Notice For DUers Who Didn't Read DU Over Weekend: Gov. Siegelman Beaten In Prison

[Hissyspit]

I realize some DUers don't read DU over the weekend, so I wanted to make sure they were aware of this new information on the Gov. Siegelman case:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3015356

If we could, please give this thread 5 recommendations so that this is pinned to the Greatest Page so that others who may not have been here over the weekend will see it. The original thread is about to leave the front page, if it has not already done so. Thank you.

[Bozita]

1. Wow! Five Recs in less than two minutes.

[Hissyspit]

4. 16 in less than four minutes. Thanks everyone. Please kick the original, too. Also...

... in the thread is the address to write Gov. Siegelman, as well as other action items. Please take the time to let him know not only that we haven't forgotten him, but that we WON'T FORGET him.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. LINK:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3015356&mesg_id=3015356

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. K&R

[Debau2005]

3. No, I did not see this

we were fighting mother nature and the round of tornadoes in Atlanta.

Thanks for posting this again for those of us that missed it!

[Hissyspit]

6. Those storms came through here in southeast NC, too.

A tornado sighted about 30 minutes north of me. It was hard for me to force myself to unplug the computer for a while during the lightning storm!

[napi21]

5. That's TERRIBLE! Can we contact SOMEBODY at DOJ or

SOMEBODY in the House or Senate to get DOJ off their a** to get his appeal moving and get him the hell out of prison pending the outcome?

It's bad enough that he's been in prison for a year, but getting beaten is inexcusable!

[Hissyspit]

7. There is a lot of contact info in the original thread. n/t

[napi21]

10. Thanks. I contacted Conyers & Leahey. We ALL should contact them.

It's way past time to stop this BS!

[mopinko]

8. what the hell have we become?

knr

[acmavm]

Saw it. And I'm still wondering how frigging stupid these thugs

are. Or is it other inmates? Who is it exactly?

[BigDogDistrict44]

9. I am fighting a republican strong hold 12 yr's with no opponent

Till now I mite add. Sometimes you just have to stand and fight! Win...or...fail!

I am sorry to say I will be glad to take and donations you can give please (I hate that part!)
www.unleashthedog.us

[NMDemDist2]

11. welcome!! and be sure to add your info to the research forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x1424

[Viva_La_Revolution]

28. Good luck!

I've got too many skeletons in my closet to run myself for anything.. well, I could maybe get "Dogcatcher" :evilgrin:

May I live vicariously through you?
:hi:

[Cleita]

12. I think we need to contact Sixty Minutes with a barrage of

letters to air this latest development. Maybe this time they will air this story at a time where it isn't competing with the Academy Awards. I think they did that deliberately in the hopes that no one would be watching.

[UALRBSofL]

13. OP I read that article over the weekend and it upset me

I think your article talked about Baldwin County voting irregularities and that was true. The county I live in is next to Baldwin. I believe Gov. Siegelman was railroaded by the Alabama Republican Party, Rove, the DOJ, and the new Republican Gov. I know the DOJ will not release there investigative report so I think we may have to wait until Bush is out of office. I hope Siegelman can hang on.

[dmr]

14. Thanks for posting & adding the link

This is horrible, horrible. Going to read it now.

[Coexist]

15. thank you

[Dinger]

16. Got One From Me

I'd give it more if I could.

[Pastiche423]

17. Rec #57

[eShirl]

18. you can donate to his legal defense fund via his website

http://donsiegelman.org/

I was so glad to see they've set it up to accept online donations now.
We're on a very tight budget, but I donated $10.

[lonestarnot]

19. K & R

[troubleinwinter]

20. Anyone familiar with the poster? It's an anonymous post citing an anonymous source.

I would think such and incendiary and extremely important accusation would be backed up by other than an anonymous poster on a blog?

[Hissyspit]

22. Long-time DKos poster whose name is known.

He gives his reason for not revealing his source in his thread, and I reproduce it on my earlier thread.
Yes, it's hearsay and there is no corroboration. Welcome to the Internet.

[troubleinwinter]

23. "DKos poster whose name is known" Can we know his name, then?

[UALRBSofL]

37. I don't know the poster listing the donation site but I'm familiar with the case

And what the OP posted in her original post is all true.

[Samantha]

21. K&R

I didn't see this over the weekend. Thanks for posting.

Sam

[Highway61]

24. Dear God

This is disgusting! We are here, posting pictures of ourselves, our pets and making funny remarks ( and and all kinds of comments in the political forums...etc.) Are you kidding me??? This man (your husband or father) was elected Governor and the next morning woke up as an unemployed state worker... in prison....for what? Where is the outrage? What if it were YOU??? I repeat....YOU?????

[stlsaxman]

25. Rec # 74

and a kick....

how fucking horrifying.

[DeepModem Mom]

26. K&R

[Jim Sagle]

27. Welcome to the chemical shed.

[sasquatch]

29. I hope the agent gets outed and gets his just desert

[Divine Discontent]

30. perhaps a former Democratic President (let's see, we have two)

can use some of their national familiarity to demand his case be reviewed immediately. :shrug: Something's gotta give - this is NOT the country I was born into - it's been crafted by the elite couple thousand that have more dollars each than there are people in the USA, and they are mostly part of the GOP pedigree, and don't give a shit about the citizens, and very much wanted to get back at that Dem governor, probably how they will get back at Spitzer... God forbid.

[Kurovski]

31. K&R. (nt)

[Rhiannon12866]

32. Holy crap! I didn't know this! Thanks... K&R. :-(

;(

[Hissyspit]

34. .

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Posted the link to your previous post, and kicked it... Thanks!

This is important...

Rhiannon:hi:

[izzybeans]

36. I am saddened. very saddened.

Speechless too.

[FourScore]

38. k&r'ed it then. Will gladly do so again. n/t

[Dinger]

39. Kickin' Again

And I'm gonna keep kickin' till something's done.

[grasswire]

40. thank you -- I read DU but didn't see that!!

I'll be contacting appropriate authorities.

[johan helge]

41. K & R