Delphine Cajka: ******James Sikes alleged unintended acceleration case*******On March 8, 2010, a 2008 Prius allegedly uncontrollably accelerated to 94 miles per hour on a California Highway (US), and the Prius had to be stopped with the verbal assistance of the California Highway Patrol as news cameras watched.[174] The incident received national news coverage, with initial reporting including inaccurate information about the event, such as the claim that a CHP car was used to physically block Sikes' vehicle.[175][176] Subsequent investigations uncovered suspicious information about the alleged runaway Prius driver, 61-year-old James Sikes, including being US$19,000 behind in his Prius car payments and with US$700,000 in accumulated debt.[177][178] Sikes stated he wanted a new car as compensation for the incident.[177][179] Analyses by Edmunds.com and Forbes found Sikes' acceleration claims and fears of shifting to neutral implausible, with Edmunds concluding that "in oth! er words, this is BS",[180] and Michael Fumento in Forbes analyzing Sikes's claims related to the mechanics of his Prius and his own contradictions, such as saying he didn't want to take his hands off the steering wheel to shift into neutral even though he held a cell phone in his hand almost the entire time, comparing it to the balloon boy hoax.[178] Further government investigator tests on Sikes's Prius reportedly showed that the brake wear were consistent with intermittent braking, not constant hard braking as he claimed.[181] Sikes also reportedly had a history of false police reports, suspect insurance claims, theft and fraud allegations, and television aspirations.[177] These findings raised questions about "the credibility of Mr. Sikes' reporting of events" in a Congressional memo.[182]*******Sean Kane alleged unintended acceleration blame********On November 25, 2009, ABC News quoted Sean Kane, head of the for-profit firm Safety Research & Strategies,[185] stating th! at he had uncovered hundreds of "non-floor mat sudden accelera! tion cases" which the floor mat recall did not address.[186] Kane, who works with attorneys suing Toyota,[187] said his firm had discovered over 2,000 Toyota sudden acceleration cases involving 16 deaths and 243 injuries,[186] publishing its most comprehensive report on the issue on Feb 5th, 2010.[188] Kane alleged that the problem was not with the accelerator pedals, but with the electronic throttle control systems (ETC).[189] An electronic throttle control system is a drive-by-wire system, in which the accelerator pedal and the engine are indirectly linked electronically, instead of directly linked mechanically.[190] This means that input from the accelerator pedal is just one input used to decide how wide the throttle is opened. On Feb 13, 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kane's company was "controversial" because its income comes from lawsuits against auto manufacturers,[185] which was not disclosed in media reports;[191] auto journalists noted that the firm ! had a "vested interest" in blaming manufacturer defects while avoiding operator error.[191][192**********Dave Gilbert alleged unintended acceleration blame**************On February 22, 2010, ABC News broadcast a report[201] which apparently demonstrated how unintended acceleration could be caused by inducing a short circuit in the throttle control. In the segment, Dave Gilbert, a PhD engineer and professor of automotive technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was shown in a late-model Avalon with ABC News reporter Brian Ross. By "inducing a short" in an unspecified circuit, Gilbert was able to cause the Avalon to accelerate dramatically. After the car was stopped, a diagnostic tool connected to the car's ECU displayed no fault code. According to Dr. Gilbert, proper design of the ETC should not have permitted a short like the one he induced to open the throttle; the ECU should have detected a fault and cut the throttle. Tests on GM vehicles, Gilbert said, did ! not expose a similar flaw. Autoblog uncovered that Gilbert was being pa! id by parties in lawsuits against Toyota. On March 8, 2010, Toyota held a live news conference where its engineers demonstrated the same short circuit method on Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and BMW vehicles.[26] In each case, engineers were able to induce the same dramatic acceleration with no ECU fault code.[26] Stanford's Center for Automotive Research stated that ABC News' demo was unrealistic and misleading.[198]...Show more
Rickey Vrieze: Because it's a card game and why would they investigate something they wanted to happen. Their were signs all over of a planned attack and they were either ignored or just really hidden. A guy named Bill cooper predicted the attacks accurately and was killed later that year because of it.
Pasquale Pollet: >800 billion of stimulus, and its effects are over. Nothing of sustained value retained and the problems remain the same. And all that money was borrowed and handed to registered democrats working for the government.It wo! n't happen again. Deal with it.
Russ Kiernan: Your link doesnt work. Next time show us a link that actually works!
Cody Shimko: Republicans block meMiddle east crisis (Bush's fault) caused the $5.00 gas the past 10 monthsDouble dip recessionUnemployment > 10%So, its not my fault. The Republicans stalled my stimulus.And America laughs at the affirmative action guy!! Haa Haa, yea O...Show more
Terresa Tsasie: ******Mysterious end to Toyota unintended Acceleration case**************unintended acceleration issue mysteriously came to an end as Toyota Corporation legal defense threatened counter lawsuit for false claims against the parties involved.
Dorine Nurre: As much as you don't want to admit it, that stimulus saved this country's a$$.He can run on that alone, because McCain would have let everyone (yeah, even you middle class conservatives) lose your friggin' jobs because "small government works."Uh, huh... not this time, pal....Show more
Elvi! n Weichbrodt: Horseshlt if you have known a few people that happened to! .
Nestor Klan: I think I'll try to move to Australia if mccaine is elected president...
Alexis Reyer: It's actually no suprise that someone would have that idea....9/11 wasn't the first time the wtc was the target of a terrorist attack.Some of the other cards in the deck are puzzling though...
Robt Heemstra: The "population control" card of marxism still hasnt gotten played yet. We know Obama is trying.
Douglass Sarley: What makes you think he will get elected in the first place? especially if he plans on continuing the Bush legacy. If he were continue what Bush is doing the chances of him being elected are about as good as the Chance of finding a snowball in hell
Indira Wassell: Mccain is a decent human being. he goes a little too far with some of the things he demands, but not totally without reason, like many right-wingers.Personally, i think he is pushed around by Bush like many republicans have been the past 6 years. If he even campaigns o! n Bush's legacy, even mentions Bush, I'd vote a straight dem ticket!the only thing other than the democrats popping up an exceptional canidate, that would prevent me from voting for him, is if he chose someone like Guliani or Jeb to be his VP! I wouldn't care if it was the democrat canidate, if the person chose either one of those as a VP, they wouldn't get my vote....Show more
Merna Fauset: Here is the best write up of the situation that I've found:http://www.techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/storm.ht...Note that the acceleration problems were mainly because non-hybrid Toyotas don't have brake-override like the Prius and other Toyota hybrids do, so if the accelerator stuck, pressing the brake was only partially effective. The Prius really never had an acceleration problem, unless a second floor mat was installed over the original and the driver was careless, but the Prius was highlighted by the media to get ratings. Even acceleration incidents that weren't in a Prius we! re linked to it. Many folks still think the unfortunate CHP officer and! his family were in a Prius when he was actually in a non-hybrid Lexus. There are reports that that particular Lexus had brakes that were shot before it was rented out. I don't know how correct those reports are. If the Lexus was equipped with brake override, like the Prius, we wouldn't be having this conversation....Show more
Jesse Pirieda: It was a fake issue. All my life I have owned Toyota and not even once did I ever experience any unintended acceleration. Several of my friends own Toyota too and they too said they never experienced any unintended acceleration. I could not find ONE single Toyota owner from the public who claimed unintended speed. How come you cannot find any ONE single person in public? But you only hear it in media. Come on, this was so bogus. And there are millions of toyotas on the road and you can't find one single Toyota owner who agreed to this? I took my car to the dealer, because of this news and dealer looked confused and said, "there! really is nothing to fix. We can change the floor mat but that's all nothing but showpiece"Also most of the public did not buy this news and they continued buying new Toyotas and now they are very satisfied with it. Toyota company still made record profits despite this news. This news failed to change any Toyota buyer or Toyota driver opinionmagick: Toyota makes $236 billion an year. You think they really give a crap about tiny $100 million saving? Hell, thats peanut out of $236 billion earning. That's like someone saying I save 4 cent out of $40,000 an year...Show more
Charis Deguzman: Perhaps a cover up of 7 years and 42 deaths was enough to act . Internal Toyota memos showed a cover went back to 2003 . V.P. of operations said " we saved $ 100 million " .
Lorine Helwick: No. But I think Powell will create his own great legacy when he is elected in 08. :-)
Sammie Bocanegra: ***************** DRIVER error found as source of unintended acceleration***! ******On March 10, 2010, the New York Times ran a piece by Richard Schm! idt, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology at University of California Los Angeles and sudden acceleration researcher, suspecting driver error as the primary cause of unexplained Toyota sudden acceleration reports.[223] Schmidt pointed to several factors that make driver error more likely: elderly driver age, lack of experience with the car, and short stature.[223] In addition, unexplained sudden acceleration events were most frequently reported as occurring from low speed or fully stopped.[223] Typically, the driver was intending to press the brake, and did not consciously confuse the pedals; however, because of advanced age and neuromuscular irregularities, short stature and difficulty reaching the pedals, a slight misalignment in seating position, or unfamiliarity with the car model, the driver's foot contacted the accelerator by mistake...Show more
Ambrose Mumma:
Antone Bual: N O N E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rana Rudell: *******! ******NASA $500 million investigation of Toyota Electronics finds nothing wrong***********On February 8, 2011, NASA and the NHTSA announced the findings of a ten-month study concerning the causes of the Toyota malfunctions of 2009.[127] According to their findings, there were no electronic faults in the cars that could have caused the sudden-acceleration problems. [128][129][130][131][130] "The jury is back, the verdict is in: There is no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in Toyotas, period," Transportation Department Secretary Ray LaHood declared in the LA Times.[130]...Show more
Joellen Zorrilla: Illuminati Card Game Twin Towers
Irving Jordahl: yes
Spencer Heidtbrink: lol
Palmira Lochridge: Voter: But Mr. Obama, I'm not better off than I was 4 years ago. And that was the height of a major "monumental disaster" your words dude. My government employee neighbor is, but nobody else I know.Mr Obama: Let me consult my telepr! ompter under the section I hate, " Voter Issues: Reality"
Carlee ! Tangaro: I played that game and I still have the cards. It is true--the plot card "Terrorist Nuke" shows an explosion on buildings that are clearly meant to represent the Twin Towers. This card gave a one-time bonus of +10 to a violent group's attack.The card for the Pentagon isn't technically "burning", but there is an explosion coming from the open middle of the Pentagon. This was a group card, meaning that your Illuminati controlled the Pentagon. Anyway...this game came *after* the first bombing of the Twin Towers that occurred in the basement and failed to do any lasting damage. The artist who drew the picture was taking dramatic license with the event.edit: @martinmagini: The game Illuminati New World Order was invented by Steve Jackson Games, based in Austin, TX. It was the "update" to the original Illuminati game to make a trading card game, which were really big back in 1995. There were two expansion sets, to include new Illuminati such as the Assassins and! groups like the Church of the SubGenius....Show more
Whitley Leopold: I hope that that is President Obama's narrative for 2012 because it is true. Barack Obama inherited 2 imbecilic wars and an economy in shambles. To his discredit, the war in Afganistan his now his. He was succeeding in fixing the economy, despite GOP efforts to stop him. That is now stalled with the recent ascension of the GOP in the House. What fools do not see that the GOP do not care for the welfare of anyone other than the very rich?...Show more
Russel Gajate: **********PHONY claim of 37 unintended acceleration deaths in 10 years**********The 37 deaths in 10 years was never proven to be because of unintended acceleration. In several of those cases drunk driving, marijuana use, cell phone texting, were found to be a factor. In remaining cases 16 year old fatalities were listed, making driver inexperience as possible cause. In 3 more of those cases driver fell asleep while driving. 2! of the 37 were found to have heart attack while driving which caused t! heir death....Show more
Willetta Munhall: The working link is here:http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1753.cfm
Launa Weingarten: The link is not available.
Collin Barter: Interesting. But who invented the game?
Star Gollnick: So we can see the future. Can't everyone?
Dwight Siniard: What makes you think he'll beat Frist out!
An Trebil: *********ABC false reporting about Toyota unintended acceleration*********On March 11, 2010, ABC News further admitted to faking[206] part of its report after tachometer screenshots were posted online.[207] The freeze-frames showed the parking brake, open-door, and seat belt warning lights on while the car was allegedly "accelerating" to 6,000 RPM, indicating that the car was actually not moving.[207] Media blog Gawker.com posted the photos and stated, "the tachometer footage is faked".[207] ABC News claimed that it was "impossible to get a good picture of the tachometer" during the actual test,[208] and re-e! dited the footage. Gawker.com responded that the edited video was even more "staged".[209] The Associated Press added that the falsified footage "created ethical questions".[208]***********************Driver Error found as source of Unintended Acceleration******************On March 10, 2010, the New York Times ran a piece by Richard Schmidt, PhD, professor emeritus of psycholog...Show more
Donny Bankson: Its a very simple rule. Whatever the government says --- the exact opposite is true. "How do you know a politician is lying -- when he moves his lips"
Misty Vagle: Honestly, do you think im gonna read all that sh*t!? lols.but still...Toyota rules! and american made cars drools! lol
Frederick Mccoach: do no longer ignore whilst it is folded that way it additionally spells "Osama" on the desirable lower back. i think of it is a peculiar and wonderful coincedence, no longer something extra, nevertheless weird and wonderful even with the undeniable fact that. ! no extra suitable than it occurring on 9-11, the emercency huge style w! e call.( even if i think of that became planned)
Brian Marquina: Caca!
