DoJ's John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner Heads to Siegelman Country!

[BradBlog]

Former DoJ Voting Chief, John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner, Has New Gig in Corrupt Alabama
Heads to Scene of 'Siegelman Crime' and 'DoJ/Republican Election Takeover' to Instruct AL Law Institue How to 'Get DoJ Approval for Election-Law Changes'
All on DoJ's Dime...

Paging Dan Abrams! ... Much of the first first part of this story is so amusing and/or ironical on its own, that I suspect it speaks for itself.

At least for anybody who is cursorily familiar with the John "Minorities Die First" Tanner story, as originally broken by The BRAD BLOG's Alan Breslauer who video-taped the remarks which led, fairly directly, to Tanner's embarrassing downfall, sad Congressional testimony and eventual resignation as the head of the DoJ's Civil Rights voting unit. (Our extensive coverage of the entire mess can be perused here: http://www.bradblog.com/?cat=321)

As it turns out, the DoJ will be paying Tanner's salary to go to the University of Alabama's election law institute to help "instruct public officials on getting Justice Department approval of election-law changes."

But that irony is not all that should be taken note of here. There are at least two very important, rarely --- if ever --- dots that need connecting here between the Tanner, Alabama, the Siegelman case and an unprecedented order by DoJ in 2006 taking away control of elections from the AL SoS and handing it to the Republican Governor who ousted him under, um, less than crystal-clean circumstances...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5878

Related from last night...
VIDEO: Karl Rove's Attorney Says Client Would Testify If Subpoenaed By Congress In Siegelman Casep
Revelation Comes During Dan Abrams Interview Of The Former Alabama Governor
Siegelman: 'This Case And These Circumstances Will Make Watergate Look Like Child's Play'
DAN ABRAMS VIDEO: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5877

[ms liberty]

1. K&R n/t

[BradBlog]

2. Thanks Ms. Liberty!

[malaise]

3. These Rethugs are shameless

They will be wiped out come November.

[annabanana]

4. My my my! I keep wondering "How low can Alabama go?"

No answer so far!