This is so sweet.
Democrats SHOULD have been doing this, but you know how timid they are; All that matters, though, is that it happened.
Limbaugh has been dissing the Chevy Volt, of course based on his NON-UNDERSTANDING of the hybrid vehicle and basically being a tool of Big Oil.
Not to mention dissing Americans, their jobs, their hardwork, and their innovation - a bunch of shit Limbaugh knows exactly nothing about,
The juicy reaming words are over the flip!
Limbaugh attacked the car in little-noticed comments last week. "The Chevrolet Volt is the Car of the Year?" he asked. "Motor Trend magazine, that’s the end of them. How in the world do they have any credibility? Not one has been sold [and] the Volt is the Car of the Year."
The blog is linked here. Go read it all. My quotes are from the Raw Story post.
I am posting a couple tidbits as an editorial function to bring this joyful stories to ears that I believe need to hear it.
The editor just unloads on the rightwing freak:
"Our credibility, Mr. Limbaugh, comes from actually driving and testing the car, and understanding its advanced technology," Lassa wrote in a blog post on the magazine's website. "It comes from driving and testing virtually every new car sold, and from doing this once a year with all the all-new or significantly improved models all at the same time. We test, make judgments and write about things we understand."
Sweet, isn't it?
I feel all warm and tingly.
The editor took Rush apart for questioning THEIR credibility when they have to know all these sciencey-engineering-like things. He makes it clear they actually have to KNOW THINGS. Then calls him hugely out of touch with modern automotive technology; he alos explains why the VOlt hasn't sold any cars yet: "It's not on sale...yet".
Then he pulls out the stops:
"Last time you ranted about the Volt, you got confused about the 'range,' and said on the air that the car could be driven no more than 40 miles at a time, period," Lassa said. (In fact, the Volt can go 40 miles on its electric engine and then travel longer distances using gasoline.) "At least you stayed away from that issue this time, but you continue to attack it as the car only a tree hugging, Obama-supporting Government Motors customer would want. As radio loudmouths like you would note, none of those potential customers were to be found after November 2."
*****
Then Lassa went for the jugular.
"If you can stop shilling for your favorite political party long enough to go for a drive, you might really enjoy the Chevy Volt," Lassa concluded. "I’m sure GM would be happy to lend you one for the weekend. Just remember: driving and Oxycontin don’t mix."
This, folks, is how you talk to republicans.