I don't know if anyone mentioned it or not yet, but you can download Thursdays Brads PBC show over at The White Rose Society
Link

Floridiot: Thanks for the link. I missed the first part of the show.

Man, I'm listening to yesterday's show, and, dude! Yer packin' in the informazione like sardines here. Amazing. Good work.

Yikes! And you just earned about three THOUSAND Brownie points for the segment on the Iran scene! Excellent, excellent, excellent!

Thanks for posting the link for White Rose, Floridiot!! I listened to the show yesterday, but always miss some little bits here & there. I especially wanted to listen to the CNN exerpt again, very carefully.

Great catch on that, Brad and extremely important.

Anybody know exactly when that clip was aired?

TIA, Kira

PS The clip starts at 2:12:05 for anybody who wants to scrutinize it.

Got it:

Aired January 30, 2007
ANNOUNCER: This is CNN Breaking News [abt. 1/3 down the page]

BLITZER: We're getting breaking news, potentially a very, very significant story about that sneak attack on a military compound --- a U.S. military compound in the Iraqi town of Karbala that led to the deaths of five American soldiers in recent days. Could agents from Iran, Iran have been responsible?

Our Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr has the story --- Barbara.

BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, CNN has learned that military investigators are looking into the possibility that an attack on a Karbala compound January 20 that killed five U.S. troops may, may have been carried out by either Iranians or Iranian trained operatives --- this word coming from officials in more than one government agency.

One official saying quote, "people are looking at this seriously" --- officials emphasize this is only a preliminary look. That they have no final conclusion, but why are they looking out down this road? Why are they saying it is possible that Iranians were behind it? Officials saying it is the level of sophistication and coordination and how this attack was carried out that it is far beyond the capabilities, they say, of the foreign fighters or the Shia militia groups that they have seen operate in the past.

Some of the indicators they're looking at, the attackers appear to have spoken English fairly well. That helped them get past some of the checkpoints. How they got maybe U.S. style military uniforms, how they came into possession of vehicles similar to those used by U.S. troops. Five U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack, one at the site. [more at link]

Hmmmmmmmm.....veddy interrrestink; em-phah-sis on the stink.

Fingers crossed that we get a network signal from here! Will we be late getting on the air? We'll find out!

Ok - I'm listening to Peter B. now --- when do you come on Brad?

What th' hell time is it anyway? WW3 is keeping me tied up in knots.

What I'm listening to is Peter B. broadcasting live from Washington DC --- ?? Am I on the right channel?

Standing by ....

Nuthin yet

Listening to Peter B. DC show while I'm waiting .... pretty good ... Sounds a bit like Brad so kinda confusing

dum-dee-dum.....la-la-la-la.....waiting patiently....tap-tap-tap....

STILL HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HOOKING UP TO THE NETWORK....

PLEASE STAND BY ---

WE'RE PLAYING A BACKUP PETER B. COLLINS SHOW UNTIL WE GET THE SIGNAL UP...

HANG IN THERE WITH US!

Thanks Des for the update!

Floridiot - you got any gum while we're waiting?

No gum....but I feel like I'm back listening to Crawford again (remember them problems ?)

If I remember correctly, down in Crawford they musta went through a dozen laptops to git er dun

While we're waiting, fry your hair with this latest comment over at Winter Patriot's site:

According to The Fresno Bee, the aircraft carrier, USS Reagan, has just been ordered out of port – early!

That’s either very expensive saber-rattling, or it’s preparation for war.
Karen | 02.02.07 - 6:36 pm |

Oh yeah, they're gonna do it all right, why else do you think they kept "the Crazies" in "The Basement" during Bush 1
They came upstairs on Bush II

I remember Crawford!!! Those were some fun times even with all the snafus.

Love Ray McGovern! He don't hold back. All the crazies from then & all the new ones that crawled out of their rat nests over the last 7 years. It's just hard to believe, isn't it?

Uh-oh ... sounds like a serious snafu for this show. ???

hey Foplks
I'm in the middle of taking down my CRISTMAS TREE, and that means it's the LAST DAY OF CHRISTMAS....... I guess. WATCH OUT FOR THE DRAGONS IN ETERNALTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry That was suppose to be FOLKS.

ANCIENT!!! I'm motivated now. Maybe I'll take mine down tonight - Hahaha! High-5 to ya.

Yeah Ray's good, like that goofy f##kin Bolton comes out last week and says the US doesn't want a unified Iraq, WTF is wrong with them kooks

I'm still lookin at my tree too !!!!

Better take it down, shes gettin purdy dusty

They ARE the CRAZIES. I really believe they are INSANE.

Maybe there is something to the alternate universe theory ...

Funnee! I didn't know I had so much company. Yup, I've been thinking about the dust factor. That's not good.

PS
Better enjoy our Xmas as long as we can cuz it could be our last if these fu*ks have their way.

UPDATE: TECH PROBS CAUSE PLAN B!!!

LIVE FROM PHOENIX!!! JOIN US! SORRY ABOUT THE CONFUSION!

Still waiting for ya Brad. I'm very tenacious.

HURRY UP!!!! (kidding)

It's the CIA interference, I tell ya . . .

12 mins to go .... 'pant'..'pant'

Kira, Glad to see your making good use of your time . . .

Thank you for noticing, JOJ... :-p

YEE-HAW!!! I hear ya Brad!

I'd like to see a few of them vote hackers put in the pink PJs down there in Maricopa County (tent)jail

#39 Ya, with hardened steel bling bling . . .

WooHoo! I hear the NOISE.

Who's on now? Wouldn't ya know I had a long distance phone call just as Brad was getting started

Are we all back now?!

Sorry! I killed the thread accidentally in the panic to get on the air!

OKAY WE'RE BACK --- THE OPEN THREAD HAS BEEN RESURRECTED!

THANKS KIRA FOR LETTING US KNOW --

THREAD AWAY, FOLKS, WE'RE BACK ON THE MIKE MALLOY SHOW NOW

#18 - The Reagan is heading to a WesPac cruise. They are replacing the Stennis which is the second carrier in the Gulf. The Honolulu Star Bulletin reports it all:
Link

Thought I was going crazy for awhile looking for it!!! :-p

Thanks Brad & Des. GREAT show & call-ins!

Cheers!

I'll disagree with you brad, just to get on the air!

How Bush stole the 2000 and 2004 elections.
How the Exit polls low-balled the 2006 Democratic vote

It's all in THE Math:
http://www.geocities.com...ruthIsAllFAQResponse.htm

Hey Brad, if you're still going to be around on Thursday, we'd be honored to have you join us at Drinking Liberally in Tempe AZ.

We meet at Casey Moore's, 850 S. Ash,
from 5:30 PM to whenever.

Great job on the show tonight!

Here's a topic worth talking about.

Arlen Specter's questioning of Bush's war powers made me think of another dark time in our nations history, the McCarthy era. A time when the people were also terrorized by their government. Lives and careers were ruined by this man's which hunt for communists, hiding under each and every American's bed. Then came the day during the McCarthy hearings that Joseph Welch spoke back to this monster, with the simple phrase, "At long last, have you no sense of decency, sir?" That Moment began McCarthy's downfall.
Now we have a Republican challenging Bush's war power's with a similar moment. Let us hope that history can repeat itself, and now can be the beginning of Bush's downfall. Another bully bites the dust.
I had to make this the topic of my latest cartoon, see it at my website
www.whatnowtoons.com

Yup John Gideon, WW3 - if it hasn't already started, this latest action will.

Hey finally found how to get here.

I am glad to find this part of the blog. I have read it for a long time and never realized this was here.

Remember this link was it ?Emily? who called in [sorry I didn't quite catch her name]:

www.defendersofdemocracy.com

Hey Sarge!

I am a Vietnam Era Vet and I protest the war but certainly support the troops. Now I know he is a liar, he is a recruiter.

You got 'im Brad! Good for you!!!

Why Brad is getting calls that are more wierd than Mike usually gets. They must think Brad isn't smart. LOL jokes on them.

I do not believe this baby killer guy. I protested in the seventies against the war in Vietnam. Not there and not now have I ever heard ANYBODY ever yell baby killers. Bullcrap, we were then and now, trying to get our soldiers back alive. Thats what the protests are about. I believe this baby killer is a republican myth.
www.whatnowtoons.com

Brad You are the man!! Glad you told that guy the facts about how we really support the troops.

I am still out here. Glad you are subbing for Mike Malloy!! Was a nice surprise to hear you again.

I was at the United for Peace and Justice Rally in DC. It was amazing . . . and one of the veterans told us of how he came home to indifference.

Our Anti War demonstration, he was almost in tears and said "This is the first time I felt like I had really come home."

Videos are on You Tube. I had hoped you would come out for that one Sent you a video I made of the event in your email.

((waves at Kira, will call you soon))

I don't have photo id and I vote. With this I can't vote unless I get a DL I don't need since I don't drive.

They alway pick on the substitute teacher. LOL

good job on voter id, brad. Washington's gubernatorial election contest in 2004 featured both sides spending MILLIONS to scour the state for all kinds of visible voter fraud like double voting dead people voting etc, and came up with nothing sufficient to close the gap on a 43 vote race.....

Take a poll, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR LICENSE IS TODAY? Perhaps 2 percent or 5 percent don't, and they are overwhelmingly Democratic. Thus, voter ID....

Go Brad! Rip that guy a new Asshole, he is full of Shit!

I never heard anyone call the troops baby killers!

And what if your drivers license doesn't have your current address? Mine doesn't. If if didn't vote absentee, I wouldn't have been allowed to vote.

I been waiting for this all day, Then I woke up late 6:45 PM, all good, I hear something about DRE's in Florida and a guy went nuts about the Order Form or something, then commercials, then No sound at all from 7:00 PM on out here in sacramento Talk City 1240Khz AM. It's 8:15 and still not up. No Signal at all.

I guess I'll be trying to catch this archived somewhere. (hopefully something I can actually download on my modem)

It sure seems like coincidence everytime some important show like this goes on.

Oh well, someone screwed up. At least I know it wasn't 1240Khz in Sacramento.

Hey Sarge! Welcome to the blog, & thank you!

Sorry can't hang around, but I got work to do at UnreportedNews.Net. Nice communicating with all of you.

Hey it's Sarge from the Mike Malloy show! ! ! &

http://unreportednews.net/

Hi Sarge ! Good Work !

Bye Sarge! See ya later.

Hey Jude!!! Yes, let's talk soon!!!

Thanks, Paul...

JENNIFER BRUNNER'S PLAN and MY NE OH RIGHTWING RAG

New Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has called for using voter rolls to recruit poll workers, which I TOTALLY SUPPORT. My right-wing fishwrap, the Lake County News Herald has a different idea:

http://www.zwire.com/sit...;dept_id=21846&rfi=6

Find a better way to get poll workers

This editorial is deliberately spewing DISINFORMATION:

"Let's also not forget that the ranks of registered voters are slim now because so many choose not to sign up for fear of being called for jury duty. Imagine how much further this would deplete the pool."

Last I checked we had a near RECORD of NEW registered voters in Ohio in 2004!!!

The issued right-wing "talking points" go like this:

It's fraught with pitfalls that include a need to define acceptable hardships to escape responsibility to serve and the inevitable lawsuits that would challenge every facet of the plan.

On top of THAT they think high school students would be better than REGISTERED ADULT VOTERS to run our elections because "This method also could help high school students obtain community service hours for graduation" and "Teens are savvy with technology" despite "The average age of someone who assists voters at the polls is 72".

POST A COMMENT to the Newsless-Herald or write
Publisher, Steve Roszczyk E-mail
CONTACT PAGE

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JOJ, thanks for making that clickable link.

And all..

Sen. Reid says Kerry "got a bad count in Ohio" in 2004 but says he's a "good American" who "pulled the plug" on Ohio. See http://www.tinyurl.com/2exbto

Hey, politicians, these offices are not your PERSONAL PROPERTY, your personal feelings and future career considerations are trumped by the public's need to measure its will properly and determine the consent of the governed properly.

Incredible how Reid now admits Ohio had a bad count yet still thinks its cool not to pursue the truth. Even in the face of recent felony convictions for rigging the presidential recount in Ohio in 2004.

We need to give the Carrie Nation treatment to all of these voting machines. Take an axe to them!

ONe of the very few selling points for DREs was reducing undervotes by reminding voters they "forgot" to vote on certain races, etc. (thus also causing some voters to falsely conclude they MUST vote in all races in order to finish...)

Lesson of Sarasota: Even the few selling points of DREs turn out to be untrue

Thanks for taking my call. Want to remind all that Molly Ivens (another gold standard in liberal spirit and voice) died of cancer this week. Her memorial will be held this weekend in Austin. thanks.

Kathleen in Austin

It's so discouraging when the media & members of congress on both sides keep saying "but it wouldn't have changed the outcome of the vote." Hell, I say. Add everything up folks...dimwits.

I get a definite feeling of complicity from the Democrats' actions/reactions & statements. We need to take back control of Congress - they should be working for us not the lobbyists.

There is no question in my mind that these voting machines are changing the outcomes of many elections. Plus they have the complicity of the major news media to sell their lies of how the vote became what it did.
These monsters are among us, shredding our democracy in tiny pieces. They have Privatized our vote to the Corporate elite, who, with intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this democracy with envious eyes,and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. And early in the twenty-first century came the great deception.
Yes, the Robber Barron's are back, and this time they have locked down the voice of the people with these technological terrors. Now on the eve of what seems to be a democratic victory in the House and Senate, the shadow of these vote eating monsters looms over our greatest hopes for a return to a Jeffersonian democracy. My latest cartoon "The Monster That Ate My Vote" can be seen at my website.

http://www.whatnowtoons.com/#063

Yes, Kathleen - Godspeed Molly, but we really miss you!
Here's Brad's Tribute Post to Molly

Thanks for the link to your toons! They're great!

Glad you like them Kira. I want to do my part to inform people with cartoons. Many will not read an article, but will read a toon.
Thanks again
www.whatnowtoons.com

Good Shows, Brad! Can't wait to hear the parts I missed when links go up tomorrow.

Thank you.

Feb 2 2007, 8:54PM - Still no signal out here in Sacramento.

I'm assuming (From White Rose Society)
CollinsShow-(1-2-2007).mp3 (Yesterday's)
CollinsShow-(2-2-2007).mp3 (Today's)

Or should I be looking at Mike Malloy's archives?
I don't mind downloading big files as long as it's the right ones.

Thank you again, Kira! Wouldn't have known the thread came down accidentally!

You guys all rock, but we gotta get outta the studio (cuz engineer Ian has a date and has to lock the doors!)

That was fun. Let's do it again sometime, somewhere, soon

Brad, how do i submit my political cartoon site to your list of political cartoons?
www.whatnowtoons.com

That was a blast . . . Cheers!

Glad I could help out, Brad!
Cheers it is!

Excellent work, Brad. I was able to listen to much of the show, and you were getting some good information out there through your discussions with callers.

"Baby killers"...It was predictable after the "spitters". Throw a few sleazy allegations (that have kind of an urban legend appeal to susceptible people) out there to spoil the discussion and muddy the issues. As usual, liars and purveyors of sleaze are the most indignant people you will find. Called a baby killer three times...that's a bit overdoing it.

Now can we get rid of DRE's in California?

Did I forget to say the show was a ton of fun, too?

I missed the "baby killers" call. Sounds like a hannity fan to me.

It was great meeting you, Brad! My hero! You are even more charming in person.

On the way to the Union Hall, the producer (on the radio) said that there were problems with getting the signal out. When I picked up my daughter, we were wondering if you would even stick around the Hall --- decided to give it a try anyway. Glad we did coz there you were!

I met lots of nice people when the group moved over to the studio. I missed parts of the show because we were chatting so much. I hope we can catch it on a link tomorrow.

Thanks for the opportunity to mix and mingle while discussing our vote. I hope you come to Phoenix again soon!

Great show Brad
Didn't even know when it was scheduled and caught it by chance ( time differnces ). I usually listen to the MP3 the next day. There was an add for a child restrainer that I initally thought was for valium. The woman sounded like she needed it. Then those "shills"? you were so patient with finally managed to piss you off just a little and I thought yeah Brad could also use some valium. I'll bet Bush/Cheney have shares in it.
I'm also glad that you are able to deal with the e-voting issue from a non-partizan perspective. Its very easy for people like myself who do not put our real names and faces to the issue to see only the very real partisan aspect of what is happening and shoot our mouths off which is ok sometimes.

However I am glad that you manage to really attack specifics, can keep common ground and focus on the higher ground. You are the leader (te he) so need to do that or our direction will just be negative.

I am still "sort of" working on that page

OK, now I can try to find some links so I can listen to the shows. I miss a lot, being 6 hours ahead of the East Coast and all, but listening to the Bradcast sounds like a great way to spend some time this balmy Prague afternoon, crocuses and myrtle a-blooming out back and all. Funny, I finally pulled the plug on my Christmas tree yesterday. It's currently out back, drying out even further - it will serve wonderfully all summer as kindling for the charcoal in the ole Weber. Great to hear from all these new voices, along with some old and well-missed voices (ahem, Kira!). The Sord seems to be spreading, hooray!

Here's the skam, starting under Reagan: Skyrocket military spending, for the Military Industrial Complex War Profiteers...THEN SAY "Now we have to cut spending on social programs because the deficit is so high." It's high because of MILITARY SPENDING!!! THIS IS THE PLAN!!!

Bush is asking for $245 billion RIGHT NOW for more war, BUT THEN SAYING HE HAS TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE! START WRITING YOUR CONGRESSMAN THAT WE KNOW THE PLAN!!!

PUT THESE STORIES SIDE BY SIDE:

1. BUSH BEGS FOR $245 BILLION FOR WAR:

http://www.rawstory.com/...0070202%2FD8N1NGRG0.html

2. BUSH SAYS WE HAVE TO CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE:

http://www.rawstory.com/...s_face_cuts_in_0203.html

THEN TIE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH THIS:

Why the US Is Not Leaving Iraq: The Booming Business of War Profiteers

http://www.globalresearc...70112&articleId=4423

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Czaragorn!!! Beeg Hug & Kiss to you. Your weather sounds delightful! We've had back & forth balmy mixed with bone-chillin. Speaking of grillin' we're just about to put a slab of ribs on our Big Green Egg [love that thing].

I've thought about leaving my tree up so I can celebrate Xmas in July!!! [just kidding!]

Nice work, Big Dan. Democracy Now should HIRE you!

Thanks for that link, JOJ, I need to contact them about my area where Air America was recently dropped for yet another far-right, gag-fest, war-mongering, Liberal-hating station.

Tired of the lies?

I'd like to suggest an alternative to the swirl of corporate propaganda most of us consume every day.

Consider this:
- Both corrupt, corporate controlled parties have allowed 5 CEOs to take control of 80% of our traditional media – TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Billboards, etc.
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- There is an alternative, in addition to this excellent blog, to the corrupt, corporate controlled propaganda we experience every minute of every day from cradle to grave
- If you are tired of the endless onslaught of lies, half-truths, and lies of omission

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http://www.democracynow.....pl?sid=07/02/02/1533228

Headlines for Friday, February 2, 2007
- Human-Caused Global Warming Could be Insurmountable
- Scientists Offered $10,000 to Challenge Climate Report
- Exxon-Mobil Posts Record $39.5 Billion Profit
- 60 Killed, 150 Wounded in Iraq Bombing
- Study: Iraq Escalation Could Double in Size, Cost
- Senate Approve Min. Wage Increase
- 20-Year US Effort to Deport Palestinian Activists Dismissed
- Florida to Abandon Touch-Screen Voting

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US Death Toll in Iraq has now exceeded the 9/11 Death Toll.
What's the president's solution? Escalate and murder US soldiers and Iraqis at an even higher rate! What are you going to do about it?

Current Iraq Death Toll

Upcoming Iraq War Street Protests:
3/17/07 - 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War

Steve:

THANK YOU!

I've been suggesting LINK-TV and Free Speech TV, including Democracy NOW! news, the INN Report (who interviewed Brad once; Lenny Charles), and Libery News.

Get off your ass, dump cable and directv, and get DISH because they offer what we want: channels 9410 LINK-TV and 9415 Free Speech TV.

DirecTV offers only LINK (why don't they offer FSTV?), and cable NOTHING.

DISH is $19.99 for 10 months/120 digital channels, including LINK-TV and FSTV. Cable is $60/month for SHIT! I know, I had it. DISH will go up to 29.99 after 10 months, still about half of cable.

Go with the company that offers WHAT WE WANT!

I had to wait to hear the shows on podcast. Brad, you certainly have the stuff it takes to host your own radio show!

That guy who called to say he thought integrity in elections was a good thing, but he couldn't understand why the Democrats were focusing on it so much suffered from having you on the show. Malloy would have cut him off at the knees. You gave him a little more time to make a fool out of himself, but keep his knees.

Larry Bergan - You know me. Always giving 'em just enough rope

Big Dan - Just FYI, I've been on INN World Report, interviewed by Lenny, probably a half a dozen times or so. You need to watch closer

Brad: I watch it all the time. I can't believe I missed the other ones!!! I only saw you once. I really like that Lenny Charles, btw...