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Click…Click…Click…Ralph Reed
When the political season finally went into full swing with the early primaries, a figure who is well known in Alabama turned up as a political analyst on CNN. One-time Executive Director of the College Republican National Committee, One-time religious organizer, one-time political operative, one-time partner of Jack Abramoff, one-time candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia and now pundit Ralph Reed was on hand to give political insight into the New Hampshire primary. Some people go to prison and some people find a comfortable seat in a broadcasting booth where they can bring the news to a public primed to forget.
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Although his exact whereabouts are currently unknown and although he has a growing stake in events unfolding in Alabama, it is highly unlikely that Karl Rove’s fingerprints will be found at the scene or that his DNA will be found in the blood spattered aftermath; but recent revelations and allegations reported by the Birmingham News conjures up distant memories of a blueprint, and a familiar pattern that has shown up in Alabama, in Texas, in California and in Washington DC. Leak or whisper something that finds its way into the press, and then follow it up with an investigation.
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As much of the world knows (at least the portion of the world that would be reading these notes) the Siegelman situation has received some national attention in the online version of Time. (Link to the Time article. .)
All of the principles of the phone conference where Siegelman was supposed to have been discussed have so-far denied that the conversation took place, with the exception of Jill Simpson, the attorney who signed the sworn affidavit that brought it all to light. So with strong allegations on one side and denials on the other side, a quick survey of the 130 (and counting) comments on the Daily Kos page, related to this story (Siegelman page on Daily Kos link) combined with letters, calls and editorial opinions shows the people following this story fall within a number of broad categories.
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