A sweet opportunity to spread the message

Yahoo News has reported that an Australian man was booted from a Qantas flight for not changing his t-shirt.

Allen Jasson said on Monday he was turned away last Friday at a Qantas departure gate in the southern city of Melbourne when he tried to board a flight to London while wearing a shirt with the a picture of Bush and the slogan “World’s #1 terrorist.”

Qantas offered to put the London resident on another flight if he wears a different shirt, but the man refused to change.

I might forfeit the fare but I have made up my mind that I would rather stand up for the principle of free speech,” he said.

You can’t mention Bush, speech and terrorist without being reminded of the SOTU Address tomorrow. I can’t sleep through it either. HDNet has invited me to sit on a panel to discuss the speech. We are taping tomorrow in Dallas and Dan Rather is hosting from New York. Given news like this, it should be an interesting discussion and I am thankful HDNet thought to include a libertarian.

I hope to represent us well so if you have any pointers, make them known in the comments section.