{"id":1546,"date":"2005-07-08T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2005-07-08T19:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2007-09-20T11:08:48","modified_gmt":"2007-09-20T18:08:48","slug":"the-blogathon-at-a-glance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bbnewdb.webbyspice.com\/?p=1546","title":{"rendered":"The BLOGATHON at a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/Images\/BradBlogathon.gif\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a><i>Guest blogged by <a href=\"http:\/\/winterpatriot.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Patriot<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradStore\">Visit The BRAD STORE<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/7fgoe\" target=\"_blank\">Donate via Credit Card or PayPal<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001573.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Donate via Snail Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The BradBlog&#8217;s First Annual BLOGATHON is underway! A handful of faithful readers have <i>liberated<\/i> the Brad Blog and are now <i>in control<\/i>. As far as we know, nothing like this has ever been done before. So if we look like we don&#8217;t know what we&#8217;re doing, that&#8217;s the basic idea! But we&#8217;re not the only ones. Nobody knows what we&#8217;re doing!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradStore\">Look What We Have At The BRAD STORE!!<\/a> but <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/7fgoe\" target=\"_blank\">We Still Need More Donations<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001573.htm\" target=\"_blank\">You Can Donate By Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll leave this stay-on-top item up-on-top for the whole BLOGATHON, and we&#8217;ll update it frequently throughout the event. So please check in here often to see what&#8217;s new, what&#8217;s coming up soon, and how to catch up on anything you&#8217;ve missed!!<\/p>\n<p><u><b>A BLOGATHON-INSPIRED <a href=\"http:\/\/bradblogathon.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><u>GRAND OPENING<\/u><\/a>:<\/b><\/u><br \/>\nPlease visit <a href=\"http:\/\/bradblogathon.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">The BRAD STORE<\/a> during its <a href=\"http:\/\/bradblogathon.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Opening!<\/a> If you don&#8217;t feel like <a href=\"http:\/\/bradblogathon.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">buying<\/a> anything, then please make <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/7fgoe\" target=\"_blank\">a donation via PayPal<\/a> or else please make <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001573.htm\" target=\"_blank\">a donation via snail mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If it seems like we&#8217;re trying to separate you from some of your money, yes! you&#8217;re catching on! \ud83d\ude09 Why? Here&#8217;s <i>just one<\/i> reason: Studio time for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradshow.com\" target=\"_blank\">The BRAD SHOW<\/a> costs $500 per week. Brad sells some ads but they never cover his studio time. So he pays the difference out of his own pocket. Anyone wondering whether it&#8217;s worth it should visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradshow.com\" target=\"_blank\">The BRAD SHOW<\/a> and listen to some interviews. Where else can you hear radio like that? And how else can he pay for it? Yes? Right! Now you&#8217;re catching on!<\/p>\n<p><u><b>WE&#8217;RE FUNDRAISING &#8212; PLEASE HELP!<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001580.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Some Great Gift Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001567.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Let The Silent Auctions Begin!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001557.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Fractal Art from Peg C.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001570.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The BRAD STORE Is Now Open!!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001570.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Go There And Buy Something &#8212; Or Else!!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/7fgoe\" target=\"_blank\">Make A Donation via Credit Card or PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001573.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Make A Donation via Snail Mail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradStore\">Visit The BRAD STORE!!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, we&#8217;re begging &#8212; a bit! &#8212; but on the other hand, look at what we&#8217;ve been up to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u><b>BREAKING NEWS<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001582.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Scottie Takes a Break from Lying about Rove to Lie about Terrorism&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001575.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Noe Taint Spreading: Look Out Washington!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001574.htm\" target=\"_blank\">White House Backs Away From Rove!!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001571.htm\" target=\"_blank\">FITRAKIS: Hocking County Activists Go To Sheriff&#8217;s Dept!!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>BLOGATHON-RELATED THREADS<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001585.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Ladies And Gentlemen, Mr. Brad Friedman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001584.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Conyers to Friedman: &#8216;Great Appreciation And Many Thanks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001583.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Clint Curtis Puppy-Naming Contest Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001577.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Blogathon Continues&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001568.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Has The BRAD BLOG Been Hijacked?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001555.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Clint Curtis Puppy Naming Contest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001548.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Blogathon Guest Book<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001547.htm\" target=\"_blank\">When Did You Start Reading BRAD BLOG? And Why Did You Continue?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>SUNDAY&#8217;S LIVE GUEST BLOGGERS<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bob Koehler: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001558.htm\" target=\"_blank\">America, America<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Bob Fitrakis: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001559.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Open Letter To John Tanner&#8217; and &#8216;Indictment Of Incompetence&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Winter Patriot: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001560.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Double Whammy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Clint Curtis: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001561.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Whistleblower Blogs!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>SATURDAY&#8217;S LIVE GUEST BLOGGERS<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>David Cobb: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00001550.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;The New Voting Rights Movement&#8217; and &#8216;Fighting The Corporate Takeover&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Larisa Alexandrovna: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001552.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Some Recent Raw Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Winter Patriot: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001553.htm\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s Just Too Convenient<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>John Amato: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001554.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Sunday: The After Party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>FREE-RANGE GUEST BLOGGERS<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gandhi: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001581.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Does Reality Even Matter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Chris Floyd: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001578.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The Dream of Unlimited Swag: The Klepto-Plutocracy at War<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Bernie Ellis: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00001564.htm\" target=\"_blank\">To The Merry Blogsters At This BradBlogathon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Josh Mitteldorf: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001549.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Making The Most Of What You&#8217;ve Got<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradShow.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/BradShow\/Images\/TheBradShow_RawRadio_Small.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a><u><b>The BRAD SHOW<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MICHAEL SMITH<\/b> of the <i>London Sunday Times<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Karl Rove&#8217;s friend <b>BILL ISRAEL<\/b><\/li>\n<li>election auditors <b>JOHN BRAKEY<\/b> and <b>DAVID GRISCOMB<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A Tribute to Andy Stephenson<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Interviews with BRAD BLOGGERS <b>Kira<\/b> and <b>Steve<\/b><\/li>\n<li>and much much more!<\/li>\n<li><b>NOW AVAILABLE VIA<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradshow.com\" target=\"_blank\">The BRAD SHOW Archives<\/a><br \/>\nin case you didn&#8217;t catch the live show on Saturday or the ReBRADcast on Sunday!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>ALL BLOGGED OUT??<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001563.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Important Message<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001565.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday BRAD SHOW Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001562.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday BRAD SHOW Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001579.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Blogathon Tuesday Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001572.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Blogathon Monday Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001566.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Blogathon Sunday Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001556.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Blogathon Saturday Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001546.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Blogathon Friday Open Thread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><b>MANY THANKS and BEST WISHES<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to <b>Mike Malloy<\/b> of <i>Air America<\/i> for <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/AAR_MikeMalloy_Blogathon_070705.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">this very generous endorsement [mp3]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>to <b>Family and Friends<\/b> of our late friend <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/archives\/00001544.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Stephenson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"BBTOORepost\">This item is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/archives\/00001545.htm\">First Annual BRAD BLOGATHON<\/a>, conceived and implemented by readers of The BRAD BLOG! 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