Posted 6/18/2003 10:49:00 AM by Douglas

This has got to be true. The thinly veiled conspiracy theory is so apparent, you'd have to be a fool not to see it. Of course this guy isn't just a klutz that choked on a pretzel. He's really out to protect the oil industry.

"But maybe Bush wanted to fall. Maybe he understands in a way few do that society is on the verge of a debate that could mold the future of transportation. . .

And if the future veers toward little two-wheeled electric-powered personal transporters, where does that leave ExxonMobil and Halliburton and the rest of the oil industry President Bush adores?

These people actually think that electricity comes out of the wall socket without any pollution or other drawbacks. Take a look at what the D.O.E. says where electricity comes from. About 30% comes from oil and gas! Factor in to that the other fossil fuel, coal, and that number goes to 70%. Let's not forget that you get less energy in the conversion of the fossil fuel to electricity, so you actually need more fossil fuels to generate the electricity for the segway than you would if the thing burned natural gas or gasoline.

So this isn't showing a carefully played media event to further his own big-business interests. All this articles shows is the ignorance and bias of a writer at USA Today.