Southern Democrats and Progressives

elleng

(141,926 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:06 AM Dec 2022

Stealing Our Democracy is a nonfiction journey into political subterfuge waged by Karl Rove forces

to plug the breach (Don Siegelman) caused in the Republican's Southern Strategy. The book documents Governor Don Siegelman's rise as the son of a working-class family to a popular Southern governor. A Democrat, elected in a blood-red state, someone Karl Rove deemed just had to be stopped. Hear Siegelman tell his side of the story at https://amzn.to/3VxR2um and get your copy of #StealingOurDemocracy at Amazon.com.

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Stealing Our Democracy is a nonfiction journey into political subterfuge waged by Karl Rove forces (Original Post) elleng Dec 2022 OP

Karl is busy explaining what he's promoted as a Republican solution to this country's problems OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2022 #1

K&R for Don Siegelman! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #2

I regularly think of the unjust treatment of Don Siegelman. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2022 #3

Has to include Traildogbob Dec 2022 #4

The Wiki article on him is very enlightening. KS Toronado Dec 2022 #5

Thank you. Duppers Dec 2022 #6

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts)

1. Karl is busy explaining what he's promoted as a Republican solution to this country's problems

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:10 AM

Dec 2022

In others words, nothing.

Rhiannon12866

(258,780 posts)

2. K&R for Don Siegelman!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 04:27 AM

Dec 2022

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,439 posts)

3. I regularly think of the unjust treatment of Don Siegelman.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 04:27 AM

Dec 2022

How did we go 8 years of Obama without making amends to this man? The crimes committed by nearly everyone in the previous administration far outweigh any misstep by Siegelman. Time for Dems to champion Siegelman full-throated and expose Rove and what crimes are permitted for Republicans only.

Traildogbob

(13,161 posts)

4. Has to include

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 04:54 AM

Dec 2022

The name Newt in the story. Fox Noise sweethearts, both.

KS Toronado

(23,867 posts)

5. The Wiki article on him is very enlightening.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 05:04 AM

Dec 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Siegelman

Duppers

(28,476 posts)

6. Thank you.

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 06:32 AM

Dec 2022

It's like a refresher course with more detail than I ever knew to begin with.

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