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By Big Tent Democrat, Section Lewis Libby Trial Coverage
Posted on Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 06:08:25 PM EST
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TPM has the goods on how Victor Rita (now serving a 33 months sentence), convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, was "less equal than" Scooter Libby (now scot free), also convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, providing this video of Rita's attorney, Tom Cochran, a public defender from North Carolina, testifying at today's House hearing on the commutation of Libby:

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    "all animals are equal, (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 06:50:33 PM EST
    some animals are more equal than others."

    orwell
    animal farm

    Second conviction (none / 0) (#2)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 09:45:35 PM EST

    Some sources indicate that Rita's was a second conviction that was weapons related.  If so, the similarity seems a stretch.

    Victor Rita (none / 0) (#3)
    by Edger on Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 09:56:10 PM EST
    obviously doesn't know where the Cheney/Bush Administrations bodies are buried.

    What did you think about Gov Siegelman's case (none / 0) (#4)
    by timber on Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 03:41:29 AM EST
    It is another proof that of partisan justice.  

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/30/181624/212

    http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1183105209178840.xml&coll=2

    http://www.correntewire.com/siegelmans_proposed_sentence_longer_than_the_average_for_murder_in_alaba ma

    And this link (none / 0) (#5)
    by timber on Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 03:56:13 AM EST
    http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/060321/post.shtml

    And this link showed the guy who supposedly bribed him in exchange for a position has been in that position for 16 years serving 3 goverors and he did not want the job.

    Gov Siegelman also did not personally profit from it but it was money for a campaign for State Lottery to help fund Education.

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