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From: Mike Hunter on 11 Feb 2010 14:57 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Clive" <Clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:GW6KiwHnG1cLFwmU(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... > In message <e9e5n5tk1f2kcnp8msc07supghkg0d2mrl(a)4ax.com>, PeterD > <peter2(a)hipson.net> writes >>The only thing that Obama pays attention to is his teleprompter. >>Geeze, get off that "Blame Bush for everything" kick, and see the >>world as it really is. > Bush is to blame, who else do you think authorised the last two illegal > wars? That man's got at least 600,000 civilian deaths on his head. > -- > Clive >
From: Mike Hunter on 11 Feb 2010 14:57 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snetnospam.net> wrote in message news:66GdnQwQwIt97u7WnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > > "Clive" <Clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message > news:GW6KiwHnG1cLFwmU(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... >> In message <e9e5n5tk1f2kcnp8msc07supghkg0d2mrl(a)4ax.com>, PeterD >> <peter2(a)hipson.net> writes >>>The only thing that Obama pays attention to is his teleprompter. >>>Geeze, get off that "Blame Bush for everything" kick, and see the >>>world as it really is. >> Bush is to blame, who else do you think authorised the last two illegal >> wars? That man's got at least 600,000 civilian deaths on his head. >> -- >> Clive > > But what does that have to do with Toyota recalls?
From: Mike Hunter on 11 Feb 2010 14:58 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Dave" <hairy411(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:7thcbhFes4U1(a)mid.individual.net... > > "Ed Pawlowski" <esp(a)snetnospam.net> wrote in message > news:66GdnQwQwIt97u7WnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> >> >> "Clive" <Clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:GW6KiwHnG1cLFwmU(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... >>> In message <e9e5n5tk1f2kcnp8msc07supghkg0d2mrl(a)4ax.com>, PeterD >>> <peter2(a)hipson.net> writes >>>>The only thing that Obama pays attention to is his teleprompter. >>>>Geeze, get off that "Blame Bush for everything" kick, and see the >>>>world as it really is. >>> Bush is to blame, who else do you think authorised the last two illegal >>> wars? That man's got at least 600,000 civilian deaths on his head. >>> -- >>> Clive >> >> But what does that have to do with Toyota recalls? > > What's the difference? Either subject is off-topic.
From: Mike Hunter on 11 Feb 2010 14:58 (Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Clive" <Clive(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:$ll0e7IYN1cLFwC8(a)yewbank.demon.co.uk... > In message <4b72d99c$0$18644$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net>, Mike Hunter > <Mikehunt2(a)lycos.?.invalid> writes >>I guess the Toyota loyalist are worried they may get injured or killed at >>worst and the retail value of their cars will plummet at best. > Or perhaps it's just that they're global with a car that passes the > criteria of all governments whereas for instance the EU is very strict on > what cars can be sold in it's area, which is why firms like Ford and GM > have to make a totally different product for the EU. > -- > Clive >
From: Mike Hunter on 11 Feb 2010 14:58
(Cross posting deleted, automatically) "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:hkvnd1$b58$4(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:46:16 +0000, Clive wrote: > >> In message <4b72d99c$0$18644$ce5e7886(a)news-radius.ptd.net>, Mike Hunter >> <Mikehunt2(a)lycos.?.invalid> writes >>>I guess the Toyota loyalist are worried they may get injured or killed at >>>worst and the retail value of their cars will plummet at best. >> Or perhaps it's just that they're global with a car that passes the >> criteria of all governments whereas for instance the EU is very strict on >> what cars can be sold in it's area, which is why firms like Ford and GM >> have to make a totally different product for the EU. > > That why they don't sell US designed cars there? > > The UK version of the Escort was pretty close to the US version. > OTOH, GM had to buy Vauxhaul to get an 'in' in European markets. > > I've heard they're junk, too... > > > |