Another group opposes SMU's Bush library bid

[struggle4progress]

... Hope for Peace & Justice, a faith-based social justice organization based in Dallas, is concerned about the reputation of Dallas and the safety of local residents if the library and proposed think tank are built at SMU, as the "Bush Library will no doubt be a terrorist target,"said the Rev. Michael Piazza, president of Hope for Peace & Justice ...

In their petition, the group also cites increased traffic along U.S. 75 and the Mockingbird Lane area, where SMU is located, and concerns about the infrastructure needed to support the extra traffic, as well as security concerns stemming from the increased number of visitors ...

"Dallas has worked for decades to escape the reputation as the 'City that killed Kennedy,'" said Rev. Piazza. "We do not need to return to that right- wing reputation. Playing host to Mr. Bush's well-funded, neo-conservative think-tank will taint our reputation indelibly. Residents need to guard their reputation and say, 'No thank you Mr. President.'"

Piazza, who has been a pastor at the Cathedral of Hope church in Dallas for 20 years, says the church -- known as the world's largest gay church -- has worked hard to create a liberal, progressive culture in Dallas ...

http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/01/22/daily84.html

[WCGreen]

1. More like a Think Wading pool....

[aquart]

2. Terrorists Schmerrorists.

I'm sure we'd all want to blow the damn thing up.

[bdrube]

3. Functional illiterates shouldn't warrant a library anyway.

First volume donated:  "My Pet Goat"