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KATIE GRANJU: Note to President-Elect Obama: just tell the truth. “No more lies, please, Mr. Presi…
Instapundit —
... KATIE GRANJU: Note to President-Elect Obama: just tell the truth. “No more lies, please, Mr. President-Elect. Come clean on whatever your dealings have been with Blagojevich in this matter, and let’s put it behind us and move on.” ...
I Did Not Have Contact WIth That Governor, Ray Bag-O-Juice
Riehl World View —
Not even in office, yet and he's being testedon just how Clintonesque he can be. There's another important test coming up for Obama, as well.
Asked what contact he'd had with the governor's office about his replacement in the Senate, President-elect Obama today said "I had no contact with the governor or his office and so we were not, I was not aware of what was happening."
Hmm ...
...on November 23, 2008, his senior adviser David Axelrod appeared on Fox News Chicago and said something quite ...
Apparently, Axelrod “misspoke.”
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... talked to the governor and there are a whole range of names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of them.”
As Allahpundit notes, Tapper’s promotion was well-deserved.
They’re claiming that Axelrod misspoke, which makes you wonder what he was actually trying to say in the first place. Because (H/T: Instapundit) Left-blogger Katie Allison Granju ain’t buying this:
Ummmm….I have to say ...
The Chicago Candidate
small dead animals —
The Chicago Candidate Off to a good start... I don't believe the evidence will support any accusation that Barack Obama was involved with Blagojevich's alleged seat-for-sale scheme, but Obama is doing himself NO favors by lying about any element of this matter. There would be nothing wrong with Obama having spoken with the governor, and that's what Obama should have said today - that he discussed possible candidates with Blagojevich, but had no idea that the governor was making plans to auction off the Senate seat to the highest bidder. Lying is never a good idea. It's an ...
The Blagojevich Timeline: Everything Fits Easily Except Obama's Monday Denial.
The Volokh Conspiracy —
... a fondness for a lot of them." Note the language used. While on Nov. 9, Obama staffers were telling multiple news outlets whom Obama wanted for his Senate seat, by Nov. 23, Axelrod was distancing Obama not only from any individual choice, but he used the pejorative term “kingmaker” to emphasize Obama’s avoidance of any even marginally corrupt influence. It is likely that Axelrod had in mind the corrupt bargain that Obama’s camp had already turned down. 12. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, Obama denies personal knowledge of the corrupt proposal. "I had no contact with the governor or his ...
Illinois Scandal Taints Obama Halo
Pajamas Media —
... from him, especially as he was making decisions about where to place Senate candidates such as Jarrett. We’ve all been through this drill before; countless aides and advisers hauled before the grand jury under suspicion of process crimes — that is, not disclosing the truth of the events. Lindgren notes: “Since by all accounts, the Obama camp refused Blagojevich’s bribery attempt, it would be extremely unwise to lie about it. Remember, it’s not the crime that trips you up; it’s the cover-up .” Clarice Feldman is a retired litigation lawyer who lives in D.C. She's a news ...
