What Is The World Coming To?
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Burning Brakes
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What Is The World Coming To?
You guys/gals are gonna love this one... why can't people just parent their kids? It doesn't take a village to raise a kid, it takes a friggin parent!!!!!
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=6069317
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=6069317
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From: Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me...
St. Jude Donor '09
Yeah, I just saw that report on Fox....It's sickening. Sending the wrong message my azz. 
People are so stupid.
People are so stupid.
Drifting
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From: Downey California
Originally Posted by Jughead
People are so stupid.
Yeah, I just spoke to my 9 year old boy, he wants to buy a new c6 to fly it over a bridge. I hope his credit is OK, he only had $6 for down payment.
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Burning Brakes
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From: GA
Originally Posted by olouieo
Yeah, I just spoke to my 9 year old boy, he wants to buy a new c6 to fly it over a bridge. I hope his credit is OK, he only had $6 for down payment.
maybe these safety people just need to get laid.
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From: Wildwood IL
This age of "not taking responsibility for your own actions"...."blaming everyone but yourself"..."political correctness"...."overprotecting our children" is all contributing to the puss-ification of America.
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From: Boston MA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08,'12-'13
Home they pull the tractor trailer add.
they might have a few 18 wheellers showing up ant Drifting contests.
This woman from the public safety should be dropped off in Bagdad at find her libral comme way home!!!!
I hope everyone here emails her at http://www.saferoads.org/press/pres...riLaw7-3-03.htm
they might have a few 18 wheellers showing up ant Drifting contests.
This woman from the public safety should be dropped off in Bagdad at find her libral comme way home!!!!
I hope everyone here emails her at http://www.saferoads.org/press/pres...riLaw7-3-03.htm
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Drifting
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Whatever! How many action movies have crazy stunt driving? I agree that parents and people of influence need to show more emphasis on being responsible role models for our children. Relying on the media to tell us what is right and wrong is not a good thing.There are many other ad campaigns which should be pulled instead of this one. Advertisements for unhealthy junk food for example. I am sure way more people die each year from obesity related health problems than copying a sports car commercial and crashing...
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From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Originally Posted by Silvr77
This age of "not taking responsibility for your own actions"...."blaming everyone but yourself"..."political correctness"...."overprotecting our children" is all contributing to the puss-ification of America.
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From: Living in the Hartland
Originally Posted by Wrencher
My 11 YO has been driving karts for a few years, and even that wild and crazy guy knows that's just a commercial! He did comment that he liked the car... Guess it worked.
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Here's the story - I dont know why Corporations bow down to this sort of thing - They should stop trying to please the minority.
http://autonet.ca/AutonetStories/Sto...?StoryID=12773
GM pulls Corvette ad
by Associated Press posted Aug 25, 2004
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. pulled a Corvette ad that shows a young boy driving wildly through city streets after safety advocates complained, the company said Wednesday.
Auto safety groups sent a letter Tuesday to GM chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner protesting the television ad, saying it sent a dangerous message. The ad had been running during the Olympics.
GM spokesman Joe Jacuzzi said the automaker pulled the ad on Tuesday in response to that letter and other consumer feedback.
The ad, titled "A Boy's Dream," features a dream sequence in which a clearly underage boy is shown behind the wheel of a Corvette, making unrealistic maneuvers at high speeds.
Judith Stone, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, one of the signers of the letter to Wagoner, welcomed GM's decision. Critics said the boy looked to be about 11 or 12.
"We're delighted that they did the right thing," she said.
Jacuzzi said the ad never was intended to depict a real-life situation.
http://autonet.ca/AutonetStories/Sto...?StoryID=12773
GM pulls Corvette ad
by Associated Press posted Aug 25, 2004
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. pulled a Corvette ad that shows a young boy driving wildly through city streets after safety advocates complained, the company said Wednesday.
Auto safety groups sent a letter Tuesday to GM chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner protesting the television ad, saying it sent a dangerous message. The ad had been running during the Olympics.
GM spokesman Joe Jacuzzi said the automaker pulled the ad on Tuesday in response to that letter and other consumer feedback.
The ad, titled "A Boy's Dream," features a dream sequence in which a clearly underage boy is shown behind the wheel of a Corvette, making unrealistic maneuvers at high speeds.
Judith Stone, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, one of the signers of the letter to Wagoner, welcomed GM's decision. Critics said the boy looked to be about 11 or 12.
"We're delighted that they did the right thing," she said.
Jacuzzi said the ad never was intended to depict a real-life situation.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
She obviously has never had a dream. I guess if it was a comercial of lizards talking about beer that would be more believable.
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
I saw the ad and thought it was great - one of the few that had good music and a Vette in action instead of "floating in space" somewhere. What about that ad that showed some sort of ricer skidding to a stop in a cloud of smoke right on a road? What about all those car ads that show people driving *without helmets*???
These safety ***** are way off and need to focus on stuff that really matters...
(Oh my, a performance car...)
These safety ***** are way off and need to focus on stuff that really matters...
(Oh my, a performance car...)
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Originally Posted by turtlevette
why do the foreign makers get cut more slack in this area.
the mazda zoom zoom and such?
why are they always busting GMs *****?
the mazda zoom zoom and such?
why are they always busting GMs *****?
Just saw an Audi commercial, spinning around in the dust. "Get race proven suspension in an Audi"
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