Michael Adams, AKA 'The Health Ranger', Takes Aim At TSA
The latest effort from a self-described socially conscious rap
artist who released the song I Want My Bailout Money" in
2008 takes aim at TSA's new airport security procedures.
"Don't Touch My Junk" was released Friday as a free download.
Created by Michael Adams (the "Health Ranger"), "Don't Touch My
Junk" is intended to point out the aggressive, "enhanced" pat-down
procedures now being used by the TSA on air travelers. The song is
based on the experiences of John Tyner who secretly recorded his
conversation with TSA officials who tried to perform such a
pat-down on him. In that video, he's heard telling TSA agents
"Don't touch my junk, or I'll have you arrested."
Rapper Michael Adams, also the editor of the pro-health freedom
website NaturalNews.com, incorporated those words into a rap song
that puts what he calls a comedy spin on the issue, while
delivering what he says is a powerful pro-freedom message. "This
song is about reminding people to invoke their Fourth Amendment
rights against unreasonable searches," says Adams, who adds,
"airports are not Constitution-free zones."
The song, which is definitely not for children, features lines
about "man junk" and what Adams describes as TSA molestation. It
also borrows phrases from mainstream pop songs including "My Humps"
(Black Eyed Peas) and "Don't Touch This" (MC Hammer). While much of
the song and the video are humorous, if pointed, satire, they do
draw a parallel between TSA and Nazi Germany, when the letters TSA
are superimposed over a Swastika during the lyrics "it's time to
stop these Big Brother Nazi thugs ..."
Radio host Alex Jones, who has often discussed the TSA
procedures on his program, is also mentioned in the song,
along with the Fourth Amendment and the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Adams describes himself as a journalist-turned-rapper who
recently released another song and music video, "Just Say
No to GMO". Adams, also known as the "Health Ranger," says he
creates songs that capture popular sentiments about socially
important causes such as civil rights, the psychiatric drugging of
children and the safety of the national food supply. All his songs
are offered as free MP3 downloads, and Adams says he earns no
income or royalties from the songs.
"This song is about communicating an important message on civil
liberties. Allowing our own government to finger our junk and
molest our wives and children is irreconcilable with the liberties
protected by the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights," Adams
says.