Comments on: Siegelman probe accelerated after DC meeting. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Shadow http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4131039 The Shadow Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:05:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4131039 We need to contact the members on this commitee and Nancy Pelosi to ask for a prosecution of Gonzo, Rove, and the Prosecutors who did this to this man. Yes, he may have committed some wrong doing, but for our justice system to become the same as the one Sadam used to get rid of his enemies is shameful. What is America coming to? So please CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THIS CASE? We need to contact the members on this commitee and Nancy Pelosi to ask for a prosecution of Gonzo, Rove, and the Prosecutors who did this to this man. Yes, he may have committed some wrong doing, but for our justice system to become the same as the one Sadam used to get rid of his enemies is shameful. What is America coming to? So please CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THIS CASE?

]]> By: texaslady http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130807 texaslady Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:21:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130807 How many of us wondered why Kerry gave up so easily in 2004? To have done the whole campaign route, to have so many want Kerry in the office, and the fraudulent voting that came out quickly in Ohio ? Doesn't anyone else wonder why Kerry gave up without a fight? How many of us wondered why Kerry gave up so easily in 2004? To have done the whole campaign route, to have so many want Kerry in the office, and the fraudulent voting that came out quickly in Ohio ? Doesn’t anyone else wonder why Kerry gave up without a fight?

]]> By: wwz http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130635 wwz Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:41:23 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130635 <a href="http://harpers.org/subjects/NoComment" rel="nofollow">Scott Horton</a> is <em>the</em> go to guy for reporting on the Siegelman case. Scott Horton is the go to guy for reporting on the Siegelman case.

]]> By: rollotomasi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130330 rollotomasi Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:50:50 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130330 Since I haven't figured out the linking system here yet, the link to Horton's article is: http://harpers.org/archive/2007/10/hbc-90001430 Since I haven’t figured out the linking system here yet, the link to Horton’s article is:

http://harpers.org/archive/2007/10/hbc-90001430

]]> By: rollotomasi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130326 rollotomasi Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:49:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130326 Scott Horton had a good <a>piece</a> on Judge Fuller, the judge who prosecuted Siegelman. Horton discusses an affidavit filed by an attorney who, as Horton put it, "sought Fuller’s removal from a high-profile litigation which related to a prominent Republican who was close to both the current President Bush and his father. " According to Horton, the attorney's affidavit had been filed and Fuller should have been the subject of a Justice Dept. Public Integrity Section investigation around the time he was presiding over Siegelman's trial, but to this day the attorney never received a response from Justice to follow up on the affidavit. It's a bit of a read, but the affidavit linked by Horton's article is a must. The attorney, Paul Benton Weeks, did a great job of fact-finding and his affidavit unfolds Fuller's corruption in a logical, devastating manner. Scott Horton had a good piece on Judge Fuller, the judge who prosecuted Siegelman. Horton discusses an affidavit filed by an attorney who, as Horton put it, “sought Fuller’s removal from a high-profile litigation which related to a prominent Republican who was close to both the current President Bush and his father.
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According to Horton, the attorney’s affidavit had been filed and Fuller should have been the subject of a Justice Dept. Public Integrity Section investigation around the time he was presiding over Siegelman’s trial, but to this day the attorney never received a response from Justice to follow up on the affidavit.

It’s a bit of a read, but the affidavit linked by Horton’s article is a must. The attorney, Paul Benton Weeks, did a great job of fact-finding and his affidavit unfolds Fuller’s corruption in a logical, devastating manner.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130172 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:06:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130172 Yeah, I think Hartman had many more details about the election-night vote-counting snafu/rip-off that Siegelman was protesting and attempting to re-count. The whole thing stinks to high heaven. Yeah, I think Hartman had many more details about the election-night vote-counting snafu/rip-off that Siegelman was protesting and attempting to re-count. The whole thing stinks to high heaven.

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130141 hellinabucket Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:45:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130141 Col, heard the same thing from Thom Hartman. This could stick. Col, heard the same thing from Thom Hartman. This could stick.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130121 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:35:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130121 From the article about Seagleman's bogus conviction: "Rob Riley -- the governor's son who also had ties to Rove -- "told her that Rove had intervened again, this time going directly to the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice" to bring "corruption charges" against Siegelman. Rove allegedly assured the prosecution that Siegelman would face Mark Fuller, an Alabama federal judge who reportedly "hated" Siegelman." It is a federal crime for the administration to use the justice department for political purposes. This is probably why Rove has left "to spend more time with his family." From the article about Seagleman’s bogus conviction: “Rob Riley – the governor’s son who also had ties to Rove — “told her that Rove had intervened again, this time going directly to the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice” to bring “corruption charges” against Siegelman. Rove allegedly assured the prosecution that Siegelman would face Mark Fuller, an Alabama federal judge who reportedly “hated” Siegelman.”

It is a federal crime for the administration to use the justice department for political purposes. This is probably why Rove has left “to spend more time with his family.”

]]> By: hellinabucket http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130087 hellinabucket Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:16:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130087 Comment by Bush is a four letter word — October 23, 2007 @ 5:05 pm Very astute. Comment by Bush is a four letter word — October 23, 2007 @ 5:05 pm

Very astute.

]]> By: Fan of Man http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130081 Fan of Man Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:13:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130081 yeah? so fu*king what!? these pu$$ies won't do jack shlt about upholding the law. night is day black is white wrong is reich i blame their parents or lack of. welcome to the new generation of go it aloners. yeah? so fu*king what!? these pu$$ies won’t do jack shlt about upholding the law.

night is day

black is white

wrong is reich

i blame their parents or lack of.

welcome to the new generation of go it aloners.

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130079 Menehune Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:13:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130079 I tire of these revelations. They do not seem to impel Congress to do anything--they only serve to increase my blood pressure. I tire of these revelations. They do not seem to impel Congress to do anything–they only serve to increase my blood pressure.

]]> By: Bush is a four letter word http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130068 Bush is a four letter word Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:05:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130068 Changing the topic slightly.... Sure would be nice to have the National Guard in California right now. Changing the topic slightly….

Sure would be nice to have the National Guard in California right now.

]]> By: Wilco http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130053 Wilco Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:56:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130053 But it's far worse to lie in court about a personal matter than to the American people about national security matters that get thousands killed. No? But it’s far worse to lie in court about a personal matter than to the American people about national security matters that get thousands killed.

No?

]]> By: bob h http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130050 bob h Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:55:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130050 ruh roh raggy ruh roh raggy

]]> By: raynman http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4130047 raynman Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:53:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/10/23/siegelman-probe-accelerated-after-dc-meeting/#comment-4130047 And Clinton was impeached for lying about a blowjob...... *sigh* And Clinton was impeached for lying about a blowjob……

*sigh*

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