Re: President Bush Talks With IMBA, CA Bike Show Staff

Mike Vandeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> On 20 Aug 2003 09:02:18 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Corvus Corvax) wrote:
> 
> ."Slacker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
> .> 
> .> AUGUST 18, 2003 -- LOS ANGELES, CA (BRAIN)--On Friday President Bush spoke
> .> at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area about his $5 billion
> .> National Parks Legacy Project, and several times mentioned the importance of
> .> hiking and biking in national parks. 
> .[...]
> .> In his speech, President Bush promised $5 billion over five years for
> .> national parks projects. He referred to national parks as "the crown jewel
> .> of America's recreation system" and encouraged people to take advantage of
> .> the resource and volunteer to maintain it.
> .
> .Great. Just what we need. IMBA aligning itself with Bush
> ."environmentalism" will do nothing but destroy its credibility with
> ._actual_ environmentalists. Do we really want to put ourselves in the
> .same league as snowmobilers in Yellowstone? As ATV'ers? Calling the
> .National Parks a "recreation system" reduces them to the level of
> .amusement parks, and the Dewbie mountain bike contingent that wishes
> .to view all wilderness this way is doing no favors for the sport.
> .
> .Kudos to IMBA for a publicity coup, but they should be very careful
> .with whom they go to bed, lest they alienate the portion of their
> .membership who believe that stewardship and conservation come before
> .recreation. Like me.
> 
> Thanks for having some guts. But it won't win you any friends among mountain
> bikers.... :)
> 
> .CC
> 
> ===
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
> 
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande


Oohfah! That's gotta hurt!
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