not to mention the “lets begin with history” rant by domestic hearse. a classic.

no one knows how the states, or north america for that matter, will look in 5 years thanks to greed and short-sightedness.

I saw his review of the latest generation Mustang. He complained the GT is underpowered at 300 HP and can’t get out of it’s own way. They show him driving away and the car had a single exhaust, it wasn’t a GT, it was the 6 Cylinder base model. Why not say the base model is under powered and say you didn’t get to drive the GT?

You’re a fantastic wit most of the time. I check your column every week and watch old episodes of your show here on BBC America. You drive like sh** however (powerslides are not the quickest way ’round the track), but it sure looks like fun.

In fact, you’re so good, we’re going to franchise your car show here in the U.S.

But your sense of history and understanding of the U.S. is rubbish. And your British insecurity is showing.

Let’s begin with history. America is not 200 years old.

Oh, our oldest structures may well be at most 400 years — like old Forts in Florida. And yes, most likely, that pub on the corner has only been there since 1956. The town where it sits may not even be 100 years old.

But America itself is a natural result of thousands of years of European law, banking and finance, and religion.

It is also the natural response to the comman man seeking freedom from Europe’s oppression in all counts above — especially of autocratic elitist rule.

America, Jezza, is you. Only better.

America is what your ancestors thought they could be, should be. It is what they longed for — and many died for.

We try our best. And many times, our experiments are big, public disasters (go ahead, laugh it up). Yet many more times, our best carries the day – the century, even – for all mankind on earth (a thank you now and then is all we normally ask).

So I’m sorry, Jezza, if your great-great-great-great grandfather missed the boat to our shores. You’d be here with us in America had he made it. No doubt, you’d love this land like we do; a country only a couple hundred years new — yet thousands of years in the making.

And we understand, too, your position. We’ve got a big target on our backs. You can tease, complain, ridicule and insult us all you like.

But it’s beneath you. It’s the easy laugh. The fall-back line. It appeals to British insecurity and is sure to fill the comment section with plenty of “here-here’s” from your countrymen and complaints from Americans.

You can do so much better.

Maybe, good enough even to be considered “American.”

“A literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. Humour is often used to aid this.”

P.J. O’Rourke, Jon Stewart, South Park – we could use more of them.

The Chrysler Sebring as a symbol of the state of the current US malaise? It seems like a pretty good one.

Anyway – Brit humor is easily offensive as it is very dry, pointed and unabashed. I can laugh at myself – it’s when one thinks they are beyond reproach is the problem.

Lighten up and get over it.

“I wouldn’t have reacted to JC’s spouting, there is nothing new or interesting in it. It’s Ingvar’s ethnic slur that peed me off. I guess moderation on TTAC is too selective for that. And yes, I fully expect to get banned for pointing that out.”

Ethnic slur? Please… Yes, shoot the pianist, sounds like a good idea…

I was merely explaining the fact that different people make jokes about different other people, and that it is natural that some takes offence, and some finds it funny. And perhaps whether or not you find it funny depends on what side you are standing. And what I, personally, finds the most funny thing of all, is how people with absolutely no sense of humour whatsoever nonetheless has the ability to create great drama and amusement for others.

What I know for sure is this – Anyone who has ever bet against America, has lost. And I believe our diversity is one of the major reasons.

Does Britain have anything else exciting at home to talk about? Maybe winning the revolution? Oh… wait… Can they remember that far?

I honestly find his banter quite funny, and somewhat accurate. Somewhat

THE GERMANS!

Oh yeah, and America is guilty of his charges.

Sometimes the truth really hurts.

For those of you offended there’s always Autoblog!

As a Yank living in a part of Australia where Americans are rare, I’ve had to deal with many, well lets call them naive idiots, often from Europe, who think that Moore is a brilliant genius. So I find at BBQ’s I have to deconstruct all the BS he pumps out that these Euro-weenies eat up.

The word I use to describe both of these guys: cowards.

“British cars were so good most of them aren’t made anymore.”

Bwahahahaha… +1

I wouldn’t have reacted to JC’s spouting, there is nothing new or interesting in it. It’s Ingvar’s ethnic slur that peed me off. I guess moderation on TTAC is too selective for that. And yes, I fully expect to get banned for pointing that out.

After the invasion, just as the looting broke out, Paul Bremer argued that the U.S. military should shoot the looters and prevent the infrastructure of the country from being destroyed. Instead, gutless wimps said “You can’t shoot innocent looters!” and the country was pillaged by its own people, who stole expensive hospital medical equipment to sell for scrap.

Our politicians can’t see the logical outcome of any decision. McCain threw away his fiscal “responsibility” and anti-pork barrel line to support the bailout of Michigan. Now they’ve got the money and Obama has a lead. McCain looks like a flip-flopping shill.

Way to go, dumbass.

I love TTAC. Because it’s more than an autoblog –the way the NY Review of Books is more than a book review or The Economist is more than articles about the economy and Motor trend is more than a mag about cars, it’s a GM cheerleader. Ooops that makes me elite.

Does anyone actually watch Top Gear or read his articles? He makes the same type of jokes and observations about virtually every country he visits or automobile he writes about, including his own country and mainstream British cars.

It’s funny that so many will rush to call Clarkson xenophobic (among other things) when it only shows the xenophobia in themselves. He’s a foreigner that made comments that are frankly correct and the backlash it triggers doesn’t make him look bad, it only reinforces what he said.