Posted on 12/23/2008 2:06:40 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Obama report clears Emanuel Mike Allen Mike Allen 29 mins ago
President-elect Obama released a report Tuesday declaring that incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had “one or two” phone conversations with disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but nothing improper was discussed.
“Mr. Emanuel had one or two telephone calls with Governor Blagojevich,” the report says. “Those conversations occurred between November 6 and November 8, 2008. Soon after he decided to accept the president-elect’s offer to serve as chief of staff in the White House, Mr. Emanuel placed a call to the governor to give him a heads up that he was taking the chief of staff’s position in the White House, and to advise him that he would be resigning his seat in the House of Representatives.
“They spoke about Mr. Emanuel’s House seat, when he would be resigning and potential candidates to replace him. He also had a brief discussion with the governor about the Senate seat and the merits of various people whom the governor might consider. Mr. Emanuel and the governor did not discuss a Cabinet position, 501c(4), a private sector position for the governor or any other personal benefit for the governor.”
The report said Emanuel, the only Obama aide who talked to the governor or his staff about the replacement for Obama's Senate seat, also had "about four telephone conversations" with Blagojevich's former chief of staff John Harris, who recently resigned.
The author of the report, incoming White House counsel Greg Craig, told reporters on a conference call: "My inquiry determined that there was nothing at all inappropriate about those conversations. ...
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Fox, meet henhouse.
In other news, OJ and Casey Anthony have also cleared themselves of any wrongdoing
Care to answer any more questions Zero?
This is like OJ issuing a report about his innocence.
OK. No problem, then. The report says all is well. Carry on.
One or two?
Either he had one contact or more than one contact.
Easy.
Can’t he count?
This “one or two” thing is a “tell” that something isn’t right.
Who in this story has legal authority to “Clear” anyone of legal jeopardy?
Nobody.
This is a put-up job. Political smokescreen. Look beyond the smoke to the fire.
Well now that they have gone on record they give something for Fitz to refute. Dangerous if wrong.
Well, Fitzgerald probably has the conversations on tape, so we shall see what was really said if Rahm is asked to testify before a grand jury.
The first of many passes the teflon president gets by the MSM.
Yep...now Fitz puts his cards on the table.
For the past thress days it’s been “one”.
Now it’s “one or two”? Shouldn’t it be pretty easy to KNOW whether it was one or if it was two phone conversations?
As far as I’m concerned, this whole smokescreen sham makes Obama and Rahm look even more guilty.
Can you imagine the reaction if GWB and Cheney had issued such a report about Libby? They never even bothered, knowing in advance that the popular American media would reject their “report”. Oprah’s Choice knew all along that his report would be “accepted” on face value. And the Americand people, getting dumber by the year, think they are not being manipulated!
Actually at least six if you count the calls to Harris.
bingo!
I can understand “three or four”...but “one or two” conversations? That’s just ridiculous. And as you note, it’s a clear sign that someone is lying.
At first it was “no contact,” then “no inappropriate contact”...next thing you know, it’ll be “no SERIOUS inappropriate contact”...and so on; desensitizing us all along.
You can’t trust Fitzgerald in reference to Oprah’s Choice. He may have the same feelings that Newton Gingrich had about B. Clinton. Gingrich said in 1995 that he “melts” in “His Honor” Clinton’s presence. And some wanted Gingrich to run for President?
Okay, so now we will have the Inmates holding the Parole hearings, as it makes about as much sense.
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