[lbo-talk] Re: Hummers (was Re: SUV<URL: http://squawk.ca/lbo-talk/0106/0022.html > )

Michael Pugliese debsian at pacbell.net
Mon May 12 22:53:25 PDT 2003


Shane Taylor>...Is there any demographic info on who's buying the commodified obnoxiousness?

Keith Bradsher of the NYT has a newish book on SUV's. On his Fresh Air NPR Terry Gross interview he talked about market research on SUV owners as arrogant, upper-middle class white male mofos. <URL: http://freshair.npr.org/guest_info_fa.jhtml?name=2002/keithbradsher > <URL: http://www.google.com/search?q=Keith+Bradsher+SUV > -- Michael Pugliese

"Without knowing that we knew nothing, we went on talking without listening to each other. Sometimes we flattered and praised each other, understanding that we would be flattered and praised in return. Other times we abused and shouted at each other, as if we were in a madhouse." -Tolstoy



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