FOX Boston Interview about TSA

by | Nov 16, 2010 | 96 comments

This interview I did with FOX Boston was also aired on FOX Houston!  There are two different versions posted; one which includes a heavy statist message.  That one focuses on airline passengers saying they don’t mind the scanners “cause it makes them feel safer”.  It also proposes the “Feedback Question” on MyFOXBoston.com: “What’s more important when it comes to TSA screening: personal comfort, or national security?”

Hopefully more people are learning about these issues, and will choose to OPT OUT!

FOX: Full Body Scanners Worry Some Travelers

Meg on the Radio!

by | Nov 12, 2010 | 78 comments

MegAfter her appearance on last night’s Free Talk Live, Meg has begun making the rounds on the radio with an appearance on one of the most popular morning shows in the country, “Good Day” with Doug Stephan (here’s the .mp3 archive).

Following that this afternoon she also appeared on Pittsburg’s KDKA with Mike Pintek (.mp3 archive), and Orlando’s WEUS with Ed Tyll (.mp3 archive).

Meg did a great job addressing the issue of TSA invasiveness, as well as promoting the Free State Project, Liberty on Tour, and Free Keene! She’s been through a brutal week with all of this happening and still has yet to return home. She’s heading to an airport in Florida now and hopefully she’ll have better luck this time. After she gets back to NH she’ll have a little more time to breathe, though NECN TV will be here in Keene tomorrow afternoon to interview her. Thanks for being a great spokesperson for liberty, Meg!

Help Get Meg Home to NH!

by | Nov 12, 2010 | 68 comments

MegIn case you missed it, Meg posted earlier today here on the blog, but likely because she is modest, didn’t make a big deal out of the fact that there is a fundraiser going on to help her get home to the Shire from Florida. See, US Airways screwed her over and reneged on their offer to get her home, and she doesn’t have enough cash to get back. Can you help? We’re already halfway to the goal, and any money that is raised over and above the cost of travel will be donated to WeWontFly.com!

UPDATE: Apparently Meg had the money fronted by WeWontFly‘s George Donnelly – thanks George. Every dollar raised will go to pay him back and beyond that will benefit WeWontFly.com

My Continued TSA Saga

by | Nov 12, 2010 | 185 comments

MegIn light of my recent TSA encounter, I have received national media attention, including FOX News, Drudge Report, InTouch magazine, and more.  Even the TSA published a pair of their own videos, since they had the freedom to do something I was prevented from doing myself – recording.  The videos, which lack even the most standard feature(s) of surveillance videos like a time stamp, the ability to show multiple angles of the same area, or even a clear view of one area in general; are supposed to disprove my claims.  While everyone is free to determine what they believe to be true, to me this another case of government not giving you the full story.  The TSA has continuously been caught in lies to cover the embarrassment of the truth, and this seems to be yet another instance of that, in attempts to misguide attention from the real issue.  The biggest question for me is: why is there a large portion of the secondary screening area not shown in either camera angle?  An area where much of my incident took place, and where countless others have been taken to be put through a procedure I can only describe as molestation.  This should be a concern for everyone.

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