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

[Karen Medina]

> could also have been a little more creative.
Ah, but they are very creative. Take a look at their creative bus
routes. For instance, both routes skip over Illinois -- as if they
could go straight from Iowa to Indiana without going through Illinois.
The Wisconsin to Michigan route is also perplexing.

-karen medina


On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM, John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> [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]
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> 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-
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>> 1- There are openings to come on the bus for the whole time.
>> Obviously this is a large time commitment.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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