The archives from last Saturday’s Special Edition of The BRAD SHOW commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act are now available at www.BradShow.com — I hope you’ll try to give the entire show a listen. We’re very proud of that one. And you can find out whether the rumors are true about an impending marriage between myself and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Also, interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson (who I will not be marrying), Sam Walker of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Keenan Keller of the House Judiciary Committee, Leon Smith of Lone Star Iconoclast as Cindy Sheehan was just taking up camp in Crawford and words from Rep. John Lewis, the recently passed Rev. Bill Moss and even Dr. Martin Luther King.
Other than that, I’m outta here for a bit. For some too much needed R&R for as long as I can get it! (Either that, or I’m now on the run since my CIA cover has been blown!)
In my stead here at BRAD BLOG will be much fine Guest Blogging from the estimable Joseph Cannon of CANNONFIRE, The BRAD SHOW’s not-so-secret-weapon David Edwards (making his blogging debut!), and of course, the tireless and faithful BRAD BLOG Concierge, Winter Patriot, will be on duty as well! A powerful triumvirate of trouble-makers, muckrakers, and truth tellers!
All in all, with that line-up, I just hope you’ll want me back when I return. Be nice while I’m gone! Or I will turn this car right around! Do you understand me?!
Peace…
Have a cold one on the beach Brad. You deserve it.
See you when you return. Virtualy that is.
Have a great trip!!! You clearly deserve one. Just watch out if any bushes seem to be moving from place to place. I’m obviously not talking about the president, though he is being rather stealthy with "Cindy" waiting on his front door step. Behave and be well!!
Alan
OMG YOU HAVE BEEN OUTED? That is Treason isn’t it?
Some one Please lock Faye Up in Rove’s Cell for endangering our country along with "Judith".
Will miss you Brad. Relax and have a good one. You deserve it.
In the meantime, we will keep the fires burning at REALLYNEWS.COM
Proud Supporter of the Brad Show
Affliate of BushFlash and Liberty News TV
(wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
can I Edit my post please? Winter? Please edit:
sigh
Brad Show
I am despondent!!!
I think i blew the audition!
Hijackers ‘identified pre-9/11’.
Daniel Hopsicker will be all over this story!
Have a wonderful break, Brad. We’ll all be here when you return!
Truth-Seeker Brad,
You deserve a vacation more than the Bush Crime Family of Liars. Let us hope for some good news when you return.
very coincidental – i send in a few bucks and he takes off. don’t ya’ll worry tho, he won’t get far on my contribution! Hey Brad, bring us back a big scoop when ya return. oh yeah – have a good time.
When can we expect some in depth coverage of the Air America Funding situation. I know since you are independant you are going to cover this the same way you cover all stories.
Air America took money from the needy children to fund their left wing agenda. I guess thats okay with the folks here.
#10 You should listen to Air America and you would get the answer. A former funder of AA borrowed money from a children’s fund. The current funders of AA are paying it back. When the Truth-Seekers have problems, they correct them truthfully.
Brad, enjoy some well-deserved time off.
And, a hearty welcome to the powerful triumvirate. I trust that you three will be able to keep up with Fried Man’s usual turf, in his absence.
Maybe it’s time for an open thread. Matters do keep arising!
Mortgaged to the House of Saud
Hey Brad, enjoy your vacation! And don’t worry, WE’LL take care of things here..
*evil laugh*
Love this line: "Republicans do not need to resort to fraud and intimidation to win, and no Republican who does deserves victory."
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman’s Letter In Response To Voter Fraud Report By The American Center For Voting Rights
The world will go on without you. Spend some of that hard-earned Blogathon money!
Hey Left Kook Fringe, Saddam to travel to Iraq:
http://www.wnd.com/news/article...TICLE_ID=45697
And, with high gas prices, the economy is soaring. 1980 Carter oil adjusted for inflation today would put oil at $90 a barrel. Thanks Reagan for turning it all around! And for turning the once Democratic south into Republican red states.
I was expecting to see some outrage here about the Air America funding scandal. If it wa Rush who has taken the money from the children it would have 200 comments all of them angry.
Air America took moeny from needy children to fund their dying Radio station. We must demand prosecution. Lets hear some outrage from you folks. Im waiting……
"Hey Ricky, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind hey Ricky."
Great point! But you will not hear it from these kooks.
It is only a matter of time when Dead Air America becomes dead air for good.
"Loves freedom, hates hypocrisy"
No story on A.A is hypocrisy.
Ricky Re: #10 and #16 –
IF you are really here looking for ANSWERS and ACTION, it would help us if you could provide links to your sources, and specifics, when you make such accusations – otherwise you come off looking like a troll.
We can not take action without details.
Can you tell us exactly WHO is now affiliated with Air America that "took money from needy children to fund their dying Radio station" ? (comment edited to correct spelling) We can’t yell for an investigation unless we know exactly who it is that should be being investigated, and why.
Names and specifics please.
Paul re: #17 – Bless your heart.
It’s sad that the trolls even have to muck up a "have fun on your vacation" thread.
Reminds me of the uninvited guest who showed up at a friends going away party and turned it into a brawl!
You guys are easy to muck up.
> Reminds me of the uninvited guest who showed up at a friends going away party and turned it into a brawl
And you guys would try to "understand" the uninvited guest if he shot the friend at the party.
> Hijackers ‘identified pre-9/11’
Ah yes, 1999 – the Clinton years. Perhaps Clinton would have paid attention if Atta was a late night pizza delivery girl.
But wait… I thought AAR was set up specifically to screw children, the elderly, and people with health problems… Oh, sorry confused them with the GOP!
Byebye Brad!! Will miss you!! Hope you have a relaxing, fun, trouble-free holiday!! Cyber-see ya when you get home!
#22
Funny considering it was the republicans who were busy fighting Clinton over anti-terrorism. Wasn’t it the republicans that watered down the anti-terrorism bill? Do you guys not have anything better to do than blame Clinton when your guy fucks up?
Lets use a kids movie for an example.
Imagine youre willy wonka and your company is publicly traded. You try to put up walls to stop theft of the company’s products and ideas but your shareholders and the board decide its not in their "best interest" so they overrule you. You decide to retire and then Charlie takes over the company. Upon his entry into office he removes all the programs you had put in place to stop theft. He then decides to go on vacation and while he is on vacation someone breaks in destroys part of your factory steals your products. Now is it Wonka’s fault or Charlie’s that this happened?
In Clintons case he was determined to go after Al-Qaida he tried to do something about terrorism but the Republicans in congress thought it was a fake issue. Enter George Bush Jr. upon entry in office he calls off the drones looking for Bin Laden, sacks the Hart-Rudman Report, and then decides to go on vacation for a whole month. During this time he is undisturbed by the CIA Director even though they have had multiple warnings about Al-Qaida’s determination to strike. We all know the rest of the story while Georgie was in Florida they struck.
He then capitalized on 9/11 as his greatest triumph.
Abe Lincoln was a great president, but the high point of his second term wasn’t theatre security. Franklin Roosevelt didn’t run for reelection claiming Pearl Harbor was his finest hour.
Bush then decided to enact some of the programs the Republicans wouldn’t let Clinton pass. If anyone is to blame for 9/11 it would be the republicans in congress who decided it was more important for Banks to be happy than to enact legislation to track and freeze terrorism assets, that it was more important for the airlines to be happy than to increase airport security.
Good post, Neo. Too bad the sheeple aren’t interested in Truth Seeking. Maybe they enjoy being raped by the crooks.
A few facts re: Bill Clinton:
1. If I recall correctly, Clinton called for multiple air strikes in Afghanistan, for the purpose of killing Bin-Laden. Didn’t the Republicans claim that he did this solely to distract the American public from his sexual misbehavior.
2. Clinton clearly missed the boat on a number of "opportunities", particularly near the end of his term. He did, unfortunately have to deal with the republican led congress who decided to take up just a wee bit of his time with an impeachment process because of a Blow Job.
3. Does Clinton’s failure in any way excuse Bush’s failure?
4. Why did Bush ignore so much valuable information?
5. Does Bush’s hands-off style, surrounding himself with yes-men, prefering "NOT" to hear bad news, have something to do with over 3000 deaths in NY alone.
6. Clinton had nothing to do with Osama’s escape from Tora-Bora…does it?
7. No one was getting blown up in Iraq until Bush put us there.
GOOD JOB NEO!
And both Ricky and Paul, All president’s and administrations make mistakes…uh…well, maybe not this one…right?
Alan
#26
Alan,
Maybe the republicans would have been more concerned about fighting terrorism if they weren’t worried about which republican (i.e. Monica Lewinsky) was going down on Clinton’s Cock.
So where are our trolls? Couldn’t come up with facts to give us to check out their charges, huh? Or maybe they just couldn’t figure out how to add the links… This blog stuff is so VERY complicated for the simple minded…
Pathetic little creatures, are they not?
peace,
Bayou
Ricky & Other Trolls,
Al Franken explained the funding issue yesterday on his show. There was a crook who promised funding in the beginning. He did not have the money but borrowed some improperly from the fund you mentioned. The crook was sent packing. Air America does not employ crooks unlike the Bush Crime Family that employs as many Iran-Contra convicts as they can find. Air America has nothing to hide.
Ricky & Other Trolls,
Al Franken explained the funding issue yesterday on his show. There was a crook who promised funding in the beginning. He did not have the money but borrowed some improperly from the fund you mentioned. The crook was sent packing. Air America does not employ crooks unlike the Bush Crime Family that employs as many Iran-Contra convicts as they can find. Air America has nothing to hide.
Enjoy Brad. Get lots of rest too.
I don’t know if you heard this already, but you made the list on the progressive blogosphere study done by NPI.
It’s at ndnpac.org
Good article –
http://www.wnd.com/news/article...TICLE_ID=45714
Another good article –
http://www.freerepublic.com/foc.../1461253/posts
"Ms. Sheehan has been posting on Michael Moore’s Web site, writing, We have such a strong coalition of groups. GSFP, Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out and the Crawford Peace House.’ "
"It turns out that the Crawford Peace House Web site includes a photo depicting the entire state of Israel as ‘Palestine,’ "
I am just about getting sick of the Left! Sheehan is lying!
More Democratic crap –
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.co...n/12354647.htm
Paul you have to be a total idiot to be posting links from world net daily which is the equivalent of the NY Post on toilet paper. Not only does WND not confirm their stories before print but also change them after print without providing information that the article was changed. Take for instance their story on the old lady in Georgia whom they claimed the granddaughter was starving her and was going to pull her feeding tube. What they forgot to mention was not only was the grandmother being fed with ice cubes and jello but also that she never had a feeding tube ever! I wrote a letter to the editor and instead of retracting it they changed the story on the site and tried to claim she posted it by mistake.
Also quoting Ann Coulter just makes you out to be even more foolish. Half the time I don’t think even Ann Coulter believes anything she writes. She is a hack who found an audience because she was a lawyer during the Ken Starr Investigation. It’s hard to believe a thing she says after she argued with a Canadian reporter about how she believed Canada sent troops to Vietnam which she was patently wrong on and when it was pointed out to her she still stuck to what she was saying. She later said she would get back to the reporter. She never did. Now how can you believe someone like Ann Coulter that even when she is wrong on basic facts she can’t even admit it and correct her mistake. She’s not a journalist.
Your second article Paul shows how biased it is by using the words alleged for every republican scandal while trying to convict the democrats of the same thing. Politicians are inherently shady so if the governor is guilty of the alleged activities then he should be punished just like Bush should be punished if the allegations be found true. You seem to be deflecting off the money that keeps disappearing in Iraq and the poor accounting problems.
I looked at the website for the crawford peace house and do not see that picture they are talking about how the state of israel is dipicted as palestine. So now the premise of the article is already wrong.
Its hard to take a site seriously that attacks Sheehan and calls her all sorts of names. Another Biased site brought to you by paul.
OT ALERT!!! Another smoking gun.
Have y’all seen this yet?
via Rawstory:
Senate Intelligence chairman quietly ‘fixed’ intelligence, and diverted blame from White House over Iraq
BTW, William Rivers Pitt of Truthout is liveblogging from Crawford, Texas – frequent updates.
http://www.truthout.org
They have an interview coming up later with Tom Goodrich, an air force veteran who participated in the illegal bombing of Iraq that was designed to provoke Saddam Hussein.
Can you say, another smoking gun?
It’s starting to fall apart:
Fraud Indictment Expected for Abramoff
MIAMI (AP) – Federal prosecutors are seeking bank fraud charges against lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, The Associated Press learned Thursday.
MORE: http://my.netscape.com/corewidg...13500001335790
It’s starting to fall apart:
Fraud Indictment Expected for Abramoff
MIAMI (AP) – Federal prosecutors are seeking bank fraud charges against lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, The Associated Press learned Thursday.
MORE: http://my.netscape.com/corewidg...13500001335790
Update to my own post while I’m writing it.
The indictments have in fact been handed down:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wplg/20...o_wplg/2875702
oops, Sorry about the double post – forgot to refresh the page – thoght the first post hadn’t gone out yet.
Winter Patriot,
Thanks for the 911 links at the other thread.
More along the same lines:
FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay Committee
WASHINGTON — A federal audit of a fundraising committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay found that it failed to report more than $300,000 in debts and incorrectly paid for committee activities with money from another DeLay-connected group
http://www.washingtonpost.com/w...100800_pf.html
And still more:
(08-11) 00:08 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) —
Despite a zero-tolerance policy on tampering with voters, the Republican Party has quietly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide private defense lawyers for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to keep Democrats from voting in New Hampshire.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/a...type=printable
10,400 people have now signed Cindy’s Petition
http://elandslide.org/elandslid...campaign=cindy
Hi 6 or 7 Bradbloggers,
I haven’t been around at all in the last 2 or 3 months, definetily more than that really, but I just wanted to check in and let anyone who might be interested know that I’m flying out to Crawford tomorrow night to stand with and support Cindy Sheehan in her efforts to get Bush to meet with her and give her the answers to the questions she has about the death of her son Casey. Are any of you going to be there? It would be great to bump into some Bradbloggers out there :O)
Anyway, I will check back in when I get back Sunday night and let you all know how it was and all if you’re interested.
Cindy is a hero in my eyes and she needs all the support she can get.
Peace
Hi Supersoling
Good for you! Yes, please check in Sunday, very interested. I can’t go, but I’m sending money and stuff for now. Thanks!
Hey Supersoling!
Safe trip, will talk to you when you get back. Give Cindy a big hug from all of us.
And watch out for fireants!
Kestrel #48
Fire ants? What fire ants? Nobody told me about the fireants :O)
I’ll definetily be trying to make an impact while I’m there. The freepers appear to be trying to organize a counter-protest for Sat. Should I go over and introduce myself to them? ;O) Either way, I doubt it will amount to much compared to all the people who are streaming in from around the country to support Cindy.
Nana #47
Good of you to do all that you can. Cindy needs the help. She is an awesome force you know. One solitary, grieving Mother has made Bush look like a cold hearted loser. I will definetily check back in with you all when I get back home Sun. night.
I miss all you guys :O)
Peace
OT ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RE: TREASONGATE
21 Administration Officials Involved In Plame Leak
Rawstory is on top of things again!
(Are we treating this like an open thread??)
http://www.thinkprogress.org/leak-scandal
Good luck kooks!
I’ll wait for the investigation’s findings.
AHHH!!!
More Terror Warnings!!!
Nothing new really, except remember what happened LAST TIME Bush took a famously long "vacation", and I’m starting to notice some connections here, when this story is:
– combined with rumors of a general being fired for supposedly trying to stop another such attack
– combined with details of FEMA doing "nuke drills" involving fuel tankers these next few days
– combined with FBI warnings of terrorists planning to using FUEL TANKERS to attack NY, Chicago, LA (Blue States)
– combined with the articles about Cheney authorizing a nuke attack against Iran drills"if another terror attack occurs
– combined with Iran planning a switch from petrodollars to petroeuros ..just like iraq threatened to do
– combined with the Saudis retrieving $360 billion in investments (US share: $216bil.) abroad
– combined with the pentagon drafting plans to "counter" (support) terrorist attacks (with martial law)
-combined with the very strange new law mandating "constitution classes" be taught at all federally funded educational institutions on Sept. 17th
– combined with the pentagon’s offensively absurd "freedom march" for Sept. 11th
…this all fits a pattern…it must be BLOG SWEEPS WEEK! either that or Bush is a bizzy little bee planning the next terrorist attack.
Doug-
Here is an apparant Pentagon witness that saw a commercial plane hit the pentagon…whatcha think
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/200...on.barbara.wav
Government: release of Abu Ghraib prison photos could cause riots
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press Writer
August 12, 2005, 3:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK — Releasing pictures and videotapes of detainee abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison would aid al-Qaida recruitment, weaken Afghanistan and Iraqi governments and incite riots against U.S. troops, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says.
The warning by Gen. Richard B. Myers was contained in court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan and recently unsealed.
The government submitted additional papers to the court Friday arguing that some information in its arguments that remains redacted should not be made public.
Myers said the release of the pictures "pose a clear and grave risk of inciting violence and riots against American troops and coalition forces."
MORE: http://www.newsday.com/news/loc...gion-apnewyork
So what have they done in my name which is so horrific that it would cause riots?
Charlie #53
When I went to your link it opened in quicktime, but was incomplete. I accessed it with winamp and it played the whole thing.
"Commercial plane" is not much of a description. It could be a twin engine beechcraft or a 747.
The only thing it might rule out is a missle.
Some of the theorists do think it was a smaller plane, and most planes could be painted to appear as a legitimate commercial airline.
Supersoling at Crawford Ranch
How do we meet. If you have a plan I will come there and meet you.
Let me know.
Check out this 911 quote:
Just at that point, my radio came clear as day, ‘Imminent collapse. This was a terrorist attack. Evacuate.’
We relayed that again, hoping that the brothers would hear it above us, and I remember the look on Andy’s face, like apprehension that we were going to leave this building," he continued. The north tower collapsed moments later. (link here)
What I want to know is how could anyone know "Imminent collapse. This was a terrorist attack. Evacuate"?
I mean who knew?
hmm how long was it before they determined this was a terrorist attack? Seems he was told it was a terrorist attack before we were even sure that it was.
Dredd,
Here’s a link to the just released audio tapes between 8:46 and 11:12 a.m. (Scroll down to the bottom of page to find links.) FDNY Releases Audio, Transcripts Of 9/11 Radio Communications
Then there’s this:
How did Giuliani know?
Before either of the twin towers collapsed, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his associates were told to leave the headquarters they had set up within Building 7.
"We were operating out of there when we were told that the World Trade Center was gonna collapse," Rudolph Giuliani told Peter Jennings of ABC News that morning, "and it did collapse before we could get out of the building."
Despite this, Giuliani fled WTC 7 at least eight hours before it collapsed. How did he know that the twin towers were going to collapse if it was such an unprecedented occurance? Why didn’t the firefighters on the ground get the same warning?
Kira,
Interesting links. The public is never going to buy the official story once they think about the facts.
Like the Kennedy assasination. The majority of the public did not buy the official story. That led to pressure and a congressional investigation that concluded there had to be more than one shooter.
Eventually the pressure (link here) will probably cause the 911 story to be revisited … officially.