Obama: I never talked to Blagojevich about the Senate seat; Axelrod: Yes, he did;

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[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

Sweet catch by Tapper, showing why he got that promotion.

Obama today…

“I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was not aware of what was happening, ” Obama told reporters today in Chicago. “It’s a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don’t think it’s appropriate to comment.”

…versus Axelrod on November 23, as seen below.

Be sure to read Tapper’s post, as he has plenty more on The One’s long history as a friend of — and advisor to — Blago. Axelrod himself begged off Blagojevich’s first gubernatorial campaign because “I was concerned about whether he was ready for … governing.” Not so Obama and Emanuel; they both served as advisors, and they and Blago went on endorsing each other to the bitter end.

Watch the VIDEO

Update: Awesome. Let’s just drag this out as long as possible. Either we get the spectacle of the Illinois legislature impeaching him or we get the spectacle of Blago appointing The One’s successor while in jail. And based on the charges, he’s just stupid/nutty enough to do it.

“He didn’t do anything wrong,” attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. “A lot of this is just politics.” Blagojevich should be in the office Wednesday, Sorosky added.

So, reporters asked, he does not intend to resign? “Not that I know of, no,” said Sorosky, who added that the governor was “surprised” by the day’s events.

[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

Watch the VIDEO

[sionnsar]

Can’t. What does it say?

[krogers58]

This upcoming president may set the record for having a special prosecutor investigating him, even before his inauguration.

[Corin Stormhands]

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[Corin Stormhands]

Axelrod says, “I know he’s talked with the Governor.”

Can’t get any plainer than that.

[xtinct]

Pre - I.M.P.E.A.C.H. the lying maggot...

[NoObamaFightForConservatives]

It says Obama HAS spoken to Blago about the senate seat.

Obama just told a press conference not long ago he has not. I know it is a shock LOL but Obama is lying. The question is will he throw his entire cabinet/team under the bus now?

[RasterMaster]

All must have seemed like a “ray of sunshine” for Blago after being tipped off by Team Obama that he was being recorded and reassured he’d have nothing to worry about come January.

[autumnraine]

David Axelrod, meet the BUS.

[4Speed]

A.G. Gonzales was Innocent, Blagojavich is Guilty.
If Scooter Libby is Guilty, so is Rod.
If Bush Lied, So did Obama and Rezco.
We ain’t buying what Blagojavich is Selling.

[shankbear]

Somebody is a lying sack of monkey nutz..........

[housedeep]

Obama is “shocked and saddened” that Axelrod seems to have had contact with the Gov.

“This isn't the Axelrod I know”...he claims. “We really aren't that close, he was just another campaign worker and I'm grateful for his service.”

[LottieDah]

“...We ain’t buying what Blagojavich is Selling.”

No do we “smell” what Blagojavich is cooking!

[a real Sheila]

God how I wish something would come out of this that would blow up in Obama’s face.

Hey, I can dream, can’t I?

[sionnsar]

Thanks very much!

[Rodney Dangerfield]

zer0 already caught in a lie?

I’m sure the MSM will report this tonight.

[hsrazorback1]

Karma is a m**********r.

[Canedawg]

MSM: And a fringe group on the right, who are also contesting Odumbo’s citizenship, are now claiming that either he or David Axelrod lied about not contacting the governor about the Illinois senate seat...

[tiredoflaundry]

Oh my , my, my...

[mewzilla]

Making Tricky Dick and his plumbers look good...

[Brookhaven]

Axelrod says, “I know he’s talked with the Governor.” Can’t get any plainer than that.

Common sense tells you that Obama would have SOME input with the Govenor about who was going to take his senate seat. Gov. Blogo: "I am appointing John Smith to fill President-elect Obama's senate seat. I didn't ask for any input from president-elect Obama, and he didn't offer any." Does that statement make any kind of sense?

[Mojave]

Axelrod says, “I know he’s talked with the Governor.”

The Obama apologists will claim that doesn't mean anything.

[tiredoflaundry]

*O caught in a big pile of BS Ping!*

[sappy]

Corrupt Dems. More change.

[lainie]

David Axelrod: Obama Senior Advisor
Fox Chicago Sunday, November 23, 2008

Q: Has he expressed a preference, however, on who might replace him in the senate?

A: He has not. I mean uh, I know he has talked to the governor, and uh, you know, he’s, ah, there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and he’s, I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.

[Cyropaedia]

NOW can people understand why we want to see the original copy of the LONG FORM Birth Certifiacte from Hawaii's Department of Health...???

The man has zero credibility. The inauguration is still over a month away and he's already embroiled in controversies like this.

Axelrod is sweating over the next four years.

[Arkinsaw]

So, reporters asked, he does not intend to resign? “Not that I know of, no,” said Sorosky, who added that the governor was “surprised” by the day’s events.

Hope he doesn't resign. If he doesn't, this may be the story that last well into next year and gets the media all fired up to go all "Woodward and Bernstein". The reporters can't be happy about the Tribune editorial board issue and not bailing out their jobs. If he sticks around, I predict this story gets a lot of legs for a good while.

[RC2]

Typical of any criminal that gets caught.....deny, deny, deny.....even if they have you on tape.

[tiredoflaundry]

How many “axels” does a bus need, because I think the bus is gonna have an extra...

[RummyChick]

I doubt the sheep will recognize that there is a huge difference between the public face of Obama and his dog and pony show and the reality of what went on behind the scenes on that replacement.

Obama will just throw Axelrod under the bus if this gets public play.

[Hot Tabasco]

In all fairness to Obama, It is not fair to take his comment “I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was not aware of what was happening, ” Obama told reporters today in Chicago

This was a direct response to the events of today.

To somehow tie it to the Axelrod video is something Democrats would do, hopefully not us.......so stop using the democrat playbook and posting statements out of context

[fhayek]

What did Obama know, and when did he know it?

[Arkinsaw]

NOW can people understand why we want to see the original copy of the LONG FORM Birth Certifiacte from Hawaii's Department of Health...???

Except that the Chicago politics one has legs, and the birth certificate one doesn't. The people don't care about a Hawaii birth certificate, but they do care about selling Senate seats and such. Don't waste time distracting from the one with legs.

[TexasCajun]

"... and so I was not aware of what was happening,"

And we are to believe Axelrod & Obamah wasn't talking about the appointment?

Lying bastard!

[Political Junkie Too]

So this is what a corrupt governor's scandal looks like?

I thought only a governor protecting her nephew's abuser was a scandal. < /sarc>

-PJ

[meadsjn]

Somebody is a lying sack of monkey nutz..........

Not necessarily. Democrats always have varying versions of the truth.

[TexasCajun]

President Bush should appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate the President Elect before leaving office!

How sweet would that be.

[Nachum]

Yes! Let's Sing! (sung to Monty Python's "I'm a lumberjack)

OOOO-bama's a crook and he gets paid
He rips the right and the left's gets played

(chorus)

O-bama's a crook and he gets paid
He rips the right and the left's gets played

A Rezko here, a Blago there
my friends have Chi-town ties
They'll all go to prison, I'll be riding high!!

(chorus)

O-bama's a crook and he gets paid
He rips the right and the left's gets played

I take some bribes, appoint the thugs, put the public on
Soon you'll wear a burkah, just like dear old mom... (chorus)

[randita]

Pat Buchanan is saying right now that Obama and Axelrod are going to be called before a Grand Jury to answer questions about any conversations or contacts they had with Blag about the Senate seat. Popcorn, anyone.

[gridlock]

The funny thing about this is that the Donks would just love to give Fitzpatrick the Ken Starr treatment, and brand him as a politically motivated hack who is wasting the public’s money on a private vendetta, etc. Unfortunately for them, they just spent the previous three years praising him to the skies whyile he was investigating the Bush White House over the Valerie Plame affair.

If we have to trade one Scooter Libby to innoculate Fitzpatrick while he goes after Rezko/Blagojevich/Obama, it is a small price to pay.

[oscars300]

This is getting nice and sweet all of the sudden. No matter what, I think we can at least knock the One’s (TM) halo off. Hope and change - heh!

[Rennes Templar]

Blago a fall guy? Lots of popcorn!

[XR7]

Source: Feds take [Illinois] Gov. Blagojevich into custody

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Your tax dollars at work!

[jimmyray]

If you read the transcript at Smoking Gun http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1209081rod1.html it appears think Obama is clean

[SoldierDad]

Ping for later

[oscars300]

Erm, this seems to be awfully generous to Obama. “I had no contact with the governor or his office and so I was...” doesn’t really leave a huge amount of wiggle room.

One possiblity is of course that team Obama somehow turned Blago in and that they can’t say that for some obscure reason. But how likely is that? Wouldn’t they cash that whooper of a benefit in - instead of offering terse statements?

[lainie]

It's not just the Axelrod video. Any thinking person has to obviously note the probability that the president-elect would have discussed who should fill his vacant senate seat with the governor who will make that decision. For him to insist otherwise would be suspicious.

We're just having fun here anyway. All of these people are liars, so it's fun to catch them in various states of preoccupation. When Axelrod feels like he must clarify his Fox statement, he'll probably say something else contradictory.

[TexasCajun]

Jake Tapper today:

Asked what contact he'd had with the governor's office about his replacement in the Senate, President-elect Obama today said "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening."

[krogers58]

God how I wish something would come out of this that would blow up in Obama’s face.
Hey, I can dream, can’t I?

We can all dream, but meanwhile we'll play the dems game, and keep throwing mud at him, til some of it sticks.

[flamefront]

Just one of many tidbits from today's criminal complaint

90. Later on November 3, 2008, ROD BLAGOJEVICH spoke with Advisor A. By this time, media reports indicated that Senate Candidate 1, an advisor to the President- elect, was interested in the Senate seat if it became vacant, and was likely to be supported by the President-elect. During the call, ROD BLAGOJEVICH stated, “unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], shit, I’ll just send myself, you know what I’m saying.” ROD BLAGOJEVICH later stated, “I’m going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain.

Of course Obama will try to bury this implication.