"Whine" is an alert word for me. Any time someone tries to present his opponent's argument through an unflattering characterization "whining, stomping his feet, throwing a tantrum" rather than by presenting a well reasoned argument, I immediately become more guarded and skeptical about the argument I'm about to hear. Have you ever presented what you felt was a very fair and reasoned argument, only to have someone disregard it all and tell you you're whining?

I know, I know, you just can't expect too much from journalistic headlines. "Auto dealers claim that tesla stores are illegal" doesn't have the same punch. And based on what I've read here, I am on tesla's side (though it's pretty hard to find anyone on the side of the auto dealerships).