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Old 07-09-2008, 04:04 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Re: Doom And Gloom: A Big Al Rant

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Originally Posted by vcs2600 View Post
One thing to realize is that the media loves the underdog. Every time Chrysler came back from the brink, they cheerlead like crazy. Likewise for years they've been depicting Toyota/Honda as the scrappy challengers to Detriot's behemoths.

Also I think that people here might be underestimating the PR success of the Volt. There has been tons of mainstream media coverage of this, and virtually every press report about GM mentions the project. If GM can pull this off, they're going to be everyone's darling.
I don't care about any story, underdog or not. The blatent cheerleading for foriegn competition by the press is sickening. Especially in these economic hard times when buying a Cobalt built in Ohio or a Malibu built in Missouri or a Silverado built in Texas is going to help keep good jobs in the US.

Buying a made in Japan Prius or Lexus or made in Korea crapboxes does not help the US economy at all.
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