Axelrod: No evidence that Sestak is telling the truth (Spin)

HotAir ^ | May 25, 2010 | Ed Morrissey

[MortMan]

Famous last words...

[Beagle8U]

Whoever runs against Sestak can use Axlerod’s words in campaign ads to respond to everything Sestak says in the future.

....But the President's top adviser said there is no evidence that Sestak is telling the truth.

“I'm the guy that is going to win this race, and I approve this message.”

[DrC]

I love “Lie to Me” and wish they’d devote a show to analyzing all the lies knowingly told by Obama during the course of the health care debate.

To be fair, it’s POSSIBLE the man was stupid enough to believe all the malarkey he was spouting, but I’m guessing it’s more likely there were all sorts of “tells” he exhibited repeatedly that would demonstrate beyond any reasonable doubt he well knew how mendacious he was being.

Next fall, Republicans ought to use videos of him in action in PSA spots designed to educate voters on How to Tell When Your President is Lying...

[Republic Rocker]

Another MAJOR gaff by the DIMWITS... on either/both side(S). It’s win-win for us no matter.

Toomey has the tools and now the opposition is going to look real bad. sestak either squeels or his own party throws him under the bus. Which ever side loses the battle for whom is the liar goes down.

Chalk up another victory for the good guys. This is getting so easy under Obummer.

[kevkrom]

So, are we going to see headlines like:

Axelrod: PA Dem Senate Candidate Sestak A Liar

[MozarkDawg]

Axelrod also acknowledged that there were “conversations” involving White House officials and Sestak, but said that those had been “looked at” by White House lawyers and “their conclusion was that it was perfect — the conversations were perfectly appropriate.”

White House lawyers can't *look at* conversations with White House officials and conclude they were *perfectly appropriate* -- we've reached the point where the IC come into play.

[Uncle Miltie]

Well, well, well!!!

Sestak has their attention......

Why would Sestak announce the Administration attempted to bribe him, and he failed to report the bribe, unless it were true?

[MozarkDawg]

Unless the White House put the bribe on paper or Sestak recorded the call, Axelrod is probably right that there is no evidence.

Axelrod say WH lawyers looked into it, which means they had to make records of their own investigation, names, conversations, who said what to whom when, why -- all of this is "evidence" regardless they claim it to be exculpatory. This is the kind of thing an IC would have access to in his investigation.

[Freddd]

WOW, that’s what they said about Obama being A Muslim, ‘his handlers said there was no proof’....(because it had been destroyed?) Well except for his school record....

[scott7278]

Axelrod also acknowledged that there were “conversations” involving White House officials and Sestak, but said that those had been “looked at” by White House lawyers and “their conclusion was that it was perfect — the conversations were perfectly appropriate.”

So the accused gets to be their own judge? If the "conversations" were "looked at," there must be a transcript somewhere, which also means that there is a recording.

Release the recording!

[tacticalogic]

I’d say there at least as much evidence that Sestak is telling the truth as there is that Axelrod is telling the truth.

[rogue yam]

Barak Obama: “Sestak’s a liar. Vote for Sestak!”

[roaddog727]

ANd there’s no evidence that the WH is telling the truth then also.....

[Proud_texan]

Haha, a non-denial denial.

Next it'll be a modified limited hang out.

[chris_bdba]

I want a special prosecutor. The Whitehouse should not be investigating it’s self nor should the DOJ.

[FTJM]

WHAT DID HE KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I hope Sestak is paying attention and he is smart enough to know Obama via Axelrod called him a liar.

If that is not motivation to bring him down, I don’t know what is.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I am trying to figure out what Specter might know about this. He is in the puzzle somewhere.

[RichInOC]

The Ax lecturing us on truth. Now that’s comedy.