July 13, 2004
Piggies comin' to Tampa
TrueMajority Pig mobile coming to Tampa
Contact Information:
Norwood Orrick
813-226-2550
norwood@blogwood.com
www.BlogWood.com (local updates)
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Event Information:
What: TrueMajority Pig Mobile
Where: All over the Tampa Bay area
Date: July 18 - July 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2004
TrueMajority Pig mobile coming to Tampa
Tampa, FL - The PantsOnFire Mobile-the 12-foot statue of President Bush with his pants aflame- was a big hit in Tampa, garnering media attention and turning heads on land and in the air as local volunteers led a procession of vehicles over the Gandy bridge, crossing the hump just as Air Force One flew overhead with George W. Bush aboard. This was the first time the President and the statue had crossed paths. George (the statue) is now on his way West to spread the truth about Bush's lies.
Following in his wake is the Pig Mobile, another whimsical art car by TrueMajority. The Pig Mobile consists of three different-sized piggy banks strung together to illustrate just how big a financial disaster the Iraq War has turned out to be.
The largest pig (by far) shows the financial cost ($200 billion) of America's attack on Iraq, including the projected minimum cost of reconstruction. The smaller pig illustrates how much the federal government spends on K-12 education ($34 billion). And the third pig, which is a wee little pig, shows America's dedication to lessening world hunger and poverty ($10 billion).
These piggies feature an oinking soundtrack and are made of striking pink fiberglass based on a full-sized Chevy van towing a trailer.
The goal is to keep the mess in Iraq on people's minds and to hold President Bush accountable for it-even if the media does not report the facts on the costs of America's attack on Iraq. And there's no better way to understand the giant numbers involved than to compare them to how little our government finds to spend on stuff we all care about-like schools and world hunger.
Local volunteers will be driving the Pig Mobile all around the Bay Area from July 18 - 31.
Posted by Norwood at July 13, 2004 03:56 PM