DeathWatch:Ford says, "we're still stupid and brain dead"

Ford Mordor Corporation (much better name, closer to real life!)

Today they announced that:

Because of the industrywide slowdown in truck sales, Ford also said it would delay the introduction of the all-new F-150 pickup truck by two months, to late fall, as the automaker was having difficulty selling off the old body style.

Ya mean? $140 per barrel Oil was NEVER thought of by the IDIOTS in Detroit?

Take their congressmen and Senators from Michigan and round them out by the Henry Ford Museum and have the EX-NAZI Sympathizers SHOOT their Congressional representatives.

What the F#*&#^$ were the auto industry lobbyists thinking for the past 25 years when the told the Michigan delegation to STALL ng and DENY all "CAFE" auto standard improvements.

As*holes... Pure As*holes...

And Ford does what? delays introducing the new full size pickup trucks two months.

NOT re-engineering the engines... NOT working on a plug-in Hybrid... or more alternative fuel production...

But hey... cutting production of these gas-guzzlers is a better idea...

why invest in the future, if you can convince the masses that they are STUPID

and need to BUY big gas guzzlers.

Gee. How 'bout increasing and importing those cars you sell in EUROPE??? Huh?

bet they'd sell much better you dip-sh*ts....


btw:

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(In case you haven't seen this, I believe the CURRENT recession will become a BAD DEPRESSION (Just like the 1930's!)
We're HEADING into a DEPRESSION.

We need a new deal.

We need to make sure that a number of issues are resolved ALL at once.
If we don't do them ALL at once, its like juggling three RUNNING chain saws, but dropping one!

We need to FIX:
* A Living Wage
* National Single payer Healthcare
* National 3-4 year draft (or alternate service)
* Federally paid Day Care starting at six months
* Tax Reform
* Lobbying (Political Reform)
* Education
* Infrastructure
* Lack of Training/futures


See my other blog: http://sos-newdeal.blogspot.com for more details on rebuilding our society.

DetroiT: Energy Efficient vs. SUV's (continued)- updated 4-1-09

Updated 4-1-09 about GM and the streetcars at end...

OK. Wired asks a valid question:

Why is it there are Clean Cars Aplenty Outside U.S. but only 2 available in USA?

Automakers are producing more than 100 fuel-efficient vehicles, but you can't buy them in the U.S.

A study by the Civil Society Institute and 40MPG.org says there are now 113 vehicles rated at 40 mpg or higher available internationally, but just two (the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid) here.

Oooh... This is MY blog, so I get to pontificate...

Reasons we don't have better fuel(ed) cars in the USA

1. Detroit Lobbies and pays the Senate/House HUGE campaign contributions, therefore no increase in the CAFE fuel stands in 25 years
2. The OIL industry has also lobbied the Senate/House, witness the TERRIBLE (I don't own oil stock- so it IS terrible for me) profits of EXXON/MOBIL this year..
3. Assholes Idiots who claim that global warming isn't real.
4. Assholes Idiots who think that CORN based ETHANOL is the way to go in this country.
5. Supid-*ss Presidents who think that 500 Billion dollarsspent on a WAR is money well spent.
6. Our congress has never looked into the concept of alternative sources of energy, such as solar, wind, THERMAL, (and SUN based "free") energies.
7. Our COLLECTIVE stupid-ness at using SUV's to go to get a gallon of milk

ANd my Number one reason why we have problems???

THE Car companies themselves..

Until the 1940's there were local trollies/light rail companies in MOST towns in this country.
UNTIL GM and a consortium of the BIG oil companies CONSPIRED to put them all out of business, so that GM could SELL BUSSes to replace them...

This is the reason we have NO mass transit left in this country. IT is the BIGGEST SCANDAL of the 20th century.

And a subject of a FUTURE post (anyone care to research?)

4-1-09 update (has it really been three years???(As usual I answer myself...)

See HERE for a post in my OThER blog regarding Detroit, the decline thereof, and the great streetcar scandal here

Tech: Detroit's Coupe de Grace (Too Little TOO LATE!)

Wired News: Detroit's Coupe de Grace

Excuse me? 40 miles before a Charge>???

how about a TESLA instead..


What are those Assholes dopes in Detroit THINKING>?????

WTF>????? 40 miles per charge??

No BRAINS. The Tesla ALREADY goes 250 miles per charge, and is $$$$
So how are they getting ahead???

TecH: new ALL electric Car comes to market!

Shamelessly Stolen from my favorite Author's blog:

* Tesla Signature One Hundred Event -

After much anticipation and countless rumors, rivalling the unveiling of (Dean) Kamen's Seguay, PayPal founder and tech-visionary Elon Musk is finally ready to show off one of his keynote projects... the Tesla Roadster. Tesla Motors is a new American car company developing fully electric vehicles that are high performance, high production, and affordable. The Roadster will first be sold in a limited set of 100 to a select group at an evening event on July 19 in Santa Monica. An all-electric car, the Roadster delivers better acceleration and handling than a Porsche Turbo, meets all U.S. safety standards, operates at twice the energy efficiency of a Prius, and has a highway range of 250 miles.

Wow. I’ve long said that we desperately need help from the portion of the billionaire caste that “gets it”... in order to save us from the half that doesn’t.

End of Dr. Brin's accolades.

Oh and the website is here

Will be unveiled TOMORROW. 7/20/2006

Anxiously looking forward to this!

Markb (drooling in NJ!)

#1 on my amazon want list....