[Peace-discuss] bus tour / must be a joke

[John W.]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:

[Kind of defeats the purpose. To take on the issue of over-reliance on
> dirty fuels, they make a bus tour. Two groups of buses crossing the
> country. They will even fly you to and from your home in order to meet
> the bus. "They" are votevets. - kem]
>


Maybe the buses are the kind that run on used cooling oil?  One can dream.
One could also have been a little more creative.




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> Subject: Operation Free Bus Tour - For Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans
>
> VoteVets.org is working to make America more secure by taking on the
> issue of our over-reliance on dirty fuels and the major security
> problems caused by climate change.
>
> As a part of this effort we are assising in launching the Operation
> Free bus tour. Two buses will run concurrently at the same time. Buses
> will run through the following states- Northern Route MT, ND, SD, MN,
> WI, MI, OH, PA, NH and ME - Southern Route AR, MO, NE, IA, IN, OH, WV,
> VA, DC. The tour will begin on Oct 12th and end on Oct 25th. Please
> contact me at pgranato at votevets.org if you are interested in
> participating or want specific details on events in your state. ANY
> Iraq / Afghan Vets (who are off Active Duty) may participate. You can
> participate in a number of ways. All travel expenses will be covered
> by Operation Free. See below-
>
> 1- There are openings to come on the bus for the whole time.
> Obviously this is a large time commitment.
>
> 2- You can come on the bus WHEREVER you would like for
> 2-3+ days. OpFree will fly you to meet the bus and back to your home.
> This is a moderate time commitment.
>
> 3- You can meet us at a stop that is near your home for a scheduled
> press event. (see the attached schedule) This will likely only take a
> few hours if there is a stop nearby.
>
> There will also be a town hall in Las Vegas on November 7, 2009 as a
> culmination. If you make a time commitment on the bus tour we may
> offer you an expense paid trip to the town hall event.
>
> - Brian McGough and Peter Granato
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