(h/t Bradblog)
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted former Gov. Don Siegelman’s request to be released from prison pending the outcome of his appeal.
Siegelman is currently serving a 7-year sentence in the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex in Louisiana following his 2006 public corruption conviction.
Acting U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin confirms the 11th Circuit granted Siegelman’s release in a four- page order which states Siegelman had raised a “significant question” about his conviction.
For those of you who don’t know Don Siegelman’s tragic and infuriating story, you can brush up here. The Politico is calling it a “victory for the blogosphere.” Check out the article for the full press release.
Siegelman is going to testify before Congress on the matter soon. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of exactly what this man was put through.
And remember, “all roads lead to Rove.”
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The fact that he got out is probably enough to ruin Rove’s day….
Wonderful news! This has been an absolutely unbelievable state of affairs. Anything that ruins Rove’s day can only be a good thing. I wonder if he’s already bought himself a hacienda in Paraguay.
Well, at least one political prisoner is free, for now.
Wow! I hope so. Long overdue.
A cold beer for Siegelman…then justice!!!
Hope the ex-Gov can afford really good security. It’s obvious there are no depths Rove, et al won’t stoop to get what they want. I’d really like to see those bastards get what they deserve but I’m not optimistic that will happen. They will probably live long comfortable lives and never pay. If you have any doubts about that…just how old is Henry (Dr. Evil) Kissinger?
bobbie @ 6:
Note to Siegelman:
No rides in small planes.
Don’t accept any drinks that you didn’t personally watch poured for you.
(Formerly ticktock, hope you guys don’t mind the handle change)
Well, well, well…
I wonder what will be on the menu when Siegelman has his party at Congress?…
Hmmm?…
Boston Butt Rovian Roast?…
any one with any interest in politics will have to listen with baited breath when former Governor Siegelman testifies before Congress. nay, any right thinking American should want to know the truth, as what happened to this man is a staggering miscarriage of justice. and the one question i’ve always been curious about that should be asked: why him? what did he ever do to anyone who is anyone in Alabama that would warrant what was done to him? he may not be able to answer it but hopefully to some degree he can.
Good work.
Continue to push…
Give Mr. Siegelman a platform to tell the truth about the inner workings of the Rove fascism machine that puts political opponents in danger.
Let him speak all day - every day.
Reveal the ENTIRE TRUTH about Karl Rove.
Start here, and read the entire thing:
http://plungerspeaks.blogspot.com
I hope that fat ass rove chokes on his double chins
I’m sick over the Justice Department’s eagerness to keep this
quiet.
As for Der Rove. He’s going to get pinched. He’s used a lot of
people to carry out his dirty tricks. They won’t be silent forever.
Woo hoo!
Pinch me I must be fucking dreaming. Something is going right in this ass backwards country. Indict that piece of shit Rove and soon , make it a wonderful year for America. Down with the cancer that is HOT KARL ROVE .
A heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Sigelman and his family. I just hope he doesn’t end up having a “heart attack” on the eve of testifying before Congress.
Bonkers Hussein @ 7:
Use the train like Scooter did.
nony @ 11:
I agree totally because I have met so many americans who have been indoctrinated by the propaganda coming out of washington. I have met them in
Canada and in my travels and asked questions that are very negative towards president busch and his regime. They are offended when I ask these questions because they have been so throughly indoctrinated. I have watched president busch interviewed by your MSM and no one dares ask the tough question. GET A SPINE PEOPLE or you will become what george orwell wrote about
BIGBONEDED @ 15:
I hope Rove comes to his senses and goes to Congress and testifies and gets some Federal protection,
before the Rethugs do to him what they did to Gonzales and Abrami in Florida.
He should know that Republican ‘hired help’ is usable and then disposable, and never fully trusted loose by the ‘masters’
Thank God, thank God. One little ray of is all that is keeping my hope alive. One little ray of hope just may start the sun shining up Rove and BushCo.s asses.
Capt. Bat Hussein Guano @ 20:
Bad visual!!!my eyes! AAAAArgh! My Eyes!
Nobody’s going to get anything on rove. We want him to be in jail too much. He is so crooked so devious, I bet he has completely destroyed any thing that leads to him. Look at the fact that they tried to kill the woman who was the whistle blower. She isn’t out of the woods yet. He still might get someone to do her in.
Congress will get to it. First they have to wrap up the baseball hearings, then on to the professional twiddly wink crisis.
Rove has done this before:
Don’t forget the current governor Bob Riley. WHO HAD TO BE IN ON THIS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE TO GET THE JOB SIGLEMAN REALLY WON.
Mr. Siegleman, at last you can have a chance to tell your story and sounds like you have been a political prisoner. Good luck!!!!!! What a horrible 8 years of fascism.I can’t believe our United States got in this shape.
ZD
Hopefully this is the beginning of Roves journey to the local Penitentiary for a life term.
What’s the story behind the picture of Rove and the Free Don banner? Is it photo shopped?
Here’s who Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, George HW Bush, Henry Kissinger and ALL the rest of the globalist criminals work for:
http://www.awakeandarise.org/a.....feller.htm
The Treacherous David Rockefeller Admits “conspiring” in his 2002 Book entitled Memoirs:
cover of book of David Rockefeller’s Memoirs”For more than a century ideological
extremists at either end of the political spectrum have seized upon well-publicized
incidents such as my encounter with Castro to attack the Rockefeller family for the
inordinate influence they claim we wield over American political and economic
institutions. Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best
interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as ‘internationalists’
and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global
political and economic structure — one world, if you will. If that’s the charge, I
stand guilty, and I am proud of it.”
Rove works for Rockefeller
BeeSting @ 27:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/.....an-banner/
That’s good news. Karl Rove should be forced to serve the remainder of the 7 year sentence.
Stranded @ 30:
It’s not photoshopped. An American Patriot ambushed Rove with it and made him hold it to pose for pictures.
This is a great day for America.
BeeSting @ 27:
Not photo shopped. The hypocrite actually posed for it as if he agreed! For some reason I think this comes from The Bradblog.
This is great! I am so happy for Mr Siegelman and his family.
Americans are finally starting to wake-up and see what’s happening in this country. The criminal activities of Rove are catching up to him. How long did he think he could get away with this?
Thanks for the link. Alan Breslauer is my Hero Of The Day.
I’m really glad to see my emails worked.
On another note, a couple weeks ago, right after the 60 minutes report, I copy and pasted and printed a bunch of stories and more importantly, the comments (hundreds of comments), and mailed them to Gov. Don Siegelman at the prison he was boxed up in. I wonder if he ever got them. I’m serious about this. I thought he would like to see that people really cared.
Yay! Don, I hope justice is served and the people that railroaded you are sent away for 7 years.
Some day, somehow, one of these things will unravel and lead back to Rove and the White House. That will be a glorious day.
Perhaps when this is all over for Siegelman, if his appeal works out, he can get chumps like Rove into civil court. Now that would be entertainment! Of course Rove should be in prison for exposing a covert CIA agent, but to see that bastard under oath for any reason would be great.
Great News!!!
Maybe the MSM will begin to cover this story now.
Freeing political prisoners?
How… very… Democratic!
They hate us for our freedoms.
Hearing something positive in the news today made my day. I am happy for him and his family. I hope to hell Rove is called on the rug for this one. It is time Rove paid and paid in a big way. The creepy SOB.
I would like to add my expression of happiness for Don Siegelman and his family. I feel very good for him to have his chance to clear himself. An outrage against justice may yet be undone.
And after having expressed my christian compassion, let’s get a half-inch manila rope, a nice oak tree, and lynch that fucking rove.
I think his release is mostly due to the 60 Minutes story and also to Dan Abrams and his Bush League Justice series.
This is great news! One little victory against these lawless bastard republicans.
Well the Bush Family taught Karl Rove everything about truth, honesty, reasoning, and accountability. Karl just weeks ago making that statement, I think everyone here believes Little Man Karl Rove on that one ! George HW Bush and family are pathetic and they have hijacked the world since WW2 starting with Grandpa Prescott.
I will not be a happy camper until I see Rove, Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld behind bars.
I will not feel that this country believes in justice until that happens.
If you think of the people languishing in our prisons because they were caught using some pot, and then you think of those four uncouth, ignorant bastards living their criminal life without having to fear punishment, you have to wonder WTF is going on.
That’s “life behind bars”, by the way.
How does someone like Rove, unless he’s a psychopath, live with himself after putting someone in prison for seven years for political reasons?
Otay @ 52:
That pretty much nails it.
Just minutes before this news broke, I emailed some colleagues saying that I smelled a politically-motivated selective prosecution rat in the latest legal actions against Puerto Rico’s Democratic governor, coming so closely on the heels of the case against Detroit’s Democratic mayor, Democratic Governor Spitzer (which reportedly resulted from a tip from GOP operative Roger Stone), and the Rove-induced case against Democratic Governor Don Siegelman.
Rove is no psychopath. He is a sociopath and a narcissist. I knew one–totally convinced of his perfection. Just as Bush is not stupid (he’s gotten everything he and Kristol and Feith and Perle and Cheney wanted in their dreams), Rove is not crazy. Just very evil.
I am predicting a nuke attack on Iran any minute. Maybe Congress should rethink the wait-until-Bush-bombs-Iran before-they-impeach plan.