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Impeachment Balloon
Photo by Bonnie Tinker
THE BALLOON TEAM of Portland’s South Side DemocracyforAmerica Group
prepares its $400 investment for debut at a one of the city’s many
demonstrations (New Years Day 2006). It flew “deck-high” across
from activists packed on one of the city’s 11 bridges and on both
sides of the Willamette River dividing that Oregon city. It can be
lofted to 200 feet, yet be pulled down quickly to pass under traffic
signals, utility wires, and trees. The group passed the hat to buy it
off the Internet after many had bannered overpasses and major
arterial boulevards and yearned for something far more spectacular.
Though each use has meant buying helium ($65) and hunting and
patching a few leaks, “Big Red” has been a long-time show stopper
—it always gets TV coverage in marches—and crowd pleaser.
prepares its $400 investment for debut at a one of the city’s many
demonstrations (New Years Day 2006). It flew “deck-high” across
from activists packed on one of the city’s 11 bridges and on both
sides of the Willamette River dividing that Oregon city. It can be
lofted to 200 feet, yet be pulled down quickly to pass under traffic
signals, utility wires, and trees. The group passed the hat to buy it
off the Internet after many had bannered overpasses and major
arterial boulevards and yearned for something far more spectacular.
Though each use has meant buying helium ($65) and hunting and
patching a few leaks, “Big Red” has been a long-time show stopper
—it always gets TV coverage in marches—and crowd pleaser.
Photo by Meg Tims
A SOLITARY BOATMAN was all it took to haul the balloon—and its
message— past Sunday afternoon crowds in April 2007 along Waterfront
Park on the West side of Portland’s downtown district. “Big Red”
has hovered over a dozen marches, rested alongside high-traffic
streets, and been on loan to Seattle demonstrators. It’s also
carried the message to an unresponsive House Representative (Earl
Blumenauer) at a town-hall meeting and in front of his Portland
office building. Even when sleet brought it down during one recent
demonstration, delighted marchers kept tapping it to ride just above
their heads. It takes 30 minutes to fill, 45 minutes of heavy
“leaning” by the crew to deflate, and fits into a 2x6-foot box.