Damn this am gonna be a hot show! Welcome ya'll! I now hand it over to your friend BRAD BLOG Concierge...the only and only Winter Patriot.

GO BRAD GO!!

Gonna be a terrific show! Chipmunk-free!! (Got that Gregory?

YAAAHHHH!!! Sound great. Waiting for Brad.

- Canadian Marc Emmery - Leader of the Marijuana Party of Canada, and international seed seller now faces extradition TO THE U.S. and LIFE IMPRISONMENT!!!

I'll take advantage of this open thread and point some attention to this story:

Canadian Marijuana Seed Distributer Faces U.S. Extradition

American reefer madness strikes again! This time, in Canada.

It will be interesting to follow this story. My guess is that the Canadian public will not allow this extradition to happen.

January 30??? WOW - I thought it was July?

Brad, did you just say January 2005? LOL

OK, heeeerreee we go! Sounds clear and great.

Thank you Kat, Brad & all at the studio.

Hey Winter Patriot! Looking forward to your excellent hosting of the Live Open Thread!

Hey to you, too, Colleen!

Hello everyone

Woah - a couple more sneaked in while I was trying to post my #7, LOL!

Interesting story to follow, Stop_G.

Right off the bat - clear as crystal! Hurray!!

I just read another article about Diebold machines having numerous screen freezes in Maryland. How in the blue hell did these machines get certified?

Sounds perfect WooHoo!!

Hi again, folks! Looks like it's gonna be a great show!!

re #4: I happen to disagree with you, SG. I hope I'm mis-reading the Canadian public but I don't think they give a damn about Marc Emmery. Maybe they would if he was a hockey player instead of a seed dealer...

Please, Canadian friends! Prove me wrong on this one!

Thank YOU Kira! Hey Winter! Everybody!

Could all fall to pieces, but I think we might be getting this broadcast thing down...YEAH!

I don't have much faith in Mississippi anyway. When I think of Mississippi, I think of Emmett Till, Mississippi Burning and the Lockheed Martin shooting by that racist prick a couple of years ago. Mississippi has a ways to go.

Very excited to be here!! It's gonna be a perfect show, I feel it in my bones!! Hi everyone!!

The Diebold thing - the REAL problem is the Tabulators. All votes, paper, DRE, Optical Scan - all of them are counted on these Tabulators.

Several brands - GEMS (Diebold), ES&S, Triad - they're all designed to be manipulated with NO TRACE left. No matter how our votes are cast, if we don't get rid of these hackable Tabulators we're doomed...

Hi, Kat! Sounds perfect; I think you must have now!

Please join Brad in welcoming JIM MARCH of Black Box Voting who was arrested earlier this week during San Diego Mayoral vote tallying! Jim will tell us all about that, as well as California's rejection of Diebold! ... and probably much else too!!

How did they get certified, NonBeliever? Gee, a coupla possible answers come to mind...corruption, collusion, old-white-coots-in-three-piece-suits-all-in-cahoots?

Brad can you ask Jim what kind of voting machines will be used in OH-2 for the special election on Tuesday?

I noticed Warren County is part of OH-2. Remember the fake terror threat last year they used to lock out the media while they "counted" votes.

Also, will Black Box voting monitor the OH-2 special election?

Welcome, Jim! Coming in loud & clear

An Aside. I hope the soldier wins that election. I cannot believe the nazi he is running against. see crooks and liars today.

Jpentz, I hope he wins too. But that district is pretty conservative and I'm really concerned about how these votes will be counted.

I saw his opponent flip her wig on MSNBC when Dave Gregory asked her a tough question about her credibility. She started yelling at him, then she made sure to stay with the same talking points Bush had from his last speech. Fight them there so we don't have to face them here. It was pathetic.

JPENTZ --- Paul Hackett is the soldier. He sounds like a straight arrow. Jean Schlmiddhhtt (sp) apparently just "washed her brain" and can't seem to do a thing with it! LOL!

Gee, NONBELIEVER, I posted before your comment went through! That video was very telling.

Jen #16

What's perhaps even worse is that it's not just the central tabulator that's vulnerable. With at least the optical scanners (and possibly DREs too) it's an executable program on the Memory Cards that can do all the damage--the scary thing being that this program can make simultaneous changes in both the central tabulator and the individual scanners at the same time--so they spit out identical (false) results.

And it's maybe not just Diebold that has this "feature" - but so far only Ion Sancho in Fla has allowed BB folks access to the election equipment to demonstrate this. It's possible that this Memory Card "feature" exists on Sequoia, ES&S, etc. as well.

Can you ask Jim if he thinks The CA Sec State's rejection of Diebold simply means he's upping his price? That he wants more payola? I think California is worth at least $20 million, si?

Where's the music (drums/cymbals) coming from?

Catherine, is there any technology or any voting machine company out there than can be trusted?

Could your guest expand on the fact that there is only one democrat in the race and she is favored?

Jim March's arrest should help bring attention to the problems with allowing citizens to moniter the election process. What does he think he can do to change the scenario he just witnessed in California?

10% is unbelievable!!! If Diebold had 10% failure on their ATM machines the banks wouldn't use them.

If Diebold had 0.001% failure on their ATM machines the banks wouldn't use them.

Catherine #26 - Oy. Thanks for that info - Double whammy...

Kira # 24 - Wes Clark endorsed Hackett and called on Clarkies to go to Ohio/donate/do whatever we could. We have several Clarkies in Ohio now and more are going tomorrow morning!

Question:

Any talk about the Counties suing Diebold on a "lemon law" or such?

oops --- monitor

For Jim March:

Thank you Jim for exposing the lies,
Good to know someone's hearing our cries!
While those tallies they reel in
Our votes they're still stealin' -
Thanks for being our ears and our eyes!!

GO JIM DANDY GO JIM DANDY!

Yeah Catherine!!

Breathe Catherine!! You're sounding like Reickoff

#39

Play Jim Dandy again!!! Great song.

Thanks to Jim March for joining us this evening, and for much else as well!!

Rock on, Jim!! Best wishes.

We ain't ALL cowards! Some of us have dial up modems!

We are indeed very fortunate to have COLEEN ROWLEY as a guest on The BRAD SHOW tonight. You may recall that she was the FBI's original 9/11 whistleblower, and you may have heard that she is now running for U.S. Congress in Minnesota. But you haven't heard her speak with Brad Friedman!! not yet anyway!

Nonbeliever #29

Not that I know of so far. Things that don't help:

1) The Federal and State certification processes are a sham. Things have been certified that did not meet the most basic certification requirements. The rules are blatantly ignored.

2) Election equipment must be evaluated in the context of the whole Election System in which it is used--e.g., how tight (or lax) are the custody of ballots or Memory Cards? Who is allowed access to the machines? Is this logged? What are the other points of vulnerability with any given piece of equipment. (Unfortunately, other than Ion Sancho election officials don't want to look at these issues.)

3) States just blatantly ignore their own laws and regulations, and they get away with this.

In light of these 3 big problems--not to mention the proven hackability of the equipment--Paper, Pen & People is a far safer option. While fraud is still possible, it would be limited to smaller-scale fraud. And even this possibility could be almost completely eliminated by having strict procedures in place.

It's the high-tech wave of the future: paper pens and people!!

Thanks, Catherine!!

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Hey Brad,

Glad to see the new Blog ad from Family Violence Prevention Fund-- didn't know about them before.

Catherine, thanks for the info! Much appreciated. We're still using the old lever machines over here in NY and I'm ok with that.

If Canada can use paper ballots, why can't the US?

Gee Colleen if Canada jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge should we do it to?

Nonbeliever #39

Who's Reickoff? (really I don't know)

Sorry they said there was very little time.

I wanted to get in a 2nd question, but unfortunately there wasn't time--I wanted to get confirmation about another serious weirdness of the San Diego electionL:

Apparently the results of the tally were posted every 5 minutes, but strangely the candidates' relative percentage of the vote stayed CONSTANT throughout the WHOLE DAY. Definitely not credible. If the front runner had gotten over 50% then there wouldn't be a run-off election. But since she got about 42%, there will be a runoff. Do I trust this count? No I do not. Do I trust the accuracy of the runoff election? No I do not.

Please show Goran that it doesn't matter whether Brad screws up his copy or not ... visit TheHighBidder.com and check out their site. They've been a loyal sponsor so please show them we appreciate their support.

Whose side you own, nonbeliever?

Oops --- whose side you ON (not own.) :embarrassed:

Question:

Gotta ask this-- does Rowley believe the "official 9-11" findings/ version?

Catherine, I probably spelled his name wrong, but Reickoff is an Iraq war vet and founder of Operation Truth. He was on Brad's show last week.

He was so used to being talked over by rightwing nutjobs on the talking head shows he did the same on Brad's show.

Here's a link showing you the kind of treatment Reickoff usually gets.

https://bradblog.com/archives/00001638.htm

I was just kidding with you though. You did great!!

I was reading on Kos the other day, some poster said we should contest all 435 house seats next year. I think he's on the right track.

Gee nonbeliver, I know you were kidding.

Add up the annual totals: that's more than five thousand secret searches over the past four years ... and we don't even know whether they led to any evidence against any terrorists at all!

Kira #56 It happens to the best of us, I meant to say "too"

Pardon my sticking my two cents in here ... but if we want to prevent another attack like 9/11 ... shouldn't we first try to find out who attacked us on 9/11???

WP #63 -

Preeee-cisely!

Hey Winter

"Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies." Thomas Jefferson

Maybe we should be somewhat concerned about our banking institutions as well, and credit unions! National credit unions entered into a huge security contract with Diebold in January of this year.

Coleen is right on about the fiscal irresponsibility of this administration --- clearly not conservative. There's an IV line between the U.S. Treasury (our tax dollars) and the military industrial complex...all at the expense of the public and our guys/gals on the front line.

THIEVES --- TRAITORS all for a buck in the name of national security. Funny thing is I'm feeling far less secure with this administration in power every which way!

WP --- please! Your 2-cents are worth an elephant's weight in GOLD!

Keep it coming.

The British have identified or arrested all but one of the bombers already. Right?
I'm moving to Canada or London.

I've been trying to figure out the vendor for Warren County OH and am having a tough time. Info on both their site:

http://www.co.warren.oh.us/bdelec/

...and Ken Blackwell's site:

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/

Big surprise. Not. I put out a query on the CASE OHIO mailing list a few minutes ago, and I would recommend that list to anybody in Ohio. Go here to sign up:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CASE_OH

Jim

Thanks to another loyal sponsor, and a bunch of good guys: please visit OpTruth.org

Thanks for your post #65, Kat! Yes - Yes - Yes! I agree.

Jim I had no idea you'd pop up here. Thanks for your efforts!

WP #63

Exactly!!!!! A better way of asking my question #57.

Brad: Are you softball or hardball?

Question for CR.

if we want to prevent another attack like 9/11 ... shouldn't we first try to find out who attacked us on 9/11??? (WP)

... the fact remains that we still have NO IDEA what happened to us on 9/11 ... but we DO know that officials in very high offices don't want us to find out ... what does that tell us?

Hi Jim!

Thanks for the interview!

Mark Dayton is one of the few Senators with spine enough to call the Bush crime family out for the liars that they are. Too bad, he's not running again, these Senate seats are expensive.

jIM cIRILE: sigh...look, as a legislator Bruce McPherson really did have a good rep for integrity and fair-mindedness. Which is why he breezed through confirmation in an all-Democrat-controlled legislature (both houses).

I don't think Bruce is getting paid off. I *do* think he's surrounding with some very bad advisors, starting with Brad Clark and Bob Wood. And that's a huge problem.

But I don't think payoffs are the issue with HIM. His underlings, well, some of 'em I wonder about...

Sorry, Coleen, but I do not buy this bit about honest mistakes ... there were WAY too many of them to be considered honest mistakes ... the notion that 9/11 happened because of honest mistakes looks too much like a smokescreen!

There are dozens of areas that are still murky!

Colleen may be right. I remember the FAA tapes being destroyed too. It's disgusting.

Are we supposed to believe that Islamic Arab terrorists put bombs in the WTC?

Or are we supposed to believe that the towers fell of their own weight?

Are there any statistics, comparing the timelines of the installation of electronic voting machines vs. the timeline of the Republicans gaining control of the House, Senate, presidency, and gubernatorial elections in recent years? How about I'll take a wild guess: REPUBLICAN VICTORIES COINCIDE WITH AN INCREASE IN THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES!

How about I won't even look it up! I'm right, without looking it up. Someone else look it up, I'm not wasting my time with something I already know.

Also, didn't wasn't Rossi's % out of whack on electronic voting machines vs. non-electronic?

I'm with Coleen on the need for "decentralization" ... but not much else ...

I am very disappointed to hear her selling this very limited hangout ... but I do respect her right to express her opinion.

Hearing that clip from Bush Sr, reminds me one of the first things Porter Goss did after he was confirmed was gut the CIA probably under Bush's orders.

How many of those CIA agents knew intimate details about the Plame outing or were researching intel that contradicted the administration's stance.

Oops --- no more sound for me --- waaaah! Anybody else experiencing a drop-out?

did anyone else lose audio?

No sound here either Kira. This blows more than W on a coke binge.

What was that caller "George" was saying to Brad about the "black-something-or-others" coming to get him????

Lost audio. Good question too. HELP!

:funnee: Nonbeliever #86

I want my Brad-Radio .... :pouts:

Kira, it was some type of car, I can't remember. The feds were gonna pick Brad up for discussing relevant topics or hating america or something like that.

sounding very quiet here on the east coast!???

One of my problems is with the entire concept of Al Qaeda. It is too convenient and has certainly been used largely for political purposes. It is kind of a magnet around which all the insidious and criminal acts of the administration have been perpetrated. It may be an element of a "Big Lie". Dismantle and haul away the politics and what's left? That's what I would like to know. That's what every American should know and never will as long as the neocons are in power.

Kira #88 -

"George's" phone lead wasn't good, so I missed some of that too. SOMETHING'S silenced the BradShow. Aargh!

Hi, folks! We seem to be experiencing network difficulties...

Please check out www.radiopower.org/talkradio pronto!

network problems --- please tune in to the show here: http://www.radiopower.org/talkradio

thanks!

kat

Thanks to Coleen Rowley for joining us here tonight ... and best wishes for success in her next career.

WinterPatriot #77 - I agree, but maybe it's too soon for colleen to take that big of a leap. She only just was able to admit the party's not what she thought it was a few years ago. To get from there to where we are may take a few more years.

Kira #87 - black Crown Royal? Is that the name? I know what the cars look like 'cuz when I saw Michael Moore a few years ago, the parking lot out back of the auditorium had about 4 of them parked back there and guys in black suits with sunglasses milling about. I walked by and said "You're taking care of him, right?" and they said "Oh yeah!"

Is brad back yet?

Finally --- thanks, WP & Kat!

WP & Kat -

No can do...slow dial-up. Any other options?

Dunno, Jen. I've heard of "Crown Royal" but it came in a pretty blue felt bag with a gold cord draw string. Hehe.

WinterPatriot #94 - that link worked for me! Thank you!!

Brad's current guest is CARL CONETTA of Project on Defense Alternatives ... he'll be talking about the PDA's "400 Days and Out of Iraq" initiative.

Gee...it's AWFULLY quiet when you know a party's going on but you can't hear a thing! What's being said?

Kinda tough with all the buffering.

Well, I have something very odd to report.

About 10 minutes ago, just after hearing "Greg's" question (Brad knows him... so I think we may too!!!) for CR about Menendez and the 911 report, my internet (dialup) connection to the BradShow (winamp player via RawRadio) went completely dead, so I could not hear her reply.... haven't been able to connect since then to listen to the show. I wasn't having any problems before. I get connection unavailable (IP address looks like 216.66.69.100:8900, but it's flashing by pretty quickly)

As it happened, I was just then typing a comment to WP saying I agreed with #77 etc. of his posts.

Okay, just saw the new link. I'll try that.

not all that odd, Valley Girl. The IBC network went down!

A "perception" of colonialism?

only option available at the moment --- our BRAD CREW is doing a fabulous show and the show is still broadcasting, but you'll have to go to the link above (radiopower.org/talkshow) to tune in! i believe winter has placed the link up top! please help spread the word to your friends that you know may be tuning in with us this evening!

hopefully rebroadcast will be okay --- not sure yet. but the files will be up in the archives tomorrow night for sure.

apologies gang. not sure at all what's going on right now. ;-(

VG -

Let me know if it works for you. I can only use Windows Media Player's slow connection.

Carl doesn't seem to understand that the war in Iraq is about CONQUEST, not installing a DEMOCRACY! and that's too bad!!

Hi there, Arry, glad you made it!

Peg. C. - sorry you're having so much trouble getting audio. I had to get up for a few minutes & even tho' I've got on my wireless headphones, I missed the conversation --- not doing well with multi-tasking tonight!

You GO WP. I notice you're not taking any wimpy remarks tonight. I like it.

WP #106,

Okay, sorta. But why did the IBC network go down just then?

Exactly, VG. Remember how it has been? Goes down at a very informative and controversial moment of the interview!!!

Which one was it that went down for the entire interview & we had to wait for the mp3 files? It was several shows ago.

Good sound now with new connection. #94

VG #113 -

Are you getting it again?

Peg C et al.,

Yes the Prog Radio link worked for me, but via WinAmp. Just checked it out using realplayer-- okay too. You may have already gotten connected-- hope so.

re #112 Kira I'd be happy to GO ... but I have no idea where I'm going!

LOL!! Kira, I knew that didn't sound right. Well it's a big black car with Crown in the name!

Try http://www.RadioPower.org/TalkRadio

The aliens who advertise on IBC took over. Instead of mics they use annal probes.

WP --- GO 4 IT ... go for it!!! Go Gettum!! If you don't have any idea where you're going, just keep on letting your intuition guide you. It's on the right track!!!

Okay --- IBC network back up! Not sure what happened!

Jeeze Louise!!

#118 WP, #112 Kira

Trust a guy to get intellectual on an emotional issue. Say "you go girl" (attagirl!) and she takes it as an emotional boost. Say "you go boy" (attaboy!) and he has gotta think hard about it.

WP, forgive me . You go WP!!

LOL VG!!!

You GO VG!

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I can't listen and post, too. Dialup is just too slow. Can only do it by turning the radio off, posting, then connecting again. Oh, well. (Everything was fine at IBC.)

Mr. Conetta is naive, I believe, in calling the neocons really "neo-liberals". (I'm not entirely comfortable with neo-conservative either.) They are not interested in a free market, as I believe he said. There is no free market in their world. There is only a small group of major corporations and a ruling class engaged in what was used to be called "social Darwinism" and conquest. The democratic element that developed as essential to liberalism is also missing. "Free market", "neo-liberalism", democracy --- It's phony. Call it what it is - imperial colonialism and , as WP says, conquest.

IBC came back on as I was writing this. Wonderful.

BTW,

Was the caller GP? Yes/ No/ No Comment?

Jen #119 -

That would be Crown Victoria!

Can't hear a thing. My service is 26.4 kbs. *sigh* *whimper*

Arry --- sorry to bring this up here, but our playpal Karl-a says we all (Bradbloggers) have IQ 40 points less than duhbya. Hehe.

re #124 and so on ... I was joking!

I know exactly where I'm going ... I'm circling around the sun at the rate of one trip per year, with no chance to get off or change direction, same as the rest of us.

but VG's comment was a good one!

Ahhhh - sounds sooo much better on IBC.

LOL! dubya can't even SPELL IQ

VG #128

GP??? Should I recognize this?

WP #133

Peg! the IBC feed is back!
and the same for all the other dialup folks!!
oh what a night!!

too m any exclamation points for my own good!!!

Peg C,

Try fiddling with your modem setup. Go to control panel via Start button (or however), then select/ go to phone and modem connections. When this new window shows up, click on the modem tab, and in the next window click on the properties tab. This will show you your modem properties. In this properties window, click on the Advanced tab. When this advanced window opens, type AT&F1 into the extra initialization box, apply, etc. This command turns off error checking (??? or something like that) and may make the connection go faster.

#130 - Kira - Our IQs are 0??

You are all so knowledgeable around here!! It's so refreshing to hang out at BladBlog! THANK YOU ALL!!

I think this network wants to make sure I'm working for my pay!! Unfortunately, I missed most of this interview!!

Thanks, WP -

I'm tuned in!!!!!!!!!

IQ=Iniquity quotient. We're all 'way more than 40 points lower than W.

Phew...We're back...Sorry bout that! Not sure what happened! (Too much 9/11 talk?

One more HOUR! And a special surprise for BRAD BLOGGERS! STay tuned!

Many thanks to Carl Conetta for spending this hour with us. And here's something to think about:

In chess they say "a guy with a bad plan will beat a guy with no plan nine times out of ten" ... and of course, with a good plan, your odds are even better!

so ... best of luck to you and your group!! I may not agree with everything you say but I do hope you are taken seriously and that you have a chance to make a difference.

Oops, that's BRADBLOG. I'm worked up! Can you tell? Just coming back down to earth now.

What a great show!

Arry #127 (Alan Greenspan has been called a "neo-Liberal" --- whatever. Labels again.)

In February 2002 top economic officials met to discuss corporate governance and the state of the American economic system. The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, shared his view that there were fundamental problems with corporate governance in America in how corporations and executives have been manipulating the system for the past 20 years. Others in the room tried to downplay his concerns. Dr. Greenspan would make this point:

"There's been too much gaming of the system until its broke. Capitalism is not working! There has been a corrupting of the system of capitalism!"
- Dr. Alan Greenspan - Chairman of the Federal Reserve, February 22, 2002

RationalRevolution.net

Brad's guest in the final hour will be PATRICIA BIRNIE of the "Tuscon Raging Grannies", who will tell us all about how she and other grannies were arrested for trying to enlist in the Army!

According to their website, the Raging Grannies "use tunes of old songs and write lyrics to fit."

They sound like the kind of people BradBloggers will love, especially Joan and Kira! Here's a sample of their work:

NO BUSINESS LIKE WAR BUSINESS

There’s no business like war business
The best business we know
Multinational profits going through the sky
They multiply while children die
The same amount buys food and clothes
For everyone all over the world.

http://www.americanfreep...tml/9-11_conspiracy.html

American Free Press WEEKLY has the story of William Rodriguez. He and attorney Phil Berg

www.911forthetruth.com

have a RICO lawsuit against Bush, for either knowingly letting 9/11 happen or being complicent in it.

William Rodriguez and Phil Berg and AFP went on a European speaking tour this year, because they said the American MSM has a blackout on this story, and they thought the European press would be receptive to it. Now, William Rodriguez is speaking across America about his story.

William Rodriguez was one of a handful of people who had a skeleton key for the WTC complex. He was a maintenance worker, and was the last one out, saved many people's lives, and risked his own, disobeying orders to leave the WTC. He and 14 other witnesses had their testimony stricken from the 9/11 Report, where they testified that they were in the WTC when bombs went off BEFORE the planes struck the WTC.

Give him and AFP some respect, and talk about this story. AFP covered Clint Curtis in several issues, when no other paper covered the Clint Curtis story.

Kat #143 -

At least you didn't do a complete spooner: BladBrog!

Final hour --- and now I need a nap!! (as Brad might say)

Should be wild with a special guest and all...and the final five --- don't want to miss it!

Kat

OMG --- I just love the humor here, guys!!! I'm ROFLMAO!!

Kira #134.

Check your email. Just sent something.

PegC !! hysterical!! good thing, huh? thank you!!

and thanks to all of you for listening to every bit of this show --- you're such a great help.

re #146 Thanks for that link, Dan. Good one!

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Got it, VG --- and (duh!) I know him!

If it's the caller I'm thinking of who called himself "George" --- unless I heard wrong --- I'd say No. Unless I'm not on the same page with you ... am I?

The caller said he campaigned for bu$h in 2000 & 2004.

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Hi, ya'll
New to listening live.

I think these Raging Grannies ROCK. go for it my 75-year-old friend, Patricia!

anyway hi everyone here, Hope I contribute something positive to the conversation.

BTW. thanks Winter Patriot for moderating this board.

We are going to get a surprise!! O Boy.

re #157 Fancy Pants Elitist: Don't mention it! I'm happy to help.

Shout out to Patricia! THANKS dear lady! You give me something to look forward to joining in 13 yeas (I'm 43)

I'm in awe of the Raging Grannies! I've been following their links today & finding out so much. They're TRUE BLUE PATRIOTS

Those must have looked like criminal shawls ... and the canes could have been used as weapons!

Hey Winter Patriot I make shawls...

The Raging Grannies remind me of the native elders of the Iroquoi nation.

These ladies are great role models. Too bad I'm too young to qualify. Just a few more years.

Some criminals! They weren't trespassing - they were on taxpayer-owned public property.

Cheers to this Raging Granny!!!!!

And here's the link Brad mentioned

Hi Fancy Pants! Welcome!

Do you have a website where you show & sell your shawls? I'm thinking there might be a lot of grannies here on Bradblog.

Here y'go, Brad:

Raging Grannies International

Googling Grannies

Yay! I'm a granny!

They're really called "Wise Women."

re #168: Thanks for those links, Kira! You are a true link-meister!! or is that link-meistress??

I absolutely loved the song! What fun --- Pat and all her pals have my complete respect and gratitude! I look forward to being a really cool granny like her and I'm very happy to know that I can be an honorary granny today! That's cool.

Thanks to Patricia Birney for joining us here ... and we all hope you manage to stay out of prison!!

Kira #170 --- yes! they are so wise. and now the surprise!!

No prob, WP. I kind of like link-meistress.

YEAH --- our pal Winter!!

GO WINTER PATRIOT GO!!

WooHoo!!! WP! Cheers! Whistles! Applause!!

Kira, #154

I am not talking about the guy "George" you were asking about in #87. I am talking about the guy, whose name I thought was "Greg" ???? who phoned in and asked Coleen Rowley about the 9-11 report and Menendez. I lost the radio link just at that very point and didn't hear anything... sooo??? See VG #105.

Hi Winter. Cool.

VG I missed it --- will have to hear tomorrow or when the mp3 files are posted. Hmmmmm ??? Mr. Palast y'think?

Oh, what a sweet voice WP has! So pleasant to listen to. Awwwww. Love you, WP.

Hooray! Great to hear you at last, WP! Thank you so much...

I swear I'll get my printer fixed this week and print out more "whispers"!

Muah!! Huge Kisses to WP and LIBERAL HUGZ! Great Job.

I've been printing and handing out, WP.

As requested, the RAW STORY article about The Whispering Campaign is right here

What a great campaign! We (fair election activists at Voter March and CLG) used to do something similar after the 2000 election --- print out flyers and leave them in public places!! Long before the blogs and Air America!!

Winter --- thanks for all you do!

WP!!!!!

You go guy. What a great surprize.

WooHoo!!! That was AWESOME!! Thanks Brad and Winter Patriot!! Loved hearing your voice from your undisclosed location Winter!! You and your Whisper Campaign ROCK!!!

Thanks to all my friends here at The BRAD BLOG for so many kind words. I apologize for not being as coherent during the interview as I would have liked to be, but of course I'm not the "president" so I don't get to have my minions screen the questions!

LOL!! What minions??

Good night, friends

Ol' Blue Eyes!! WOW. what a treat! I'm smiling!!!

THANKS Kira! Fantastic choice!!

make that "Whispering"!!

Thank you for the song, Brad! Let's REACH that unreachable goal!

Thanks to all of you! (Especially Winter Patriot who REALLY ROCKS!)

Why I ought a...!! LOVE YOU GUYS TOO!!

THANKS everybody.

Enjoy the week.

Thanks again to all who have contributed to the continuing existence of The BRAD SHOW ... if you haven't already done so, please ... consider doing one or more of the following:

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I've been a silent listener today but I have to speak up to say YOU ARE THE BEST WINTER PATRIOT! I have not run into a brighter, more prodigious, more giving and concerned and less self-promoting individual here or elsewhere in my memory. I think I can say that with some insight after having had the chance to work with you on the Blogathon. It's about time you started getting some of the recognition you deserve, even if you wouldn't ask for it. YOU ROCK!

THANK YOU, everyone!!! And good night, all you dear people!

Thanks Kat! We all love you & appreciate EVERYTHING you do. Muah.

Whoa! Steve, that's some compliment! Thank you very much, my friend!

Yea,WP, but it's ALL TRUE! (Steve #196)

It certainly is, WP. And thanks to Steve for saying it!

Ding a Ling a Ling a Ling!! Woo-Hoo!!! KIRA posted comment #200!

Cheers and best wishes, you two-hundredth comment author you!!

Thanks to all the guests, to those who have contributed their thoughts to this thread, to Brad and the entire crew, to our loyal sponsors, to those who have made a purchase at The BRAD STORE, and especially to all who made donations tonight. Without your support there wouldn't be a show. There would only be a blog ... and a blogger who might be forced to get a real job and cut way back on his blogging!

This truly is a group effort, and it really is a great group. So THANKS AGAIN to ALL of you, and I'll meet you next Saturday on another Open Thread, if not before!

Excellent Show, Brad. Thanks.

Strange times we find ourselves in. Definitely Bizarro World when Grannies are arrested for singing songs and attempting to sign up for the military.

Thanks all involved for another great program and a fun open thread (although I missed some of the show.) Special thanks to Winter Patriot - I can only add that here's another Bradblogger who deeply appreciates your patriotic efforts.

--Arry

WP #202 --- Not ONLY did I get #200, I got #100 TOO! What a threadjacker - blabbermouth! LOL.

Enjoyed your company! I'm a granny x4! That is a real thrill! Great show, Braddo!

Echoing everyone else's words on the great WP! Thank you, my friend!

Thanks to all the rest o' you to boot! That was a fun show...with the exception of a few tricky minutes during HOUR 3

Anyway...glad that our double-super-secret background emergeny plan worked out...

As ever, you all rock. Thanks also for the DONATIONS, yes, they're needed still

Your Friendly Citizen Investigative Begger,
Brad
P.S. Special thanks to Kat and Shelby, just incase it didn't get out there!

A question off-topic //

Have any of you researched Jim Marrs & his work regarding 9/11?

This is my 2nd Sat. night listening to Dreamland interview Jim Marrs (right after BradShow.) It's interesting & compelling.

Thanks

Kira: I've been reading Jim Marrs for years and I trust him as much as anyone I've ever read. How's that for an endorsement??

You can read some of Jim Marrs' work at JimMarrs.Com

(Don't trust any endorsement from Winter Patriot, he's a tin-foil hat wearing conspiracy freak)

;-)

That's ok, I'm polishing mine right now, as we speak!

Has anyone seen the FBI Memo Newsweek has written about? (link here)

Evidently some in the FBI felt that sending people to countries that torture so those people would be tortured is illegal and could get prison terms for those doing it or conspiring to do it.

Imagine that ... the FBI talking about criminal conspiracies!

Well --- will this go anywhere? Notice they are continuing to add disclaimers to these stories:

"A senior FBI official, who asked not to be identified because the issue is sensitive, said the memo was not an official bureau legal conclusion. Its author was at Gitmo to advise on interrogation techniques, not to render legal opinions, the official said. (The memo's author, a former New York City prosecutor, declined to comment to NEWSWEEK.)"

However:

"... another senior U.S. law-enforcement official familiar with the memo, who also asked not to be identified, said the memo reflects concerns among many agents and lawyers about "rendition." Intel officials estimate that more than 100 terror suspects have been rendered to foreign countries by the CIA under a classified directive signed by President George W. Bush after 9/11."

So --- we can only hope the mountain of crap will soon begin to stink enough to cause notice.

There was some strong criticism of admin policy from an analyst with 27 years of CIA experience (link here).

This agent pulls no punches and says "We have a war criminal as president".

Good for Ray McGovern. Thanks for the link, Dredd.

Ray's trying, but has so many critics (wing-nutjobs) & the admin. who continue to discredit him.

That is --- try to discredit him.

Hey y'all, this is an EXCELLENT article, explaining HOW Bush knows certain things.

The Plame Affair - Heart of Darkness

Our (gradually reduced) presence in Iraq will be required for the next five to ten years. There is a philosophy that militaries in democracies must adopt. A military force must understand itself to be a tool of the state, subjected to civilian power. The Iraqi military cannot be abandoned until we ensure that they have the necessary institutional ethos of protecting civilian power. An alternative to anarchy could also be a military coup by a self-perceived independent actor.

On the other hand, it seems the media is getting bored with Bush’s resolve. The topic of a troop withdrawal may be just that - a way to stir the pot.

I hope this isn’t just wishful thinking on my part. I hope there are people that understand the consequences of an early withdrawal, and will withstand the mounting pressure of shortsightedness.

Dredd #216

Thanks also for the link to the article about Ray McGovern. I have the greatest respect for RM after hearing his interview with Brad on the BradShow. So much so that Kira, Kat and I made a transcription. If you haven't seen it, here is the link.

Hi Kira!!

Brad,

I forgot to say this before, but thanks for another great BradShow. You managed to line up a really interesting roster of folks, and the show gave me the opportunity to hear information that I would not have found elsewhere. A few "coups", I'd say. Everyone you spoke with was so articulate, and you did a great job as the interviewer, bringing out their views. I didn't agree with some of the viewpoints expressed by a couple of the interviewees, but it is so valuable to hear the differing personal perspectives on critical and timely issues.

Thanks, VG

I love our troops, that's why I want them home. They are cannon-fodder for the New World Order, and they don't know it. Well, some of them are beginning to realize it. Our founding fathers are turning over in their graves, with the Bush Administration's use of our military. Disgusting, absolutely disgusting! In Farenheit 9-11, didn't Michael Moore say there was 1 single child of Congress in the military? And they're sending OUR kids for cannon-fodder for THEIR New World Order? It's got to stop!

From what I'm reading, recruitment has fallen off so badly that Bush and Rummy have no choice but to cut back troop levels in Iraq. They'll justify it (not that bringing soldiers home should need any justification) by saying, "Iraqis are being trained in sufficient numbers to defend their own country against insurgents." Not true, of course...but when has the truth mattered to this crowd?

It's not a matter of policy at this point, but of mathematical necessity. The propaganda from the Pentagon will remind us of Vietnam, and Nixon's
"Vietnamization" rationales.

TNT (Tri-Nitro TROLLuene)

Hehe! Loving it, Bushw@cker!

Hi, VG! Looks like another Kira slipped in! Anybody know what she's on about?

Sorry it took so long but Warren County OH is running Diebold optical scan.

Sigh