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Octopod · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: Rep. McHenry on Biking

From my home state of NC, comes this brilliant presentation from a tool of the Republican party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip8nozp7vs8

Can you believe this guy is an elected official!?
I bet he didn't participate in bike to work week.
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mcrib · townie Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 232 Location: 40502

seems like a swell guy. Burning coal for power now there is a 21st century solution to a 21st century problem.
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Octopod · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:44 am Post subject:

In contrast:

"It's time that the entire country learn from what's happening right here in Portland with mass transit and bicycle lanes and funding alternative means of transportation. That's the kind of solution that we need for America."

-- Barack Obama, speaking to a rally in Portland, Ore., where an estimated 8,000 out of 75,000 attendees arrived on bikes

(via Streetsblog)
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sailorjames · cutter Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 329

He must have been one of those guys who imagined 15 years ago we'd be eating our entire meals in pill form and have flying cars that would take us to the Wal*Mart space station by 2010. Oh well, still got two more years...