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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:26 pm    Post subject: FAKE! Reply with quote

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/12/toyota-autos-hoax-media-opinions-contributors-michael-fumento.html?boxes=financechannelforbes

Well, ain't that somethin'?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

HA!

I felt bad for doubting his story originally, but now I am vindicated. Cool Thanks.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great story. That guy is beginning to sound like quite the weasel, or at the least, incredibly stupid.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:56 pm    Post subject: Re: FAKE! Reply with quote

ellipses wrote:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/12/toyota-autos-hoax-media-opinions-contributors-michael-fumento.html?boxes=financechannelforbes

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Well, it appears that the "new journalism" is just as much at fault in this story as the fruitcake in the Prius...


But the press conference alone makes it clear Sikes' story didn't wash. Journalism schools are supposed to teach that skepticism is paramount. "If your mother says it, check it out," goes the old adage. Yet comments on Web sites across the country reveal that practically everyone thought the Prius incident was a hoax--though they couldn't prove it--except for the media.

They have been as determined to not investigate Sikes' claims as Sikes was to not stop his car. It's a Toyota media feeding frenzy and the media aren't about to let little things like incredible stories and readily-refutable claims get in the way.


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I WONDER IF HE WILL FACE CHARGES? EVERY CAR HE PASSED SHOULD BE A COUNT OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT,SPEEDING, FAILURE TO USE TURN SIGNALS .BB
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wonder if he has a valid license........
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like amom, I called BS on this story. Way too ironic to be real.
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