MSNBC Morning Joe: SUV owners are greedy

Mika Brzezinski "angry" at Detroit's production of large vehicles, refers to those who own SUV's as greedy and wasteful, and opposes a bailout for the auto industry.

TRANSCRIPT:
MIKE BARNICLE: We also have to go through, start and push forward a cultural revolution. I mean the American public for years has balked, along with everyone from Detroit, along with the congressional delegation from Michigan, have balked at anything that means higher gas mileage. And now we're confronted with having to save--and we have to save this industry--but it's being run by people, the top management has to go because--guess what?--one of their latest things they're coming out with, one of their marketing devices to save the company, is a new Hummer! Hello! Exactly.

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: That makes me very angry. John Harwood, that's society also calling for it. We need to stop.

JOHN HARWOOD: Go to any soccer field on Saturdy.

BRZEZINSKI: Uggh.

HARWOOD: Half the people turn up in Hummers and tanks and, you know, Suburbans.

BRZEZINSKI: It's ridiculous.

HARWOOD: They could buy smaller cars.

BRZEZINSKI: Yeah, they could. But there's a whole mentality there that they apparently want to be greedy, and waste gasoline, and do things that are bad for the environment. And now we're going to impose on the Big Three innovation to get beyond that? I'm just not sure it's there, and I'm just not sure this isn't just throwing good money after bad. I mean, unless someone tells me how this is going to work quickly.

BARNICLE [tongue-in-cheek]: Why are you so anti-worker?

BRZEZINSKI: I'm angry.

HARWOOD: Have you ever bought an American-made car?

BRZEZINSKI [proudly]: I drive Toyotas. They're better.

HARWOOD: They're you go.

BRZEZINSKI: Wait a minute, wait a minute. I bought one: F-150. Two tanks. Plastic seats.

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[metalxmustang]

It's called liberty, as Mark Levin said you socialists in MSNBS

[4xmarket]

WHAT?!?!?! So let me get this straight. If you drive a "large" vehicle (suburban, hummer, etc.), you are greedy, waste gasoline, and like doing bad things to the environment? That makes little sense. Maybe, just maybe, some of those "soccer moms and dads" are hauling oohhhh- 7 or 8 kids to and from practice. Dont get me wrong, I know there are people that drive H2's just for the cool factor, but not everyone who drives a large suv hates the environment. Some actually USE the vehicle.

[DennisAJC]

Hummer has the same gas mileage as a Subaru WRX. More liberal kuntwash.

[4xmarket]

Dont get me wrong, Im with you on the minivan move 1000 percent. Im only saying that simply driving a large vehicle shouldnt instantly make you a hater of mother earth and man-kind. I personally prefer imports (both small and large) to domestics. Thanks for your comment chaplen45. Merry Christmas.

[chaplen45]

how many times have you seen a hummer with one or two people in it, alot , I've never seen a whole family in a hummer

[chaplen45]

some, cmon a hummer for kids,how about minivans, everyone has to change for the better botton line

[JUKIO01]

lol, tanks. "i drive toyota's" LOL! i love toyota! its my favorite car company in the world! all the american car companies are going out of business, toyota i heard is going to take the lead.

i think another reason why they buy big ass SUV and "tanks" its because of conspicuous consumption. this nation is built on capitalism, the more money you have the better. that the american culture, GREED!