http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe Follow Joe Along the Back Road to the White House Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:46:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've made a pit stop in Bluffton, Ohio, America's Best Town... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=519 We're in Bluffton, Ohio, visiting friends and campaigning.  Last night we went to a Bluffton High School soccer match.  They were playing Wapakoneta High School.  For you recent history buffs, Wapakoneta is the home of astronaut Neil ("One small step for man..") Armstrong.  That's right, the first person to set ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=518 In honor of Labor Day yesterday, I, well, labored.  Is that intuitive, or what?  I did some touch up painting on our motor home, and other odds and ends.  During a Labor Day cookout in Bluffton, Ohio, last night, I talked with a man who works for a local construction ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=517 Route 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont...  We sped along, stopping in South Bend, Indiana, where I talked with a teacher from St. Joseph's High School there.  He said the standard tuition at the school is $6,000 a year, far beyond the reach of many kids in the area.  However, he lobbied ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=516 Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont...  We continued on Rte. 90, stopping in the Wisconsin cities of La Crosse, Madison, Straughton and Beloit.  In Madison, I passed out some campaign literature to a man-on-the-street who said he wanted a "Fair Tax" instituted.  That is, he'd like to see a uniform Federal ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=515 Rte. 90 Run-N-Gun Tour speeds on...   In Worthington, Minnesota, we parked our camper/campaign vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot, right next to an auto racing dirt track.  Talk about loud ...  The next day at Mass, we saw a man with a t-shirt that read America has now crossed the 51 million  abortion mark, ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=514 In Mitchell, South Dakota, our seven-year-old Jonathan and I went downtown on a Saturday morning.  We went to Jitters Coffee Shop first, where we stumped with some people there.  While passing on a campaign card to the owner, she said:  "You're running for president of the United States?"  I replied:  ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=513 Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont.  (at warp speed):  In the last entry, I forgot to mention we stopped at the world famous -- or at least pretty famous in South Dakota -- Wall Drug.  This has morphed from a small town pharmacy, to a rather extensive set of tourist stores ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=512 Rte 90 Run-N-Gun Tour cont.:  We stopped at the National Park Service's Minuteman Missile Headquarters just outside Cactus Flat, South Dakota.  Among the displays here, was the simulated flight course of a Minuteman nuclear missile from southern South Dakota to Moscow.  It would take 30 minutes.  Chilling.  At the height ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=511 We stopped in rural Wasta, South Dakota, where we spent the day at the Trax Ranch.    Pat Trax, with a group of other local ranchers, are fighting monopolies by four major Packing Companies "who control 80% of the slaughter industry," said Pat.  He told me the Obama administration is "right minded" in some areas ... http://voteforjoe.com/wheresjoe/?p=510