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Hang with us everybody. Technical difficulties at the moment!
SOUND FANTASTIC BRAD!!
IBC wasn’t broadcasting Brad, but I can hear him on the White Rose link (option 1)
Sounds good. Thanks for your efforts Brad and friends =D
You sound great…DU is listening too!!!!
Acckk! Can’t find a connection yet ……. I’ll try white rose.
51 listeners on the White Rose stream now.
Post the listening links everywhere, folks!!!!
I can handle 660 listeners!
Yaaayyyy!!!. I lost my connection. I was lost in the other thread. IBC server was full. Has to switch to IE got OBC. That,s new.
I’m listening to white Rose 2 — great music, but no Brad.
boo.
Are you folks listening to Brad? All I get is music.
Yeah its a break at the moment =p
THANK YOU KAT for emailing me with the link:
whiterosesociety.org/Bradshow.pls
Listening in on White Rose option 1. Sounding good!
Roxy #5
Please give us a link to DU where they are listening!
Thanks!
He’s back!. White rose. 11
http://www.democraticundergroun...4×4423254
Thats the running thread atm Kira
Link to Iconoclast:
http://www.iconoclast-texas.com
66 listeners on now… If we fill up this server, I will rent ANOTHER server for tomorrow.
Thanks Chris:
Your link to DU:
Brad Show Listeners at DU
Bush approval rate is in the 30’s
doh, sorry for not making that a hyperlink >
Just curious — I’m listening to music from the movie "Chocolate" Anybody else? It’s one of my favorite CDs and I keep wondering if my connection is gone and I’m hearing my own CD …
Oops! They’re back! Answers my question.
Thanks for playing MY MUSIC!!!!!!
I love this sliced up song/bush lies. Makes me smile, and frown at the same time
We’re on a new clock during the daytime! We’ve one additional break in there.
If you’re hearing the music, that’s our filler — breaks are approximately 4 to 5 minutes in length for our network IBC Satellite Radio! Be patient. I’m hearing it just fine. Hopefully, the problems at IBC can be worked out soon.
Thanks,
Kat
I hear Brad again, thanks for the explanation about the music.
anyone else just lose whiterose?
yes, just lost it
back again
yeah, just hiccuped a bit.
Yeah, we lost signal for a moment.
Democratic Underground Frontpage Thread
Thread now appears on front page of Greatest Threads section.
lost it.
Silence on the stream now…
In a break.
Back to music.
JOAN BAEZ at the TOP of the HOUR! 2pm ET!!!
Joan Baez FUCKING AWESOME
Got mixed up on the threads – I’m linking to my last 3 on the other thread:
One is a plea for help for Peg C. to get onboard with sound. Any geeks here to help her?
Link to my comments on other thread
Hey Everybody!
We are running a very simple setup down there at Camp Casey! They are streaming now! Just keep in mind the breaks at 16, 27, 46, and 57 minutes after each hour! There may be no music if you’re listening at the White Rose link. Is anyone having success at the IBC link?
Isn’t it great to have Joan Baez with us?! Great crowd down there —
Hey Kat, yes, she’s an Angel!
Kat – I’m listening to White Rose link and I’ve got music !!!! The chosen "break" music for this Brad Show is one of my all-time favorite CDs from one of my all-time favorite movies Chocolat.
With Johnny Depp
Chocolat (2000)/####/*** The arrival of a talented confectionery artist in a small staid town reawakens innocent sensuality and stimulates a civil rebellion. [Dir: Lasse Hallstršm/ Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Judi Dench/ 121min/ Comedy, Romance/ Government Enforced Morality, Social Tolerance]
Depicted here, through dramatic events in a small French town, is the titanic struggle between moral authoritarianism and–chocolate.
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A sizzler of a movie!
Field production is no easy feat! Let’s all send good thoughts to Otie, our engineer on site, Desi and Brad.
So far, so good!
Arrrrrggghhhh! I feel totally useless here at work. I feel like the team running back on the sidelines dressed in a 3 piece suit and crutches. Will there be archives so I can listen?
Wow – MegaThanks to Ben Burch for helping us listen today!
What a guy!
Jaime – you’re never totally useless
You just heard (didn’t catch his name, sorry) from
http://www.veteransforpeace.org. Thanks for that great interview!
Also, visit Joan Baez’s Website
I’ll just sit here at my desk, pick up the phone every few minutes, and say "BradShow, this is Jaime"
Brad’s playing Johnny Cash for you Jaime! Hang in. The show will be rebroadcast at WhiteRoseSociety.org
Just found out the name — Jim Goodenow (sp?) from Veterans for Peace .org. Thanks so much, Jim & Brad!
Jaime — how do you spell Jim Goodenow’s name?
Thanks Kat and Kira.
I’m lucky my new boss (Roger Ailes) allows me internet access.
"4 minutes, Brad. Cue track 6 Gregory"
Ahhhh…that’s better.
Jaime, you rock out there!
This is incredible back here! Come to Crawford!
Ok — here’s adding to #21 re:bush’s approval rating:
Pro-War Folks’ Attacks Show Desperation
ou have to read this article. The latest poll shows that only 26% fully support bu$h’s war in Iraq. Considering there are some pro-war Democrats & other non-Republicans, that means that FEWER than half the Republicansare standing with bu$h. Sing it out, folks!
Pro-War Folks’ Attacks Show Desperation
John Nichols, Associate Editor of The Capital Times
[SNIP] … The rapidly dwindling minority of Americans who continue to search for some rationale for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq have been driven to the brink of breakdown by the success of Sheehan’s protest. Go to the Web site of William F. Buckley’s National Review magazine, and you will find Sheehan described in headlines as "nutty," dismissed by columnists as "the mouthpiece … of howling-at-the-moon, bile-spewing Bush haters" and accused of "sucking up intellectual air" that, presumably, would be better utilized by Condoleezza Rice explaining once more that it would be wrong to read too much into that Aug. 6, 2001, briefing document that declared: "Bin Laden determined to attack inside the U.S."
… What the pro-war crowd does not understand is that Cindy Sheehan is not inspiring opposition to the occupation. She is merely putting a face on the mainstream sentiments of a country that has stopped believing the president’s promises with regard to Iraq. According to the latest Newsweek poll, 61 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush’s handling of the war, while just 26 percent support the president’s argument that large numbers of U.S. military personnel should remain in Iraq for as long as it takes to achieve the administration’s goals there. [SNIP]
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BRAD — Y’ALL REALLY ROCK!
Thanks for bringing us the ONLY LIVE RADIO from Crawford, TX.
(Oops … didja drop yer mic? Dead air.)
On again … off again.
Must be new microwave technology they’re experimentin’ with out at the ranch, LOL! But, it could be …
Just in from the wire:
Thanks everyone for doing this. Can we get pics of the Brad and the set up?
I’ll come to Crawford if I’m sent for…With all the pay you’ve docked me I can’t afford the ticket 🙁
Yes Kira, I believe it is Goodenow.
"Cue Track 1. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…Disco"
#57 OMG Kira, I love it! LOL
You’re boring me with this stocks crap. Sounds like republican radio or something Brad.
Let me get this straight, you went to Crawford for what again? To report stocks to people online that can have it themselves with a few clicks?
I take it there’s NO ONE there you can chat live with then?
You want listeners? Give us something wiorth listening to. We have radio, we have stock reports what we do not have, are the voices of those IN CRAWFORD!
Great idea, sorely misused.
-but I’m still listening, hoping.. 😛
Kira –
TU so much for trying to get help for me! I just came back to see what was going on. This is a real bummer, but my heart is in Crawford even if I can’t hear the Show!!
Thank you, Brad!
Peg C make sure your firewall is not blocking windows media player. :blush:
Chuck #61
You’re listening to the wrong link. Scroll back up to comment #13 and use that clickable link.
Right now there is a technical difficulty, but hope we get back up shortly. Please bear with us as this is a seat-of-the-pants effort today.
Chuck #61 –
Your listening to the wrong feed. You’re on IBCR1; go to IBCR3. I can’t, but maybe you can. 😉
Lighten up Chuck, you ain’t running this show.
Hacking in progress need a little help ! http://www.whatreallyhappened.com
Perhaps a mention on air might do it. Folowing is the first 3 posts for today. He must be having a dos attack because of the video.
Bush plans bid to rally Iraq support
Posted Aug 22, 2005 10:11 AM PST
Category: DUBYA
"Gimme an ‘I’! … I said, gimme an ‘I’! Hello? Can you hear me? Is this microphone not working?" — Dubya
Bradblog live RAW radio from Camp Casey
Posted Aug 22, 2005 10:04 AM PST
Category: CURRENT EVENTS
THE UTAH RAVE VIDEO
Posted Aug 22, 2005 09:56 AM PST
Category: DICTATORSHIP
I know I am asking to get hacked by posting this, but people need to copy this locally and share it with everyone they know. Those do NOT look like police officers beating up on the kids. And a source inside the Utah government reports that this action was undertaken out of fear that the Rave would be used to rally support for the protest against Bush’s Utah visit.
Is this enough? Need we wait to have another Kent State where American children are gunned down by other Americans in uniforms? Or can we finally see what this government has become?
Take a good look at this video. This is the image of the USA the rest of the world sees. This is the Neocon dream for America.
This file is a 15 megabyte file. A 5 megabyte Windows Media File version is HERE
Thanks Kira, that one only works with winamp. This one does work with WMP though.
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/Bradshow.m3u
More music. :crazy:
Thanks, Chuck!
http://www.whiterosesociety.org/Bradshow.m3u
Nana,
Yes you’re right. what was I thinking speaking up against anything? Sorry to have stepped on your toes.
Now back to the stocks market that works, while the liberals pick on thier listeners, listening to radio.
:hehe:
I picked today’s announcement from the DU site – Wish i was there at Camp Casey – thinking about coming – but wonder if this is about to wind down? any announcements for the up coming weekend we should know about?
Is the land owner of Camp Casey 2 ok with the crowds – is the MSM still around? How was the reception for last night with Joan Baez? Is she still there?
Loved Steve Earle’s clip posted at truthout.org – we need more of this stuff..
Anyway, if it’s Otis Maclay out there helping with streaming – hugs and kisses and big huge thanks!
this is Heidi checking in from Northern California
/hlc
HeHe Sorry, Chuck. Came out wrong, meant to say, they are in the field, there will be dificulties. Enjoy.
Joan Baez will be playing again at the Camp tonight! Isn’t that great?!
cindy sheehan at googlenews
The smearing continues worldwide.
Welcome aboard, Heidi!
Maybe someone can answer your questions — good ones, too.
So, bush is in Utah, today. Is he coming back to the ranch?
I’ve heard Cindy’s mother is better, and that she might be returning. (Anybody else heard this?)
Also — bush’s vacation is scheduled to go through 9/3 or 9/5. Will he brave the mean old Peace Activists or will he relocate?
Now you’re cookin’ with gas Brad.
Rock on!
Samantha!! ;-)) Welcome to the Brad Show!
Brad you said O Crap on the air. Is this HBO Radio or something?.
Mayor of Utah talks about administration policies that are "harming our cities
Go Samantha! It’s so important for the young to get involved and interested. Good for you!
Welcome and keep it up, Samantha!
Hi, Kira #75
From the Salt Lake Tribune: "The president’s schedule called for him to depart Utah immediately following his VFW Convention appearance and head to the tiny town of Donnelly, Idaho, where he was to spend a couple of days mountain biking and relaxing prior to a speech Wednesday before a National Guard group in Nampa, Idaho."
This lazy man has had so much rest he makes me feel completely energized. He’s resting enough for the entire country to feel refreshed each day. Someone has suggested that he NEVER come back to work again. GREAT IDEA!
Peggy,
AND eat LOTS of PRETZELS!!!
Gaahhh — who actually voted for that dim-wit?
It’s nice to hear kids getting involved. Too bad she’s going to one of the lowest ranked schools in the nation. Or is it all schools in Texas that are ranked lowest in the nation?
Brad can we get some of the adults on here or are we afraid they’ll sound silly? At least a few adults that are of, oh I don’t know…
Voting age maybe?
:crazy:
Kira # 75,
Here"s a link for you Cindy’s mom doing much better – William Pitt posted at DU
And another Bushes reception in Utah – From Micheal Moore’s site
I got to hear a few minutes of the broadcast once I figured out I was on the wrong computer – I run two computers thru one monitor etc, only one has speakers LOL. Now I have to go back to work – boo!
Hi all! Off work early to take a chance to (finally) tune in a few minutes ago! Brad– you *sound* so relaxed!
Great work, Brad — You, and everyone helping, are true American patriots. All this honest "hard work" (unlike the "hard work" Bush imagines he does) will pay off in the form of bringing the troops home ASAP, and a better America. God Bless all the war-protesters in Crawford, Texas, and Cindy Sheehan and her mother.
chuck you weren’t listening very well.
she’s HOME SCHOOLED – couldn’t you tell? – she is brilliant, well spoken – articulate upcoming FUTURE VOTER. We need a well informed generation of young people who are a future’s leaders.
Which is why we need to give air space to these young people as often as possible – which is about nourishing with all the encouragement and support we can give now, for a better America and future.
Cheap shot Chuck, but expected . Anyone condoning the killing children… well, it was expected.
Sorry if I missed this, but are Becky Loury and Coleen Rowley still there?
Thanks for the links, Bluebear!
Boo. Sorry ’bout that.
Tune in tomorrow now that you’ve got it figured out!
Samantha was awesome, thanks for having her on the show!
I thought Samatha was terrific. A terrific young lady. Congratulations to her fine parents.
I’m finally getting Brad sporadically (buffering problems)! Hurray!! Thanks, Chuck!
Ed – a Family Values guy being interviewed now — bu$h supporter or not — missed it. Just said he’s anti-war. Got arrested in protest against this war in 2003.
HOORAY PEG! Thanks again, Chuck!
I’m going to have my computer tuned in every day, Brad — love hearing from the loving people there. Thank you.
Check this out:
Police/National Guard raid Utah Party..
[snip] The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started shining its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in awe and just sat and watched this thing circle us for a minute. As I looked back towards the crowd I saw a guy dressed in camoflauge walking by, toting an assault rifle. At this point, everyone was fully aware of what was going on . A few "troops" rushed the stage and cut the sound off and started yelling that everyone "get the fuck out of here or go to jail". This is where it got really sticky.
No one resisted. That’s for sure. They had police dogs raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal out a guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The soldiers attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and kicked him a few times in the ribs and had their knees in his back and sides. As they were cuffing him, there was about 1000 kids trying to leave in the backdrop, peacefully. Next thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR GAS is launched into the crowd. People are running and screaming at this point. Girls are crying, guys are cussing… bad scene.
Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are instances cited straight out of the promoters mouth..
– One of the promoters friends (a very small female) was attacked by one of the police dogs. As she struggled to get away from it, the police tackled her. 3 grown men proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH.
– The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total. People were trying to document what was happening out there. The police saw one guy filming and ran after him, tackled him and his camera fell, and luckily.. his friend grabbed it and ran and got away. priceless footage. That’s not all though. Out of 1,500 people, there’s sure to be more footage.
– The police were rounding up the staff of the party and the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the show and said "here, I have the permit." The police then said, "no you don’t" and ripped the permit out of his hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and said "get the fuck out of here right now." [end snip]
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I missed that priests’s name, but what a good man!
Can you point out that you don’t have to be "radical" to be peace-loving… Great interview with Ed Bacon! Thanks.
Kira Funny pic the chickenhawk. I asked for pics. That was fast.
Brad-I really liked the kid you interviewed.
Chuck: Get your own show.
Kira #54 John Nichols in on WPR a lot. He is the one the the smartest, most articulate people.
Actually Chuck, Texas is not the lowest but we are getting there since Bush’s No Child Left Behind.
Which he proclaimed, got other Senators behind, then changed the bottom line and underfunded it.
Friday Keith Olbermann listed Limbaugh as the worst person for Limbaugh’s latest comment on, "we have all lost something." Mr. Sensitive, thats Limbaugh. GO OLBERMAN !
We stand for Peace — trying every alternative and going through the UN before going to war — and going to war is a LAST resort. We believe in honoring the Geneva Convention because we don’t believe in torture as a good method for extracting good information. We believe in True Family Values, not the hateful rhetoric in the current MSM Republican Spinmeisters. We stand for conservative behavior on those lines — not the extremist right wing rhetoric of the current Republican Party in power today.
What’s radical about that?
Colleen – what’s WPR?
Kira 103, who said that?
Me.
OMG, you are something else!
oops, I admire you.
Hi guys!! Finally able to listen, sounds GREAT!!
Brad — give Lynn a huge hug for me! My heart is with her!
End this war — BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.
Thanks, Nana. But – it’s what I hear from non-republicans. People who have ethics and morals and deep love for this country and people of all cultures all over the world. We prefer not to be exclusionists.
This interview is making me cry. I want to give that woman a hug.
Kira
WPR Wisconsin Public radio
I should add I that’s what I hear from some progressive-Republicans. I don’t hear it from the bottom of the barrel chicken-hawks.
oops — clarifying:
#113
I also hear those sentiments from Progressive-Repubs
Got fouled up multi-tasking!
Hey Kira!!!
I was just about to type a post saying
Was anyone else crying out there during Lynn’s interview?
Guess I got one answer already…
xxxoo VG
I’m just getting tantalizing bits and pieces, have to reconnect every few seconds, but enough to tell that Brad is his usual great self. I’ll bet HE needs some rest!
#97 Kira,
I just checked out your link. Jesus! Police attacking people at a peaceful, LEGAL rally (music show?) in Utah. Several lawsuits in the works. This is really BAD.
Hi Joan, glad you made it!
Hi, Kira #57 – That pic of the BIG chickenhawk — maybe Winter can use it as a one-pager in the wispering campaign!
HURRAY!!! FOR PROJECT "NOBLE CAUSE"
Brad — keep makin’ me PROUD — i believe in miracles! nice work crew.
Thank you Brad, Desie, Otie, Cindy, all her supporters — WE LOVE YOU!
LIBERAL HUGS ALL AROUND!
Great show everyone, thanks for bringing it live to us!
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Great Show Brad. I just loved it. It really conveys the emotion and positive feelings that come from the people, not the place.
This coming together at Crawford gives me hope for this country.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get here sooner & not just catch the tailend of the show! (boohoo)
Just glad you’re there, Brad! Get some sleep!
Thanks Ben Burch–
great connection via White Rose.
I see that one of your affiliates is Powell’s Books via White Rose Society. I recommend them highly- my first choice for buying books online.
Wait…so is there a re-bradcast? If so, what time? If not, I’m gonna have to start recording on goldwave.
Dang it. I wanna be in Crawford.
I’ve heard rumors there will be mp3 files like usual. Hope that’s true!
I went to Crawford on Saturday and was moved to tears by the sight of the memorial crosses that Mr. Northern ran over with his truck.
After gazing at them for a couple of moments, a woman about ten feet away from us stood back from one of crosses, turned to us with anguish in her face and said, "That’s my boy right there!", before turning away in tears.
That was tough.
It was such a strange feeling, being so close to the home base of the Evil One, who was riding around his ranch that day with Lance Armstrong. We’re going back again this weekend if possible, just to add a couple more bodies to the event.
It is my sincerest hope that all of the Democrats and Progressives—and all the moms, especially—who are rallying around this moment will read James Kroeger’s The Republican Nemesis.
Maybe then we’ll all be able to get on the same page in taking on our clever and manipulative foe.
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I wanna be in Crawford, too, Jaime. Boo-hoo!
Thanks for your post & link, Linette. Welcome to Bradblog.
Funny!!
ARMSTRONG BIKES WITH PRESIDENT OVER SHEEHAN GRAVE
Monday Aug 22, 2005
By Greg Palast
Winter!! So nice to see you guy!
Thanks Kira for the wonderful work today!
Brad is in between interviews and he wasn’t able to get back to the blog to say a big thanks to all of you! Asked me to convey to you that he very much appreciates all your support!
I’m sure he’ll weigh in a bit later after he naps awhile! I do know that last interview touched him deeply.
Thanks everybody! Tomorrow is another day.
Guys…this was an amazing day. I’m blown away by the stories I’ve heard, and tried to get out and on the air. I hope they were half as fascinating to you as they were to me live.
We’re gonna keep going…Thanks for all your help.
Hopefully we’ll have archives to get up and online somehow. I know someone sent us the Joan Baez interview, so hopefully we’ll get it up and online soon.
And oh…it’s hot here… 🙂
Back tomorrow…
Kat,
Thanks for the update.
I was in tears during the interview with Lynn. I thought that Brad was having a hard time holding his emotions together at the end of the show, and that was only to his credit, and very appropriate (not exactly the right word, sorry, ..sympatico?) given that it was a very moving, honest interview.
Best, VG
Peggy, I thought this quote from the Palaste article is one every American should seriously think about
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A Presidential spokesman said that given the Commander-in-Chief’s limited work schedule and attention span, he would not have time to see Mrs. Sheehan. However, a place in the schedule had to be made for Mr. Armstrong because the celebrity peddler, like the President, has several major corporate sponsors with urgent needs
Brad,
I posted #136 before I got to read your post- so, it’s for you.
Best, VG
Winter: Can you do a blog on the guerillas with assault rifles who busted the kids at a concert? #97. Those video images are very disturbing. We can’t let them get away with this! We need photos plastered over the internet — images could be taken from the video.
Disgusting!
I just got home. Been working on translating some videos i found on the net to DvD format as well as getting my pictures developed from last thursday’s Vigil for peace.
is brad still on? I cannot connect to the server. it is full (sighs sadly)
My best Bradster! Hugs.
Jpentz
Working on a looping rebroadcast now, folks…
Perhaps in about an hour.
Phil #137,
Boy does that say it all!
Short attention span and corporate sponsers. Bush personified in two sentences.
Nana where did I condon anything having to do with children? :O
You missed my point. It’s fine to talk with this (I stand corrected) home schooled girl. I have no problem with that.
Do we have the time for that type of interview though?
I sure hope she grows up well despite what her former gov now president does, but I thought the idea was to get the word out to make things change for the better?
I thought what I heard from todays show was good. And there should be much more of it too!
But we need to hear more from middle America. We as middle America need to stand up and be heard loud and clear.
I’d like to se more politicians down there. Or at least have Brad get them on the phone or something.
This child did sound very smart and on top of whats going on, but she’s not of voting age yet is she? Can she change the future? We all hope so. Can she help us right now get out of this mess before it’s too late?
I doubt that.
Keep it going Brad, good job!
Here’s something from the discusion board at DU:
Photos of the Salt Lake City Protest
Hope to catch the Brad Show tomorrow during my noon hour.
Re: my post # 144
Oops! I probably should have warned dialup people that there are a lot of photos. Go get dinner or something while they download.
Looping rebroadcast is up;
http://www.WhiteRoseSociety.org/Bradshow.pls
and
http://www.WhiteRoseSociety.org/Bradshow.m3u
It will run until a half-hour before tomorrow’s show.
Thanks for those pix, bluebear2! Love to see them — love to see the crowds growing!
Chuck #143
I’m sure that Brad will have a good mix of guests, as he always does.
I saw (heard) the interview with Samantha in a different light.
I see mostly indifference/ ignorance about Iraq and politics among college students (my turf). Is it because their butts aren’t on the line/ in the lottery for the draft, as was the case back in my college days?
I found it refreshing and encouraging to hear Samantha’s sentiments. Yeah, she’s a kid, not even of voting age, but she’s got parents, who presumably are. The "Samanthas" help get the word out to others of her own age, who, hopefully, will start asking their parents "Why are we in Iraq", if they haven’t already.
VG
Look out!! Here they come!!!
Bush Backers Amass to Counter ‘Peace Mom’
All 30 of them! It amazes me how these folks think Cindy is disrespecting the soldiers.
I feel she is giving them every bit of respect they deserve by demanding a reason that they are sacrificeing so much.
A friend of mine was in the 101st Calvery during the initial invasion. Fortunatly he made it through without being injured – physicaly anyway, psychologicaly could take some time to know for sure.
On his first leave he came home proclaiming that we were only in it for the oil! He was quite distraught over that conclusion.
Thanks again for all your hard work Brad.
Did you guys here about the private goons who came into a Utah rave and viciously attacked the teens and twentysomethings? Apparently these guys claimed to be "secret service." These are the same goons who forced the Denver 3 out of the Bush Social Security Bamboozle for having a "No war for oil" bumper sticker. The guy over at WhatReallyHappened.com got a video clip of it. Straight busted this time. Caught on tape! Stay tuned, this could be huge. Whatreallyhappened.com is already getting DOS attacks. Anyone else notice the huge increase in DOS hack attacks hitting liberal and alternative media websites the past two months? It’s really been bad. This smells like a coordinated effort. Probably AEI or Heritage Foundation.
Bluebear2,
You’re in the groove with those clickable links!!!!!
Thanks Ben! Much appreciated.
Re #133, too funny. Be sure to read Palast’s entire column. Last line…During the war in Vietnam, the President was a combat pilot assigned to protect Houston from Viet Cong attack.
Valley Girl, To link is to serve!
Mondo, # 150 Thanks for the What really happened link.
I went to it and got the following:
THE UTAH RAVE VIDEO
Posted Aug 22, 2005 09:56 AM PST
Category: DICTATORSHIP
UPDTAE: Sorry folks, I had to remove these video files because my server was getting slammed by someone requesting the video file over and over and over. Those who did succeed in getting it downloaded (and there are copies springing up all over now) please share the file.
Hopefuly it will resurface.
While there I came across this story:
THE LIE OF THE CENTURY
Which pretty well sums up all the evidence.
Thanks Ben from me, too. That was frustrating – Buffering wasn’t bad, but disconnecting every minute or a minute and a half. I finally had to give up. Was it because of server capacity?
Kira #147
You’re welcome.
Have a good evening, it’s time to go home now for me.
I can’t wait – should have dsl up and running at home soon. Then I won’t have to stay late at work to check out the blogs etc.
I’ll be linking my home email to my name at that time in case any of the 6 or 7 want to correspond or know more about me.
If anyone comes across a link for the Salt Lake City party raid post it here. (That’s party raid not panty raid!)
Mondo #150
Just checked out your blogspot link. Great reading, and I bookmarked it.
So you’re and LA DJ? Interesting. How did you find Brad Blog?
Some links to the Utah rave story were posted earlier on this thread. I tried to check it out via Google. I found the comments from folks there, and the "official view", but not too much else. Conflicting info about permits, etc., but no hard info about ACLU suit, etc. mentioned earlier.
Keep us posted.
"go home now for me"
Fine sentence structure there! LOL
Chuck
A little more sensitivity is order when speaking to or about children. Don’t you think she read this thread to see what a ‘good job’ she did? You were mean and it was uncalled for.
And Chuck, I don’t give a damn about votes right now .
And I ALWAYS make time to talk with children, and to listen to what they say.
Try it, they are very honest and wise.
Just had to stop back.
Here is another link to the party video thanks to DailyKos:
Facism in Utah
This is unf*ckin’ real!
These guys are in full military outfits, flack jackets and all.
I think the video may be from the camera which a friend of the photographer’s managed to get away with as mentioned in the earlier story. It ends with someone shouting to put down the camera and ends with a blur.
Hell I was involved in the takeover of my College’s ROTC offices in ’69 and all we had to contend with were the campus police who actualy helped us out on a few occasions with food and drink.
Guess I’m dating myself there!
#159 Nana
I’ll add to that–
Samantha, I heard your interview, live.
You did an awesome job. I am proud of you. You are our future!
Brad always chooses the guests he interviews with great care, to bring us the best and most thoughful voices out there. Congratulations!
VG
You guys are absolutely the BEST!
Valley Girl,
As it happens I hung out at Michael Powell’s bookstore in Chicago back in the 70s… I was going to University of Chicago, and missed my pets. I got to know his store cats very well.
-Ben
Ben #163
Thanks for the info about Powell/’s. Your 70s time in Powell’s sounds like heaven to me. I’d love to be able to hang out in a bookstore with cats. I’ve not been to any of the current stores, as I’m now a coast away, alas. Do they have cats too?
All of my Powell’s purchases have been made online, and that’s always my first stop for books, new or used. They have great customer service, and even though I interact online, it still feels "personal" when I make purchases.
Again, thanks for making it possible for me to hear the Brad Show.
VG
#160 Bluebear2
😉
You already dated yourself, at least to those of us in the know (or moi only?), when you said it was a party raid, not a panty raid.
’69 was a memorable year, for sure!!!!
VG
Valley Girl, (#165)
They do have cats, and they write about them in their online newsletter, but as they pulled up stakes and moved to Oregon, I can no longer visit them.
-Ben
Nana,
And that attitude is why we are here now, in this mess. Good job.
Our children will have no future if this keeps up. But you go on and do what you do.
You’re very combative BTW. :plain:
Chuck,
What the HELL are you going ON about???
Nana "combative"?
Nana is on our side. The side of "What-the-hell-happened-to-this-country" and "Let’s-get-it-back-on-track!!"
You seem to have a very thin skin! Nobody’s attacking you, darlin’. A little healthy disagreement does not constitute combat, imho.
Thanks Joan, your a doll! and I love your posts, they always ‘lift’ me.
CHUCK , pfft!!!
Thank You
Cindy Sheehan for standing up and reminding the Nation ;We Have The Right to Protest! Remember the Boston Tea Party? We stood up to the KING and again we are standing up to the KING.
Also Kudoo’s to you Brad, keep it up. I am praying for the success of all of you!
Joan Baez Thank You for your contribution to the cause!
GOD BLESS US ALL, OH I FORGOT; I CAN’T SAY THAT,THAT IS ONLY THE RIGHT WINGERS, THE NEO CON’S THAT HAVE THE EAR OF GOD!
Valley Girl #165
LOL
Kira – your #54 ends as follows: "…just 26 percent support the president’s argument that large numbers of U.S. military personnel should remain in Iraq for as long as it takes to achieve the administration’s goals there." Now then, what we need here is a clear explanation of eactly what those "goals" are…
BB2 #172
If you happen to check back, can you tell me if you are vintage ’69?
Valley Girl #173,
Not quite sure what you mean. I was 19 years old at that time if that answers your question.
Hmm clicked on link generator and got "Connection refused" message.
BB2 #174
Yes, it answers my question– What I meant was did you graduate from college in ’69? (It was the first year of the draft lottery, as I’m sure you remember.)
VG
Valley Girl #174
Actualy I believe it started before that. My 18th birthday was in Nov ’67 and my draft physical was shortly after that – spring of ’98 I believe. I already had a very low lottery number at that time – like 26 or so. They were calling up to 200 something.
The scene at the physical was very similar to that in Alice’s Restaurant. There were quite a few who spontaniously chose to disobay the personel. They would tell us to sit and face the front of the room. We would face the back. Things like that.
Fortunatly I had severe childhood asthma which gave me a 1Y keeping me out. They say stress can bring on an attack. Although it still flares up from time to time, my last major attack requiring emergency medical intervention was 2 days before my physical.