<VV> Brit Hume, Ralph Nader and The Corvair

Vukas, Robert robert.vukas@jostens.com
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:49:12 -0600


Brit Hume Interviewing Ralph Nader

Introducing Ralph Tuesday evening Brit said," Your career started when
you proved the Chevrolet Corvair was unsafe to drive." This statement is
inaccurate in many ways. First,Ralph's book came out in 1966 during the
same year that GM had planned to stop producing the Corvair due to
market pressure from the Ford Mustang. Second,his book contained one
chapter about the Corvair entitled, "Unsafe at Any Speed. Third, so as
not to be viewed as being pressured by Mr.. Nader the Corvair was
produced three more years till 1969. Fourth,and finally,the Corvair was
vindicated by the NHTSA in 1972,from Mr.. Nader's and many other's
claims. Retractions never loom as large as initial shock headlines.

Please check all of your facts before making inaccurate statements. Any
subject deserves no less.

Thanks,



Bob Vukas
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