Siegelman Story Spreads in Selma

Frank Matthews of Birmingham had Justice with a capital “J” on his mind at the 44th Annual Bloody Sunday March.  Matthews’ message went to guest speaker and the top attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice: “…That’s why we’re saying to Eric Holder [U.S. Attorney General] ‘Don’t be a coward.  Get rid of Alice Martin.  [...]

Rachel Rocks the Siegelman Story

ht Meggion MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow does in nine minutes what would take the rest of us an entire book.  She also brings on former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman to help explain. Plus Siegelman has posted a diary at the Daily Kos.

Some Charges Against Siegelman Dropped

ht Cookie MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld most of the bribery and corruption charges against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and all the charges against former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy.  –New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/06/us/AP-SiegelmanTrial.html?_r=1&hp Siegelman response: Dear Melissa, Let’s keep up the fight.  Please contribute to my legal defense fund [...]

John Amato Pleads for Rush Limbaugh

ht Max and the Marginalized I’m still laughing! Crooks and Liars dot com‘s John Amato takes his cues from Chris Crocker and pleads we all leave Rush Limbaugh alone. It’s hard being at the top in a vacuum of leadership.

I Like My Bigots Illiterate

ht Keith Olbermann Larry Ford is multitasking.  He’s exercising his Freedom O’ Speech and the Crisis in Education with just one little bitty ol’ sign. Okay, read it with me: “January 20, 2009, A Day of Darkness, Hussen” Hussen?  Is this a verb or adjective to Hussy?  Like whore to whorin’ maybe? No, sillies.  Hussein. [...]

Don’t Piss Off Tonya Harding

HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is doing a VH-1 “Behind the Blow” with Tonya Harding. And she’ll make an impression on you. The former American figure skater champion wasn’t happy in 2007 when candidate Barack Obama talked about not pulling a Tonya Harding and kneecapping his opponent.  She became fairly indignant, “He has to [...]

NYT Reduced To Porny Headlines

Really, isn’t it MY job to come up with trashy headlines? The New York Times sinks to my level… Obama Taps Clinton Ideas but Not Clinton Herself ht Max and the Marginalized

Jon Stewart’s Vivisection of CNBC

He who is informed by liars tends to lose his shirt. Jon Stewart’s montage of clips from financial reporters shows you what individual investors are up against when trying to figure out what to do with their money.  No-nothings.  Liars.  Cheerleaders of the financial industry rule the roost…and a weird ass superstition held by business [...]

More Details on Rove Testifying

ht CSPAN Junkie The timing of the compromise reached by Rove and Miers attorneys and the House Judiciary is interesting.  It comes before a deadline that would have put the Obama administration in the position of having to defend exectutive privilege on behalf of Rove and Miers.  The agreement allows for limited assertion of executive [...]

Now Rove Will Testify

Myspace Glitter Graphics So, three subpoenas later, word is Karl Rove will testify.  He’ll do it in front of the House Judiciary Committee and risking penalty of perjury.   The event will be transcribed.   The committee reserves the right to have public testimony.  Harriet Miers will be in the hot seat, too. Chairman Conyers [...]