Long-Awaited Fox News Article Goes to Press

Five days ago, a Missouri law enforcement agency's confidential report about the so-called "Modern Militia Movement" inspired me to publish a post, Yikes, I Might Be Part of the Militia Movement! (Third Update). Soon after, that post caught the eye of Joshua Rhett Miller, a news editor at FoxNews.com. He interviewed me over the phone Thursday, and his article finally appeared on the FoxNews.com web site today.

Under the headline, 'Fusion Centers Expand Criteria Identify Militia Members, Miller's 1,100-word article includes interviews with several sources, including former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr and representatives of the Constitution Party and the ACLU. Miller mentioned me in the two paragraphs below:

Bob McCarty, a St. Louis resident who blogged about the MIAC report, said he's afraid he may be targeted, since he's previously sold Ron Paul-related merchandise.

"[The report] described me, so maybe I need to get a gun and build a shack out in the woods," McCarty said facetiously. "It's certainly an attempt to stifle political thought, especially in Missouri. It definitely makes me pause, if nothing else … Maybe Missouri is just a test bed for squelching political thought."

To read the complete article, click here.

-- Bob McCarty Writes