Socialist Biking…

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This is rather old news; but, it is none the less amusing. One wonders where in their own mind such folks live.  You may remember the actor and former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, whose movie line, ”This stuff will make you a g**d*m*** sexual tyrannosaurus, just like me” - Predator, was more memorable than his thespian skill.

What you might not know is that the ex-politico had another avocation, and that was his short run cable TV series called Conspiracy Theory. “Conspiracy Theory covered the kind of thing that tickles the fancy of people fond of mental intrigue. Stuff like the 911 tragedy was an inside job and that the World Trade Center was blown up by government conspirators… you know, juicy stuff that you can’t prove, but which provides endless speculation and argument, and the ability to keep saying “Am I the only one here who sees this??”

What do conspiracy theories and politicians have in common, and how does it relate to lowering our dependence on oil? Ask Tea Party Republican candidate for Mayor of Denver, Dan Maes, who has discovered something nefarious in the mile-high city.

It seems that in 1992, Denver became part of an organization called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), which promotes sustainable development. About 1,200 communities, half of which are in the United States, are ICLEI members.

Tea Party candidate Maes claims that his opponent, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, who has promoted a bicycle-sharing program called B-cycle, is “converting Denver into a United Nations community.”

B-cycle bike with basket (Credit: B-cycle)

Huh? Well, since ICLEI is affiliated with the U.N, riding a bike in Denver has deeper implications. To quote Maes: “At first, I thought, ‘Gosh, public transportation, what’s wrong with that? But if you do your homework and research, you realize ICLEI is part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations treaty,”

By the way, that hotbed of coastal communism, Santa Cruz, is an ICLEI member; but then again, so is Little Rock, Arkansas.

I have to admit that for me, this kind of thing is not the source of wet dreams. But, it does beg the question: What does the Tea Party candidate think of pedestrians?

Update on Dan Maes: Still a candidate in the race for the governorship of the State of Colorado, Maes is fond of fantasies. Apparently, he’s been accused of cooking up a tale about being an undercover cop in Kansas; and, now even the Tea Party is abandoning ship. I’m sure it’s a U.N, conspiracy to deprive Maes of his precious bodily fluids.

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