http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1334978,CST-NWS-holder17web.article Culture of Corruption is the new Change and Hope! Seriously now, I have never witnessed in my life a President-elect immersed in scandal before he actually became the President.
I reported to local law enforcement, not the FBI. I posted this at that time. What they do with the info is their issue, not mine. And how you lie about what I posted and who I informed, that's a "you" issue.
I didn't see him last week either. I think he's avoiding me. If you think the wiretaps show Rahm as a bad guy, why do you think they haven't charged him? barfo
Hmm, so the Junior Senator from Illinois has no idea what's going on in his own state? It's poor vetting in the best case, and shows what happens when you're so busy running for President that you don't bother to do your job.
He was when Eric Holder was hired by the State of Illinois. Edit: Oops, my mistake. It was 2004, when he was a State Senator. And he still didn't know? That's even worse.
No, and I'm pretty ticked off about it! He promised he would stop by and fish a bit with me out back. Maybe he's busy trying to mitigate some of the damage Bush is doing to our country?
So, he's guilty of not remembering 1 of hundreds of press conferences he has had, this one 4 years ago? This is why we have the death penalty.
Emmanuel sighting! http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1337789,CST-NWS-rahm18good.article Emanuel talked directly to gov: source DEEPER ROLE? | Pushed Jarrett for Senate seat <!-- Article Publish Date --> December 18, 2008 <!-- Article By Line --> BY NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts Reporter nkorecki@suntimes.com <!-- Article's First Paragraph --> <!-- BlogBurst ContentStart --> President-elect Barack Obama's incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. Emanuel had direct discussions about the seat with Gov. Blagojevich, who is is accused of trying to auction it to the highest bidder. Emanuel talked with the governor in the days following the Nov. 4 election and pressed early on for the appointment of Valerie Jarrett to the post, sources with knowledge of the conversations told the Sun-Times. There was no indication from sources that Emanuel brokered a deal, however. A source with the Obama camp strongly denied Emanuel spoke with the governor directly about the seat, saying Emanuel only spoke with Blagojevich once recently to say he was taking the chief of staff post. But sources with knowledge of the investigation said Blagojevich told his aides about the calls with Emanuel and sometimes gave them directions afterward. Sources said that early on, Emanuel pushed for the appointment of Jarrett to the governor and his staff and asked that it be done by a certain date. At least some of the conversations between Emanuel and Blagojevich were likely caught on tape, sources said. After Jarrett took herself out of the running in mid-November, Emanuel submitted a list of suitable names to the governor's camp that didn't include her name. Emanuel, who has refused to comment on the issue, is not accused of wrongdoing. In portions of conversations released in a criminal complaint against Blagojevich, he can be heard complaining that Obama wouldn't give anything in return for a Jarrett appointment.
There's nothing wrong with Obama/Emmanuel trying to influence who gets the seat. That's just politics. As noted, Obama wouldn't give anything for the appointment, so there is no wrongdoing at all here.
