Posted on 02/20/2020 9:10:44 PM PST by bitt
Ever since President Trump commuted the sentence of disgraced former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, I’ve been asking myself why he would do such a thing. I have a theory about what might have contributed to the decision, and if I’m right, Barack Obama should be concerned.
When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, it was then-Governor Blagojevich’s responsibility to appoint someone to fill the seat. But, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give it away, he wanted something for it. “A Senate seat is a f---ing valuable thing. You don’t just give it away for nothing,” Blagojevich said at the time.
In 2011, Blagojevich was sentenced to 11 years in prison on corruption charges. Of course, he wanted a pardon from Obama, but never got one. That had to be tough for the disgraced governor, considering Obama granted clemency to terrorists and traitors, but couldn’t (or wouldn’t) give one to a former political ally.
This naturally should have people asking: Why?
In my opinion, it all comes back to Blagojevich's attempt to sell Obama’s former Senate seat. Soon after Obama’s victory, negotiations began for Blagojevich to appoint an Obama-approved candidate to fill his seat. Obama even provided a list of suitable candidates. At the top of the list was Valerie Jarrett. But, as previously mentioned, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give away the seat to someone. He wanted something in return: a position in Obama’s cabinet. Unfortunately for him, at the time, he was politically unpopular and the target of a federal corruption probe, and being wiretapped by the FBI. The chances of him getting picked for a cabinet position were slim. Jarrett also eventually decided to follow Obama to the White House as an advisor.
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Al Smith.
Governor of New York, Nominee in 1928.
Landon was from Kansas.
It supposedly was the Chinese that got him started, or so past research claimed. You would have to dig in old posts to find that stuff.
“He makes the point that their arrogance and denial allows him to beat them again, and again, and again.”
You nailed it across the board.
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At the time, it was suspected there had been arrangements made in dubious fashion. This might only be a hair away from the truth.
Thanks for posting.
I suspected he might say something interesting. How do you spell Arkancide in Illinois?
Tx for this. Expecting interesting results...
I saw optics re Roger Stone’s jailtime, but this could get interesting.
[would have ended the Presidency of Barack Obama before it even started]
Boy that would have saved the U.S.A. some severe pain.
I'll bet there's standing Federal Law about holding out Government positions (to include Senate seats) for inducements.
...or were you being sarcastic?
>>Obama even provided a list of suitable candidates. At the top of the list was Valerie Jarrett.
So Obama wanted to reward/benefit certain associates
what did Obama get?
Wasn’t that Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and not Fitzpatrick?
Hmmm...interesting. I can’t understand why Trump would pardon Blagojevich but I’m sure there is a very good reason for doing so. We haven’t heard the last of this.
Seventh circuit called the offer of Obama’s senate seat “logrolling” They threw out the conviction
Yeah I’m sure Obama’s shaking in his boots. </sarcasm>
Now we know what he meant when he said EVERY generation has to do it’s part to defend Liberty. I remember at the time wondering, “What is he talking about? WWII has been over for decades.”
Rattling the clowns gage, my thoughts exactly
I wonder how O will celebrate the anniversary of his dad’s assassination today?
Yeah... When I have to burp, I reverently burp out his name as loudly as possible! It happens a lot, ‘cause he gives me gas and indigestion.
I was always suspicious of Rahm Emmanuel’s trip to Kenya.
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