Posted on 12/09/2008 2:16:06 PM PST by COUNTrecount
"Obviously like the rest of the people of Illinois I am saddened and sobered by the news that came out of the US attorney's office today," said President-elect Obama this afternoon in Chicago, speaking of the criminal complaint against Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich for corruption. "But as this is a ongoing investigation involving the governor I don't think it would be appropriate for me to comment on the issue at this time."
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."
But on November 23, 2008, his senior adviser David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago and said something quite different.
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."
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I said earlier on another thread, Mr. Axelrod, meet Obama’s bus!
No “flooding the zone” by the MSM on the ONE who is without sin!
Oh, none of that matters now. The “messiah” can do no wrong. Never mind that his buddies seem to have legal problems, or terrorists or one on the way to prison - Rezko. Why, you're just being paranoid.
LOL!
In this Dec. 2, 2008 file photo, President-elect Barack Obama, right, greets Illinois Gov. Rob Blagojevich, left, at the Bipartisan meeting of the National Governor's Association in Philadelphia. Federal authorities in Chicago have arrested Blagojevich, and they've accused him of attempting to benefit financially from his position to appoint a Barack Obama's Senate replacement. Looking on are Gov. of Indiana., Mitch Daniels, left center, and Gov. of Ohio, Ted Strickland, right center.
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."
But on November 23, 2008, his senior adviser David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago and said something quite different.
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."
The Dems favorite federal prosecutor didn't wait long enough, and as a result we'll never just how far Obama and his people would've been willing to go.
I did not have phone conversations with that govenor blage.
Mark Levin talking about it now. He is not buying it either...lol. Talking about the Jake Tapper article. Playing the tape right now of Axelrod on Chicago TV station!
Very good point. He knew the deal was about to go down and the quid pro quo was going to be on tape.
Obama helped run Blagojevich’s re-election campaign!
Hey! That's Sarah's line.
I think we’re looking at a couple of suicides in the near future.
Is it me or is something wrong with that picture...Too many hands???
That’s a great point. On the other hand, as they were saying at The Corner earlier today, this arrest will make it less likely that Obama will be able to fire Fitzgerald, and he will be able to pursue ties to Obama (if he feels like doing so) even after January 20.
/mark
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