Word: bandwagoners
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Politicians still keep running for a rumble seat on the Springsteen bandwagon, however. New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley has written about the Boss for USA Today and, declaring himself "an old rock and roller," told the CBS Morning News that Bruce was "part Elvis, he's part Chuck Berry, he's part Buddy Holiday." The old rocker must have meant Buddy Holly, but, even with facts straight and names neatly in place, a professional politician is not likely to get an endorsement from Springsteen, who now seeks out small organizations in each town he plays, then makes a donation...
Toyota isn't exactly jumping on the bandwagon. "Customers," says Ed LaRocque, Toyota's national manager of advanced technology, "are not telling us plug-in hybrids are something they'd like to see at no cost, let alone what we estimate would be an additional $15,000." Other car companies, including Ford and General Motors, seem to feel the same way. But DaimlerChrysler sees the field differently. It has spent millions to modify a handful of gas and diesel-powered Mercedes Sprinter vans into plug-ins, which will be tested as early as this fall by commercial partners...
...voters seem to have made their choices based on the parties' mainland policies. The recent trips to Beijing by leaders of Taiwan may have made headlines all over the world. But judging by the results, Taiwan's public isn't yet ready to jump onto the détente bandwagon...
...those foreign connections. While some countries, such as Denmark and Germany, have started to join the lawsuit bandwagon, file-sharing paranoia hasn’t taken over most foreign countries...
...genocide diatribe is crass and dishonest. Add to that the fact that these critics just spoke up now, a full seven months after the speech was given, and things start to seem extra fishy. Is this anything resembling legitimate criticism, or just the result of a scholarly bandwagon-effect...