Posted on 12/12/2008 8:39:47 PM PST by dreadnought321
As Gov. Rod Blagojevich was trying to pick Illinois' next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich's campaign as a way to encourage him to pick Jackson for the job, the Tribune has learned. Blagojevich made an appearance at an Oct. 31 luncheon meeting at the India House restaurant in Schaumburg sponsored by Oak Brook businessman Raghuveer Nayak, a major Blagojevich supporter who also has fundraising and business ties to the Jackson family, according to several attendees and public records. Two businessmen who attended the meeting and spoke to the Tribune on the condition of anonymity said that Nayak and Blagojevich aide Rajinder Bedi privately told many of the more than two dozen attendees the fundraising effort was aimed at supporting Jackson's bid for the Senate. Among the attendees was a Blagojevich fundraiser already under scrutiny by federal investigators, Joliet pharmacist Harish Bhatt. That meeting led to a Blagojevich fundraiser Saturday in Elmhurst, co-sponsored by Nayak and attended by Jesse Jackson Jr.'s brother, Jonathan, as well as Blagojevich, according to several people who were there.
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Blagojevich is a piker. If he had given 0bama $20 million like the Clintons, he could have been Secretary of State.
....Bob
Im pretty sure JJJ is going down now. Its almost certain. Hopefully JJ Sr. too. Wonder how far up it will reach.
Even over at Dummieland they know that JJJ is going buh bye! BWAHAHAHAHA
Kinda looks like JJJ drew the short straw, doesn't it? I wonder if this is how Pops Jackson is getting paid back for the 'cut his nads off' comment? Nah, that's crazy talk! Forget I even said that.....
ROFLOL!!! That was good!
It is really looking like JJJ was VERY involved in the wheeling and dealing. Ruh ROH! Rahm is silent at the moment too. Obama better HOPE that he can CHANGE his staff quick. They are going to have to put 15 differentials under that bus.
I don’t think O has the power - yet - to orchestrate payback for Jessie.
There are two people I can think of who certainly have have the motive and probably have the ability: the Clintons.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Jesse Jackson Jr is either the stupidest politician in Illinois......or the second stupidest politician in Illinois
Bingo. I think they are the engineers driving the Freight Train Fitzgerald driving this scandal all the way to the top.
Buh bye, Jessie Junior.
LOL
i think senior too! a 2 for 1 on jacksons!
JJJ’s chickens are comin home to roost....
Blago’s know where all the political bodies are buried, and if he starts singing this could go all the way to the Oval Office (after January 20th).
Is America slipping into its own Zimbabwe?
America’s attempt to show they’re politically correct self loathing whites - have elected enough black thugs to turn America into a corrupt and inept Thugocracy.
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