Fox News attacks first Nissan Leaf owner, engages in a lot of hate
12-20-10, 05:32 PM
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Fox News attacks first Nissan Leaf owner, engages in a lot of hate
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/12/19...-engages-hate/
And you thought Fabio got the rough treatment when he went on Fox News. Try being Olivier Chalouhi, the first non-celebrity to take delivery of a Nissan Leaf.
Chalouhi braved the right-wing media machine to talk about his car, but the conversation turned almost immediately into a "bash the unions" segment instead of a real discussion about electric vehicles. There was also a lot of Japan-hating. One example: The host asked, "Why in the world are we paying Olivier $7,500 to buy a Japanese car?" The response (from one of the right-wing commentators), "Because we have a lame-duck Democratic administration that believes in this stuff." That's pure fantasy, since the history of the plug-in vehicle tax credit goes back to October 2008. Not that reality has any real connection to Fox, anyway. The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars, which just makes one's head hurt.
Chalouhi posted the following to the MyNissanLeaf forums about the experience (edited a bit for clarity):
I did check with Nissan Corp before accepting the interview, and yes it was a pure evil setup from Fox.
I wanted to return the question to them with the foreign oil angle, but they wouldn't give me the speech back.
Sorry about that guys, I should have known better, but I don't watch TV, I don't have cable, and I'm not from the U.S. The sad thing is that I'm sure that some Americans will watch this and think, "heh, he's right, why am I paying $7,500 to this guy?" (heh, not only is the car Japanese, but I'm French
) ok, I'll stop here, I don't want to be dragged into political discussions... The car is great ! That's what matters.
The video is unembeddable, so you need to head on over to Fox to watch it. We apologize. Actually, no. Blame Joe V. for the tip.
Chalouhi braved the right-wing media machine to talk about his car, but the conversation turned almost immediately into a "bash the unions" segment instead of a real discussion about electric vehicles. There was also a lot of Japan-hating. One example: The host asked, "Why in the world are we paying Olivier $7,500 to buy a Japanese car?" The response (from one of the right-wing commentators), "Because we have a lame-duck Democratic administration that believes in this stuff." That's pure fantasy, since the history of the plug-in vehicle tax credit goes back to October 2008. Not that reality has any real connection to Fox, anyway. The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars, which just makes one's head hurt.
Chalouhi posted the following to the MyNissanLeaf forums about the experience (edited a bit for clarity):
I did check with Nissan Corp before accepting the interview, and yes it was a pure evil setup from Fox.
I wanted to return the question to them with the foreign oil angle, but they wouldn't give me the speech back.
Sorry about that guys, I should have known better, but I don't watch TV, I don't have cable, and I'm not from the U.S. The sad thing is that I'm sure that some Americans will watch this and think, "heh, he's right, why am I paying $7,500 to this guy?" (heh, not only is the car Japanese, but I'm French
) ok, I'll stop here, I don't want to be dragged into political discussions... The car is great ! That's what matters.The video is unembeddable, so you need to head on over to Fox to watch it. We apologize. Actually, no. Blame Joe V. for the tip.
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12-20-10, 07:06 PM
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Fox News = GOP News. Although I agree with some, not many conservative views on things, i'm not surprised.
What an ignorant statement. 
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The host asked, "Why in the world are we paying Olivier $7,500 to buy a Japanese car?" The response (from one of the right-wing commentators), "Because we have a lame-duck Democratic administration that believes in this stuff."
12-20-10, 07:32 PM
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Fox news= fox noise. This statement baffles me (Sorry the text didn't show up when I tried to quote it):
"The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars,"
They must enjoy flushing money down the toilet as well. At least that's how I feel every time I put gas in my car, no matter what I'm driving.
"The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars,"
They must enjoy flushing money down the toilet as well. At least that's how I feel every time I put gas in my car, no matter what I'm driving.
12-20-10, 07:43 PM
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*shrug* I don't know why we're giving anyone $7,500 to buy any car. Who cares if it's Japanese or not?
I would venture that all "news" channels, cable or broadcast, are a waste of space... especially since Headline News decided to abandon its old format, which of course was the only reason anyone watched it in the first place.
It just depends how you want to look at it. I look at gas as part of what allows me to have the driving experience, so I don't mind it. For the same reason, I enjoy the process of buying a car as well; that doesn't mean I like wasting money.
Fox news= fox noise. This statement baffles me (Sorry the text didn't show up when I tried to quote it):
"The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars,"
They must enjoy flushing money down the toilet as well. At least that's how I feel every time I put gas in my car, no matter what I'm driving.
"The Fox representatives also laughed about how much they enjoy putting gas into their cars,"
They must enjoy flushing money down the toilet as well. At least that's how I feel every time I put gas in my car, no matter what I'm driving.
12-20-10, 07:47 PM
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*shrug* I don't know why we're giving anyone $7,500 to buy any car. Who cares if it's Japanese or not?
I would venture that all "news" channels, cable or broadcast, are a waste of space... especially since Headline News decided to abandon its old format, which of course was the only reason anyone watched it in the first place.
It just depends how you want to look at it. I look at gas as part of what allows me to have the driving experience, so I don't mind it. For the same reason, I enjoy the process of buying a car as well; that doesn't mean I like wasting money.
I would venture that all "news" channels, cable or broadcast, are a waste of space... especially since Headline News decided to abandon its old format, which of course was the only reason anyone watched it in the first place.
It just depends how you want to look at it. I look at gas as part of what allows me to have the driving experience, so I don't mind it. For the same reason, I enjoy the process of buying a car as well; that doesn't mean I like wasting money.
Correct. All the cable "News" channels are equally bad.
12-20-10, 07:56 PM
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That's an analysis / opinion piece on FoxBusiness - not Fox News. They aren't hammering on the guy who bought the Leaf, they are hammering on the government decision to provide a $7500 tax credit to the buyers of electric vehicles as an incentive to build market penetration of electric vehicles. I'm not sure when that particular program started, but similar incentives have been around for a while to encourage the development of alternative fuel vehicles.
The owner did a good job of explaining the utility of an electric car - as a daily commuter vehicle - not for going to Tahoe. Heck, residents of senior citizen communities around the country have been on the cutting edge of that movement with golf carts for years.
The owner did a good job of explaining the utility of an electric car - as a daily commuter vehicle - not for going to Tahoe. Heck, residents of senior citizen communities around the country have been on the cutting edge of that movement with golf carts for years.
12-20-10, 08:58 PM
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LOL, everyone is bashing Fox News and yet this segment wasn't even on Fox News.
Fox Business is a different channel. And this is an opinion show. People seem to have a problem differentiating news shows and opinion/analysis shows. If you don't want to listen to opinion, tune in to your local news at 6.
This commentator has every right to question why tax payers have to shell out $7,500 a pop for a car they choose not to buy. People are so against putting gas in their cars but are OK with paying for someone else's car?
Fox Business is a different channel. And this is an opinion show. People seem to have a problem differentiating news shows and opinion/analysis shows. If you don't want to listen to opinion, tune in to your local news at 6.
This commentator has every right to question why tax payers have to shell out $7,500 a pop for a car they choose not to buy. People are so against putting gas in their cars but are OK with paying for someone else's car?