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Octafish

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4. If not us, Who?

Mon Jan 13, 2014, 05:20 PM

Jan 2014

DU and the Internet have helped keep this important story alive. Thank you for remembering Gov. Donald Siegelman and Roger "The Legal Schnauzer" Shuler, Mnemosyne!

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Legal Schnauzer (friend of Gov. Don Siegelman) FINALLY gets noticed by The New York Times [View all] Octafish Jan 2014 OP

K&R Blue Owl Jan 2014 #1

Notice NYT did not mention Gov. Don Siegelman... Octafish Jan 2014 #3

Musta got Ham Rove's faxed talking points Blue Owl Jan 2014 #5

Thanks Octafish. The Siegelman case is a travesty, of justice, but of much, much more than that. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #11

K&R this! pscot Jan 2014 #15

K&R for more visibility. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2014 #2

If not us, Who? Octafish Jan 2014 #4

" Generations to come will thank us for it." hootinholler Jan 2014 #6

That's why DU and the Internets are important. Octafish Jan 2014 #32

Great post, Octafish. Thanks, and you are so right. More free press and more sunshine on those who sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #40

D'oh! Forgot the link... Octafish Jan 2014 #46

K&R. nt antigop Jan 2014 #7

I sent Gov. Siegelman a dozen cool blank notecards... druidity33 Jan 2014 #8

Thank you for doing that. His case needs to be kept in the news until the REAL Criminals who sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #12

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #9

K&R octoberlib Jan 2014 #10

Thanks so much for this post. madfloridian Jan 2014 #13

Excellent...now he's gotta retain an attorney. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #14

K&R Coyotl Jan 2014 #16

So what has the current Democratic Administration done to right this wrong? rhett o rick Jan 2014 #17

I don't think there has ever been a case where corruption was so clear and proven, yet Democrats sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #18

The simple minded among us have decided that all Democrats are good. If you try to tell them rhett o rick Jan 2014 #19

Siegelman wasn't in prison for basically all of Obama's first term Recursion Jan 2014 #20

He is in prison now and as even many Republicans have stated, he DOESN'T BELONG there. There is more sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #21

Huh? Did he not take the money, or did he not appoint Scrushy to the board? Recursion Jan 2014 #24

What do you mean 'did HE not take the money'? No, HE did not profit in any way if that is your sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #25

"a campaign" or "a foundation" or "a charity" is how pols take bribes Recursion Jan 2014 #26

He RE-appointed Scrushy to that board... ljm2002 Jan 2014 #35

Thank you, inconvenient facts to some. For whatever reason. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #41

I guess I dont understand your point. If you are trying to say that Pres Obama has no responsibility rhett o rick Jan 2014 #22

I'm saying he would not pardon him while he wasn't in prison Recursion Jan 2014 #23

He should not be pardoned. The conviction should be overturned, tainted as it was. The same WAY TED sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #28

I agree it probably should; the prosecution was compromised from day 1 Recursion Jan 2014 #29

Don Siegelman was not corrupt. Far from it as even former Republican adversies have stated. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #30

"AL voters unceremonously dumped him for a reason"? red dog 1 Jan 2014 #38

"when Obama pardons Bush and Cheney" zappaman Jan 2014 #27

I hope you're laughing at the idea that the Rule of Law will ever be applied to War Criminals in sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #31

Looks like the "dont commit" strategy. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #45

So I take it you would not support such pardons? nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #36

“Idiocy is not a zero-sum game.” Dr. Strange Jan 2014 #33

It is a great quote. Then the NYT article ends by saying Shuler is his own worst enemy... Octafish Jan 2014 #34

I am thinking that the real enemy are those that pretend to be Democrats that will not rhett o rick Jan 2014 #37

In a way, he has already pardoned, or exonerated or forgiven them. So why the scoffing? Have they sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #42

I understand but when Sen Warren is elected president, she may not be so accommodating. rhett o rick Jan 2014 #44

UPDATE; Thursday, Jan. 16..."Robert Shuler Was Victim of Gross Police Brutality" red dog 1 Jan 2014 #39

Shameful but all too familiar abuse of power for political purposes. These people NEED our support sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #43