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Obama calls for Illinois governor to resign
Washington Examinier ^
| Dec 10, 2008
Posted on 12/10/2008 9:34:36 AM PST by PurpleMan
President-elect Barack Obama is calling for the Illinois governor to resign.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs says the president-elect agrees with other prominent politicians in Illinois and elsewhere that "under the current circumstances, it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blagojevich; bleepgate; corruption; fitzmas; illinois; moralabsolutes; obama; obamatransitionfile; schadenfreude; underthebus
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BHO acting quickly. Wise move.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:34:37 AM PST
by
PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
Another Friend of Obama goes under the bus.
To: PurpleMan
A voice of reason — how refreshing.
To: Constitutions Grandchild
If Illinois has a special election, a Republican could win the Senate seat. Any thoughts who would be a viable candidate?
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:36:56 AM PST
by
aragona
To: PurpleMan
If I was Blago I’d hire about a dozen trusted bodyguards. Probably best if from Blackwater.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:37:05 AM PST
by
tgusa
(Gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger ....)
To: doug from upland
Didn’t you write one titled “Another one under the bus”?
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:37:16 AM PST
by
RaceBannon
(We have sown the wind, but we will reap the whirlwind. NObama. Not my president.)
To: PurpleMan
Well, I guess someone in Illinois is going to have to create the office of governor elect.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:37:36 AM PST
by
doug from upland
(8 million views of .HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
To: PurpleMan
I am calling on Obama to resign as President-Select.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:37:39 AM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: PurpleMan
Next JJJ, then Rahm ... up the food chain we go!
(If Blago was smart he’d hold his ground.)
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:37:53 AM PST
by
maggief
To: PurpleMan
The strategy of the left is formulating. It's to paint Blagojevich as mentally unhinged. A nut. It's already being spun that anything that Blagojevich said on tape could be part of a fantasy world he had rather than reality.
So if something comes out against Obama it didn't really happen.
To: PurpleMan
And if complies like a good boy Hussein will have the pardon all ready to go come January, 2013 (and will issue it the day before President-elect Palin is sworn in).
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:38:28 AM PST
by
scory
To: PurpleMan
I don’t think Hussein acted THAT quickly. I think he was treading water waiting to see if the MSM might pull through for him yet again.
To: PurpleMan
I’m waiting for Gov Blago to tell Obama to either pardon him or he’s going to roll over on him about the Chicago Machine that enabled Hussein to even BE a national candidate.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:39:22 AM PST
by
LetsRok
To: PurpleMan
Deus ex machina... the shining knight of justice comes to the rescue!
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:39:39 AM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light! WE STAND WITH HER!)
To: PurpleMan
I’d like to hear a tape of the Governor’s reaction to this announcement.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:39:42 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: aragona
Judy Barr Topinka- she not only looks like an elderly Lucille Ball, she sounds like her, too. Seriously, Jim Edgar. An oldie but a goodie.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:39:50 AM PST
by
Krankor
(Vitajex, what ya doin' to me)
To: tgusa
It’s gonna be a suicide...Well, kinda...
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:39:57 AM PST
by
Sacajaweau
(I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
To: aragona
If Illinois has a special election, a Republican could win the Senate seat. Any thoughts who would be a viable candidate? Congressman Mark Kirk is the only viable candidate. He is the only one with the organization required to beat these crooks.
The Democrats will run about 10 candidates, we need to run only one. NO ALAN KEYES, NO OBERWEISS. We need a candidate that has a chance of winning.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:40:15 AM PST
by
Dengar01
To: PurpleMan
Wow. That was quick. Blago will probably “disappear” within a week.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:40:54 AM PST
by
LiberConservative
("I would have looked forward to debating anybody." -Sarah Palin)
To: Krankor
Judy Barr Topinka- she not only looks like an elderly Lucille Ball, she sounds like her, too. Seriously, Jim Edgar. An oldie but a goodie. I heard on WLS that Jim Edgar has no interest in running.
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posted on
12/10/2008 9:41:14 AM PST
by
Dengar01
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