A Chat with Don Siegelman
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Free on bail while his appeal is pending, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was in Austin last month for Netroots Nation. We got a chance to ask him about the various investigations into allegations that his prosecution for public corruption was politically motivated -- and Karl Rove's alleged role.
Alabama is one of the states going to the polls today to make its primary voice heard, and the UpTake's Chuck Olsen is on his "Southern Fried Tour" and ground hounding the Deep South. He spoke with Birmingham-Southern College Political Science Professor Natalie Davis, who explains the big role race plays in Alabama politics, the support Obama and Clinton have among young voters, and the problems of media-based politics down in Dixie.
More Rove Dirty Work?
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D) has been convicted of corruption, with the judge currently considering a sentence of up to 12 years in jail. Siegelman and his team of lawyers have claimed the whole case is a political hit job orchestrated by Karl Rove. We've heard that before, but here it seems that Siegelman might just have a, well... case.
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