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Originally posted by REAL 1
I think many here have misinterpreted the use of the term "muckracker" in the CNN article posted above. It was used as a noun. A muckraker is someone who seeks out and reveals wrongdoing usually directed toward public officials or corporations. In describing CS as the "Texas muckracker" I think the writer may clearly be referring to CS suit against the replica industry and charges against the replica industry for "counterfeiting" his car. Nothing more.
As Turk points out many here make the guy a villian simply because he is still seeking to make a profit on his name and using it to advantage in an industry he knows and excels at. So what? Who here doesn't seek to make a profit in what they do?
How many of CC member can claim more philanthropic efforts than CS?
I don't know what Shelby loves but if all he loves is money and himself (assuming that includes his family too) how many of you are that much different?
More unabashed CS bashing.
Ridiculous.
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No, dude, you're the one who has misinterpreted things. From what I've read, you do that quite often. And you also used a term which doesn't apply to you; you said "I think" which doesn't exactly fit. Muckraker - the Pilgrims Progress definition - is the correct one in this case.
There's nothing wrong with making money. There's a whole lot wrong with the way CS does things. The industry that Shelby wants to play at the fringes of usually ends up doing their best to disassociate themselves from him. Look at his involvement with the Viper.
Further, most people here who have given to any charity can and have done more philanthropically than Shelby has. There was a point a few years ago where the Make A Wish foundation had managed to grant 18,000,000 wishes with 7 million dollars ... during that same period the CS Childrens Heart Foundation had managed to help 7 children with 18,000,000 dollars. There's a whole lot of questionable overhead in the CS charities, always has been. Filtering crap with no legitimate value through a charity and taking the tax write off doesn't make you philanthropic, it simply shows that you probably own the charity. Duh.
I said that Shelby loves money and Shelby, and that's all. And that's what I meant. You really shouldn't assume things.
Your pal,
Meat.