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Tue, 27 Jan 2009|

Listeners to Finneran's Forum have long argued that Americans should be able to drive around in any cars we choose. But Todd argues that getting off of foreign fuel should be a national security imperative for the U.S., and he encourages Barack to regulate auto efficiencies to reach that end. Do you agree?

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  1. Led Zeppelin0:27
  2. New Hampshire4:41, 12:34, 12:55
  3. national security1:22
  4. Barack Obama1:17
  5. market place13:28
  6. Guns 'N Roses0:40
  7. environmentally conscious3:50
  8. fuel efficient cars1:36
  9. fuel efficiency2:28, 4:20, 4:22
  10. light bulbs10:21

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Once Obama saw him but he is still runs so they wouldn't serve the same room together even if you have paid off. Well moos looks like. Everyone's got their price -- experiment and the final bird on Boston's hostage and I am six AW. -- But isn't. This is recoverable -- Dear brother guy got arrested for us feeling Led Zeppelin. Too. He's out of.

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This -- a way to get there are no more efficient way none of the nanny state stuff for anything else. And you acknowledged that roads are in disastrous condition the nation has not kept up with the rebuilding and maintaining its infrastructure. How about an increase in the national the federal gas tax substantial increase gas tax established let me finish okay then you and I and -- in every listen to make rational decisions about whether we're gonna take account. Hero -- whether we're gonna walk bike round swims -- a little and a Liberal Democrats -- doing things -- I'm -- liberal Democrat what since when you are right dearer fuel efficiency is wonderful but you need your looking for -- state solution -- summary killing his solution my solution would be every one of -- cable making the -- you go into that auto -- you might want that big SUV because you get six kids. They play hockey and soccer hero always bundle in the team to go from one game to another you can't do it and a little -- seeded with a low end where they -- I get they are still official so they and what would we get a few if the science was so Roy you know instantaneously available snap your fingers of Iraqi must be the second I have not happy of fingers and all of a sudden it's this do you -- this series -- gets 1516 miles per gallon. What do you think that's impressive --

okay and there are some hybrid ones and upwards 25 and to get even more on and on. I'm not on the highway minute on --

Here's what I worry about it's not just the of the possibility of fifty standards -- complete chaos for the manufacturers to come up with something credible -- everywhere -- to a lot of states to to implement our standards and Forsett on the car manufacturers isn't a workable solution -- crazy and that -- and particulate if the stand it is going to be driven by California. I'm reading in the globe report -- If the EPA lets the state to regulate auto emissions. And vitamins and environmentalists say all the students could rise drop faster because California. -- quote an environmentally conscious state politically removed from the pressures of Detroit could drive the pace of change think that from minute. That we are conscious that we are California -- driving -- Wii and are gonna consciously attach ourselves to. Anything that comes out of California pro or college Colin here -- there are Massachusetts it's you know it's on -- shelf full of corruption and times -- when he does his disgrace topped the bottom east to west north to south a disgrace.

and everything you've got off your chest sexism call I but I want to focus on -- Laura fuel efficiency I think we need to increase the fuel efficiency cars failure was a big mistake. There where were willing to fight wars for -- which I'm fine with but at the same time we've got a very respectful -- our troops there that we're not squandering -- here okay agreed no problem at all since I haven't but we'd get to the same place on this fuel efficiency drive by a different road to 66 exceeds succeed Mike in New Hampshire NW RU atomic time I'm Mike.

Good morning are good -- might feel I must say that I'm Bob -- favorite guests under show. Well I'm glad you're enjoying the music made Disney's new -- just like your employer sort of break I was first -- also -- follows. If you would like it don't you love them do you recruiting Obama time. It doesn't just now the B Wragge. -- A lot of encouragement not.

They have these -- person there I think we're certainly should. Put every year guidelines on the U manufacturers. I think that's the the past -- horsepower -- Perfume or some people also have to get away from fossil fuels are urged. You know other -- I think the technology bears matter. Moving -- doubt hybrid and her her other all of.

Or whatever it is yeah we're within inches I think of -- some good alternatives to what we're doing now they're green -- no I don't agree you know I think -- we within inches the science in the marketplace the a venture capital market. -- already brought to us people with Kristi for this -- desolate far for override all of a solemn welts all well stated by Mikey knew. -- good to be respectful of the yes sacrifices of our troops to wean ourselves -- crazy -- fighting in Iraq first seven years and it's just this moment when gas got up in July is -- it's become what for a -- twenty -- sure -- that's when everybody realize wait a -- we gotta do something about the -- all of a sudden people -- excited this big change on the horizon this open this change in this -- in the -- all we know it's a whole little world but. It was only when the price got there that he really adventures -- The technologies have been available for a longer time but there hasn't been an incentive to get involved with -- everything we have seems fun. Now we know it's not find it's not sustainable -- of the technology is only competitive when it gets to -- plus a -- we're now at a dollar 79 -- you know his new technologies always -- cost more at first -- that provides a hump you have to get over the -- now is that we've got the government about suspended. We don't have probably a hundred million dollars or more into the auto industry -- the government's going to have some say over how discos and six point 72666. -- succeed buzzes -- winter of next NWR --

They are doing I'm a big fan of -- by the way it's really -- tell us your most recent one. I thought we are now another who deteriorated Reagan -- Five million right hum gone down the middle car back on the old rear wheel drives -- that -- I don't. And -- okay pop pop iPod let me ask.

Yeah I love I'd love tear -- your point and now you're all a favor of efficiency and blow up -- somewhere not to do you must be in favor of limiting the number of cars per owner right. Yeah well because the only thing that's better than a car gets good mileage is -- doesn't get -- source somebody -- sports cars -- has sports car. They should just get along with one because that's four times more efficient -- know about take the cars off the road.

and the old cars and on -- Okay what you -- every week self seventeen million -- a year.

But I don't say that did you tell you I said a range of ten to seventeen to.

We don't take but we don't takes seventeen million off the road sort constantly adding cars you don't even if they get a hundred miles to a gallon we're still going downhill. Okay in terms of total use so loyal.

That's really our -- realistically budget not going to know about America there is not going to totally wean itself off the automobile nor were any other countries in the world -- moving normally don't the American at all we wanted them. I then I just want our official one time how is that right. -- Still has garnered buzz.

Oh I'm sorry my point is -- Where work and then they kill ourselves to build a hundred mile a gallon cars. Why don't we -- because the point is to reduce the total amount of foreign oil that you -- I thought everybody parked our car to all of a sudden your your total economy has brought up -- percent.

No no no no buzz you have to complete the C a complete whole equation no parking a car to drive right how do you then get from point -- appointee you walking biking taking the teeth all our wrap all that you just say and I guess I'm not going to point B anymore. Because the transportation. Demands and needs that you haven't -- and I know we all have have to be met some way I'd I'd -- biking to work in the summer rows of action seriously been thinking that I'd like to do it for a lot of reasons -- start us tomorrow do you think so yeah in the -- the course. Tested out there are very man -- a man very thoughtfully you tell if you're gonna be when you're playing dragon nephew were.

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And then -- You know no matter. I'm how many -- you know a lot of people think that lead you even stop a of people actually I don't know that they're not really that bad on gas lines and another thing that people don't know -- don't know that the hybrid -- around this state. -- worse when you finally let me get really really good music still marry you that. I mean they don't even know how to get rid of big thing at all well -- figure -- come and done that kind of back. It was special battery. Then right away weren't quite 100 that are slightly cooler right -- Jimmy Carter.

Just a light bulbs were all -- that's right you have to have a special disposal or malaria hybrids in -- c'mon we've got talent figure out our hot -- 6172666860. And I believe we have to do is look we we already have the ability to make cars that get vastly better gas mileage and the fact that people buy them has been just a luxury. -- You undo like I'm hearing you run in your idea just aren't -- that. I'm in all different yeah. You'll learn from countries on 766. Exceeds sixty Eric in Quincy or WR -- atomic --

Hey good morning -- America -- I -- totally -- I at least did it on the fuel. Because I accompanied new a year is all about demanded that turned out there I haven't got. But also note Tom I'd ask you question here okay I'd call to people point eight I'm going to ask him what he wants his birthday -- don't know. How hot. Copy new -- rot in hell tell us about the boat cabinet. Several guest acts when this data Massachusetts has squandered their body or roads and bridges. Ford -- what I don't want to know you can't show okay Dick get -- not paid a wonderful state. So okay. -- It's not did know pot holes and it caught ten times last and that the bat without won't read they're rated you talk -- I'd go to.

Eric but nobody drives up there they can cost ten times as quiet. That it costs five maybe exaggerated that -- and stay there it's easier to -- now when -- have been on the roads and -- directly I didn't used to notice now this goes back twenty -- a -- being different -- come come down from ski weekend in the New Hampshire -- was nice to get onto the Massachusetts -- it was an -- precise about the quality to the surface of the clearing of the snow or quality the road surface and this would have been let's say a 93 north and south. Don't -- knows something like that. It and then I I did notice that Massachusetts got much much better what I do not know I don't know so don't throw this out to the audience particularly our friends in New Hampshire. You'll local road just -- in town roads on the road somehow or other in in the state capital Concord. Much better than the roads in Boston we have a lot of -- now that's -- freeze and -- cycle they of the same cycle up there in New Hampshire -- thought I'd -- I don't know I really don't so would be -- to the we'll find out.

Excellent 7266. Exceeds six CIA's favor. Strong government regulation to increase the fuel efficiency of cars to -- I was a nanny state Palin well nannies and innocent days yes regulation and that's what -- government should be doing is regulating the market place this is 680 WRKO.

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