RELEASE SEIGLEMAN PENDING APPEAL!

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[eleny]

1. DanAbrams: "I am not dropping the subject"

More on his program tomorrow night.

[TomInTib]

4. Goodness... Abrams was on the Siegelman deal?

Sometimes I wish that maybe I had not given up my teevee.

[eleny]

5. Maybe you can catch the segment on You Tube or C&L

[L. Coyote]

29. Dan Abrams ** Bush League Justice ** VIDEO Now posted on DU Political Videos

Dan Abrams ** Bush League Justice ** Siegelman Case Coverage 2008.02.28
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x99013

VIDEO ALSO posted here: MSNBC Chief Calls for Release of Siegelman

Siegelman Updates by Scott Horton = 2008.02.29
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/02/hbc-90002517

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MSNBC Chief Calls for Release of Siegelman

NBC chief legal correspondent and MSNBC head Dan Abrams last night hosted a further detailed discussion focusing on the trial and sentencing of Don Siegelman. Abrams was joined by former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, a co-chair of the McCain for President leadership committee, and Vince Kilborn, an attorney for the imprisoned governor. This segment reviewed the conduct of Mark Everett Fuller, the federal judge who presided over the Siegelman case, refusing to recuse himself notwithstanding the fact that he previously make public statements suggesting he had a grudge against Siegelman, and as a member of the Alabama G.O.P.’s Executive Committee was directly involved in political campaigns against Siegelman. Abrams focused in on a number of serious irregularities that marked Fuller’s conduct of the trial:

* Excessive Sentence: Siegelman was acquitted of 25 of 32 counts, yet he got seven years and four months....
* Immediately Led Away in Shackles...
* No Bail Pending Appeal: No bail was allowed, even though an appeal for the non-violent crime ....
* Transcript Delay: The appeal is delayed because the court has yet to produce a trial transcript ....

Abrams ended the segment making the obvious point: the incarceration of the former governor pending his appeal is just one more travesty in this entire seedy mess. He called for the Court of Appeals in Atlanta to order Siegelman’s immediate release pending appeal.

[malaise]

6. And he'll continue tomorrow night

He says he's not giving up this story.

[TomInTib]

10. Great...

maybe the MSM is finally growing some cojones.

[Ellipsis]

18. Yesterday's segment is posted in political videos

Here ya be... Good stuff.

Part 1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x98636


Part 2

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x98639

[malaise]

2. Dan was excellent

He'll continue tomorrow night.

[lonestarnot]

11. Yes he was! I hope he does it every night! I wish he would shine

a spotlight on how much money the damn judge is making off the war!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2932659

[MeDeMax]

3. that's what I am talking about, the pen is mightier that Karl Rove...n/t

[alfredo]

7. Here's his website.

http://www.donsiegelman.com/

[wtmusic]

23. thanks. I had to donate...

after reading about all the BS they're pulling to keep him in prison I wanted to vomit. :grr:

[alfredo]

26. It's something I hope Amnesty International is aware of.

[AmandaRuth]

8. damn I must of just missed it!

there is some smarmy repub on right now yapping about the lack of American flag lapel pins on Obama, and the total hypocrite is not wearing one himself. But see, that's different.....

[malaise]

9. Jackass Kingston n/t

[EFerrari]

12. What's happened to Dan Abrams?

He's making sense and scary now. :)

[malaise]

13. KOs ratings

:D

[EFerrari]

14. I heard Dan say "the Republican Noise Machine" and almost fell out of my chair.

Thanks, Keith!

[lonestarnot]

15. That was good wasn't it!

:P

[lonestarnot]

16. kick!

[EFerrari]

17. Curran and Horton are duking it out in the Montgomery Independent

And Eddie is so over the top, his editor has to apologize for him. Check it out:



Did Siegelman get a fair trial? Curran, Horton square off
Thursday, February 28, 2008
By Eddie Curran (Part II) Rebuttal comments by Scott Horton

EDUTOR'S NOTE: We have given Eddie Curran, currently on leave from the Mobile Press-Register, an uncensored free hand at defending Judge Mark Fuller. Mr. Curran is writing a book on the Don Siegelman investigation and trial, presided over by Judge Fuller and is extremely critical of Scott Horton, the legal affairs correspondent for Harpers Magazine and a native Alabamian from Lawrence County. This piece, Part II of Curran's writings, is so overly critical of Mr. Horton, we have asked Mr. Horton to respond, which he has done. His response is in all capital letters to distinguish from Eddie Curran's words. Most quotes are in italic.

By Eddie Curran

Responses by SCOTT HORTON

In late June, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley traveled to Washington D.C. His trip was no secret.

On Jan. 8, venerable Harper's magazine published on its web-site a story citing that trip as one of the telltale pieces of evidence in what if true has to rank as one of the more bizarre to say nothing of criminal quid pro quos in American political history.

In addition to Riley, participants in the alleged scheme included Montgomery-based federal judge Mark Fuller, high-ranking officials with the U.S. Air Force, almost surely the White House, and by necessity, others as well.

As will be seen, there are three very different explanations for the trip: One given by Riley, the other two presented months apart in columns on Harper's web-site. The story was reprinted Jan. 21 in The Independent, and the twin headlines summed up the gist of accusation better than I can. They were: "Siegelman's judge's firm got $18 million contract," and, "The same day he denied Siegelman's appeal bond."

http://www.al.com/news/independent/index.ssf?/base/news/1204236908246430.xml&coll=4

[lonestarnot]

19. Damn! Same day the appeal bond was denied! Why isn't he being challenged by the Alabama bench?

This is a fucking conflict of interest! He could be derobed!

[EFerrari]

20. The more I read about AL, the more I get the impression

of a place that is too small for people to take big risks -- like dissenting.

I've never lived in a place where harm could come to me because of my opinions so I'm not the best person to form one about Alabama.

[Ellipsis]

21. Thanks, great read... Horton squashed the guy.

Paints a sharper scenario as well. They sure seem to be in survival mode to take such risk in trying to smear Horton.

[EFerrari]

22. The wagons are definitely circled but they are making a LOT of mistakes.

Like Rove asking why he should care. Like the papers trying to blame Simpson for their lack of reportage. Like the AL GOP saying they don't even know her when she was listed as a co-chair in her county.

I hope we have a trend here! :)

[lonestarnot]

24. kick

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25. kick

[Swamp Rat]

27. k&r

[Swamp Rat]

28. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours

So, I'm not dropping it either!

[lonestarnot]

30. Why I oughta....

:hug: (borrowed from dat Muse Rider)

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31. kick

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32. kick

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33. kick