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Report: Emanuel Gave Blago Reps List of "Acceptable" Senators
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Chicago Tribune: Emanuel delivered list of potential Senate replacements "acceptable" to Obama, including Jarrett, Duckworth, Schakowsky, Madigan.
Emanuel, others in Obama's team have not been accused of wrongdoing in the Blagojevich probe.
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Obama's list
Ben Smith's Blog —
... The Trib has a lot of detail on Emanuel's (as reported, innocuous) conversations with Blago's chief of staff which, as far as has been reported, involved conveying a list of replacements Obama would approve: ...
The Saturday Word: Housing Head
The Caucus —
... made during the campaign by Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. Scandal in Illinois The Chicago Tribune reports that Rahm Emanuel, Mr. Obama’s new chief of staff, discussed who should replace the president-elect in the Senate with Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. “Emanuel delivered a list of candidates who would be “acceptable” to Obama, the source said. On the list were Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Illinois Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth, state Comptroller Dan Hynes and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Chicago, the source said,” reports The Tribune’s Bob Secter, although Mr. ...
Emanuel, Blago had “conversations” on Senate succession
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The categorical denials coming from Barack Obama on the Rod Blagojevich pay-to-play scandal took another hit today from the Chicago Tribune . Two sources confirm that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s new chief of staff, had a number of conversations with Blagojevich chief of staff John Harris to discuss acceptable candidates to fill the rest of Obama’s Senate term. These conversations got captured by federal wiretaps and will likely be reviewed by a grand jury looking to indict people on corruption charges: Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to be White ...
Blagogate Links
Nice Deb —
... In The Chicago Trib, today: Looks like Raum Emanuel did speak with the IL Governor’s office about possible picks for Obama’s Senate seat: Emanuel delivered a list of candidates who would be “acceptable” to Obama, which in itself is not incriminating, but he may also be the “president-elect adviser” who was in contact with Blago and others about the special election for his own House seat, which involved helping the Guv land “a new job at a non-profit organization”. ...
Obama’s Lies About Meetings With Blagojevich Just Got A Little More Difficult To Believe
Say Anything —
... that his staff wasn’t deal-making with Blagojevich over his vacated Senate seat. But today the Chicago Tribune confirms the existence of what was reported here yesterday: Recordings of Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s Chief of Staff, talking with Blago’s people about the appointment. ...
Talking Points
A Blog For All —
... the vacant Senate seat, which Illinois law grants the governor sole authority to fill. It makes absolutely no sense that Obama and the Illinois governor's staffers wouldn't be having conversations about what would happen to the seat and who both sides would like to see replace Obama. It's simply farfetched that there were no conversations as Obama and his press flacks had been maintaining all week since the news of Blagojevich's indictments hit the airwaves. Indeed, it looks like there were contacts beginning even before the November election . That too should have been ...
Election Central Saturday Roundup
TPMDC —
... The Chicago Tribune reports that Rahm Emanuel did have discussions with Rod Blagojevich about Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, giving Blago a list of candidates that were considered to be acceptable appointees. "The revelation does not suggest Obama's new gatekeeper was involved in any talk of dealmaking involving the seat," the Trib is careful to point out. "But it does help fill in the gaps surrounding a question that Obama was unable or unwilling to answer this week: Did anyone on his staff have contact with Blagojevich about his choice for the Senate seat?" ...
Rahm Emanuel Talked with Blagojevich About Obama's Senate Seat
Little Green Footballs —
... Rahm Emanuel talked with governor’s office about who should fill Obama’s Senate seat. ...
Rahm's List
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... The Chicago Tribune has the list: Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Illinois Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth, state Comptroller Dan Hynes, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. All are Democrats. ...
Did Lisa Madigan know she was on Obama’s Senate list?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
More to the point, did she know about it before she initiated proceedings to have the courts remove Rod Blagojevich from office? Because if she did, then the article below:
Rahm Emanuel talked with governor’s office about who should fill Obama’s Senate seat
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Another source said that contact between the Obama camp and the governor’s administration regarding the Senate seat began the Saturday before the Nov. 4 election, when Emanuel made a call to the cell phone of Harris. The ...
Of course they spoke
Political Animal —
... calls. I keep waiting for some tidbit here that's supposed to be interesting, but so far, these revelations seem pretty routine and not controversial in the slightest. Obama's chief of staff talked the governor who'll fill the vacancy left by Obama's presidency? Well, sure, of course they talked. It would have been odd if they hadn't. Emanuel, who's represented Illinois in Congress, had ideas about who might make a good senator? Well, sure, of course he did. As the Chicago Tribune noted , "The revelation does not suggest Obama's new gatekeeper was involved in any talk of ...
Paper: Obama Delivered A List Of “Acceptable” People To Replace Him To Blagojevich, Emanuel Was Regular Liason
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... adviser is? Why was a Fox network affiliate and I able to tell you who it was on Friday, the Chicago Tribune able to tell you yesterday, but still no admission, no help, from the administration? Are we taking weekends off despite the fact that America faces so many “crises” ( including its growing crisis of confidence in the President Elect), eh, my friends at Team Obama?
Or do you need this time to get your Goddamn bullshit stories straight?
Excerpted from The Chicago Tribune:
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama’s pick to ...
12/15: A Big Deal Or Not?
Blogometer —
December 15, 2008 12/15: A Big Deal Or Not? Conservative bloggers are buzzing about the news that IL Rep. (and incoming WH CoS) Rahm Emanuel had "conversations" with disgraced IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's admin. about who would replace Pres.-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. Conservative bloggers are accusing Obama of ...
Chicago Hope
California Conservative —
... While the media is covering the Blagojevich story, they miss the point that ALL those corrupt folks who run Illinois & Chicago are DEMOCRATS. ...
Blagojevich, Reid, and Rahm: Who Is Distorting Claims about Jesse Jackson Jr.?
Firedoglake —
... Recall that, several weeks ago, someone leaked to the Trib details of Rahm's discussions with Blago about "acceptable" candidates for the Senate seat. That list rather notably ...
