Alabama TV Station Censors 60 Minutes Siegelman Segment
From Scott Horton at Harpers:
I am now hearing from readers all across Northern Alabama—from Decatur to Huntsville and considerably on down—that a mysterious “service interruption” blocked the broadcast of only the Siegelman segment of 60 Minutes this evening. The broadcaster is Channel 19 WHNT, which serves Northern Alabama and Southern Tennessee. This station was noteworthy [...]
The Prosectuion of Don Siegelman
Tonight on 60 Minutes Scott Pelley reported 52 former state attorneys-general have asked Congress to investigate whether the prosecution of Don Siegelman was a politcal persecution directed by members of the state and national Republican Party, including Karl Rove.
Doug Jones, Siegelman’s lawyer, summed up the extremely problematic case this way:
“Well, you still have to investigate [...]
