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MSNBC Confuses Not-So-Big Three With Al Qaeda
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discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
11/21/08

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The video isn't loading on any browser I've got. Does anyone have a direct link?
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dontknoa
11/21/08

@discontinuuity: Is your computer plugged in?
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Bumblebee
11/21/08

@discontinuuity: Guys, it's really not that good of a video. You kind of know how it turns out.

On a related note, I just watched "Hancock".
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discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
11/22/08

@dontknoa: Actually, right now it's not. I've got a Mac laptop with WiFi. Yesterday I tried using Firefox and Safari, but not Internet Exploder (yes, they do make that for Mac. No, I try not to use it).
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DoctorNine
11/22/08

@discontinuuity: I have a Mac and it works fine in Safari. You guys may need some updates. Might wanna check out the auto-update.
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DoctorNine
11/21/08

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I hear Chris Matthews has Hard Balls...

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damnelantra™
11/21/08

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hua hua hua, well thats not right....
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
11/21/08

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Call me crazy, but it sounds like the guys in the control room weren't the only ones hitting the sauce before 5 p.m.
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MushyHeirloom
11/21/08

@Tomsk: The hamsters seem to be - video ain't loading.
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domino
11/21/08

@Tomsk:
i agree. and now i will join him.
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
11/21/08

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"Well, that's not quite right. Here's some advice for the CEO's- Don't dress up like Osama Bin Laden when attempting to gain entry into the Capital. Everybody knows that Bin Laden always uses his Bob Lutz mask to get into the capital."
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mikedrawcar
11/21/08

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the shooting in the background was actually from Detroit.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
11/21/08

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Not Al-Qaeda, they're the Axis of Feeble.
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UDMan
11/12/08

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Unfortunately, it will all come down to some form of market protection, similar to what Australia and Brazil did years ago. There will be new and unjustified "import duties" on everything foreign made, not just cars, but car parts, engines, transmissions, electronics, and such. This will penalize not only imports, but transplants like Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai as well. They will have to prove that the parts that go into their vehicles made here clear at least some percentage threshold before they can escape the dreaded duty.

You heard it here first.....
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
11/12/08

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Remember, this guy was/is a professor at UC Berkley. I'm sure hes got a lovingly driven Volvo 240GL Estate parked next to his mini, with the requisite "Obama 08" and "1:20:09" stickers.

You can't blame him.
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MushyHeirloom
11/12/08

@Schm, problems around every corner: I was getting ready to make 1.20.13 stickers in the event of a McCain win. For my 244DL, of course.
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Mad_Science
11/12/08

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The Vette Z06 gets 27mpg highway.

I'd take one of those.
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OG_
11/12/08

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Well, maybe this guy was right. Mk1 Mini One does have a Chrysler engine. Therefore Mini One could be the most fuel-efficient American (engine powered) car.
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///Mink
11/12/08

@OG_: The Tritec engine is built in Brazil.
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OG_
11/12/08

@///Mink: And Nike shoes are made in China/Vietnam/Indonesia/whatevercheaplaborAsiancountry. So then is Nike an American corporation?
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Mad_Science
11/12/08

@OG_: Engine's not made or purchased by Chrysler. The did the engineering work, then sold the design.

In your analogy, Chrysler is the private industrial design company that designs many of Nike's things. Mini is Nike and the Brazilian plant is Ghuangzhu Garment Corp.
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mikedrawcar
11/12/08

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there are two terrible parts of this:

1. the MINI is a niche "lifestyle" vehicle that costs more than the average small car. Sure, it gets good mileage, but it's a boutique car.

2. The fact that after he says he owns a MINI, he pauses, waits for the next question (which deviates from the MINI), and RETURNS to talking about the MINI and how great it is. Terrible interview.
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drewdrawshashtags
11/12/08

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Hell, I can't name a single American car period that I'd like to own, much less a few efficient one.

I think the Littler-by-the-Day 3 have killed themselves with redundant, generic products and badge-engineering. Are Buick buyers really going to revolt if they kill the brand? Can most of them even stand up by themselves? Can anyone identify the different Buicks in the lineup? I know I can't and I keep track of things like that.

The product lines and marketing for these companies are dire and so will the sales until they start making the tough decisions.
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drewdrawshashtags
11/12/08

@DrewGradesPoo: That'd be fuel efficient, of course, dammit.
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Chairman Kaga
11/12/08

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Man, if this aint the root of the Big 3's Big Problem, I'm not sure what is. Ask Joe the Plumber which truck or SUV he'd want, and I betcha dollars to donuts he'd say an F150, Ram, Silverado, or Tahoe, Escalade, Explorer, etc. Ask Joe the Plumber which sports car he'd like to drive, and he'd probably say Camaro. OK Joe, but not for another year. Of the sports cars AVAILABLE, which would you take? He might say Corvette or Viper, sure, but he's probably just as likely to generically say Furrari or Porsha or Mozzarotee. Then ask him which economical sedan he'd like, and he's gonna say Accord or Camry. Small car? Civic or Corolla.

Now look at car sales by volume, and tell me the Big 3 haven't screwed the pooch with a crowd watching in terms of their long range product planning by neglecting the segment that has remained the rest of the world's bread and butter throughout our fuel cost boomtime.
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jp182
11/12/08

@Chairman Kaga: the other problem being that the interior of GM cars all feel the same to a certain extent. I know when I'm in an economy GM car and when I'm in a luxury GM car that they are all GM cars. That plus the fact that the buttons and dials haven't changed much if at all in the last I don't know how many years. I was in a Chevy SS (SUV) the other day and it had a very similar interior to the first Taurus I ever got into back in the early 90's.
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MushyHeirloom
11/12/08

@jp182: I swear Ford used the same power window switches for every single car/truck they built from about 1992-2004.
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B1663R
11/12/08

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unfortunatly it's true... there is not a single American car that i like that i can afford.

i like caddies, can't afford them. i like the vette, can't afford the vette

dodge caravan blows, caliber, nitro, cobalt, focus, fusion and a crapload of GM cars do not appeal to me. the designs are dated, low quality materials, just a general feeling of crappyness.

oh but GM has got their new 100,000 mile warranty!! good to know when my car is in the shop once a month.
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