Yesterday I linked to a post questioning the basis upon which decisions were made on which Chrysler dealerships were to be closed. The list, the post pointed out, was heavy with generous donors to conservatives and Republicans.
Now it turns out that it wasn’t Chrysler management who chose the doomed dealerships. It was the White House. But there’s more. Among the protected dealerships are six located around the South. And who owns them?:
The interesting part is who the three main owners of the company are. The owners are Steve Landers (long-time car dealer, 4th-generation dealer), Thomas “Mack” McLarty (former Chief of Staff for President Clinton), and Robert Johnson (founder of Black Entertainment Television and co-owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats). Landers has given money to Republicans in the past, but McLarty campaigned for Obama in 2008, and Johnson has given countless amounts of money to Democrats over the years.
