{"id":11008,"date":"2017-11-22T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T20:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=11008"},"modified":"2017-11-29T21:57:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T02:57:50","slug":"tsa-turkey-shoot-ron-paul-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/22\/tsa-turkey-shoot-ron-paul-report\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA Turkey Shoot on the Ron Paul Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had fun thumping TSA today on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QBEt39A9OAI\"><strong>Ron Paul Report<\/strong><\/a>. Ron was an early &amp; outspoken critic of the TSA, and he remains totally opposed to the agency&#8217;s claptrap. TSA continues to pointlessly grope and abuse vast numbers of Americans every day. An agency that never should have been created should be abolished ASAP.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abolish The TSA As Soon As Possible. 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