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http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/08/04/tea-party-candidate-thinks-bikes-are-a-u-n-conspiracy/
"Tea Party Candidate Thinks Bikes Are a U.N. Conspiracy"
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Three months ago, Denver Mayor and Colorado gubernatorial candidate John
Hickenlooper (D) helped start an ambitious bike share program that has already
attracted 14,000 memberships and been a big success. But one of Hickenlooper�s
opponents in the Governor�s race sees something sinister lurking behind the
mayor�s policies:
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is warning voters that Denver Mayor
John Hickenlooper�s policies, particularly his efforts to boost bike riding, are
�converting Denver into a United Nations community.�

�This is all very well-disguised, but it will be exposed,� Maes told about 50
supporters who showed up at a campaign rally last week in Centennial.

Maes said in a later interview that he once thought the mayor�s efforts to
promote cycling and other environmental initiatives were harmless and
well-meaning. Now he realizes �that�s exactly the attitude they want you to
have.�
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