Cheers,

Your comment reminded me of this quote:

“He thinks that morals are paintings on walls and scruples are money in Russia.”

http://blog.locustfork.net/index.php/healthsouths-richard-scrushy-on-trial/jill-simpsons-a/

Alabama Democratic Party Calls for Special Prosecutor

Dems Say FCC Should Launch Inquiry into Huntsville CBS Blackout

The Alabama Democratic Party today called on the US Justice Dept. and the US House Judiciary Committee to appoint a special prosecutor into the allegations of the political prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman after the facts and interviews were released by CBS Television Network in their 60 Minutes program this past Sunday night.

Executive Director, Jim Spearman says there is too much smoke and too many facts for DOJ and Congress to ignore. “Abuse of the federal prosecutorial system for partisan political gain must be taken very seriously. The accusations by the 52 former state attorneys general, including the former republican AG from Arizona Grant Woods should be taken into account by the US Attorney General”, Spearman says. Congress should not delay in taking the next step to call witnesses and to hold those not answering supeanoes in contempt of Congress.

For the Alabama Republican Party to issue its statement yesterday prior to the airing of the 60 Minutes segment trying to discredit CBS even before the program airs shows that indeed republicans may have something to hide. “How can the ALGOP really try to discredit a former republican AG who is now a co-chair of their US Presidential Nominee’s campaign effort,”Spearman notes.

Also today, Alabama Democratic Chairman Joe Turnham says he will send a letter to the Federal Communications Commission asking for a formal inquiry into the CBS Huntsville affiliate black out of the the Siegelman airing. It has come to the attention of many Democrats in North Alabama that the principal owners of WHNT are Bush Pioneers and major republican donors. Many suspect that enormous pressure was put on CBS to not air the Siegelman story. If CBS received political pressure to stifle the first amendment rights of the network or affiliate, the FCC and Congress should take appropriate oversight into the matter.

http://blog.locustfork.net/ind…..s-simpson/

It includes information that didn’t get prominent billing in the case, like

- the judge who oversaw Siegelman’s “conviction” (after the first judge threw the case out) is a major stockholder in a company that received a $170 million contract to supply uniforms etc to iraq WHILE THE CASE WAS IN PROGRESS.

- Siegelman is unable to appeal his convictions BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO A TRANSCRIPT OF HIS TRIAL.

- Siegelman appears to have lost by a very narrow margin in 2002 AFTER a Republican operative showed up with a laptop at 3 AM and ADJUSTED VOTE TALLIES from digital voting machines and a “recount” showed a 6000 vote margin that put the Republican over the top.

- Prior to this Jill Simpson was involved in a scheme to photograph supposed Siegelman operatives at a KKK rally, an apparent Rove-directed set-up.

Haven’t any of you noticed that the corporate media such as the NY Times and CBS seem intent on proving to the Right Wing that they are corrupt liberals?
The American corporate media is anything but liberal.
Corrupt yes. Liberal…nope.

The spies must be deleting posts?

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.

pass the word.