While I’ve been so busy over the last several months, pushing folks to support other worthy causes, etc., I’ve been unable to find a moment to do any actual (much needed) fundraising for The BRAD BLOG. Plus, I really hate to beg. But don’t have much of a choice. By and large, it is reader donations that keep us going. At least until some big funder shows up and makes our day.
Until then, two different American heroes have generously donated several signed copies of their books for us to sell as premiums. They are both signed exclusively by the authors to BRAD BLOG’s readers…
I strongly recommend each of these books and will ship either to you for a donation of $50 or more. A donation of $75 or more gets you both of the books if you’d like (while supplies last.) Please include your preference and mailing address when donating here.
Professor Spencer Overton was the brave dissenter from the phony Baker/Carter “Blue Ribbon” National Election Reform Commission. His dissent was not allowed in full by the commission. It is here. We reported on the Baker/Carter scam from the get-go (only the crooks at the ACVR could possibly consider James A. Baker, who went to the Supreme Court to keep American votes from being counted in 2000, an appropriate person to head up an election reform commission!) Overton was one of the commissioners who refused to play along with the scam, which is detailed in his new book Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppresssion.
Paul Rieckhoff has been one of my heroes since speaking up, long before it was popular, in calling out the Bush Administration for their deplorable lack of support for the troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Upon leaving his Wall Street job to go and fight after 9/11, he eventually found himself leading a squad into Baghdad in what would become our current quagmire. He formed the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA, formerly Op-Truth) not long after his return. His harrowing first-hand accounts of that effort are detailed in Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier’s Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington.
Supplies are very limited (about 10 of each), so I’ll try to update this item when either or both books are no longer available. It’s first-come, first-served, so please donate today.
A world of thanks to both Spencer and Paul for their tremendous generosity! As well, my thanks to you for your continuing support and my apologies for this necessary disruption as we all barrel forward with democracy together…into the unknown.
Also watch this video to see yet another reason to support the Brad Blog…..timely, actual journalism on real issues that matter. Or get one of the books. Whatever. But watch the flick and think back to July when Brad turned the alarm on high.
Hey!
The preview showed the thumbnail and everything!
Bummer.
Well here’s the plain ‘ol link… http://blip.tv/file/93591
No need for apologies, Brad. We’re all in this together and you’re doing way more than your part — as usual!
Would love to hear how last night went at the J-J Dinner!
Donation on the way! Thanks for all you’re doing!
THOSE BASTARDS!!!
‘s happening right now!!!
NPR’s live call in radio show has the number 1-800-423-8255
I have called them repeatedly, checking to see that I’m calling the right number and have now been redirected to a
PHONE SEX LINE!!!
THOSE BASTARDS!!!
It’s happening right now!!!
NPR’s live call in radio show has the number 1-800-423-8255
I have called them repeatedly, checking to see that I’m calling the right number and have now been redirected to a
PHONE SEX LINE!!!
Uhmmm
I’m so pissed…
The NPR show is concerning voting; with Avi Rubin and Mark Crispin Miller as panelists, and somehow my call was redirected to a phone sex line instead of to the show. Did this happen to anyone else?
shw
Count me in!
And as always, thanks Brad.
You know what always bugged me, I’m not sure which news castor it was, but on the night of the 2004 election he said at the bitter end of the night when the Ohio count was too close to call, Karl Rove was going to his “bat cave ” to celebrate! Shortly after that magically our Chimp in Cheif won! Does anybody else remember this???????????????????????
I sure would have liked to see what levers and buttons he was pushing that night. Can we keep a camera on him this year?
Another thing.
I would like all Govenors, National Gaurdsmen, Police, and Military Officers to start thinking about NOW, is how to handle American Citizens exercising their right to PEACEFULLY DEMONSTRATE in the streets after this election. I have a bad feeling these criminals are going to try to declare martial law when they try to steal this election and we come out en masse.
Maybe I’m psychic or something. Ha Ha Ha!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After the elections, I hope Brad is ready to do some serious digging and investigations into a reported land-deal in Paraguay.
Has us wondering if Bush DOES have an exit strategy.
For himself…:-P
AIR AMERICA RADIO “BLACK LISTED” Link
http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310008
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2983
AIR AMERICA RADIO “BLACK LISTED” Link