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In the last few years, the Web has taken April Fool's Day to new heights, with everybody from Qualcomm to Google, from Cash4Gold to The Guardian, getting in on the mischief. Although most Web pranks are regarded as harmless fun, the wheel-mag Car and Driver backfired yesterday when it "reported" that President Obama had banned Chevrolet and Dodge from participating in the 2009 NASCAR season.
The flash of anger and dissent from Obama detractors and NASCAR fans alike was strong enough to force Car & Driver to pull the article and apologize for having a sense of humor. The apology wasn't enough for Dodge, apparently, whose motor sports public relations lackey Denny Darnell told USA Today: "I've been in this business more than 30 years and have never seen a story so irresponsible."
We think that everybody ought to lighten up and be glad that there's still some journalistic mirth out there. After all, with venerable news outlets dropping like flies, the journalism industry is in no better shape than the auto industry. As showcased by the Car and Driver crew, at least some of us still laugh about it. [From: USA Today]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsBrianApr 2nd 2009 12:01PM
You can't joke with auto enthusiasts. It's like joking with gun enthusiasts. The ones participating with online forums and message boards are too dense, you have to break it down into pieces for them.
aj121489Apr 2nd 2009 3:45PM
Ouch. I love cars (can't honestly say I'm a NASCAR fan) and I thought this was hysterical. I'm on Autoblog every day and when they had this on there I don't remember seeing anyone bitch about it...
eMaxApr 2nd 2009 1:25PM
Give me a break.... who cares if it was April fools day. It was a JOKE. AND even if it wasnt a joke and was a real article on the 5th of September but was not accurate it wouldnt make any difference.
Dodge and GM and anyone who has a problem with this should shut the hell up and concentrate on somthing else.
Welcome to the future...where information, true or not floods into everyones face. Deal with it. perhaps by lightening up and relaxing.
NealApr 2nd 2009 3:54PM
My Father always told me "Don't believe anything you hear,and only half of what you see" I guess we know which half the story was. I love it!!
Robert JesseeApr 3rd 2009 1:07AM
I work on a NASCAR crew and that was funny,now if you rednecks will just get worked up over something that matters we will be better off.If you want to band something band together.You'll see me Sunday.
BELLCORDApr 2nd 2009 5:20PM
CLEARLY A FUNNIER APPROACH WOULD BEEN THE STORY THAT HAD OBAMA BANNING TOYOTA FROM WINNING, ALTHOUGH THEY COULD CONTINUE TO RUN, A NASCAR RACE TILL 2012...WOULD'A SCREWED UP NASCAR'S HEAD UP FOR 'BOUT A YEAR...