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Newspaper advocates killing cyclists in movie
From a newspaper "reporter" in Vacaville, California-
http://www.thereporter.com/dannybernardini/ci_8650162 ============================= - Thou shalt not dress in florescent spandex and bogart the road. OK, bicyclists, it's time you all "shared the road" as well. Besides the fact that most of these folks look ridiculous, many routinely ignore speed limits and stop signs while messing up traffic. That's not even counting the fact they don't pay any extra taxes to maintain the bike lanes, as car owners do. I hear they are remaking Sly Stalone's '70s picture "Death Race 2000." Here's hoping they film on the back roads of Solano and Yolo counties. ============================== I don't even know where to begin with this stuff. You'd think, after what's happened recently on our roads, that someone would display a bit more sensitivity than this. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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On Mar 21, 3:50 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote: I don't even know where to begin with this stuff. You'd think, after what's happened recently on our roads, that someone would display a bit more sensitivity than this. Here is where I would start with this. Geez, do they think bicyclists want to read, subscribe to, or advertise in a newspaper that advocates violence toward bicyclists? Here's some relevant information from http://www.thereporter.com/staff: The author of the offensive article is Danny Bernardini. He covers county government for a newspaper called The Reporter in Vacaville, California. His email address is . The article, titled "Speaking of deadly sins ...", appeared on the Opinion page. The Opinion page editor is Karen Nolan. Her email address is . The editor of The Reporter is Diane Barney. Her email address is . The Circulation Manager of The Reporter is Jerry Schoenberg. E-mail him at . The Advertising Director is Debi Tavey. E-mail her at . The Publisher of The Reporter is Gregg McConnell. His e-mail is |
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dave a wrote:
wrote: On Mar 21, 3:50 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: I don't even know where to begin with this stuff. You'd think, after what's happened recently on our roads, that someone would display a bit more sensitivity than this. Here is where I would start with this. Geez, do they think bicyclists want to read, subscribe to, or advertise in a newspaper that advocates violence toward bicyclists? Here's some relevant information from http://www.thereporter.com/staff: The author of the offensive article is Danny Bernardini. He covers county government for a newspaper called The Reporter in Vacaville, California. His email address is . The article, titled "Speaking of deadly sins ...", appeared on the Opinion page. The Opinion page editor is Karen Nolan. Her email address is . The editor of The Reporter is Diane Barney. Her email address is . The Circulation Manager of The Reporter is Jerry Schoenberg. E-mail him at . The Advertising Director is Debi Tavey. E-mail her at . The Publisher of The Reporter is Gregg McConnell. His e-mail is They are owned by MediaNewsGroup. http://www.mediaowners.com/company/medianewsgroup.html /dave a William Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNewsGroup is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for Associated Press. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dean_Singleton /dave a |
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dave a wrote:
dave a wrote: They are owned by MediaNewsGroup. http://www.mediaowners.com/company/medianewsgroup.html /dave a William Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNewsGroup is also Chairman of the Board of Directors for Associated Press. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dean_Singleton /dave a But I wouldn't bother writing him... http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2003/2/dean-sherman.asp /dave a |
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"Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
**snip** I don't even know where to begin with this stuff. You'd think, after what's happened recently on our roads, that someone would display a bit more sensitivity than this. Hoo boy, no kidding, but you began just right, post it and watch the feathers fly. Thanks to Gordon for doing the research on the email addresses, I've sent two...so far. Maybe filling their inboxes will promote a little more sensitivity and a lot less tin-eared irresponsibility. ABS Cyclist, Hit & Run Victim 2/8/08 |
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It's an "alternative" newspaper. The people who read it are likely people
who would already advocate killing bicyclists, anyway. I wouldn't get upset about it. Just keep your side of the road clean -- teach your friends and neighbors how to ride legally and safely -- and someday, when gas is $10 a gallon, the average shmo will see things a little differently. |
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Oh, yes. I, too, have bombarded them with e-mails, just for the hell of it.
Let's remember, though, that the more we hunger for shock journalism, the more these young wannabe journalists are going to deliver it to us. |
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Jeez, what an asshole.
And, I'm not just saying that as a typical cyclist. I'm saying that as a cyclist-hit-by-a-truck-and-put-in-a-coma-for-two-weeks-because-he- was-hit-by-a-pickup-truck-in-Milwaukee. I know he was kidding when he wrote: "I hear they are remaking Sly Stalone's '70s picture "Death Race 2000." Here's hoping they film on the back roads of Solano and Yolo counties." But it's still written in very bad taste... By the way, Death Race 200 [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/] is a movie were pedestrians are hit purposely by automobiles for points. Thanks for the post. I'm definitely going to send the guy a response. Regards, Cullen Carter On Mar 21, 5:50*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: From a newspaper "reporter" in Vacaville, California-http://www.thereporter.com/dannybernardini/ci_8650162 ============================= - Thou shalt not dress in florescent spandex and bogart the road. OK, bicyclists, it's time you all "shared the road" as well. Besides the fact that most of these folks look ridiculous, many routinely ignore speed limits and stop signs while messing up traffic. That's not even counting the fact they don't pay any extra taxes to maintain the bike lanes, as car owners do. I hear they are remaking Sly Stalone's '70s picture "Death Race 2000." Here's hoping they film on the back roads of Solano and Yolo counties. ============================== I don't even know where to begin with this stuff. You'd think, after what's happened recently on our roads, that someone would display a bit more sensitivity than this. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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