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

Meg Addresses Tough Questions About TSA’s Video “Evidence”

by | Nov 12, 2010 | 42 comments

MegIn the controversy surrounding the TSA intimidating Free Keene blogger Meg McLain and removing her from the Ft. Lauderdale airport, someone’s lying, and we know who has a history of lying: The TSA. Yesterday they released some security footage (Video 1, Video 2) of the security area where Meg had her encounter with the TSA agents. The release of the footage was an attempt to make Meg look like she was telling lies, but the evidence points to TSA being the liars. What kind of security footage doesn’t have a timecode? There is no way to tell what happened between the two videos, and the TSA would obviously like us to believe they are contiguous. Regardless, the footage raises many questions about what Meg claimed in our interview with her on Free Talk Live, of which the YouTube video has received about half-a-million hits in a day’s time. Was she actually handcuffed? Did they rip up the ticket? Is the TSA showing us all the footage? These questions and more were asked and answered on 11/11’s Free Talk Live in the third hour, which I have uploaded to YouTube. Thanks to Meg for taking an hour out of her busy schedule to talk with us again to clarify what really happened. Here’s the interview:

Meg in the Media!

by | Nov 11, 2010 | 56 comments

MegFree Keene blogger Meg McLain is everywhere! After she exploded to the #2 most talked about topic on the internet, the media has been ringing the phone off the hook to talk to her about her harrowing experience with the TSA. First, here’s what’s coming up:

11/12
7am: Interview with Doug Stephan’s “Good Day”
7:??: Interview on CBS’ “Early Show” (Unconfirmed, but they definitely called me today to book her.)
11am: Interview on FOX News’ “Happening Now”
1pm: Interview on KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, PA
1:45p: Interview on WEUS AM in Orlando, FL

Here’s some of the sites that have already covered her story: (more…)