Brad Friedman is an investigative journalist, blogger, broadcaster, muckraker, troublemaker and publisher of The BRAD BLOG, where he has broken enumerable stories over the years on everything from issues of election integrity to media malfeasance to national security whistleblowers.

He is also the co-founder of VelvetRevolution.us and a Fellow at the progressive Commonweal Institute.

Brad is a frequent guest on radio and TV and speaks across the country on a number of topics including election and media reform. He is also a frequent guest host on the radio for Mike Malloy, Randi Rhodes, Peter B. Collins and others.

He is the recipient of a Project Censored award for "Excellent in Investigative Journalism", has contributed to a number of books and appears in a number of documentary films. See his bio at The BRAD BLOG for more details...

Blog Entries by Brad Friedman

Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It Actually Matter?

31 Comments | Posted November 13, 2009 | 06:04 PM (EST)


Narrowing margin in post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope...

A potentially interesting situation is underway in New York's 23rd Congressional district where post-election canvassing of the recent special election for the U.S. House is still underway.

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Truth in Newsvertising

Posted November 11, 2009 | 12:29 AM (EST)


Apparently it must be stated -- over and again. The Fox "News" Channel is not a news channel; it's a Republican Party propaganda channel. As such, its first amendment right to say whatever it likes ought to be protected, but not its "right" to call itself "news". That's false advertising...

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'Tea Party Express II: Rise of the Tea Bags' - The Movie!

Posted October 28, 2009 | 01:04 PM (EST)


So we went out to Griffith Park out here in L.A. on Sunday to check out the kick-off day for the new "Tea Party Express II" national tour. Thought we might meet some interesting people and file a quick video report. Met a lot of interesting people, and so ended...

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FBI Whistleblower: Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'

24 Comments | Posted September 5, 2009 | 03:14 PM (EST)


Breaking Down the Under-Oath Disclosures of the Formerly-Gagged Sibel Edmonds...

It has now been over a week since the video tape and transcript from the remarkable 8/8/09 deposition of former FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was publicly released. Previously, the Bush Administration invoked the so-called "state secrets privilege" in order...

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Formerly-'Gagged' FBI Whistleblower Details Congressional Blackmail, Bribery, Espionage, Corruption in Remarkable Videotaped Deposition

23 Comments | Posted August 27, 2009 | 05:57 PM (EST)


Sibel Edmonds' full under-oath testimony transcript from Ohio election case, details explosive allegations against key members of Congress and other high-ranking State and Defense Department officials...

Just over two weeks ago, FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was finally allowed to speak about much of what the Bush Administration spent years trying...

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New Evidence Reveals Feds 'Coached, Cajoled, Threatened' Star Witness in Siegelman Case

Posted July 24, 2009 | 05:06 PM (EST)


Declarations filed in former AL Governor's request for new trial, describe government prosecutors manipulating key testimony, pressuring former aide in exchange for lighter sentence. Notes, communications and required FBI disclosures said illegally withheld from defense team.

How it's even possible that former Alabama Governor Don...

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Irony: Palin Used Official State Website for Private Rebuttal to Latest Ethics Complaint

65 Comments | Posted July 22, 2009 | 06:45 PM (EST)


PLUS: Did Palin attorney defame an ethics complainant in recent statement?

A brief, two paragraph statement [PDF] by the private attorney of Alaska's very-soon-to-be-former Gov. Sarah Palin was posted on the governor's official public state website on Monday.

Attributed to "THOMAS VAN FLEIN -- Personal Attorney for Governor Palin,"...

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O'Reilly Unrepentant, Tones Back 'Tiller the Killer' Rhetoric on First Show Since Murder

5 Comments | Posted June 4, 2009 | 12:48 PM (EST)


Claims himself victim of 'left-wing' cabal out to get him, Fox 'News'

Acknowledges Tiller broke no laws, but stands by 'reporting' nonetheless...

After years of demonizing Kansas physician Dr. George Tiller who was assassinated in his Wichita church on Sunday, Fox "News" host Bill...

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KY Election Officials Arrested, Charged With 'Changing Votes at E-Voting Machines'

Posted March 23, 2009 | 05:20 PM (EST)


Circuit court judge, county clerk, and election officials among eight indicted for gaming elections in 2002, 2004, 2006

County uses popular, unverifiable ES&S touch-screen voting systems...

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Those of us who have demanded transparent voting systems because we understand that only the ability for complete citizen oversight...

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I Don't Care About AIG's Bonuses

Posted March 19, 2009 | 10:29 AM (EST)


I guess I'm just in the minority here, but I'm having a bit of trouble getting exercised about $165 million (just to put that into perspective, the movie sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian had a budget of $200 million) in bonuses to AIG employees.

Yeah, it's...

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Exclusive: The New Voter Fraud Complaint Filed in CT Against the GOP's Ann Coulter

Posted February 12, 2009 | 11:17 AM (EST)


New allegations of absentee ballot fraud in '02 and '04, follow on her multiple voter fraud crimes in FL in '05, for which she was never 'cleared', as some media have inaccurately reported...

An official state investigation is now underway into multiple voter fraud charges against Rightwing author and one-time...

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Airwaves We Can Believe In (Or, The Return of Fairness)

Posted January 28, 2009 | 05:34 PM (EST)


Promises on the campaign trail are one thing, as are position statements posted on one's campaign website. But positions posted at Whitehouse.gov by a President are quite another and raise the bar, as far as I'm concerned, in regard to holding feet to the fire for any particular promise,...

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Exclusive: OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of GOP 'IT Guru' Threatened by Rove

Posted December 23, 2008 | 02:17 PM (EST)


Cliff Arnebeck, lead attorney in the growing federal election conspiracy case saysthe loss of key witness Mike Connell in last Friday's plain crash will not deter his pursuit of justice

U.S. Dept. of Justice ignored months-long effort to protect Connell following reported threats...

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Filibuster-Proof Democratic Majority Begins to Line Up in U.S. Senate

Posted November 7, 2008 | 11:46 AM (EST)


Still-Outstanding Races in AK, MN & GA May Well Add Up to 60 Seats for Democrats IF The Elections Are Counted As Per the Voters' Intent...

In case you haven't been able to keep up with our barrage of reporting over the last 48 to 72 hours -- concerning...

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PA Counties Said Unprepared to Serve Voters, Meet Court Order for Emergency Paper Ballots

Posted November 3, 2008 | 05:44 PM (EST)


Election Official: '80% of Counties Do Not Have Emergency Ballots'...

In the suburban county of Montgomery, just outside of Philadelphia, election officials have, inexcusably, been caught off guard by a new, court-mandated directive by PA's Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes.

The direct requires that counties have enough emergency paper...

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Oprah's Vote Lost & How You Can Fight to Assure It Doesn't Happen to You!

Posted November 1, 2008 | 04:38 PM (EST)


Last night, HuffPo posted a video showing Oprah Winfrey reacting to the fact that the touch-screen voting machine she voted on failed to properly register her vote on the screen.

"When I voted yesterday electronically, the first vote that you vote for on the ballot is the presidential candidate....

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Vote-Flipping Diebold Machine Removed, Quarantined in CO

Posted October 31, 2008 | 02:50 PM (EST)


Karen Long, Adams County Clerk Takes Action After Voter Sees Vote Flip Repeatedly to Republican Candidate in State With Long History of E-Voting Failures

Watchdog Group Issues Press Release Calling for No 'Recalibration', Immediate Removal, Impounding of Such Machines...

A county clerk in Colorado has finally done the right thing...

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John McCain: "One of the Greatest Frauds in Voter History"

Posted October 16, 2008 | 10:47 PM (EST)


Some (But Not Enough) Republicans Backing Away from the GOP's ACORN 'Voter Fraud' Hoax as John McCain Puts Winning by 'Destroying the Fabric of Democracy' First, and His Country and its Democratic Ideals a Distant Second...

Hopefully, soon will come the GOP's ACORN "voter fraud" fraud backlash, though I realize...

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1.3 Million Reasons for the GOP's Fraudulent "Dixie-Chicking" of ACORN

Posted October 13, 2008 | 12:56 PM (EST)


By the way, in case you're wondering, this is the real reason -- about 1.3 million of them, actually -- for the GOP's desperate ACORN "voter fraud" scam...

Any questions? If so, first see this and then this, and then read the...

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GOP's ACORN 'Voter Fraud' Lie Ramped Up; State Police Raid ACORN Office in Vegas

Posted October 8, 2008 | 10:47 AM (EST)


I had been intending to post an answer to the ongoing -- and quickly escalating -- ACORN smears being issued of late by the GOP enemies of democracy out there, who have decided to intensify their unsubstantiated assaults on the community organization, given its effectiveness at registering millions of...

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