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Judicial Watch Statement: Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core
Judicial Watch ^ | 12-9-08

Posted on 12/09/2008 3:23:06 PM PST by STARWISE

Contact: Press Office 202-646-5188

Washington, DC -- December 9, 2008

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement today in response to the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich:

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"There has been an air of lawlessness around Governor Blagojevich for some time and Judicial Watch applauds U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald for his actions.

"Blagojevich's corruption is no surprise, but its breadth and depravity is shocking. The alleged efforts to sell the Senate seat of Barack Obama are outrageous, but also seem to implicate many other powerful politicians and political players. Especially disturbing are the questions the scandal raises about Barack Obama and his close associates.

"This is a burgeoning crisis for Obama that should shake his presidency to its core.

"The criminal complaint filed today indicates that Obama and his team knew about Blagojevich's efforts to sell Obama's Senate seat. ("Tony" Rezko, Obama friend, fundraiser and real estate partner, is once again implicated in the corrupt activities exposed today.)

"Did Obama report Blagojevich to investigators about any efforts to sell his Senate seat?"

Judicial Watch has been investigating Rod Blagojevich for over two years and has ongoing open records litigation concerning the sale of government jobs for which he was arrested today. Blagojevich has stonewalled and refused to turn over documents to Judicial Watch that could have alerted the American people to his corruption.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 1600penn; bho2008; blagojevich; bleepgate; chicagoway; ilcombine; killerspin; obama; obamatransitionfile; obamatruthfile
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Knowing:

*all the years that Obama's been involved in the key political circles in IL

*the depth and breadth of the documented political/union/machine power and web of corruption in Chicago and Springfield, IL

*that the elements in this system had to work together to get him where he is today

one would truly have to suspend ALL disbelief to accept that Obama's hands are completely clean.

What's Rezko say?

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CBS 2 Chicago - Coverage of Blagojevich Arrest

NBC 5 Chicago-Live Coverage of Local News + Blagojevich arrest

1 posted on 12/09/2008 3:23:07 PM PST by STARWISE
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To: SE Mom; Bahbah; penelopesire; Miss Didi; rodguy911; gpapa; RonDog; RaginApache; FlingWingFlyer; ...

~~PING!


2 posted on 12/09/2008 3:23:49 PM PST by STARWISE ((They (Dims) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

He named names. :)


3 posted on 12/09/2008 3:25:09 PM PST by Phoenix11
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To: STARWISE

shake,rattle and ROLL!roll that beautiful Obama footage right out da’ door back to where he belongs and it ain’t in the WH


4 posted on 12/09/2008 3:25:53 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT (Good Morning Mr & Mrs Scooter and All The Ships At Sea)
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To: STARWISE

read for later.


5 posted on 12/09/2008 3:26:04 PM PST by rambo316 (God help America....)
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To: STARWISE

They have to shut this up fast. Obama is in it over his head. The Dems are fixing it fast. The guy will be paid off to shut up.


6 posted on 12/09/2008 3:27:20 PM PST by Hattie
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To: STARWISE

Unfortunately, Judicial Watch does not have much credibility.


7 posted on 12/09/2008 3:27:23 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: STARWISE

Mama used to say “Ghetto is as Gehtto does”


8 posted on 12/09/2008 3:27:38 PM PST by tomnbeverly (Doing time on the Obama Plantation.)
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To: STARWISE

I hate to see the HAPLESS Judicial watch anywhere near this case....they have a way of SCREWING UP SURE THINGS!


9 posted on 12/09/2008 3:27:43 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience)
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To: STARWISE

This is much bigger than Watergate and more serious. This is about a Senate seat rather than a campaign office breakin.


10 posted on 12/09/2008 3:27:51 PM PST by omega4179 ( Those who can't write, write the news)
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To: STARWISE

That’s a lot of words to say “Send us money.”


11 posted on 12/09/2008 3:28:11 PM PST by MARTIAL MONK
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To: STARWISE

In the most recent election the “Republicans”, led by John Traitor McCain, sat back on their fat “bipartisanship” asses and let the greatest electoral opportunity in two hundred years tip-toe quietly past them.

McCain is a political criminal who deserves to have his name dragged through the slime and the mud for the rest of recorded history.


12 posted on 12/09/2008 3:29:42 PM PST by samtheman
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Da fix is in!


13 posted on 12/09/2008 3:29:57 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: MARTIAL MONK
That’s a lot of words to say “Send us money.”

Well done.

14 posted on 12/09/2008 3:29:57 PM PST by TexasNative2000
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To: Erik Latranyi

Agreed, this is pure conjecture.

Unless evidence is forthcoming to the contrary it is entirely likely this will have zero impact on the Zero Presidency.


15 posted on 12/09/2008 3:30:06 PM PST by bigbob
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To: STARWISE
President Biden????
16 posted on 12/09/2008 3:30:18 PM PST by oldbrowser (bipartisanship means capitulation)
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To: omega4179

“This is much bigger than Watergate”

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Almost everything is bigger and more serious than the media-created, get-even-with-Richard Nixon driven, Watergate.


17 posted on 12/09/2008 3:31:12 PM PST by EyeGuy
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To: STARWISE

Watch Blag catch a venereal disease in the jailhouse and expire before the Happy Holiday!


18 posted on 12/09/2008 3:32:03 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: Hattie

Yep, the billion dollar president is in over his head. And this is just the beginning.....


19 posted on 12/09/2008 3:32:29 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Don' need no steenkin' bipartisan..... Oops, have I failed to be "gracious" AGAIN?!!)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Who does these days?


20 posted on 12/09/2008 3:34:22 PM PST by nobama08
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