Lear Hypocrisy - he drives an SUV!

Plain Talk's ears - Birmingham Dixon radio interview with Lear on 1/9/03 | 1/10/03 | plain talk

[plain talk]

Richard Dixon, local Birmingham talk radio show host, interviewed Norman Lear last night. As has been reported, Mr. Lear contributed to an advertising campaign denouncing SUVs. It was also reported he had built a huge 21 car garage etc. Well it turns out it's even worse than that. Last night Mr. Lear said he was, in fact, driving an SUV. He said he planned to get rid of it in two months or so. When Dixon asked him about this obvious hypocrisy his reply was astounding. He said "I didn't come on this program declaring that I was consistent, did I?" and kind of made light of it.

[Timesink]

HEY ARIANNA!

[evolved_rage]

LOL!

[Zansman]

I recently sat next to James Carville for about an hour and a half at a convention dinner where he was speaking.

He was surprisingly less bombastic than he is "on camera" when delivering his wrongheaded opinions, and was overall a pretty nice, fun dude and I enjoyed throwing back a few glasses of the grape with him.

During part of his talk (which included the typical leftist anti-ANWAR, anti-SUV talking points)he said he drove an SUV but feels bad about it and would probably sell it in a few months ("if Mary would let him").

Hypocracy from the left???? Why I'm shocked, SHOCKED that there's gambling in this casino.

I guess with these folks, as long as you feel bad about driving the SUV and hate Bush, you're in compliance.

[Freedom4US]

"don't older cars need a leaded attitive to run properly?"

For years Tetraethyl Lead was added to gasoline to raise octane - it also has the effect of providing lubrication to valve guides and valve seats.

Engines designed for leaded gasoline can be used with unleaded fuel with no ill effect provided engine RPM's are kept low, just poking around the back 40 every now and then, say. Any type of highway use will rapidly erode the valve seats, or can. Most people install hardened valve seats at engine rebuild so as to take unleaded gas.

There are "lead substitutes" available to add to the fuel, but iirc a major auto magazine did a test on the various brands available and came to the conclusion that they are of no benefit unless 4 to 6 bottles are used with every tank.

[Republic of Texas]

If drugs support terrorism, and gas supports terrorism, don't our TAXES also support terrorism? The US government gives money to the Pali's and Egypt. We gave money to Iraq, OBL and the taliban. It looks to me like PAYING TAXES SUPPORTS TERRORISM!

For God's sake people, WE HAVE TO STOP PAYING TAXES!

[sharktrager]

I adhere to a strict policy of not posting about posting.

[Argus]

I have concluded that the basic difference between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives make rules for themselves, and liberals make rules for everybody else.

[Truthsayer20]

I once witnessed a demonstration by a group of environmentalists railing against air pollution ending with the departure of the loudest individual with his 1960s VW beetle blowing a huge clowd of blue smoke.

[HAL9000]

Lear Hypocrisy - he drives an SUV!

Of course. When the Hollywood Liberals heard that driving an SUV is equivalent to supporting terrorism, SUV sales shot up.