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summerschild

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40. It's hard to imagine how powerful the unkown players are.

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 11:12 PM

Oct 2014

Fuller's dirty history goes all the way back to the Reagan White House and the Iran Contra shennanigins. We'll never know how much Oliver North and his merry band of thieves were able to steal above and beyond what went to the California drug cartels.

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More Bad News For Don Siegelman [View all] red dog 1 Oct 2014 OP

Do you think he will be released in January? Gawd i hope so! arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #1

No, he won't be released in January. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #2

I guess what I meant to ask is do you think he will be arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #4

Instead, he pardoned Oilwellian Oct 2014 #10

Wrong. former9thward Oct 2014 #17

What misconduct? nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #19

They withheld evidence showing Stevens was not guilty. former9thward Oct 2014 #25

Wow, pretty low of them. nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #44

Instead he nominated to the SCOTUS OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #11

Both of these posts disgust me. I didn't know that about EK and all I can say is arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #16

Kagan was rewarded for her part OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #42

Well getting to sing with the Supremes could be seen as a reward. Is he not a arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #47

If you believe Democrats are incorruptible OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #49

Greed is easy to understand but her being a Democrat I would have thought she arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #51

For rational actors, survival is the most important preference. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #52

All of what you've said I cannot disagree with but at the same time it arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #53

When it all begins to unfold, it's soul-crushing. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #56

+ 1000 red dog 1 Oct 2014 #35

But you fail to mention the many virtues of Ms Kagan, truedelphi Oct 2014 #58

I will catch hell for this, but is there any evidence Scrushy *didn't* pay him off? Recursion Oct 2014 #59

Only if Obama issues Executive Clemency. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #26

K&R catrose Oct 2014 #3

Seems there are some very powerful people that don't like Gov Siegelman rhett o rick Oct 2014 #5

I'm sure Obama is worried that a pardon would hurt Democratic Chances in Alabama n2doc Oct 2014 #6

But, but isn't Seigelman popular in Alabama? They elected him governor twice. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #9

Cheney doesn't need a pardon n2doc Oct 2014 #12

Both parties might not be the same, but they sure look out for each other. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #14

Owned by the same people. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #18

In a nutshell. nt woo me with science Oct 2014 #50

no, it's because pardoning siegelman would make Obama seem like an Doctor_J Oct 2014 #38

That's the stupidest thing I've read in a long time. Glad I wasn't involved arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #45

I honestly thought that Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #7

I thought the same thing. He is such a disappointment. nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #20

Obama mtasselin Oct 2014 #8

I wish there was a massive email/fax campaign to the WH regarding this! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #21

I think Change.org has one. I signed one a while back. LoisB Oct 2014 #23

Good to know, thanks! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #43

There has been. Hissyspit Oct 2014 #24

Excellent idea!....Do you think we could start an e-mail/fax campaign right here on DU? red dog 1 Oct 2014 #37

I wish I knew how Move On does it but I'm a true techy idiot. arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #46

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #13

As long as he remains in prison... Blue Owl Oct 2014 #15

Couldn't have said it better, TY! nt arthritisR_US Oct 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author MontyPow Oct 2014 #27

Political prisoners in the US. Will he be pardoned at the end of President Obama's term? MontyPow Oct 2014 #28

Wow. Seriously?...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #31

Yes seriously! Gov Don Siegelman is a political prisoner. Someone with a lot of power rhett o rick Oct 2014 #32

Obama is too afraid of the Right Wing backlash from the likes of Rove and co. YOHABLO Oct 2014 #34

I don't think he is afraid of the right-wing at all. The right-wing idiots are tools of the rhett o rick Oct 2014 #54

It's hard to imagine how powerful the unkown players are. summerschild Oct 2014 #40

Absolutely. My understanding of the Governor's MontyPow Oct 2014 #55

Petition to sign - DeeDeeNY Oct 2014 #29

Cliff Arnebeck and John Caylor have been helping him, and something's gotta give here. TheNutcracker Oct 2014 #30

Recommend....It's sad news. He deserves a Presidential Pardon KoKo Oct 2014 #33

I'll bet Senator Warren is for a Presidential pardon of Don Siegelman. red dog 1 Oct 2014 #41

Why the hell doesn't Obama just pardon the man Do it now, while focus is all over the place on ISIS kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #36

because he's a coward Doctor_J Oct 2014 #39

K&R woo me with science Oct 2014 #48

Why the fuck is Siegelman still in prison??????????????????? 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #57

Because he took half a million dollars from a hospital lobbyist and appointed him to the board Recursion Oct 2014 #60

Was Siegelman not a victim of Rovian Machinations 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #61

I don't care. He took money from a lobbyist and appointed him to the board Recursion Oct 2014 #62

"Because he took half a million dollars from a hospital lobbyist and appointed him to the board red dog 1 Oct 2014 #63