Did anyone catch the 60 Minutes show last night or were you all watching the Academy Awards???? There was an excellent segment on the political conviction and imprisonment of Alabama's former governor, Don Siegelman, a Democrat in a very Red State. Once headed for the national scene in politics, he'll spend the next seven years at a federal prison in Louisiana. It was a jaw dropping story. I had no idea this went on. Alabama was not on my radar screen. Fifty-two former states attorneys general from BOTH parties have asked Congress to investigate. Who says bipartisanship is dead? It will make a great Grisham non fiction, as frustrating as Innocent Man (and hopefully will be better written). It includes accusations of bribery, smear tactics, a Karl Rove connection to the campaign manager of Siegelman's opponent, the wife of this campaign manager as the prosecuting federal attorney…heck, go here, read or listen to the story. I'd suggest watching it so you can see the players faces as they tell their stories.
This morning's NY Times online had linked an article about a curious blackout of this particular segment in Alabama. The CBS affiliate which broadcasts the program in N. Alabama put an apology at the beginning of the show saying they were having difficulty with the signal from CBS. CBS says, no way, our signal to you was fine.
Guess who I believe?
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