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Old 07-10-2006, 09:56 PM
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Default Hummer--the Big Car for Losers

July 10, 2006
Hummer-- the Big Car for Big Losers
By Rob Kall
For a long time, I've found my forehead frowning when I see Hummers. I've developed what I thought was a reflex, just assuming that the people driving them were losers with money-- people with poor self esteem, feelings of penis inadequacy, penis envy, etc.-- who drove these monuments to anti-environmental moronic idiocy. I feel a natural contempt response to Hummer owners and drivers, be they man or woman.

Then I just saw a new ad for Hummer that made it crystal clear that I was dead on. The ad shows a wimpy women who is frustrated and embarassed when a pushy woman butts in front of the line she is in with her child-- it looks like a line to go on a sliding board.

What does this wimpy woman do? She buys a Hummer. The ad shows her feeling bigger and stronger than someone driving a smaller car.

General Motors is flailing, drowning in red ink, laying off tens of thousands, losing billions. Part of their problem is they have spent hundreds of millions building a market for gas guzzling cars for these pathetic losers, even running ads that clearly target them.

The thing is, this ad is appealing to the worst aspects of human nature-- nasty people, revenge, power. Maybe GM ought to start a new playbook and study what the successful Asian companies are doing-- appealing to people's desire to be good, responsible citizens and stewards of the earth.

What's good for GM is clearly NOT good for the USA and GM is experiencing the payback for its failure to care about what's good for the USA. It's tragic, because so many US workers jobs are being lost. There are probably a handful of execs and marketing people who have made these stupid, foolish decisions. They certainly should not be working at GM any more, whoever they are.



Authors Bio: Rob Kall is executive editor and publisher of OpEdNews.com, President of Futurehealth, Inc, and organizer of several conferences, including StoryCon, the Summit Meeting on the Art, Science and Application of Story and The Winter Brain Meeting on neurofeedback, biofeedback, Optimal Functioning and Positive Psychology. He is a frequent Speaker on a wide range of subjects. See more of his articles here and, older ones, here.

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Old 07-10-2006, 10:43 PM
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Sounds like Rob Kall is a proud "Jeep" owner!
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just another idiot spewing leftist propaganda
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I have a yellow, black and pewter H2 parked at the Gates of my Kingdom.
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yeah, jesus, and that's cool & all.

but are they lifted like Ted Kennedy's? I mean, would you barely get wet in that river?

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Sounds like Rob Kall is a proud "Jeep" owner!

more like a Prius driver cruzzin Polk/Castro in the big Ghey Bay!
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more like a Prius driver cruzzin Polk/Castro in the big Ghey Bay!

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It's just a truck, how the author can read this much crap into a certain brand of truck is a mystery.

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I see Bob Kall, as another Jack Ass in the world of car's. He must sleep with trees.
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It's just a truck, how the author can read this much crap into a certain brand of truck is a mystery.

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you know, i feel that way about the hummer craziness often. i mean, they're very nice, noticeable and blah...

...but they are just trucks at the end of the day.
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Old 07-13-2006, 04:16 AM
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Not especially funny.
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This guy gave a great response to Rob Kall's tantrum. He is to be commended (and it's clear by Rob Kall's response that he doesn't even know the difference between the H1 and the H3):

Small Minds = Biggest Losers

I feel a natural contempt response to anyone who can't understand another person's interests and instead decides to label them as losers. Just because someone has different values than yours doesn't make your values the right ones.

A lot of people do drive HUMMERs just to be different, nothing more nothing less. A smaller segment owns them because of their capabilities. I seriously doubt more than a handful drive them to intentionally waste resources.

You might be thinking, "why would you ever need to be able to go off road in one of those things." You'd probably be right about 2/3 of the HUMMER owners. But for the remainder, you're just facing a mental barrier of intolerance of other people's hobbies and professions.

There are quite a few HUMMER owners who use them for their off road capabilities. Most probably do this recreationally, but some are professionals and volunteers in rescue and disaster response organizations.

If you still whining about why anyone should even want go off road in any motorized vehicle, then you are certainly deserved of my contempt for your narrow mindedness.

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And here's the URL if any of you also want to respond to it (I already put in my 2 cents):

http://www.opednews.com/articles/ope...he_big_car.htm
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Saw that, I didn't bother registering to post my own diatribe....what a joke -- someone should ask him what he drives..
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Saw that, I didn't bother registering to post my own diatribe....what a joke -- someone should ask him what he drives..

Hmmm.. I would guess a Chevy Aveo.
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Rob Kall's bio

I bring the ghey!!!


Rob is first, a single, full time, custodial parent of 3 children,12, 18 and 22.
He is also a world renowned Biofeedback Neurofeedback practitioner, speaker, consultant, coach, counselor and inventor/developer. Juss plain ghey.

Rob also owns: www.sphincterpolice.com no kidding......again...ghey!!!




He deserves a little meatspin or at least some feedback:

Rob@RobKall.com

or write:

211 North Sycamore Street, Newtown, PA 18940

or call:

215-504-1700, fax 215-60-5374
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Okay, let's not beat up on gays, or bi-guys, or whatever. I happen to be gay, and trust me...I'm nothing like Rob Kall.

His irrational hatred for Hummers? Yeah, that's something to beat up on.

And the "Spincter Police"?...uh...that's weird.
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ghey does not necessarily mean 'gay'.


However the link presented rainbows, lameness and sphincters, so whatever meaning you want to take it- tis true.


ghey:

When something annoys you without being a bummer. Like if I call my computer gay I don't mean it bums my modem.
"Chris was gay. But this computer is ghey."

For instance: this could be a gay or ghey Skelator.



But you should write him and tell him he maybe a bad representative for the gay community.
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For instance: this icould be a gay or ghey Skelator.




heh heh... And I was JUST going to go to urbandictionary.com to look up "ghey". Seriously, I've learned a lot from that site.

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But you should write him and tell him he maybe a bad representative for the gay community.

No doubt. I almost said in my last post that he's an embarassment to the gay "race".
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Okay, let's not beat up on gays, or bi-guys, or whatever. I happen to be gay, and trust me...I'm nothing like Rob Kall.

His irrational hatred for Hummers? Yeah, that's something to beat up on.

And the "Spincter Police"?...uh...that's weird.
We didn't need to know your sexual orientation nor your preference for what prejudices you choose to have. In the future, should you choose to continue to enjoy our community, keep those things to yourself.

I think you will find very few posts exlaiming the heterosexual orientation of other members here. If you find something offensive, move on, it doesn't concern you.
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