Posted on 12/09/2008 6:14:19 AM PST by KeyLargo
Edited on 12/09/2008 6:17:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
A source said today that Gov. Rod Blagojevich was taken into federal custody at his North Side home this morning. The U.S. attorney's office would not confirm the information, and a spokesman for the governor did not immediately return a phone call for comment.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Is OPRAH, the spiritualist-new ager, tied to Il Gov? Poor Oprah, she’s a terrible judge of character if she is pals with this criminal or his wifey.
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Nice work potlatch!
‘Tis the season.....
[Obama’s team is saying that Axelrod misspoke.]
LOL, THAT’s a lot of ‘misspoke’;
“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.”
If we say they are lying, we can call it a ‘misspeak’ too.
Sickening how they always do that - and get away with it.
Obama's obsessions with infrastructure must have all kinds of strings attached.
Jarrett out of Senate race - Obama friend takes name off eligible list
Chicago Tribune (IL) - Thursday, November 13, 2008
Author: Rick Pearson and John McCormick, TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Gov. Rod Blagojevich had been giving Valerie Jarrett serious consideration to become Illinois’ next senator, but the close friend and adviser to President-elect Barack Obama took herself out of the running on Wednesday.
Although Jarrett is potentially poised to play an important role in an Obama White House, her withdrawal complicates the political calculations Blagojevich faces in replacing the lone African-American member of the Senate.
Jarrett gave the Democratic governor the option of appointing a prominent African-American woman from Chicago to Obama ‘s seat while also having Illinois represented by a long-standing friend of the next occupant of the Oval Office. Now, Blagojevich finds himself trying to measure the political benefits and pitfalls of choosing from a raft of candidates who lack her White House clout but are far more eager to be his pick.
“The list is now shorter,” said one surprised Blagojevich confidant, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak about the selection process.
Sources close to the governor said representatives for Obama had floated Jarrett's name on a regular basis. But after days of speculation, including recent reports that Obama personally favored her as his replacement, she sent an e-mail to the Tribune Wednesday (November 12, 2008) afternoon declaring, “I am not interested in the Senate seat.”
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Lol, you posted while I was replying to another!
Thanks devolve, spent some time on it! [the ‘O’ head!]
Fox's Special Report featured this. The Obama camp has replied that Axelrod "misspoke".
The first lady was not arrested Tuesday...
She's vulnerable for sure. It may be they're waiting until arrangements can be made for the children. Who knows...?
Blago better not play the addiction card.
Who else has this title? Mame names ^with title^ hawk or be pegged as a Blago/Quinn apologist
Not as sickening as when you find out it was a signature bond! (It was..)
So on or around November the 12th was the day the O team got the tip off from the Tribune or someone else involved in the investigation in time to pull their gal from the running. Yet Axelrod ‘mispoke’ on November 23.
Hmmmmmm....no time to get their stories straight? Or maybe they and the Tribune had no idea that Fitz was actually tapping phones....lol
[She’s vulnerable for sure.]
Yes, they have tapes of her giving ‘expletive’ instructions to her husband while he was on the phone. She was definitely involved.
Ambassador to KENYA where ODINGA finished off 1,000 Christians w/fire and machetes. Blago can bring his own machete.
Obama’s stuttering today. Unglued.
Yeppers ... keep that in mind in the timeline.
One quote in the indictment names November 3rd as the date of a phone conversation regarding the Senate seat and conversations regarding Senate candidate #5. Then Jarrett backs out on November 13th. On November 23rd, Axelrod admits on Fox News Sunday that Obama has been in contact with Blagojevich regarding candidates for his seat. Now, today, Obama claims he’s not been in touch with the governor or his office.
What a tangled web we weave...
lol..from some of his comments yesterday it appears that he is going for the insanity plea.
also Val Jerrett, an Iranian-Chicagoan who worked with Michele and also with Bernadine Dohrn. But, they wouldn’t pay.
She was not only giving instructions but took over the conversation with Quinn at one part.
“So on or around November the 12th was the day the O team got the tip off from the Tribune or someone else involved in the investigation in time to pull their gal from the running. Yet Axelrod ‘mispoke’ on November 23.
Hmmmmmm....no time to get their stories straight? Or maybe they and the Tribune had no idea that Fitz was actually tapping phones....lol”
Fitz also mentioned at the press conference that they did the phone taps after they were “tipped off” by “someone.”
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