The Congressional Gold Medal has been posthumously awarded to four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church. President Obama signed the legislation Friday, as (from left) Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Dr. Sharon Malone Holder, Attorney General Eric Holder, Rep. Terri Sewell, and relatives of Denise McNair and Carole Robertson look on.
What's wrong with this picture? Here's hint, relatives of Denise McNair look on because Denise McNairs critically ill 85+ year old father is in jail. convicted of bribery and the conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with the construction and repairs of the Birmingham sewer system.
In the Summer of 2005 a multi-count indictment naming 21 defendants was filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with alleged bribery, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. As of April 2008 fifteen individuals have been convicted of bribery.As expected the United States Supreme Court over turned Section 5 of the Voting Right Act, and I have that same pit in my stomach I had when the Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore . A lot of us tried to tell y'all It's The Supreme Court Stupid, but did you listen to us? Nope. So here we are, Mission Accomplished, it's about to get uglier because this ruling opens the door to republican gerrymandering, Voter suppression ensuring a permanent republican majority. Yee Haw!
- Chris McNair (Jefferson County Commission), convicted December 2006, pleaded guilty during appeal in February 2007, sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in June 2007, but later freed after he was granted a new trial.
- Gary White (Jefferson County Commission), convicted on 9 counts, but granted a new trial
- Mary Buckelew (Jefferson County Commission), agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice in exchange for cooperation with investigators.
- Jack Swann, (Director of Environmental Services), sentenced to 102 months imprisonment and $350,000 in restitution to the County. Currently free on appeal.
- Harry T. Chandler (Assistant Director of Environmental Services), sentenced to 2 years probation and a $33,000 fine
- Ronald Wilson (Chief Engineer for Environmental Services), sentenced to 13 months imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. Released February 2008.
- Clarence Barber, former County Maintenance Chief, sentenced to 5 months imprisonment. Scheduled for release in June 2008.
- Larry Creel, sentenced to probation.
To say that I am angry is an understatement.
I'm angry the Supreme Court stopped the vote count in Florida because it would do irreparable harm to George W. Bush, who ended up doing irreparable harm to we the people. Strike that, we the black/brown/poor/disabled/ people. The next time someone say's it doesn't matter who the President is, remember Supreme can Federal Court nominations.
I'm angry that not one democrat would sign the challenge to the 2000 election.
I'm angry at President Obama for not restoring honest and integrity to the United States Justice System like he promised.
I'm angry at the so-called mainstream media for enabling the gop infused Tea Party to take control of our government.
I'm angry at Alabama democrats. If they fought the ALGOP with the same intensity they fight Joe Reed, we wouldn't be in this mess. Instead of all the fingers on the hand working together to form a mighty fist, they had to go and form their own group because the ADP party catered to blacks at the expense of whites, like that's a bad thing. Instead of fighting the GOP, they want to be the gop.
To be clear, this ruling means the Fox is guarding the Hen House, and we the people can't even vote the Fox out of the Hen House.
God, help America.
RedEye tiptoeing away from the computer to go weep.
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You know who else is angry? Sarah Collins Rudolph, sister of Addie Mae Collins, who lost not just her sister in the bombing but also one eye and spent years in the hospital and still suffers effects of the bombing, and wonders why the folks in the Twin Towers all got a settlement and she has struggled all her life with the medical bills caused by the blast. And for that matter, why shouldn't she be among those getting the medal? Reminds me of the only good Injun is a dead Injun mentality: honor those who have died but ignore the living.
Moreover, the casket of Addie Mae has been missing for years, as the family discovered when they tried to move her out of Greenwood where three of the four girls are buried when that cemetary was allowed to be so neglected exposed bones were sticking up out of graves. http://www.useekufind.com/peace/grave.htm
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/25/170279226/long-forgotten-16th-street-baptist-church-bombing-survivor-speaks-out
"There is a mean spirit on the lose, that's what makes this election so important,not just in Alabama, but the country." Alabama State Senator Hank Sanders.
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