Nice One, Sir David!

Governments have a knack for sucking the joy out of collector car ownership. Our own Ontario Ministry of Transport has a committee that decides what you can have put on your custom ordered license plate. They've made some truly bad judgement calls lately earning the public's wrath and forcing Minister Jim Bradley to overturn the recent decision to ban REV JO's licence plate despite her ownership of over ten years.
This has been topped by Sir David King, Great Britain's chief economic advisor. When asked by a female reporter what further steps she could be take to reduce emissions, he wise cracked, "Stop admiring men who drive Ferraris." Nice one, Sir David!
Let's see, latent sexist commentary mixed with heavily implied bimbo reference topped with all the authority on environmental pollution granted by a man who is chief economic adviser. Sir David created a chuckle with this reply and it made it in most papers. He wisely stepped away from discussing real problems like making emerging nations such as China and India comply with industrial pollution standards. Both nations are economic power houses that refuse to be denied. Who can stop them when everyone depends on them for low and middle price goods? Instead of talking about that, he used a hoary image of cad's sportscar and a fatuous female supposedly enthralled with both.
I strongly urge car enthusiasts to be pro active in defending your right to enjoy your collector car. Governments are only too eager to step on your freedom in the name of progress for the people. Join SEMA, defend your right to drive the vehicle of your choice. And to Sir David, I suggest you stick to economics.