Don Siegelman 60 Minutes Segment Blocked In AL
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Don Siegelman 60 Minutes Segment Blocked In AL
By Larisa Alexandrovna
RawStory.com
2-25-8
Soviet America
Now, let me tell you what has been going on. As 60 Minutes was putting its
show together, the White House put pressure on CBS -- the parent company -- to
kill the show. Over the last few days, as word got out that the 60 Minutes
show would air tonight, Karl Rove's associates began planting defamatory
stories about journalists working on this story (see example
<http://www.atlargely.com/2008/02/the-smear-job-.html>here) and attacking the
whistle-blower who came forward, Dana Jill Simpson. If you recall, Ms. Simpson
testified, under oath, to Congress about Karl Rove's involvement in
politicizing the DOJ. What you may not know, however, is that her house
mysteriously caught fire and she was run off the road in the weeks leading up
to her testimony.
What you may also not know is that Governor Siegelman's house was broken into
twice during his trial as was his attorney's office.
Yesterday, the attacks on Simpson and journalists increased with a series of
emails from the Alabama GOP. See
<http://www.atlargely.com/2008/02/the-smear-job-1.html>Here.
Tonight was something truly unseen in US history. During the 60 Minutes
broadcast and ONLY during the Don Siegelman portion -- the screen went black
for Huntsville residents and Mobile residents. There are other reports of
other locations, but I have not yet confirmed those. In Florida, a series of
strange ads were running about the FISA bill and how Democrats are not tough
on terrorism, apparently during the 60 Minutes hour and also right before 60
Minutes, but not after (still trying to confirm when the ads stopped running).
In other words, in the United States of America, a man is imprisoned for being
a Democrat. When reporters attempt to get this story out, they are threatened
and smeared. When all else fails, the public is not allowed to see the news.
This is not acceptable and I -- as a US citizen -- demand that Congress
investigate this series of blackouts immediately. Any company involved in this
must have their FCC license pulled too. Karl Rove may be gone from office, but
he clearly is not gone from power. So long as his buddy, George W. Bush,
continues to occupy the White House -- what used to be a symbol of how a
nation could both be governed and be free -- we will continue toward abuse
after imperial, no Soviet, abuse against us. That too is unacceptable.
Contact Congress now, non-stop, and demand a full investigation into what
caused this selective blackout. You can find your member's contact information
<http://www.house.gov/>here. If no investigation happens ... If no one in
Congress responds, then you will know finally and fully the ugly truth: we are
no longer a democracy . And if we are no longer a democracy, then presidential
election can fix the problem, because something that no longer exists cannot
be fixed. Sadly, at that point, the only path left to us is the one I most
abhor.
Update:
We are now being told that it was a technical issue with
<http://www.whnt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7918345>CBS in New York:
We apologize that you missed the first segment of 60 Minutes tonight featuring
"The Prosecution of Don Siegelman."
It was a techincal(sic) problem with CBS out of New York. We are working with
them right now to see if we can re-broadcast the segment.
Please be patient with us during this time. We are doing our best to correct
the problem.
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Excuse me? Are they trying to tell us that a glitch in New York ONLY happened
in Alabama -- which is the topic of the 60 Minutes broadcast -- and ONLY
during the Don Siegelman segment? Are you kidding me? We have selective
prosecution and now we have selective news delivery?
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