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Ruh-Roh...Rahm Emanuel Continues to Duck Questions On Hot Rod
Gateway Pundit — Ruh-Roh... It was already reported that Rahm Emanuel was keeping quiet since the Blagojevich Scandal broke. But, this morning and later this afternoon Rahm Emanuel continued to duck questions about the scandal. The Chicago Sun-Times reported: President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod ...

Rahm Emanuel Met With Blagojevich On Multiple Occasions
Politics Daily — ... with the Feds to nail the corrupt governor. Another equally sensational interpretation is that Emanuel was indeed involved and complicit in the scandal. Emanuel refused to answer questions earlier today about whether he was the unnamed Obama advisor referred to in taped Blagojevich conversations, a fact which could support either theory. ...

Rahm Emanuel Ducking Questions
Little Green Footballs — ... Rahm Emanuel may not be guilty of anything, but good grief. Could he possibly seem any more guilty? Rahm ducks reporters’ questions on Blago. ...

Blagojevich: 'I Want to Make Money'
JammieWearingFool — ... of Obama meeting with Blagojevich in the past month. Countless numbers of reporters covering politics in Washington and Chicago and nobody is curious why reported accounts of these meetings just disappear . Meanwhile, chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel uses his children as a shield to avoid answering questions. Classy. A Sun-Times reporter pressed him to comment about whether he was the emissary named in the criminal complaint. “You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont do that. I’m a father. I have ...

Rahm-bo hides behind his kids: Don’t ask me questions. I’m a daddy!
Michelle Malkin — The new Chicago way: Evade questions by playing the parent card. That’s some fancy footwork, Rahm-bo: Emanuel was uncharacteristically absent from Obama’s news conference this morning. He was spotted two hours later in the lobby of Chicago’s City Hall. He was there to listen to his two children performing in a concert with their school, Anshe Emet. A Sun-Times reporter pressed him to comment about whether he was the emissary named in the criminal complaint. “You’re wasting your time,” Emanuel said. “I’m not going to say a word to you. I’m going to do this with my children. Dont ...

Reports: Rahm Emanuel Did Speak With Blago
Tammy Bruce — ... took place after his appointment as Chief of Staff for The Messiah and after the wiretaps were approved, which means they are likely on tape. As I've said all along, and as Barkey has denied ever being in touch with Blago's office, it would be perfectly natural (and expected) that he or his reps would have conversations with the governor about the seat. Their denial of having done so is what's odd, Barkey's direct denial, Axelrod's sloppy comments then weird semi-retraction, and Emanuel's hostile refusal to speak to the press at the very least gives the impression that ...

Reports Are Rahm Emanuel Did Speak With Blago
Tammy Bruce — ... took place after his appointment as Chief of Staff for The Messiah and after the wiretaps were approved, which means they are likely on tape. As I've said all along, and as Barkey has denied ever being in touch with Blago's office, it would be perfectly natural (and expected) that he or his reps would have conversations with the governor about the seat. Their denial of having done so is what's odd, Barkey's direct denial, Axelrod's sloppy comments then weird semi-retraction, and Emanuel's hostile refusal to speak to the press at the very least gives the impression that ...

Fallout
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Okay, lot’s of stuff is getting really, really interesting when it comes to the aftermath of the Blagojevich scandal. First, we have this: ...

Is Emanuel the adviser on gov tape?
The New Editor — We don't know. Rahm Emanuel isn't talking.

Fallout
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — Okay, lot's of stuff is getting really, really interesting when it comes to the aftermath of the Blagojevich scandal. First, we have this : President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama "advisor" named in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The complaint states Blagojevich wanted a promise of a high-level appointment or some other reward for Blagojevich in exchange for Blagojevich naming Obama's friend Valerie Jarrett to replace him in the U.S. Senate. [. . .] ...

Contact with Blagojevich?
QandO — ... Now it appears there may (let me emphasize the word "may") be taped evidence of multiple conversations between Obama’s chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Blagojevich: ...

The latest on the Blago scandal
Sister Toldjah — ... - But Obama’s COS Rahm Emanuel is busy dodging questions about alleged conversations he is denying took place between himself and Gov. Blago regarding Obama’s replacement. ...

Is Emanuel the Obama Advisor on Tape?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — President-elect Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, "refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the 'Obama advisor' named in the criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich," the Chicago Sun Times reports. ...

Morning Links
The Agitator — ... Rahm Emanuel refusing to answer questions about his possible role in Blojo-gate. Ladies and gentlemen, your new White House chief of staff! ...

Private Lives
N/A — ... It would be helpful if Rahm Emanuel could multi-task. The father got caught by a reporter wanting him to put on his Obama chief of staff hat, wanted to know if he was the unnamed advisor Blagojevich talked to about filling Obama’s Senate seat. Oops. ...

Friday O'Blagging
JustOneMinute — Rahm ducks questions and McQ wonders why : My question, if this is all true, is why dissemble about it? A replacement for the Obama seat is something which any reasonable person would expect the two teams to discuss. If there were discussions, especially in light of the fact that such discussions might have been taped, why would you not admit them and discuss their content? Since the Fitzgerald charges seem to claim Blagojevich was unhappy with only the "appreciation" that the Obama camp was offering, it is pretty reasonable to assume he got that from someone within ...

The Rahm Pile-On
Swampland — ... who used his home's toilet, that he is receiving death threats. Last night he had to fend off a Chicago reporter at musical performance with his children. Emanuel has so far refused to comment, leading Drudge to lead his ...

ABC cameraman gets Rahm scoop
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Emanuel has refused to comment as to whether he is the un-named Presidential advisor cited in the FBI affidavit filed in the Blagojevich case. "You're wasting your time," Emanuel told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter yesterday. "I'm not going to say a word to you. I'm going to do this with my children. Don't do that. I'm a father. I have two kids. I'm not going to do it."