Blagojevich Meets with Obama to Address Budget Shortfall (12/1/08)

WMBD/WYZZ Springfield, IL ^ | December 1, 2008 | WMBD/WYZZ News Staff

[Clinton's a liar]

“Blagojevich Meets with Obama to Address Budget Shortfall

Reported by: WMBD/WYZZ News Staff

Monday, Dec 1, 2008 @07:24am CST

WMBD/WYZZ - SPRINGFIELD Governor Rod Blagojevich is turning to the president elect for help in a billion dollar budget shortfall.

The governor will meet Monday and Tuesday Philadelphia with Barack Obama. Their discussion will focus on Illinois’ $2 billion deficit and how the Land of Lincoln will manage its 2009 fiscal year.

In November, Blagojevich announced a plan to manage the state’s deficit. Part of that plan requests more than $1 billion dollars in federal money over the next three years, in addition to short-term borrowing to help pay bills on time. Illinois is currently facing a potential $5 billion backlog of unpaid bills.”

[Clinton's a liar]

“I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not… uh… I was not aware of what was happening,” Obama said.

[Pamlico]

Great job. I am impressed. Of course, you are just doing the job that liberal media types won’t do.

[Ann Archy]

This HAD to be a LIE!!

[Clinton's a liar]

Thanks! I thought I put this in breaking news, but I guess I didn’t!

[Paladin2]

"Their discussion will focus on...."

....getting their stories straight.

[Prole]

[Clinton's a liar]

Of course it was a lie! Only a short matter of time before this one is pulled by the news outlet with a correction!

[Jet Jaguar]

Shoot. I did.

Will it stay there?

[the invisib1e hand]

not exactly a smoking gun but, hey, beats soap operas.

[Incorrigible]

Always nice to see a post from you CAL!

[usconservative]

Are you who I think you are?

[SERKIT]

Let's use the Axelrod playbook:
The governor will meet Monday and Tuesday Philadelphia with Barack Obama. Their discussion will focus...

Plausible deniability - the meeting was planned but never happened. The source mis-spoke.

See? It's easy!

[La Enchiladita]

w00t!

[Clinton's a liar]

Nevermind. It’s in breaking news now... must be a delay... a delay... a delay...

[Clinton's a liar]

Thanks, you!

[jveritas]

Are they going to remove this article as well?

[GoCards]

They look tight! I thought they disliked each other. says everyone.

[Clinton's a liar]

Hiya, US! Hugs.

[pookie18]

Hiding in plain sight with the other governors...

[Clinton's a liar]

I don’t know if they’re going to remove it. It’s a different news outlet than the first one that was pulled. Sure will drive their hit count if they don’t! ;-)