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Democratic Senate Candidate: White House Floated Possible Jobs... (Romanoff)
ABC News ^ | 6/2/2010 | Jake Tapper and the ABC News Team

Posted on 06/02/2010 7:14:18 PM PDT by Yossarian

Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the Colorado house of representatives, issued a statement Wednesday evening claiming that the White House raised the possibility that he might be offered an administration job if he opted to not challenge incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.

Romanoff also released what he said was an e-mail from White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina outlining three possible jobs -- deputy assistant administrator for Latin America and Caribbean for the U.S. Agency for International Development; director of the Office of Democracy and Governance at USAID; and director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency – he could have if he didn’t run.

Romanoff did not accept any of the offers, and currently is challenging Bennet, who has the endorsement of President Obama.

The White House did not comment. The statement comes as the White House attempts to distance itself from the controversy stemming from attempts – also unsuccessful – to convince Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., to not challenge Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in the Pennsylvania primary. Sestak ultimately defeated Specter.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: jimmessina; messina; obama; romanoff; usaid
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To: 1035rep

Watergate was nothing compared to what this corrupt Obama administration has done.


Nixon was a Boy Scout compared to these thugs.


41 posted on 06/02/2010 8:52:03 PM PDT by unkus
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To: annieokie

Thank you for posting again. It does not matter how many times it is Posted, as many people don’t sit here all day and read. <P.

This is the first I’ve seen this.


Amen to that.


42 posted on 06/02/2010 8:56:39 PM PDT by unkus
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To: Yossarian

I’m not sure what your problem is - I looked at the other articles, and they either did not come from a non-blogger news source, or they did not have the new and VERY pertinent developments to the story that have just broken.
News-wise, politics-wise, and even legal-wise, “Candidate makes statement backed by incriminating evidence” is a LOT different from “Unnamed Administration officials say”.


Thank you. You’re absolutely right.


43 posted on 06/02/2010 8:58:04 PM PDT by unkus
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To: OrangeHoof

Oh yes it is. It’s a federal crime, and a federal crime is impeachable.

Crimes and Criminal Procedure - 18 USC Section 600

Sec. 600. Promise of employment or other benefit for political activity

Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.


44 posted on 06/02/2010 9:20:28 PM PDT by agrarianlady
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To: agrarianlady
18 USC Sec. 211 - Bribery, Graft and Conflicts of Interest: Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office.

He offered a bribe when he tendered a Federal job - at least twice that we know of.

It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup and lying about it afterwards that gets them every time.

High Crimes And Misdemeanors?

The Coverup Continues!

45 posted on 06/02/2010 9:36:55 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Yossarian

BTTT


46 posted on 06/02/2010 9:38:07 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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To: Yossarian
BTTT!


47 posted on 06/02/2010 9:51:50 PM PDT by IPWGOP
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To: Yossarian
A pattern of lies and corruption. Barack Obama won't know what hit him once the MSM sinks its teeth into him.
48 posted on 06/02/2010 10:32:45 PM PDT by fhayek (This post must be read with the subtle but palpable whiff of appropriate sarcasm)
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To: fhayek
Barack Obama won't know what hit him once the MSM sinks its teeth into him.

Mighty big presumption you make there...

49 posted on 06/02/2010 10:42:04 PM PDT by Yossarian (A pro-life democrat is one who holds out for something in return for his pro-abortion vote.)
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To: Yossarian

Perhaps, but you need to read the tagline...


50 posted on 06/02/2010 10:57:04 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Yossarian

It’s got legs!


51 posted on 06/03/2010 1:07:43 AM PDT by publana (Time to go Galt.)
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To: Yossarian

Well, well, well........ Transparency? New tone in DC?

IN A PIG’S EYE!


52 posted on 06/03/2010 1:51:45 AM PDT by Just Lori (To take our country back, we need to take our party back. NO MORE RINOS!!)
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To: Typical_Whitey

It’s not a race thing. It’s a political thing.

Even though democrats take anything political and turn it to racial.

More & more I can’t believe I used to be a democrat. It took me a long time to see the truth. At least I finally DID see it.


53 posted on 06/03/2010 1:59:01 AM PDT by Just Lori (To take our country back, we need to take our party back. NO MORE RINOS!!)
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To: counterpunch

Good luck trying to get answers.


54 posted on 06/03/2010 2:01:22 AM PDT by Just Lori (To take our country back, we need to take our party back. NO MORE RINOS!!)
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To: fhayek

The MSM HAS no teeth.


55 posted on 06/03/2010 2:05:02 AM PDT by Just Lori (To take our country back, we need to take our party back. NO MORE RINOS!!)
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To: Yossarian

I’ve seen the AP/Yahoo article on this mess, now ABC News. Is the MSM backing away from Obozo or do they feel nothing will come oof it so it’s safe to write about it.?


56 posted on 06/03/2010 2:08:29 AM PDT by teletech (Say NO to RINOS!)
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To: jveritas

law does not mention “floating”. Move along...


57 posted on 06/03/2010 3:17:08 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: colorado tanker
Romanoff had been giving the silent treatment on this, being a good party soldier even while he is challenging Obama's candidate. The Denver Post just ran an editorial calling on him to disclose what really happened. He's has a Mr. Clean image, so I guess he decided he didn't want to be accused of being part of a coverup. Pretty smart politics

Meanwhile Sestak is going to get dragged down by his silence in his race against Toomey.

58 posted on 06/03/2010 3:20:09 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: teletech
I’ve seen the AP/Yahoo article on this mess, now ABC News. Is the MSM backing away from Obozo or do they feel nothing will come oof it so it’s safe to write about it.?

My guess is the latter. The White House is trying to dump all the news about this as quickly as possible so they can then claim it's all "old news" and declare it's time to yet again "move on".

59 posted on 06/03/2010 3:25:46 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan

hey, nobama...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! you and your loser minions need to all resign immediately. you are all corrupt bastards. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! please release Bo from your clutches. He deserves a life away from such sleaze.


60 posted on 06/03/2010 4:11:13 AM PDT by hal ogen ($10 (I think) amounts through the internet from all over the world.)
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