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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:30 PM
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Ford Motor Company to Support the Troops
(Dearborn, MI) In a press conference held today, CEO William Ford announced that Ford Motor Company will "support the troops" with a new twist. "Supporting our troops abroad has always been a high priority to the Ford Motor Company family" said Ford. "That is why we are announcing that all current 2005 SUV models from the Ford Motor Company will roll off assembly lines worldwide with the yellow support our troops ribbon already affixed."

Critics of the new marketing ploy are divided on the issue. "While we support the troops currently deployed abroad, the marketing of this support towards the consumer questions the ethics of Ford" said New York State Senator Chuck Schumer.

Meanwhile the office of accounting at Ford Motor Company is expected to see a projected increase of sales by 13% by the recent move. "It makes sense from a business standpoint to show that Ford stands behind the troops and American made products" said Ford.

Ford plans to have new production criteria in place by the end of January.
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:31 PM
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1. Fuck Ford and their Gas Guzzling SUVs
How many Lives per gallon, you hypocritical shits?
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:33 PM
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2. Dagnabit as a shareholder I am outraged. This could cost me cents out...
of my dividend check!
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:34 PM
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3. wow thats great
i mean, they could like send money for armor or supplies over, but no, this ribbon thing is a good idea. this will save lives. why didn't i think of this before?
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:34 PM
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4. Ha. You made a FUNNY.
Faux articles are always amusing. :)
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Florida_Geek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:44 PM
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5. was that from the Onion
it is posted in the Lounge so it is not real.
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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:46 PM
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6. Just something off the top of my head...
bored at work...
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Florida_Geek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:42 PM
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8. submit it to the Onion
that was good.
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:50 PM
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10. still i say fuck 'em
just cuz a story's fake, and a good one at that, doesn't mean I feel any differently...
Bwahahahahahaha!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:58 PM
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7. sounds more like supporting their own sales
Can anyone explain to me how exactly the yellow sticker "supports" our troops?????????????????????????/
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:46 PM
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9. Ford sold vehicles to the 3rd Reich till 1943.
US soldiers in North Africa saw Germans in Ford vehicles.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:59 PM
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11. Henry Ford was a Nazi.
And the culture lives on.
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 08:03 PM
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12. Ford Motor Company to Exploit the War nt
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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:29 PM
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13. Maybe FauxNews will pick up on this story...
run it at the top of the hour.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 12:31 PM
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14. Well, we know they troll here for material!
:eyes:

What morans!
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