**UPDATE** If you were not able to watch the episode live at 5pm EST (Holly and I missed it live!), it will be available on-demand in its entirety soon. ~ K
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Now it can be told, and many of you already know since you follow several blogs in our community: Glenn Beck hosted Jim Miller of III Arms, VJ of the Citadel, VJ's lovely wife, Mrs. Kerodin and me in his new television studio this afternoon. For those of you who have wondered about my lovely wife, you can see her featured live on Beck with the rest of us.
When we went into media silence a few months back we promised his producer (who was respectful in her initial email to us) that when we were ready to break our silence, they'd have first opportunity to interview us. We reached out recently, said we were ready, and they took good care of us.
I walked in knowing that if Mr. Beck thought we were a bunch of nuts or scam artists, he would have said so - to the entire world. I was also confident he would not go there if his gut told him we were for real. He was respectful, he was a gentlemen, and he was not afraid to ask hard questions.
Jim, VJ, Susan and my wife brought their A-Game on behalf of III Projects.
You can watch the broadcast tomorrow at 5pm (barring some news-cycle interruption) at TheBlaze.com - you can sign up for a 14-day free trial, and his network is available on many cable systems.
Watch it, and decide for yourself.
Those of us involved in the Citadel and related projects have decided it is time to get back out in public, and this was our first step. Remember that we started chatting about this concept not even a year ago, and right now Miller is producing firearms with the blessing of the US Government. VJ and others are communicating with reservationists and applicants for the Citadel routinely. In a few weeks I will be meeting contractors in Idaho to discuss power, well, septic and more at the BeachHead. Holly is hip-deep in legal paperwork and all of the headaches involved with running these projects legally.
A year ago, or so, we were running a few polls to see if anyone liked these ideas.
Today we exited our self-imposed media blackout, and we are charging forward. Our full Steering Committee is fully-engaged because our task is monumental, and they have the mettle to help make it happen.
III Arms Founders took a chance, and helped build a firearms company. Others intend to move to Idaho and live among other Liberty-loving Americans. Some people who never intended to move to Idaho sent money to help see if this concept had legs.
What a difference a year makes...and we're just getting warmed up.
TheBlaze.com
And tonight or tomorrow, think about Jim and VJ and Susan and my wife, who have put everything they've got out for the world to swing at them - because they are hardcore Americans who believe in Liberty. They deserve your respect. They deserve your defense when ignorant people attack them. And make no mistake, Enemies of Liberty will be attacking them ruthlessly.
Yours in Liberty.
Kerodin
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