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Obama administration acknowledges discussing job with candidate
Los Angeles Times / latimes.com ^
| June 4, 2010
| By James Oliphant, Tribune Washington Bureau
Posted on 06/05/2010 10:37:49 AM PDT by thecodont
The White House confirmed Thursday that an aide had dangled the prospect of a government job in front of another contender for the Senate prompting Republicans to call for a criminal investigation.
Democrats, however, maintained that the administration was guilty of nothing more than good politics.
White House officials said the aide discussed a possible federal post last year with Andrew Romanoff, a Senate candidate in Colorado, in a bid to avoid a contentious primary with Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: andrewromanoff; barackobama; clearingthefield; michaelbennet
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posted on
06/05/2010 10:37:49 AM PDT
by
thecodont
To: thecodont
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posted on
06/05/2010 10:41:03 AM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: thecodont
“We have never heard of Andrew Romanoff. We have never talked to Andrew Romanoff. We would never offer a job to drop out of a primary to this Andrew Romanoff. Colorado isn’t even one of the 57 states.....excuse me? He saved the email? What a wanker.....OK. We have heard of Andrew Romanoff but offering him a job is simply good politics. What we meant to say is that we have never heard of Joe Sestak and did not offer him a job. We’re pretty sure he didn’t save the email.”
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posted on
06/05/2010 10:43:42 AM PDT
by
IrishCatholic
(No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
To: thecodont
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posted on
06/05/2010 10:46:26 AM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: thecodont
Oliphant is a life long communist columnist .
No thanks
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posted on
06/05/2010 11:05:27 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
To: thecodont
Democrats, however, maintained that the administration was guilty of nothing more than
good politics.
Yeah! Chicago Style! As crooked as the Mississippi River and as loaded with "Green" as the Chicago River on St. Patrick's Day.
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posted on
06/05/2010 11:12:07 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: thecodont
KEEL HAUL THEM ALL UNDER THE USS RONALD REAGAN
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posted on
06/05/2010 11:21:39 AM PDT
by
Quix
(THE PLAN of the Bosses: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2519352/posts?page=2#2)
To: thecodont
guilty of nothing more than good politics.
Good politics is to say: "Hey Pete, why don't you hold off on running against one of our incumbents? We need to save the money needed in a contested Primary for the General Election."
That's good politics! Offering a job to affect an Election is a felonious crime.
But, what does that bunch of Chicago thugs in the White House know about the Law?
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posted on
06/05/2010 11:30:08 AM PDT
by
no dems
(I never thought I could loathe anyone more than the Clintons; enter Barack Hussein Obama.)
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