SPIN CITY--> Blago Was Just a Guy in Emanuel's Neighborhood

The Hill/Yidwithlid ^ | 12/18/08 | Yidwithlid

[Shellybenoit]

Now that Rahm Emanuel has been caught on tape talking to Governor Blagojevich 21 times, the Democratic party spin machine has started their work. Their latest trick is to try to explain that the embattled Governor and the President-elect's Chief of Staff were never that close. Not excatly truthful.

As the New Yorker reported last month, Obama and Emanuel were both top strategists during Blagojevich's initial campaign for governor. Who Says So? Emanuel. Rahm said that Obama and he:

“participated in a small group that met weekly when Rod was running for governor,” Emanuel said. “We basically laid out the general election, Barack and I and these two.” A spokesman for Blagojevich confirmed Emanuel’s account, although David Wilhelm, who now works for Obama, said that Emanuel had overstated Obama’s role. “There was an advisory council that was inclusive of Rahm and Barack but not limited to them,” Wilhelm said, and he disputed the notion that Obama was “an architect or one of the principal strategists.”

Doesn't sound like "never that close" maybe Emanuel will follow up with , well Blago was just a guy in the neighborhood, or our kids played together, or he's just a crazy uncle, after all it worked for his boss. More Below:

[pointsal]

Has Rahm-ster hired Scooter Libby as his counsel?

[Kackikat]

So what else is new, this bunch of radicals are thugs and intertwined like the Cosa Nostra. Next it’ll be the horse’s head in the bed.

[hoosiermama]

What do we actually know about Rahm-E? How deep are his ties with the Giavanni (sp) Family/Broadway Bank? Was he close to Rezko? Is he living beyond his means? Did he like Blago begin his career as a bookie for the mob? Who are his ties in Chicago? Who are his ties nationally?