Oh, and PS -- the Siegelman segment on the "60 Minutes" broadcast was blacked out in Huntsville.

It aired fine, however, here in Birmingham. Please check your facts a little more carefully before you slander an entire state!!

Posted at March 27, 2008 5:56 PM in response to Siegelman Released from Prison

Commenting on hardwick's post above....the idea that this could only happen in Alabama is dead wrong.

In fact, the state Republican party, though quite slimy, had little to do with the Siegelman prosecution.

If you watched the 60 Minutes expose, you know that this was orchestrated directly by Karl Rove himself.

And the blackout in Huntsville? Turns out that station is owned by a conglomerate with close ties to both Texas politics and GWB.

So yeah, maybe Alabama provided fertile ground for this coverup. But a lot of us progressives in Alabama have been working very hard to make sure that these dirty tricks were uncovered. Siegelman's release today vindicates some of that work.

However, don't think for a minute that this is only an "Alabama problem," that this could never happen in your state. This wasn't orchestrated by the people who "run" Alabama. This was the Bush Administration's doing, all the way. And they will reach into any state, at any time, with their nasty tricks.

Posted at March 27, 2008 5:54 PM in response to Siegelman Released from Prison