Guest blogged with particular attention to apostrophes by Winter Patriot

This week's BRAD SHOW is almost ready to hit the airwaves --- again.
Once again we have a fine lineup and the prospect of an excellent show.
Only this time we think we have all the bugs ironed out.

Listen LIVE via the Web!!
Sunday 12noon-4p ET (9a-1p PT)
Quick and easy access to LIVE listening links, archives, upcoming guests,
donation links and ad info (it's not to late to advertise next week!)
and more via www.BradShow.com!

Direct streaming links via RAW STORY!
Donate here to help defray costs!

Guests include: MICHAEL SMITH of the London Times, LARISA ALEXANDROVNA of The RAW STORY, Karl Rove's friend BILL ISRAEL, and election auditors JOHN BRAKEY & DAVID GRISCOMB.

Features include: A Tribute to Andy, Blogathon updates from Kira and Steve, and much more!

PLEASE JOIN US Sunday at noon-4p ET (9a-1p PT)! Listen up via www.BradShow.com, and blog along right here at The BRAD BLOG in our LIVE Open Thread during the re-BRAD-cast!

URGENT REMINDER: The BRAD SHOW is supported (for now) by listener donations! So get on the phone, or send some e-mail, and tell a few friends about The BRAD SHOW. You (and they) will be glad you did.

LIVE OPEN THREAD BLOGGING below: click on the "comments" link at the bottom-right corner of this item to join in!

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

This week's Brad Show is almost ready to hit the airwaves.
Once again we have a fine lineup and the prospect of an excellent show.

Listen LIVE via the Web! Saturday from 7p-11p ET (4p-8p PT)!
Repeating Sunday 12noon-4p ET (9a-1p PT)
Quick and easy access to LIVE listening links, archives, upcoming guests,
donation links and ad info (it's not to late to advertise!)
and more via www.BradShow.com!

Direct streaming links via RAW STORY!
Donate here to help defray costs!

Guests include: Rep. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX), London Times' MICHAEL SMITH, RAW STORY's LARISA ALEXANDROVNA, Karl Rove's friend BILL ISRAEL, JOHN BRAKEY & DAVID GRISCOMB.

Features include: a tribute to Andy, Blogathon updates and more!

Join us Saturday Night 7p-11p ET (4p-8p PT)! Listen up via www.BradShow.com, call in with your questions and comments for our guests at 323-650-1286, and play along right here at BRAD BLOG in our LIVE Open Thread during the show!

URGENT REMINDER: The BRAD SHOW is supported (for now) by listener donations! So get on the phone, or send some e-mail, and tell a few friends about The BRAD SHOW. You (and they) will be glad you did.

LIVE OPEN THREAD BLOGGING below: click on the "comments" link at the bottom-right corner of this item to join in!

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

SPECIAL RULES will be in effect for the duration of the Blogathon. We will start a new open thread for each day of the event. PLEASE stay on-topic on the other blogathon threads; but POST FREELY on whatever subjects you like on the open threads. OFF-TOPIC comments on other threads may be subject to relocation or removal.

Guest Blogged by Clint Curtis

INTRODUCTION {by Winter Patriot}: We are indeed most fortunate to welcome Clint Curtis, whose "incredible" story turns out to be just a little bit too credible after all. For those not familiar with the story, here's a quick summary:

Vote-Rigging Sofware Fit For A Congressman

by Brad Friedman

In an affidavit and sworn testimony, Florida software programmer Clint Curtis told members of the U.S. House Judiciary committee that U.S. Congressman Tom Feeney (R-FL) asked him to design a "vote-rigging software prototype". This request, according to Curtis, took place in October 2000 during a meeting at Yang Enterprises, Inc. (YEI), a computer consulting firm in Oviedo, Florida.

What an excellent group of guest bloggers we have lined up for Sunday! Wow! I get a chance to mention Bob Koehler, Bob Fitrakis and Clint Curtis --- all in one sentence. And we'll all have a chance to blog with them, too.

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Guest blogged by Bob Fitrakis

INTRODUCTION {by Winter Patriot}: On behalf of the BradBlog and the Blogathon I am pleased and proud to introduce Dr. Robert J. Fitrakis. According to his biography at freepress.org, Dr. Fitrakis is a professor of political science and a lawyer. He served as an international election observer in the 1994 presidential elections in El Salvador and as a dual-Ward legal advisor for the Election Protection Coalition during the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. Dr. Fitrakis is also co-editor, with Steve Rosenfeld and Harvey Wasserman, of DID GEORGE W. BUSH STEAL AMERICA'S 2004 ELECTION? This essential volume is currently available from freepress.org, as well as through The BRAD STORE.

It's great to have Dr. Fitrakis here with us. And I think we can even call him "Bob".

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Click on the image to go to the Fractals Page at The BRAD STORE!

Never let it be said that the BLOGATHON isn't fair and balanced. We have some very distinguished contributors this weekend but we haven't gone overboard in the direction of fine journalism. Not by any means. As evidence, please consider the latest "effort" from the lowly and nearly frozen Winter Patriot:

Did anyone else happen to notice that the timing of the explosions in London on Thursday morning was Just A Shade Too Convenient? Or was I the only one who thought "Gladio Smites Britannia" as soon as I heard the news?

No, it turns out that I wasn't the only one at all. Far from it, in fact. Psst! Keep this quiet, will you? We've been whispering about it all day.

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

I'm re-posting the following information which would otherwise be buried under the blogathon. And that wouldn't be right. This radio show is going to be central to the blogathon. And here's what Brad has lined up:

Guests include:
Rep. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX),
London Times' MICHAEL SMITH,
RAW STORY's LARISA ALEXANDROVNA,
Karl Rove's friend BILL ISRAEL,
JOHN BRAKEY & DAVID GRISCOMB.

Features include:
a tribute to Andy, Blogathon updates and more!

See the BRAD SHOW page for more details.

Guest Blogged by David Cobb.

Mr. Cobb's first subject:

The growing "New Voting Rights Movement" demands that we fully "democratize" US elections by implementing the Voter Bill of Rights. (This will necessarily include a discussion of the need for multi-party democracy and why the progressive movement actually *needs* the Green Party).

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

A Very Special, Blogathon-inspired, One-Time-Only thread --- where friends of the proprietor can stop by and say "Hi!"

They might even want to say "Happy Birthday"!!

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

I have a couple of questions for everyone: When did you start reading the Brad Blog? and Why did you keep coming back?

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

SPECIAL RULES will be in effect for the duration of the Blogathon. We will start a new open thread for each day of the event. PLEASE stay on-topic on the other blogathon threads; but POST FREELY on whatever subjects you like on the open threads. OFF-TOPIC comments on other threads will be subject to relocation or removal.

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

Please Visit The BRAD STORE and/or Donate via Credit Card or PayPal and/or Donate via Snail Mail.

The BradBlog's First Annual BLOGATHON is underway! A handful of faithful readers have liberated the Brad Blog and are now in control. As far as we know, nothing like this has ever been done before. So if we look like we don't know what we're doing, that's the basic idea! But we're not the only ones. Nobody knows what we're doing!!

Look What We Have At The BRAD STORE!! but We Still Need More Donations and You Can Donate By Mail.

We'll leave this stay-on-top item up-on-top for the whole BLOGATHON, and we'll update it frequently throughout the event. So please check in here often to see what's new, what's coming up soon, and how to catch up on anything you've missed!!

A BLOGATHON-INSPIRED GRAND OPENING:
Please visit The BRAD STORE during its Grand Opening! If you don't feel like buying anything, then please make a donation via PayPal or else please make a donation via snail mail.

If it seems like we're trying to separate you from some of your money, yes! you're catching on! Why? Here's just one reason: Studio time for The BRAD SHOW costs $500 per week. Brad sells some ads but they never cover his studio time. So he pays the difference out of his own pocket. Anyone wondering whether it's worth it should visit The BRAD SHOW and listen to some interviews. Where else can you hear radio like that? And how else can he pay for it? Yes? Right! Now you're catching on!

WE'RE FUNDRAISING --- PLEASE HELP!

• Some Great Gift Ideas
• Let The Silent Auctions Begin!
• Fractal Art from Peg C.
• The BRAD STORE Is Now Open!!
• Go There And Buy Something --- Or Else!!
• Make A Donation via Credit Card or PayPal
• Make A Donation via Snail Mail
• Visit The BRAD STORE!!

Yes, we're begging --- a bit! --- but on the other hand, look at what we've been up to...

BREAKING NEWS

• Scottie Takes a Break from Lying about Rove to Lie about Terrorism...
• Thomas Noe Taint Spreading: Look Out Washington!
• White House Backs Away From Rove!!
• FITRAKIS: Hocking County Activists Go To Sheriff's Dept!!

BLOGATHON-RELATED THREADS

• Ladies And Gentlemen, Mr. Brad Friedman
• Conyers to Friedman: 'Great Appreciation And Many Thanks'
• Clint Curtis Puppy-Naming Contest Results
• The Blogathon Continues...
• Has The BRAD BLOG Been Hijacked?
• Clint Curtis Puppy Naming Contest
• The Blogathon Guest Book
• When Did You Start Reading BRAD BLOG? And Why Did You Continue?

SUNDAY'S LIVE GUEST BLOGGERS

• Bob Koehler: America, America
• Bob Fitrakis: 'Open Letter To John Tanner' and 'Indictment Of Incompetence'
• Winter Patriot: Double Whammy
• Clint Curtis: The Whistleblower Blogs!

SATURDAY'S LIVE GUEST BLOGGERS

• David Cobb: 'The New Voting Rights Movement' and 'Fighting The Corporate Takeover'
• Larisa Alexandrovna: Some Recent Raw Stories
• Winter Patriot: It's Just Too Convenient
• John Amato: Justice Sunday: The After Party

FREE-RANGE GUEST BLOGGERS

• Gandhi: Does Reality Even Matter?
• Chris Floyd: The Dream of Unlimited Swag: The Klepto-Plutocracy at War
• Bernie Ellis: To The Merry Blogsters At This BradBlogathon
• Josh Mitteldorf: Making The Most Of What You've Got

The BRAD SHOW

• MICHAEL SMITH of the London Sunday Times
• Karl Rove's friend BILL ISRAEL
• election auditors JOHN BRAKEY and DAVID GRISCOMB
• A Tribute to Andy Stephenson
• Interviews with BRAD BLOGGERS Kira and Steve
• and much much more!
• NOW AVAILABLE VIA The BRAD SHOW Archives
  in case you didn't catch the live show on Saturday or the ReBRADcast on Sunday!

ALL BLOGGED OUT??

• Important Message
• Sunday BRAD SHOW Open Thread
• Saturday BRAD SHOW Open Thread
• Blogathon Tuesday Open Thread
• Blogathon Monday Open Thread
• Blogathon Sunday Open Thread
• Blogathon Saturday Open Thread
• Blogathon Friday Open Thread

MANY THANKS and BEST WISHES

• to Mike Malloy of Air America for this very generous endorsement [mp3]
• to Family and Friends of our late friend Andy Stephenson

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot

The following important message has just arrived from our friend Steve, and I encourage you to read it carefully.

{UPDATE July 5th by WP}: Here is a full list of the flyers now available:
in MS-Word format
in HTML form
as a JPEG image
another place to get the JPEG image
Thanks to Torqued for all these extra goodies and of course thanks to Steve as well ...

IT'S YOUR TURN NOW!! Chat this up; tell all your friends; link to these flyers wherever you can; print and copy and plaster them all over the place {but not on cars! that's dangerous and annoying and in some places it's illegal} ... anything else you can think of.

ALSO: If you have any other good ideas about how to publicize the BLOGATHON, please don't keep them to yourself. Consider the rest of us. We want to know! Thanks as always.

Now let's get moving!