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red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2014, 07:39 PM Feb 2014

Send a Valentine's Day E-Mail To a Southern Democrat Who's Still In Jail...

...for a crime he did not commit.

I'm talking about former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, who continues to languish in prison for asking a friend to sit on a Board of Directors....without pay.

Karl Rove & pals did a real good job of framing this popular red state Democrat.
http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/curious-case-don-siegelman/

President Obama refuses to heed the many calls to pardon Gov. Siegelman, & his Justice Department refuses to investigate the case;

President Obama actually asked the judge to INCREASE Gov. Siegelman's prison sentence.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023955756/

We are giving Valentine's Day "hearts" to each other, which is fine

Why don't we take the time to send a Valentine's Day e-mail to Gov. Siegelman, and let him know that there are Democrats who care about him?

Why don't we sign his daughter's petition to President Obama to pardon him?
http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-please-restore-justice-and-pardon-my-dad/

Why don't we send a check for $5 or $10, or whatever we can afford, to help Gov. Siegelman with his legal fees?
http://www.donsiegelman.org/

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Send a Valentine's Day E-Mail To a Southern Democrat Who's Still In Jail... (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 2014 OP
Just found this post dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #1
Thanks for signing red dog 1 Mar 2014 #2
Signed! yallerdawg Apr 2014 #3
Thanks for signing. red dog 1 Apr 2014 #4
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