This connection is not coincidental, because rove was once fired by the first president bush and then had to rehabilitate himself. Bush dubbed karl rove the architect for his skill in creating an unprecedented campaign and fundraising machine. Official 60 minutes siegelmanrove story thread blocked. Legal schnauzer, karl rove acts like a jackass to don siegelman s daughter at democratic national convention, roger shuler, sept. Attorney general troy king and siegelmans adult children, dana and joseph. Karl christian rove born december 25, 1950 is an american republican political consultant and policy advisor. In her segment of the kpfk interview, dana siegelman cited legal scholars who. An alabama lawyer named dana jill simpson stoked mr. Don siegelman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He has a column in newsweek, contributes to the wall street journal, and reportedly is about to write a book. The siegelman prosecution was commenced as the result of a plan hatched between senior figures in the alabama republican party and karl rove. The political skinny is an inside look at alabama politics prepared by the staff of the pressregister.
He disregards invitation to testify, spurns the subpoena. Karl rove s hands are all over this, former congressman griffith told soboroff. Sep 08, 2012 dana siegelman, the daughter of alabamas former governor, approached karl rove this week at the democratic national convention in charlotte. Every one of karl rove s power plays poses an existential threat to the survival of our democracy. This column is a direct copy of danas heartfelt appeal for her fatherformer governor of alabama don siegelmanwho is doing hard time for a non crime that was maliciously and wrongfully prosecuted by friends of karl rove. Siegelman married lori allen, and they have two children, dana and joseph. Remembering 911, imprisoning don siegelman justice integrity. And in the process, she dished that richard shelby fronts a corrupt aviation firm through the corrupt judge who presided over the siegelman trial. Following explosive disclosures of political manipulation by republican whistleblowers, the constant that links many strands of the governors political assassination is karl rove. Murdoch and all the editors at the wall street journal i want to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for running karl rove s delusional article, closing in on rove, on august 20. His new book tells an amazing odyssey involving two federal prosecutions and a conviction forced by a corrupt judge.
Prosecution of former alabama governor don siegelman youtube. Members page for dana siegelman members page for dana siegelman. Don siegelman, on karl roves alleged involvement in his prosecution was don. Dana perino, the former white house press secretary for george w.
Don siegelman, the reporter who exposed his crimes, and the hoax that suckered some of the top names in journalism curran, eddie on. Bush administration until his resignation on august 31, 2007. Why would rove have targeted siegelman, and why do you believe the. This column is a direct copy of dana s heartfelt appeal for her fatherformer governor of alabama don siegelman who is doing hard time for a non crime that was maliciously and wrongfully prosecuted by friends of karl rove.
Karl rove linked to don siegelman prosecution w update. Further, siegelman received an outrageously harsh sentence of seven years in the oakville, louisiana, federal facility. On april 7th, you again devoted a substantial part of your show to the claim of former. Governor siegelman was a victim of blatant abuse of power and the greed for power by rogue republicans with ties to karl rove and the bush white house. The governor of goat hill and millions of other books are available for.
My forthcoming book, presidential puppetry, will describe the case in greater. Karl rove was born on december 25, 1950 in denver, colorado, usa as karl christian rove. Rove repeatedly lies on fox news about siegelman case. Media archive including current and near current media concerning the political prosecution and partisan trials of alabama governor don siegelman. May 30, 2010 a few questions for karl rove on his book tour. Karl rove responded by putting his credibility up against jill simpsons. Karl rove at a book signing in birmingham with william bill pryor who president george w. A few questions for karl rove on his book tour andrew. Karl rove denies pushing don siegelman investigation. Dana siegelman, former alabama governor don siegelman s daughter, and. He is scheduled to report to federal prison on september 11 to serve.
Rove s lover is ali akbar, president of the national bloggers club, an umbrella group that grew from the activism of the late rightwing publisher and pundit andrew breitbart. Don siegelman, the reporter who exposed his crimes, and the hoax that suckered some of the top names in journalism. I was brought to trial one month before the democratic primary in 2006 by leura canary, the us attorney whose husband, billy canary, was and is a close personal friend and business associate of karl rove. How karl rove took over the alabama supreme court and. The governor of goat hill by eddie curran iuniverse. Don siegelman, on karl roves alleged involvement in his prosecution was don siegelman the victim of a republican conspiracy led by karl rove, or was he perhaps the most corrupt governor in alabama history.
Siegelman and his supporters believe he was deliberately targeted by karl rove s political machine in. Eleventh circuit court of appeals in atlanta as a political payoff for beginning the prosecution of former alabama governor don siegelman. Karl christian rove born december 25, 1950 was senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former president george w. Gop former congressman decries injustice for siegelman. On october 10, 2007, the house judiciary committee released testimony in which dana jill simpson alleged that karl rove had spoken with the department of justice about pursuing siegelman with help from two of alabamas u. Siegelman praises wideranging documentary alleging he was. In exclusive interview, alabama whistleblower says rove. Dana jill simpson is pissed that greg craig didnt recuse himself from negotiations over rove s testimony. Siegelman believes rove will never testify truthfully. Karl roves bisexual affair might have sparked his bizarre. Dana siegelman was interviewed by current tv after an encounter with karl rove at the democratic national convention. Feb 22, 2008 check out what karl rove did to don siegelman the young turks. Siegelman so all roads lead to karl rove, who wanted me out of the way, siegelman told me, because i was a threat not only in alabama but also on the national level.
Exgovernor says conviction was political the new york times. In 1992, when george herbert walker bush was being challenged by bill clinton, rove was working for bush trying to raise money. Congress declares his actions illegal rules him in contempt. Dana siegelman was once alabamas first daughter, but she will always be. He has also headed the office of political affairs, the office of public liaison, and the white house office of strategic initiatives. Siegelman told the democratic national committee that he believed karl rove should be held in. In 2007 dana jill simpson exposed karl roves role in instigating the wrongful federal prosecution of alabama governor don siegelman. My life as a conservative in the fight 2010 he included a chapter about her father in which rove tried to defend himself against allegations that he targeted the alabama democrat. He was senior advisor and deputy chief of staff during the george w. Siegelman says that in roves book courage and consequence. He is known for his work on poodle samizdat 2006, atticus v. Our guest blogger dana siegelman is the daughter of don siegelman, the former democratic gov. She maintained throughout all of these communications that karl rove the former white house chief of staff helped engineer her fathers fate with the help of two judges and two us attorneys.
Originally aired on huffington post live on december 12, 2012. Rove has denounced unger, simpson and even siegelmans daughter, dana. Moreover, karl rove s fingerprints are now well documented, and they are all over the siegelman case. Dana milbank discusses his column about karl roves new memoir, courage and consequence, and takes your questions about the latest political news.
They are the little known like william pryor and laura canary and the notorious like rove and abramoff. Dana begged the judge for leniency, please know that my dad is not. Karl rove and the prosecution of governor siegelman. Jan 31, 20 callin number 2183398525 first hour guest. May 15, 2011 siegelman doing best to give rove the last laugh this was a partisan witchhunt, pure and simple, cooked up by karl rove and the republican party to try to put me away for good because they disagree with my politics. Dec 31, 2009 i think this will make watergate look like childs play. I met karl rove at the dnc exclusive guest blog by dana siegelman there was rumor of karl rove s presence echoing in the halls of the time warner cable arena at the democratic national convention in north carolina on september 5th, 2012. Don siegelman, left, enters the federal courthouse in montgomery, ala. Now karl rove, the presidents top political strategist, has been implicated in the controversy. Crusade bmetro the magazine of metro birmingham living. Don siegelman speaks out on karl rove, witch hunt hours before returning to jail.
The film targets national republican strategist karl rove, accused of being the. While karl rove s national book tour continues, reporters along the route should ask the important questions rove has avoided or hasnt been asked by dc pundits and in a onceoverlightly by the house judiciary committee last summer. The former alabama governor was an unbeatable democrat in alabama. Former governor don siegelman lobbies for presidential pardon at dnc. Former republican congressman from alabama calls the. The miscarriage of justice occurred under auspices of karl rove and the us justice department running amok with spite of the widely popular siegelman for impeding the republican gangs power plans for sweet home alabama. Dana milbank on what he learned from karl roves book the. Siegelman introduced herself and tried to ask if there is anything rove could do to help her father. Karl rove s election night meltdown over ohio results on fox news. Don siegelmans daughter, dana, recounts encounter with karl.
This is absolutely, one of the most unjust things ive ever encountered. He has headed the office of political affairs, the office of public liaison, and the white house office of strategic initiatives. Karl rove has a long history of directing alabama electoral politics. Siegelman because he threatened the gops hold on the white house.
After four years in the political penalty box, karl rove has returned as the. Karl roves client stepped in, the attorney general stepped in and. Karl rove is having a bisexual affair with the president of a conservative bloggers group, and concern about being outed sparked rove s falsehoodfilled diatribe last week on greta van susterens fox news program. Dana siegelman is spending her first saturday night without a father. Even the key whistleblower in the case dana jill simpson had her house burned down and her car run off the road. Dick cheney and karl rove, the puppetmasters behind the bush jr. Check out what karl rove did to don siegelman youtube. Dana siegelmans pardon petition drive gains momentum in dc. Karl rove s hands are all over governors imprisonment. What prompted karl rove to go off on a factfree rant about don siegelman and jill simpson. Karl and claytons summer book club 930 members last activity nov 07, 2016 08. Karl rove s puppet reelection campaign that may be of interest. Seems a witness has come forward to say that rove may have been behind the siegelman prosecution in alabama. Oct 17, 2007 if karl rove interferred in the seigelman matter, it may taint the trial and its result and indeed it should.
Rove repeatedly lies on fox news about siegelman case republican moneyman and strategist karl rove deflected a fox news interviewers questions about his. Significant new information is appearing on the siegelman case, in the form of the 143page deposition of jill simpson, a republican lawyer who previously issued an affidavit that described a telephone conversation in which alabamas leading g. House deputy chief of staff karl rove and congress over roves failure to appear before the us house judiciary committee and testify. Oct 11, 2007 we are one step closer to understanding why karl rove left the white house, and perhaps also why alberto gonzales stepped down as attorney general.
Dana siegelman, as part of her efforts to win freedom for her father, accompanied him and her brother to the democratic national convention in charlotte, n. Dana siegelman, daughter of witchhunted former alabama governor don siegelman. Siegelman, a democrat, tried to paint a bigger picture, saying he was a victim of karl rove, the senior political adviser in the white house. Karl rove, i came across an interesting analysis of the g. I am petitioning for a presidential pardon to lift my fathers 78 month prison sentence that came at the hands of many gop operatives set on taking my dad a democrat, and the only man to have served in every statewide office in alabama out of politics. Karl rove took the mantel of the hit man or goon squad for bushes, and he had. I was the first democratic governor to endorse al gore. Former white house advisor karl rove, seen here in 2007, said he welcomed the release of the transcript. Andrew kreig, author, attorney, and director of the justice integrity project if you doubt that politics are the mortal enemy of justice, read stealing our democracy. In 2007 dana jill simpson exposed karl rove s role in instigating the wrongful federal prosecution of alabama governor don siegelman. I met karl rove at the dnc by dana siegelman on 9102012, 9. Following the karl rove connection the new york times. Bush and current fox news pundit, has written a new book, due out tuesday, called and the good news islessons and advice. Theres no question that karl roves fingerprints are all over this case, from the inception.
In exclusive interview, alabama whistleblower says rove trying to smear her. The siegelman case is emerging, as we predicted, as the most damning exhibit yet in the story of the bush administrations use of the justice department as a partisan political tool. On 60 minutes and msnbc, she alleged i recruited her as an opposition researcher to take down mr. A longtime republican lawyer in alabama swears she heard a top g. I met karl rove at the democratic national convention. Why would karl rove lie so blatantly on fox news about the siegelman case when the question was about his political organization. Newsweek, contributes to the wall street journal, and reportedly is about to write a book. Karl rove linked to siegelman prosecution harpers magazine. Don siegelman s book stealing our democracy, is set for release in june. The karl rove southern strategy is a racist strategy. In a searing political memoir, former alabama governor don siegelman explodes.
Dana perinos insider look at the bush white house politico. Former governor don siegelman lobbies for presidential. Dana siegelman, the daughter of alabamas former governor, approached karl rove this week at the democratic national convention in charlotte. The external evidence perfectly matches the allegationsthe vigor of the prosecutorial inquiry was measured perfectly to whether siegelman was going to contest the g. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Rove lost that battle and was excused from his powerful position in the white house. Dana siegelman is the daughter of former alabama governor don siegelman who was wrongfully convicted in a partisan political prosecution driven by karl rove. Adam zagorin has a new article up on time magazine, and its a scorcher. A few questions for karl rove on his book tour andrew kreig.
Karl rove and the dream of absolute power moore, james, slater, wayne on. Locustfork newsjournal, karl rove lies on fox news again, and again, glynn wilson, june 21, 2012. The main characters that star in the siegelman saga political thriller have deep roots in alabama. Karl rove s client stepped in, the attorney general stepped in and. Each week during the summer well be reading a new book.