Obama takes on Nascar. - Page 3

Zhawk · 04-01-2009, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdjizm

this makes sense to me, why allow the people u gave money to, to spend 250mil on nascar?

Because it is a form of advertising?
And a pretty good one too.

toesuf94 · 04-01-2009, 09:48 AM

I am going to go post up every news article on the Onion for you guys to read - oh it's all true! I promise! Here is one of the stories from the entertainment section:

Area Dad Botches 'Princess Bride' Quote
March 13, 2009 | Issue 45•11

LIVONIA, NY—Mere hours after watching Rob Reiner's classic 1987 film The Princess Bride with his children, area father William Loomis badly botched some of the most familiar lines from the movie, sources reported Monday. "My friend Laura came over and my dad greeted her at the door by saying, 'Hello. I am Diego Montoya. You killed my father. Now you will die,'" said Loomis' 17-year-old daughter Erica. "Then at dinner he started waving his wine glass and yelling, 'irreconcilable!' over and over again in this sort of Elmer Fudd voice. That's not even the right speech impediment." Loomis has a history of bungling well-known cultural references, most notably in 1985 when he spent all summer asking family members, "Where's the meat?"

tjbusa · 04-01-2009, 09:49 AM

Gloom and doom but Snap
the camaros are coming... the camaros are coming

CamaroScotty · 04-01-2009, 09:59 AM

LOAN money to, not GIVE money to.....You have GM confused with the Lending institutions.........

*KILLER74Z28* · 04-01-2009, 11:40 AM

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*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-01-2009, 11:50 AM

CarandDriver's going to get it for this one....

This was an April Fool's Joke.

REPEAT: APRIL FOOLS JOKE!!!

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Originally Posted by General Motors

The Joke’s On Us - All of Us
By Tom Wilkinson
Director, News Relations

Those of us who have been in the business for a while look forward to the annual April Fools issue of Car and Driver. The boys and girls from Ann Arbor, Detroit’s left-leaning little sister to the West, are famous for their over-the-top April Fools stories. One of my favorites from years past was a much-heralded test of the “Latest Mercedes GT,” which proved to be a full track test, with photos, of a Mercedes-powered garbage truck.

So when our phones started ringing off the hook with reports that the President Obama was personally ordering GM and Chrysler out of racing, and Car and Driver was cited as the exclusive source for the story, and the date was April 1 … well, we knew they were at it again.

We are living in crazy times. Rumors and speculation circulate instantly around the world, and everyone is scrambling to scoop everyone else. But as my Editing 101 instructor used to say, “It if seems too strange to be true, check it out before you run it.”

For those in the media - traditional and new - if you hear something strange, give us a shout and check it out before you pass it on.

For the rest of you, watch out for those Merry Pranksters from Ann Arbor.
http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives...all_of_us.html

Sorry to all who wanted a great new development to freak out about...

Angrybird 12 · 04-01-2009, 12:29 PM

I know it is an April Fools joke but around here they say "Don't start any false rumors.. If the wrong person hears it and thinks it may be a good idea, it could come true"

Obama may read this or hear it from someone and say Hey yeah why not....

P.S. that is terrible they used The black 3 car as a model for that piece of crap illustration.. I am writing them a nasty letter. that is so degrading to Dale Earnhardt's memory...

JJ#48Racing · 04-01-2009, 12:38 PM

I'll admit it, Car and Driver had me going for a minute there.

PQ · 04-01-2009, 12:41 PM

I looked this up this morning and found the story in no less than 10 different publications.

Curiously though it was in no LARGE and *cough* credible publications and the story was IDENTICAL in every one of them.

It's a joke. Plain and simple. I'd bet my .............................. Mother-in law.................... on it.

Zhawk · 04-01-2009, 12:41 PM

Thanks Dragoneye. That's why I am still going to watch to see what news is out there on the 2nd.

MLL67RSSS · 04-01-2009, 02:59 PM

Click on the link now and you get nothing but an apology!:

Sorry! - Car News

April 2009

Car and Driver has a proud tradition of April Fools’ Day jokes stretching back 30 years. We regret if this year’s went too far.

Justin · 04-01-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irpq11

I looked this up this morning and found the story in no less than 10 different publications.

Curiously though it was in no LARGE and *cough* credible publications and the story was IDENTICAL in every one of them.

It's a joke. Plain and simple. I'd bet my .............................. Mother-in law.................... on it.

Let's see your mother-in law!

TRIXXTERR · 04-01-2009, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

you guys are so gullible it's actually entertaining.

Yeah I thought I Possible At first but when i opened the page @ noon This was the headline...

April Fools: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR - Car News

BUT i sent out a MASS text...Just cut off the april fols part...OMG everyone is freaking out..LOL. FUNNY thing is they are all at work and have no way to verify it...lol...

camaro5 · 04-01-2009, 04:31 PM

I'm glad it is BULLSHIT!

I DONT apologize for being concerned.

I guess some people bury their heads in the sand, and ignore the FACT, that the SHIT has INDEED hit the proverbial fan.

Shit does go wrong.

I love NASCAR - bite me.

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PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,717 View My Garage	I looked this up this morning and found the story in no less than 10 different publications. Curiously though it was in no LARGE and cough credible publications and the story was IDENTICAL in every one of them. It's a joke. Plain and simple. I'd bet my .............................. Mother-in law.................... on it. __________________

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camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,630	I'm glad it is BULLSHIT! I DONT apologize for being concerned. I guess some people bury their heads in the sand, and ignore the FACT, that the SHIT has INDEED hit the proverbial fan. Shit does go wrong. I love NASCAR - bite me. __________________ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge General Motors ASEP, A.S. Automotive Technology, Telecommunications Specialist, CISCO Network Engineer STANDARD DISCLAIMER camaro5 is furnishing this information "as is". camaro5 does not provide any warranty of the information whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the information will be error-free.

04-01-2009, 09:48 AM	#30
toesuf94 Drives: THR #11 E-force supercharged Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 4,746	I am going to go post up every news article on the Onion for you guys to read - oh it's all true! I promise! Here is one of the stories from the entertainment section: Area Dad Botches 'Princess Bride' Quote March 13, 2009 \| Issue 45•11 LIVONIA, NY—Mere hours after watching Rob Reiner's classic 1987 film The Princess Bride with his children, area father William Loomis badly botched some of the most familiar lines from the movie, sources reported Monday. "My friend Laura came over and my dad greeted her at the door by saying, 'Hello. I am Diego Montoya. You killed my father. Now you will die,'" said Loomis' 17-year-old daughter Erica. "Then at dinner he started waving his wine glass and yelling, 'irreconcilable!' over and over again in this sort of Elmer Fudd voice. That's not even the right speech impediment." Loomis has a history of bungling well-known cultural references, most notably in 1985 when he spent all summer asking family members, "Where's the meat?"

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tjbusa Serious Sleeper Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington,SC Posts: 3,129	Gloom and doom but Snap the camaros are coming... the camaros are coming

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JJ#48Racing Drives: 1998 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancaster, CA Posts: 1,115	I'll admit it, Car and Driver had me going for a minute there.

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MLL67RSSS Account Suspended Drives: car Join Date: May 2008 Location: location Posts: 1,569	Click on the link now and you get nothing but an apology!: Sorry! - Car News April 2009 Car and Driver has a proud tradition of April Fools’ Day jokes stretching back 30 years. We regret if this year’s went too far.

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