And as the evidence continues to pile up that supporting 3rd world automakers only hurts our own economy Jeff Bridges “The Dude” continues to shill for Hyundai – the Wal Mart car.
It’s almost too much to fathom that he would continue to do so when so much new shit has come to light.
Kudos to Warren Buffet, Bruce Springsteen and others like them who offer to give back to the country that has helped make them rich.
Happy New Year !
Oh….The Irony…..
Even Korean Kim Jong Il wouldn’t be caught dead in Jeff Bridge’s Korean-based Wal Mart car – the Hyundai !
No krummy Kia….no dumpy Daewoo…..
Jong’s final ride appears to be a TRULY American-Made sled….
Well, another year has gone by. Non-Oscar Winner Laurence Fishburne has been tapped as the new voice of Cadillac. Unfortunately, Jeff Bridges continues to shill for the Walmart Car known as Hyundai. (pronounced HIE-YUN-DIE)
Could another Oscar win make him too famous and/or expensive for the folks at Hyundai to bear? One can only hope.
Stay tuned to this cluster-fluster of mismatched actor vs. commercialism unfolds.
Well, I have to say I am certainly enjoying the buzz over the rumor that Jeff Bridges is an Oscar contender for his recent Crazy Heart movie. I have been positing for months that it is far beneath Jeff Bridges, aka The Dude, to be shilling for the ultimate Wal Mart car. Especially while American industry and blue collar workers remain on the ropes.
If he should win the Oscar, his pay scale would have to get a tremendous boost. Hopefully, it will be more than the Hyundai Wal Mart company will be willing or able to afford. Is it possible there is a clause in his Hyundai contract that would include an Oscar win pay increase ? If anyone knows, please let me know.
Also, can anyone confirm whether or not Jeff Bridges actually drives a Hyundai ? I find it hard to believe someone with his cash flow would be caught dead driving a Wally World automobile. But then, he did lower his standards to do the commercial. So, I guess anything is possible.
Cross your fingers that Crazy Heart produces the Oscar for Bridges. He deserves it. For all the whining I have done, I really do like the guy. Honest. He is one of my favorite actors. Maybe that is why I am holding him to a higher standard.
If you agree, go here and let your voice be heard.
As I type, unemployment in America is still at 10 per cent – over 18 per cent in Michigan, erstwhile home state of the Big 3 (and we all know what happened to them).
I had hoped this subject could be laid to rest by now but, no such luck.
The Dude is still shilling for Hyundai. The new commercials are ruining my Christmas. Jeff Bridge’s voice urging Americans to cheer up and buy a Wal Mart car for the holidays is just too much to bear.
Please. Jeff Bridges. Dude. Why does everything have to be a travesty with you ? Even John Boy Walton got a Mercedes car commercial. As far as I know, he hasn’t done any serious acting in years. He may actually NEED the money.
Jeff. You are starting to lose your shine. Your credibility as a great actor is starting to wear thin because of your decision to lower your standards to hawk for Hyundai. I am not the only one on the internet machine who feels you have disgraced yourself. Google it.
Stop with the Hyundai television commercials already ! Get an American car gig. You are The Dude – not Joe Lieberman.
Go here ( Jeff Bridges message board ) to sign up and voice your opinion….man.
HIE-YUN-DIE does NOT rhyme with Sunday in blue collar America.
We’re talking about the famous Jeff Bridges. So many great movies over the years besides the Big Lebowski. His involvement in the End Hunger Network.
The “Dude” should be promoting for Harley-Davidson or Chevy Corvette. Something Americana and cool. It’s just plain embarrassing listening to Bridges plugging “dollar forty nine a gallon gas” for your Hyundai like it was Samuel Adams beer.
It’s all over the TV machine and I am just sick of it.
Please stop His Dudeness from further shame and humiliation.
Ask Jeff Bridges to stop the Hyundai ads once and for all.
http://nicko62.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=3268355
HIE-YUN-DIE does not rhyme with Sunday in blue-collar America.
It just baffles me that there is so much venom spewed by Americans against American auto workers and American made cars. It would seem that much of that comes from outright jealousy that the American auto worker had the nerve to make a decent enough wage to own a home and send his or her kids to college. That jealousy is then channeled towards the American car itself.
Then there appears to be guilt. The shame of, in a way, selling out one’s own country during a time of nearly unparalleled crisis, by buying a third world automobile and then trying to justify it by blaming it on unfounded, inferior American quality.
There are no doubt people here who have purchased an American made car that turned out to be a lemon. They have a legitimate gripe and may never buy anything other than an imported car again.
But, all the jealousy, guilt, shame, anger or whatever else is the motivation, does not change the fact that we are all still Americans. Maybe, at the end of the day, we can stop sweating the small stuff and pull together to help fix what the politicians cannot.
By buying American again, or even consciously making an effort to buy American made again, right now, today, even if it hurts or costs more, we can make a tiny step forward in restoring our sorely-needed manufacturing base. Americans did it during the World Wars. Why not now ?
Given the pickle we are in, I don’t think you can consider it protectionism. Nor blind patriotism, or being foolish with your money. Right now, today, it just makes sense.
Please take a few minutes of your time to ask Jeff Bridges to use his clout as a major celebrity to publicly renounce his Hyundai commercials and jump on the American Made bandwagon.
From Rt. 66 at Piggington.com:
“I think this will not help Jeff’s career, who would want to be allied with a foriegn maker while hundreds of thousands of Americans have been/are losing their jobs?
Apathy towards those jobs? I’d call it misguided, ignorant hostility.
Do most Americans think it’s wrong for an auto worker to make a decent living with health care and retirement ?
Not me! I think we should ban together as workers and defend other workers. UAW, IT guys, whatever, yes we should all want them to have a good living.
Most in this country think they can call for the other guy to get fired and cheer the loss of “his” job and somehow believe the forces of collapse will stop at “thier” job.
How about we all make a pact. Lets agree to buy American cars. And to appease the anti-American car folks lets just say we accept that we may have to go to the dealership for a warranty repair one, two, heck maybe three more times than if we bought a Honda.
Would that appease the Honda/Hyundia/Toyota/etc lovers? You can say, “US cars are a bit less reliable” than Asian cars and we won’t fight you anymore. BUT, and this is a big BUT…. we need to make this tiny sacrifice (buying US cars) to help ourselves get back on our feet (let’s not hold out hope waiting for TPTB to help us).
If you do, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. You might just find that driving a US made car gives you a sense of pride in your country you may not have felt for a while. You may also find that, just like a Honda, your shiny new example of helping your fellow US worker, starts everyday and gets you to and from work, holidays etc. safely and reliably. You may be shocked to find the odometer roll past 130k miles and realize you have never needed to visit the dealership for repairs.”
Excerpt From: Lebowski Podcast
There has been a lot of murmuring on the interwebs lately about Jeff Bridges and his voice over work for Hyundai TV ads in the US. Most of what I’ve seen all stems from one person – http://www.nitpicknation.com. The first post I saw of his concerning the subject seemed interesting to think about. In fact I almost posted it as a discussion piece but got really busy at work and didn’t have the time. Now I’m glad I didn’t….
