BONO, still proving no column is too inane to be published by the New York Times.
In his latest carnival of poo, Bono decries the state of automobile design and wonders,
Are aerodynamics to blame? Economics? Or that most American of inventions, design by committee?
It’s nothing new for Bono to misunderstand America or to make ridiculous generalizations, but you may be surprised by his proposed solution:
That’s why the Obama administration — while it still holds the keys to the big automakers — ought to put some style fascists into the mix: the genius of Marc Newson … Steve Jobs and Jonny Ive from Apple … Frank Gehry, the architect, and Jeff Koons, the artist. Put the great industrial designers in the front seat, right along with sound financial stewardship … the greener, the cleaner, the meaner on fossil fuels, the sexier for me. Check out the Tesla or the Fisker Karma car, designed by the same team that gave the world the Aston Martin.
Bono glides between blithe sarcasm and grandiosity with such ease that it makes you wonder if BONO knows when he’s kidding.
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