Ford Mustang takes wing with Air Force Thunderbirds

If you miss seeing the Air Force's Thunderbirds jet demonstration team performing, Ford has come up with the next-best thing -- a Mustang that has the same paint job and flies along the pavement.

In April, the Thunderbirds suspended all their 2013 shows due to the federal budget cuts. Just because the team's F-16 fighters remain grounded doesn't mean the pilots still can't be honored with a special car.

The 2014 Mustang GT was donated by Ford for charity, and it will be sold at the Experimental Air Association show in Oshkosh, Wis., on Aug. 1. Benefits go to the EAA's Young Eagles program, which provides free flights for kids interested in aviation.

Every year, Ford decorates a Mustang for the occasion of the big air show, often with a military theme.

"The dedication and excellence displayed by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are qualities we also celebrate at Ford," said Edsel B. Ford II, a member of the Ford board of directors. "With this year's beautiful U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Edition Mustang, we've captured the recognizable symbols of their stature and paired it with the innovation our Ford design and engineering teams build into all of our products.

PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism

Dumb ads seem to be contagious.

Soft drink giant PepiCo says it is pulling a highly-controversial commercial for Mountain Dew -- depicting five African-American men and a goat in a police line-up -- that has managed to offend African-Americans, women and bloggers coast-to-coast.

In the 60-second spot developed by African-American rapper Tyler, the Creator, a battered white woman on crutches is urged by an officer to identify a suspect out of a lineup of black men. A goat named Felicia is included in the lineup. The goat makes threatening remarks to the woman including, "Keep ya mouth shut." She eventually screams "I can't do this, no no no!" and runs away.

Now, the provocative commercial -- which was never meant for TV -- has been pulled.