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Saturday, December 18, 2004

William Donohue Video clip of the month!... William Donohue Video clip of the month!...: " William Donohue Video clip of the month! fromOutside the Beltway Quote by Donohue: 'Who really cares what Hollywood thinks? All these hacks come out there. Hollywood is controlled by secular Jews who hate Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular. It's not a secret, OK? And I'm not afraid to say it. That's why they hate this movie [Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ]. It's about Jesus Christ, and it's about truth. It's about the messiah. Hollywood likes anal sex. They like to see the public square without nativity scenes. I like families. I like children. They like abortions. I believe in traditional values and restraint. They believe in libertinism. We have nothing in common.' Video We couldn't find the clip until now. It is a telling indictment of the bigotry that masquerades for religious values! If you've seen The Passion of the Christ, then you would see no redeeming values contained in the movie at all! Unless of course torture is one of them! " (Via Crooks and Liars.) 10:54:57 AM  Permalink  comment []

"Bicycle infiltrators" threaten Marin Ave, Berkely Hills "Bicycle infiltrators" threaten Marin Ave, Berkely Hills: "Published Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in the Berkeley Daily Planet Two Lanes on" (Via BATN at Yahoo! Groups.) A new candidate for stupidest article ever. It misrepresents every argument about the Marin Avenue reconfiguration and proposed no alternate solution to the problems that the reconfiguration is designed to solve. As was posted in an email to the Albany Transit list, Marin Avenue is 1.22 miles long. Therefore: At 45 mph it would take 1 minute and 36 seconds to drive this distance. At 37 mph it would take 1 minute and 57 seconds to drive this distance. At 25 mph it would take 2 minutes and 53 seconds to drive this distance. The savings in drive time, as compared to the posted 25 mph: 37 mph: 56 seconds. 45 mph: 1 minute and 17 seconds Even if traffic got all tied up and averaged 15 mph, it would still take only 4 minutes and 48 seconds to make the trip, only 3 minutes and 12 seconds longer than the 45 mph trip. The article blames the reconfiguration on some all powerful bike lobby. I don't believe it; as I undertand, at least in Albany, the plan grew out of community concern for the dangers -- considerable -- pedestrians face when attempting to cross Marin. I'm a biker, but I doubt even with the reconfiguration that I'll want to ride Marin. As a pedestrian, though, I know I'll much prefer crossing it then that I do now. 10:46:41 AM  Permalink  comment []

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