       
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Severn Williams
August 11, 2004
(510) 336-9566
FREEWAY BLOGGER REACHES THOUSANDS WITH POLITICAL SIGNS ALONG
CALIFORNIA FREEWAYS
Santa Cruz, CA—Thousands of
Santa Cruz motorists are seeing political signs along the freeways
posted by a single man who calls himself “The Freeway Blogger”. The
Freeway Blogger has placed more than 2000 signs throughout
California opposing the war in Iraq.
“Since before the war on terror started, I felt there was a voice
missing in the public debate, and that voice was mine,” said the
Freeway Blogger. “I decided to start expressing myself in a location
I knew people would see my message: the freeways.”
Messages posted by the Freeway Blogger include, “Osama Bin
Forgotten”; “Quagmire Accomplished”; “Rumsfailed”; “Nobody Died when
Clinton Lied”; and “Real Soldiers are Dying in their Hummers so You
can Play Soldier in Yours.”
“Freeways are the ‘town squares’ of today—that’s where the people
are,” said the Freeway Blogger.
Using cardboard, paint and duct tape, a sign that can be seen by
tens of thousands of commuters costs just a few cents to make.
“You don’t have to own a TV network or newspaper to get your message
heard.”
The Associated Press distributed a picture of one of his signs in
May 2004, sparking a wave of public response and driving tens of
thousands of people to the Freeway Blogger website, at http://www.freewayblogger.com.
The AP photo featured a sign with the hooded prisoner from the Abu
Ghraib prison, and the words “The War is Over.”
“My goal is to encourage other people to start expressing themselves
in the same way,” said the Freeway Blogger. “If I can reach millions
of people by myself, imagine what more of us could do.”
He added, “Regardless of your political beliefs, democracy calls on
all of us to express ourselves. Especially now, it’s vital that the
voices of individuals be heard directly. That is, after all, what
the Founding fathers intended.”
For additional information and to arrange media interviews please
call Severn Williams at 510-336-9566. Please also visit
http://www.freewayblogger.com.
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