Stand with Ted Stevens?

by: Matt Stoller

Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 18:57


Redstate Endorses Begich, Berkowitz

Ted Stevens's full statement is here, but I want to focus on the last few sentences.

I am innocent. This verdict is the result of the unconscionable manner in which the Justice Department lawyers conducted this trial. I ask that Alaskans and my Senate colleagues stand with me as I pursue my rights. I remain a candidate for the United States Senate.

I don't think there will be a whole lot of people saying something cheesy like 'We are all Ted Stevens'.  It is worth nothing though that Colin Powell and Daniel Inouye both served as character witnesses for him.  It's also worth noting that Stevens is blaming the prosecution for the verdict, notwithstanding that the job of the prosecution is to convict him.  If he wanted to do the 'I got a bum rap' thing, he would rail against the court, the media, and the Justice Department.

I've moved Mark Begich up to the top of the Better Democrats page.  If you want to throw $5 his way, it'd be a nice way of saying that you do NOT stand with Ted Stevens.
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Stand with Ted Stevens? | 5 comments
and now redstate doesn't load for me (0.00 / 0)
Could it be that liberal traffic knocked it offline?

New Jersey politics at Blue Jersey.
actually i think (0.00 / 0)
the prosecution tried to sabotage their own case, probably being a gop injustice dept they didn't want to convict a gop mainstay but the jury threw a monkey wrench into the best layed plan, we'll see about the appeal.
Redstate is walking back their Begich endorsement (0.00 / 0)
I'm suddenly wondering whether that oddly-timed downtime was a coincidence, or whether someone at Eagle Publishing pulled the plug.
Red State - who cares (0.00 / 0)
I am glad Stevens went down, but not happy about the way he went down.

Christy at FDL was not proud about the prosecution mistakes and although she did not support Stevens in any way, she felt that Justice ran roughshod over the law, and that hurts all of us.

This could easily be overturned on appeal, especially under an Obama Justice Department.

So the proper feeling here is of sadness for truth, justice and the American way.

Still, Go Obama, Go Begich!!!

7 days to go!

That screenshot from Red State (0.00 / 0)
is almost unbelievable to me.  Are you sure that's not a joke?  If not, this is the first time Red State has been anything approaching rational in history.
Stand with Ted Stevens? | 5 comments
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