Stossel’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics

October 31, 2008 by Ian Freeman · 4 Comments
Filed under: Corruption, Introduction, Issues, National, News, Outreach, Personal Freedom, Video

The brilliant John Stossel takes some powerful pro-liberty ideas and delivers them effectively to a wide audience. Here’s his latest 1 hour special, the “Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics”. This is a great video to show anyone still “in the system” and new to liberty. Stossel makes it crystal clear that government doesn’t work and that it creates devastating unintended consequences:

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Freedom Couch Update: “City” Rejects My Offer

October 31, 2008 by Ian Freeman · 20 Comments
Filed under: Issues, News, Personal Freedom, Response, Thuggery, Update

Freedom Couch If you’ve been following this blog within the past few months, you’re well aware of the situation wherein the people calling themselves the “City of Keene” have been threatening me over a couch in my tenants yard. In case you need to catch up, here are the two most recent posts on the issue prior to this one: post 1, post 2. The current situation is that they are demanding I come to their “trial” about this issue on November 14th at 1:30 PM in Keene “district court”.

“Why don’t you just move the couch?”, you might ask. The answer is it’s my tenants’ lawn, they utilize the couch for Halloween decorations, in the other seasons of the year it’s relatively unobtrusive, plus no one has ever complained, until recently. The people calling themselves the “city” claim that there is a complainant who lives down the street, however this person allegedly refuses to meet me and talk to me like an adult. Instead, the alleged neighbor calls the Blue Light Gang to try to intimidate me into disposing of the couch. Read more

Free Minds TV October 31, 2008 (EP 83)

October 31, 2008 by toby · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Free Minds TV, Freedom Fest, Police, Video

Varrin Swearingen joins the show to talk about his run for NH State Representative in Keene NH. Later, Toby is threatened with arrest and ordered to appear in court at this year’s Keene Freedom Fest. We have the footage of the police presence, as well as everything else that went on at this year’s event.
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The Ridley Report Covers Keene Freedom Fest 4/5

October 31, 2008 by toby · 8 Comments
Filed under: Freedom Fest, Issues, Outreach, Personal Freedom, Police, Video

NH: Keene Cops vs. Freedom Fest 4/5

Keene Cops Attempt Crackdown on Peaceful Festival Attendees!

October 30, 2008 by Ian Freeman · 12 Comments
Filed under: Audio, Copwatch, Corruption, Free Minds TV, Freedom Fest, Hypocrisy, Issues, News, Personal Freedom, Police

Rivera If you’ve been watching the blog here at FreeKeene.com, you’ve no doubt already seen the multiple Ridley Report entries covering the Keene Police’s attempted crackdown on the Fall 2008 Keene Freedom Festival. Liberty activists and other members of the public were enjoying themselves at Railroad Square this past Sunday. Several organizations were doing outreach, there was a gambling table, live music by the Josh Noone Band (Here’s a live recording of “hypocrisy” from Freedom Fest.) and others, and lots of socializing and networking going on. Then, about an hour into the event, “city prosecutor” Elizer Rivera, showed up in a police uniform with three of his associates, “detective” William Sargent, “lieutenant” Jay Dugay, and “officer” Matt Griffin. Griffin was observing from across the street, while Sargent acted as the silent heavy. Dugay at least had a friendly demeanor even though he was threatening all of the attendees with arrest allegedly for illegally assembling without a permit. In the video footage, you can see I got him to laugh when I caught him saying something particularly silly. Dugay clearly would rather have been doing something else, but is not willing to refuse to follow bad orders.

Moments after their arrival, the police were surrounded by activists, many of whom were armed with video cameras or audio recorders. Even though Dugay claimed that they were responding to an alleged complaint and were investigating whether the Freedom Fest attendees had a permit or not, Rivera’s actions contradicted Dugay’s statements. Read more