racing union communication :: hf758-comm-091206-ur76-7u

extemporaneous remarks delivered to the first party congress from the podium of the people by our dear leader.  this speech had a total time of 4 hours, 13 minutes, 22 seconds, and covered a variety of topics including the nature of resistance to an auto-centric transportation grid, the need to not differentiate between the roles for women and men in the revolution, characteristics of social change that may signal the impending revolution and the relative merits of 25c vs. 28c tires for commuting.  this transcript focuses on dear leader's opening remarks concerning the need to be vigilant in spreading the union message and a proclamation concerning "unpacking day".

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thank you, thank you brother and sisters, today, i shall try to be brief...

(polite laughter)

yes, yes, you will need to forgive me.  sometimes i simply become overtaken in my enthusiasm...

(more laughter) 

...talking about the glorious revolution.  i will have to ask you to pardon me, but i will not apologize.  zeal for the union cause is a virtue. 

(applause)

indeed, zeal for change is a characteristic which we seek to impart to those who are stuck, mired in the subtle tyranny of the status quo.  the message of the union is a strong one, and it naturally finds a place in the hearts and minds of those who hear it.  it is compelling, this message of change for the better.  who now can look at our current situation, our current station in life, our current struggle simply to make ends meet and feel that this is acceptable.  brother and sisters, i say that we must work even harder.  remember the words of the manifesto: we will show by example, by our actions, that people can organize around their principles without all of the baggage, the trappings, the cultural detritus and intellectual corruption of the existing plutocratic and mercantile system.

(applause)

change is in the air.  one can simply sense it.  as with the changing of the seasons, which is also beginning as we speak, all things transition to their next state.  when i woke this morning, it was actually a bit chilly and damp.  i needed to go down to my very bottom drawer and pull out my thermal bib knickers for my morning constitutional ride around the plaza de la revolucion.  over breakfast, i joked with ministers from the various departments as we were planning the day, about how i had to unpack my winter riding clothes and one of them mentioned that we should call it unpacking day. 

(laughter)

there was general agreement that this was a clever idea.  a sort of signal event for cyclists in the transition between the heat and humidity of summer and the cooler weather of the fall.  so we declare today "unpacking day" for all cyclists, and fully expect to see a lot more arm and leg warmers in the coming days.  this will certainly be a change from the hateful heat we endured through the summer.  but these changes are healthy.  adapting to change is necessary, or will be necessary for those who oppose us, for when the great revoution comes, all manner of things within cycling and social order will be changed.  we must communicate our great enthusiasm toward this glorious impending change to those who have not yet heard the message.  as the seasons change, so must the social order. 

(applause)

venceremos!  brothers and sisters, mabra sera libre!  viva la racing union!

(applause)

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remaining remarks are contained in racing union communication hf758-comm-091206-ur76-7v

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