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Obama-Blagojevich Timeline
Ace of Spades HQ —
Obama-Blagojevich Timeline I don't think many people believe that Axelrod merely "mispoke" when he said Obama and Blagojevich had been in contact about his Senate seat. But I don't expect the media to do much follow-up. Fortunately, Jim Lindgren has put together an interesting timeline which seems to indicate that Obama, or someone highly placed on his staff, knew something was up. [image] As Lindgren cautions, "it's not the crime; it's the coverup."
Shots from the Show 12/10
Tammy Bruce —
... The Volokh Conspiracy has the Obama/Blogojevich timelineregarding Obama's senate seat. This is a must-read so you can have a sense of how important this is. ...
ABC: Candidate who allegedly offered Blago money for Senate seat is Jesse Jackson Jr
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... given how reckless and stupid he is, he’d have started talking again and Fitzgerald surely knew it. I wonder if in fact the feds didn’t move in because they were worried that the appointment was imminent and knew that having this news break after the fact would surround the appointee with a royal political clusterfark. Update: If you missed Jim Lindgren’s timeline this morning connecting news items on Obama’s preference for the Senate seat to the details of the FBI complaint, make time to read it . It sure sounds like someone within Team Barry got nervous. But who, and why? ...
“Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core”
Flopping Aces —
... Jim Lindgren looks at the timeline of the Blagovjevich saga and does not see how Obama can say he did not have knowledge of the Blagovjevich backroom dealings: ...
Blago-Gate, Or All The President-Elect's Men
The LLama Butchers —
Blago-Gate, Or All The President-Elect's Men Okay, I'll ask it. What did he know and when did he know it? I'll ask it again. What did President-Elect Obama know and when did he know it? Actually, I'm not all that interested in the real answer. I just like asking the question. What question? WHAT DID HE KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT? Gee, this fun. I mean, it's just dripping with scrumptious ironic goodness isn't it. I'm going to ask that question a lot in the coming weeks and months. Why? Because it will so chafe the Lefty loons and Obama-bots who mindlessly chanted "O-bam-a, ...
Jim Lindgren Looks at What Obama Knew
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Jim Lindgren at Volokh uses the Blagojevich indictment to analyze the Blagojevich timeline regarding what Obama knew and when he knew it. It’s important to read the whole post but I want to address this portion: ...
Obama/Blagojevich or Podcasts?
The Anchoress —
... the heels of this exhausting two-year election, has been a true balm to my soul, and brought much healing to me, personally. But I’ll understand if you’re getting tired of my submersion in it, and if you really want me to, I’ll stick my head out and breathe in the Obama/Blagojevich scandal, but it does seem to me that the thing is being sufficiently covered throughout the blogosphere - and very interestingly, too -this timeline, for instance; is Obama beginning his presidency with a lie? this ...
The Morni…er, Afternoon Scramble, 12/10/2008
No Runny Eggs —
... Jim Lindgren runs the timeline some more and wonders why there was an initial denial of any knowledge of Blago’s attempt whatsoever from Obama. ...
What did Obama know and what did he do about it?
Power Line —
... UPDATE: Jim Lindgren at the Volokh Conspiracy has an excellent time line and analysis. Lindgren raises the possibility that Obama's staffers cooperated with federal investigators. If they did, he notes, it was almost certainly with Obama's knowledge. ...
Links for 2008-12-10 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
The Blagojevich Timeline: Everything Fits Easily Except Obama's Monday Denial.
From the evening of Nov. 10 until yesterday, Blagojevich, Obama, and his transition team acted in ways that are consistent with a knowledge of Blagojevich’s bribery attempt and a rejection of that attempt. What doesn't fit easily with the timeline is Obama's statement yesterday.
It should be noted that it is not a crime to fail to report a bribery attempt. The federal misprision of felony statute would seem to make it a federal crime to fail to report a federal felony... ...
links for 2008-12-11
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... (tags: barack_obama Rod_Blagojevich)
The Blagojevich Timeline: Everything Fits Easily Except Obama's Monday Denial.
From the evening of Nov. 10 until yesterday, Blagojevich, Obama, and his transition team acted in ways that are ...
Updated: Why is Barack Obama Lying About Contact with Hot Rod Blagojevich? Part Two
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Go over to the Volokh Conspiracy and look at their timeline of events and see despite Obama’s denials that the actions of all the parties, including those purporting to speak for Obama, are consistent with Obama and his staff learning about Blagojevich’s corrupt plans on Monday, Nov. 10. ...
Jesse Jackson, Jr. claims to have not spoken to Blago in four years
Sister Toldjah —
... Governor Rod Blagojevich for four years.
I guess that doesn’t include the time a few months ago when he cried on Blago’s shoulder during the Democrat National Convention …
Seriously, it’s well-documented that Jackson majorly pursued Obama’s Senate seat. Is this a case of the apple not falling far from the tree?
Related: Jim Lindgren has a BlagoGate timeline (via Verum Serum).
Friday morning links
Maggie's Farm —
... Posting this tonite because I'll be away tomorrow - So maybe that reported Obama-Blago meeting never happened? I'm totally confused now, but Volokh's timeline helps clear it up. Related, Mad or Bad? Warnings about Blago Does time exist? New Scientist (h/t, Flares). I don't think it "exists," but it sure is a good practical concept, especially at dinner time. This report about the Sphinx is old news, isn't it? Yes, it was jungly there in those days. Re ...
BLAGO STINK IS EXPANDING
Right Wing Nut House —
... in a couple of lies before you’re even sworn in as president would not be good but is hardly impeachable. Bribery is going to be very hard to differentiate from political horse trading which is not illegal but sure gives the lie to Obama’s “Hope and Change” mantra. At the very least, the stink of this scandal will follow Obama into the White House. He apparently tried to avoid it. Whether because he was unwilling to pay Blago’s price or recognized how exposed he was, this timeline by Jim Lindgren at Volokh shows that something strange happened between the time Obama let it be ...
AXELROD, OBAMA, AND THE CULTURE OF CORRUPTION
Right Wing Nut House —
... followed by ordinary folk do not apply to them, do we really want moral pygmies like Axelrod anywhere near the seat of national government? Indeed, Obama himself – now caught in the lie that he had no knowledge that any of his aides were meeting with Blagojevich’s people about his senate seat – has shown a curious lethargy about the entire Blagojevich scandal, especially because he’s known since a week after the election that Blago was shopping his seat to the highest bidder (See Jim Lindgren’s timeline of the scandal that shows how Obama first, made it known he wanted his ...
