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Octafish

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44. Where's your contribution, siddithers? NO WHERE are you critical of the GOP persecution of Siegelman
Thu Dec 27, 2012, 02:14 PM
Dec 2012

True to your form, I do find you critical of me for quoting Paul Craig Roberts. Here's what he wrote about the subject you avoid:



Going to Jail for Being a Democrat: How Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman Got Roved

Once a popular governor of Alabama, Siegelman was framed in a crooked trial and sent to prison by the corrupt Bush administration.

By Paul Craig Roberts
CounterPunch, via AlterNet
March 2, 2008

Don Siegelman, a popular Democratic governor of Alabama, a Republican state, was framed in a crooked trial, convicted on June 29, 2006, and sent to Federal prison by the corrupt and immoral Bush administration.

The frame-up of Siegelman and businessman Richard Scrushy is so crystal clear and blatant that 52 former state attorney generals from across America, both Republicans and Democrats, have urged the US Congress to investigate the Bush administration's use of the US Department of Justice to rid themselves of a Democratic governor who "they could not beat fair and square," according to Grant Woods, former Republican Attorney General of Arizona and co-chair of the McCain for President leadership committee. Woods says that he has never seen a case with so "many red flags pointing to injustice."

The abuse of American justice by the Bush administration in order to ruin Siegelman is so crystal clear that even the corporate media organization CBS allowed "60 Minutes" to broadcast on February 24, 2008, a damning indictment of the railroading of Siegelman. Extremely coincidental "technical difficulties" caused WHNT, the CBS station covering the populous northern third of Alabama, to go black during the broadcast. The station initially offered a lame excuse of network difficulties that CBS in New York denied. The Republican-owned print media in Alabama seemed to have the inside track on every aspect of the prosecution's case against Siegelman. You just have to look at their editorials and articles following the 60 Minutes broadcast to get a taste of what counts for "objective journalism" in their mind.

The injustice done by the US Department of Justice (sic) to Siegelman is so crystal clear that a participant in Karl Rove's plan to destroy Siegelman can't live with her conscience. Jill Simpson, a Republican lawyer who did opposition research for Rove, testified under oath to the House Judiciary Committee and went public on "60 Minutes." Simpson said she was told by Bill Canary, the most important GOP campaign advisor in Alabama, that "my girls can take care of Siegelman."

Canary's "girls" are two US Attorneys in Alabama, both appointed by President Bush. One is Bill Canary's wife, Leura Canary. The other is Alice Martin. According to Harper's Scott Horton,a law professor at Columbia University, Martin is known for abusive prosecutions.

CONTINUED...

http://www.alternet.org/story/78407/going_to_jail_for_being_a_democrat%3A_how_alabama_gov._don_siegelman_got_roved



Gee. That was way back in 2008. Which reminds me how, in this thread and in any other on the subject of Don Siegelman over the years, you have added zero, siddithers.

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There was enough evidence of a conflict of interest in the Siegelman case sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #1
DoJ has been very, very, very conservative for 32 years now. Octafish Dec 2012 #6
It's not a surprise that the Centrist Wing of the Democratic Party rhett o rick Dec 2012 #8
Democrats, the Truth Still Matters! Octafish Dec 2012 #13
And thank you Octafish. Of course the truth matters, I'm a Democrat not rhett o rick Dec 2012 #20
the truth only matters just for the record heaven05 Sep 2013 #58
K&R n/t-I'm getting this belongs in Creative Speculation attacks, brother, on another GD thread. bobthedrummer Dec 2012 #2
Where is the speculation in this OP? Fuller's connections to the defense sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #3
Would you mind posting a link to the other thread? n/t ronnie624 Dec 2012 #5
Here's the link... SidDithers Dec 2012 #22
You might want to do a little research on this. Coyotl Dec 2012 #7
Don't let the truth get in the way of belief. Octafish Dec 2012 #9
Dude, you posted a link to a conspiracy site run by an asshat extreme anti-Semite... SidDithers Dec 2012 #21
bobthedrummer is a decade-long contributor to DU, siddithers. Octafish Dec 2012 #23
Thank you. Seems some here want to hide the truth. The right thing to do sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #25
Here's a good link: Elena Kagan and her role as a willing accomplice in Siegelman prosecution Octafish Dec 2012 #26
You don't get the truth from Richard Boyden... SidDithers Dec 2012 #28
Never heard of him until you brought him up. BTW, why do you crap on my posts so much? Octafish Dec 2012 #31
I think I was crapping on bob's post, for using Boyden's web site as a source... SidDithers Dec 2012 #33
And you recommended the post with the link... SidDithers Dec 2012 #27
I'll ask you again: Show me where I post ''conspiracy bullshit'' siddithers. Octafish Dec 2012 #29
I'm a "decade-long contributor to DU" too... SidDithers Dec 2012 #30
That is the point: bobthedrummer contributes info, you comment. Octafish Dec 2012 #37
In this case, bob contributed info from an anti-Semitic source... SidDithers Dec 2012 #42
Where's your contribution, siddithers? NO WHERE are you critical of the GOP persecution of Siegelman Octafish Dec 2012 #44
Paul Craig Roberts is a white nationalist asshat... SidDithers Dec 2012 #46
So you're claiming I'm an anti-Semitic homophobe, siddithers? Octafish Dec 2012 #47
I'm not claiming anything. Just pointing out that you once swore off PCR... SidDithers Dec 2012 #49
BTW: You brought him up. I hadn't quoted him since then, until now. Octafish Dec 2012 #50
Cool story bro... SidDithers Dec 2012 #51
You still have yet to contribute anything about Don Siegelman, siddithers. Octafish Dec 2012 #53
Oh, and your buddy bob just got hidden for linking to whale.to and The Church of Scientology... SidDithers Dec 2012 #48
You know who else liked to get the last word in, siddithers? Octafish Dec 2012 #52
Maybe Sid is referring to your posts... zappaman Dec 2012 #32
Dear God... You don't think LHO actually shot JFK do you? MessiahRp Dec 2012 #36
No he was innocent. zappaman Dec 2012 #40
How about a link to back up your smear, zappaman? Here's who I'd like to see interviewed... Octafish Dec 2012 #43
Professional cronyism is what the BFEE does best. Initech Dec 2012 #4
Rove, Norquist, Abramoff, Reed... Octafish Dec 2012 #11
Thanks Octo.. The injustice is pretty damn bald. annabanana Dec 2012 #10
For some, DU is a Truth Machine Octafish Dec 2012 #14
How the FUCK... Volaris Dec 2012 #12
The Rich evidently enjoy special privileges at DoJ. Octafish Dec 2012 #17
That fucker belongs in prison. n/t Hotler Dec 2012 #15
That's putting it nicely. Remember how EADS-Grumman trumped Boeing? Octafish Dec 2012 #16
Roger that! Thanks for all your great post (reads). n/t Hotler Dec 2012 #35
Want too look at something fishy w/another Federal Judge? Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #18
Thanks for the heads-up. Octafish Dec 2012 #24
Fuller is from Enterprise, AL d_r Dec 2012 #19
Interesting town. Octafish Dec 2012 #38
wow thanks for this link d_r Dec 2012 #41
^ Wilms Dec 2012 #34
Imagine how you'd feel if you had just convicted a political enemy? Octafish Dec 2012 #55
Alabama Judicial Scandal Could Taint Many Cases, Not Just Siegelman’s... MinM Dec 2012 #39
A Fuller Conspiracy Octafish Dec 2012 #56
Typical Republican scuzzbaggery Berlum Dec 2012 #45
K&R /t TroglodyteScholar Dec 2012 #54
+1, thanks. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #57
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