Comments on: Former Alabama governor sentenced http://donklephant.com/2007/06/28/former-alabama-governor-sentenced/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Don http://donklephant.com/2007/06/28/former-alabama-governor-sentenced/comment-page-1/#comment-368417 Don Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:05:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/06/28/former-alabama-governor-sentenced/#comment-368417 IF HE TOOK A BRIBE THEN YOU-ALL WOULD BE RIGHT ON, BUT HE DIDN'T. A NON-PROFIT GROUP WAS SET UP TO FUND AN EDUCATION LOTTERY; THE EDUCATION LOTTERY FAILED AND THE NON-PROFIT GROUP WAS IN DEBT SOME $500K. IN COMES RICHARD SCRUSHY, HEALTHSOUTH CEO. AFTER THE FAILED LOTTERY SCRUSHY AND HEALTHSOUTH PONIED-UP $250K EACH TO SATISFY THE DEBT. THEREAFTER, SCRUSHY WAS RE-APPOINTED TO A NON-PAYING HOSPITAL CERTIFICATE OF NEED BOARD. SCRUSHY HAD SERVED ON THIS SAME BOARD UNER THREE (3) FORMER GOVERNORS TO WIT: GUY HUNT, JIM FOLSOM, AND FOB JAMES. SIEGELMAN DIDN'T POCKET A DIME. NO QUID PRO QUO, HENCE NO CRIME. OTHER COUNTRIES OVERTHROW POLITICAL OPPOSITION WITH ROCKS, STICKS, GUNS, ETC. WHILE I CERTAINLY DON'T CONDONE THAT ACTION, I DO RESPECT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE OUT IN THE OPEN AND NOT HIDING BEHIND THE PROSECUTION TABLE CALLING IT A CRIME. THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT EITHER PARTY IN POWER COULD EMPLOY. IF HE TOOK A BRIBE THEN YOU-ALL WOULD BE RIGHT ON, BUT HE DIDN’T.

A NON-PROFIT GROUP WAS SET UP TO FUND AN EDUCATION LOTTERY; THE EDUCATION LOTTERY FAILED AND THE NON-PROFIT GROUP WAS IN DEBT SOME $500K.

IN COMES RICHARD SCRUSHY, HEALTHSOUTH CEO. AFTER THE FAILED LOTTERY SCRUSHY AND HEALTHSOUTH PONIED-UP $250K EACH TO SATISFY THE DEBT.

THEREAFTER, SCRUSHY WAS RE-APPOINTED TO A NON-PAYING HOSPITAL CERTIFICATE OF NEED BOARD. SCRUSHY HAD SERVED ON THIS SAME BOARD UNER THREE (3) FORMER GOVERNORS TO WIT: GUY HUNT, JIM FOLSOM, AND FOB JAMES.

SIEGELMAN DIDN’T POCKET A DIME. NO QUID PRO QUO, HENCE NO CRIME.

OTHER COUNTRIES OVERTHROW POLITICAL OPPOSITION WITH ROCKS, STICKS, GUNS, ETC. WHILE I CERTAINLY DON’T CONDONE THAT ACTION, I DO RESPECT THE FACT THAT THEY’RE OUT IN THE OPEN AND NOT HIDING BEHIND THE PROSECUTION TABLE CALLING IT A CRIME.

THAT’S A SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT EITHER PARTY IN POWER COULD EMPLOY.

]]> By: Jim S http://donklephant.com/2007/06/28/former-alabama-governor-sentenced/comment-page-1/#comment-363838 Jim S Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:26:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/06/28/former-alabama-governor-sentenced/#comment-363838 Precisely. No favoritism because of party to a crook. If he did what he was convicted of then he deserves the penalty. Precisely. No favoritism because of party to a crook. If he did what he was convicted of then he deserves the penalty.

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