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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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To: PurpleMan

Obama is headed to WashDC and he’s dragging the culture of corruption that is Chicago politics along with him.

Next on the agenda -— more national socialism for America.


81 posted on 12/10/2008 10:25:04 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: PurpleMan

BHO: “RESIGN BEFORE YOU TAKE ME DOWN WITH YOU, DAMMIT!”


82 posted on 12/10/2008 10:26:56 AM PST by RasterMaster (DUmocrats - the party of slavery, sedition, subversion, socialism & surrender)
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To: PurpleMan

I think “Lightning” Rod ought to stick it out, keep his story in the media another week or two!
LOL!


83 posted on 12/10/2008 10:27:15 AM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
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To: PurpleMan; justiceseeker93; freekitty; Arrowhead1952; Piquaboy; SouthTexas; ZULU; Doc Savage; ...

The Muslim Messiah doesn’t want any corruption dirt rightfully clinging to him. He’s, no doubt, very nervous!!!


84 posted on 12/10/2008 10:31:42 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Krankor
Judy Barr Topinka.....you have GOT to be kidding!!!

She's been a stain on the backside of republicans in IL for years. It was her that threw Jack Ryan under the bus when the RATS had his divorce records unsealed. And not because of that crapola divorce testimony from his actress ex-wife but because he was up and coming, principled, and SHE COULDN'T MANIPULATE HIM.

If you are happy that Obama won the IL senatorial seat in 2004, thank Judy Barr I'll-stink-ya. While you're at it, thank her for PE Barack Hussein Obama. She deserves a lot of credit for that too.

85 posted on 12/10/2008 10:33:19 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Our home unapologetically celebrates the birth of Jesus.)
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To: seekthetruth

As far as I know, Axelrod is not an attorney, so he couldn’t have been Daley’s lawyer. Axelrod was Daley’s political strategist and damage controlmeister. But your point that Axelrod and Fitzgerald have squared off before is a good one. I bet their Sun Tsu booklets are pretty dog-eared about now. This is going to be a to-the-death grudge match.


86 posted on 12/10/2008 10:40:27 AM PST by Eroteme
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To: All

Hey Blagojevich! 0bama is telling your sorry ___ to get under the bus. He doesn’t care about you. He is going to let you sit in prison while he flies around on Air Force One. He is going to be tucking his kids in at night while you are going to be watching your back at night hoping not to get raped at night while dreaming of your wife and kids. Do the right thing. Roll on 0bama!


87 posted on 12/10/2008 10:40:47 AM PST by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

He reminds me of Shurltz from Hogan’s Heroes.

Iknow nothiiiing.


88 posted on 12/10/2008 10:42:16 AM PST by SouthTexas (Remember, it took a Jimmy Carter to bring us a Ronald Reagan!)
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To: SouthTexas

Shultz

Cold fingers.


89 posted on 12/10/2008 10:42:51 AM PST by SouthTexas (Remember, it took a Jimmy Carter to bring us a Ronald Reagan!)
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To: aragona

Former Senator Peter Fitzgerald would be my first choice.


90 posted on 12/10/2008 10:43:32 AM PST by Chet 99
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To: Eroteme

“As far as I know, Axelrod is not an attorney, so he couldn’t have been Daley’s lawyer. Axelrod was Daley’s political strategist and damage controlmeister. But your point that Axelrod and Fitzgerald have squared off before is a good one. I bet their Sun Tsu booklets are pretty dog-eared about now. This is going to be a to-the-death grudge match.”

Thank you SO much for correcting me! I really messed up on that statement! Azelrod was a client of Obama’s during that time. Thanks again!


91 posted on 12/10/2008 10:53:48 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: PurpleMan

No he didn’t. The spokesman’s statement that’s making the rounds does NOT call for Blagojevich’s removal or resignation. What’s quoted here is the entire statement. It calls for nothing.


92 posted on 12/10/2008 10:56:23 AM PST by bcsco (Illinois politicians should be read their Miranda rights when sworn in to office...)
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To: LiberConservative

One week exactly.

He has a golf match with John Edwards next Tuesday.


93 posted on 12/10/2008 10:57:26 AM PST by envisio (If you ain't laughin yet... you ain't seen me naked. =8^O)
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To: PurpleMan

“BHO acting quickly. Wise move.”

BHO would have “acted quickly” by acting yesterday but he needed time to decide on a “wise move”. I figure he smoked a pack of cigarettes last night while pondering the best way to advance his chess game. ;)


94 posted on 12/10/2008 10:59:33 AM PST by CaribouCrossing
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To: seekthetruth

CORRECTION TO POST 70

Axelrod was not an attorney but was a client of Obama and they were tight. I messed up! :(


95 posted on 12/10/2008 11:02:07 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Another Friend of Obama goes under the bus.

I can not see throwing anyone, with as nice of hair as the Governor has under the bus.

96 posted on 12/10/2008 11:06:05 AM PST by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
Another Friend of Obama goes under the bus.

I can not see throwing anyone, with as nice of hair as the Governor has under the bus.

97 posted on 12/10/2008 11:06:49 AM PST by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: tgusa

“If I was Blago I’d hire about a dozen trusted bodyguards. Probably best if from Blackwater.”

If Blag goes to a real jail, his halflife will be very short with all of the Black Muslims, Nation of Islam and al Fuqra thugs waiting for him.


98 posted on 12/10/2008 11:14:10 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Does Zer0 have any friends, who are not foriegn or domestic terrorists or criminals?)
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To: Sacajaweau
Somebody rolled to start with to let this go forward.[...] Somehow, I think Obama and the Clintons are blackmailing each other while playing nice-nice at the same time.

You're right. There's got to be at least one high-level, inside informant and several more down the food chain. The Clintons make as much sense as anyone else--especially knowing how their minds chug away at Machiavellian warp speed. Hell, she may still be gunning for her rightful office. Why wait for 2012 or 2016 when the inauguration is still a month away? It would explain Obama's facial tic, anyway.

99 posted on 12/10/2008 11:19:56 AM PST by Eroteme
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To: DouglasKC

Jonathan Alter has already “warned” that Blago is going to start telling lies about Obama to bring him down.


100 posted on 12/10/2008 11:23:59 AM PST by Purrcival (Obama and Biden: The Marx Brothers! (Thanks FReeper Enduring Freedom for the tagline))
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