1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

George Will Continues His War Against the Prius

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Danny, May 5, 2009.

  1. Danny

    Danny Admin/Founder
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 24, 2003
    7,093
    2,100
    1,174
    Location:
    Charlotte, NC
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius Plug-in
    Model:
    Plug-in Base
    Every Sunday I watch This Week with George Stephanopoulos, which features a round-table discussion to talk about the week's news. George's literal right-hand man on the round-table is George Will, a conservative columnist for Newsweek. I have no problem with George Will. He spoke at my brother's college graduation and I enjoyed listening to him (I stayed awake through it, at least). When he is talking about issues he has a lot of knowledge about, he presents good arguments and admits when his "side of the aisle" is wrong. But hybrid cars, and the Prius in particular, is one area where George Will has no knowledge. In the past he has argued the tired theory that Hummers are more environmentally friendly, and this past Sunday, during a conversation regarding the auto industry, Will claimed that the Prius is only successful because Toyota doesn't make any profit off them. "[The Prius is] affordable because Toyota sells it at a loss, and it can afford to sell it at a loss because it is selling twice as many gas-guzzling pickup trucks of the sort our president detests. So as an auto executive, he's off to a rocky start." For those of you who didn't see it, PriusChat member marduk recently posted an article stating that Toyota and Honda make $3,100 on the sale of each hybrid they sell. Apparently Mr. Will does not read PriusChat, Green Car Congress, or any of the more than 2 dozen other publications who published that news last week. Alex Pastermack put together a great article over at TreeHugger refuting George Will's idiotic statement. I'll let him take over from here. George Will Disses the Prius, Obama and the Facts Photo from Alex Pastermack as well.
     
    #1 Danny, May 5, 2009
  2. richard schumacher

    richard schumacher shortbus driver

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    7,663
    1,038
    0
    Location:
    United States
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Will's opinions on technology are about as reliable as his opinions on politics. Thanks For Sharing, George.
     
    #2 richard schumacher, May 5, 2009
  3. Politburo

    Politburo Active Member

    Joined:
    Feb 15, 2009
    971
    208
    0
    Vehicle:
    2009 Prius
    George Will is one of the vehement climate change deniers. He has written columns recently for the Post that were blatantly wrong, and refused to correct them even after the Post's public editor called him out. He was wrong last year when he said China was drilling off the coast of Florida. That one at least got a correction.

    He also had quite a silly column recently in which he argued that blue jeans were responsible for America's troubles and implied that people who play video games should not be allowed to vote.

    People need to stop acting like George Will, et al, are generally reasonable people who just happen get one or two things wrong from time to time. It's deliberate, and no one can claim to be a reasonable and rational person if they hold a view that is diametrically opposed to reality.
     
    #3 Politburo, May 5, 2009
  4. Celtic Blue

    Celtic Blue New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 4, 2008
    2,224
    139
    0
    Location:
    Midwest
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    George Will pretends to be intelligent and reasoned, but when you examine the details behind many of his arguments, it soon becomes clear that he's either an idiot or will readily repeat known falsehoods. He also relies on that old conservative political standard of making s*** up.
     
    #4 Celtic Blue, May 5, 2009
  5. snead_c

    snead_c Jam Ma's Car

    Joined:
    Nov 18, 2008
    667
    58
    0
    Location:
    Hendersonville
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius
    Model:
    Four
    How sad...we need leadership and vision, we get bs :(
     
    #5 snead_c, May 5, 2009
  6. jayman

    jayman Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 21, 2004
    13,439
    639
    0
    Location:
    Winnipeg Manitoba
    Vehicle:
    2004 Prius
    Oh boy, a lot of folks will eagerly read what that guy has to say.
     
    #6 jayman, May 5, 2009
  7. 1SMUGLEX

    1SMUGLEX I love the smug!

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2009
    315
    51
    0
    Location:
    Atlanta
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    lol, I needed that laugh.:D
     
    #7 1SMUGLEX, May 5, 2009
  8. KK6PD

    KK6PD _ . _ . / _ _ . _

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2008
    4,003
    944
    118
    Location:
    Los Angeles Foothills
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    Another PUTZ talking head. Newsers love taking heads...no matter if they are talking out their butt or normal. Its all the same!!!
     
    #8 KK6PD, May 5, 2009
  9. bac

    bac Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 6, 2008
    863
    52
    0
    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Vehicle:
    2008 Prius
    It's just more of the same tired, classic neo-con propaganda. Most have figured it out by now, others never will. :confused:

    ... Brad
     
    #9 bac, May 5, 2009
  10. zenMachine

    zenMachine Just another Onionhead

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2007
    3,355
    299
    0
    Location:
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    As conservatives go, George Will is a bona fide fake. Oh how William Buckley is sorely missed...


    http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/TheList/story?id=1281875


    :focus:
     
    #10 zenMachine, May 5, 2009
  11. bredekamp

    bredekamp Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2007
    569
    12
    10
    Location:
    Somerset West, South Africa
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    He's got Donald Trump hair. He also needs to smile more, just like DT, and perhaps lighten up too.
     
    #11 bredekamp, May 9, 2009
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)