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Obama had to answer investigators' questions (First President-Elect to be investigated)
The AP ^ | 12-23-08 | NEDRA PICKLER

Posted on 12/23/2008 5:28:01 PM PST by jrooney

In the midst of two wars and an intensifying economic meltdown, Barack Obama had to take time off last week to answer questions from federal prosecutors investigating charges that the governor of Illinois had put the president-elect's former Senate seat up for sale. With his own lawyer by his side, Obama sat down Thursday with U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's staff to tell what, if anything, he knew about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's efforts to cash in on appointing Obama's Senate successor

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: abovehispaygrade; africa; blagogate; bleepgate; chicagocorruption; chicagoway; commielawyer; corruption; creepy; cultureofcorruption; democratscandals; fidelsbuttboy; gregcraig; hawaii; investigated; lyingliar; obama; obamalegacy; obamascandals; obamasenateseat; obamatransitionfile; payforplay; rahmemanuel; senateseat
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To: MagnoliaB

I don’t think Soros will throw his spokesman under the bus. Without his spokesman as “Messiah” of the movement, Soros has little overt influence. Of course, the masses think like Soros does any way.


121 posted on 12/25/2008 6:18:16 AM PST by Theodore R. (GWB is neither "compassionate nor conservative.")
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To: lacrew

Harry Reid has said that only one acceptable to him can have a Senate appointment. He has also said that means no Coleman in MN. People in NV are nearly as uninformed as those in MA.


122 posted on 12/25/2008 6:19:41 AM PST by Theodore R. (GWB is neither "compassionate nor conservative.")
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To: jrooney

The MSM said his own team cleared BO.
Do not worry about him because he has all the departments of the Gov. in his pocket. He has the whole thing.


123 posted on 12/25/2008 6:22:51 AM PST by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: Army Air Corps

Yup, and lipstick on that pig won’t change a thing.


124 posted on 12/25/2008 6:34:58 AM PST by Merlinator (January 20. 2009, A National Day of Mourning)
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To: ucantbserious

*******Fitzgerald has said that the investigation possesses tapes of Blagojevich calling Obama a MFer and complaining that Obama’s endorsee “has promised us nothing but gratitude.” How does this information reflect poorly on the president-elect?*****

This information illustrates that there was a request for something and a promise to provide something (gratitude). So it follows that there was a discussion of quid pro quo and should have been reported (by the Obama envoy) as an invitation to participate in an illegal act!!!!!!!!!


125 posted on 12/25/2008 6:39:37 AM PST by sodpoodle
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To: jrooney

BUT, did they ask him WHERE HE WAS BORN????


126 posted on 12/25/2008 6:41:43 AM PST by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: jrooney

BUT, did they ask him WHERE HE WAS BORN????


127 posted on 12/25/2008 6:42:05 AM PST by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: jrooney

BUT, did they ask him WHERE HE WAS BORN????


128 posted on 12/25/2008 6:42:23 AM PST by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: jrooney

Guess which head will roll first in the “Justice” Department.


130 posted on 12/25/2008 9:00:33 AM PST by OldNavyVet (Character counts)
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To: Canedawg; anniegetyourgun

In the mean time, how many US Secrets will be sold or given away to our enemies? What unnecessary conflict will be be put into? This presidency is grim.


131 posted on 12/25/2008 11:11:57 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Join the Constitution Party)
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To: FreeAtlanta

The damage will be bad, real bad. We’re already in trouble on so many levels, and he hasnt even taken office yet.

The question is whether the damage from the new administration with this Congress will be catastrophic and/or irreparable.


132 posted on 12/25/2008 11:19:19 AM PST by Canedawg
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To: FreeAtlanta

It most certain is, FA....


133 posted on 12/25/2008 12:52:45 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: jrooney

“Obama’s report, researched and written by his incoming White House lawyer, Greg Craig, states that he had no contact with Blagojevich or the governor’s staff about the appointment. And no one representing the president-elect did anything wrong or had any knowledge that Blagojevich was scheming, Obama’s report states.”

This official statement is to reassure us of his staff’s innocence and his veracity yet its authorship is explicitly credited to his lawyer; flash back a few weeks and remember that there were more than a few serious critics who, judging from the phrasing and the style of the writing maintained that his autobiography likely was ghost-written by his trusted political advisor, Bill Ayers.

In this instance, a ghost-writer is valuable as plausible denial at a future date; in the prior instance, a ghost-writer is damning as an admission of political manuevering toward a career of duplicity.

Who speaks with the true Obama voice?


134 posted on 12/25/2008 1:29:48 PM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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To: jrooney

He can’t pass an FBI check!


135 posted on 12/25/2008 2:16:18 PM PST by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: dannyprimrose1

I keep waiting for the Karma Train to hit them all in the ass.

...sigh...I should live so long...


136 posted on 12/25/2008 2:39:02 PM PST by Palladin (When will Bill Ayers start bombing buildings again?)
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To: jrooney
Obama's report, researched and written by his incoming White House lawyer, Greg Craig, states that...

LOL, sure. I believe the connected rat lawyer who brought us this:


137 posted on 12/25/2008 2:51:26 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

Good reminder for those who have forgotten who and what Greg Craig is. Clinton pond scum and Fidel ass-kisser.

Sure, I’m going to believe him!

I also believe that a fox entering a henhouse has nothing but good intentions.


138 posted on 12/25/2008 3:21:16 PM PST by Palladin (When will Bill Ayers start bombing buildings again?)
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To: Theodore R.

Now that’s not exactly true. Yesterday he played golf, and today he went swimming.


139 posted on 12/25/2008 3:23:32 PM PST by Palladin (When will Bill Ayers start bombing buildings again?)
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To: Canedawg

My money’s on Catastrophic.


140 posted on 12/25/2008 3:24:55 PM PST by Palladin (When will Bill Ayers start bombing buildings again?)
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