MADD at GM [Group formed to battle General Motors' link to anti-beer extremists]

http://www.maddatgm.com/ ^

[Diago]

MADD doesn’t care if you were drinking responsibly, or that your behavior was entirely legal. As one past MADD president stated (and others have paraphrased), “There is no safe blood alcohol level, and for that reason responsible drinking means no drinking and driving.” And over the last five years, General Motors has spent more than $3 million supporting this neo-prohibitionist agenda.

MADD has been using its multimillion-dollar budget to agitate for lower drunk driving arrest thresholds and roadblocks, and to conduct PR campaigns designed to frighten responsible adults out of drinking anything before driving. Does this reduce drunk driving? No. Statistics and common sense confirm that the drunk driving problem is overwhelmingly caused by alcohol abusers, and that persecuting responsible adults does nothing to save lives.

As part of its agreement with MADD, General Motors has become a vocal opponent of any drinking before driving.

Think about that before your next car or truck purchase.

[Diago]

http://www.maddatgm.com/

[Graybeard58]

[Alonzo]

The blame for drunk driving belongs with drunk drivers. Not GM or any other maker of automobiles.

[Diago]

That is great!

[dfwgator]

I'm joining DAMM - Drunks Against Mad Mothers.

[Cornpone]

This is simply another case of "industrial activism" when groups like NOW, the NEA, most labor unions and others outlive their usefulness, have accomplished their original charter and goals and are desperately seeking some reason for continued existence to justify the salaries they are being paid. They all ultimately turn to extremism beyond reason. Government typically employs a device called a 'sunset' clause to deal with this. The problem in the private sector is there is not a way to get these people to shut up and admit they have outlived their usefulness.

[greydog]

I'm a pround memeber of DAMM (Drunks Against Mad Mothers).

Series-usly though, most driving impaired T/Cs are caused by those with prior DUIs and have repeatedly been arrested and then released via the judicial system.

The average Joe that has three beers before coming home from work is not a significant factor.

[Cornpone]

"Start targeting the small problem group and let the rest of us have a nice dinner."

And our wine...;-)

[Cornpone]

"Dinner without wine is only eating. The measure of a civilized culture is whether they drink wine."

Absolutely my friend...

[quietolong]

Still at it I see.

MADD at GM....( GM and MADD Team UP)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1015614/posts

[GoldCountryRedneck]

If average Joe gets pulled up at a CA CHP CheckPoint in this county after his three beers ( or two glasses of wine with dinner), he'll probably get "the ride" in the cruiser. They even smell it and they'll find *something* wrong.

Now he has a 'prior'...

DUI is such a cash cow in this county (El Dorado) that no less than 3 agencies (CHP, Sheriff, and local goons) may be popping the CP's on any given week-end night up here.

Maybe it was George Carlin who asked "If drinking and driving is against the law, why do they have parking lots in front of bars??"

[billsux]

thanks for the heads up...
(belatedly)

I've been telling people that MADD is basically prohibitionist. now maybe they'll believe me...