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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Even if he were to talk, the media will poo-poo his claims. So unless he has proof, which I doubt as it would have been exposed at the time, he will be labeled a liar and justice will move on down the road.
Obama’s Senate campaign is full of obvious bribery and crime. A nobody homo with a lackluster record in State government gets the State party green light to run. Jesse Jackson and Carol Moseley Braun conveniently back out. (not big enough bribes to the party)
The repub opponent had a judge unseal divorce records at the request of Chicago media. I’m sure no money or coordination with Obama happened there either.
Blago was operating on business as usual. Obama was dirty from day one.
Except Obama would not have had any money. Perhaps Soros was involved?
The bastard.
He’s as evil as anyone who has ever walked the face of the earth.
This guy is way out in fantasy land.
Let me see if I got his thesis right. Obama could be in trouble because he might have talked with Blago about a possible position in his administration if he appointed someone Obama wanted?
You’ve gotta be kidding!!
I almost always call him by his initials — BO.
“I was shocked he survived in prison.”
I was shocked at how good he looked after getting out!
All started at the media dinner.
Payback is a bitch.
Probably, or Saudis. They paid for his college and his travels. There were money people pushing him for a few decades before.
I just call it (doesn’t deserve a him or he) the OBUNGHOLE.
Barak Obama was trying to broker his old Senate seat to Jesse Jackson jr for about 2 million bucks.
Blago wanted his cut.
There was a phone call that was wire tapped that caught Barak Obama discussing the transaction, which Muellers DOJ fixer Prosecutor Fitzpatrick Characterized as “a felony in progress which, if he( Fitzpatrick) had not put a stop to, would have ended the Presidency of Barak Obama before it even started”
This is Fitzpatrick's almost verbatim statement in a press conference after the arrest of Blago. Eventually, they had to arrest Jesse. Jr too as collateral damage, Blago got 9 years, Jesse jr got 2 - Obama skated.
There are FBI tapes that Mueller locked in his safe and Blago knows where all the bodies are buried on this
I don’t remember that. Was it the dinner with he Catholic Bishop in NYC? Alf Landon dinner or some name like that.
It was a media dinner in Washington.
Obama called him out on the BC.
Wish the Gov had given VJar the senate seat, may have been much less damage done to our country
-PJ
Bkmk Illinois
I would not be surprised. Blago said something very interesting. He said the following: “I also believe this is the beginning of the PROCESS to actually turn an injustice TO JUSTICE” That statement made my ears perk up.
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