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Parts of "60 Minutes" Broadcast Blocked in Alabama...

Posted February 24, 2008 | 09:02 PM (EST)
Read More: 60 Minutes, Alabama, Big Brother, Bill Canary, Bob Riley, Censorship, DOJ Corruption, Don Siegelman, George W. Bush, Karl Rove, Michael Mukasey, Breaking Media News

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If you do not yet know who Don Siegelman is or what has happened in this country, then let me ask you to please read the following articles and visit the following websites, before I tell you what the latest developments are:

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Introduction

The Permanent Republican Majority Part I

The Permanent Republican Majority Part II

The Permanent Republican Majority Part III

Harper's Excellent Coverage via Scott Horton HERE

My blog, at-largely, HERE

And this evening's 60 Minutes broadcast HERE
Also Don Siegelman support site

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 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 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 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 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.

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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expand collapse lungfish (See profile | I'm a fan of lungfish)
I share your outrage and have no doubts that Rove and his merry band of fascist brownshirts have no limit to who they will defame and how far they will go to do it.
That lame little traitor needs to answer the call of his country and appear before the Judiciary committee front and center.
A full scale investigation of this matter should ensue and if his pudgy little fingerprints are discovered, then he needs to go to jail. Hopefully, Bush won't commute his sentence or pardon him....
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:46 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse Karoli (See profile | I'm a fan of Karoli)
It wasn't clear to me from the 60 Minutes segment whether Congress had abandoned the investigation after Rove refused to testify. I'm slowly working my way through the articles linked here, but is there somewhere on a government website to discover what the progress is with the Congressional committee?
It seems to me that with the press access that the current Democratic candidates have they should be shouting out about this every chance they get.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:32 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse Zhonni (See profile | I'm a fan of Zhonni)
THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE U.S.A???????????

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

I can't remember the last time I swore about anything, I want to but I digress, I want to say that if we don't kick the Republican leadership out of power, we would be like Russia and Pakistan were there is media censorship.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:18 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse dbredes (See profile | I'm a fan of dbredes)
There's more updates to this story on www.democraticunderground.com/dis....php

It wasn't a technical problem.

Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:05 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse nippersdad (See profile | I'm a fan of nippersdad)
Bravo! Thanks for the heads up! Really, is there no depth that this group will not plumb?
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:02 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse safeathome (See profile | I'm a fan of safeathome)
Larisa - You might want to look under the rock called - Business Council of Alabama ....

That small glitch - might be within this group.



www.bcatoday.org/inside.aspx
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 12:42 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse AmandaRuth (See profile | I'm a fan of AmandaRuth)
Thank you for posting and thank Huffington Post - This story needs to get out. This blackout cannot be ignored.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 12:30 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse backward (See profile | I'm a fan of backward)
Well, if it takes this event to wake up some folks to what is actually happening in this country (and it ain't pretty), then I admit, I am so happy 'They' did something as stupid as this....
But beware, as noted by others, the Haliburton/KBR camps await.......
And the Thought Control bill awaits....
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 12:18 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse ljsfolly (See profile | I'm a fan of ljsfolly)
What does this mean when the whole program or parts of a program does get blacked out by the government? It upsets me to think some person in the administration has the ability to block out anything on public tv. If the rest of the country can see it why can only one part have a programing problem? Is the 60 minute show avaiable online somewhere?
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 12:03 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse Dap (See profile | I'm a fan of Dap)
Dear Ms. Alexandrovna,

What an excellent report, you GO GIRL! That's why I heart ya. Damn, you're good, 60 Minutes needs you on their staff.

You said: "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."

That was the first thing I thought also. Pull their licenses, after all the airwaves are We, the Peoples. Thanks for all your fine efforts. Agape.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:35 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse lovethesinner (See profile | I'm a fan of lovethesinner)
For a broader, and even scarier look at this topic, see the following movies:

"America: From Freedom to Fascism"

"Endgame: Blueprint for World Enslavement "

"The Trap"

"Zeitgeist"

www.moviesfoundonline.com/docum...piracy

But, I disagree with the idea that our choice for president, if not a panacea, isn't crucial,. We still need to TRY, if only to know what we're dealing with.

In this rising tide of CHANGE, we are at least communicating with each other. But, you're right, it may mean we'll need to storm the gates, in the end.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:33 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Russron (See profile | I'm a fan of Russron)
Wouldn't it be nice if all those commercials to call congress about the Domestic Spying result in a backlash that actually infuses more resistance to Bush's fear mongering. While you're calling, ask CONgress to hold hearings on the Alabama fiasco. Every Democrat should be aware that they could be the next Don Siegelman. Otherwise, welcome to the Soviet States of America!
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:27 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse rixhex56 (See profile | I'm a fan of rixhex56)
You say, "...the only path left to us is the one I most abhor." What is that "only path" that you "most abhor"? Just wonderin'...
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:23 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Easterling (See profile | I'm a fan of Easterling)
I mean really, who would have ever envisioned a scenario where allowing a group of mentally defective, alcoholic, ideomorons to run our country, would turn out so badly? The Conservative Politicization of the Judiciary has been going on since Nixon and his evil minion RayGun were in power. Nothing new here other than 60 minutes did a piece on the Alabama judicial lynching. Think anything will be done about this? Think KKKarl Rove will appear before Congress under oath? If you think yes then you have been in a coma the last 35 years. Rome burns while the Congress fiddles a baseball tune! LIVE FREE OR DIE
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:15 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse noonan (See profile | I'm a fan of noonan)
Just before Andy Rooney's segment, there was an ad attacking my Democratic Congressman specifically by "Defense of Democracy".
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:10 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse wordvarc (See profile | I'm a fan of wordvarc)
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More rovian slime...but Alabama rolled in it!
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:03 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Kally (See profile | I'm a fan of Kally)
Didn't they vote for obama...wonder if that was on the up and up.
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:14 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse deminmo (See profile | I'm a fan of deminmo)
I watched the segment tonight and there were
no technical "glitches". One thing is certain
we have lost our Democracy. And it does little
good to contact Congress. Even Sandra Day
O'Conner is concerned that politics are
threatening the rule of law in the US.
Right now the White House is influencing the
future of who runs Pakistan and that Bush's
favorite leader, Musharraf has a part in
government.
We are losing Constitutional protections all
the time, yet the attention of most of the
country is on the three Presidential candidates,
and their attention is not on their jobs in
the Senate. Will we get a new President? I
really wonder. How long will it be before
people other than politicians that are considered "threats" begin to disappear?
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:01 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse StuporMundi (See profile | I'm a fan of StuporMundi)
You mean the Sandra Day O'Connor who single-handedly nullified an election and appointed George Bush to be President of the United States? So I wonder what her problem is with all this now....
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:38 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Russron (See profile | I'm a fan of Russron)
Don't quote Sandra Day. Had she not been part of Tony "Light Fingers" Scalia's Gang of 5--the Soviet States of America under George Bush wouldn't have come to be!
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:30 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse zeldamae (See profile | I'm a fan of zeldamae)
You know you say there should be a congressional investigation, which I agree with wholeheartedly but the 60 minutes piece said Rove had been supoenaed to testify before congress and refused. I also agree this piece should be front and center on Huffpo.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:01 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse GnitenGoodLk (See profile | I'm a fan of GnitenGoodLk)
I thought refusal to appear on a congressional subpoena was a criminal offense?
Why is Rove still free? We got Capone on tax evasion, we can't get Rove on a failure to appear?
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:09 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse osage (See profile | I'm a fan of osage)
Big brother rat is indeed watching. A congressional investigation should be initiated immediately!!!
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 10:37 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Kally (See profile | I'm a fan of Kally)
If conyers has anything to do with it, it will lanquish in the fold. Hasn't every other investigation he is supposed to have taken over fizzled out. I'll believe he is up to the job when I see it.
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:16 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse bujeeboo (See profile | I'm a fan of bujeeboo)
Larisa, it stuns me that this is getting so few comments. I really think HuffPo needs to give it more prominence. It's bad enough that the 60 Minutes piece played opposite the Oscars.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 10:36 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse BOfever (See profile | I'm a fan of BOfever)
Stop with the conspiracy theories, it is very possible that a CBS affiliate in any state can have a problem with the feed. It happens more than you think.
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 10:36 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse ErnestineBass (See profile | I'm a fan of ErnestineBass)
One word, BOfever...bullshit.
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 01:56 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse HUFFPOST BLOGGER Larisa Alexandrovna (See this blogger's posts | I'm a fan of Larisa Alexandrovna)
I have yet to posit a theory. I am demanding an investigation. Is there a problem with this that I am obviously failing to grasp? If so, please explain.
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:19 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse Uosdwis (See profile | I'm a fan of Uosdwis)
It just occurred to me that if the uplink site (New York) had a "glitch", the ALL the receivers should've also had the same glitch, but if there were a glitch with a local/regional downlink, that would make more sense. Someone will need to detail exactly how these go out: simultaneously over the satellite, or over dedicated fiber, or distributed by tape (that seems unlikely in this day and age). But the point is, WHY do they think that nobody will notice? Why do they think they can block one website and nobody will ever see the item again? It's like the old movie gag of "go around to every newsstand and buy every copy of the newspaper and we'll be OK!"
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 12:38 AM on 02/25/2008
expand collapse Shaddup (See profile | I'm a fan of Shaddup)
Yeah, BO, expecially when it doesn't affect any other city on the feed, and it just happens to last as long as the first segment, and they just happen to broadcast Reptard fear commercials about the FISA bill, and it just happens in the state that the story is about. Yup, happens all the time, especially when the locals are involved in the corruption. This is like the abusive parent whose kid keeps "falling down." It needs to be investigated by someone who's not an abuser.
Reply | Parent | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 11:10 PM on 02/24/2008
expand collapse RumiSouth (See profile | I'm a fan of RumiSouth)
I watched the segment on satellite, but my mom said she couldn't see it on WHNT-19 out of Decatur.

This story needs to get out. The Siegelman case is bad enough without CBS making "technical errors" that keep Alabamians from seeing the truth!
Reply | Favorite | Flag as abusive | posted 10:32 PM on 02/24/2008
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