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Obama Throws Axelrod Under the Bus in Record Time
JammieWearingFool — ... , so to speak. Just remember how close they are . Obama Advised Blagojevich On His Victorious Gubernatorial Run . “That year, [Obama] gained his first high-level experience in a statewide campaign when he advised the victorious gubernatorial candidate Rod Blagojevich, another politician with a funny name and a message of reform.” (Ryan Lizza, “Making It,” The New Yorker, 7/21/08) Obama: “If the governor asks me to work on his behalf, I’ll be happy to do it.” (John Patterson, “Senator Says He’s Still Willing To Help Blagojevich Despite Hiring Concerns,” Chicago Daily Herald, ...

Hope and Change: Questions Come Up on Obama Blagojevich Relationship
Stop The ACLU — ... Of course Obama says that Axelrod mispoke, and suddenly Axelrod realizes he was mistaken! Heh! Ace: Obama’s getting pretty good at denying any contact whatsoever with people known to be close associates. ...

"[Obama] can get Blagojevich's wife on paid corporate boards in exchange for naming [a] pick to the Senate"
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... a sad day for Illinois. Beyond that, I don’t think it’s appropriate to comment.” And here's David Axelrod, later in the date on 12/9 , presumably after being informed that his boo-boo was about to bring down a presidency before it even began. "I was mistaken when I told an interviewer last month that the President-elect has spoken directly to Governor Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy. They did not then or at any time discuss the subject." Eh, right. [image] For guys who operated in each other's orbits on a frequent basis , the Obama-Blago ...

SOS Obama: this is not the Blago I thought I never, ever knew
Cold Fury — ... to try keep any of this from tainting the Lyin’ Messiah. Everyone whose starry-eyed fanaticism will allow for it, anyway. And with that in mind, mark ye well the tone of the Politico preemptive strike linked above: if it all blows up in Obama’s face, it’s all the Republicans’ fault! This is all just Democrat politics as usual. Only, y’know, more so. Update! Ace says : Obama’s getting pretty good at denying any contact whatsoever with people known to be close associates. Well, he’s getting to be pretty consistent at it, anyway. Updated update! Just another little taste ...