This Is NOT Paid Marketing

Christopher Hitchens and Ahmed Al-Rikaby hitch their ponies to the SoA mast....

"The core idea behind today's event was to give the Iraqi people a voice
about their country and this election -- not just the news that is filtered up
through the media," said Jim Hake, CEO and founder of Spirit of America, the
event's sponsor. "These grassroots correspondents live in the areas they are
covering. They know the people, the go to the markets, the coffeehouses and
the polling places. They voted today themselves, so they really have a first-
hand view of what's happening, a view that I think people in this country will
find very compelling."