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  1. Have you ever thought of becoming an Evangelical Christian Minister?
  2. Does your Plan address this since you just acknowledged its necessity?
  3. Exactly, so you're really talking out of your butt on things you know absolutely nothing about, once again. I really don't care what you heard from Walter Cronkite, you were not there, you do not have access to internal documents, and you do not know what it was like.I am not a war hawk, but I am also not a conspiracy theorist like you. The leaders of our nation are not intentionally leading us all to ruin; they really do have the nation's best interests at heart even though I may vehemently oppose their tactics or actions of accomplishing their goals. Vietnam was a new kind of war. The U.S. was not used to fighting a war like that; in many ways they still aren't fully up to the task. THAT SAID, the government is very much like a surgeon or doctor...even if the patient is likely not going to do well, they have an obligation to play up the positives because surgery, like war, is at least 50% mental. If you think you're going to win, you're more likely to triumph because the patients/public are more enthusiastic about the surgery/war and are more likely to give it their all when they are fighting the cancer/war. Were we in Vietnam too long? Oh, most definitely, but the issue is not so black and white. There were many politically-charged issues with pulling out of the war: Americans had never really lost a war, except for the half of the nation that lost the Civil War. Also, pulling out would be a sign of weakness to our allies and other nations around the world. We were in the midst of a Cold War with Russia and had very little idea what was going on in their side of the Iron Curtain. We now know America was soundly advanced of the Soviets, but this was NOT known at the time, and it really was best to take a conservative approach that the Soviets could and would expand Communism in politically turmoiled nations, which at that time was a direct threat to American interests and the beginning of America's globalization. Of course, I don't really expect you to understand the complex nature of the politics surrounding the Vietnam War because you have repeatedly demonstrated a severe lack of knowledge of the complexities involving the automotive industry, which in turn is infinitely less complicated than international politics during warfare.
  4. It is now, compared to the competition.See, it's a moving target. What was great and class-leading even 5 years ago is just average now. It says a lot, though, that GM has had an engine since the 1960s that is only uncompetitive 40 years later...how many automakers can claim that?
  5. Where were you stationed in Vietnam, Buickman?
  6. Croc

    BLS Cadillac

    Allante owners love their cars; that's why it is so hard to find a pre-owned Allante and then if/when you do, why they are still so expensive. Allantes only have a few electronic issues in the early models and some of the soft tops leaked in the rain, but those were addressed by the second generation as well as getting the Northstar. There isn't anything wrong with an Allante.You need to just stop it with the anti-FWD crap. Toronados and Rivieras are well respected vehicles within the automotive enthusiast community and you didn't hear anyone bitching about their drivetrain setup back in the 1960s through the mid-1980s. So get a clue. BTW, is your Datsun RWD? Didn't think so. Neither is your Cobalt.
  7. because people are at work sometimes...and at work people generally have the sound off on their comps and/or use headphones...whereas a pic is viewable to a boss walking by a cubicle. any other questions?
  8. Croc

    Black Tuesday

    The cars debuted in 1988. Originally the platform was to debut in 1986 with the same cars; it just got pushed back though I believe the platform engineering was finished by 86...so 20 years old.
  9. A vapid article posted by a vapid poster. Hasn't Lutz said he doesn't want to be CEO? He already has enough influence within the company as-is...
  10. I'm so sick of The Simpsons. That show was cool back in 1996.
  11. I love how it says LOVA aveo on the trunk!
  12. Croc

    ....

    I don't know what renderings you saw, but the several I got only featured the interior and rear. If you saw anything else please PM me and let me know.
  13. Croc

    ....

    Also, the grille and headlights look production-ready. The interior isn't quite yet, but overall I'd say this is def a 90% production model.
  14. Croc

    ....

    It's gotta be an unfinished clay model. I've seen the renderings, and unless they decided to make the rear really bland, that isn't the finished rear. The interior matches exactly the renderings I've seen. Great job Caddy!
  15. Croc

    Black Tuesday

    The current one? Well, let's just say I wouldn't be caught dead in one...
  16. OMG!!!!!!!!! The Imaj is my FAVORITE Cadillac concept! Wooooo I'm watching this for SURE!
  17. Sounds like you still end up with a raw deal.
  18. Still gotta keep up with it so you don't miss all your TV programing.
  19. Excellent, excellent interview.
  20. Croc

    My LG Phone...

    The RAZR is the best phone hands down I have ever owned. It is almost as good as my old green screen Nokia from 2002 that had impeccable reception. The RAZR isn't at that level, but since Nokia doesn't make a compelling flip phone (a necessity as my old Nokia would hit buttons in my pocket and waste minutes on dialing "555" or "23#53" since keylock could and did get punched off in my pocket). Highlights: LOUD ringers on the RAZR. The speakerphone is also really loud, though sometimes it's a wee distorted. Reception is very good to excellent. I love how I can use my Motorola cable and software (sold separately) to hook up to my computer and create custom ringtones/swap pictures. It is DURABLE. Only "damage" are a few scratches here and there since it goes in the same pocket as my keys. Now, if you are one of the people who are clumsy and "drop" their phone all the time (I never understood this phenomenon) then know that dropping a RAZR on anything harder than carpet has been known to cause the screen to pop out and may even break the phone. So don't drop it. It is made of metal and not plastic, and otherwise holds up better.
  21. I love Fall Back.
  22. That's funny.
  23. Croc

    Black Tuesday

  24. Croc

    Black Tuesday

    And has a better interior than the Pontiac. Bean counters would've badge-jobbed it. That didn't happen.
  25. I want a RR Sport one day. And since it's Ford, no guilt!
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