Report: Jackson Backers Sought Cash For Obama Post

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[Sub-Driver]

Report: Jackson Backers Sought Cash For Obama Post CHICAGO (CBS) ― Businessmen with ties to both Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson discussed raising $1 million for Blagojevich to help persuade him to appoint Jackson to President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, according to a published report.

Citing unnamed sources, the Chicago Tribune reports in a story for Friday's editions that businessman Raghuveer Nayak and Blagojevich aide Rajinder Bedi told attendees at an Oct. 31 meeting that they needed to raise the money for the governor to ensure Jackson's appointment.

"Raghu said he needed to raise a million for Rod to make sure Jesse got the seat," an unidentified source who attended the meeting told the Tribune. Blagojevich also attended the meeting, which was sponsored by Nayak, an Oak Brook businessman.

A message left at a listing for Raghuveer Nayak in Oak Brook was not immediately returned early Friday. No published listing for Bedi could be found.

Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal corruption charges that allege, among other things, a brazen scheme to put Obama's vacant Senate seat up for sale.

[bcsco]

They only released what they want us to know. NOT THE TRUTH.

They only released what they needed to get the criminal complaint signed. No prosecutor worth his salt will release everything he has.

See maggief's post #23 about those 3 weeks of no wiretaps being listed in the complaint. It states there were "numerous" conversations during that period. Bada bing, bada boom...

This is an ongoing investigation and Fitzgerald is playing his cards close to his vest.

[bcsco]

Well, there's Triple J's news conference on Wednesday when he adamantly declared no knowledge of any discussions with Blago on his behalf.

Then there's the Obama news conferences. Tuesday he claims to never have had any contact with Blago regarding the Senate seat. An earlier (11/23) statement by Axelrod on Fox News Sunday disputes this. Then the Obama camp on Wednesday (including a "clarifying" statement by Axelrod) states that Axelrod "misspoke". Yesterday, Obama holds another news conference (Rahm Emmanuel is absent) in which he appears to back off from his Tuesday statement somewhat, saying he will poll his aides to confirm there's been no contact between his campaign and the Blagojevich camp.

Today, Fox News Chicago comes out with news that Emmanuel may well have had discussions with the Blago camp. This, after Emmanuel refuses to talk to reporters on Thursday at the Daley Center.

I realize much of this expands the timeline beyond the Blagojevich investigation itself, but it's relational...

[safeasthebanks]

Who says you can’t kill a Jackson? Crooked pol gets caught up in the (political) rackets and gets what’s coming to him. That would make a great story...

[Chode]

[Nick Danger]

businessman Raghuveer Nayak and Blagojevich aide Rajinder Bedi

The outsourcing only starts with manufacturing. Then come the tech support jobs, then telephone banking. Now they're outsourcing political corruption. What's next, bank robbery by guys named Raajeev?

[JoeVet]

Hhhhmmmm .....

Now I’m not a lawyer - and I don’t play one on TV - but I have to wonder what RICO would have to say about that. Much more authoritative than Whoraldo and Ice Cream boy put together.

[April Lexington]

Saying is not the same thing as doing, so there has been no crime. According to Geraldo and Carvel this morning.

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Conspiracy to commit.... is a crime. Geraldo is a Joke and Carvel is a demon.

[sarasota]

Thanks to a number of freepers I have come to my senses and will return to my political roots right here. No more tv talking heads with their gasbag approach to politics. It’s become pure “entertainment” with little (if any) factual basis.)

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Saying is not the same thing as doing, so there has been no crime. According to Geraldo and Carvel this morning.”

Chris Wallace said the same thing on Mike Gallagher’s show.

[April Lexington]

This is an ongoing investigation and Fitzgerald is playing his cards close to his vest.
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If Fitzgerald has the evidence to indict Obama and he does indict Obama, then, he's a patriot and deserves a medal of honor. He has saved our Republic.

If, on the other hand, he has the evidence on Obama and decides NOT to indict Obama because, after all, he was just elected president and “the people” wouldn't tolerate the political interference, then he's from Chicago!

I'll bet Nixon is spinning in his grave at the moment.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

That was beautiful. Cue the background Italian string music from Godfather...

I guess Jesse Jr’s beer distributorship is kind of like the Olive Oil business.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Mr. Raghuveer Nayak meet the bus that Jesse Jr. is about to throw you under. Start hoisting yourself up on the petard...

[sarasota]

According to many freepers (thankfully), this theory has been blown to bits.

[AliVeritas]

It's in the Trib too?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-jackson12dec12,0,6420556.story

I smell a rat, or ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’.

Next up, SEIU connection, pointing out Rahm was no doubt the go to guy, Lisa Madigan on list, Patti's real estate dealings, Rezko, DeLeo, Giannoulias and of course Auchi, Alsammarae.

But remember, Obama didn't know, had no idea. Keep all mention of him out of it... so what if they're all connected. This is a distraction and he is saddened (oops, changed to appalled). When he runs the country, THEN he'll know all that goes on.

OT: Hey, when will the investigation of foreign monies (enabled by his fundraising site), be done? Still waiting for that birth certificate as well (not a COLB, and the charges re: alterations by blogs on the web, federal).

[montyspython]

"Yo yo yo, quid pro quo muthaf***as..."

[Jay777]

Federal Sources: Fitzgerald Held Off Blagojevich Bust to Protect Obama Election Chances

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Blago. is probably doing 10x more negotiating now than he was doing last week. After all he has better leverage now. “Save me or I take you down.”

[nbhunt]

mushrooms, they keep us in the dark and feed us s*it.

[nbhunt]

How well I know. “you got to know when to hold em and know when to fold em. But still the point is, we do not know the whole truth and never will. And that the Big O is in there, somewhere on the dirty side. I just hope that when Blago sees himself going down the tube by himself, he will start singing like an opera star to include the O. As I see it......The Fitz is only waiting, hopefully he has enough to offer the O a deal, to get lost or pay up. This would releave the O of any charges, and a cure for the riots that would surely come from his removal from the elect status or president status. More likely president, meaning next year sometime. That is still not soon enough for me.

Still a mushroom.

[MozarkDawg]

To say there was no crime is like saying someone who attempts to murder someone but fails, committed no crime, either statement is incorrect.

Not only that, how about one who attempts to contract for murder? How many cases have we heard of where someone is wired by LEO, we have audio tape of a person asking to have a husband or wife taken out, money offered, date and time set, the plan, etal, this is used as evidence against him in court for conviction! What is Geraldo trying to push, that saying it but not doing it is no crime??