Posts Tagged ‘Toyota’
Anyone have a second guess? Report finds no electronic flaws in unexpected Toyota acceleration.
This time President Obama is officially a non-smoker.
Cauldrons causing crime: It is going to get harder to be a witch in Romania.
Keith Olbermann gets a big job but a small audience.
And, Mark Zuckenberg unfriends his online stalker.
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Well, I guess you can fly. Starting on Tuesday some flights in Europe will resume.
Light the new cocaine? Tanning salons may be addictive study says.
Another recall, uh oh! Toyota recalls 10,000 Lexus SUVs after scathing Consumer Report review.
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Deadly mine blast. An explosion at a West Virginian coal mine has left seven dead and twenty missing.
US doesn’t put brakes on fine. Toyota fined $16.4 million for failing to announce accelerator issues.
Anti-US bombings in Pakistan. US consulate attacked by suicide bombs, rockets and machine gun fire.
The Winter Olympics fill our TV and computer screens with pictures of competitors in daring and dangerous situations. In the cartoon above, it seems that it is not just skiers who can take a fall. (Cartoon by Kal)
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We at US Democrazy were excited to hear about a serious grilling going on in Washington yesterday (although less so once we found out they had run out of potato salad).
We were also disappointed to learn there was no burgers or ribs and instead the menu featured the head of Toyota car company and The Federal Reserve.
Akio Toyota and Ben Bernanke were grilled by congressional committees. Here is a look at yesterday’s BBQ (Brake issue & Bernanke Question).
from Jack Ohman, The Oregonian
The art of saying “sorry” is , well, in a sorry state.
Last week golfer Tiger Woods took a swing at making an apology to the world for his extra-marital dalliances. It was just one in a now never-ending parade of press pardon pronouncements by prominent people.
Now it is Toyota’s turn to ask for forgiveness. The heads of the world’s largest auto maker are on an epic apologize-a-thon.
The once reliable car company has recalled over 8 million vehicles for troubles with gas pedals and brakes.
Today the boss of the Japanese company (grandson of the founder) Akio Toyota will try to convince a skeptical public that Toyota is a good corporate citizen. He is going to get a grilling in front of a US congressional committee who will be seeking answers not apologies.
He has admitted that perhaps the company grew “too fast” and had its pedal to the metal (editor: bad choice of metaphor) in the effort to top US car maker General Motors.
We at USDemocrazy sympathize with Mr. Toyota. We are constantly apologizing to our teachers/friends/IRS for the idiotic mistakes we’ve made.We have two recommendations for Mr. Toyota: be truthful, and drive a Buick.
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When was the last time you spent $177 on a bagel sandwich? A New York councilman would like people to think he did.
Answering the tough questions. Akio Toyota has been invited to Washington to discuss with lawmakers Toyota’s recent “problems.”
Undead? A Colombian woman, who was declared dead of a heart attack, “came back to life” in a funeral home.
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Speedy problems for Toyota. The Prius is added to the list of potential problem cars.
NO DEAL MR. AHMADINEJAD!! Hillary Clinton refuses to swap prisoners with Iran.
Well, actually it wasn’t true. Medical paper tying vaccines to autism is retracted.
