes for a pretty good devil.


EL34EL34 - 9/13/2008 1:24:57 PM
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"Former Mexican President Tells Detroit To "Just Get Over It" About Job Losses"

Si!

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