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White House Source: Obama Ignorant of Sestak Bribe Attempt Until "Recent Days"
Friday, May 28, 2010 | Kristinn

Posted on 05/28/2010 7:10:02 PM PDT by kristinn

In reports that appear to have been missed in the flurry of reporting this afternoon on the Obama administration's release of a cursory report on its in-house investigation on the administration's attempted bribery of Rep. Joe Sestak, CNN's John King reported that a White House source told him Barack Obama was kept in the dark about the bribe attempt until "recent days."

Posting on Twitter around 1 p.m. EDT, King reported in three Tweets what his sources were telling him about the unfolding scandal:

WH Source: prez didnt know about rahm/clinton/sestak talks until recent days; GOP pressing for more details.

WH memo lacks important details. Source says COS Emanuel did not check with counsel office before enlisting Clinton. #sestak

Svl other WH aides knew of Emanuel/Clinton effort. WH memo doesn't mention. #sestak

King has not posted to his Twitter account since posting these three reports.

Is someone in the White House trying to create a case for Obama's innocence in the Sestak scandal? It sure looks that way. It's not credible, but it shows an acknowledgement by some in the Obama administration that Obama himself could be in serious trouble if he is found to have been involved in the Sestak bribe attempt.

This is looking more like the Watergate cover-up with each passing hour. (And we know how that ended.)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billclinton; joesestak; johnking; obama; sestak; sestakgate
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1 posted on 05/28/2010 7:10:03 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn


“Did you plug the hole in your story yet, Daddy?”
 

2 posted on 05/28/2010 7:10:54 PM PDT by counterpunch (GOP: Government's Other Party)
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To: kristinn

B

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3 posted on 05/28/2010 7:11:09 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: kristinn

He didn’t know about selling his seat either or the Romanoff bribe either I betcha, huh?


4 posted on 05/28/2010 7:11:16 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: kristinn

Riiiggghhhttt...


5 posted on 05/28/2010 7:11:31 PM PDT by madison10
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To: kristinn

Yeah, right...what...evah.


6 posted on 05/28/2010 7:12:20 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: kristinn

My BS meter says it’s time to don the hip waders.


7 posted on 05/28/2010 7:12:31 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop thinking about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Bu!!#$&ll$$$$##&&&&Sh@@@@@&^^it######!!!

Excuse me. I sneezed!

This cover-up is going to get very deep.


8 posted on 05/28/2010 7:12:43 PM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: kristinn

My Gosh that first paragraph is deja vu isn’t it. Extremely Clintonian.


9 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:06 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (The Left draws criminals as excrement draws flies. The Left IS a criminal organization.)
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Nice try, TOTUS - We all know a self-serving put-up job when we see it!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
10 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:12 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Oh my god this is getting good!! Keep it up boys!! You’re keeping those of us in flyover country entertained!!


11 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:20 PM PDT by refermech
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To: kristinn

The title is at least partially truthful.

0d0rk0 ignorant.


12 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:23 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:31 Behold, I am against you, O you most proud, said the Lord God of hosts.)
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To: kristinn

“We’ve investigated ourselves thoroughly enough to know we did nothing wrong. Going any further at this point would be counter-productive”


13 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:24 PM PDT by PaleoBob
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To: kristinn
White House Source: Obama Ignorant

Dissent among the ranks.

14 posted on 05/28/2010 7:13:54 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: Freddd

Well, remember, just the other day, Obama claimed he didn’t know anything about Birnbaum’s resignation. Maybe he’s trying to set up a defense that he was out of the loop on everything.


15 posted on 05/28/2010 7:14:26 PM PDT by Krankor
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White House Source: Obama Ignorant

Imagine my surprise.


16 posted on 05/28/2010 7:14:32 PM PDT by mortal19440
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To: kristinn

The cheese stinks. Must be the mold.


17 posted on 05/28/2010 7:14:51 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: kristinn

If there was nothing improper, why the need for them to say Obama knew nothing?


18 posted on 05/28/2010 7:14:57 PM PDT by PghBaldy (Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
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To: kristinn

If the job was Secretary of the Navy, as it has been rumored, wouldn’t Obama have to give his approval? Rahm and Clinton don’t have the power to offer that role without Obama’s consent, right?


19 posted on 05/28/2010 7:14:58 PM PDT by Personal Responsibility (I'd use the /s tag but is it really necessary?)
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To: kristinn

Looks like Rahmbo will be the goat on this one.. Light the BBQ pit..


20 posted on 05/28/2010 7:15:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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