Obama’s Transportation Secretary Says He Wants to ‘Coerce People Out of Their Cars’

CNSNews ^ | May 26, 2009 | Terence P. Jeffrey

[NormsRevenge]

Beware of Nazis in business suits.

[linn37]

I happen to enjoy country life and driving an SUV. I doubt I can be coaxed out of my life style.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

he wants to “coerce people out of their cars.”

O.K.!...you stupid smart-ass! When are you going to build the light rail line from anywhere near my house to my place of employment forty miles away? Just let me know...O.K.?

[Puppage]

the idea of creating opportunities for people to get out of their cars

You first....get outta your government provided limo.

[svcw]

Ok, then will make delivers to my home?
I live 38 miles to the nearest grocery store, as well as all other “stuff”.
Really, I think I need my car.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[DivaDelMar]

They’ll only get my evil, diesel-swilling SUV from my cold, dead hands.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Stick your stupid bike where the sun don’t shine!....

[ThomasMore]

Obama is a fascist! People need to call Obama a fascist more than a socialist. Although he blends the two totalitarian forms of government in such a way as to be very scary.

[silverleaf]

Is Ray-Ray chauffered to work via bicycle?

Let’s start by bringing rickshaws back to the streets of DC and requiring anyone above the rank of GS10 to use them to get to work and meetings!

[I_Like_Spam]

Seems sort convaluted here.

The Obama Adminstration has taken huge stakes in General Motors and Chrysler- whose principle lines of business are private motorcars. Obama has said that these will be viable ongoing businesses in fairly short order.

And now, they want to get Americans out of their cars? Does Obama think that GM and Chrysler will make their money exporting their product to India or China?

[Jeff Chandler]

One more example out of thousands of huge political opportunities for the Republicans which will be ignored in favor of getting along.

[Devils Avocado]

I'd be interested to know what you FReepers think about an article closely related to this subject, "Why Conservatives Should Care About Transit." Any thoughts, guys?

[ETL]

"Obama’s Transportation Secretary Says He Wants to ‘Coerce People Out of Their Cars’"

[mysterio]

I can’t ride a bicycle thirty miles each way to work. Some of us live in small towns and rural areas. If you don’t have a car in towns like that, it’s hard to get a good job.

[Sir Gawain]

My SUV has a mind of its own. I hope my SUV doesn’t see this asshole jaywalking one day. I might not be able to stop my evil SUV from swerving.

[MediaMole]

We have “livable communities...” They’re called suburbs.

They want people to be stuck in crime-riddled cities with bad schools, high taxes and corrupt governments.

[swarthyguy]

Excellent.

It worked with smokers, now for drivers.

[KC_Conspirator]

We have a secretary of transportation against transportation. Just like all the other agencies.