Rep Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks at a news conference, where he responded to allegations of involvement with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on Capitol Hill, December 10, 2008. (Mitch Dumke/Reuters)
Posted on 12/16/2008 3:48:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge
CHICAGO – Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife as lottery director because he had refused him a $25,000 campaign donation, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Blagojevich went out of his way to say, 'You know I was considering your wife for the lottery job and the $25,000 you didn't give me? That's why she's not getting the job,'" the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing federal investigation.
Jackson's name has played prominently ever since Blagojevich was arrested last week on corruption charges, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat for personal gain.
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I love it when low-lifes fight and bicker with each other.
Rep Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks at a news conference, where he responded to allegations of involvement with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, on Capitol Hill, December 10, 2008. (Mitch Dumke/Reuters)
Order lots more popcorn, this is just getting started. :-)
That means that JJR was open to using influence, even if he didn’t do a $$$$ exchange in that instance. Why else would his wife have even been considered?
LOL!!!!
Lottery Director?!
Isn’t it great to know our lives depend on who can pay the most for a job or office?
Damn, I just hate it when dirty politicians start leaking info to the....”press”
I wonder how much money changed hands to get Michelle O that cushy do nothing $300k a year hospital job.
You haven’t seen anything yet, Obama’s pay to play will make all this look like child’s play. Starting with the unions, the enviro-nuts and continuing from there.
Information or misinformation? Jesse Jackson Sr and Jr should not be trusted, even under oath.
This was probably leaked by JJJ.
ML/NJ
Yeah. I'm sure he would have spent in on yardsigns. This isn't just about Blagojevich. This is about everyone of the schmucks that prattles about being a "public servant."
ML/NJ
Mrs. Jackson
Hmmmm,
wonder who was on JJR’s cooperation with feds?
Obama? To create scandal to obfuscate birth “no-problem”, or to sink some oponents and become “clean”? Ehhhh?
That would be interesting to know.
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