2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumCan somone ask Obama to let Don Siegelman out of jail and stop this
disgusting injustice perpetrated by karl rove?
let's do this!!
immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
patsimp
(915 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)He should have done it years ago. A miscarriage of justice.
--imm
asjr
(10,479 posts)when he was governor. Too many Republican a--holes still around then.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)There was a petition years ago by most, if not all, state attorneys general calling for his release. He got a very raw deal.
--imm
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)If this does not happen,there will be one heck of a backlash against our Party.
patsimp
(915 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)scams in Politics. There was a story about a particular African-American State Legislator with big time clout,being wrapped up in some kind of corruption deal in Birmingham. And there was some type of tit for tat that cost Don his freedom. Trent Lott was lurching in the back ground. It is all about saving face or exposing the slimy under belly of Politics.
niyad
(118,069 posts)maxsolomon
(34,535 posts)No drama Obama. No ammo for the GOP or Trump to hit Clinton with, even obliquely.
And Peltier's not getting out. His case is radioactive even if it is a leftist cause celebre.
bullimiami
(13,780 posts)maxsolomon
(34,535 posts)there are tons of state prisoners for non-violent drug offenses that Obama can't do a thing about either.
StevieM
(10,527 posts)elleng
(134,780 posts)elleng
(134,780 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)a long time ago.
elleng
(134,780 posts)MANY someones, in fact. Apparently there's a political element to this miserable situation, and President Obama has decided not to ignore it and to do the right thing.