Larisa Alexandrovna: Parts of "60 Minutes" Broadcast Blocked in Alabama.....Soviet America

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from HuffPost:





Parts of "60 Minutes" Broadcast Blocked in Alabama...
Posted February 24, 2008 | 09:02 PM (EST)


Soviet America
Now, let me tell you what has been going on. As 60 Minutes was putting its show together, the White House put pressure on CBS -- the parent company -- to kill the show. Over the last few days, as word got out that the 60 Minutes show would air tonight, Karl Rove's associates began planting defamatory stories about journalists working on this story (see example here) and attacking the whistle-blower who came forward, Dana Jill Simpson. If you recall, Ms. Simpson testified, under oath, to Congress about Karl Rove's involvement in politicizing the DOJ. What you may not know, however, is that her house mysteriously caught fire and she was run off the road in the weeks leading up to her testimony.

What you may also not know is that Governor Siegelman's house was broken into twice during his trial as was his attorney's office.

Yesterday, the attacks on Simpson and journalists increased with a series of emails from the Alabama GOP. See Here.

Tonight was something truly unseen in US history. During the 60 Minutes broadcast and ONLY during the Don Siegelman portion -- the screen went black for Huntsville residents and Mobile residents. There are other reports of other locations, but I have not yet confirmed those. In Florida, a series of strange ads were running about the FISA bill and how Democrats are not tough on terrorism, apparently during the 60 Minutes hour and also right before 60 Minutes, but not after (still trying to confirm when the ads stopped running).

In other words, in the United States of America, a man is imprisoned for being a Democrat. When reporters attempt to get this story out, they are threatened and smeared. When all else fails, the public is not allowed to see the news. This is not acceptable and I -- as a US citizen -- demand that Congress investigate this series of blackouts immediately. Any company involved in this must have their FCC license pulled too. Karl Rove may be gone from office, but he clearly is not gone from power. So long as his buddy, George W. Bush, continues to occupy the White House -- what used to be a symbol of how a nation could both be governed and be free -- we will continue toward abuse after imperial, no Soviet, abuse against us. That too is unacceptable. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larisa-alexandrovna/parts-of-60-minutes-bro_b_88218.html

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1. "Prior restraint' court action is the best thing to do.

Prior restraint is illegal and a suit needs to follow asap.

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5. Someone tripped a security camera in Ny so the feed was a parking lot with lights...

commentbelowsays somebody switched on the securty (14+ / 0-)

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parking lot security camera, and that is EXACTLY what it looked like.

Deliberate sabotage, not network anything.

Somebody pushed a button, and fed Huntsville a parking lot at night.

"Welcome to Wal-Mart" - a hopeful John McCain in 2009 quote....

by Theghostofkarlafayetucker on Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 06:40:10 PM PST

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2. dupe:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2918318&mesg_id=2918318

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3. This HuffPost post has an update in it, so not totally a dupe....

n/t

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8. Yup, you're right. I didn't see it was from Huff Po. Sorry.

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4. I doubt Larissa would use a term like "Soviet America" lightly

She born in Odessa in the dark days of Brezhnev, another booby who ruled a superpower with no one daring to question him.

Of course. Brezhnev had Stalin to lay the ground work for him in terms of press censorship, imprisonment on bogus charges and all the other things that make up parts of this very sadly American story.

One other thing: Brezhnev the Booby led the Soviet Union for 18 years. The Soviet Union survived him by only nine years. Let's hope the American people pull together cleanse our nation of the influence of Bush the Booby without going down that path.

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6. Looks like this was USA Martins district, her part was in the first 5 minutes of the story

This is Martin's USA district (12+ / 0-)

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Isn't it? Can we figure out how much of her district it was black in?

This is the way democracy ends Not with a bomb But with a gavel -Max Baucus

by emptywheel on Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 05:53:14 PM PST

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This is Martin's USA district by emptywheel, Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 05:53:14 PM PST (12+ / 0-)

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Thats RIGHT, her part in the story was in (9+ / 0-)

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that opening first 5 minutes , the "his girls" (Canary) statement....

"Welcome to Wal-Mart" - a hopeful John McCain in 2009 quote....

by Theghostofkarlafayetucker on Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 06:05:22 PM PST


DKOS diary on tonights blackout.

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7. The tempest is gaining in strength...

when will it wreak vengeance?

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9. Scott Horton at Harpers says this about the blackout

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/02/hbc-90002487

CBS: More Prosecutorial Misconduct in Siegelman Case Alleged
DEPARTMENT No Comment
BY Scott Horton
PUBLISHED February 24, 2008

CBS aired its long-awaited feature on the prosecution and imprisonment of former Alabama Governor Don E. Siegelman this evening at 7:00. In a stunning move of censorship, the transmission was blocked across the northern third of Alabama by CBS affiliate WHNT, which is owned by interests of the Bass Family. Those who were in the zone of censorship or who missed it, can catch the whole segment here:

[Richard Steele]

10. Even the old Soviet Union was seldom this BLATANT. The "USA" I was taught to salute is DEAD.

Of course, "dead" really doesn't apply, since the USA
I learned about in school NEVER actually existed.

Them days is OVER. The sooner we accept that FACT, the better
our individual odds of surviving to see better days.

We are the most decadent and corrupt nation in history.

No "nation" has seen the equal of the corrupt and blatantly
illegal machinations of the "W" administration since the day
that Caligula appointed his horse to the Roman Senate.

People always get the government they DESERVE.
The price of LIBERTY is "eternal vigilance", and
the average US citizen is asleep.

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11. Republicans are scum- Does their attempt to suppress the truth really shock anyone?

Is this surprising? These are right wing Republicans- the greatest threat to them is the truth..
Remember when Ted Koppel aired the names of soldiers who've died in Iraq? The right wing threated a boycott of the network!
The parallels with the ideology of the right wing Republicans and the Soviet Union of years past is growing closer by the day.

The right wing makes me sick- every time I think I couldn't think any less of them, something like this happens...
Ignorance is simply a way to control people- I hope people see past their manipulations and recognize the Repugs and see what really motivates them.

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12. LOL! Welcome to Alabama where it's always been like that...

...and most of the state's populace likes it that way. There's a reason that a criminal group like ShrubCo has so many connections to the Heart of Dixie.