Jason Vines: So you're saying you didn't get fired? If you can prove it, we'll issue a retraction and an apology.

I suppose asking you to prove a negative is a bit like asking "When did you last beat your wife?" So if you could provide us with the exact details surrounding your decision to leave Chrysler's top PR slot, I would also consider a strategic withdrawal– and give my sources an appropriate tongue-lashing.

And while you're at it, can you also explain how putting Chrysler's PR functions under human resources had nothing to do with your decision to leave? (Notice I didn't put quote marks around "decision." Damn!)

Of course, a podcast (so we can verify that it is, verily, you) would also help in this regard. You can contact me at robert.farago@thetruthaboutcars.com

1) Liars, or

2) Liars

I’ll keep reading. Keep up the good work.

Jason

When you see a story in Forbes about the latest trends in a business, it’s creation has usually started or at least been nurtured by the PR pro’s as much as by the author.

Private equity prefers hard values they can see on the books because they want to sell the company. Why pay millions for a staff of folks whose value is hard to see on the balance sheets if you plan to sell the company? The fact that the new stock holders now will have the risk, task and expense of building a new team is usually overlooked by them.

Remember, if Exxon had handled it better, you would not today remember the Exxon Valdez and Prince William Sound. Instead, it’s ingrained in your brain, and cost them hundreds of millions extra.

If I worked for Chrysler, I’d really be keeping my resume at the ready right now.