Posted on 05/28/2010 7:10:02 PM PDT by kristinn
In reports that appear to have been missed in the flurry of reporting this afternoon on the Obama administration's release of a cursory report on its in-house investigation on the administration's attempted bribery of Rep. Joe Sestak, CNN's John King reported that a White House source told him Barack Obama was kept in the dark about the bribe attempt until "recent days."
Posting on Twitter around 1 p.m. EDT, King reported in three Tweets what his sources were telling him about the unfolding scandal:
WH Source: prez didnt know about rahm/clinton/sestak talks until recent days; GOP pressing for more details.
WH memo lacks important details. Source says COS Emanuel did not check with counsel office before enlisting Clinton. #sestak
Svl other WH aides knew of Emanuel/Clinton effort. WH memo doesn't mention. #sestak
King has not posted to his Twitter account since posting these three reports.
Is someone in the White House trying to create a case for Obama's innocence in the Sestak scandal? It sure looks that way. It's not credible, but it shows an acknowledgement by some in the Obama administration that Obama himself could be in serious trouble if he is found to have been involved in the Sestak bribe attempt.
This is looking more like the Watergate cover-up with each passing hour. (And we know how that ended.)
Yeah, but the press wasn't giving Nixon a Lewinsky on a daily basis.
This will blow over by next weekend.
He’s well aware of that also!
Just was does the POS do all day? The man that proudly claims the buck stops with him is either ignorant of important events facts or he hides.
How many months are involved in recent days?
Ouch...lol.
BO IS ignorant...Clinton’s will do anything to accomplish their desires.
As if the WH would release a statement saying Obama was behind it all from the beginning.
That would actually be a valid defense for the empty suit. Obama enjoys the perks of being President while his puppet masters run the show. They sent him to Chicago to get him out of the way while they figure out other ways to implement Ingsoc.
No, they didn’t use the words ‘bribe attempt’. They called it offering “alternative paths to service.”
What did the president know, and when did he know it?
Are you sure O isn’t the brighest bulb you know. :)
“Is it possible that Billy is setting BO up to be impeached, thereby opening doors for Hillary’s candidacy in 2012.”
RE cashed in $$$$ as a Clintonista.
Follow the money ...
“Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Joe Sestak finally admitted today that a former disbarred and disgraced President not actually connected to the current administration offered him the bird whistle from a box of Cracker Jacks in exchange for his not running against Arlen Specter....”
Great piece of writing!
Now that's an interesting wild card...the administration counting on Specter to stay loyal. Oh, the irony.
“What did the president know, and when did he know it?”
He’s so stupid he will have to ask his teleprompter.
I didn’t think of a set-up for impeachment, but DrO and I talked about Clinton telling O that he would step-in to save his butt with the understanding that he wouldn’t run in 2012.
He hasn’t known about it since day one.
Oh, did anyone see Newt on Hannity’s tonight?
Newt thinks the Clinton conversation is a diversion for the real red meat conversation that took place later with Rahm where the actual JOB offer was made...
It almost parodies itself.
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