Liberty Activists Call WKBK’s Talkback 2009-02-28 & 03-07

by | Mar 10, 2009 | 8 comments

Radio TowerLiberty activists called WKBK’s Talkback recently on 2/28 and discussed wearing hats in court, respect, permits, Ridley’s disobedience, and voluntaryism. You’ll also hear a statist claim the show has lost her as a listener for letting us on the air, which she has claimed in the past. Clearly, she’s still listening. This past Saturday, 3/7, activists discussed socialized medicine and the arrest of Dave Ridley for shooting video in Keene District Court’s lobby. Cynthia promises to talk to Judge Burke about it and report back this coming Saturday.

If you are awake on Saturday mornings, we could really use your help! Please join us in calling the program with a pro-liberty viewpoint. Get details on when and how and discuss with other activists on this Free Keene forum thread.

Download the MP3 for 2/28.
Download the MP3 for 3/07.

Alternate Footage of Dave Ridley’s Arrest and an Interview

by | Mar 4, 2009 | 0 comments

Dave Ridley of RidleyReport.com has put together a great summary of today’s tyranny at Keene District Court, including footage shot by some unknown videographer of the actual arrest. Had the bailiffs and cops known about the other videographer, they’d have likely arrested that person. The Keene Police Department sent four cops (plus the three bailiffs already there) out to handle these radicals who wanted to record in a “public” court with their so-called freedom of the press. Here’s the video:

Here’s my interview with Dave after his arrest. In two parts due to technical difficulties:

Part 1:

Part 2:

P.S. These two were originally streamed live at our new Live Streaming Video page. You can see the activism when it happens!

Videographer Arrested in Keene District Court

by | Mar 3, 2009 | 6 comments

Actually, Dave Ridley from RidleyReport.com was arrested for recording in the lobby – he never made it in the courtroom. He streamed it live to the internet so the cops couldn’t delete it. He was released later with a demand he appear later in April to be arraigned on their favorite charge for activists, “Disorderly Conduct”. Here’s the video of his arrest, which was witnessed by well over 20 liberty activists. Who can honestly say there is freedom of the press in America?

A Story about Change

by | Mar 2, 2009 | 9 comments

This is an email between myself and one of the Keene, NH city councilors, Cynthia Georgina, who runs a local radio show on Saturday mornings called Talkback. It’s an interesting look into the reality of so many who believe in government, and the misunderstandings that keep them from embracing the principles of liberty. I recently shared one of my favorite movies, and this story is the discussion that resulted.

Cynthia wrote:

First off, Sam, thanks for “Pleasantville”. We finally watched it Friday night. . . .As I said, I’ll donate the DVD to the Keene Public Library so many other people can enjoy it if you don’t want it back. Anyway, we both enjoyed the film. I’m sure there’s some relevance to the Free State movement, and I really didn’t “get” that. But it was enjoyable!

Pleasantville is a story about change and how people choose to respond to change. The parallels to the FSP for me are numerous. Let’s explore the movie a bit and see if I can point out a few observations and correlations for you:

  • Have you ever tried to describe color to someone who only knows black and white? What method would  you use to explain red to someone who only knows shades of light and dark? (more…)

“Hat Wearers” Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct

by | Feb 27, 2009 | 13 comments

Jesse in CourtJesse, recently arrested in the Milford courtroom for refusing to remove his hat, and Charlie, arrested for asking about the hat rule in the courtroom lobby, were both found guilty on Wednesday of disorderly conduct. However, no punishment was required because they were both sentenced to “time served”, which would be the 4 hours they were held on the day they were arrested.

Jesse, apparently not wishing further conflict with courtroom dress codes, wore a suit to trial and followed the court’s desired procedure throughout. Charlie, while following procedure, also went with questions to ask of the court and officers.

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