...is more important than squarely addressing the controversy of their creation, because there are no announcements on the H-S Precision website. It makes me wonder about the reliability of reports I've read that say someone high up in the company is friends with Lon Horiuchi.Regardless, this conscious decision to avoid rather than address is just getting people madder. I'm seeing the next phase unfolding as industry partners and distributors are getting dragged in. If H-S management thinks they can just hide and everything will blow over, I'm starting to see how they could have been oblivious enough to print the testimonial in the first place.
Along with anger, ridicule is setting in. There's even a contest where you can win a $25 Midway USA gift certificate. (Oh, good: You can use it to get a discount on H-S Precision products!)
I don't enter contests. If I did, my submission would be something stupid and offensive, like the graphic on the right.
From what I've seen so far, I'd vote for this guy's entry. That "Dylan" quote made me laugh out loud.
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And I do apologize for the picture. If you really want cause to be furious with me, watch this trailer.