Daily Archives: December 10, 2008

Dec 10 2008

‘I did not have sex with that woman’

“Obviously… I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the U.S. Attorney’s office today. … I had no contact with the governor or his office. So, I was not aware of what was happening. It’s a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to comment.” – President-elect Barack Obama

While insisting that the President-elect had not expressed a favorite to replace him, and his inclination was to avoid being a “kingmaker,” Axelrod said, “I know he’s talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.”

There remain questions about how Blagojevich knew that Mr. Obama was not willing to give him anything in exchange for the Senate seat — with whom was Blagojevich speaking?

WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE 3 IS LYING? YOU CARE TO GUESS?

Obama’s Effort on Ethics Bill Had Role in Governor’s Fall

In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama’s rise through Illinois politics, a phone call he made three months ago to urge passage of a state ethics bill indirectly contributed to the downfall of a fellow Democrat he twice supported, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.

Mr. Obama placed the call to his political mentor, Emil Jones Jr., president of the Illinois Senate. Mr. Jones was a critic of the legislation, which sought to curb the influence of money in politics, as was Mr. Blagojevich, who had vetoed it. But after the call from Mr. Obama, the Senate overrode the veto, prompting the governor to press state contractors for campaign contributions before the law’s restrictions could take effect on Jan. 1, prosecutors say.

Tipped off to Mr. Blagojevich’s efforts, federal agents obtained wiretaps for his phones and eventually overheard what they say was scheming by the governor to profit from his appointment of a successor to the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Obama. One official whose name has long been mentioned in Chicago political circles as a potential successor is Mr. Jones, a machine politician who was viewed as a roadblock to ethics reform but is friendly with Mr. Obama.

Mr. Obama was an adviser to Mr. Blagojevich’s first campaign for governor, in 2002, and endorsed him again in 2006, even though by that time questions had been raised about the possible selling of state jobs. Mr. Obama has also credited one of Mr. Blagojevich’s closest confidants, Antoin Rezk, a businessman who was convicted of corruption charges this year, with helping him get his own start in politics. Source: The New York Times

Keep in mind that this above was from the New York Time!  Now someone is lying here just as Bill Clinton lied when he said “I did not have sex with that woman”  and was impeached for it.  So which of the three above is lying or could all three be lying..now we know that one has to be lying so which one?
 

 

LINKS:  
(1) The rise of Barack Obama and the fall of Rod Blagojevich is connected!

(2) Who’s the Baddest Now?

(3) Senate Candidate #5 Has Some ‘Xplaining To Do

(4) NYT: Don’t treat Obama like Clinton

Dec 10 2008

Illinois First Lady Patricia Blagojevich, Obama, Antonin “Tony” Rezko

The first lady allegedly suggested that she is qualified to sit on corporate boards. The governor discussed on a phone call later in the day whether Obama could get his wife a job on a corporate board immediately, according to the document. 

The newspaper also reported that Mrs. Blagojevich also had a long business relationship with Antonin “Tony” Rezko, the Chicago developer and former Obama fundraiser who was convicted on fraud charges earlier this year. The Blagojeviches reportedly refuse to disclose how much the real estate company made off Rezko. 

Asked if anyone else would be charged in connection with this case, FBI spokesman Frank Bochte told FOX News, “This investigation certainly is not over. It’s ongoing.” 

Patricia Blagojevich is a licensed real estate broker and appraiser, and has an economics degree from the University of Illinois.
SOURCE: Fox News

More here thats not looking to good for Barack Obama!

That’s the reason that the fall of Gov. Rod Blagojevich is going to continue to haunt Obama, not to mention Chicago’s Democratic establishment where he built his roots. The President of the United States has a higher burden than just about any elected official anywhere. His staff will be called on by the press to account for all their conversations with Blagojevich and his aides. Obama will have to explain what he knew about these discussions. The bit players in the complaint, like the unnamed Senate Candidate 1 and Senate Candidate 5, will have to come forward and explain their involvement. If the investigation continues into next year, which seems likely, there may even be calls for the appointment of something like an independent counsel at the Justice Department to avoid any hint of political interference. Obama’s staff and political allies may be forced to get attorneys of their own. SOURCE: BlagoGate: Obama’s Burden

Will Barack Obama name come out in this  corruption and does Obama know more than he is saying?  If or when this goes before a grand jury there will be many people named!  The main stream media is doing its best to not suggest that Obama will be found to know more about this mess.  But lately when something like this happens the names of Obama and Rezko is front and foremost in the news.  I have always been told where there is smoke there is fire!

You can read more about the Illinois First Lady here:
(1) More about Mrs. Blago

Michelle Malkin: Fitzgerald says President-elect Obama was not implicated in the plethora of charges against Democrats Blago and Harris. The national media went out of their way to absolve him, too. But declaring Team Obama’s hands clean — especially with Blago crony and indicted Obama donor Tony Rezko in the middle of it all — is premature. (And if you’re wondering why I keep putting “Democrat” in front of the accused corruptocrats, it’s because the mainstream newspapers can’t seem to remember to identify their party prominently the way they do when Republicans are nabbed.)
SOURCE: Boomerang: The Democrat culture of corruption

More about Patty Blagojevich:
The two faces of Patty Blagojevich