Americans for Prosperity to Fly 70-Foot-Tall 'Hot Air' Balloon Over Al Gore's Belle Meade Mansion

SunHerald.com : Americans for Prosperity to Fly 70-Foot-Tall 'Hot Air' Balloon Over Al Gore's Belle Meade Mansion

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 19 --
The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will launch and fly its 70-foot-tall hot air balloon over Al Gore's Belle Meade mansion on Friday, June 20, from Nashville's Warner Park. The balloon features a huge message "Global Warming Alarmism: Lost Jobs, Higher Taxes, Less Freedom." The fly-over is part of the group's nationwide Hot Air Tour, www.CostofHotAir.com.

"Even as record gas prices and high food costs put a squeeze on household budgets, global warming alarmists are pushing policies that are out of touch with average Americans," said AFP President Tim Phillips. "Al Gore is the poster child for global warming hot air, so it made sense to make a stop in Nashville. We are providing citizens with an economic reality check on the hot air in the global warming debate."