Posted on 12/12/2008 5:26:54 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The attempt by President-elect Barack Obama to distance himself from the scandal erupting in Illinois took a big hit last night with this exclusive report from Chicagos Fox affiliate. Sources within the investigation say that Rahm Emanuel, Obamas chief of staff, spoke with Governor Rod Blagojevich on multiple occasions about the Senate succession that Blagojevich had wanted to sell to the highest bidder and that Emanuel will likely be on the FBI wiretaps:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
On the surface, this makes sense. The notion that Obama and his team had nothing to say about the Senate appointment and had no contact whatsoever with Blagojevich was ridiculous. Emanuel, with his ties to Illinois politics and his status as Obamas right-hand man, would make the most likely candidate to handle those negotiations.
That doesnt necessarily mean that Emanuel knew about Blagojevichs efforts to extort payment for the selection, but it puts a damper on the idea that Emanuel tipped off the feds, too. It wouldnt take multiple meetings for Emanuel to decide to squeal. If Emanuel continued meeting with Blagojevich, that indicates some kind of negotiating was happening, and that would strongly suggest that Emanuel was working on Blagojevichs terms. Its still possible that Emanuel was working with the feds, but why stay silent about it now? Theyve already arrested Blagojevich. Emanuel could now say, I helped Patrick Fitzgerald when I saw something wrong and worked with them to get him to make explicit statements, rather than spend this week ducking reporters. The sources within the investigation would hardly want to make a cooperating witness look bad, either. Emanuel has been acting like someone advised him to keep quiet to keep from making incriminating public statements, and this may be the reason why.
I see him as a guy that wants to keep on breathing. So, he may be instructed to implicate a few smaller fish as a token, but that's about it.
I don't look for Blago to implicate anyone like Obama or Daley. Wouldn't surprise me if Blago himself skated on these charges. DemocRATS don't go to jail.
if blago doesn’t implicate dumbo then the American people will. We are onto him, everyone is digging for the truth and bama boy has so many skeletons in his closet, he will NEVER be a legitimate president. My bet is he doesn’t make it 6 months.and the MF’er needs to show that damn bc. At first I thought it was BS, now I think he’s hiding something.
Obama is hiding something all right but I doubt he will be removed from office. He seems, at least thus far, to be teflon man.
Welcome to FR.
So let's name the posse. I always liked the sound of Dutch Schultz's “Purple Gang.” I think something “-Gang” or “ - Syndicate” would do quite nicely.
Suggestions?
NOT TRUE!
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24799317-5012748,00.html
BS 0bummer.
And everyone thought Obama never ran a business.... fooled all of us!
“rohm may be sacrificed and thrown under the zero’s big-wheeled bus.”
is that the same rohm who said that the republicans (countless millions of voting americans) can go f*&^ themselves?; the very same one? is that the one?
Looks like Rahm may be serving his mandatory community service before the rest of us.
It really bugs me when these things happen and these jerks try to cover it up. Why not just come out and say YES, we talked about it. So what???? Talking about it is not a crime. Talking about MONEY and selling the position IS.
Oh knock that crap off.
He’s acting like he was.
I'd laugh if it weren't so true.
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