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Report: Jackson backers sought cash for Ill. gov.
Yahoo.News ^ | December 12, 2008 | YahooNews

Posted on 12/12/2008 6:25:53 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

ABC News CHICAGO – 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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; bleepgate; chicagotribune; corruption; fundraising; il2008; jessejacksonjr; jjj; jjjr; money; obamatransitionfile; wrigleyfield
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To: Walmartian

funny


41 posted on 12/12/2008 8:00:41 AM PST by Sorry screen name in use
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To: maggief

Great observation... maybe thats like a mob-industry standard to “trust” someone for 2 yrs then recieve payback...?

I need to plot this out....


42 posted on 12/12/2008 8:02:49 AM PST by Sorry screen name in use
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To: maggief

So.. this was like a win win for the obama camp... what did they give up for this? We need a balance here.


43 posted on 12/12/2008 8:04:36 AM PST by Sorry screen name in use
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To: Moose4

Thank you. Now it makes sense.

I’m surprised Sam Zell is willing to take a $100 million dollar risk by defying Blago, though. He must have a safety net.


44 posted on 12/12/2008 8:22:50 AM PST by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Don’t you know????

The Chosen One is allowed to stutter and keep his IQ intact. When Bush, McCain or Palin stutter, however, their IQ’s are automatically lowered according to the “DU Logical IQ Analysis Theorem”.


45 posted on 12/12/2008 8:27:13 AM PST by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: P-Marlowe

Or.... just like Clinton, there will be disaster after disaster, plane hijackings, embassy bombings and the like, so the media says “Look over here!” to take the heat off


46 posted on 12/12/2008 8:29:21 AM PST by 1000 silverlings (Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
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To: the invisib1e hand
At some point, though, Obama will no "friends" left to sacrifice.

Then he'll have former friends to threaten and intimidate.

47 posted on 12/12/2008 8:37:52 AM PST by Mojave (http://barackobamajokes.googlepages.com/obama_funny)
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To: DrewsDad
...and somehow JJ Jr. didn’t know about this?

It was going to be a surprise. You get million dollar Christmas presents every year, don't you?

48 posted on 12/12/2008 8:42:52 AM PST by randog (What the...?!)
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To: Sorry screen name in use

“So.. this was like a win win for the obama camp... what did they give up for this? We need a balance here.”

That’s a good question.

Here’s a start ...

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_earmark_wife/2008/03/14/80393.html

Obama’s Earmarks: $1 Million for Wife’s Hospital


49 posted on 12/12/2008 8:48:49 AM PST by maggief
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Yeah the preaching voice was a dead giveaway.


50 posted on 12/12/2008 9:09:34 AM PST by Lent
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To: maggief

Great link.. did you see the part where he bypassed the Senate with this funding?


51 posted on 12/12/2008 9:23:01 AM PST by Sorry screen name in use
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To: All
Keep in mind:
Michelle Robinson Obama’s ancestor are from Friendfield plantation in SC, which is in the same county that Jesse (Robinson*) Jackson came from.

*His biological dad was Noah Robinson.

Maestro please:
WE ARE FAMILY.....!

52 posted on 12/12/2008 9:25:23 AM PST by hoosiermama (Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

This is a Democratic Party scandal where all the participants are Democrats.

The only fair thing to do is to appoint a Republican to the Senate seat.

I’m sure if this were a GOP scandal that’s what the Dems and their press lackeys would be saying right now...


53 posted on 12/12/2008 9:32:12 AM PST by foutsc (Nietzsche is Dead)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Jesse Sr. sound bite is coming up on FOX News next regarding this. Should be interesting what he says!

http://www.blinkotv.com/

...Select Fox News


54 posted on 12/12/2008 11:17:48 AM PST by atlbelle44
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To: atlbelle44
thanks here is an easier place to watch it

caylee anthony on now.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH FOX NEWS LIVE


55 posted on 12/12/2008 11:33:32 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: the invisib1e hand
That wasn't the Jesse Jackson Jr. that I knew.
56 posted on 12/12/2008 4:45:09 PM PST by fhayek
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Really, is this news that Jesse Jackson is corrupt?


57 posted on 12/12/2008 7:29:13 PM PST by ksm1
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To: TruthWillWin
Jesse Jackson involved in pay for play? Say it ain't so, JOE!!!

Instead of Shoeless Joe Jackson, maybe we should call him Shakedown Jesse Jackson



58 posted on 12/14/2008 3:04:39 PM PST by egannacht
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Now this is Change I can believe in . MORE MORE MORE !!!


59 posted on 12/15/2008 1:42:09 AM PST by Deetes (God Bless the Troops)
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