Reporter Calls for Cancellation of the Mustang
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Funny thing is I see a lot of female Prius and Volvo (and minivans for that matter) drivers flying by me on the highway, much faster than the prevailing traffic (I typically like to stay near everyone else's speed except the occasional play time - I don't need a stinkin' ticket). I can't think of anything less safe than a Prius doing over 80 mph or Volvo over 80 mph when the driver is distracted by applying makeup or tending to the munchkins in the back seat.
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She's a free-lancer in Carlsbad, CA, which is right up the road from L.A. Apparently she needed some quick cash, saw something about the Mustang reveal either on the local news or in a local paper, and dashed off the first (ridiculous) thoughts that came into her head.
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What bothers me is the ignorance in her original article and the follow-up replies she made to people's rebuttals. Her reference to the 2nd amendment to defend her "free speech" (1st amendment), unless she meant that she would defend her free speech with a gun (2nd amendment) - not likely as Libs do NOT endorse the 2nd amendment - is particularly disturbing. Not so much that she's that ignorant, but that she can be that ignorant AND BE PAID FOR IT!
The Chicago Tribune has the real responsibility here, IMO, for publishing such obvious drivel in the first place! Yes, she has a right to her opinion, and even to express it - on her own dime. But the media has the responsibility to publish factually accurate and complete information, not short-sighted, heavily politically biased opinion pieces that masquerade as truth.
But the media bailed on truth and accuracy decades ago, to the detriment of the American people...
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What bothers me is the ignorance in her original article and the follow-up replies she made to people's rebuttals. Her reference to the 2nd amendment to defend her "free speech" (1st amendment), unless she meant that she would defend her free speech with a gun (2nd amendment) - not likely as Libs do NOT endorse the 2nd amendment - is particularly disturbing. Not so much that she's that ignorant, but that she can be that ignorant AND BE PAID FOR IT!
The Chicago Tribune has the real responsibility here, IMO, for publishing such obvious drivel in the first place! Yes, she has a right to her opinion, and even to express it - on her own dime. But the media has the responsibility to publish factually accurate and complete information, not short-sighted, heavily politically biased opinion pieces that masquerade as truth.
But the media bailed on truth and accuracy decades ago, to the detriment of the American people...
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This kind of tells me that the people in Chicago aren't very bright. They make politicians like Barack Obama and they like to cancel Mustangs. Sounds like the lion's den of liberalism to me
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Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
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FYI: We at themustangsource.com do not condone any acts or words directed towards the person in question that may be considered threatening, ill-tempered or outright illegal.
Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
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FYI: We at themustangsource.com do not condone any acts or words directed towards the person in question that may be considered threatening, ill-tempered or outright illegal.
Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
Just saying. Besides, doing somethign bad towards her, which I know you all are better than that, just feeds her fire. Dont be stupid
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Yeah, they tend to have a really good grip on these issues...
What a *******. This woman clearly has no grasp of the automobile industry at all.
Probably a fugly Prius driver.
Edit by Brad: She's not a reporter. She's just a citizen who expresses her concern in writing to the Chicago Tribune, who then publishes it in their Opinion section.
You can write her a letter at
Karen Wagner
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Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Probably a fugly Prius driver.
Edit by Brad: She's not a reporter. She's just a citizen who expresses her concern in writing to the Chicago Tribune, who then publishes it in their Opinion section.
You can write her a letter at
Karen Wagner
2801 Mill Creek Ln
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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Doesn't excuse her or let the Trib off the hook by any means, though...
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I almost feel a little bad for her and her lack of education in the mustang field. Maybe we can have Arin and Pete go practice on their foreign policy skills and drop off a mustang gift basket.
