February 01, 2004
Pants on fire gets noticed
Look for lots more local press coverage as the date for our big welcome rally draws near!
Mr. President? Sir, Your Pants Are On Fire!: From The Tampa Tribune
What's 12 feet tall, rides on a trailer and wears a flight suit with flaming pants? It's President Bush - ``Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire'' - in the view of Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.To spotlight what he considers the president's mendacity about the Iraq war and other subjects, Cohen spent about $30,000 to build a statue of Bush that could be towed across the nation with the help of MoveOn.org and similar political organizations.
It's coming to Tampa Feb. 8 for a week, touring the area mostly at night so people can see the special lighting built into the pants that makes them appear to be on fire.
``Bush is a serial liar, and our country is paying the price,'' Cohen said. ``But few can bring themselves to use the `l' word. So here it is, with a smile.''
The plan is to park the statue during the day in North Tampa Street's 2900 block.
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Thursday 1/29/04 Press release:Pants on fire-mobile comes to Tampa
Monday 2/2/04 Press release: President to be welcomed with pomp and circumstance
