According to several reports we might be able to endure the Oscars tonight with a minimum political demagoguery by the participants.
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Evidently they are going to make a “green” statement by arriving in
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Chris Paukert at autoblog says this:
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“The slow roll to the red carpet at tonight’s Academy Awards is likely to be a quiet one for many of the night’s biggest nominees. Oscar-intenders like Joaquin Phoenix and George Clooney are slated to arrive curbside in Toyota hybrids, as part of the company’s fourth annual “Red Carpet, Green Cars” marketing shtick.”
“Given the massive amounts of traffic (vehicular and human) ‘round the event, expect a near-silent processional as the company’s parade of hybrids will likely arrive in full-electric mode.”
Ford, who is also going to be represented in the eco-parade by Cathy Schulman, (producer of “Crash”) who will exit in a Mercury Mariner Hybrid.
Like I said at first, hopefully this will satisfy the
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