jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 12/18/2008
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Since Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is smack dab in the middle of the Rod Blagojevich scandal, it got me wondering why he hasn't resigned from his Congressional seat yet? Before we get to that, however, we have news this morning that Emanuel indeed spoke directly with Blagojevich ...
Blagojevich Arrest: Rahm Emanuel Tip Off? (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/9/2008 — Republicans are already attempting to tie the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to President-elect Barack Obama . But local reports suggest that it was Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who tipped feds off to Blagojevich's corrupt dealings: ...
Rahm Emanuel's Run For Cover
wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — The latest buzz about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is that President-elect Barrack Obama's appointed Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, "turned" him in. While Emanuel's conduct is sure...
Rahm Almost Certainly Didn’t Bust Blagojevich
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 12/10/2008 —
from enterstageright
I know I reported the local Chicago Fox reporter's scoop that Rahm may have turned Blago into Fitz.
CONATY: We did receive a tip this morning that perhaps all of this came together so quickly because the Governor may ...
What Did Rahm Emanuel Know, And When Did He Know It?
wizbangblog.com 12/10/2008 — President-elect Obama has denied any direct contact with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He hasn't denied that others may have been in contact with Blagojevich. From the criminal complaint it seems...
Is It Rahm, Or Is It Memorex! Sweet!
riehlworldview.com 12/12/2008 — Via Hot Air headlines .
A Fox video report .
According to "reliable" sources close to the investigation, Rahm Emanuel had "multiple" conversations with Blagojevich regarding Obama's replacement and it's thought at least some of them were taped.
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Bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/12/2008 — The Fox affiliate in Chicago is reporting that Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Obama's incoming chief of staff, spoke with Blagojevich directly about who would fill Obama's Senate seat and that the conversations occurred during the period when Blagojevich ...
Is Emanuel the Obama Advisor on Tape?
politicalwire.com 12/13/2008 — 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. ...
Rahm Emanuel, Blagojevich staff talked
swamppolitics.com 12/13/2008 — by Bob Secter
Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned.
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Of course they spoke
washingtonmonthly.com 12/15/2008 — OF COURSE THEY SPOKE.... Apparently, the big Blagojevich-related news of the weekend is evidence that the governor spoke, on more than one occasion, to soon-to-be White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, ...
Latest Blagojevich-Emanuel Rumor
patterico.com 12/17/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed passes on a rumor that Rahm Emanuel shows up in 21 separate taped conversations with Governor Rod Blagojevich talking about Obama’s Senate replacement.
If this is true, maybe ...
"Rahm Report" Out This Week
talkleft.com 12/21/2008 — President Elect Barack Obama's report on his staff's contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be release this week. A chiron on Meet the Press read there were 22 contacts between Blagojevich and Rahm Emanuel. George Stephanapoulus says there ...
Absolving Emanuel
washingtonmonthly.com 12/21/2008 — ABSOLVING EMANUEL.... In the latest in a series of strange reports from the Associated Press, hoping to connect the Blagojevich controversy to Barack Obama and his team, the wire service has a new report this morning insisting that the scandal...
Emanuel Heads To Africa As Blagojevich Report Drops
huffingtonpost.com 12/23/2008 — With the Obama transition team set to release an internal report regarding the extent of its interactions with embattled governor Rod Blagojevich, one of the key figures in the mix is heading out of the country.
Incoming White House chief of staff ...
Source: Emanuel Only Talked Once to Blagojevich —
Drudge Retort
George Stephanopoulos: Sources tell me that the Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with Blagojevich. The contact, described as a "pro-forma" courtesy call, came as Emanuel was named Chief of Staff for ...
Blagojevich Review: Rahm Emanuel Clean as a Boiled Whistle —
Politics Daily
I'm not gonna lie, I actually love to say I told you so. In this case, though, I can only take partial credit, since Barack Obama also told you so. George Stephanopoulos revealed that he has been briefed on Barack Obama's review of staff contacts between the transition office and Rod ...
Emanuel Had One Call with Blagojevich —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Sources tell George Stephanopoulos that President-elect Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois
Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone
conversation with Blagojevich. "The contact, described as a 'pro-forma' courtesy call, came as Emanuel
was named Chief of ...
Fun with Chicago Politics —
Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ]
The AP reports Obama Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are so close that the only telephone calls Blagojevich regularly takes come from Emanuel. The AP also adds this juicy gossip:
“Emanuel and Obama have remained silent about ...
The Emanuel-Blago Connection —
RedState: Conservative News and Community
It would really be interesting to listen to what is on these tapes, now wouldn’t it ?
President-elect Barack Obama’s incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had a deeper involvement in pressing for a U.S. Senate seat appointment than previously reported, the Sun-Times has learned. ...
Of Course He Was —
Daily Pundit
Emanuel sought Senate seat for Jarrett: sources :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Gov. Blagojevich
Emanuel’s discussions do not indicate he was involved in dealmaking with the governor. However, his deeper involvement creates a sticky political situation for Obama.
An Emanuel source said it was ...
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